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Cordrea Tankersley – June 6, 2018 Download PDF version

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

CB Cordrea Tankersley

(What have they told you about the boundary corner job that you obviously started a lot in last year? Have they portrayed it to you as an open competition? What’s your feeling on how they portrayed it?) – “I feel like we all have an even competition. We have competition all over the field. I go out with the ones, I go out there with twos. I definitely feel like we are getting even reps.”

(What’s the next step for you in terms of your development as a player?) – “My next step is just to become one of the best corners in the league. I’m learning from the best. I’m still learning from the guys on this team. I’m also learning from guys I look up to, and just trying to perfect my craft.”

(What do you need to improve on, based on what you learned from last year?) – “Basically, just stepping up and being more aggressive. I feel like I need to be more aggressive. This is my second year, so I’ll definitely take what I learned last year and step it up a notch.”

(What are the things you learned last year?) – “The biggest thing is the speed of the game – adjusting to the speed of the game and try not to get star struck. Kind of stuff like that.”

(When you look at this defense right now, what sticks out to you about it?) – “I think we’ve got a lot of speed. I think we have a bunch of aggressive players – people who want to go out there and compete. I think that’s the difference between this year’s team and last year’s team. We have a lot of mature people, people who are willing to step up and compete.”

(You have to help us answer this running debate about who’s the fastest wide receiver since you have to cover them. Who is the most difficult to cover down the field?) – “Man, they all give you a little different taste; but I’d definitely have to say Jakeem. That man be rolling.”

(Did you, in the offseason getting ready for OTAs and minicamp, did you work with any other corners around the league to make your game better in the offseason?) – “I did a lot of stuff on my own. A lot of people like to do their own stuff, with people who they trust and stuff. So, I just go with the people I trust. Me and Jordan Lucas, we did some work and stuff together, but I mainly was doing stuff on my own.”

(Is there a veteran corner in the league outside of this team that you kind of lean on for advice? Or even a guy that is retired that you say is a guy you want to model your game after?) – “I haven’t talked to any other guys. I definitely just try to model my game after like ‘X’ (Xavien Howard). He’s proven he’s a lockdown corner, so I definitely try to model after him – someone I can see and compete against every day.”

(What have you seen from WR Jakeem Grant so far?) – “You can’t see him. (laughter) He’s definitely stronger than last year. He’s got that dog mentality. He’s definitely one of the guys that definitely wants to be here for a long time. So, you can definitely see the determination he puts in the offseason.”

(A comment from Head Coach Adam Gase that he told us in March, he said “We would love to see Cordrea come back with the mindset of that’s his spot and he’s not going anywhere, and really be aggressive as far as not letting anyone take that spot that he’s having.” Did he convey that to you in a conversation?) – “Oh, definitely. It’s a no-brainer. I kind of had the idea myself. ‘It’s my job to lose’ kind of ordeal. He definitely let me know that, and it’s just extra motivation.”

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