On Tuesday night, though, he stood up in front of 500 middle school football players and coaches at the Broncos' 10th annual Futures Football banquet to share his story of becoming an NFL athlete and a Super Bowl 50 champion.
Here is the speech that Barrett gave:
“Hi, everyone. My name’s Shaquil Barrett. I’m a linebacker for the Denver Broncos. I’m from Baltimore, and for those of you that don’t know, that’s in Maryland. I’ve got a couple stories I want to tell y’all about how I overcame adversity, how to be mentally tough and how to be a great athlete, team player and selfless player.