Greg Morrissey interned with the Chicago Bears in the summer of 1995 when the NFL team’s first-round draft pick approached him on the practice field. Rashaan Salaam was a 19-year-old rookie with a big smile in need of his wisdom teeth pulled. And Morrissey? Well, he had a car.
“Do you mind taking me to the dentist?” Salaam asked. “I need someone to drive me back. I just got here and don’t know anyone.”
More than two decades later, Salaam’s humble nature still makes Morrissey chuckle — “What Heisman Trophy winner does that?” — but not without profound sadness.