Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Having to choose between two sports is one of the toughest decisions that young, talented, multi-faceted athletes could find themselves facing at an early age. It’s a decision that ends up having life-long implications. For some, it’s the first of many difficult decisions in their young athletic careers. For Dariq Whitehead, though, the middle school decision to choose between basketball or football went even deeper than that.

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