My favourite player growing up was Donald Driver. A close second would be Marvin Harrison. Donald Driver had some of the most nimble toes to grace an NFL field. He would tight rope the sidelines on every catch. As Brett Favre's main target he put up impressive numbers and was largely underrated. Driver was not one of those receivers who trash talked or stared down defenders to make a point. He caught the pass and looked for the down marker. He was instrumental in the Packers last Super Bowl win and was a chain gain mover throughout his entire career. The reason I listed Marvin Harrison as well is because he had some of the softest hands that I have seen from a receiver in professional football. Harrison was the main target for Peyton Manning when they won their last Super Bowl and that combo was untouchable it seemed. They may still hold the record for most touchdowns between a quarterback and a receiver in National Football League history. Watching both these players made me want to become a receiver and try to take little parts of both their games and adapt them to my current talent. I still have photographic memory of some of their touchdowns.
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