DE O’Connor “To be the best I got to put in the insane hours of work”

Payton Oā€™Connorā€™s 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 Dadā€™s side.

ā€œI used to see someone make a spectacular catch or a big hit and Iā€™d get adrenaline rushes just sitting on the coach watching,ā€ he said. ā€œAfter 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 ā€œOh Heā€™s the man!ā€ And thatā€™s why I started football because I wanted that feeling, I wanted to be the man, I wanted to make the big plays and thatā€™s really what got me started.ā€

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