Dorian Cowart: My story is a story of a underdog I started my career at Jacksonville university where I was there for one year before leaving and taking a semester off at a local community college before transferring to Feather river college (juco), got my AA degree and accepted a football scholarship at SD Mines . Which is where I played my final two seasons.
Joe Gaiter: Remind us of your college career stats? Proday Stats?
Dorian Cowart: (3 seasons)
Rushing , att-349 Yds-1916 TDs-13
Receiving , Rec-70 yds-697 tds-2
Returns- 27 yds-599
All purpose- 3212 yds
Proday, I tweaked my hamstring in the beginning of work outs, and all my numbers were off a lot.
Joe Gaiter: Do you feel like your size 5’7 190pounds is the reason you are getting over looked?
Dorian Cowart: Yes because of my size I’m being over looked because I don’t have the ideal size for a NFL running back.
Joe Gaiter: What is your game plan to get on a team next season?
Dorian Cowart: Continue to have faith in my agent to land me an opportunity and making sure to keep training and marking sure that I’m ready when that time comes
Joe Gaiter: What is your motivation at this point to keep trying to showcase your talent?
Dorian Cowart: My motivation is my family they been in with me through thick and thin and they know what I’m capable of doing when given that opportunity.
Joe Gaiter: What lessons are you learning throughout this NFL Draft/NFL Free Agent journey?
Dorian Cowart: That’s everything is politics and that you can’t listen to what the naysayers are saying and to just control what you can control.
Joe Gaiter: How has your agent helped you in your journey?
Dorian Cowart: Yes I just recently signed with A.D.D Sports and they are helping by contacting coaches NFL/CFL to get me an opportunity to compete.
Joe Gaiter: Do you feel like you were prepared for the business side of the NFL?
Dorian Cowart: I feel was prepared for the most part because I understand things might not work out they you want them to at first and that it’s always good to have a backup plan.
Joe Gaiter: How do you work through depression and frustration during this time?
Dorian Cowart: During frustration I would pray, and ask god for patience because I know my chance is coming I just have to be patient and continue to work hard.
Joe Gaiter: Where are you training to stay ready?
Dorian Cowart: Training at Scott Benson Training in Rapid City, SD.
Joe Gaiter: Why should any team give you a chance?
Dorian Cowart: I believe a team should give me a chance because I am a true competitor. Any team that decides to give me a chance would get 110% percent out of me from the moment I step on the field.
Joe Gaiter: Is it football or nothing?
Dorian Cowart: It’s football for me, but I’m still currently working on getting my engineering degree.
Joe Gaiter: Final Words/Shoutouts?
Dorian Cowart: My final words is thank God for the opportunity to be play the game I love and to being able to make it this far in life and my career. (Jeremiah29:11)
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Dorian Cowart, Undrafted Free Agent, Interview with Joe Gaiter was last modified: May 1st, 2018 by Joseph Gaiter
