Randall Cobb seeks to play in his 10th NFL season with his third team, the Houston Texans.
Having such longevity in the NFL, and a Pro Bowl selection at that, doesn’t come easily. Often times, it takes another leading by example to help athletes along in their careers.
For Cobb, he knows who has had the biggest impact on his career.
“I would say, probably the player was Jordy Nelson when I was up in Green Bay, just looking at the way that he approached things,” Cobb told the Houston media on a conference call on March 27.
When the former 2011 second-round pick from Kentucky arrived to the Green Bay Packers, who were coming off of a win in Super Bowl XLV, the receiving corps was stacked. Nelson was just one of a plethora of receivers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had to choose from, including Pro Bowlers Greg Jennings and Donald Driver along with James Jones.
“Watching the way that they went about their business, watching the way that they communicated with each other, it was all about the team and how they can make each other better, because they know at the end of the day, the more reps that we had on the field, the better that would be overall,” Cobb explained.
Cobb highlighted Nelson particularly because the former 2008 second-round pick from Kansas State was consistent in all of his endeavors.
Said Cobb: “He was the same every day, practiced the same every day. He ate the same meals every morning. He went into the weight room and did what he needed to. Before practice, after practice, throughout. Going into the training room and getting everything that he needed. He made sure he took care of his body and he was very, very good with his communication skills about teaching young guys and helping young guys understand what we were trying to accomplish.”
The Packers never accomplished that in Cobb’s time: adding the franchise’s fifth Super Bowl win. However, with such a consistent approach from Cobb, it should help ease the burden of developing chemistry with Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and his new-look receiving corps.
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