Bo Eason

My dad was actually watching a game with OJ Simpson in it. OJ Simpson was in the game. He was a running back for the Buffalo bills at USC and he won the Heisman trophy. Anyway, I had never really heard my dad use the word beautiful because he's just not that kind of guy. And rarely had I ever seen him sitting down in front of a TV.

And that's where we were this one afternoon when I was nine and he was watching a game with OJ Simpson in it. Well, I didn't know who OJ Simpson was. I don't even know if my dad knew who he was, but he did say that this kid is beautiful. And he's pointing at the TV and I'm like, looking at my dad, I'm looking at the TV, wondering what is, he's never used the word beautiful.

And that's where we were this one afternoon when I was nine and he was watching a game with OJ Simpson in it. Well, I didn't know who OJ Simpson was. I don't even know if my dad knew who he was, but he did say that this kid is beautiful. And he's pointing at the TV and I'm like, looking at my dad, I'm looking at the TV, wondering what is, he's never used the word beautiful.

And that's where we were this one afternoon when I was nine and he was watching a game with OJ Simpson in it. Well, I didn't know who OJ Simpson was. I don't even know if my dad knew who he was, but he did say that this kid is beautiful. And he's pointing at the TV and I'm like, looking at my dad, I'm looking at the TV, wondering what is, he's never used the word beautiful.

A, B, he's talking about a man on TV and he was talking about the way he moved and the way he ran and what beauty it had. And so I was like, I just remember watching OJ Simpson and going, okay. That kid is beautiful, the way he moves, the way he runs. I've never seen anybody do that before. But what I remember being more interested in is I didn't want to be OJ Simpson. I wanted to stop him.

A, B, he's talking about a man on TV and he was talking about the way he moved and the way he ran and what beauty it had. And so I was like, I just remember watching OJ Simpson and going, okay. That kid is beautiful, the way he moves, the way he runs. I've never seen anybody do that before. But what I remember being more interested in is I didn't want to be OJ Simpson. I wanted to stop him.

A, B, he's talking about a man on TV and he was talking about the way he moved and the way he ran and what beauty it had. And so I was like, I just remember watching OJ Simpson and going, okay. That kid is beautiful, the way he moves, the way he runs. I've never seen anybody do that before. But what I remember being more interested in is I didn't want to be OJ Simpson. I wanted to stop him.

I wanted to tackle him. Right? And look, a lot of therapists have tried to figure that one out. But I... Later learned that there's this position called safety in football. That is the last line of defense. And if you can get past the safety, then you score, you win. But if you can't get past the safety, you can't win because you can't score. So that's when I decided. And it's strange.

I wanted to tackle him. Right? And look, a lot of therapists have tried to figure that one out. But I... Later learned that there's this position called safety in football. That is the last line of defense. And if you can get past the safety, then you score, you win. But if you can't get past the safety, you can't win because you can't score. So that's when I decided. And it's strange.

I wanted to tackle him. Right? And look, a lot of therapists have tried to figure that one out. But I... Later learned that there's this position called safety in football. That is the last line of defense. And if you can get past the safety, then you score, you win. But if you can't get past the safety, you can't win because you can't score. So that's when I decided. And it's strange.

I can't put it all together with my memories. But I remember that being very important to me. Like, I want to be that guy who can stop these beautiful runners from scoring touchdowns and beating us. I wanted to be on that side of the ball. So I drew up the plan. I called it a declaration only because I just, I liked the, because we were learning the Declaration of Independence in school.

I can't put it all together with my memories. But I remember that being very important to me. Like, I want to be that guy who can stop these beautiful runners from scoring touchdowns and beating us. I wanted to be on that side of the ball. So I drew up the plan. I called it a declaration only because I just, I liked the, because we were learning the Declaration of Independence in school.

I can't put it all together with my memories. But I remember that being very important to me. Like, I want to be that guy who can stop these beautiful runners from scoring touchdowns and beating us. I wanted to be on that side of the ball. So I drew up the plan. I called it a declaration only because I just, I liked the, because we were learning the Declaration of Independence in school.

And I just remember being in awe of founding fathers writing this document like 250 years ago, yet I didn't write it. I wasn't related to these founding fathers, but they wrote something that us Americans bring into existence every day. And I was one of those Americans. So I was like, so these founding fathers created this declaration. They declared who we were going to be.

And I just remember being in awe of founding fathers writing this document like 250 years ago, yet I didn't write it. I wasn't related to these founding fathers, but they wrote something that us Americans bring into existence every day. And I was one of those Americans. So I was like, so these founding fathers created this declaration. They declared who we were going to be.

And I just remember being in awe of founding fathers writing this document like 250 years ago, yet I didn't write it. I wasn't related to these founding fathers, but they wrote something that us Americans bring into existence every day. And I was one of those Americans. So I was like, so these founding fathers created this declaration. They declared who we were going to be.

And I, me, who didn't know them, who didn't write it, by the way I lived brought their declaration into existence. So I put that kind of all together as I was growing up. And so I never had, I never liked the word goals. I just, that, that didn't, I just didn't like the word. I liked the word declaration.

And I, me, who didn't know them, who didn't write it, by the way I lived brought their declaration into existence. So I put that kind of all together as I was growing up. And so I never had, I never liked the word goals. I just, that, that didn't, I just didn't like the word. I liked the word declaration.

And I, me, who didn't know them, who didn't write it, by the way I lived brought their declaration into existence. So I put that kind of all together as I was growing up. And so I never had, I never liked the word goals. I just, that, that didn't, I just didn't like the word. I liked the word declaration.

So that's what I drew up a plan, a declaration that said I would be the best safety in 20 years because that's how long it was going to take me to grow up and be able to be drafted in the NFL as the top safety. So that's how my life began. That's how the dream of the declaration began. That was the genesis of it.