| Q: What are your thoughts about playing in San Diego? A: I'm
really looking forward to playing with the Hitman, (Rodney) Harrison back there and
Junior. It's going to be great.
Q: Was San Diego your first choice of where you wanted to play?
A:I really like Mr. Butler and Coach Schottenheimer. It's a great place to
be."
Q: How excited are you about playing in Qualcomm Stadium?
A: I love the field. I had two of my best games out there. I played against
Reggie Williams and had a good game against him. We played Oregon the year before
and I had a good game against their receivers. I am really excited about playing at
the Chargers stadium.
Q: What do you think about being a possible starter?
A: That was the goal of mine. Hopefully, I can come in and make an immediate impact.
I want to come in and be a starter.
Q: What are your strengths?
A: I'm a very physical guy. I'm a big guy. I have good feet and good hips.
I like to hit people. I'm a very physical cornerback.
Q: What are your thoughts on playing the one-on-one bump?
A: I love playing one-on-one bump. I like getting in the receiver's face. I'm not
sure I can intimidate some of those NFL receivers. I'm a very physical guy and like
to get up in the scrimmage line and use my hands.
Q: What did you think about possibly going to Detroit or Buffalo?
A: I thought I was going to end up in Detroit. There were some mixed emotions
there. I would've liked to be there with my teammate Shawn Rogers. Like I said
before, San Diego was my first choice. That's where I really, really wanted to be.
Q: How do you feel about playing for a team that's only one 6 games in the last two
years?
A: That's why I hope to come in there and make an immediate impact on the team. I
like to come in and do what I do best and maybe we can get that ring. The ultimate ring.
Q: What is your major at Austin (University of Texas)?
A: I am going to change it to psychology — take me up to about 15 hours to
graduate, but I am willing to take that risk because that’s something I wanted to do
originally coming into school, so I am going to do it.
Q: Detroit indicated serious interest in you …
A: I really didn’t have much conversation with Detroit other than my workout. I
hadn’t talked to them other than that, so I didn’t know what was going on.
Q: Talk about stepping in and having to an opportunity to play with those guys (in
the Chargers’ secondary).
A: It’s going to be great. Really, (Rodney) Harrison is an aggressive, physical
guy. He loves to hit people. I love to hit people. (Ryan) McNeil is a veteran. I hope I
can learn from him. They are experienced guys, and I hope they will take me under their
wing and show me around a little bit.
Q: Were there any players that you admired as you were growing up or modeled
yourself after?
A: I didn’t model myself after anybody, but if there was a player I would have to
say that … I guess you could say that I am similar to Sam Madison. I like the way he
plays. He’s aggressive. He’s physical. |
