Who is Todd Heap?

ANY DISCUSSION OF Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap has to start with this clean-cut life away from the football field. He's a devout Mormon who doesn't drink or smoke. Even such minor vices such as swearing are off-limits for him.

"I made a decision back when I was in the seventh grade that I wasn't going to," Heap says of swearing. "I kind of just developed the habit not to. I was around all my buddies and friends, playing football, basketball and baseball, and I heard a lot. It was just something that developed from then on."

Baltimore running back Musa Smith says the language in the Ravens' locker room can gel pretty blue at times, but Heap never adds to the profanity. "I've never heard him swear," Smith says. Heap's family values set him apart from a number of players in the NFL. A lifelong churchgoer, Heap had a hard time getting used to playing on Sundays. Even now, he avoids elaborate celebrations after scoring touchdowns. That practice stands in stark contrast to wideouts such as Chad Johnson, Terrell Owens, and Joe Horn, whose TD celebrations can border on the ridiculous. "He's really a unique guy," says Phil Savage, the Ravens' director of player personnel and the man who had a hand in drafting Heap out of Arizona State in 2001. "He's the highest-caliber guy that you can find in the NFL."

Todd currently plays tight end for the Baltimore Ravens. He went to Arizona State University. Heap holds the record for most receiving two-point conversions in a single season, with four, during his 2003 season with Baltimore. He is also noted as one of the few tight ends to lead his team in receptions 2 or more times. Considered one of the best tight end's in the NFL.03-04 season.