Vince Young
Vince Young
Vincent Paul Young, Jr.is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football Leaguefor six seasons. Young was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the third overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. He spent the first five seasons of his career with the Titans. In his rookie season, Young was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and was invited to join the AFC Pro Bowl team after San Diego's Philip Rivers had to pull out...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth18 May 1983
CityHouston, TX
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He's already gained the respect of the guys, and like I told him all year, that's the biggest key.
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He's got great hands, great speed and great vision. Just to know he can break it any time, you've got to get that guy the ball.
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He's been through a lot. Just to see him keep fighting ... I'm proud of him, proud of all the hard work he's done to get to this point.
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Respect. A lot of people who watch and understand the game of football could see how much I wanted that for my teammates and fans and family. It's been real crazy ever since, but it's been a blessing, and the hard work paid off a whole lot.
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Our relationship is great. Like father, like son. Like big brother, little brother, ... I just love being around him. He's done a whole lot for me. With him I learn football but also learning just life, period, becoming a man.
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Our last decade had been the most successful of Iowa State football. You can't discount that overnight because a 19-year-old student puts the ball on the ground at the 1-yard line.
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He had some rapid-fire stuff for me. I think he wanted to keep me on the move. It's a good thing I've continued to work out hard.
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I accept what God blessed me to be: a leader, a quarterback. It comes with a lot of fame, a lot of awards, a lot of things.
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He has that play-making ability, ... We looked at film of him all summer, and a lot of great teams couldn't tackle him.
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He flipped the switch and had confidence and took over our team,'' said Texas' Mack Brown, who is still searching for his first conference title in 22 years as a head coach.
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We can help our defense by running the ball, controlling the clock.
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We've been through this before, ... And I was walking down the sideline telling the guys, 'Man, we've been through this play by play, the defense is going to give us the ball.' And they did a great job.
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We're in their city. It's supposed to happen like that.
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When Huff comes to tackle you, he'll put his forearm across your neck and you'll know you been hit.