ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Patrick Surtain tried to recall the moment he first noticed his son, Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II, possessed an unusual calm in the face of sports mayhem, and one memory from a high school game stood out.
"The quarterback is avoiding him all day, he's getting no action, and finally the kid throws one over there and completes it, right in front of Pat,” said the elder Surtain, who is a former 11-year NFL veteran and first-team All-Pro with the Miami Dolphins. “And his face never changed. He never made an excuse, didn't even blink.