(S24) - PT 4 - Trial by Fire

[y2bobman]

As a player back in high school, L’Gazzy Burfict was known for his quick feet and great speed – a linebacker helping out on special teams, who’d have thought.  Moving on to college it was much of the same, although he did just stick to playing in his natural position.  He got a reputation as a hard-hitter and with this, combined with his natural speed, it was perhaps a surprise that he was only taken in the 10th round of the recent DSFL draft. 
Burfict perhaps let the pressure get to him a little and forgot what skills had got him there – he worried too much about letting the team down that he was unable to relax, unable to play his natural game.  The turning point for him was a heart to heart with father Dion after the Royals’ narrow loss to the Coyotes.  He went back to basics, trained at what he was built for and brought his speed back to where it should have been from game one.  The result?  Well Burfict registered a team high six tackles, one sack and his first forced fumble of the season in a narrow loss to the Pythons, stats which gained him with his first defensive player of the week Royal Crown from his coach.

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