Troy Vincent
Troy Vincent
Troy Darnell Vincentis a former American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins with the 7th overall pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football for Wisconsin, and has been named as a first-time nominee to the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame. On September 28, 2011, Vincent was named as one of the Preliminary Nominees for the NFL Hall Of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 June 1970
CountryUnited States of America
Professional sports are something they can't control.
Obviously we will talk about doing everything we can to make our sport as safe as possible.
It is a violent sport that we choose as men, and that we as parents allow our children to play.
Technique is everything and we play a contact sport.
At the end of the program, I tried to talk to the kids a little bit about life skills.
Coaches aren't concentrating enough of the technical part of this game and that could lead to injuries.
I love the stadium we have here, ... I love the atmosphere. But you look at all the skyboxes and the luxury seating and the amenities at the newer stadiums in big markets and you can see where the disparity comes from.
I try to not have it be the focal point in my mind, but I realize that it's a violent sport and serious injuries do occur.
It's devastating. But we can't lose the swagger. ... We're just going to have to pick up the pieces and keep rolling. No player wants that to happen to them, but that's part of the game.
We missed a ton of tackles. I don't think we're pressing. But we didn't give the offense enough opportunities.
We felt there were many minorities that were worthy candidates. None went to minorities and that's an issue.
You can't compete when one team has an open wallet and another team has both hands covering it up. It really can create disparity, not just at a club level, but at a player level as well.
We wanted to emphasize character, being able to be coached, and listening to others.
Even though most of them will never be professional athletes, they can always control who they are the rest of their lives.