[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

This guy was a HoF'er in the making. He was undoubtedly our best player and playmaker on defense. He was the enforcer that opponents feared for his hitting and ballhawking skills. He forced teams to gameplan around him and wideouts to grow alligator arms. More importantly, however, he was a guy we all came to love. There is truly a hole in my heart and, being outside of D.C., I feel like no one outside of this forum understands just how I feel. I cried once and I've felt like crying all day. I still cannot believe that I will never see ST donning a Redskins uniform, making a big hit, or nabbing a ball ever again. I feel like I've been robbed.

This site is the only place I can discuss this. No one else is going to understand how a grown man can be levelled by the death of someone he never met. Especially when that someone is "just" an athlete. I am so grateful for this site today. Thank you to everyone here for sharing their thoughts on this tragedy. It feels so much better to talk about this without worrying that you'll sound childish for caring so much about a football player. Here, I feel like it is understood. I guess I don't know how to put what I'm trying to say into words but I hope you all get my drift...