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Dion Jordan – July 31, 2016 Download PDF version

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Defensive End Dion Jordan

(On his emotions about rejoining the team) – “I’m excited. I’m happy to be in the building. There’s a lot of new faces. Everything just seems kind of brand new. For myself, I’m just excited to get out here and be around the guys in the locker room and just have that opportunity to compete once again.”

(On if he ever had doubts that he would be allowed to come back) – “No. I was doing everything and being compliant with the league and doing everything (they asked of me). They reinstated me so I never had a doubt.”

(On what he wants his teammates and fans to know about him) – “I’m a hard-worker on the field, first of all. And I feel like they’ve seen that with my play and everything that I was doing while I was here, that’s for sure. I’m just a good person overall. I had a couple bumps and I had to overcome them. It was part of my journey as a person, first of all, and as a football player second. I’m kind of just putting that in the past and learning from it and moving forward, so I can make myself a better person and football player.”

(On what the past year was like for him and the hardest moment for him) – “It was tough. All of it was tough – just being away from the game for that whole year. But I knew I wanted to come back and I wanted to prove to myself first and foremost and then to the people in this organization, that I could be a big factor once I get out here. So I just put my mind to it. I trained real hard and now I’m here.”

(On if he feels like he let the team down) – “For myself, I’ve never felt like I had to live up to anybody else’s expectations but mine because my expectations for myself are higher than anybody can have for me. I feel like the main thing, though, were my mistakes off the field. They would cause me to miss a lot of games and continue to progress as a football player. I’ve addressed those things since I’ve been away. Now I’m back and now it’s time for me to get in work with these guys. We have a lot of good players here now – a lot of vets on the defensive line. I’m just excited to get out here and learn and continue to progress.”

(On if he feels like he let himself down) – “No, I don’t. I’m a young man. I made mistakes. I’m going to learn from them and move forward. Once I get out here and have a chance to compete with these fellas, I’m going to use everything that I’ve learned since I’ve been off to help the younger players and myself moving forward.”

(On where he is at right now and if he felt like he needed a suspension to change him) – “I don’t know. I wouldn’t say it like that. I hope if it didn’t happen, I would have made better decisions because then I would have been able to progress as a football player. But it’s life. (There) were mistakes that I made. Everything happens for a reason. I learned from it. I moved forward. I’m a better person now, and now I’m just working to continue to be a better football player.”

(On what position he envisions himself playing) – “On the defense. (Laughter)”

(On what he is weighing now) – “Around 275 (pounds) – the same as I was before.”

(On what happened with his knee) – “I just had it cleaned out. That was a little something that I had to take care of. But moving forward now, they’re taking care of me over here. I can’t practice so I’m doing a lot of conditioning and everything else to be prepared when I strap up.”

(On if he hurt his knee working out) – “That’s just between myself and the guys.”

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