Following Abe's Footsteps
Written by Matt Elam, Monday November 09 2009
Me and my brother are close, he’s like another father to me. A father figure. We talk every day, I’m very proud of him for what he’s overcome and what he’s doing now.
He’s an inspiration to me and a lot of people.
On the field I’ve learned from watching him and trying to do the same things he did, but better. We’re both safeties. When I go up to see him we watch his game film together and he shows me some things, stuff he should have done differently, like what to do, and what not to do and why.
Sometimes I work out with him in the summer and he pushes me hard. We worked out so hard I threw up. He’s got a crazy work ethic.
With him in the NFL I know I can follow in his footsteps. My goal is to be in the NFL and line up on the other team against him.
The recruiting process has been crazy. It’s my senior year, and I’m having a good time but I’m focused on trying to win a state championship.
Though I made a verbal commitment to Florida last year to take the pressure off me, my brother thought it would be a good idea to take some visits anyway, just in case. So the recruitment is still going on and I’m getting attention from a lot of different schools. Other schools I’m looking at are Tennessee, West Virginia and Georgia.
I would say I’m 85 percent committed to Florida.
The craziest thing that happened during the recruiting process was I got a call from a coach who was driving in his car, and he said if I didn’t commit to his program he was going to drive off a cliff. That was crazy.
Matt Elam, the brother of Cleveland Browns safety Abe Elam, is a senior safety at Dwyer High in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and a consensus 5-star recruit. He has committed verbally to Florida.
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