Renwick Beverly

             The most valuable player of the day is the 1976 Philadelphia all-star and the Friends Central’s starting linebacker Renwick Beverly. Renwick Beverly just in case you didn’t know which would be bad, is my dad. My dad means so much to me in life and has taught me everything I know today. Kurt Warner, Ray Lewis and all the other people I wrote about have influenced me, but none like my dad.

            My dad means everything to me and is the greatest dad in the world and he wasn’t too shabby as a football player, being the captain of the football team. He has pushed me to play sports but never too far. He has always been there for me and will not stop. I could go on and on about my dad but I’ll end it saying that I love him with all of my heart.

            Coming in with the player of the day is by far my favorite. Renwick Beverly

Tom Brady

            Perhaps the best attribute of a player is their ability to read plays and their ability to think under pressure. These quarterbacks have the all the things needed to win a super bowl and make it to the pro bowl. 3 time super bowl winner and 7 time pro bowl athlete Tom Brady has everything going for him. Tom Brady has broken numerous records and continues to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. With his contributions to the game I am honoring Tom Brady as player of the day.

            Personally I hate Tom Brady but you have to respect him as a player. He has been awarded MVP of 2 Super Bowls and was almost awarded the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIX when he defeated the eagles. He obviously cheated by taking pictures of the eagles play book and ruined our chances of winning, but you have to forgive and forget (which I am not going to do.) Tom Brady has taught me not to cheat because karma sucks a lot. The following season he suffered an injury that kept him out of the Pro Bowl. Also, the Patriots organization was fined and there story was all over the news and their egos were ruined.

            So with his influence on me and contributions to the game I am honoring Tom Brady as player of the day.

Jim Brown

           

Jim Brown. What more can you say about him, I’m going to try but once you hear that name it sets a spark in your brain. There are a few words that come to mind once I hear that name and it may come to your mind to. Power house, adversity, a believer, fearless all these traits were in this running back. He is not only influential to me for his running style but because of the adversity he overcame. He was around during segregation and when the NFL had few African- American players. He was robbed of his Heisman when he went to Syracuse and that made him upset but, he turned his anger into power and that I find is extremely important. As my former coach said, “On the field they’re your enemy, but after the game they can still be your friend.” With his contributions to the game and history, I am honoring Jim Brown as the player of the day.

               

Brown made a change on the field and one off. He has gone into acting, writing and even has his own foundation. Jim’s foundations funds kids who are growing up in urban communities and caught up in the gang scene. He teaches them about the importance of life and how short it is.  He teaches them many things and donates to poor environments across the country. He is someone who is definitely worth being looked up to him. Personally the way he acted the way he did with all the racism and how he didn’t let it faze him means a lot to me. The things he went through and how he was able to forget about so quickly is influential to me because it teaches me that, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only love can do that,” quote by Martin Luther King Jr.

               

 Jim Brown is an all around athlete on the field and off and that is why I am honoring him as player of the day.

Madieu Williams

              
                Walter Payton is probably the best running back to play the game of football.  Walter Payton is the Pele of football. He is a very influential player with his running style and his personality. But, that is not who I am honoring today. I am honoring Madieu Williams. The reason I talked about Walter Payton  is because he has an award named after him for his foundations and charities. Madieu Williams is the latest winner of this award and that is why I am honoring him as player of the day.
              

  Madieu Williams was drafted in the 2004 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He has had nearly 400 solo tackles in only 8 seasons which is pretty good. But with his foundation, he stands out over everyone. His latest cause has had him donate to tackle illnesses in his home country. He has pushed me to donate more in my community just like Kurt Warner. He is well deserving of the Walter Payton award and is influential to many people. With his contribution to influence me and many countries, I am honoring him as player of the day.

Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis is truly an intimidator. He leaves it all on the field and influences every linebacker that plays the game. His love for the game and his courage that he plays every down with is unbelievable. Ray Lewis could retire now but he still feels there’s something else he could do to change the game. Ray Lewis has said, “Anytime I step out there I give everything I got, on every single play.” That is a coach’s dream, someone who will give it 110% every time he steps out on the field. I feel that Ray Lewis is such an influential person and such a great player he is like a founding father of the game. Ray Lewis is the only linebacker I want to be like right now. Ray Lewis will soon be honored by the Hall of Fame but for right now I am going to honor him as player of the day.

Ray Lewis is the captain of the Ravens defense and the heart of the team to. I would like to be a leader of my team’s defense but it doesn’t always happen that way. I don’t like it but Ray Lewis agrees with that decision. He stated that, “I’m willing to serve.  Before I lead any other man into anything I’m willing to take the hard falls myself but also come back and share the pains that came from it.  Don’t waste this moment.  Don’t make no foolish mistake on the field or off the field.” You have to work to become a leader and that is what his quote is all about.

People a lot of times say that life is to short. Neyo said that for all we know we might not get tomorrow. These things are 100% true. Ray Lewis put’s this in football terms and what he says I live by. He says, “The greatest opportunity in the world is found here today…We already know what yesterday has got for us.  It’s already gone.  Tomorrow, too far away.  What about right now!” That one quote has influenced my game and how I play.

With his influence on me and probably every football player in the world, I am honoring him as player of the day.

LeSean McCoy

It was fun while it lasted. Being one of the tallest people in the grade is always an exhilarating feeling but that will soon end. By the time we get in high school Ben will still be taller than me and Michael and Brandon might even pass me. But size doesn’t matter and a great example of that is the 5 ’11 Shady McCoy. He is a running back that runs with a reason every time and leaves the sign of intimidation on the faces of his opponents. I won’t shrink in size or at least I hope not but there will always be people taller than me. With his size is no matter motto, I am honoring LeSean McCoy as player of the day.

LeSean McCoy is truly a beast on the field. With his running style he was fourth on the NFL rushing leaders list for the 2011 regular season. He has showed me in the games I have seen, that the bigger they are the harder they fall. He is truly a David and Goliath story. He will do anything to get through or around his opponent and the courage that takes is a lot. Playing basketball this season I have been one of the shortest centers on the court in every game except one. But, I used that same aggression “Shady” McCoy uses each game. I have been able to box them out and get rebounds. I have learned in these past years watching shady that it’s not the size of the dog in the fight… It’s the size of the fight in the dog.

With his contributions to the game and to me, I am honoring LeSean “Shady” McCoy as player of the day.

Michael Orr

My family means so much to me and our definitely my favorite teammates. My parents are my two best blockers leading a path for my sister and I to follow. My sister is definitely my favorite coach, always giving me advice and being there for me whenever I may need it. Family can definitely raise you up in many ways and I feel Michael Orr can relate to me in many ways. For his contributions to the game but also his love for his family I am honoring him as player of the day.

Michael Orr has seen the best of family and the lows to. As he grew up he did not live the best of lives. He grew up in the projects with nothing to look up to. His friends said he wouldn’t make it out and his parents didn’t help that cause. His father committed suicide when he was young and his mother had a drug addiction. He was homeless, but then when a family noticed him walking alone on the street knowing he was homeless took him into their home. The story goes on and you can learn more about it in a movie about his life called The Blind Side, staring Sandra Bullock.  Family has certainly been an important part in his life. Our stories are extremely different but if we were to talk about family our moral would be the same. We could get nowhere without them and we both love them very much.

With his influential life story and his love for his family, Michael Orr is the player of the day.