Troy Walters
Troy Walters
Troy McHenry Waltersis a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver and punt returner in the National Football Leaguefor eight seasons. Walters played college football for Stanford University, was a consensus All-American and was recognized as the outstanding college wide receiver in the country. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and also played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions of the...
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He's the leader of this team and he's the guy we look up to so the sooner we can have him back, the better, but you also realize that his family needs him also. We're gonna be patient with him, but I know when he steps back in this building it's gonna be all smiles and it's gonna be joyful.
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I know he was fired up going into the game. We had talked about how excited we were to get the opportunity. You couldn't tell he was nervous. He handled the offense well and got us in the right plays.
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The key is to practice each week like you're going to play. Even if you don't play that game, you're still developing good habits, still fine-tuning your game, so when your number is called, you're able to go out there and perform.
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We wanted to go out and exemplify his character. That's what he told us at the beginning of the week get better and try to win the game. That is the ultimate purpose. We went out and played hard and just didn't have enough.
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We carried on, but there definitely has been a piece missing. To have him back is special.