What's up everyone in the Yard. Just got back from Canton and wanted to share my trip with you. All of the rookies in the NFL are required to go to the Hall of Fame to learn about the history of the game and our turn was Friday. I am so glad we did it - I loved the experience. The Hall of Fame represents the ultimate respect. Everyone thinks you're one of the best to ever play the position and to play the game. To see that select group was really cool. I called Coach Norton while I was in there and told him he belonged in here for all of his contributions. I hope that day comes. I learned a lot while I was there. One thing I learned was USC has more players in the Hall of Fame than any other school. That's right!! When they told us that my eyes lit up! All those guys represent us and now we represent them. It was especially cool for me to see the guys in there that I've had the chance to meet - Ronnie Lott, Anthony Munoz, Marcus Allen. Another thing I learned was that there are 13 or 14 guys in the Hall of Fame who were undrafted. That is really cool to hear for the guys who were undrafted. It really never matters where you start as long as you get the chance. It's what you do with the opportunity that matters. After the first year or two people will forget where you were drafted. I took as many pictures as I could and after I get them developed I will put one in my locker and one inside my dashboard to constantly motivate me and remind me to set and pursue my goals. I took pictures of the guys who have been inspiring to me guys like Jack Lambert, Ronnie Lott, Ray Nitschke, Mike Singletary, Sam Huff. These are the guys I love watching on NFL Network. I try to take a little of what they did and incorporate it into my game. One of the true highlights for me was seeing Walter Payton in there. He is one of my all-time favorite players. I read his book when I was younger and even though he played a different position he immediately became one of my favorites. In the book he said he played every down like it was his last. I've tried to do the same thing ever since I read it.