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06-30-2011, 12:34 AM
Catching Up ...
Alumni Profile: Charles Haley
DallasCowboys.com Report
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=DC207580-DF14-7FC1-04505474BFF39669
What were your first thoughts on being traded to Dallas on Aug. 26, 1992?
Haley: "I enjoyed playing in San Francisco, but there were some issues and maybe it was time to move on. I was really excited about the new opportunity. Honestly, looking back, I remember being a little frightened, not knowing anything about the team or the coaching staff. I mean, I knew Jimmy Johnson was the coach and a few of the guys, but it's not like I really paid attention to any other team in the NFL. Jerry Jones himself met me at the airport, which was pretty impressive. I had never been treated like that. There were cameras everywhere, reporters, it was like I was a rock star for that one moment of my life."
What was your first impression of the team?
Haley: "The best part about coming here was there was so much young talent. That was obvious from the first day on the practice field. They were waiting for a leader, the defense that is, they wanted to learn how to be victorious and become champions and I had won two Super Bowls already with San Francisco. This was an opportunity for me to teach what I do, to teach them how to pass rush, how to study film. For me, this was a chance to take a role in the development of these players. I told them almost every day that you have to be a smart athlete to be a successful football player. It was about reckless abandon as much as technique and knowing how the opposition was going to try and block you. So much of pass rushing is mental."
One of the reasons San Francisco traded you was because of some problems with head coach George Seifert. How was your relationship with Jimmy Johnson?
Haley: "I loved Jimmy Johnson. Loved him. He allowed me to be me....
Alumni Profile: Charles Haley
DallasCowboys.com Report
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=DC207580-DF14-7FC1-04505474BFF39669
What were your first thoughts on being traded to Dallas on Aug. 26, 1992?
Haley: "I enjoyed playing in San Francisco, but there were some issues and maybe it was time to move on. I was really excited about the new opportunity. Honestly, looking back, I remember being a little frightened, not knowing anything about the team or the coaching staff. I mean, I knew Jimmy Johnson was the coach and a few of the guys, but it's not like I really paid attention to any other team in the NFL. Jerry Jones himself met me at the airport, which was pretty impressive. I had never been treated like that. There were cameras everywhere, reporters, it was like I was a rock star for that one moment of my life."
What was your first impression of the team?
Haley: "The best part about coming here was there was so much young talent. That was obvious from the first day on the practice field. They were waiting for a leader, the defense that is, they wanted to learn how to be victorious and become champions and I had won two Super Bowls already with San Francisco. This was an opportunity for me to teach what I do, to teach them how to pass rush, how to study film. For me, this was a chance to take a role in the development of these players. I told them almost every day that you have to be a smart athlete to be a successful football player. It was about reckless abandon as much as technique and knowing how the opposition was going to try and block you. So much of pass rushing is mental."
One of the reasons San Francisco traded you was because of some problems with head coach George Seifert. How was your relationship with Jimmy Johnson?
Haley: "I loved Jimmy Johnson. Loved him. He allowed me to be me....