Wishing him the best of luck.
The stories about his time in Afghanistan are chilling (you can read them on ESPN.com) and frankly he is lucky to be alive.
With it being Memorial Day it serves as a reminder that there are people who sacrifice their lives to make sure we can live in peace.
Almost three years later on the other side of the world, the 6-foot-9, 277-pound Villanueva signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, who envision him as a defensive end in coordinator Bill Davis’ 3-4 scheme. Villanueva is a military man first, but he is chasing his dream of playing in the National Football League by using leave time from the Army.
Villanueva is a mountain of a man, chiseled from his time as a member of the elite Army Rangers, with whom he served in two of his three tours in Afghanistan. He played four seasons at West Point, becoming the team’s leading receiver as a senior.