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They’re two men from two completely different backgrounds and, except for that one small piece of CFL history, there would seem to be little in common between Giulio Caravatta and Brandon Bridge.

But they share one thing.

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They both know what it means to be judged by a different standard. They both know how hard it is to play when the coach is looking for an excuse, any excuse, to get them out of the game. And they both know the feeling that one mistake will land them on the bench.

Mostly, however, they both know their careers would have been easier if they carried a different passport. When Caravatta introduced himself to Bridge at a B.C. Lions practice he wasn’t sure how he’d be received. Bridge, after all, was three-years-old when Caravatta made his second of two career CFL starts. But the older man was barely into his story when the younger man wrapped him in his arms and held him tightly.

“He didn’t let go for a long time” says Caravatta. “That was a really, really cool moment.”