(S8) - PT 2 - Memorial Day

[Daybe]

Ryan Applehort takes his Memorial Day seriously. Unlike some of his more immature teammates, such as Dwayne Aaron and Antonio Sandoval who'd rather party and shoot off fireworks, Applehort takes the flight down to his home town in Fort Worth and visits the Dallas-Fort Worth national cemetery to honor his late grandfather. His grandfather served in WW2, and lost a leg in combat. He passed away during the Ultimini game, where Applehort was taking the field against the Kansas City Coyotes. Applehort only learned of the news after the game, and took two weeks off his training regime to honor his grandfather. After visiting his grandfather's grave, he goes to his parent's house, which had gone through some renovations ever since Applehort's NSFL paychecks came in. He shared some time with his father for reflection and shared a beer with him. They had a nice, small family barbeque cookout, with Applehort inviting some of his good Texas friends over. They had fun and had hot dogs, but they all remembered why they got this day off. Applehort spent the rest of the week in Texas, flying down to Houston to see an Astros game and meeting with one of his favorite NFL players, J.J. Watt.