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Washington Redskins linebacker Lorenzo Alexander

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Updated: Monday, 23 May 2011, 8:24 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 23 May 2011, 6:46 PM EDT

VIDEO STORY BY DAVE ROSS/myfoxdc

MANASSAS, Va. - Professional athletes are icons to many people but the true heroes are the men and women who protect and serve: like firefighters. Here is the story of a local athlete and one of our own who wanted to find out what it's like to be a firefighter.

Redskins Linebacker Lorenzo Alexander, always game for anything, and FOX 5’s Dave Ross are instructed by Kevin Shafer, half of the Kevin and Rock Show on 106.7 The Fan, and a firefighter himself.


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