"CAM JURGENS' WHITE Dodge Ram pickup truck crunches the gravel as he pulls up to his boyhood home on the outskirts of Pickrell, Nebraska, population 186. Three generations of Jurgens live on this half-mile of farmland with corn, cows and sky stretching as far as the eye can see. With tousled red hair, the 6-foot-3, 303-pound Philadelphia Eagles center walks through the door of the modest 1,400-square foot home."
""Made it!" his mom Beth says in a happy sing-song voice from the kitchen. It's the third week of June -- the summer solstice -- and the sun will shine brightly on Cam Jurgens this weekend. Tonight, Beatrice High School, his alma mater, is dedicating its football field to him. Tomorrow, the Super Bowl champion who gutted through the entire season with a herniated disc will be the grand marshal at the town's Homestead Days parade."
Cam Jurgens returns to his boyhood home in Pickrell, Nebraska, where three generations of his family live on a half-mile of farmland. The 6-foot-3, 303-pound Philadelphia Eagles center arrives amid hometown celebrations: his high school dedicates its football field and he will serve as grand marshal of Homestead Days. Jurgens spent the season playing through a herniated disc that escalated into intense leg pain during the playoffs. His family draws parallels between the physical demands of farming and football, noting generational injuries and resilience. He signs T-shirts, reconnects with his roots and receives local adulation.
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