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2004 film · the academically driven tight end — the one Panther focused on life beyond football.

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Where he is now

From Dillon to Now

Brian Chavez — the academically driven tight end, the one Permian Panther focused on a life beyond football — gave the film its most grounded arc. Jay Hernandez played him with easy intelligence.

He went on to play El Diablo in Suicide Squad and anchor the Magnum P.I. reboot as Thomas Magnum (2018–2024). He recently made his directorial debut on the horror film Night Comes with Dafne Keen.

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