Kenyan Drake scored four touchdowns on Sunday so there were many opportunities to celebrate. On one of his scores, he didn’t spike the ball. He gave it to left tackle D.J. Humphries, instead.
“When one eats, we all eat,” Drake said after the game. “That’s what I was telling them on the sidelines. These guys, they work their butt off to do their job. The least I could do is reward them for the job that they do because the person that falls into the end zone after a one-yard carry gets all the glory, but you have to let them know that it’s their time to shine too.”
That is something that goes a long way with teammates. It is rare that a tackle gets to touch the football. Humphries took advantage.
Plus, with four touchdowns, it isn’t as if Drake was lacking in opportunities himself.
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