Some of the smallest players in the league play with the biggest chips on their shoulder. In a way, they have to in order to succeed. Not only is it naturally more difficult for undersized players to perform at an NFL level with durability, there is also a bias in the selection process against them.
But the ones who are able to play with that chip on their shoulder tend to be the ones that make it, and Pittsburgh Steelers second-year cornerback Mike Hilton is one who managed to get over the hump last season, a year after spending most of the fall in 2016 without a job.