At the end of April this year the NFL draftwhere Ashon jeanty It was the sixth general selection by Las Vegas Raiders.
Although he had certain feelings that his destiny would be in the Nevada desert, in the end a call by the Head coach Pete Carroll caused a smile from ear to ear from ex Boise State.
Between jumps and shouts of happiness was like the corridor celebrated his Arrival to the Raiders.
Did you intuit that it would arrive in Raiders?
In an exclusive interview for Channel 6 Sports and Millennium the fans, Jeanty commented on those moments lived in Green Bayplace where the NFL draft was performed.
“You know it was A great experiencevery exciting I had some intuition that I was going to be here (with raiders), I am very proud to be herebut it was a great moment because my family was there (in the draft) and it is very exciting because you can only listen to your name once, and be in Green Bay, all the experience, there is no comparison. ”
Undoubted debut professionally with the Silver & Black uniform.
His outstanding numbers
In his last season in American collegial football he had 374 haules for 2,601 yards and crossed the diagonals 29 occasions. In addition, it had 29 receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown.
“They congratulated me, I did it, We were crying, excitedshouts, laughs, too much happiness. ”
“I am working for This dream from a very young agesince I was at school, they are years and years of great effort, work to get to this point, the fact of finally being here is one of my greatest dreams. ”
When questioned if I was achieving his dream, THE NEW OWNER OF THE DORSAL ‘2’ He did not hesitate a second and responded with a “without a doubt.”
It should be noted that some Raiders members welcomed himas was the case with one of the team’s captains, Maxx Crosby.
“Who spoke with me? Maxx Crosby, well he did it before the draft, Marshawn Lynch, Marcus Allen He did. “
What told Ashton?
“It was exciting, they congratulated me, I will do great thingsto come here, that I can lead, and to show this organization, the city who I am ”.
On the other hand, the only 21 -year -old player made it clear that Leave your own brand in Las Vegas Raiders.
“I feel phenomenal, being in the Raiders, is an organization that has too much history, too many legends, I hope to bring something amazing to the city.”
In the past days, Ashton Jeanty He won praise in the mini -family of the Raiders.
