Jim Thorpe award winner Morris Claiborne takes his job seriously -- even on his birthday

 
BY JENNI CARLSON
Published: February 7, 2012

Morris Claiborne woke up early to work out on Tuesday morning.

Never mind that it was his birthday. Or that he was staying in a fancy-pants hotel. Or that he was in Oklahoma City to receive the Jim Thorpe Award , given annually to the best defensive back in college football.

He had work to do.

“You've got to know what you want to do, you've got to set that goal, and you've got to do the things to r...


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