Seahawks longsnapper Nate Boyer, a former Army Green Beret with multiple tours of duty overseas, just penned one of the better MMQB guest-columns I've read. In it, he talks about his decision to join the Army and become a Green Beret, about his decision to walk on at Texas despite never playing a down of football in his life, and about his decision to declare for the Draft. The 34-year old rookie is the Seahawks' oldest player. This does not matter in his mind.
Boyer cites this viral Shia LaBeouf monologue, and notes that:
"Over the past month, many have poked fun at the actor's words.