Old Faces in New Places

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jun 16, 2007

Old Faces in New Places

Randy Moss

''I've been excited to have him around. He's worked extremely hard, he's in the weight room every day, he's been here working out, he's taken a trip with us to New Orleans, he's been at the golf tournament.'' -- Patriots QB Tom Brady

Trent Green

''Trent has never been given anything. He's earned everything that he's gotten in this business and I think those guys, guys that have developed like Trent has developed, they just have a resolve, they have a toughness. They have some characteristics that their teammates respond to.'' -- Dolphins coach Cam Cameron

Willis McGahee

''He does a lot of things and is going to give us a lot of versatility in our running game that maybe we haven't had the last few years.'' -- Ravens coach Brian Billick

Thomas Jones

''Every time I go down to the weight room, he's there. You can tell there's real progress in terms of his muscle mass. His work ethic on the field has been equally impressive.'' -- Jets coach Eric Mangini

Takeo Spikes

''He's a real pro ... He studies the game. He's here all the time. He's working on it. He's got great leadership.'' -- Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson

Sam Adams

''We all know history and you can see he has great quickness for a guy that size. Any time you have that quickness and that size, usually good things happen.'' -- Broncos coach Mike Shanahan

Nate Clements

''He's done exactly what you expect a pro to do. He's here every day. He's a good presence.'' -- 49ers coach Mike Nolan

Travis Henry

''I thought he was one of the top running backs in the National Football League last year.... If he stays healthy, I think 1,500 (yards) is a very realistic goal.'' -- Broncos coach Mike Shanahan

Joe Horn

''His excitement and energy is something we are going to need for a receiving corps that is fairly young. I think his leadership, ability to teach everyone how to prepare like a pro, and be professional everyday when you go out on the practice field, when you go into the video room and prepare, is really something I am looking forward to.'' -- Falcons coach Bobby Petrino

Joey Porter

''He's a born leader ... He's not afraid to speak his mind. I like guys like that. I'm not sure I want 53 of them, but you've got to have some guys who are pros and know this business and know what it's about.'' -- Dolphins coach Cam Cameron

Leonard Davis

''When we signed him, we knew he could start at different positions. He has a lot of versatility.'' -- Cowboys coach Wade Phillips

Adalius Thomas

''Adalius is a very flexible player and he, along with really all of our linebackers -- Mike (Vrabel), Tedy (Bruschi), Rosie (Colvin) and Junior (Seau) -- all of those guys are pretty versatile and we shuffle them around quite a bit. I think it helps them understand how the whole thing fits together because they actually play those different positions and it also gives us some depth and versatility in different packages.'' -- Patriots coach Bill Belichick