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Ohio football legend produces new Christmas movie

Star studded movie 'A Heart for Christmas' produced by Ohio Football Icon Maurice Hall will premiere on Thanksgiving.
Credit: Nicely Entertainment

TOLEDO, Ohio — Former Ohio State football player Maurice Hall has produced a Christmas romance film that will be premiering on Thanksgiving day.

Before starting his career in TV, Maurice Hall was very well known for his talents on the football field. He played as running back for The Ohio State University from 2001-2004, which included a national championship title in 2002. Following college, Hall played for a short amount of time with the San Diego Chargers NFL team. After playing in the NFL, Hall pursued an acting career and landing roles in both Grey's Anatomy and NCIS: Los Angeles, while also finding his own production company.

Brought to you by Nicely Entertainment, 'A Heart for Christmas' was written and directed by Hall, and co-written by Tony L. Patterson. The film follows a story of conflict that erupts within an family after a young girl's mom comes home for the holidays as her father has fallen in love with another woman.  

The movie will be premiering on multiple streaming platforms that include, TubiTV, RokuTV, PlutoTV, Vizio, LG, Xumo, Amazon Prime, Freevee and Hoopla.

To watch the trailer for 'A Heart for Christmas' visit here.

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