‘”I thought it was just a great opportunity for myself to come up here and be able to compete for a starting job and that’s all you can ask for in this league,” the Mobile, Ala. native said. “That was the main thing I was saying while I was in Cincinnati. It wasn’t about the money, it wasn’t about anything. My background, I come from absolutely nothing, so I’ve always just known ball. I just wanted a chance to compete and play and it felt like I had that opportunity here.”‘