CDC said that he's simply following Bram Kohlhausen's lead.
“Think about what he did — the selfless act of humanity when he got up there and said he will always be my brother, this is his team, he taught me how to play, taught me how to be a man, taught me how to be a football player. That act of humility taught me a lesson myself. I sat there and was so overwhelmed with emotion for him to do that, because that was his spotlight. Yet he forgave, embraced, and said this was his team.