"He's usually a happy guy, but when I walked into the room I could feel his pain. He was sad and upset," Pitta's wife,A.J. Klein Jersey, Mataya, recalled. "I'd never really seen him like that."
Pitta's eyes lit up when he saw his wife and their infant son, Decker, who was born in May. But his delight was short-lived. The couple discussed their options, which included the possibility of Pitta beginning life after football by going back to school to complete his education.
