TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Bucs’ offensive lineman Cody Mauch is in his second 12 months within the NFL, which suggests he’s spending one other Christmas in paradise.
For locals in Tampa Bay, having a heat winter is widespread. However for others, like Mauch, it’s a bit of totally different.
Mauch is from a small, cozy city full of 850 folks in North Dakota. He was born and raised in Hankinson and spent each Christmas there. He comes from a giant household the place holidays are by no means boring.
“Each units (of) my grandparents have 18 grandkids, so it’s fairly loopy on each side rising up, simply taking place to the basement enjoying with all of the cousins, simply breaking all of the lights within the basement,” Mauch stated.
You’ll be able to take the boy out of North Dakota, however you may take the North Dakota out of the boy.
“We’ve got enjoyable down right here,” Mauch stated. “My household got here out final 12 months and we went out this 12 months. So no less than we get to be with our household, however I might a lot reasonably favor the snow.”
“I feel the perfect half is, of all of the locations to get drafted, is that this. It is a place the place my household is completely happy to come back go to,” Mauch added. “Perhaps if we have been in a bit of bit colder place, they’d not come out as a lot as they do. We’ve got household right here each single house recreation and so much within the low season.”
