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By ESPNDallas.com
Q: What was the negotiation process like with Jerry?
"I think he’s more, he’s more confident then I would say aggressive. You know, he knows his stuff. He has confidence, you know, in his organization and the players that he brings in. You know he expressed that he had confidence in me and he liked my skill set and what I had to offer. You know, just his philosophy and the way he treated me, you know, at the end of the day I wanted to be a Dallas Cowboy."
Q: Were you hearing from other teams or what was your agent, how was that process going?
"There were teams that were interested, but you know I wanted to give the Cowboys, you know, my first visit because, you know I felt like at the end of the day I could see myself in a Cowboys uniform and just by doing my research on the coaching staff and just watching a little film on my own you know just different things that coaching, how they put their guys in situations to excel, I said, ‘man, this is something I want to be a part of.’ Once I got there they didn’t hold me hostage they took care of me and treated me well you know, the respect level was high and at the end of the day you know I was happy with the Dallas Cowboys and I didn’t want to go anywhere else."
Q: Did you grow up being a Cowboys fan and is that why you visited them first?
"I grew up a Cowboys fan. The very first uniform, Christmas … my parents bought me a Cowboys outfit with the helmet and my cousin had Detroit Lions and we used to go at it one-on-one in the backyard until the sun went down, even in the snow. You know, the Cowboys are the team that I grew up watching. Deion Sanders I used to you know, idolize him … try to do his dance you know and show some flash like him in the playground playing with my friends. So, you know, once I saw that the Cowboys were interested and the interest level and everything was real, you know you see the reports in the paper and stuff like that but until you actually hear it, I said, ‘man, this is the place I could see myself being so let’s see what this holds,’ and you know I came away signed on the dotted line and I’m a Dallas Cowboy."
Q: What do you know about these guys, (referring to other Cowboys defensive backs on the team)?
"I watched them some, I read, didn’t read too much but I watched them act, the different players and coaches, how those guys act, how their personalities are but the feedback I got was good and everything I saw on film was, you know, was guys, young guys with a lot of ability you know we have a whole offseason to fine tune some things and really get after it but those guys can make plays they’re going to push me to that next level and hopefully I can push them to that next level as well."
Q: What was the negotiation process like with Jerry?
"I think he’s more, he’s more confident then I would say aggressive. You know, he knows his stuff. He has confidence, you know, in his organization and the players that he brings in. You know he expressed that he had confidence in me and he liked my skill set and what I had to offer. You know, just his philosophy and the way he treated me, you know, at the end of the day I wanted to be a Dallas Cowboy."
Q: Were you hearing from other teams or what was your agent, how was that process going?
"There were teams that were interested, but you know I wanted to give the Cowboys, you know, my first visit because, you know I felt like at the end of the day I could see myself in a Cowboys uniform and just by doing my research on the coaching staff and just watching a little film on my own you know just different things that coaching, how they put their guys in situations to excel, I said, ‘man, this is something I want to be a part of.’ Once I got there they didn’t hold me hostage they took care of me and treated me well you know, the respect level was high and at the end of the day you know I was happy with the Dallas Cowboys and I didn’t want to go anywhere else."
Q: Did you grow up being a Cowboys fan and is that why you visited them first?
"I grew up a Cowboys fan. The very first uniform, Christmas … my parents bought me a Cowboys outfit with the helmet and my cousin had Detroit Lions and we used to go at it one-on-one in the backyard until the sun went down, even in the snow. You know, the Cowboys are the team that I grew up watching. Deion Sanders I used to you know, idolize him … try to do his dance you know and show some flash like him in the playground playing with my friends. So, you know, once I saw that the Cowboys were interested and the interest level and everything was real, you know you see the reports in the paper and stuff like that but until you actually hear it, I said, ‘man, this is the place I could see myself being so let’s see what this holds,’ and you know I came away signed on the dotted line and I’m a Dallas Cowboy."
Q: What do you know about these guys, (referring to other Cowboys defensive backs on the team)?
"I watched them some, I read, didn’t read too much but I watched them act, the different players and coaches, how those guys act, how their personalities are but the feedback I got was good and everything I saw on film was, you know, was guys, young guys with a lot of ability you know we have a whole offseason to fine tune some things and really get after it but those guys can make plays they’re going to push me to that next level and hopefully I can push them to that next level as well."
