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Defensive backs coach Jerry Gray
On his memories of Kevin Greene:
We basically came in the league together. What's funny is that I got a chance to play against him in college. He was at Auburn, I was at Texas and coincidentally we played Auburn up in Alabama my sophomore year and then we played in Austin my junior year. So, that was like a two-game deal. And then in '85 we get a chance to get drafted together to the Rams. Just little things that you remember about him, on the practice field, it was always upbeat, having fun. Then in the games, one of the biggest things he'd always tell the DBs was, 'Hey, just cover for one more second and give me a chance to get there.' So, we kind of laughed about that because every defensive lineman is kind of the same. Just cover 'em enough where I can get a sack. But it was good, though. It was in good spirits.
On Jaire Alexander making the Pro Bowl:
This happened when I got hired here, I talked with each individual guy and I tried to set goals for 'em and I said, 'This is what you have to do.' You can't just show up one day and think you're going to be good. It's a process and I'm really proud of him of going through the process of what it takes to become a really good corner in this league. And it's not just going to happen during the season. It's an offseason thing. You have to really work hard in the offseason. We learned how to play off technique. You know, he wanted to really learn that and what that meant. We know he can really press and run with guys. But I thought adding off technique to it, to himself, made him a lot better corner.