Frank Gore, Vince Wilfork final two
standing from Miami's glory days
The
retirement of receiver Andre Johnson, who was with Indianapolis in 2015, has
left Colts running back Frank Gore and Houston Texans defensive
tackleVince Wilfork as the only two players still playing
in the NFL from the glory days of the University of Miami's football program in
the early 2000s.
“That’s it,” Gore said. “Think about all the guys who played
together around that time. We were all blessed to have great years. Vince is
still playing at a high level.”
Gore, Wilfork and Johnson played at the University of Miami when
the Hurricanes were turning out multiple first-round draft picks on a regular
basis, players such as Willis McGahee, Clinton Portis, Ed Reed and Jeremy
Shockey.
The list goes on and on.
“I just think we’re a different breed,” Gore said. “We competed.
We saw the guys before us and we wanted to be them. Wanted to make them happy
and keep the legacy up with the ‘U’ guys before us. We saw guys like Michael
Irvin, Warren Sapp, Ray Lewis, Reggie Wayne and Edgerrin James making it in the
league.”
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