Sidney Jones' football journey has been captured in a short film.
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00:00 Over the weekend, Sidney Jones, cornerback, Washington, ruptured Achilles tendon while conducting his pro day workout.
00:09 And that means he's going to be done for the year and that means he's going to get drafted much later than the first round.
00:15 And that means that agents and players continue to have an obligation, case by case, player by player, to look at where you draw the line and say, "No more."
00:26 I realized Sidney was special. I think it was maybe the summer, it was off season of his sophomore year.
00:37 A lot of kids had offers, stars, all this type of stuff going on for them. And to see how he just pushed through, pushed through, pushed through,
00:47 really kind of showed me this is probably the one that we'll have from our program that's really going to make it to the top.
00:56 And the 2017 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select Sidney Jones.
01:10 For me, that was a real exciting time because my dreams really became reality. All my hard work finally paid off.
01:17 I was so excited just to accomplish all my dreams.
01:21 Yep. Yep.
01:26 Respect those who put in the work. Let's go, boys.
01:29 Yeah, I believe he's the most complete cornerback in this class. He has a toolbox full of everything that you want to see.
01:34 I love his feistiness, his competitiveness. I like the way he plays. He has a little edge to him.
01:40 Everything that you want to check, on the checklist, he can do it.
01:43 I always wanted to be the guy who was, "Okay, how am I getting better each and every day? What can I do to make myself the best version of myself?"
01:58 And that's the approach I took all throughout my life.
02:00 [Music]
02:04 Oh, he's so good.
02:06 Look at him smiling.
02:08 Hudson has done for the middle, and it is picked off Sidney Jones.
02:20 Bender, oh no, picked off. Look out. Sidney Jones got this one. Sidney Jones has six. Touchdown, Washington.
02:31 Oh, shit. Oh. Oh. Oh.
02:38 (dramatic music)