However, he’s had a bit of a bumpy ride getting there.
He had a lot of issues and it was my job to help."
Avant acknowledged how Travis differed from others he’d seen in similar situations.
“They have to have the ability to want to do it,” he said.
“But he wasn’t a bad guy.
He was a very likable guy, in fact.
I knew he had gold inside of him; you just had to knock off some dirt.”
When he stumbled, I was just like, ‘Oh s’ in my head."
In his post-game interview withESPN, Reid confirmed Travis apologized to him over the incident.
There’s nobody I get better than I get him.
He’s a competitive kid, he loves to play, and he makes me feel young."
When next year’s season comes around, we’ll see if Travis has emotions locked down.
