A month after his brother's death in the New Orleans terrorist attack, the university soccer player Jack Bech gave an enormously emotional interview after an MVP performance at the Senior Bowl.
On Saturday, the TCU Bech receiver had six trapped for 68 yards and the winning touchdown of the game, and accredited his late brother Tiger for helping him shine.
“My brother had some wings,” he said in an interview with NFL Network Tom Pelissero. 'He gave me' and let everything happen. '
Jack, who also thanked Jesus Christ for his performance, added that he would instantly exchange the impressive week he had in front of the NFL teams in Mobile, Alabama, for the opportunity to see his brother again.
“He has been surreal, just being able to come and take place in this game,” he said. 'It is an objective that you put yourself. But if I had the option that if I came here, I had the worst week of my life, it ruined my draft stock, but that means that I could give my brother a hug right now, I would take it. ''
'On the other hand, I don't think I had the week I had if all that had not happened. So, as I said, his wings were on my side.
Jack Bech gave his brother credit for helping him prosper at the Senior Bowl on Saturday
Bech, seen in high school, was one of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans terrorist attack
Tiger Bech (left) is photographed after a successful ducks in his native Louisiana
Tiger, a former Princeton open receiver, was one of the 14 people killed at the beginning of the New Year's Eve when a terrorist rammed his truck through a crowd in Bourbon Street.
Jack won the Senior Bowl for the American team about the national team with a TouchDown capture of two yards from the Memphis field marshal, Seth Henigan, in the room and goal with only seven remaining seven seconds.
The receiver then fell to a knee in the score zone in an emotional scene while his teammates invaded him.
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