Darryl Sharpton meets the press

Darryl Sharpton spoke to reporters shortly after he was drafted this morning in the fourth round by the Houston Texans. Here is what he had to say:

(on how excited he is to be drafted) “I’m excited. With all the anticipation building up the last couple of days I could hardly sleep last night. I’ve been up since five o’clock this morning. I’m just so excited to be picked and I’m happy to go to Houston.”

(on how much injuries slowed him at Miami) “I’m a big believer in perseverance. When you play football it’s a physical game and you are always going to get nicked up. All you got to do is persevere and work hard. That’s what I’ve done all my years at the University of Miami and I’m ready to continue to do that in Houston.”

(on how consistent his game is) “I’m going to bring a lot. Every play I play it’ll be really hard and will be a hundred miles per hour every play. I’m going to work hard. I’m just looking forward to getting to Houston and getting to work immediately.”

(on if he’s looking forward to playing with the Texans’ current line backing unit) “I look forward to it a lot. I’m a linebacker myself so obviously I’m very familiar with those guys and how they play. I look forward to playing with such great linebackers. My qualities will complement them and I believe we will have a great line backing corps.”

(on the prospect of playing with Texan WR and fellow Miami Hurricane Andre Johnson) “When the Texans called me he was one of the first people that popped in my mind. He has been working out with me all the time at the University of Miami. I look forward to being his teammate.”
(on what is his biggest asset) “My biggest asset is my motor and my physicality.”

(on joining a team with a good linebacker corps already established) “It’s very cool. The linebackers are the quarterbacks of the defense. I think that these linebackers are going to be able to do some great things next year.”

(on joining RB Ben Tate in Houston) “I worked out with Ben Tate. Me and him are really good friends and I look forward to being a teammate with him as well. I’m excited about that.”

(on how far he thinks the Texans can go during his rookie season) “I’m optimistic. I think the sky is the limit all the way.”

(on working out with any of the former Miami Hurricane linebackers) “I’m really close with a lot of the Miami linebackers, in particular, guys like (Jonathan) Vilma, D.J. Williams, Nate Webster. Guys like that I’m very close with, we stay in contact and we shoot ideas off each other.”

(on if he anticipated being picked by the Texans) “I wasn’t sure. I was hearing from a lot of different people. I really didn’t hone in too much on any particular team. I came in with an open heart and I’m fully committed to being a Houston Texan.”



(palmbeachpost.com)