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Video shows Dallas Cowboys’ Leighton Vander Esch feed wild bear a fish

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch posted video of him feeding a fish to a bear while on a fishing trip in Idaho
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch posted video of him feeding a fish to a bear while on a fishing trip in Idaho

Leighton Vander Esch makes a living hitting running backs head on so a fuzzy bear in the Idaho mountains probably doesn’t freak him out like the rest of us.

The Dallas Cowboys linebacker recently posted video on social media showing him feeding a wild bear a fish. Vander Esch appears to be feeding the bear from the deck of a fishing boat.

“Definitely a couple firsts this weekend. Not often you get to feed a wild bear and get a picture with two sturgeon in the same frame. Amazing weekend with family making memories that will last a lifetime! Thank you @killgoreadventures for an awesome trip,” Vander Esch posted along with the video and a couple of pictures on Instagram.

The Boise native appears to have been on a fishing trip in Idaho.

This story was originally published July 6, 2022 at 3:40 PM.

Stefan Stevenson
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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