Jeremy Beal – Denver Broncos draft quotes

Oklahoma defensive end Jeremy Beals

Oklahoma DE Jeremy Beal addresses the media via conference call following his drafting by the Denver Broncos 247th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.

On his draft day

“Yeah, it was a long day. I just hoped for the opportunity to get drafted and then Denver called me and it was a happy feeling.”

On fitting into a 4-3 defense

“Going into the draft, I knew I could play a variety of positions, defensive end was one of them.”

On prior contact with Broncos

“Not very much contact at all. I knew they wanted me to take a visit and then cancelled at the last second.”

On if he has spoken with former and future teammate Quinton Carter

“I haven’t gotten to talk to Quinton yet. I will talk to him here in a little bit. It would be fun to reunite with him. ”

On where he went in the draft

“I didn’t know where I was going to go. I am just happy that I went. It doesn’t matter where I went I was just happy to get the opportunity.”

On his plans before a labor agreement is reached

I have been working out. I plan on keeping on doing that and then going to minicamp and being the best that I can be and compete for a job.”

On areas he needs to improve at the NFL

“First of all, I think pass rush. It is a step up from the college level and you can always work on your pass rush. Just my overall game and stuff like that.”