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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 26, 2020 51 IRISH IN THE PROS In 2011, he named only one cap- tain: Harrison Smith. But based on the praise Kelly laid on both Rudolph and Harrison Smith during his Sept. 14 press conference, it's a safe bet that both could have been season-long captains in 2010 if there were any. "The things that caught my atten- tion when I took over in 2010 were that both of them were regarded by their teammates extremely highly in terms of who they were as people and who they were as men," Kelly said. "What I was able to get from them early on was that these guys were humble. And humble in a sense that even though they were great players, when I came in as a head football coach they welcomed me into Notre Dame. "They gave me all of the informa- tion that I needed to feel comfortable." Both have now played for the Vi- kings for nearly a decade. "Here are two guys that now are All-Pro and captains in the NFL," Kelly said. "If you were to ask me then would it surprise me, I would say no because of my first interaction. "My first impression was how humble and how real they were to somebody that they never met as the new head football coach. They could have been, 'Hey, this guy doesn't know what he's doing.' But they didn't handle it like that." Farley is the only former Notre Dame player and NFL captain who is not a guaranteed starter this season. In fact, the Jets cut him a week before the season, only to pick him up a few days later. Then, his teammates took a vote and made him a special teams captain, which will hopefully provide him with more job security going forward. Five of the former Notre Dame players should be captains for the duration of the season, but new Cow- boys head coach Mike McCarthy de- cided to do away with season-long captaincies. Instead, he will choose captains on a week-to-week basis without a vote from the players. Jaylon Smith was the week one defensive captain, with quarterback Dak Prescott as the of- fensive captain and long snapper L.P. Ladouceur as the captain on special teams. This means that former Fighting Irish offensive linemen Zack Martin is a lock to be a captain at least once this season, barring injury. Not only is he an All-Pro player, but he was also a Cowboys captain in each of the last two seasons. At Notre Dame, Martin was a two- time captain, serving in 2012 and 2013. ✦ M A R K E T P L A C E Call 877-630-8768 to advertise in Blue & Gold Illustrated! Want a prayer published? Call 800-421-7751 MEMORABILIA PRAYER TO THE BLESSED MOTHER - Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruit- ful vine, splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God; Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother. 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