Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara, who recently worked out with Cruz, raved about his impressive recovery after sustaining the injury during a Week 6 game in Philadelphia last season. Cruz is expected to be ready for the start of training camp Friday. I'm telling you. Remember that I said this. This guy looks faster now than he did before," Amukamara said, via NJ.
It isn't the first time Amukamara has spoken optimistically. Possibly in the top ten. His fastest unofficial forty was 4. You guys are too much…. He may be fast but his other drills are not the greatest, not a fluid as I thought he would be.
Maybe he slides to Lions at Him and talib…… Amazing. Just please no e. Get thus guy so ronde can teach him before he retires.
Ahmad Black is going to be a steal in the middle rounds. Put on the tape. One of the best college players the past few years. That city over there is fun. There's a lot to do. Q: Your rookie season was the year of the lockout, so you had no offseason program.
You missed the first few days of training camp and broke your foot soon after stepping on the field. How difficult what was that for you? Amukamara: "My faith was definitely tested. I didn't know what was going on. To break my foot the second day and for it to be a freak accident … I felt good, I thought I was well conditioned and then snap.
I hadn't broken anything in my body, so it was tough, especially when you're on social media and everyone is saying, 'You're a first-round bust, why did we draft you? I'm really thankful that I had friends and family always texting me and making sure that I was OK and making sure that my head was always in it. I'm thankful that I had vets and cornerbacks coach Peter Giunta always staying on me to stay prepared mentally and always listening in the meeting room and asking questions. Q: You are quiet and cerebral.
Do you change personalities on the football field? Amukamara: "I would say more so in practice. And especially this year, I think this year I've started to maybe come out of my shell a little more, just be more comfortable. I have a sense of peace and joy now, because I know what I'm capable of doing in this league. I feel like when you have a lot of reps against a lot of different receivers you're not surprised, you know who you can guard and you know who you might have trouble guarding.
So you get a confidence that you know what to expect. When you know what to expect I think it will set you up for success.
This is my fourth year coming in, and with that comfort and confidence I've been more vocal with these guys. Antrel Rolle and I are the guys in the defensive backfield that have been here the longest, so I feel like I have a voice on the team. Q: You patiently talk to the media in good times and bad. Is that important to you to be accountable like that?
Amukamara: "I don't think my spirit should be shaken whether we win or lose. I'm going to definitely feel bad if we lose, but I think at the end of the day it's about being a man and not running away from the media and always addressing those hard questions. For example, everyone knows the cold tub thing when some teammates dropped him in a tub in training camp. I didn't want to talk about that every time. But I knew if I kept avoiding it, the question was going to be left unanswered and if a question's unanswered it's always going to be asked.
I figured just face it and answer it. Amukamara: "We had a private wedding with just me, her and George McGovern , the team chaplain. Will Beatty and his wife were our witnesses, because they lived across from us. We did it over our bye week last year on a Monday Oct. And then we had a more public wedding in March in Arizona. Is it important to you to take some of what you've been able to earn and help other people? Amukamara: "It is. I think my relationship with Christ motivates me to give and to be generous.
I love Nebraska, but they're never going to be in debt, they're never going to be bankrupt. They have a great booster club. So I'm thinking, 'How else can I help the city that I spent four years of my life in? I had some friends that went to that school. I got in contact with the coach. I would say giving is definitely important, and my wife is very generous too, so it kind of helps me be generous, also. Q: If the Giants' community relations department asks you to do something and you're available, you'll do it?
Amukamara: "Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. Jen Conley and Allison Stangeby…I wouldn't say I'm their go-to guy, but I would say I'm one of them because it's always good just to interact with the community that you live in and show your face. It's so crazy how a signed ball, a signed jersey or just a hello from somebody … I don't know if they look up to, but that you see on T. It's just crazy what that can do. So any time I get to see them in person, however these fans act like toward me, I act the same way to them.
I'm always asking them for selfies, for pictures. I never ask for autographs, because autographs don't do much. But I definitely ask for a selfie and a picture.
I think that does it for me. I've been turned down just like I've probably had to turn down other people, but that's all part of it. In his long-awaited first team meeting of , Tom Coughlin introduced his theme for the year. It was simple and direct, and a byproduct of the disappointment of Finish. Who is the breakout player of the year? Will KT lead the team in receiving? The Giants.
Photos: CB Prince Amukamara. Check out photos of Prince Amukamara from the season. This Ad will close in 3. Q: Were you intimidated playing with kids who were much older than you? Q: And your mom was a police officer in Nigeria?
Q: What did your dad do? Q: Don't you have royalty in your family? Q: Did kids when you were growing up ever make fun of your name? Q: What was it like growing up with five sisters? Q: So your sisters did all these chores around the house and you just watched? Amukamara: "Exactly. I owe them big time. Q: Were you a good student in school when you were young? Q: Did you play sports whenever you could? Q: So your basketball training helped you prepare for the NFL.
Amukamara: "I guess it did. It gave me that mindset. Q: Did you ever think or hope that you would go to college to play basketball? Q: How did you wind up at Nebraska? Q: Were you glad you did?
Q: Are Eric and you still close?
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