On Saturday Jeremy Kerley, the New York Jets fifth round pick, addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets.<\/p>\n
On how it felt being drafted by the Jets\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n It feels great. It\u2019s a great weight lifted off my shoulders. I\u2019m ready to get going and then do whatever I can to help the team.<\/p>\n On whether he thinks the team brought him in to play right away\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t know, but (I\u2019m looking forward to) just being able to come in and take a look at the guys like Santonio (Holmes) and Jerricho (Cotchery). I\u2019m ready to be a student of the game and ready to just take whatever criticism they have to give to me.<\/p>\n On how he would describe himself as a player\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m definitely a special teams guy. I know that my special teams ability is definitely what makes me the player that I am.<\/p>\n On his role on special teams\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n (I played) kick returner and punt returner.<\/p>\n On working with Coach Mike Westhoff \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m definitely looking forward to it. Any criticism is good criticism, so I\u2019m ready to be a student. I\u2019m ready to go in and try to do as much learning as I can.<\/p>\n On how much interest he saw from the Jets during the draft process\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n I had a great workout for them when they came down and they worked me out. Ever since then, I\u2019ve thought in the back of my mind, \u2018Maybe, somewhere down that line, it could be.\u2019 I\u2019m just glad it was today.<\/p>\n On who came down from the Jets\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n The offensive coordinator (Coach Brian Schottenheimer).<\/p>\n On what wide receiver position he played at in college\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n (I played) slot receiver, mainly.<\/p>\n On whether he thinks he can play other wide receiver positions…<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, sir. I was only limited to the slot because that\u2019s where my team needed me. I didn\u2019t complain about my position. I just played it. If I\u2019m needed on the outside, I\u2019m ready and I\u2019m willing to play on the outside.<\/p>\n On how he thinks it benefits him to come from a winning program like TCU\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Discipline. We were so disciplined that winning eventually came naturally to us. When you\u2019re a disciplined team and you can do what your coach wants you to do, the right things will happen to you. That\u2019s what I\u2019m looking to do at the next level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Saturday Jeremy Kerley, the New York Jets fifth round pick, addressed the media.\u00a0 Here is the transcript courtesy of the Jets. On how it felt being drafted by the Jets\u2026 It feels great. It\u2019s a great weight lifted off my shoulders. 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