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  <intro>&lt;p&gt;The rookie symposium was a great experience, I learned a lot and listened to a lot of good vets who were very helpful.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cris Carter, Willie Brown, Maurice Jones-Drew, Martellus Bennett all spoke to the rookies about being in the NFL. The message was to understand this is a business and to act like a professional. You&amp;rsquo;re living a dream so don&amp;rsquo;t screw it up, uphold the badge of the NFL. It&amp;rsquo;s something you work for your whole life so respect the game and the people who played it before you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m in LA now to see some old friends but I&amp;rsquo;ve been working out hard 4 days a week in Houston, running every day and getting used to the heat.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I just want to get going, get the season started already. I&amp;rsquo;ve been looking forward to this for so long, the offseason seems like its lasted forever.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m really looking forward to every aspect of the game and just the opportunity to start playing. I&amp;rsquo;m anxious to get out on the field and have some fun. I understand there will be some rookie walls but I&amp;rsquo;m ready to go.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I understand there will be some rookie hazing and I won&amp;rsquo;t be upset if I have to get up and sing in the cafeteria. That rookie stuff is part of the game. This team has some good leaders and a couple of guys I already know. Eric Winston hosted me with Greg Olsen when I was at Miami looking at colleges. It was my childhood dream to play there, but in the end USC was the best fit for me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;ll be back home in New Jersey next week, continuing to train and prepare for camp. I&amp;rsquo;m looking forward to signing my contract. I don&amp;rsquo;t know when that will be but I&amp;rsquo;m sure my agent is negotiating it right now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I just want to get signed so I can go out there and start playing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brian Cushing is a linebacker with the Houston Texans. His blog for &lt;a href="http://www.playerpress.com"&gt;www.playerpress.com&lt;/a&gt; runs at &lt;a href="http://www.briancushing56.com"&gt;www.briancushing56.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</intro>
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