Wolverine
05-01-2009, 12:33 PM
Lardarius Webb could barely pay attention to the action on the field, even if it was an NFL playoff game. As the Baltimore Ravens barreled through the Miami Dolphins 27-9 at Dolphins Stadium this past January, Webb had his eyes focused on no. 20.
For Webb, it was a little self-admitted hero-worshipping. “I just wanted to meet Ed Reed.”
Webb, a defensive back himself, credits the Ravens safety as his role model, and did have the chance to meet him that day. It is thus fitting that Webb will have the opportunity to play alongside his idol, as Webb was drafted in the third round (88th overall) by the Ravens last weekend.
“I’m extremely happy. I cannot even explain myself,” Webb said not long after Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome called him to tell him he would be a Raven. “Baltimore has a great, great defense, and to be a part of that is really breath-taking.”
Baltimore Ravens | News | Becoming the Role Model (http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2009/04/Becoming_the_Role_Model.aspx)
For Webb, it was a little self-admitted hero-worshipping. “I just wanted to meet Ed Reed.”
Webb, a defensive back himself, credits the Ravens safety as his role model, and did have the chance to meet him that day. It is thus fitting that Webb will have the opportunity to play alongside his idol, as Webb was drafted in the third round (88th overall) by the Ravens last weekend.
“I’m extremely happy. I cannot even explain myself,” Webb said not long after Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome called him to tell him he would be a Raven. “Baltimore has a great, great defense, and to be a part of that is really breath-taking.”
Baltimore Ravens | News | Becoming the Role Model (http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2009/04/Becoming_the_Role_Model.aspx)