Mike Minter was talking about his ritual before a home game, about waking up excited and getting in the car and putting on the music and pulling up to the stadium and putting on the pads and slamming into teammates. After listening for 10 minutes, I wanted to borrow a helmet and pads and hit the field with him.
There might be people who love football as much as Minter, but nobody loves it more. The idea that he will walk away after 10 seasons in the NFL, all of them with the Carolina Panthers, is staggering.
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