Redskins linebacker Ryan Anderson is the first to admit he didn’t approach his rookie year like he should have. For one, he said he didn’t understand how long the season was — which meant Anderson wasn’t getting the proper treatment to take care of his body in advance.
But there was another issue — one centered around Anderson’s hometown roots — that held the 24-year-old back: Southern food was just too good to pass up.
“I’m from the country, man,” said the Daphne, Alabama, native. “I always ate neck bones, collard greens, macaroni, man. Ain’t no damn vegan or none of that.