Press Releases : News : Reese's Senior Bowl
OJ's portion of the presser transcript:
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QUESTION: O.J., what was the decision-making process for you deciding to play in the game and what are the main things you want to show to teams this week?
O.J. HOWARD: I thought it was great opportunity to get out here to showcase my skills. You know, it's going to be a lot of competition here. You know there are some question marks. I want to come out and be a great blocker and run good routes. There's no better game to come to to do those things.
REPORTER: OJ how much are you looking forward to kind of the off-field stuff here? Not just the interaction with coaches, but the education part of it. How much of it is a big part of it?
O.J. HOWARD: Oh, it's huge, and I think (Friday) we go to the elementary school and the hospitals. Whenever you get to do something like that, give back to the community, it's always a great feeling. I'm looking forward to that. Hoping the kids love it, we love it. To be able to see the kids and see the kids smile. I'm very excited about that.
REPORTER: Can you both talk about what it would be like to put own your team colors one more time this week?
O.J. HOWARD: Man, I think it's going to be outstanding. The Alabama fans love this game. I came last year to visit and support some my teammates. I saw the way they got into it whenever an Alabama player made a play. It's going to be exciting, and I'm so happy to be able to play, to put on the helmet on one more time for the Alabama fans. It's going to be outstanding, and my family is coming down of course. It's going to be a great feeling, and I'm going to miss it. I'm ready to play."