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Matt Cassel Excited About Opportunity To Start, Confident He Can Deliver For Dallas
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...rtunity-start-confident-he-can-deliver-dallas
IRVING, Texas – Matt Cassel is no stranger to this situation, but that doesn’t make it any less thrilling to be appointed a team’s starting quarterback.
“I’m really excited,” he said Wednesday morning. “It’s an opportunity and there’s no doubt about it – I don’t take it for granted, I know how hard it is to get on the field in this league.”
Cassel’s proficiency as a starter in a time of need is the reason he became a known name in the NFL, dating back to his successful stint with the New England Patriots. He parlayed it into an 11-year career, including stops – as both a starter and backup – with Kansas City, Minnesota and Buffalo.
However experienced he might be with the business of quarterbacking, Cassel admitted Wednesday that this is a bit different. It is the Dallas Cowboys, after all.
“I told you guys a few weeks ago, it’s always been a dream of mine to play for the Cowboys, let alone to be the starter for the Cowboys,” he said. “I’m excited about the opportunity, and I’ll work extremely hard. Hopefully we’ll go out there and get some wins.”...
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...rtunity-start-confident-he-can-deliver-dallas
IRVING, Texas – Matt Cassel is no stranger to this situation, but that doesn’t make it any less thrilling to be appointed a team’s starting quarterback.
“I’m really excited,” he said Wednesday morning. “It’s an opportunity and there’s no doubt about it – I don’t take it for granted, I know how hard it is to get on the field in this league.”
Cassel’s proficiency as a starter in a time of need is the reason he became a known name in the NFL, dating back to his successful stint with the New England Patriots. He parlayed it into an 11-year career, including stops – as both a starter and backup – with Kansas City, Minnesota and Buffalo.
However experienced he might be with the business of quarterbacking, Cassel admitted Wednesday that this is a bit different. It is the Dallas Cowboys, after all.
“I told you guys a few weeks ago, it’s always been a dream of mine to play for the Cowboys, let alone to be the starter for the Cowboys,” he said. “I’m excited about the opportunity, and I’ll work extremely hard. Hopefully we’ll go out there and get some wins.”...
