Defensive end Carl Lawson draws inspiration from his girlfriend, Rachel Dincoff, a discus thrower who competed in the Tokyo Olympics.
"She's better in her field than I am right now at mine," he said. "I'm trying to be an Olympic defensive end."
Lawson is having a medal-worthy camp, largely because he feels liberated in the Jets' 4-3 scheme; he was in a 3-4 with the Cincinnati Bengals. He described it this way: "I'm not bashing anything I played before, but it's kind of like being on chains and then breaking the chains. ... It's being unleashed."
Raw ability helps, too. Asked why his bull-rush move is so effective, Lawson said he uses leverage and technique in addition to being "strong as s---."
"She's better in her field than I am right now at mine," he said. "I'm trying to be an Olympic defensive end."
Lawson is having a medal-worthy camp, largely because he feels liberated in the Jets' 4-3 scheme; he was in a 3-4 with the Cincinnati Bengals. He described it this way: "I'm not bashing anything I played before, but it's kind of like being on chains and then breaking the chains. ... It's being unleashed."
Raw ability helps, too. Asked why his bull-rush move is so effective, Lawson said he uses leverage and technique in addition to being "strong as s---."