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Spielman leads Nebraska in all-purpose yards with 1,154 in nine games. His hallmark game, so far, came in an Oct. 14 loss to Ohio State, where he broke a near 20-year-old school record by 33 yards with 200 receiving yards. His 11 receptions also tied for third-most in school history, and his 77-yard touchdown catch was the longest of his career. He also made a 40-yard run in Nebraska's most recent game, the longest of the Huskers' season.
But no one will hear Spielman boasting. Grant said he didn't hear Spielman speak for his entire first year on varsity. And his dad, Vikings general manager Rick Spielman, remembers taking his ninth-grade son on a lacrosse recruiting trip and watching practice for a good 30 minutes in silence until JD finally said something.
" 'Well, I know I'm better than those three guys. This guy is better than me right now,' " Rick Spielman recalled his son saying. "He's always observing. Not very outgoing but very observant of what's around him."
JD attributes his ability to his football family. In addition to his dad, his uncle, Chris Spielman, is a former NFL linebacker and current analyst. His uncle was the one to tip off Nebraska coach Mike Riley about his nephew, showing him Spielman's highlight video when they were on an ESPN broadcast.
"It came from my dad and my uncle, just seeing the football side from a higher level," JD Spielman said. "A lot of people don't get to watch NFL players practice or watch them up close on the field during games ... and be able to talk to them in the locker room after a practice or after a game. The way that my game developed and my field vision, all that, comes from being more in-depth with the game longer in my life than most people are able to get into."
http://www.startribune.com/jd-spiel...463063/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it
Go Gophers!!
Spielman leads Nebraska in all-purpose yards with 1,154 in nine games. His hallmark game, so far, came in an Oct. 14 loss to Ohio State, where he broke a near 20-year-old school record by 33 yards with 200 receiving yards. His 11 receptions also tied for third-most in school history, and his 77-yard touchdown catch was the longest of his career. He also made a 40-yard run in Nebraska's most recent game, the longest of the Huskers' season.
But no one will hear Spielman boasting. Grant said he didn't hear Spielman speak for his entire first year on varsity. And his dad, Vikings general manager Rick Spielman, remembers taking his ninth-grade son on a lacrosse recruiting trip and watching practice for a good 30 minutes in silence until JD finally said something.
" 'Well, I know I'm better than those three guys. This guy is better than me right now,' " Rick Spielman recalled his son saying. "He's always observing. Not very outgoing but very observant of what's around him."
JD attributes his ability to his football family. In addition to his dad, his uncle, Chris Spielman, is a former NFL linebacker and current analyst. His uncle was the one to tip off Nebraska coach Mike Riley about his nephew, showing him Spielman's highlight video when they were on an ESPN broadcast.
"It came from my dad and my uncle, just seeing the football side from a higher level," JD Spielman said. "A lot of people don't get to watch NFL players practice or watch them up close on the field during games ... and be able to talk to them in the locker room after a practice or after a game. The way that my game developed and my field vision, all that, comes from being more in-depth with the game longer in my life than most people are able to get into."
http://www.startribune.com/jd-spiel...463063/?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it
Go Gophers!!