NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Luke Falk never saw it coming. He wasn't strapped, so he faced an ominous fate. Falk was chatting with his dad in the team's hotel lobby when he saw a glimpse of linebacker Will Compton, eyes wide, ready to end him.
Falk sprinted for the hotel doors. Compton and team ally, receiver Michael Campanaro, caught him, stabbing him with a Nerf sword. Falk, reminded of his untimely death, simply shook his head. He let his guard down at the wrong time.
"Best kill is the first one.