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Paul Dawson's New Mantra: Understate and Overplay

Paul Dawson has a whole lot of confidence. But he's changing his approach. His new mentality will be one that shows instead of tells.

Paul Dawson is still learning from TCU coach Gary Patterson. One of the newest lessons he's learned since being drafted by the Bengals is to put his bragging and boasting days behind him and to focus in on his new mantra: It’s better to understate and overplay.

According to the TCU Star-Telegram, when Dawson watched the first two rounds of the NFL draft pass without hearing his name called, it "solidified the more humble outlook Dawson needed as he moved into the professional segment of his career.