![]() "But my friends just teased me like, 'Man, what are you doing in that piece of crap?' and I'd say, 'Oh, you talkin' 'bout that Bentley right there?'" Morris said. "My friends, when I first got it - it was kind of an eyesore," said Morris, who then added that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Since that time, however, Morris has had some quality time to bond with his vehicle, considering he drove it more than 20 hours from South Florida to his new D.C.-area residence when he was drafted by the Redskins.īut how did he land on a name like "Bentley," which is one of the more luxurious automobile manufacturers on the planet? Why would you get behind me? You see the lights - go around.'" "I'd be stalling at lights and stuff and just sitting there trying to get it started back up, and I'd be like, 'I have emergency lights on. "I put my emergency lights on, and people would be driving behind me, and I'd be like, 'My emergency lights are on - stop following me.' Which made for some interesting road trips. Learning to tame his "Bentley" wasn't an easy task for Morris. "But I always wanted a car, and it was what I got." "I could've been like, 'Ah, I don't want this piece of crap,'" Morris said. Morris said he didn't have a vehicle at all until his junior year at FAU, so he certainly didn't turn his nose up at "Bentley" when he had the chance to get it. "It just keeps me grounded, where I came from and all the hard work for me to get to this point. "It has some sentimental value to it now," Morris said Wednesday before the Redskins headed out for practice. Morris, a rookie running back, can most likely afford a nicer vehicle, but his '91 Mazda - which is affectionately known as his "Bentley" - reminds Morris of his journey of playing at mid-level Florida Atlantic University to starting in his first two career games in the National Football League. Parked among the decked-out sport-utility vehicles and smooth, sporty rides at Redskins Park is a silver, 1991 Mazda 626 sedan that Alfred Morris just can't give up. Alfred Morris Won't Give Up His 1991 Mazda 626 'Bentley' Esta estória já tem capítulos suficientes para uma mini-novela!ġ.
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