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He breaks the Mold that Nnamdi Asomugha. Let’s Celebrate one of the Good Guys

There's a certain presence to him, a presence that defies logic.  After all, the mild-mannered aristocrat of higher education has a day job that requires him to inflict as much physical pain as possible, to separate man from ball, to keep man from catching ball. And he does it all better than anyone at his position.

Of course this anomaly Nnamdi Asomugha stands out in a crowd, except for when he blends into one, which is more often the case.   Asomugha, the anti- "Neon" Deion Sanders, may seem like a square peg trying to fit into a round NFL hole because he does not call attention to himself. He is that rare combination of skill, humility and humanity that makes it OK for cynical fans to believe in something. Asomugha's game is all out, all the time, and his story as All-American as it gets.

He is the total package the Raiders so desperately need as they try to claw out of the hole they've been digging for themselves since Super Bowl XXXVII.  Hinging a franchise on such a combination of class and game-changing talent is the best move Al Davis has made since Jon Gruden embarrassed his former boss six years ago. Just don't let that three-year, $45.3 million contract skew your perception of Asomugha. He hasn't allowed it to change him.  He certainly deserved it, and this is one Al got right.  Yes, the highest-paid player in the league showed up for voluntary organized team activities last week, making a statement that resonated loudly throughout the Silver and Black.

Leadership's never defined by how much you make or how good you play on Sunday.  It's what you do during the week and the offseason and how people see you and perceive you in terms of your preparation. The next big thing for him is becoming a leader and a guy that people look at as the example all the time.

The silky-smooth, 6-foot-2, 210-pound Asomugha's on-field credentials already are impeccable. Asomugha was selected for the Pro Bowl and as an All-Pro last season. No wonder opposing offensive coordinators avoid his side of the field as if he's the original host of polio.   Which helps explain his relative lack of interceptions – he has 10 in his six-year career, with eight in 2006.

Do most pundits know that he's given up just one touchdown last year?  And while playing as shutdown a corner as anyone since Sanders, Asomugha does not shy from contact, unlike Neon Deion.  But it's what Asomugha, 27, does off the field that obliterates the "dumb jock" stereotype. He has addressed the United Nations on how to fight malaria, visited former President Bill Clinton in his Harlem office and hosted a fundraiser for the charity Orphans and Widows in Need.

The word, though, is starting leak out nationally on the Cal graduate with a degree in corporate finance whose parents earned doctorates and whose three siblings have master's degrees. No need to worry, though, that Oakland's 2003 first-round draft choice will let his head get so large that his helmet will longer fit.

It's not overwhelming to most who have met him because they all say the same thing that he never buys into the hype, so he’s able to stay grounded with it.  He’s there right now, and he knows there is always a level to go higher too.

The Raiders? The entire NFL could use more class acts like Asomugha.

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