Jalen Ramsey-
"I don't mind taking pictures, and signing stuff here and there, but it gets a little out of hand... and interrupts me and my family having a conversation..."
"I try to be a good sport about it... to take two seconds of my time, you know, to make somebody else happy cuz I don't know what they've been goin through."
"By them watching me on TV...the way they say that I inspire them or their kids... it mean's a lot, it really does mean a lot to me."
It's rare do we get a chance to look at the lives of celebrities or athletes behind the scenes. It is especially rare do we get a deeper look into someone's life during times that could be considered most sacred to them.
This past week leading up to Sunday's game depicted not only sacred and special moments in Jalen Ramsey's life but, maybe, also a period in time in which Ramsey is usually in his element; a sound state of mind in which he probably is in most often well before any game.
I can imagine preparing mentally and physically day in and day out to beat professional football teams each week can be exhausting on one's social life, and may take a toll (one that is not obviously noticed by others) on one's family life.
Jalen Ramsey is one of the league's top and most fierce cornerbacks who plays on "the number one defense." Ramsey is one of the most rising star players that I've gotten familiar with in the past year. He certainly makes me feel that he could go a long way in his NFL career; his skills definitely rival some of the top cornerbacks I've seen play in the last decade - *Cornerback Notables: Darrell Revis (with Jets), Champ Bailey (with Broncos), and Richard Sherman (with Seahawks).
Unfortunately (and no shade intended to Ramsey), I've already gone ahead and benched my Jaguar's defense in my Fantasy league earlier this week. I think my Super Bowl winning Eagles defense will have an easier task fending off Minnesota this Sunday than Jalen Ramsey and the Jags do against the Cheifs. The Kansas City Cheifs, who right now are among the leagues most prolific offenses, feature Patrick Mahomes, a QB who has caught fire as of late and is known currently as "Mr. ShowTime."
My Jaguars Defense is number one but just not for tomorrow.
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