public function findPlayer() { $name = Input::get('name'); $id = Input::get('id'); if (isset($id)) { $player = Players::find($id); } else { $player = Players::findByPlayerName($name)->first(); } $player->position = $player->position()->first()->name; $player->team = $player->team()->first()->city . " " . $player->team()->first()->name; $player->stats = $player->stats; return response()->json($player); }