Dan is always excited to see the fresh faces of rookies. It reminds him of the year he joined the league and remembers how nervous and scared he was walking into that dressing room for the first time. Dan tries to be one of the first players that the rookies see as they enter the locker room and extends a warm hand in welcome. He likes to take the rookies on a quick tour of the locker room and all of the other areas the rooks may need to visit, (weight room, medical area, coaches offices, etc..) Once that is done, and the first day of orientations and practice is done, Dan likes to invite the rooks out to lunch. He always feels its better to try and welcome them in and make them as comfortable as they can as early as he can, as the faster they acclimate the faster they become true contributors to the culture of the locker room.