Article: 'We Are Marshall': Former NHS Eagles football star gets to try on coaching cleats in this new Matthew McConaughey movie.

Byline: Angie Toole

Jan. 7--David Kearley left football behind after graduating from the University of Florida in 2001, choosing a career in building and land acquisition for an Atlanta developer. The former offensive lineman at Niceville High School, who signed with the University of Florida as a senior in 1998 and played two seasons as an offensive guard, had been sidelined for two seasons because of back and knee injuries. "I played football all my life, but after it was over, I moved on from it," he said. At least, he thought he did. One of Kearley's coworkers, who had been frequently asking him whether he would play for the Falcons or consider coaching, told ...

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