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Cornell Armstrong – April 28, 2018 Download PDF version

Saturday, April 28, 2018

CB Cornell Armstrong

(Did you have any idea that the Dolphins were interested in you?) – “Yes, sir. I knew they had interest in me. I took a pre-draft visit down there. Just the love I got and how I answered the questions, they got to know the inside of me and how I am, who I am as a person. I believe that just won them over, me just being myself and being a baller.”

(How would you describe your game as a defensive back?) – “I’m just a physical competitive guy – hard working. (I’m) just an underdog looking to get to the top. I’m always hungry out there on that island, competing-wise, and always just staying ready.”

(Are you a boundary corner or do you also play slot?) – “I rotate field and boundary. The way we had it here at Southern Mississippi, I just played one side and the other corner stayed on the other side, unless we’d go to nickel, then I’d go to the best receiver.”

(Who was the best receiver you covered this season or in your career?) – “I would say that we had the best receiver on our team – Korey Robertson. Korey Robertson from Southern Mississippi, number 18. We competed every day at practice and just got each other better. I think by the time it rolled over to game time, we knew that we just gave it all we had in practice and then by game time we were ready.”

(Do you have special teams experience?) – “Yes sir, I do. I actually played, my freshman and sophomore years, heavily on special teams – kickoff, kickoff return, punt, punt return. Then when (Southern Mississippi Head) Coach (Jay) Hopson came in my junior year, they came and took me off of special teams to keep me out there on the field more.”

(Tell us a little bit about yourself, something that might surprise us that’s in your background.) – “I’m just a small kid born in Inglewood, California. I moved to Bassfield, Mississippi, decided to go to Southern Mississippi that was 30 minutes down the road. My uncle went to school there – Eric Booth. It was just close to home. They believed in me earlier than any other colleges and I just wanted to stay close to home, to where my family could come out to my games and I could just have that experience.”

(What about moving from Inglewood to Mississippi? Seems like a bit of a culture change there.) – “Oh yes, that was a bit of a culture change. We actually moved out because my grandfather got sick and my mom wanted to move closer to home to take care of him.”

(How did you like living in Mississippi?) – “I love it. They turned me into a country boy down here. I love it. I can’t complain. (laughter)”

(When did you know that the NFL was a possibility for you?) – “I actually believed in myself when I was younger. Actually, my family was telling me like, ‘You’ve got a chance to be in the NFL.’ Honestly, at the time, I just didn’t see it. Then I started putting in the work and putting in the time and I saw things pay off my way and work out my way to get it. I just instilled it in my brain that I just wanted to go get it.”

(Who do you model your game after?) – “I would say (Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB) Brent Grimes.”

(Why is that?) – “Just (CB Brent Grime’s) style of play, picking up routes, playing aggressive. (He’s) not too big and just a feisty guy.”

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