fuego Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Vaughn McClureESPN Staff Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons rookie strong safety Keanu Neal'sbrotherly relationship with Seattle Seahawks veteran strong safety Kam Chancellor won't change just because they'll battle one another Saturday in the divisional playoff. Neal, who worked out with Chancellor this season, has a signed Chancellor jersey hanging in his locker. Neal was asked if he plans to remove the jersey, considering the circumstances. "Nah," Neal said. "I'll just leave it in there. ... The brotherhood is bigger than football. It's not going against the Seahawks and everything like this. We're brothers. I don't see it as, 'OK, it's Seahawks, so I've got to hide it.' It's Kam Chancellor. It's a brother to me." Neal said Chancellor's written message basically wished him success on his NFL journey. "We text from time to time, just to stay in touch and everything," Neal said. "And he's helped me out football-wise, and off the field as well. It's a brotherhood. He's huge on helping people. He's big on, 'Each one, teach one,' just being able to help everybody. And he's definitely helped me a lot." The Falcons envisioned Neal playing with the same hard-hitting style as Chancellor in a defense coach Dan Quinn has brought over from Seattle. Neal has lived up to that physical reputation, finishing second on the team with 105 combined tackles and forcing five fumbles. Chancellor sat out injured when the Seahawks defeated the Falcons 26-24 in Week 6 of the regular season. "He's a factor," Quinn said of Chancellor, a guy he coached while serving as the Seahawks' defensive coordinator. "It's the physicality that he plays with." http://www.espn.com/blog/atlanta-falcons/post/_/id/24779/falcons-keanu-neal-keeping-kam-chancellor-jersey-in-locker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomGoesTheDynamite Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) Great read! Thanks fuego! Neal is one of my favorite picks this year You think Neal can be as good as Kam in time? Edited January 9, 2017 by BoomGoesTheDynamite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuego Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Definitely. He's only a rookie and he's already got a good hard-hitting start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYNE Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I feel like it's a little odd this week. But whatever, if we win its cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dem Birds Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 This is why we need Roddy. He would sneak and burn that **** lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dem Birds Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 minute ago, RYNE said: I feel like it's a little odd this week. But whatever, if we win its cool. And if we don't it's Keanu's fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptain Krazy Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 The friendships and mutual respect that players from different teams have with and for each other is difficult for fans to understand because we don't make the sacrifices to play the game the way they do. I'm glad Keanu has a mentor that is a bad mutha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuego Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Kaptain Krazy said: The friendships and mutual respect that players from different teams have with and for each other is difficult for fans to understand because we don't make the sacrifices to play the game the way they do. I'm glad Keanu has a mentor that is a bad mutha. Yep. And Beasley has Von Miller. Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYNE Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 41 minutes ago, Dem Birds said: And if we don't it's Keanu's fault Exactly lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayOzOne Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 The good thing about Chancellor is that he's also smart in how he plays. There's a reason that Neal is able to lay the wood to opponents without knocking himself out. Coaches can preach technique all day long but sometimes it has to be preached by somebody else who did it the right way and excelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezekiel 25:17 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) I don't see a problem with this. If anything, this could inspire him to play a He!! of a game in front of his Mentos! Edited January 10, 2017 by Ezekiel 25:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewsFrancisBart Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Ezekiel 25:17 said: I don't see a problem with this. If anything, this could inspire him to play a He!! of a game in front of his Mentos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezekiel 25:17 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 16 minutes ago, AndrewsFrancisBart said: Was gonna see how long it took!!! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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