“You never know,” Deuce Vaughn explained.
The Cowboys running back had just come off the field after his NFL debut. The rookie knew full well that there had been questions about his size, about whether he’d be tough enough to play at the pro level, about whether his feel-good draft-day story would be the high point of his journey, about whether his game- even with its electrifying speed- would translate to the topmost tier of the sport.
The 21-year-old admits he was even second-guessing a little prior to Saturday afternoon’s preseason kickoff.
“It’s a question mark coming in whenever you’re about to play your first NFL game,” the Kansas State product told reporters post-game. “It was like that when you were in college- wondering if you can adapt to the speed, wondering if you can do everything and be successful.”