He made an immediate impact and gave the young squad some veteran leadership despite being only a sophomore.

"There's no veteran leadership on that team right now," Collins said.

It was felt that more veteran leadership would have helped the team during the stretch run.

Both players were part of a move to add some veteran leadership in the locker room and on the field.

They brought a lot to the table, veteran leadership, emotion, fire.

People in this league had better understand the value of having the right kind of veteran leadership.

On the field, the Patriots were missing some veteran leadership.

But the two players managed productive seasons in 2003, also providing veteran leadership.

I think the combination of veteran leadership and great coaching is what's pulled our team through.

Certainly, the Bulls have enough veteran leadership to keep from falling apart.