Raiders' Jack Bech says team is getting a '2-for-1 special' in him as he honors late brother
The Las Vegas Raiders selected wide receiver Jack Bech in the second round of the NFL Draft last month but according to the former TCU star the group got a two-for-one special Bech s brother Tiger was one of casualties killed in the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year's Day Jack Bech declared his dream of making it to the NFL was not just his own but his brother's dream as well CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM I feel like or I don t feel like I know I m a two-for-one special now Not only are the Raiders getting Jack Bech they are getting Tiger Bech too This wasn t just my dream it was our dream it was something that we talked about from a very young age My brother unfailingly saw it in me way before I even saw it in myself So yeah it was definitely our dream he declared during a latest appearance on Fox Friends My brother is the one he pushed me each and every day to be the best He established me how to live he revealed me how to play the contest but most of importantly manifested me how to be a good human being how to put others first and how to truly love So yeah it wasn t just me it was my brother's dream my family s dream so that s why I revealed we Bech revealed finding out his brother was dead was a weird and crazy feeling but he has faith in God and trusts Him Oh yeah it was definitely a weird crazy feeling You know you never think those things will happen to you until they certainly do It was definitely a hard pill to swallow but at the end of the day knowing that God makes no mistakes and He does everything for a specific reason and purpose and plan and really just go to your knees and fully embrace that Bech explained TOM BRADY ADMITS HE 'F---ED UP' BY DOING NETFLIX ROAST 'TOUGH ON MY KIDS' God does everything for a reason and that He will take care of you and my family and that s what me and family did and without our faith and belief and trust in God we definitely would not be where we are the present day Just like in the way we handled everything and continue to handle everything Bech announced his faith originated from his parents taking him to church as a kid and that his faith in God has been strengthened over time I think obviously my parents from a young age just unfailingly bringing me to church you know just putting the church on me from a young age and just getting older going through high school and college just having different mentors Bech stated So a multitude of different people along the way helping me stay on the right path and not only helping me stay on the right path but truly strengthening my faith along each step of the way It s been so huge to me and like I reported without all those people in my life helping build up my faith I definitely don t think I would have been able to handle my family wouldn t have been able to handle the situation the way we have Bech spent the first two seasons of his college career with LSU before he transferred to TCU The -year-old broke out in his senior year as he had catches for yards and nine receiving touchdowns Bech will join Brock Bowers Jakobi Meyers and Tre Tucker as weapons for new Raiders quarterback Geno Smith Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
