(S14) PT 2 - Game day

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Xerxes Ridley is not a very superstitious man when it comes to anything. He believes that talent and preparation can supersede any sort of supernatural phenomena. That being said, he actually does have a very specific pre-game regimen that he follows to get his mind in the correct space before games. On game days, Ridley will usually call his mother while he eats breakfast to let her know how he is feeling and to talk about his excitement for the upcoming game. Often, this will include him talking through concerns he might have for the game while his mother just smiles and listens, oblivious to the football colloquialisms. After breakfast, Ridley joins up with this teammates to go over last minute scheme adjustments or to check on how everyone is doing. Ridley usually encourages his teammates to stretch even before the pregame warmup begins, as he fervently believes that the flexibility and improved blood flow is crucial to having a good game. From that, Ridley joins the team for the pregame warmup and sticks with everyone until the game begins. While Ridley's routine isn't particularly strenuous or involved, it is very important to him. There have been no games so far this season where he wasn't able to follow it, even while adjusting to the time differences for away games.