Thanks, Mom
Thank you. Without you, I wouldn’t have been a Buckeye. I wouldn’t be a Washington Redskin. I wouldn’t be the man I am today.
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Thank you. Without you, I wouldn’t have been a Buckeye. I wouldn’t be a Washington Redskin. I wouldn’t be the man I am today.
It all starts right here with what I’m about to tell you. So please, do us both a favor: Just shut up and listen.
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Before I move on to this next chapter of my career, I want to say thank you to some of the people who have helped to make this last chapter so special.
I’m destined to be remembered as more than just a player who was kicked out of Texas Tech, or some kid who appeared on a Netflix show.
While I have you here, I do want to open up and say a few words before I shut it down.
When I sign this letter, I’m gonna sign it as Deion. But I mixed in a whole lot of Prime Time here for you, because I want you to understand the difference.
Your story could end here and it would be one happy-ass ending. But you’re gonna play 15 years in the league. There’s so much more to come.
This last season taught me a lifetime’s worth of lessons. And now it’s time for me to start a new chapter in my story.
I want to explain to you why it’s so difficult for me to speak — the diagnosis, all of it — and what my life is like now, because one day you’ll be in my shoes,
So as far back as I can remember, an appreciation for the military is something that’s always been part of me.
I remember, early on in training camp, Bill called us both over, super serious and said, “Do you guys have to wear the same f***ing sleeves?
I was born to be a Buckeye.
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