Travis Leffew Quotations

I believe I am staying calm. I won't be drafted the first day (during the first three rounds). I am sure about that. I'm looking more to go late on the second day, or even sign as a free agent. I'm just more anxious than nervous right now.

I sent a few text messages, but I couldn't call a lot of people because I was still getting calls from people asking me about signing as a free agent. When it gets in the paper, that's when everybody will know.

Money-wise, I'm not sure what most free agents even get. But if you make the team, the money takes care of itself.

The caliber of teams we're playing week in and week out now, we're going to have to be more focused, ready to play.

But I just thought Chicago was the best fit for me.

Toward the end of the sixth round, a lot of teams started calling and telling me they had picks left and they would like to get me if they could.

Bobby has helped calm me down. He's told me not to pay attention to a bunch of stuff, not to look at the hype. He told me just to wait and see what happens. It's impossible to know what will happen. A bunch of teams talk to you and tell you stuff, but it is a business. They have to do what is best for the organization and you never know what might happen on draft day.

I knew how good an athlete he was; I saw him in high school and knew he had the potential. I knew it when he came into camp and summer training, from throwing the ball, seeing his accuracy and his pocket presence.

He came in, I thought he'd be shook up a little bit and a little bit nervous. But he came in and made the play, knew what he had to do. He proved to us that he can play that position and have our trust in playing the position.

When he was coming in, I was curious to see his reaction. But he came in the game, got in the huddle, called the play, no hesitation, no stuttering. It was almost strange how calm he was. That just kind of reinforced the feeling that he was just born to do this.