At a time when we’re “celebrating” the annual All-Turd Team, Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com has offered up some fresh quotes from Bucs running back Warrick Dunn, who is the textbook definition of the Anti-Turd.

One of Dunn’s key attributes is humility.  “Please don’t portray me as some sort of perfect person,” Dunn told Freeman.  “I hate that.  I’m not perfect.”

Dunn told Freeman that he has noticed a change in NFL players during his eleven years in the game.   “When I came in, my generation was different,” he said.  “We respected the guys who came before us.  I learned about the guys who paved the way.  Now you have a lot of young guys who don’t care about the past.  They couldn’t name some of the past great players.  They [couldn’t] care less.”

More importantly, Dunn offered up some basic and simple advice to young players, if the young players are inclined to heed them.

“You have to be a true professional.  Don’t act like an a-hole.  There are too many guys who act like that.  I’ve seen too many guys who just want money and power.

“Some of these guys don’t embrace a strong work ethic.  I played with Trent Dilfer.  He won’t go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks ever but he worked his tail off.  Not a lot of young players have that kind of attitude.”

The logic is simple — guys who are focused on what they’re doing professionally generally don’t have the time or the desire to get into trouble. 

Then there’s a little thing call the Golden Rule.

“I treated people the same way I’d want to be treated,” Dunn told Freeman.  “I have my faults.  I’ve made my share of mistakes but I’ve always tried to live right.”

Live right he has.  If every player behaved like Dunn, we’d ultimately need four digits on the “Days Without An Arrest” meter.