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The new ACC Network video about former NC State Wide Receiver Jerricho Cotchery and his family is extremely moving.  He and his wife Mercedes were unable to have children biologically, and Jerricho had a fear that he wouldn’t be able to have the same love for an adopted child.  The two of them went to a Christian conference in 2007 that a bunch of football players go to each year, and God used the words of Dr. Vodeie Bauchaum to change Jerricho’s heart towards adoption.

“That’s the Lord totally changing a man’s heart.  To be honest, I was against it.  I didn’t want to do it,” said Cotchery. “I got to a point where I said “Lord, what do you want me to do?” I woke up that next day, and knew “We’re adopting.”

They now have 4 adopted children.

“The fear I once had of not being able to love a child that isn’t biologically mine is gone.  My world has been changed,” said Cotchery. “I don’t see my kids any other way.  It’s just been the biggest blessing to me, to understand what love is.”

https://youtu.be/HcSA5-DUkZs

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Matthew is Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, and is in charge of business strategy. He is an NC State alum who majored in business. Matthew is also the lead pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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