Shawn Springs
Shawn Springs
Shawn Springsis a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football Leaguefor 13 seasons. He played college football for Ohio State University, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks third overall in the 1997 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Seahawks, Washington Redskins and New England Patriots of the NFL, and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1998...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 March 1975
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He's held up well, ... When you're the ninth pick, you're not supposed to look like a rookie; you're supposed to look sharp, and that's what I expect out of him. He's a very mature young man, he's studied a lot of film, and I don't look at him as a rookie. When you're a top-10 pick, you're expected to come in and play.
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He won't let you get a big hit on him, ... Just when you think you got him and you've stopped him a couple times, he'll slither out and bust one. I laugh at people all the time that are like, 'I don't like Shaun Alexander; he doesn't run tough,' and stuff like that. I tell them, 'You say what you want to, he'll bust one on you for about 40, 50 yards.'
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He had issues with everybody focusing on his drops, not really focusing on how many plays he did make,
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They wouldn't let me fly to San Fran because of my concussion.
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Hey, Matt's a good player, man; I've seen him do it before. If Shaun's not the MVP, it's not like Matt couldn't be. He can move. We didn't capitalize like we should.
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I can take a plane to see them in 45 minutes, or take a train 2 1/2 hours, so I see them all the time,
He said he didn't do it, so I don't think he did it.
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I'm excited about it. We used to get at it. I remember when Darrell first came in -- I thought he was going to be a pretty good player, so we would mix it up.
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In the locker room, they would tell me, 'Go get me a jock strap in the back room' or something, ... So I would go over to the Cowboys complex. Bill Bates would say, 'Shawn, go get me a Gatorade.'
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The first thing Ray said was, 'Man, come on, now -- don't do me like that,' ... We sat there at The Cheesecake Factory and talked about everything. I told him how I'd felt about the last four years, that I was tired of taking the blame. And I came away thinking, This is the guy who's going to make me a player.
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I'm just like they are. I'm coming off a bye. I'm going to be rested and fresh. I'm gong to be ready.
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As a player, if you're about the team, you do what you can to help them.