How was it like playing with the likes of Reggie Bush, LenDale White, David Kirtman and company?
My personal role model when I came in was Malaefou MacKenzie. He took me under his wing. He was a really big guy. He had some hardships including injures, like me. He pushed himself beyond the limit. Probably more often than not. I can admit I did the same. But just the mentality, the way he dealt with hardship, he kind of helped guide me as a player. Playing with Reggie and LenDale was really fun. When they first came here, they were younger, nothing special. What was really unique about them was watching them mature and gain confidence, develop the swagger and become dominant. To now see them rocking things, doing commercials, making it to the top tier, the highest echelon of the sport, it means a lot to me, because I know I’m a part of that. David and Ryan shared a lot of responsibilities blocking for both of those backs during our tenure here. Even if you’re not the guy scoring the touchdowns, you still live vicariously through their accomplishments because it takes ten blockers an
