The message comes from his position coach Larry Foote, or from his parents, hoping that Deone Bucannon retains some perspective.
“Sometimes I’ve got to remember football is what I do, not who I am,” the money linebacker said.
That can be difficult sometimes, especially when Bucannon is without the game – like earlier this season, when offseason ankle reconstruction surgery kept him out of the offseason work, training camp and the first three games of the regular season.
It took a chunk of the season, but the Cardinals are again seeing what they once did out of their 2014 first-round pick.