It feels like just yesterday I was drafted into the DSFL. Well it was, but anyway the second I got the call from Norfolk I packed my bags quick. Arriving this morning I was able to meet with Coach and go over the game plan for the season opener. After the initial meetings and checking out the facilities I was free to head out to downtown Norfolk. My first stop was USS Wisconsin. The WWII battleship makes the city proud to call Norfolk home; in South Beach we have E11leven. It’s different. An old man approached me and said congrats on being drafted. He then started to get going on about King Bronko and Mike Boss so I had to tell him it’s a new age of football now. The competition is stronger and teams are filling up. Everybody is fighting for a spot.
I moved on from there to Virginia Beach and sat with my toes in the water, ass in the sand, not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand, and thought life is good today. Then I got cold cause there is a high of 52 degrees today. I went back to the hotel and did some cardio. I feel like I have gotten faster since declaring for the draft, but I guess everybody will have to wait to find out come Week 1. South Beach was just another chapter. I think its time put my head down to work harder and play less. I am excited to see how much our team can prove by Playoff time.
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I moved on from there to Virginia Beach and sat with my toes in the water, ass in the sand, not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand, and thought life is good today. Then I got cold cause there is a high of 52 degrees today. I went back to the hotel and did some cardio. I feel like I have gotten faster since declaring for the draft, but I guess everybody will have to wait to find out come Week 1. South Beach was just another chapter. I think its time put my head down to work harder and play less. I am excited to see how much our team can prove by Playoff time.
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