Detroit Lions Ennis Rakestraw reflects on preseason debut against New York Giants.
acknowledged that "growing up not fortunate enough to have a lot things" instilled in him a mindset to grind in order to achieve his goals and to earn whatever he receives.
"Honestly, there's a lot more details that I need to focus on," Rakestraw said. "I made some good plays, made some bad plays, but the great thing about this game is that you can always go back the next day and get better and be a better player and a better person."In his first-ever tackle,"I knew it was an over-route; I just did my job well and got them off the field on third down.
"If the secondary be good, then the team be good. I just told them, when they’re out there, be themselves. Play confident," Robertson said. "At the end of the day, we’ve all been playing this game since we was young. It’s just football, man. Always have fun with it.”John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013.
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