Beard has dedicated his life to the craft of becoming the most elite average linebacker in the history of the game. He has a good few examples to learn from in the history of San Jose. The easily forgotten Lawrence Bass began his career playing DE, them transitioned to his preferred position of LB, won 2 Ultimus, and continued to be incredibly average to below average for the rest of his career. But Beard feels like that can be the role he excels in. For, if he unleashed his true power, the league would have to fold as all opposing team offenses would be hospitalized if they were lucky. Beard also likes to play Magic: The Gathering, and is working on converting his teammates into the ultimate Friday night play group. They are resistant, but he believes he can sway them. He doesn't want to, but if push comes to shove, he may have to show them 10% of his power in order to convince them.
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