CHICAGO -- Seven-year-old Kyler Gordon was standing in front of the television in the living room of his family's Mukilteo, Washington, home. A collection of Michael Jackson's music videos was in the DVD player, and Gordon was intent on perfecting all the moves to "Bad."
It was the dance he would take to competitions around the Seattle area and various states. Spending hours making sure those shoulder shrugs were sharp and on beat and mimicking the signature kick was pivotal to Gordon transforming himself on stage.
"I was just getting into Michael Jackson mode," Gordon, a rookie cornerback for the Chicago Bears, said recently with a laugh.