Westports Sean Mulcahy, the UConn star defensive tackle, is back home briefly this weekend after playing in the Blue-Grey Game last week in Alabama and a little R and R in Florida.
And he disclosed that he took a little bit of Westport with him on to the field in the all-star Christmas Day classic nationally televised by ABC Sports.
ғI have a huge love of Westport, you know, Mulcahy told WestportNow after attending an afternoon showing of the latest ԓLord of the Rings movie with his mother, Liz.
ԓI wrote Westportђ in marker on both of my forearms before the game. I still rep it, you know. Westports my hometown—born and raised. I love it. IҒll never knock it.
He said he got the idea for the Westport name display after hearing from several friends.
A lot of people, you know, were like if you get a chance say something on TV about me Ӗ some of the people from Westport did it, Mulcahy said.
ԓSo I decided I might as well just write Westportђ somewhere on my body or uniform where people could see it. I did and my parents saw it. It was pretty cool.
The 6-foot-6, 295-pound Mulcahy missed his last game at UConn due to a neck injury but said he has now fully recovered. He said he played well in the Blue-Grey game.
ԓI started off a little rusty, he said. ԓObviously I hadnt played in six weeks but the second half I got a lot more comfortable and was able to make some plays.Ҕ
Mulcahy, winding up his senior year, said its been a whirlwind visit back to Westport. He got in at 2 a.m. Friday and leaves Sunday for two weeks of training in North Carolina before heading back to school.
He said he has hired an agent, Joe Linta of Meriden, Conn., and looks forward to resuming training in March and the pro football drafts in April.
And all the while, Mulcahy said, he will proudly tell people about his hometown and the support he has received here. ғWherever I go I tell people where I am from I love Westport.֔
Hello Gordon –
I hope you enjoyed First Night.
A complaint – how can you possibly claim to be Westport’s “24/7 News and Information Source” and yet not have any information about the closing of a downtown institution, Onion Alley. Tonight is their last night in business, a loss for all Westport residents.