proCanes.com Talks To Willis McGahee About Keeping The TD Streak Alive, FSU Week & More

In 126 straight NFL regular season weeks a proCane has scored a touchdown, and out of those 126 weeks 12 times only one proCane has scored to keep the streak alive. This week Willis McGahee was the only proCane to score with his 9-yd TD run in the second quarter versus the Steelers. We caught up with Willis on Monday night to get his thoughts on the streak and keeping it alive, the upcoming FSU game and Hurricanes in the NFL in general.

proCanes: What does it mean to you to be the only proCane to score this week and keep the streak alive?
Willis McGahee: It means a lot to me, to keep the tradition going. Like you say we [Hurricanes] always try to find ourselves in the end-zone and you know that’s how we were taught, that’s how we were raised.

pC: Talk about the fact that you play with three other proCanes (Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Tavares Gooden) and the bond you guys share.
WM: You know it’s a great bond. It’s always good to have a lot of Hurricanes on your team because we share something in common. The way we were taught out there to always have that winning mentality and just have that swagger about us where, if you’re not a Hurricane, hey, [laughter] you just don’t understand.

pC: Talk about the tradition of proCane runningbacks.
WM: Oh yea. It’s called “Runningback U.” [Laughter] We had one of the best coaches to ever come to the University of Miami, and that was Don Soldinger. He did a great job, grooming us, getting us ready for the NFL. He taught from day one, if you’re not going to block, you’re not going to play. So we had to first take pride in blocking and the running will come.

pC: It’s FSU week, this week what do you think about this coming Saturday’s game?
WM: I’m not worried about it. [Laughter] We’re gonna get that game That’s one game we know we have to play and be ready to fight.

pC: You had one of your biggest games against FSU, there’s obviously no problem getting up for that game.
WM: No there’s no problem at all. I know those guys know what’s a stake. We’ve got somewhat of a veteran team out there so I’m pretty sure they’ll show up with the mentality they need and know the stakes that are on the line in this game.

pC: Thanks Willis for your time.
WM: No problem.



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