What was the call like when the Bengals picked you?
“I honestly didn’t know how to feel. It’s truly a blessed feeling. I thank God and I’m ready to work. They made the right decision.”
When teams were talking to you throughout the pre-draft process, what did you want to prove to them the most?
“My passion comes from football, and I put in a lot of work. I have a lot of emotion that goes into this game. I express myself a lot through football. I just want to play. I don’t care about anything else. Nothing else matters to me.”
T.J. Houshmandzadeh shared after making the pick that he had worked with you. Can you share a little bit about your relationship with T.J. and what you learned from him?
“It’s honestly amazing having T.J. train me the past few years, even going into college. Working with him is honestly great. Just to know his history, his background with the game of football, his knowledge on it and to see the way he thinks. The way he puts it into the drills, the way he talks to you and his terminology, it really helps me. We also developed a relationship to the point where we talked about other things — just life things and a lot of maturity and growth.”
After the pick on the TV, a couple of the analysts said the talent is clearly on tape, but one of the reasons you were still available was some off-the-field maturity issues. What would you like to say to people who might question that after this pick?
“I’m Jermaine Burton and I just want to play football. I do this for my mom and sister. I have a lot of passion that comes from behind my history and what I’ve been through. I just want everyone to know that. I just want to play football and want to do this for my family.”
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