Rashean Mathis
Rashean Mathis
Rashean Jamil Mathisis a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played college football at Bethune-Cookman University, and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He also played for the Detroit Lions...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth27 August 1980
CityJacksonville, FL
jump ran route running runs stay wheel
I told Deon Grant, 'Listen, I'm going to jump it. I know the route,' ... And I told my linebacker, 'If the running back runs a wheel route, just stay with him because I'm going to jump the route.' They ran the same route and I was right.
crowd ended road
We ended up silencing the crowd and that's what you want to do in a big road game.
anybody catching chance knew runs worried
I wasn't worried about anybody catching me from behind. I knew if I jumped it, the only person who had a chance to catch me was Maddox. I don't know what he runs in the 40, but I wasn't worried about it.
difference great means
This was huge. There's a big difference between 3-2 and 2-3. It means a great deal.
jump safety
I told (safety) Deon Grant, I was like, 'Listen, I'm gonna' jump it; I know the route,'
earlier
It was a play I got earlier in the game,
care couple good great hopefully knowing means seen shows trust whether
It means a lot to me that the organization has seen enough in me to trust me and know that I am a good guy, whether it's on or off the field. It shows a lot for the organization that they really take care of their guys. It will be great just being here and knowing that I'll be here for a couple more years and hopefully a couple more after that.
leader means time
It means a lot. He's a leader on this team. Any time you have your leader back, it means a lot.
games playing year
It's going to be a breakthrough year for this team. We're not just playing the games just to play. We're playing for the playoffs.
brings competition confident fun somebody
It's fun having somebody that talks, as long as it's respectful. It just brings the competition to a whole other level. He's very confident in himself, and he should be.
fun somebody
It's fun having somebody that talks, as long as it's respectful,
figured football whatever
It wasn't something that was on my mind. I always figured that I need to come out and play football and whatever was going to happen, was going to happen.
blink happened saying stopped
We've got a saying around here: 'Don't blink because you never know what's going to happen. We didn't blink, we stopped them and then a big play happened for us.
knew ran route
They ran the same route from the same formation before, so I knew what I was getting.