Fearing that some of you might construe what I’m about to say as an unjustified attack on Scott Pioli and Todd Haley, I delayed writing this column.

It’s about Brian Waters winning the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Waters received the NFL’s most prestigious individual award last Sunday before the Super Bowl, joining Dan Marino, John Elway, Mike Singletary, Roger Staubach, Johnny Unitas and many of the greatest names in football as a recipient.

Young people — not just young athletes — can learn a lesson from Waters’ 2009 journey, a lesson in how to handle unwarranted criticism and disrespect.

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