Tyrann Mathieu came to the NFL in a cloud of smoke. Today, he is so accountable and so responsible that a high-ranking member of the Cardinals says he’d trust Mathieu to babysit his children for a weekend.
He’s been an underdog, a Honey Badger, a cellmate. Good enough to be a Heisman finalist, bad enough to be kicked out of an SEC school, and that’s saying something. Today, he is one of the most endearing players on the Cardinals, and one of the best stories in the NFL.
Comeback Player of the Year in 2015? Possibly. And someday, they might rename the award in his honor.