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Terence Newman: 'It's impressive to watch Teddy Williams; it's fun to watch him'
Posted at 8:34 PM on Wed., Aug. 4, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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On Teddy Williams:
"When I see him, I want to make sure I try to help him prove all of those critics wrong. There is no ceiling. He can go as high as he wants to. To see his transformation from day one to day five is remarkable. A lot of people, to play this game at this level, it doesn't come easy. For him, he's done a great job with trying to transform the things he's done on a track surface to converting to being a cornerback."
What are going to be some of Teddy Williams's obstacles in getting to the level of being an NFL player:
"Obviously he hasn't played football in a very long time so just getting the terminology and knowledge of what we do here. Other than that, just learning the different stances we have to take and press. Like I said, he's getting it, he's getting it quickly. It's impressive to watch him; it's fun to watch him."
How do you feel playing the Hall of Fame game against the Bengals and former teammate Terrell Owens?
"It should be cool. I think we have a couple of former teammates there, Tank (Johnson) and Pacman Jones, it'll be good to see those guys and play those guys and get to see Emmitt (Smith) go into the Hall, which is much deserved."
Have you ever been to the Hall of Fame and how is that going to be?
"Never. It's going to be cool. There are some guys on this team who will end up being in the Hall. We'll get a firsthand look at it before they get inducted. It will be cool just to see the whole Hall in itself, to get to see the heads and get to see that whole thing. I've never been there but I'm excited to go."
What does the Emmitt (Smith) presentation mean to you? Did you watch him growing up?
"Yeah, my family is all from Texas and they were all Cowboys fans. When we watched football, we watched the Cowboys. I'm a Deion (Sanders) man myself, but I did wear his number 22 when I was growing up playing running back. I think he had a little part to do with that, and my team was the Cowboys."
What do you think about that experience, getting to see Emmitt Smith get inducted?
"It's cool, it's much deserved. He's the NFL leader in rushing yards. If you do that, you deserve to be the first-time ballot. It's definitely deserved, and it's an honor to play in the game and watch him go in as well."
Posted at 8:34 PM on Wed., Aug. 4, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
SportsDayDFW.com sports Bio | E-mail | News tips
On Teddy Williams:
"When I see him, I want to make sure I try to help him prove all of those critics wrong. There is no ceiling. He can go as high as he wants to. To see his transformation from day one to day five is remarkable. A lot of people, to play this game at this level, it doesn't come easy. For him, he's done a great job with trying to transform the things he's done on a track surface to converting to being a cornerback."
What are going to be some of Teddy Williams's obstacles in getting to the level of being an NFL player:
"Obviously he hasn't played football in a very long time so just getting the terminology and knowledge of what we do here. Other than that, just learning the different stances we have to take and press. Like I said, he's getting it, he's getting it quickly. It's impressive to watch him; it's fun to watch him."
How do you feel playing the Hall of Fame game against the Bengals and former teammate Terrell Owens?
"It should be cool. I think we have a couple of former teammates there, Tank (Johnson) and Pacman Jones, it'll be good to see those guys and play those guys and get to see Emmitt (Smith) go into the Hall, which is much deserved."
Have you ever been to the Hall of Fame and how is that going to be?
"Never. It's going to be cool. There are some guys on this team who will end up being in the Hall. We'll get a firsthand look at it before they get inducted. It will be cool just to see the whole Hall in itself, to get to see the heads and get to see that whole thing. I've never been there but I'm excited to go."
What does the Emmitt (Smith) presentation mean to you? Did you watch him growing up?
"Yeah, my family is all from Texas and they were all Cowboys fans. When we watched football, we watched the Cowboys. I'm a Deion (Sanders) man myself, but I did wear his number 22 when I was growing up playing running back. I think he had a little part to do with that, and my team was the Cowboys."
What do you think about that experience, getting to see Emmitt Smith get inducted?
"It's cool, it's much deserved. He's the NFL leader in rushing yards. If you do that, you deserve to be the first-time ballot. It's definitely deserved, and it's an honor to play in the game and watch him go in as well."