D.J. Humphries Sr. is your classic over-protective parent these days, carefully bundling his four-month-old son, Diem Jase, into a car seat and double-checking the harness before every ride.
Twenty-one years ago, his first go-round at fatherhood began a little differently. In the mid-1990s, Humphries and D.J. Jr. would cruise around Union Hills, S.C., dad driving and son riding shotgun, oblivious to any safety concerns.
“I never used to be in the car seat when I was little,” said D.J. Jr., at age 21 the Cardinals’ first-round pick in 2015’s NFL draft. “I was a front-seat rider when I was with him.