Marc Spector was not one of those kids who was drastically into sports. He was more of a thinker and a brainiac and idolized guys like Nikolai Tesla and Carl Sagan. When he did watch football, on the rare occasion that it was, he was drawn to Wide Receivers. Marc played Wide Receiver in high school and was always a huge fan of the underloved players.
Being in the New York area, guys like Wayne Chrebet and Ike Hilliard appealed to him. They didn't carry a me first attitude like the Terrell Owens or Chad Johnsons of the NFL. Guys who showed up, did their best every week and didn't complain or cry after a loss. It was those men who Marc had tremendous respect for. It wasn't always about the stat lines, but about doing what they could week in and out to get their teams a win. When Marc decided to become a player in High School he modeled himself after them and that type of work ethic.
When he switched to Cornerback in college, he had begun watching a lot more tape from NFL seasons past. Champ Bailey, from the Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins stood out as a guy who could really do everything Marc wanted to on the field. He studied his tape and emulated his game after Bailey's. Even still he has a small sticker with the number 24 in his locker, as inspiration to be as much like Champ as he can.
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Being in the New York area, guys like Wayne Chrebet and Ike Hilliard appealed to him. They didn't carry a me first attitude like the Terrell Owens or Chad Johnsons of the NFL. Guys who showed up, did their best every week and didn't complain or cry after a loss. It was those men who Marc had tremendous respect for. It wasn't always about the stat lines, but about doing what they could week in and out to get their teams a win. When Marc decided to become a player in High School he modeled himself after them and that type of work ethic.
When he switched to Cornerback in college, he had begun watching a lot more tape from NFL seasons past. Champ Bailey, from the Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins stood out as a guy who could really do everything Marc wanted to on the field. He studied his tape and emulated his game after Bailey's. Even still he has a small sticker with the number 24 in his locker, as inspiration to be as much like Champ as he can.
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