Nick Ferguson
Nick Ferguson
Nick Fergusonis a former American football safety in the National Football League and prominent Scientologist. He was originally signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at Georgia Tech...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth27 November 1974
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
ball stayed
I thought I timed it well. The ball just stayed up there.
arrive ball great pops seems tackle time
I mean, yeah, I had a great tackle on him. It just seems like so long ago. But it was one of those things where you arrive at the right place at the right time and the ball pops out. But to me, that's the past. It's a new day.
ball bounce champ game happens particular
That's how the game goes. Sometimes it bounces your way and you make a play that play. We didn't have the ball bounce our way and we had that this year. It just so happens in this particular game we didn't get a lot of that. I thought Champ was going to make another spectacular play like he has all year, but he didn't make the play.
ball seemed top type
On that play, no one could tell me that ball wasn't mine. It just seemed it kind of floated right over the top of me. It was that type of game; things like that happen.
ball balls bouncing couple ordinarily year
All year long we had the ball bouncing our way. You get a couple of balls and turnovers that ordinarily you probably wouldn't have gotten. It's just one of those things.
bad ball field position putting teams year
All year long we had been putting teams in a position where they had the ball in bad field position.
dark light
When we were in the dark tunnel, Jake Plummer was the light that showed us where to go.
falling games high nature nine played tackle tackling turned
We played a lot of sandlot ball, so we were used to tackling each other, or falling on the concrete, things of that nature. And nine times out of 10, our flag games turned into tackle anyway. So when I got to high school, tackle football was kind of natural.
mom tackle until
My mom didn't let me play tackle until I was in high school. She didn't want me to get hurt.
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I remember bumming rides across town to Georgia Tech, trying to get myself registered, trying to apply for financial aid, trying to get their coaches to watch my film.
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Like most athletes, I like to go home and relax. I try not to bring the game home with me. I might play some video games that are, let's just say, for mature audiences only. And I might get some flak for this, but I like to watch 'Seinfeld.' Sometimes, laughter is the best medicine.
dad hard hated port taught tough understand work worked
My dad was a longshoreman in the Port of Miami. Tough job. I worked down there in the summer once. One day. Never again. My dad was a no-nonsense guy. As a kid, I hated his rules, but as a man, I understand what he was teaching. He taught me you have to work hard for everything you get.
bring family financial game grew hated helped high mom
When I was in high school, my mom hated football. But then, the more I played, the more it grew on her. This game has done a lot for my family - not just from a financial standpoint, but it also helped bring my family together.
stuff
I thought he was going to make another spectacular play as he often makes. He didn't make that play. But stuff happens.