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From Yazoo to the NFL: For cousins Kenny Gainwell and Fletcher Cox, it started in the Mississippi mud

Gainwell, 23, and Cox, 32, are proud of where they come from and are committed to showing the small rural town's next generation that there are positive paths to follow.

Eagles running back Kenny Gainwell (center) and his father Curtis Gainwell (left) and brother Curtis Gainwell Jr., stand on their farm near Benton, Mississippi back in July.
Eagles running back Kenny Gainwell (center) and his father Curtis Gainwell (left) and brother Curtis Gainwell Jr., stand on their farm near Benton, Mississippi back in July.Read moreRick Guy