“I think this is the first training camp that I didn’t get into a fight,” Bishop said quietly.
It doesn’t mean that the 240-pound Bishop doesn’t still patrol the second level of the defense with a fiery spirit. Long one of the defense’s most rugged hitters, Bishop’s hard-charging style of play hasn’t been altered. It’s just that the 27-year-old has now grown in stature and maturity, and that at least in practice the aggressiveness is now on simmer.