Hedges Hasn't Changed Much Over Years, and That's Good for FCD

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Matt Hedges, FC Dallas Co-Captain.

Full disclosure, I was covering FC Dallas for the Morning News in 2012 when then-coach Schellas Hyndman drafted a defender out of North Carolina named Matt Hedges.

Over the years, Hedges and I have had more than our share of conversations. But after talking to him earlier this week after training for the first time in at least a year, I reached a simple conclusion-he hasn't changed all that much since first coming to FCD.

However, that's not a bad thing, not in the least.

Hedges remains the same stoic, hard-working guy who still loves the beautiful game that he was when he first arrived in Frisco just over seven years ago. In short, he's…