Bob Sanders
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"Demond "Bob" Sanders" is a former American professional American football/football player who was a Safety (American football position)/safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes Football/University of Iowa. Sanders was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and also played for the NFL's San Diego Chargers. He was named National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award/AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 and is known for being the integral part of the Colts' postseason defense that led the team to a victory in Super Bowl XLI. He was nicknamed "The Hitman" because of his hard hits and tackles, and was also called "The Eraser" by former Colts' coach Tony Dungy because he tends to erase the mistakes of his teammates. However, he has also become known for his frequent injuries, having played over six games in a season only twice, in 2005 and 2007.

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The holes weren't as open as they were last year. Last year, there were gaping holes in there.

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We hate to give up any touchdown. We messed up. We were not in the correct defense and we didn't line up the right way.

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All of those really big hits I remember. I put one on him. I've given people a lot of those.

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I think everybody has the same attitude. It's like we have something to prove. Last year, our rush defense was not as good as we wanted. This year, we've got Corey.

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The only thing we focused on was going out and playing the way we play: physical, smart, fast.

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I think everybody has the same attitude.

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We were excited to see the guys from the top take it to another level and get a guy that can really help us.

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I always thought that if I didn't feel it, the other person was hurting more. But I've realized over time that if I hit somebody and it hurts me, it hurts them even more. It depends on the way I feel.

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I think we did make a statement, because we played one of the most physical teams in the league.

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