You've got to be careful of guys trying to chop-block you. You know, running backs, the receivers. You've got to just hope that your knees are fine and you can avoid those chop blocks.
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In the NFL, every practice could make or break you. If you dropped one ball, you'd worry about getting cut.
I'm a guy that can play three downs. You don't have to take me off the field. I value blocking.
My thing of not playing offensive tackle is the health issue. I don't want to be that big. That could end up not being good for your health.
When you let those defensive backs know that you're a physical player, they don't really want to tackle. That's it. That's why you see me get a hurdle every game. Those guys don't want to tackle me when I get to the second level.
Teams are always hitting me in the gut, trying to grab me when I jump and stuff like that. But I expect it.
It's always a danger when you've got a great quarterback that throws the ball well, that scrambles well. You may push him into his asset. You may force him to do what he does best. So you've got to be able to throw curveballs and stop the pass as much as stop the run.
I feel good doing it. It's not like guys are stripping me at half-court or I'm just losing the ball dribbling. I think I'm handling the ball pretty well, just trying to make good passes, man.
I want to play defense. I want to get sacks.
Ultimately, a running back has to get rid of tacklers without his blockers being a part of it.
I wasn't allowed to throw big hooks and overhand rights until I'd been striking for three years. It's so you don't rely on those things from the very beginning. If your footwork sucks, and you can only stand in one place and throw your hands all crazy while the other person is running around, you're never going to be able to hit them.
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