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Article: 'Nice-guy' Colombo only nasty on the field.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- April 23, 2002
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Byline: Bob LeGere Daily Herald Sports Writer
The Bears' No. 1 draft pick won't be hard to recognize on the streets of Chicago.
Offensive tackle Marc Colombo is 6-feet-8, 320 pounds and bald, and he has the stereotypical Boston accent. For instance, he says he's a "hod" worker, and he can't wait for minicamp to "stot."
But don't look for his trademark nastiness away from the football field.
"It's really an on-the-field thing," he said. "If you meet me off the field, I'm a pretty nice guy. On the field, yes, I can be nasty. It's kind of a switch that turns on, and that's how I love (to play) football, being aggressive and finishing ...