LaVar Arrington
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
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I've slowed everything down, ... I slowed how I view things. I slowed how I react to things. Not just in football, but in life. I used to create something in my mind and make myself go 100 miles an hour towards whatever that was.
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It would mean a whole lot, ... to have an opportunity to try and help dictate the pace of a game from the time it starts.
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The worst part of this whole situation is people start trying to tag you for your character,
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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.
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That was pretty cool, huh? ... I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here.' It was a great deal. Man, I had an opportunity to be a part of what I've been a part of for so many years. It was nice getting back out there on a regular basis.
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That's been like the biggest misconception of who I am. People think I'm selfish. They think I'm this and think I'm that, and that's not me. How about this: I just want to see the Redskins win, dog. That's the bottom line, and we'll go from there. That's my main focus. No matter where I fit into all of this, I just want to see us win. I've been here six seasons, and I'm tired of losing.
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I wasn't one of their guys, and maybe that was the direction they wanted to go in. I've gotten older. I'm not just a young rookie who is as moldable. Maybe that's where the difficulties came in.
I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here,'
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I was tired at first. I had to hold my nerves. I had so much support from my teammates, and I kind of fed off of that.
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I think I have a positive attitude because I kind of look at things outside the box,
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I think he's a special person. He'll be all right. He's still growing, he's a young pup in his second year in the league, man, and he'll be fine. We care about him, and not because it's a football thing, but as a personal thing. I was just happy that he was all right. I gave him a big embrace the first time I saw him and I was just happy that he was okay from everything. That was my main concern, not, 'Were you in your playbook?' We'll find that out when the time is right. He's still learning, but he's a phenomenal athlete. I think he'll be fine.
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You liked that one? I can't tell you what I saw. I had a good jump on it. It was third and one. People who really pay attention to the way I play see I make a lot of plays in the second half. You see a lot from body movement, from tendencies. Sometimes you see more in the game than you would on film.
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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.
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I might have to put my head up and keep them from rolling down. I might get a little emotional. It's been a long road.