1st & Ten With Shaq Lawson

Shaq Lawson got off to a late start to his rookie season but his doing his best to make up for lost time. Buffalo’s firstround pick took to the field for the first time in Week 7 and had two sacks in his first three games as a Bill. Bills Digest recently caught up with the talented pass rusher for his thoughts on missing the first half of the season due to his shoulder injury and his return in recent weeks.

1 How have you felt since coming back to the field? It seems like you’ve been acclimating pretty well out there after returning from your shoulder injury.

A: Coming back, I feel great. I’m getting back up there. I feel like every week I’m just continuing to get better, getting more involved in the defense and things like that. These first couple weeks have been not a learning process but just getting back on the field and playing again.

2 How antsy were you to get back?

A: I was so antsy, man. I was just ready to go out there. I’ve been sitting out and seeing all these other rookies ball. That was really what made me so antsy about getting back out there, seeing those guys making plays. That’s what made me get out there with these guys and help these guys get to the playoffs.

3 Now that you’ve been out there a couple weeks, what’s been the biggest adjustment in going from college to the pros?

A: The difference is guys are much smarter in the league. Faster, bigger. At the end of the day, it’s still football. Once you pick those things up, it’s just like you’ve been playing football your whole life.

4 How frustrating was your whole injury situation? You come to Buffalo as a high draft pick and right away they decide to have you undergo shoulder surgery, and that made you miss all of training camp and the first half of the season.