(S17) - PT1 - Opening Day!

[SouljaBoy2007]

There was a lot of confusion about week 1 and what the league would do about a lot of the issues. Either way, it was a great time as always and Arizona fans were out in full force. I didn't even manage to get a good warm-up in before the game because of the amount of kids leaning over the railing asking all of the players for signatures. I think I signed more things in that hour of warm-up time than I had in the last 5 years combined. They did the ring ceremony right after warm ups and I don't think I'll ever forget an arena of 50,000 people cheering for me as I accepted something that signified something I worked for my entire life. When we brought out the trophy, there was cheer that might have been louder than the cheer that came after Lucas tackled Vander Jones. The fans were great all throughout the game too, whenever we did anything they got super loud and it's great to see fans excited about you and what you do. My favorite part of the game however, throughout all of the fans and the fun of week 1, was when I got a big hit and celebrated then when I looked into the stands I saw my 2 year old sun cheering for me. It melted my heart to see my son excited about the game I love. I hope that Lamont Jr. gets into football so that I can pass down the tradition in my family. Overall, I ended up playing pretty well in week 1, my team got the win, I got to see my son having interest in football, and the fans were out in full force. You really can't ask for anything more in a football game.