Beason, The Emotional Leader

Sep/15/08 10:52 PM Filed in: Jon Beason
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On fourth-and-1, the Panthers sniffed out an inside run and stuffed fullback Jason McKie's run up the middle at midfield. That secured Carolina's win as Jake Delhomme was able to take a knee and run out the clock.

Prior to that play, middle linebacker Jon Beason huddled everyone together and said, "I'm going to give everything I've got for you and you do it for me. Guys went out and responded, and it was just an effort play - mano y mano."

It was the underappreciated nose tackle Maake Kemoeatu who broke up the play, getting a good push inside. Na'il Diggs and Julius Peppers both swarmed in to finish up, tackling McKie behind the line of scrimmage.

"Big Maake made the play," Beason said. "I went over and hugged him and told him I loved him. I get a little emotional when we win. Especially when guys make plays, I feed off of it."

(gastongazette.com)