LaVar Arrington
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LaVar Arrington
LaVar RaShad Arringtonis a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football Leaguefor seven seasons. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 June 1978
CityPittsburgh, PA
coaching experience feels felt gave happy opportunity staff
I felt a whole lot of stuff. I'm overwhelmed in this experience, ... I'm happy the coaching staff gave me the opportunity to go out there and help. I just want to be a part, and it feels good.
constantly fail figure guys hunt realize trying
I think what you guys fail to realize is I do hunt for minds. So I'm constantly trying to figure out who you are, what you're about.
braces came caught worst wound
See that right there from Marcus? That was my worst wound of the night, and it came From Marcus. We jumped into one another, and Marcus' braces caught in my arm.
condemn injury job losing ongoing people ridicule soap supportive
If people want to ridicule me and condemn me for losing a job after an injury then so be it. But I'm still not going to be part of an ongoing soap opera. I've got to be supportive of my team.
situation
I don't want my situation to be a distraction and a problem.
creates crowd defense loud
It was loud on the field. That always creates opportunities for a defense when the crowd is loud like that.
abruptly ahead focal guys hard leader nice opportunity people point pressure type
It's hard being a leader for so long, being a focal point for so long, and then it kind of abruptly stops. It's nice to be back in the mix. It's also nice not to have 'THE PLAYER' pressure on me anymore. It's on other guys this year. It's going to give me an opportunity to go ahead and play and let the other people have that type of attention.
last starting
I'm starting over. I've never been in this position, so I'm just going to see what happens. I don't know where I'll be, but I do want to play football. This could be my last hurrah.
continue means might people relationship tail team work
This team means the world to me. People might think that our relationship is gone, but I think it means the world to me to be a part of this thing. That's why I continue to try and work my tail off to get back out there.
injustice happens
It's a total injustice. Things like that happen in life.
ahead biggest dallas far week
We still play Dallas here, but the biggest thing we have to do is take it week to week and not get too far ahead of ourselves,