In 2003, we were all hoping that you would finish your Hawkeye career with a flourish, with 10+ tackles per game, and the big plays that we had grown accustomed to seeing you make. It seems like every football-related publication in America was touting you as a sure-fire, first team All-American. And you didn’t really disappoint. You captured several awards, and even helped the team beat Florida in the Outback Bowl. But a foot injury forced you to have surgery and miss some games, and an injury even robbed you of the chance to kick a few more butts in the Senior Bowl.
Like your Iowa career, you stepped in and made a big impact in Indianapolis. You joined fellow Hawkeye Dallas Clark, and made sure that I had to buy a Colts shirt (despite the fact that I’m a 49er fan). You showed promise in your rookie year, and followed that up with an All-Pro sophomore NFL season. In your third year, 2006, you missed much of the regular season due to injury, but you made up for it with a great playoffs and, in February, you were holding the Lombardi Trophy. I put a picture of you doing so as my avatar on BHGP, but I had to change it a year later when I realized that I had copied another of your many fans. But, I love any photo of you on the football field, so I found a pic of you in a Hawkeye uniform.
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