He has never fit the mold. Not at the University of Miami, where intimidation and chest-thumping were part of the curriculum. Not with the Dallas Cowboys, where controversy and huge egos were part of the job description. And certainly not with the Oakland Raiders, where wearing the silver and black was apparently some sort of license to be arrogant. I didn't want to be like the other guys.
Some guys have to talk and talk and talk, some more in order to get themselves up for the game.
But I've never been that type of player. Soft-spoken and polite, he's the antithesis of his past. He is the classic throwback who leads by example and talks only when somebody asks him a question. But he doesn't. He's a team guy.