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Vince Hall brings down UNC running back Ryan Houston behind the line of scrimmage in 2007. Hall is currently under contract with the Buffalo Bills.

"Whenever he comes down, he pops in and talks to me," Foster.  "I've got his number, but it's time for him to kind of move on to the next level. He doesn't need me looking over his shoulder or anything."

Now healthy again, Hall is looking to make a name for himself and prove to his new franchise that he can play at the next level.

"I'm ready to get it going," Hall said.  "Spring practice, it's going alright.  It's just getting all of their terminology down, making sure I got my two positions locked down. They've got me at outside linebacker and inside linebacker.  I do both now."

In terms of the future, Hall feels like he may have found a home in Buffalo.

"I could see myself here for awhile," said Hall.  "People at the Bills are really great and the coaches talk to me and everything.  In St. Louis, they didn't make me feel that much love for the staff, but here we keep up with our conversations and the players are really cool.  I wouldn't mind living up here, you know.  Ain't that much to do up here but work!"

Perhaps Buffalo feels like home because of its weather.

"I think it's worse than Blacksburg, the weather I mean," Hall said.  "Blacksburg, you could have a cold day that turns out to be warm, but here when you have a cold day you know it's going to be cold.  It still reminds me of Tech, though."

Foster has one hope for Hall.

"The NFL is such a business, and a player's days in it are not that long.  If he can get the opportunity to get up there and play a few years and be productive and he can stay healthy and he can have a great experience - that's what I'm hoping for.  If he gets in one of those situations where he can play for a long time, great.  He's a good enough football player to...I just hope that they give him a shot and if they do, I know he'll take advantage of it and make the best of it. I'm proud of him, though, regardless. He's a great person who will be successful in whatever he wants to do.  If he's motivated about it, he can be whatever he wants to be."

With so many accomplishments behind him and so much potential in the foreground, Grimm agrees, "He's such a great player, there's no way he won't make it [in the NFL].  He won't let that happen."

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