Demario Davis is trying to set the tone for the New Orleans Saints’ defense.
The veteran linebacker is emerging as a leader from the middle, and he wants his teammates to take after his physicality.
He loves to deliver punishing hits, and he sees them as an advantage that can have a ripple effect.
“When I’m playing an opponent on the field … I’m thinking about the next opponent and the opponent after that,” Davis told reporters Wednesday. “I want to hit this person so hard that the next three people that watch the tape, they’re already intimidated by it.