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Where Are They Now? DE Brandon Bair

Clearly laid-back, his keepsake ball collection grew in Week 11 at Green Bay's Lambeau Field when he blocked his second kick of the season by batting down Mason Crosby's extra point.

Bair's first career start the following year in Week 3 of the 2015 season against the New York Jets was memorable, too.

"Not only was that my first career start, that was awesome, but I played one of my best games ever. It was just a really good game, a good experience," Bair says. "Just a bunch of tackles for loss. I batted down two or three passes that the quarterback (Ryan Fitzpatrick) was trying to throw and I almost intercepted one.

"I batted it down and caught it on the back of the O-lineman, but then he spun out and it fell out of my hand. Just really was disruptive and had a great presence that game. (Watching the game later) the announcer at one point said, 'I have no idea who this kid is, but we all know who he is now.'

"Yeah, you just kind of take those moments, but you don't dwell on them too long or you're not going to be ready for the next one."

Playing in 21 games during his three years in Philadelphia, Bair had 1.5 sacks and 28 tackles, 20 solo.

What are among his fondest memories as an Eagle?

"One of my favorite memories with the Eagles fans was my first year there, and Chip Kelly's first year. I think they'd only won four games the season before, and then we come in and won 10 games and went into the playoffs," Bair says.

"We lost our playoff game (to New Orleans, 26-24), but the crowd stood up and cheered for us. That was a neat moment because Philly's not known for cheering when their team loses. But it was just in support of, 'Hey, we're making some changes and we're moving the program in the right direction, taking it from where it was.' It was really good.

"The game is fun. I love the game. But it's the camaraderie, it's the players, the coaches, the people I get to meet and work with, the chances to know the owners and the different coaching staffs. So to me, it has nothing to do with the big games and the big moments, it's just the chance that I got to meet some really cool people. Just great relationships that I'll have for the rest of my life."

Bair is now an "entrepreneur kind of guy." He owns rental communities in Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, and is the general manager of Harry's Fork Homes in St. Anthony, Idaho, which constructs modular and manufactured homes.

"There was an opportunity to be able to start a dealership that not only could provide for our community, but it also could provide me easier access to continue to build my rental communities," Bair says.

"A community of rentals, typically, a lot of times people call them mobile home parks, but I'm building brand new ones. So to have rental communities and providing housing in areas where it's needed, I look for opportunities to continue to grow that side of my business."

Another one of Bair's businesses is Rokman Waterproof.

"I own an outdoor company where I travel around the world and hunt and fish, and we build the gear," he says. "We build waterproof backpacks and vinyl harnesses and gun cases and gear for your outdoor experiences. That's one of the things I'm pretty passionate about."

In July, Bair's company will host its third Rokman Games, which includes a $1 Million Archery Shoot. More than 2,000 archers are expected to participate in the four-day event which is held on a ski slope. They use their bows and arrows to shoot at 3-D targets.

"It's basically like a golf course," Bair says. "You shoot and keep score, and you can hang out with your buddies. You walk down the mountain and then get on the ski lift and ride to the top and go to another course.

"I kind of gauge it a little bit off of my career in football, in that if you want to get really good at what you're doing, you need to put in your practice. But not just practice, you've got to put yourself in real-life scenarios. This is what this does for people that are archers. We create real-life scenarios and they use their bows to hone their craft.

"We've partnered up with the (conservation group) Mule Deer Foundation, and do a big banquet and auction and just have a fun night to raise money for them."

A five-year NFL veteran. A successful businessman. In 2021, Bair also became a hero.

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