METAIRIE, La. -- Tyrann Mathieu felt like an idiot.
Two weeks before the 2013 NFL draft, Mathieu was touring the Arizona Cardinals facility in a three-piece suit on the advice of former LSU teammate Patrick Peterson. Mathieu was 20, on the heels of missing the 2012 season after his dismissal from LSU and being arrested on charges of possession of marijuana.
The safety was eager to prove himself after everything that happened the previous fall. So he put on the uncomfortable suit, tie and all, hoping to make a good impression.