Manchester's new NFL star Menelik Watson says he is ready to contribute to Oakland Raiders right away as he dismissed talk of him being too raw to have an immediate impact.
High life
Oakland are looking to rebuild their team after another disappointing year last year, and Watson believes he fits in perfectly to their hard-working, no-nonsense attitude they are trying to instill in their squad.
"That's me to a T. I was at the draft and I didn't really want to go because I'm not really into the glitz and the glamour. I'm really a work guy. I really just want to hurry up and get to work.
"I don't go out and I'm not into the nightlife. The biggest reason for coming out is I wanted to get myself a job and get myself an occupation. I think that's pretty much it. That's me to a T."
Watson originally tried out to be on defence, but his skills were quickly spotted to be more suited to that of an offensive lineman.
"I went out there the first day, I went for defence, and I had a good day at defence, but I really wasn't sure if it was the right fit.
"Then Kyle Long, son of Howie, he was there with me at the time, so as I walked off the field he told me that I need to change my jersey and come on offense, so he was like, 'Come on, you're going to play offensive line.'
"I went out there and they were like, 'Well, we like you at tackle,' so obviously Kyle played left tackle so I went over to the right side.
"It was just really comfortable and really easy just concentrating on the ends and being able to set angles and have your feet keep up with the quick guys."
