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Houston (CNN)When Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Ben Garland was attending the Air Force Academy, he really wasn't focused on pursuing a career in the NFL.
"I was thinking more so becoming an Air Force officer and being the best pilot I can be," Garland said in Houston as his team was in the midst for preparing for Super Bowl LI.
The game, which is scheduled to kick off Sunday at NRG Stadium in Houston at 5:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. ET), will have US military representation on both teams: New England Patriots longsnapper Joe Cardona is in the Navy.
"Last year was an even more challenging year for Joe because he was on active duty in Newport. His day job was the Navy and his second job was to play football. Obviously, that's a lot different from any other player in the room. Once everyone fully understood that, you just gained even more respect for Joe. What he was doing was in addition to a job that was for everyone else.
"He's improved a lot this year just being able to dedicate the season full time to football. He had a good season last year, but he's made a big jump in year two," Belichick said. "We're excited. He's done a good job for us. We're excited to have him."
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