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The week before the Buffalo game, right before I started again," Dupree said during a recent interview with Steelers.com's Missi Matthews. "I had a great week of practice. Even though my groin was still tight, I tried to play it off so I could get back on the field.“
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”Dupree worked maniacally to get back onto the field after being initially being placed on IR in September.
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It was very hard. The expectations were high for me," Dupree said. "I put in a lot of work last offseason, and it just came to a stop. I kept grinding, my family kept me encouraged, and God put me back into the right position at the right time.“
I would have been so mad. I just hate missing time because I love being on the field, the bond and the brotherhood with my teammates.“
One day, I had to do a job test, like a power walk. When I was doing it, they said don’t go over a certain speed, but I sped up, and I felt my groin loosen up. So I start doing extra rehabs, doing extra mile walks, doing little things to speed up L.P. Ladouceur Youth Jersey the process on my way back.
”Dupree said he is using the 2017 AFC Championship loss to New England as motivation for 2017, as Dupree is motivated to see his high expectations for himself and his defense come to fruition.
