A competitive gene that went into overdrive

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The backup punter at Northern Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his teammate -- the starting punter -- in the kicking leg.

The motive may have been competition for the first-string job, police said Wednesday.

Wow. That's a guy who REALLY wants to get on the field. Something tells me that this guy was long overdue for a trip to the school's mental health counseling office. It looks like his mental evaluation will now be handled by the state's prison system.

This is reminiscent of the Nancy Kerrigan situation when Tonya Harding's boyfriend whacked Kerrigan in the knees.

A competitive spirit is a healthy thing, but it just seems to push some people over the edge.