[Husker] Nice Article on Roy Helu

[Nick Chevance]

The link below goes to the Washington Post's Sports page and the
article on Helu.  You may not be able to get to it unless you have a
login to the paper.  But its a nice article.

http://goo.gl/FQJdO

If you can't get to it, here's a taste:

Redskins’ Roy Helu is a different sort of running back

By Rick Maese, Published: October 13

Rookie Roy Helu is the least known of the three running backs who
split time in the Washington Redskins’ backfield. There’s apparently a
reason for that.

“He’s very different,” said New York Giants cornerback Prince
Amukamara, one of Helu’s closest friends and a former college teammate
at Nebraska.

Helu has flash, but he’s not flashy.

“I don’t know how to describe it. You have to be around Roy to
experience him,” said Redskins safety DeJon Gomes, another college
teammate. “He might seem dingy, but that’s not it at all.”

Helu is set in his ways, but he’s hard to pin down.

“He has a unique spirit about him,” said Matt Penland, the Nebraska
team chaplain.

As coaches decide whether to start Ryan Torain or Tim Hightower at
running back in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Helu
has been the backfield constant through four games. He’s a
change-of-pace back who is averaging 5.3 yards per carry. He’s elusive
and quick, and though he’s just 22 years old, coaches say they’re
impressed with his focus.

“He’s a guy who lives without cable and television and Internet,”
Amukamara said. “He doesn’t need that. He’s such a simple guy. He
doesn’t really need much. He’s not someone who’d ever need to spend a
lot of money on anything.”

In fact, earlier this month Helu texted Redskins wide receiver Niles
Paul, another Nebraska teammate. Helu was shopping for his first pair
of Nike sneakers but was shocked to learn they would cost more than
$100. “Get them, Roy! Get them!” Paul told him. But Helu didn’t.
“That’s just Roy,” Paul said.

“You only can describe him as Roy Helu,” Paul continued. “He is Roy.
He is his own person. He’s not embarrassed; he’s not ashamed of
anything he does. He takes it all with a smile and goes about his
business.”

Nick
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