MANKATO, Minn.-- Antone Exum's confidence long has been evident. While at Virginia Tech, he recorded a rap song with the verse, "I'm the best corner in the country and you know it.''
Exum is now a safety, having been moved from cornerback last year as a Vikings rookie. As for his confidence, he realizes he perhaps has needed to tone things down a bit.
When Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer recently was asked about Exum, he said he has improved as a player and with his maturity. He said he needed to have several talks with Exum when he was a rookie.