All Entries Tagged With: "Brent Hawkins"
Hawkins Back to Linebacker
This time, Brent Hawkins isn’t nervous about switching positions for the Jaguars from defensive end to linebacker.
“Actually, things are going way better than when I first got here,” Hawkins said after Tuesday’s organized team activity session. “When I first came out as a rookie playing linebacker, it was kind of rough jumping in at minicamp [...]
‘Hawk’ up to Speed
In this Q&A, Hawkins discusses anticipation for the playoffs, his cat, Bruce Leroy, and what it was like to grow up on a farm in Illinois:
Question: You transferred to Illinois State from Purdue in college. Why?
I transferred from Purdue because I was young, stupid. I thought maybe I was having some playing-time issues. That was [...]
Hawkins Flashing Potential
Brent Hawkins admits there was a time in his life when he was “young and dumb.” That’s when Hawkins left Purdue after two years because he didn’t believe he was receiving enough playing time, then tried junior-college basketball for a year before finishing his football career at Illinois State.
“Wow, I was stupid,” Hawkins said Thursday [...]
