Senior Bowl Player Spotlight: Tulane DE Cameron Sample

Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesCameron Sample came into the week, like he spent most of his career, overlooked. Draft sites not listing him, no “Senior Bowl watch lists” shouting his praises, probably most of his teammates unfamiliar with his game. Did that discourage Cameron from working as had as he has been for his entire career? Not one bit. He put his nose down and took it out on whoever was in front of him. By the end of the week, he was drawing the attention of two offensive linemen at a time, IN PRACTICE. His performance was such a standout, that he was voted as the best defensive lineman by the people who would know best, those who he was lined up across all week. Going into the week, I didn’t expect him to have the impact he did, yet here I am writing an entire article spotlighting him. It could not have worked out better, as last week I had the opportunity to speak to Cameron, a grad assistant coach, and even Tulane head coach Willie Fritz about Sample’s play on the field and who he is off the field.

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