"I got you," Thornton laughed with a huge smile when Hubbard came past, the undrafted rookie sneaking in just before the veteran to the practice field for the honor of being the first man out.
"Just watching him, you know, he stays late," Thornton said. "He's consistent. When he gets there to practice, he's going all out, every play, is not taking off one play, and that's something I want to take into my game, you feel me? Like, don't take one. Every play like I'm going to 100.
"The first time I told him I wanted to beat him, he just looked at me and said, 'Never.'"