Cortland Finnegan isnt losing sleep over

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Cortland Finnegan isnt losing sleep over

Four years ago, had just signed a five-year, $50 million deal to play for the . In the six previous seasons with the , Finnegan, a Breon Borders Jersey former 7th-round pick, had emerged as one of the 's best cornerbacks. He'd also earned the label as one of the league's dirtiest players.But his career plateaued in St. Louis, he was released after two disappointing seasons, and has bounced around with the (2014) Taylor Lewan Jersey , (2015), and most recently the , where he signed last week.Now 32 and entering his 10th season, Finnegan sounds wiser. He's also aware of -- and seems to embrace -- the perception that he plays dirty."(The perception is) I'm a dirtbag," Finnegan said, via the . "I think that just is what it is. When you see everything I've done in my career, when you see the way I Bobby Hart Jersey play, I play with emotion and grit, and kind of old-school." Whenever Finnegan's style of play comes up, it invariably leads to conversations about that one time he and then-Texans wideout . Finnegan believes that fight went a long way in solidifying the dirtbag tag. And he's OK with that."I never fought it," Finnegan said. "Sometimes you're the bug. Sometimes you're the windshield, so you've just got to figure those out. After the incident there, it was going to be known that Briley Moore Jersey I was going to be the villain. ... Whatever someone thinks, you can't lose any sleep over it. I haven't lost any Derick Roberson Jersey sleep yet." Finnegan, who retired briefly after a disappointing stint in Miami, hopes New Orleans can emulate what Carolina did a year ago and make a deep playoff run. The Saints, whose defense should be improved in 2016, hasn't qualified for the postseason since 2013, which is also the last time they had a winning record.
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