ASU's Gainey Wants Leading Role

Post by **Appaholic** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:59 am

Ed Gainey, thrown into the proverbial fire as a rookie cornerback three years ago, is fired up about his senior season.

He's Appalachian State's most experienced player, with a team-leading 36 career starts.

And with principal defensive players such as Mark LeGree and D.J. Smith gone from last season's team and now in the NFL, Gainey believes he must embrace a leadership role.

"I want to step up," Gainey said. "I'm not the most vocal leader, but I can at least lead by example. I can work hard, stay focused, and hopefully everybody will follow that. There's no pressure to do that, but it's something I feel like I need to do."

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