press conference<\/a>, “I wasn’t going to just start hammering him with questions about football.”<\/p>\n“He’s about to start the season, so he’s going to be thinking about football for quite some period of time,” Sheffler said. “We did a little bit [of football chat]. He seemed like a really nice guy. You can see why he’s such a good choice. He seems very smart. I got to ask him a few questions, and he told me some stuff. It was definitely very fun for me to be able to spend some time with him.<\/p>\n
“Like I said, I love the NFL and am fascinated by what they’re able to do,” he continued. “Especially the head coach. I think in football, it’s easily the most important position on the team. I mean, he’s gotta handle a lot of different personalities and the Xs and Os. He was definitely a very impressive guy to be able to talk to and spend some time with.”<\/p>\n
The sentiments were certainly mutual.<\/p>\n
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