Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen: ‘I just want to go somewhere where they want me.’
Article By cbrown.tsn on 28th February, 2010
Clifton Brown
INDIANAPOLIS—Jimmy Clausen of Notre Dame still hopes to be a top-10 pick in the 2010 NFL draft, and the top quarterback selected, despite not throwing at the NFL Scouting Combine because of recent toe surgery. Sporting News' Clifton Brown and other reporters spoke with Clausen at the Combine.
Q: Can you describe the right toe injury you played with last season?
A: I hurt it in the third game of the season against Michigan State. I tore two ligaments in that game, and I played the rest of the season taking painkillers.
Q: How much do you think you matured in college?
A: I've grown tremendously. There have been some ups and downs, a lot of lessons I've learned.
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A: I think I'm ready. That's one of the reasons I went to Notre Dame—to best replicate what it was going to be like playing big-time football in the NFL as a rookie. I struggled my first year, got a little better my second year and made a drastic change my junior year in college.
Q: Are you on schedule to work out for NFL coaches, scouts and general managers April 9?
A: Yeah, that's what I'm shooting for, and that's when the doctor said I'll be ready.
Q: Will you be able to fully work out at that point?
A: Yes.
Q: How do you react to people who doubt your abilities as a leader?
A: To be honest, some of the people that say those things just don't know me as a person. That's why I wa...
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Q: Can you describe the right toe injury you played with last season?
A: I hurt it in the third game of the season against Michigan State. I tore two ligaments in that game, and I played the rest of the season taking painkillers.
Q: How much do you think you matured in college?
A: I've grown tremendously. There have been some ups and downs, a lot of lessons I've learned.
Related Links Sam Bradford: 'I'm going to put on a show' Combine Dish: Campbell wows scouts Dillon: Is Gresham or Gronkowski better? TSB: Does a fast 40 time mean anything? Lande: Who meansures up at the Combine Q: Are you ready to lead an NFL team?
A: I think I'm ready. That's one of the reasons I went to Notre Dame—to best replicate what it was going to be like playing big-time football in the NFL as a rookie. I struggled my first year, got a little better my second year and made a drastic change my junior year in college.
Q: Are you on schedule to work out for NFL coaches, scouts and general managers April 9?
A: Yeah, that's what I'm shooting for, and that's when the doctor said I'll be ready.
Q: Will you be able to fully work out at that point?
A: Yes.
Q: How do you react to people who doubt your abilities as a leader?
A: To be honest, some of the people that say those things just don't know me as a person. That's why I wa...
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