‘”I represent those that are already up there and all of my teammates and the fans,” he said. “I represent all of the coaches that I ever had and one in particular Ted Cottrell. He took me under his wing when he first got there and taught me how to study film. I represent Rusty Jones. He taught me the nutritional part of the game. When I got up to 310 pounds after my first season I quickly realized that I wasn’t going to become the player I wanted to become unless I had the endurance to play for four quarters and if need be overtime. Everyone played their role.”‘