Payton OāConnorās father introduced the big defensive end to football at a young age. Every Sunday possible since Payton was a little kid, he would watch football by his Dadās side.
āI used to see someone make a spectacular catch or a big hit and Iād get adrenaline rushes just sitting on the coach watching,ā he said. āAfter a player made a big play you could see a fire in their eyes an intensity, a swagger that they possessed that can make you feel like āOh Heās the man!ā And thatās why I started football because I wanted that feeling, I wanted to be the man, I wanted to make the big plays and thatās really what got me started.ā
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