Troy Vincent
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"Troy Darnell Vincent" is a former American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dolphins with the 7th overall pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football for Wisconsin Badgers football/Wisconsin.

Vincent is currently the NFL executive vice president of football operations, formerly the NFL Player Development Organization, a position he was named to in February 2010.

He was the president of the NFLPA, The Sporting News" No. 1 Good Guy in 2003, a team captain the last 13 seasons of his 15-year career. On September 28, 2011, Vincent was named as one of the Preliminary Nominees for the NFL Hall Of Fame Class of 2012.

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There's nothing like winning. At least you can go home for at least that week and feel half-decent about yourself.

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It is a concern, and it's not just the NFL that's getting bigger, America is getting bigger, ... We have an opportunity in our sport to protect those men because it's not just affecting you while you play, the true effects happen when you're retired. The guy who isn't out there participating in physical activity, burning calories, he's just going to be bigger, and we've seen it.

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I try to not have it be the focal point in my mind, but I realize that it's a violent sport and serious injuries do occur.

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You're talking about a guy who just doesn't do it from week to week. He gets the job done every day of the week. I hear people talk about this person or that person being the best safety in the league after they've had one or two good years, but Dawkins has been more consistent at that position than anybody.

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When one of the NFL's superstars goes down, it can devastate your football team.

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You can't compete when one team has an open wallet and another team has both hands covering it up. It really can create disparity, not just at a club level, but at a player level as well.

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If we're all honest with ourselves, we should expect change. When you're 5-11 with greater expectations, with enough talent on your team to win, you have to.

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We missed a ton of tackles. I don't think we're pressing. But we didn't give the offense enough opportunities.

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That's not a pretty sight, because you never know the extent of the injuries. The trainers don't tell you anything. The referees are telling you to get back. You've got your teammate down there, your best friend, and he's not moving. So those are unfortunate situations. ... That very easily could be myself on the other side of the field.

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