![]() ![]() That's their first question: "He can still play though, right?" It makes Deon's family appear stupid and callow and if you think this would infuriate Deon, you'd be wrong. Instead, the family's denial isn't at the cancer test, but that Deon will be able to play football again. Again, this is a moment where the story could show some shading and the mess of emotions that comes with such horrible news. Then the hammer comes down: Deon, having just played the football game of his life and on the verge of being drafted into the NFL, learns he has cancer. No inflection, no charisma, no charm-just a gigantic smile plastered on his face which is mostly obscured by his hair anyway. ![]() The only way Jackson knows how to inform the audience that Deon is a nice guy is to just smile. There's an opportunity for a lot of shading here and all of it is missed. His mother Bee (Lynn Whitfield) is incredibly proud, his younger brother Sean (Cedric Sanders) is understandably jealous, and Bee's boyfriend/Deon's surrogate father Eric (Peebles) sees the football star as a winning lottery ticket. However, despite receiving love and praise for his entire life due to his athletic ability, he's still a good guy who loves his family and is willing to share the glory on the football field. Deon (Jackson) is a star college football player who's on the verge of going pro.
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