By Soren Bernyn
FSN
Amid the frantic preparations and upbeat atmosphere that typically surround training camp, the Corsair front office got some serious perspective on Monday of this week when Corsair Owner Mojo D’s grandson Asher was born 14 weeks early.
Asher weighed 1 lb, 14 oz at birth, and is in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Newborn Intensive Care Unit. He is in critical but stable condition, and doctors are guardedly optimistic – they anticipate Asher will be in the NICU until December.
As an indication of the seriousness of this event, Mojo D was not available to the media. Coach Ray Lewis emotionally addressed reporters from Corsairs camp: “Asher is a tiny warrior, fighting a struggle which reminds us that our sport looks like the silly child’s game it ultimately is. I talked to the players about it earlier in the week, and it was like they all suddenly got the eye of the tiger – I’ve never seen a team this focused, intense and powerful before the season begins. Needless to say, the players have dedicated this season to Asher -- and winning.”
Lewis also announced that Pharrell Williams – a friend of Mojo D – will play a concert at “The Roofie” at Music City Center after the team’s home opener in Week 2 against the Animals: “Pharrell heard about Asher, learned that the boy’s name means ‘Happy’ in Hebrew, and that was that. He told ‘The Voice’ they’ll just have to work around this gig. When he saw the baby's photo with a clearly Pharrell-influenced hat (see above), that was just icing on the cake.”
Through Corsairs spokeslady Rosetta Stone, Mojo D thanked Planet Corsair and the entire NFFA for their support, and encouraged all to continue to lift up Asher in their prayers, “even apostate heathens like my fellow NFFA owners.”
