CHARLOTTE — When former Carolina Panther Charles Johnson launched his flag football league four years ago, it was hard to imagine how fast it would grow.
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Now, one of his players, Brayden Gates-Boyd, has a chance to make USA Football’s Flag Junior National Team.
“[Johnson] told me there’s always a person that’s trying to be better than the next person, so you have to be better than the person that’s trying to be better than you,” he said.
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