Tackling Machine Elandon Roberts May Be Small, but Has Heart to Succeed in NFL

April 1, 2016   ·   Luke Easterling   ·   Jump to comments

It may not match up on the scale or the measuring tape, but if you were able to peer into the heart that makes Houston linebacker Elandon Roberts tick, you might find it draped in a black-and-purple jersey with a “52” on either side.
When the Port Arthur, Texas, native thinks about who he models his game after, it’s about passion and intensity, not numbers.
“I model my game after Ray Lewis,” Roberts says. “Before every college game I played, I would pull up the same motivational video by him. I would just watch how he takes over his whole defense, how they rally around him. The whole team knew, if this guy was ready to go, we’re ready to go. That helped build me into the player I am today. I felt like if my vibe wasn’t right, my team’s vibe wasn’t right. And just from watching him, he taught me how to be a leader and how to take control of your team.”
It may be a little early to compare him to a future Hal...

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