TAMPA, Fla. — There is a picture in Lavonte David’s house. It is framed in his living room and the image still comes into sharp focus when he closes his eyes.
The Bucs had just beaten the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9, to win Super Bowl 55. Confetti and tears streamed down David’s face.
There were handshakes and hugs with quarterback Tom Brady, other teammates and his wife, Tondrea. ”Then I was screaming, ‘Where’s my daddy?’” David said of the moment when he was desperately searching for his father, Edward Nelson. “‘Bring him out here on the field,’ you know what I’m saying? I gave him the biggest hug.
