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Soft spoken Hairston set to compete
Comparing Bills running backC.J. Spiller
to an offensive lineman happens about as often as the mercury pushes past 90 degrees in a Buffalo summer. It’s rare. But a man that coached both Spiller and Buffalo fourth-round pick Chris Hairston did just that.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney in describing his left tackle prior to his senior campaign last summer, called him their “C.J. Spiller up front.”
While Swinney was referring more to Hairston’s consistent growth as a player, leadership and football IQ than his speed with the comparison, it was still eye-opening. But when you listen to Hairston discuss the level of pride he has in keeping his quarterback upright you begin to understand that the soft spoken offensive tackle has a passion to excel.
As a three-year starter at left tackle for Clemson, Hairston never wanted to surrender a clean shot from the blind side on his quarterback. What helped him learn quickly was going against some of the better pass rushers in the ACC every day in practice the past four years.
“I did a great job coming along throughout my career,” he said. “I was able to go against great defensive ends. My freshman year we had Gaines Adams there. I went against our scout team and we had Da’Quan Bowers come in, played a few years with him. We had Ricky Sapp, I went against him my freshman year, so that’s something that really came along. And I had to in order to survive in team drills, one-on-ones and team pass and all that.”
By the time Hairston was a senior he was a pretty polished pass protector surrendering just one sack on over 750 snaps over 12 games en route to First Team All-ACC honors.
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/art...7-99da30cf9143
Comparing Bills running back
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney in describing his left tackle prior to his senior campaign last summer, called him their “C.J. Spiller up front.”
While Swinney was referring more to Hairston’s consistent growth as a player, leadership and football IQ than his speed with the comparison, it was still eye-opening. But when you listen to Hairston discuss the level of pride he has in keeping his quarterback upright you begin to understand that the soft spoken offensive tackle has a passion to excel.
As a three-year starter at left tackle for Clemson, Hairston never wanted to surrender a clean shot from the blind side on his quarterback. What helped him learn quickly was going against some of the better pass rushers in the ACC every day in practice the past four years.
“I did a great job coming along throughout my career,” he said. “I was able to go against great defensive ends. My freshman year we had Gaines Adams there. I went against our scout team and we had Da’Quan Bowers come in, played a few years with him. We had Ricky Sapp, I went against him my freshman year, so that’s something that really came along. And I had to in order to survive in team drills, one-on-ones and team pass and all that.”
By the time Hairston was a senior he was a pretty polished pass protector surrendering just one sack on over 750 snaps over 12 games en route to First Team All-ACC honors.
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/art...7-99da30cf9143
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