Shlomo Veingrad’s broad shoulders are wrapped in a prayer shawl, and at six-foot-five, he towers by the other Orthodox Jewish congregants at the Coral Springs Chabad. He hoists the heavy Torah scroll by his head with ease: Those same distant, mighty arms spent seven years shoving aside NFL defensive

linemen…
‘My dad said, `Son, I was really proud of you as a football player with that Packers and Cowboys helmet on your head, but I’m prouder of you with the yarmulke on your head,’ ” Veingrad said, stroking his flowing beard. “Amazing.”

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