How Two Duke Benchwarmers and a 3-D Printer Rescued a Top NFL Prospect

How Two Duke Benchwarmers and a 3-D Printer Rescued a Top NFL Quarterback Prospect

When Daniel Jones fractured his collarbone, the medical staff turned to two walk-ons to custom build a brace for the star player and help him return to the field

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Last September, Duke had an unusual request for two of its football players. Seniors Clark Bulleit and Kevin Gehsmann were career benchwarmers, but they had a special skill that was suddenly necessary for protecting one of the top NFL prospects in the country: 3-D printing.

Duke’s quarterback, Daniel Jones, had fractured...