As I sit at home, just two weeks before my 10th training camp, I remember my first training camp with the Ravens. We had about 13 D-Lineman in camp and I wasn't even on the 3rd team. I had to fight and claw for every play. I remember having to always work harder just to get noticed by my coaches. After all I was a free agent from Howard University. So I understand the long days on the playing fields, and being cut 3 times, but I am tired of being overlooked and the fans being mislead. Football is more than just the 30 second highlight given on Sunday afternoon. Look at the game that happens between the " white lines". I would like to challenge the fans not only to cheer for the stars, but to look hard and see who are the "real players" on your favorite teams. The NFL, for the most part is a League driven by so called stars, but for every star, there are players who give their all on Sunday's, who's efforts are forgotten. I write and bring these issues up because there are others that feel the same, that others are being somewhat mislead. Mislead to think that their teams are only about 3 or 4 players, and they fail to realize that the team has 53 members. Unlike Tennis, Golf, or Track it takes a team to win a football game. But Fans and the Media are constantly being told it's all about the individual. The sport I love and the game you love will never be about, "one". I am excited about my new team and challenges, but at the same time I am also excited about educating the fans to learn more about their teams, and lend a handshake to all, who bare your favorite colors on Sunday.
