Nick Hardwick does nothing without giving everything.
That is how as an undersized former high school wrestler he walked on to a Big Ten football program and went on to play 11 years in the NFL. It is how in retirement he has tackled one new activity after another, including a complete remake of his diet and workouts that enabled a healthy 80-pound weight loss.
“I’m not going to sign up for something if I don’t give a (hoot) about it,” Hardwick said Monday. “I’m not going to put my name behind something I don’t care about.