I'm Brian Cushing

I usually do my own ipod on gameday and that can be real interesting. I listen to all kinds of music but predominantly rap. Anyone from lil wayne, 50 cent or jay-z. I like all kinds of music though and putting it on shuffle just to change things up can also be an option for me to hear rock or even techno. I like anything that will get me fired up at the moment and it varies all the time.

diet.
8:30 every morning i usually wake up early to start my day off with a protein shake and a bananna.
10:30next meal two hours later will be something like egg whites with sundried tomatoes and two wheat toast pieces
12:workout: pre workout take a shake before the workout and consume as much water as possible with a protein shake following the workout
2pm:usually a protein bar or a turkey sandwhich
4:30 grilled chicken w black beans and corn saute
6:30a turkey slouvaki greek sanwich wrap w ce… Continue

I feel the biggest difference in the linebackers is the variety of tasks at hand. A lot of inside linebackers are more the downhill run stopping kind of mentality people. A lot of their game is stopping the run between the tackles and covering a lot of backs one on one in pass coverage. You really are the quarterback of the defense. Any line adjustments or varied play calls and strength calls depends on the mike. I was able to play a couple games of MLB this year and its great being in the middl… Continue

It's really tough to say who my hardest competition for the draft is. This year with the popularity of 3-4 teams it seems OLB and DE are a good position to be. There are a ton of guys out there who are very good athletes and being able to stop the run and rush the passer are two very important skills you need at this position. Hopefully I will be able to do everything I need to in these next couple months I won't have to worry about the competition and everything that is supposed to happen will.

Sorry for the delayed blog, it has been a crazy last few weeks. Anyways, here is how my combine experience went down. The trip started March 20th at 6:30 am, leaving from Newark airport to Indiana. The weekend consisted of a lot of trips to hospitals, getting blood drawn and MRI machines. The first day was more of an introduction and health/physical check up. The second day consisted of a lot of the same, now including meetings with team organizations and in my case seven hours of MRIs the night… Continue