MILPITAS, Calif. -- Kelly King broke down a math problem on the white board at the front of the classroom. The football coach at Milpitas (Calif.) High School was preparing his students for a test when the door to his classroom opened.

In walked Vita Vea.

The 6-foot-4, 280-pound defensive end squeezed himself into a desk that was built for a much smaller student and waited patiently while King finished explaining an equation.

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