‘”There was a myriad of things running through my mind,” Kalsu said. “I remember when Pat Tillman joined the Army. I was, frankly, taken aback by it. First of all, you wouldn’t think that many of today’s pro athletes would make that decision. At that time I thought, ‘What a man of conviction, to be able to walk away from a life where he was so revered and in the limelight. That’s a man who has his priorities straight.’ Just like my father.”‘