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It’s been well documented that Bills rookie safety Jairus Byrd has football instincts that are greater than the average NFL player. Constantly anticipating and being around the football is what he’s known for, but it’s not his physical talent as much as his mental acuity for the game that’s made him such a playmaker to this point in his career.
But that mental approach to the game didn’t appear out of thin air. It was developed by Byrd thanks to input from a pair of Pro Bowl defensive backs.
Byrd’s first tutor was his father, Gill Byrd, a former first-round pick of the San Diego Chargers and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback. With 42 career interceptions the elder Byrd had valuable football knowledge to pass on to his two sons, Gill Jr. and Jairus.
But that mental approach to the game didn’t appear out of thin air. It was developed by Byrd thanks to input from a pair of Pro Bowl defensive backs.
Byrd’s first tutor was his father, Gill Byrd, a former first-round pick of the San Diego Chargers and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback. With 42 career interceptions the elder Byrd had valuable football knowledge to pass on to his two sons, Gill Jr. and Jairus.
