Four Area Players Earn Mr. Football -- Ecs' Stafford, Others Caught Off Guard by Getting Honor

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As he stood onstage for the Tennessee Titans' Mr. Football Awards presentation Monday in Murfreesboro, Evangelical Christian School senior defensive end Steven Stafford figured the player standing next to him would be the one named Division 2-A lineman of the year.

"I was up there, and I'm like, 'This kid next to me (Nashville Davidson Academy's Derek Vaughn) is going to get it. He's going to Vanderbilt. He plays offense and defense,'" Stafford said. "Honestly, I never expected it. That was the main thing."

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Four Area Players Earn Mr. Football -- Ecs' Stafford, Others Caught Off Guard by Getting Honor

Stafford was one of four senior standouts from the Memphis area named Mr. Football on Monday, joining Memphis University School's Barry Brun...

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