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Two extant profiles exist of Jovan Belcher, discount nfl jerseys one written as Belcher was finishing up at the University of Maine in 2008, the other on November 21, 10 days ago. Taken separately, neither is particularly telling, except insofar as you learn that if there were warning signs related to Belcher's mental health, neither the Boston Globe nor the official Chiefs website saw fit to mention them. Both authors wrote uncomplicated articles about a model citizen version of Belcher, who strove against all odds to achieve his goals, and treated others well along the way. As many have noted, Belcher seemed in a good frame of mind not long ago.

There are moments of dark irony in each—the nhl jerseys cheap first profile (sub req'd)  "Belcher no longer a secret weapon"—but they mostly stem from accidents of phrasing. The combined portrait is essentially a football traditionalist's dream: Belcher was from a small town, humble, undrafted out of Maine (an FCS school, and the only program to offer him a football scholarship), and supposedly too skinny to play in the pros. He graduated in 3 1/2 years with a degree in "child development and family relations." His college coach raved, "I don't know another player who runs to and through the whistle as well, who goes sideline to sideline as well," and, "He's a great role model. He's the captain of our team, as well as an astounding football player. He models all the right things." He was All-America in football and wrestling, but wanted to play a team sport.

In both pieces, Belcherv http://www.cheapjerseysma.com talks about what lessons he took from wrestling—in the first, he says of the wrestler's state of mind, "You want to give up but you can't. You keep pushing yourself and pushing yourself." In  "Chiefs Insider" Reid Ferrin asked Belcher what wrestling taught him about playing linebacker in the NFL.

"Just being versatile. I think it helped build my whole (just) mental mentality, to never give up and just keep fighting and wrestling was a big part of it and it still is."