Eric LeGrand was telling a story he had told countless times before, about the devastating football collision that left him paralyzed and the man who helped guide him out of the unthinkable darkness.
"I know the man. I played under him. I saw the man after my injury," LeGrand said on Sunday night. "He told me when he recruited me that he treats all of his players like family.
"And after my injury ..."
He paused. LeGrand knew I had heard -- and written -- this story before. Greg Schiano had become a second father to LeGrand when he was paralyzed from the shoulders down after making a tackle in 2010, driving an hour each night after practice to sit bedside during his recovery and make sure his injured player "had the best care in the world.