The meanest man in college football: ASU LB Vontaze Burfict
July 29, 2011 9:03 AM
We begin with a story because it's those tales of you're-not-going-to-believe-this moments that best describe Vontaze Burfict.
It was Week 3 of his freshman season in 2009, barely two months removed from the first time he had strapped on pads at Arizona State, walked onto the practice field and shown he was the best player in the park.
Deep into the fourth quarter on a steamy night in Athens, Ga., the score was tied. The player Georgia coach Mark Richt would later say "should be playing in the (NFL) right now" saw from his middle linebacker spot that the defensive front was lined up incorrectly. So he did the unthinkable.
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It was Week 3 of his freshman season in 2009, barely two months removed from the first time he had strapped on pads at Arizona State, walked onto the practice field and shown he was the best player in the park.
Deep into the fourth quarter on a steamy night in Athens, Ga., the score was tied. The player Georgia coach Mark Richt would later say "should be playing in the (NFL) right now" saw from his middle linebacker spot that the defensive front was lined up incorrectly. So he did the unthinkable.
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