Free-agent Leonhard always in the thick of it (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle)

(August 2, 2005) � PITTSFORD � Jim Leonhard has heard it before. Boy has he.

“You’re too small, kid. Just too small.”

“I’ve probably heard it at every level from everybody. It’s nothing new,” said Leonhard, a 5-foot-8 free-agent free safety with the Buffalo Bills. “But the way I see it, if you can play football, you can play football. That’s what I try to do. Don’t be somebody you’re not. I’m not a 210-pound safety so I can’t play like one. It’s about using your strengths.”