“I remember in mini-camp, Myles said, ‘I’m going to be in Dallas for five weeks (and) I’m going to send the address where we will be working out. Pull up if you want to. Fear would have had me stuck at home … trying to be comfortable, but I had to get out of my comfort zone.
“I had to fly (to Dallas) on a whim, but I had the opportunity to stay with them and get fully immersed in the opportunity. I had the fear of staying the same, or I had the fear of getting better, and that was a big thing for me. I had to see where I aligned myself with guys like Myles, Micah Parsons, and Will Anderson. That gave me the mental check to (know that) I stack up.
“I went in there every morning to compete, and those three weeks allowed me to change (both) physically and mentally, and I was able to showcase that during training camp.”