Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn
Warrick De'Mon Dunnis a former American football running back who played in the National Football Leaguefor twelve seasons. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12th overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, after playing college football at Florida State. Dunn was named AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1997 and earned three Pro Bowl selections in his career. After his playing career, Dunn took a minority stake in the Falcons' ownership group led by Arthur Blank...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth5 January 1975
CityBaton Rouge, LA
I just think we can have a long-lasting effect on people's lives if we can do things together instead of as individuals, ... I just felt like when you're sitting at home and everyone's calling you and everyone's pretty much in distress, it's like, 'I have to do something.'
It was just so surreal, all of the things that we saw and that we experienced,
He's a guy who can take over a game like that. He's not the biggest guy. He's not the strongest guy. He's just a guy who overcame the odds.
I can definitely give more than $5,000. I am, ... But this is not just about me. It's about getting everyone involved.
I'm drained a little bit and I've been really up and down emotionally. It's not just my family, but all my friends and their families. They're homeless. We have to try to help them figure out what to do next. The have to start over. I need to rest my mind.
You've got 11 guys coming at you with their heads peeled back, wanting to knock you out. You have to be crazy.
The uncle, the one that nobody one knew where he was at, is in Baton Rouge, ... We're still looking for some cousins. My grandfather he came up. It's just a blessing, but I have so many family members that have just lost everything. Their homes and everything. I have a bunch of friends that are just traumatized. There's still a lot of people they haven't heard from. Their family members, parents, kids separated from their moms.
This is a huge, huge game. Is it the Super Bowl? Not yet, but it's a playoff game.
The line has to make their calls, like who they've got if a safety comes up.
You could tell right then and there, we were going to come out and play, and that no matter what happened both teams were going to leave it on the field.
I love doing what I'm doing off the field, but you want to get recognized on the field and get respect. People are in need and it's good to help people move forward, but on the field, I want people to understand I am a vital part of the offense and this team and that they need me.
I'm probably about 90 percent. I really don't have pain, but I'm not 100 percent confident.
These women can't be my mother, ... In a sense, I live through them. My dreams come through them.