Q & A With Vince Wilfork

Sep/30/08 08:06 AM Filed in: Vince Wilfork
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On Friday night, former UM great Vince Wilfork returned to Santaluces High in Lantana to have high school jersey retired. Check out the above video to see how the ceremony went. Also, below is a quick Q & A with Wilfork, courtesy of Sun Sentinel intern Laura Bernheim, who attended the event. And don't forget I'll answer questions from 5-6 p.m. (ET) tonight.

LB: Where do you keep your Super Bowl rings?
VW: In a safe at home. I barely bring them out. I brought and showed my national championship ring and the Super Bowl rings to show to the players in there. If I could touch one person in there, I did my job. I just told them that if they work hard, good things will happen.

LB: How much do you follow the University of Miami?
VW: Oh man, I still bleed orange and green.

LB:  What do you think of the job coach Randy Shannon is doing?
VW: One thing the team needed and Randy Shannon has brought is respect back to the organization and the entire coaching staff has done a hell of a job implementing those ideals. The players are doing a great job of reacting to that, too. It was something I responded to when he was my defensive coordinator. There was a level of respect as if he was the head coach. Between the resepect and discipline, we're on the right track.

LB: What's your most vivid memory of Coral Gables?
VW: Just putting on that U each week. I think everyone wants to do that deep down in their hearts. Playing college football at the U is like going to school at Harvard. When you mention college football, it's all about the University of Miami. Just going down there and being a part of something, being part of history.

LB: How competitive were practices at UM and how does it compare to Foxboro?
VW: Coral Gable practices were a lot tougher. You have to think more in Foxboro, be more aware of your surroundings and know what every body else is doing. We didn't have to worry about that as much in Coral Gables. You just focused on your job.

(sun-sentinel.com)