Bruce Gradkowski
Bruce Gradkowski
Bruce Raymond Gradkowskiis an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft after playing college football at Toledo...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth27 January 1983
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I call it the bionic hand, ... I tell people I can zing it even better now. It feels great. I have no problems with it.
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It's definitely cool to be mentioned with those guys.
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It makes it tougher playing at a Single-A or Double-A school because the perception coaches have of it, ... You have to keep your faith and know you can play at this level. From the experience I've had, coaches should look past that.
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It takes me by surprise that after everything I've been through, it's worked out this well at Toledo, ... I don't think it matters where you came from. If you can play, you can play. Sometimes, it's harder coming from a smaller school, but if you have the talent, coaches are going to find you.
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You can't shut yourself off from hearing it, ... I've heard everything from late first round to fifth or sixth. I really can't think about that now. All I can think about now is having a good year. This is my senior year. In my senior year of high school I had no offers. So it doesn't make a difference to me what anyone says about me now. I have to go out and play hard and prove myself once again. I would hope that people say he can't be drafted because then the next year I'll come out, and we'll see what happens. I kind of like being the underdog in situations because I know I'm going to work hard and try and get myself there.