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There’s little doubt Charles Tapper loves football.

The second-year pro loves it so much that he’s in the process of changing his entire game — just to be a regular in the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive line rotation.

considering the recent history of suspensions with perhaps more to come if David Irving joins Randy Gregory on the suspended list,To say there’s a need for depth on the line is an understatement, as has been reported.

The idea of Tapper shifting from an interior spot to the 5-technique — lining up on the outside shoulder of the tackle — is a mandate from defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli.

I still feel like I’m a real option for this team,” Tapper said. “You can only control the things you can control,“Even if some of those guys were still around, and I feel like I’m good enough as an athlete to compete.

and we came here for a reason and that’s competing against the best offensive line in the world. Around here, show us. At the end of the day, they say if you’re quicker than everybody,“That’s why we’re all here, show us. If you say you’re an athlete and you’re going to be athletic,Authentic Mitchell Trubiskyn Jersey, I just want to give coach Marinelli a hard decision to make.”

This is Tapper’s second season in Dallas. womens Tarik Cohen JerseyThe 2016 fourth-round pick missed his rookie season while managing a spinal defect (pars defect, a stress fracture in the vertebral arch) that flared up before the start of the season.

they helped me manage it pretty well” Tapper said. “But once I got here,“At Oklahoma,Authentic John Ross Jersey it’s on me to do the right things: eating right,staying away from processed foods and working on my core strength.”

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” he said. “Now,“I was basically a nose guard at OU,<Authentic Jordan Willis Jersey, they want me beating the tackle off the ball.”

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Marinelli’s scheme is different because the focus is to get all defensive linemen up the field.

” Tapper said. “They wanted me running,womens Carl Lawson Jersey,“I wasn’t prepared for it really, and nothing can prepare you for that except being in that moment and getting in better condition coming into training camp.”

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and we came here for a reason and that’s competing against the best offensive line in the world. Around here, show us. At the end of the day, they say if you’re quicker than everybody,“That’s why we’re all here, show us. If you say you’re an athlete and you’re going to be athletic, womens Jordan Willis Jersey,I just want to give coach Marinelli a hard decision to make.”

This is Tapper’s second season in Dallas. The 2016 fourth-round pick missed his rookie season while managing a spinal defect (pars defect,,' womens Adam Shaheen Jersey>, a stress fracture in the vertebral arch) that flared up before the start of the season.

they helped me manage it pretty well,> ” Tapper said. “But once I got here,“At Oklahoma,womens Eddie Jackson Jersey, it’s on me to do the right things: eating right, staying away from processed foods and working on my core strength.”

And then there’s the issue of moving from an interior presence in the Sooners’ scheme to a pass-rush mentality with the Cowboys.Authentic Eddie Jackson Jersey,

” he said. “Now,“I was basically a nose guard at OU,Authentic Carl Lawson Jersey they want me beating the tackle off the ball.”

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