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Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Ellis Hobbs, who is penciled in as a starter after Sheldon Brown moved on to Cleveland, explaining how difficult it was not to start in his first season in Philadelphia — Hobbs spent the previous four seasons as the Patriots’ starting cornerback — as quoted on PhillyBurbs.com:

“Who are we kidding? Last year, I was hurting not to be in the starting lineup. But I’m not one to complain about things, so I didn’t say anything. It’s bigger than me. It’s not about whether Ellis Hobbs is happy; it’s about the team. So I just shut up.” Added Hobbs on his opportunity this season: “I’m not going into this thinking like that. I never think of myself having the edge — I’m always the hunter. I always see myself in second, where I’m chasing the guy in first and there’s somebody in third chasing me. If you have that mentality all the time that you’re the guy who’s behind, you’ll never stop working. You’ll never let up.”