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FRISCO http://www.newyorkjetsteamonline.com/jachai-polite-jersey , Texas (AP) — talking football with Dallas defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli, about a month before the Cowboys made the former Central Florida defender their first pick of the draft in the second round.At the time, Hill was dealing with questions about his final season with the Golden Knights, when a coaching change resulted in the defensive tackle starting just one game after Hill was a full-time starter for two seasons under former coach Scott Frost.Hill sold the no-nonsense Marinelli that night and in other conversations before the draft, and ultimately won over enough of the Dallas staff to get taken 58th overall by a team that didn’t have a first-round pick because of a trade for receiver Amari Cooper last season.Now it’s time for Hill to build on that first impression, starting with rookie minicamp this weekend.“I think that kind of got fueled the wrong way,” Hill said of his relationship with the UCF staff under Josh Heupel, Frost’s replacement following a 13-0 season in 2017. “I know what it’s like to be coached by all different types of coaches. The emotional coach and the demanding coach. I respond well to both.”Hill, who showed displeasure with his playing time after a Fiesta Bowl loss to LSU that snapped UCF’s 25-game winning streak, acknowledged that he could have handled the coaching transition better. But he said he went back to UCF after the draft and thanked the coaches for helping him mature and achieve his goal of reaching the NFL.“I can’t go back in the past and change that,” Hill said. “Ever since then I have gone back to UCF and talked and been able to go out to practice. I know having my roots at UCF is really important and I want to keep establishing that.”Hill also said the coaching change helped him on the field, because of a switch to the 4-3 that gave the Cowboys a better glimpse of how the 308-pounder fits on the interior of their defensive line. He’s a backup to three-year starter Maliek Collins — for now.“It’s unbelievable how hard he plays,” Marinelli said. “You’d be hard pressed to see any guy playing that hard at just about every position. It’s just about every down, his motor is running. When you see that, that reflects football character.”Owner Jerry Jones has no concerns about the rest of Hill’s character, despite the mystery surrounding his junior season at UCF before Hill declared early for the draft.“When you have a change in a coaching staff, especially if you have it at that critical juncture when you’re getting ready to finish your college career Chuma Edoga Jersey , it’s like losing a parent to some degree,” Jones said. “And that’s quite an adjustment for anyone.”Being a backup his final season at UCF didn’t affect Hill’s production. He had the best year of his college career, with three sacks and 10 1/2 tackles for loss. His 36 tackles also were his collegiate high.“We’re just a day into this, but certainly an impressive young man and that’s one of the reasons we drafted him,” coach Jason Garrett said. “He’s like all of them. We’re trying to get to know them and they’re trying to get to know what we want in every opportunity we have together.”Hill is joining a defensive line led by DeMarcus Lawrence, who just signed a $105 million, five-year contract with the highest per-season average ($21 million) in club history. Robert Quinn, who had three seasons of double-digit sacks in his first four years, came in a trade with Miami.Marinelli has high hopes that Hill can be a threat as a pass rusher from inside. The longtime coach considers that potential weapon the most important on his defense.“I’ve always had a philosophy, you develop the man first and then you develop the player,” Marinelli said. “It’s important to me that I help him become the man he wants to be. That usually happens through the work that we do. Then we’ve got to help him be a good player.”Making an impression on Marinelli was important enough to Hill for him to spend a milestone birthday sitting at “two little chairs pulled up to a table,” talking drills and other football matters.“That’s the experience that I’m happy to look back at and say that I spent my 21st with my coach,” Hill said.It helped the Cowboys believe Hill was coachable. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ndamukong Suh welcomes the challenge of making a difference for yet another team.The three-time All-Pro defensive tackle slipped on his customary No. 93 jersey and practiced with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the first time on Tuesday, joining teammates for the start of a three-day mandatory minicamp.“It was good. He came right out, jumped right in,” coach Bruce Arians said. “Very http://www.newyorkjetsteamonline.com/trevon-wesco-jersey , very smart guy. He learned … really quick.”The Bucs will pay Suh, a five-time Pro Bowl selection playing for his fourth NFL team, up to $10 million as a replacement for Gerald McCoy — released last month after nine seasons as the face of Tampa Bay’s defense.The 32-year-old Suh, who helped the Los Angeles Rams reach the Super Bowl last winter, was the second overall pick in the 2010 draft.McCoy, a six-time Pro Bowl selection who also wore No. 93 for the Bucs, was the third player taken that year.“Obviously he’s a good player with a proven track record,” defensive coordinator Todd Bowles said of Suh, who spent five years with the Detroit Lions and three with the Miami Dolphins before signing with the Rams in 2018.As head coach of the Jets, Bowles tried to recruit the defensive tackle to New York before Suh joined Los Angeles.“We talked a year ago. … It didn’t work out, obviously, but we developed a good rapport, talking on the phone and understanding each other, what I was looking for, what he was looking for,” Bowles recalled.“So this time around when I called him, it was kind of funny. It kind of fell back to the same conversation Alexander Mattison Jersey ,” Bowles added. “There was a lot of comfortability between us two and everything worked out.”Even though Suh wears the same number and will be counted on to fill a void created by McCoy’s departure, the 10th-year pro maintains he doesn’t consider himself a replacement for the former Bucs captain, who’s since signed with the Carolina Panthers.“I’m definitely not taking Gerald’s spot. Gerald set the tone at this franchise for many, many years. Very successful. Played at a very high level. I’ve got a great relationship with him,” Suh said last week.“I wish him all the best in his endeavors,” Suh added. “I’m not here to replace him, I’m here to kind of make my own path alongside this team and be a shining emblem of some sort to help get to a winning successful situation.”The Bucs, coming off consecutive 5-11 finishes, haven’t made the playoffs since 2007 — the second-longest drought in the NFL.Suh is excited to have an opportunity to be part of the solution.“Whether I was a rookie in Detroit or being a ninth-year guy in LA, I’ve always been a leader of action, and I think actions speak louder than words. I’ve always prided myself on that,” he said.Teammates are just beginning to get to know Suh, however they like what they’ve seen so far.“It’s exciting times. We’re happy to have him in the building,” defensive lineman Beau Allen said.“He’s been doing it for a long time. Had a great year obviously last year with the Rams,” Allen added. “I’ve seen him on tape forever. … I’m happy to get to know him personally, instead of just seeing him on film.”