1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: He is buffalo seventh round draft pick out of the 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: University of Pittsburgh. Dane Jackson, cornerback, a three year starter 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: for the pitt Panthers on the line of this Life. 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: Hello Dane, John Murphy's team tasker here in Buffalo. Thanks 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: coming on with us today. Thanks for having me. I 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Where are you are you in Coropolis this offseason? 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: Are you working out there? Dan? Yeah, sir, I'm working out. 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: I'm working out this in the surrounding areas, you know, 9 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: trying to find an open fill. I have a steady 10 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: gym that I can work out in and lift in. So, 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's been pretty good. Have you had how 12 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: much contact? Give you a head with the bills as 13 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: far as what kind of work out and what to do? 14 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: I haven't had very much yet, you know. I'm just 15 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: kind of still going on my own. I've been talking 16 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: to coach. He just been telling me, you know, to 17 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: try to go at least to one or two times 18 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: a day, you know, and that's been steady. So it's 19 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: been pretty smooth. What have you had. Do you have 20 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: a workout partner a group of guys did you get 21 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: together with It's no fun to go in there and 22 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: work out alone. I know that. But you know, you 23 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: can only do so much social distancing in the gym. 24 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: But do you have guys you work out with to 25 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: keep you going? Yeah? Well, when I live my aunt 26 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: has a many weight room at her house, so I 27 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: live with her husband. And then when i'm when I'm 28 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: training on the field, you know, I just do one 29 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: on one on one sessions with a personal trainer, so 30 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: you know, I just try to get gets as active 31 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 1: as I can. What about the defensive scheme? I guess 32 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: eventually the bills will send you the tablet with some 33 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: of the elements of what they like to do defensively. 34 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: Is that happened yet, Dan, Oh, yes, sir, that's happened. 35 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: I've been I've been on calls, you know, just just 36 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: learning the basics of the defense, learning the basic terms, 37 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, it's been it's been exciting. Dan. 38 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: You had quite a journey. You came out of high 39 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: school like like a lot of guys, I guess you 40 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: know you you were kind of probably a little bit 41 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: of a late bloomer physically, you were a two star recruit, 42 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: could end up at pitt Do you think in retrospect um, 43 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: was Pitt the right spot for you? I think it 44 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: was a perfect spot for me. You know, every thing 45 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: worked out perfect. Uh, stay at home, played for my 46 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: hometown team, playing in front of my family. I think 47 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: I think it couldn't have been a better I couldn't 48 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: have been in a better position, Dank. You also um 49 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: in high school, you at what was it Cornell High School? 50 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: I guess you played high school basketball, played at the 51 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: non state level, average twenty eight points. Again, you had 52 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: fifty one points in one game that game. Tell me 53 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: about that team. How did you drop fifty one on somebody? 54 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: Back on Dames. I mean it was just it was 55 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: a rival game. You know, we had we had a 56 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 1: lot of fans out there, and uh, I just say 57 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: most a lot of my points was on free throws. 58 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: I was going through the line a lot. But you 59 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: know it was it was an exciting game. You know, 60 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: my team they kept beating me the ball and they 61 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: depended on me. Well, Dan a mine, you had what 62 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: offered from Pitt Ducane and maybe there was a third school. 63 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: Did you think about maybe trying basketball in college because 64 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: you probably could have somewhere right at some point in 65 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: my early career. I pitt I talked about it, but 66 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: you know, it wasn't really you know, okay, let's go 67 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: do it. It wasn't never anything like that. You know, 68 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: just a thought, did you when you came in. Was 69 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: there a moment or a year, or an off season 70 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: or maybe a regular season where you felt like you 71 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: really blossomed as a pitt Panther where you came in 72 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: and you were two star recruit and you got offered 73 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: a scholarship and and you know, you come in you 74 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: kind of find your way. Was there ever a moment 75 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: when you thought, okay, now this you know, I'm gonna 76 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: start and I'm never gonna get it, get off the field, 77 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: or you know, something of that nature. I would say, 78 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: you know, my risk are freshman year where I had 79 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 1: a few seniors in front of me, and unfortunately one 80 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: of them went down and I had I had a 81 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: chance to play in the game, and this felt like, 82 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: you know, my time is here and my time is now, 83 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: and I never looked back from there. Dan Jackson, our 84 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: guest Buffalo seventh round draft pick from University of Pittsburgh. 85 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: Once you get into lineup, you didn't really come out. 86 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: You started for three years. I'm sure that appealed to 87 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: the Bills, all the experience you got there, Danah. Yeah, sir, 88 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: I mean there's a lot of a lot of experience 89 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: claim in the defense where you know, I couldn't have 90 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: been you know, or I'm very fortunate to be successful 91 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: in the defense. You know, I'm happy the way cousin 92 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: or Dusty plays his defense, and you know, I'm happy 93 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: I got I got the prosper Yeah, it's amazing because 94 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: there's not very many players in college. You get to play, 95 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: you know, fifty career games during your four seasons. I mean, 96 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: that's that's a lot of football for a collegian. It 97 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: gives you a lot of experience. If the Bills talk 98 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: to you when the Bills drafted you or or spoke 99 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: to you pre draft, Uh did they talk about that? 100 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: I mean, how Murph just mentioned it. You know, you 101 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: were on the fifth you know, you know you weren't hurt, 102 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: you didn't get injured or not to say that you 103 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: didn't play with a few aches and pains, But that 104 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: says a lot about your ability to be available at 105 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: the pro level on a given Sunday. Yeah, sir, Like 106 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: I said, I'm just fortunate enough, fortunate enough to be, 107 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: you know, to come out injury free, come out healthy. 108 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 1: You know, I put a lot, put a lot on 109 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: a field. But you know, like like I said, I'm 110 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: just fortunate. I can't think that the men above enough. 111 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: Do you You've been described as a physical cornerback game. 112 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: Tell me about that. Do you consider yourself physical? And 113 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: do you like to come up and support the run? Yes, sir, 114 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 1: of course, you know I'm not. I don't shy away 115 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: from any contact. You know. I like to be aggressive 116 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: when I play, and I like to just leave it 117 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: all out there on the field. You know, I try. 118 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: I try not to, you know, hesitate. I try to 119 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: just go once I see something, I try to react 120 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: as evident to that. And I saw one scouting report 121 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: that described you as uh as grabby, maybe using your 122 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: hands too much. Did you get flagged for that a 123 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: lot at Pittsburgh? And is that going to be an issue? 124 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: Do you think when you come to the NFL. I've 125 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: been working on it, you know, I've been working in 126 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: though different things. Not using my hands after line of 127 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: scrimm is not using my hands at the top of 128 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: the route. You know, we all we all have room 129 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: to improve. So that's definitely one of my games of 130 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: my one one of the aspects of my game that 131 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: I would like to improve on. Yeah, I don't know. 132 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: I don't think the Bills have talking You know what 133 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: the Bills did the training camp the last year or two. 134 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: They give the defensor backs othern mits, so they learned 135 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: to practice without grabbing people. If they talk to you 136 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: about that at all, have you ever tried that technique? 137 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: They haven't talked to me at all. But I recently 138 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 1: ordered some boxing boxing mits. They're not not the ones 139 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: you hit, not the ones you swing the box with, 140 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: but the ones you hit. I order some of those 141 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: and when I'm when I when I'm with my trainer, 142 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: I use those every same idea. Yeah, those are good. Yeah, 143 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: well I get what do you what's the next step? 144 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: Have the Bills giving you any kind of uh hopeful 145 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: outlook down down the future, down the road a few 146 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: weeks maybe or a month or anything, any hallmarks or 147 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: milestones to look forward to. With the schedule of the team, 148 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: we're just taking the day by day, you know. I 149 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: have my daily meetings with coach Butler, and you know, 150 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: we're just learning the defense. You know it's it's all 151 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: a crazy process right now, but I'm trying to soak 152 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: up as much as I can and be a sponge 153 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: and learned as much as I can and from Coach. 154 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: One of the things I saw that I found interesting. 155 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: You were asked who was the toughest receiver you had 156 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: that at Pitts at Pittsburgh, and one of the guys 157 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: you mentioned is now your teammate, Gabe Davis. Gabriel Davis, well, 158 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: of those fourth round pick. What made him so tough? Dan? 159 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: You know, he's a big physical receiver, but I have 160 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: good speed as well. You know, when we watch him 161 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: on film, he gets he gets a lot of separation 162 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: from route and I can't wait to go up against 163 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: him in practice once again. Yeah, it'll be interesting. You'll 164 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: get plenty of chances to compete with these guys. Have 165 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: you thought about um your your other rookie classmates. Have 166 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: you talked to any of the other draft guys, the 167 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: guys like a Japaneza. Have you guys been on a 168 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: meeting together or reached out personally? We have not been 169 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: on a meeting together. Um, I haven't really talked to 170 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: any of the rookies, so far, you know, but you know, well, 171 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: we'll be in contact soon for sure. Hey Dan, stay 172 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: hang in there, uh, stay healthy, and maybe someday we'll 173 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: get you up here and we'll get you on the 174 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: show again right in the studio. You know, what's your part. 175 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: Thanks for coming on with us today, Yes, sir, thank you. 176 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: I appreciate you guys for having me.