3rd Round — Daryl Worley, CB, West Virginia

 

 
RE: On what he was doing when he got the call

DW: “I was actually sitting on my brother’s bed, honestly laying in the dark.”

RE: On why he was laying in the dark

DW: “Nah, I just needed a quiet place to be right now, just to be alone with my thoughts and really just speak with God and allow him to take everything into his hands.”

RE: On what it means to be drafted to the Panthers

DW: “It’s nothing but a blessing and an honor. I mean, that was a team when I took a visit there that I honestly, I fell in love with them, the entire coaching staff and the city as a whole. It was just completely comfortable and I loved the place as a whole. It was an excellent place. I mean, there was no other team in the NFL that I wanted to be with besides the Carolina Panthers. That was all I kept telling my agent and my family, so for it to come into fruition, it’s a blessing.”

RE: On why he wanted to be with the Panthers

DW: “I don’t know. Honestly I think it may be the culture. The culture that they have here, have at the Panthers, it honestly is a little bit identical to what we had on our defense last year. The fact that it spreads on the offense and defense side of the ball, I know that they do something awesome and it has resulted in their last couple seasons and that’s honestly a team that I want to be a part of. A team that is not only just a team, but off the field they’re a family and they love each other. It is very genuine.”

RE: On him fitting in well with Panther’s Cover Two scheme

DW: “Yes, that was definitely a part of my attraction. Just knowing the style and game that I love to play in, which is more physical, more like they did last year. They lead the NFL in what, 24 interceptions, that is the thing that I love to do is turn the ball over and get it back to my offense. Just being aggressive and more of an attack style defense then really just sitting on your heels and scheming teams, that is just amazing and that is the style of defense that I want to be a part of.”

RE: On if he has talked to Secondary Coach Steve Wilks

DW: “Yes, I have. We’ve had multiple conversations from when he came to work me out at West Virginia to when I went down on my visit there. He is an amazing man and that is definitely someone I look forward to just learning the game from because he does know a lot in the perspectives in which and the attitude that he has is awesome. It lines right up along with how I feel about the game and I am looking forward to having him coach me.”

RE: On whether or not it crossed his mind that Panthers could work out for him after hearing of Josh Norman’s departure last week

DW: “I didn’t really look too much into anything. I mean Josh Norman, he is a legendary corner in my mind. He makes all the plays that come his way. He does exactly what he should do. He is a respectable player and I have nothing but love and respect for him. So whatever the move came from, whatever caused him to have to move, that is unfortunate. I know he didn’t want to leave the Panther family. I wouldn’t want to and I know no one else would want to. But, at the end of the day that news had to come through and he had to do what he had to do and I am just happy to be a Panther at the end of the day.”

RE: On him joining a team that is in need of his position

DW: “It is not only a need at this point, it’s a blessing. Only God could put me in this position right here and I can’t explain it any other way. This is all God’s work.”

RE: West Virginia altercation

DW: “It was a simple situation where it was wrong place at the wrong time. There were nothing malicious about the incident. All 32 team have seen the videotape, they have the official court documents which I gave to them, where there was nothing malicious about it. I did my due diligence as far as the court required me and honestly it is just behind me in the past. It is expunged from my record and I am looking to move forward. Nothing like that is ever going to be a problem heading forward.”

RE: Leaving West Virginia a year early and the grade he received from the advisory board coming back

DW: “As a grade coming back they gave me about a fourth round grade, but at the end they all sum it up as going back to school if you are not first or second round.”

RE: On why he ignored that advice

DW: “I was very confident in my decision. I talked it over with my parents, my coaches, even some of my teammates back in West Virginia. I mean just the confidence in my abilities knowing that physically and mentally I can take it to the next level and be able to make plays and be able to feed a team the necessary things that they need. The same things that I was giving to West Virginia and I am guessing the Carolina Panthers felt the same way which is why they ultimately made this decision which is why I am so thankful.”

RE: On the best receiver he has faced in the past two seasons

DW: “I would say the best receiver that I went up against was Amari Cooper.”

RE: What he thought when the Panthers took a corner in the second round

DW: “At that point I was sitting there, the anxiousness was taking over. I mean I was a little bit, not to say on edge, but you question everything. When someone is picked above you, you begin to question. At the end of the day I like to keep my faith with God, he does everything for a reason and his timing is always perfect. Nothing is going to happen when you want it to happen, when he wants it to happen is exactly when it should and it is going to happen. I just kept my faith in God, once I see that pick I literally I just came in the room and said, ‘if it is supposed to happen, it will definitely happen’ and ultimately in the end it definitely did.”

RE: On what he says to the critics on his 40 time

DW: “I don’t really have a comment for those type of people, Critics, they are doing exactly what they get paid to do, so I can’t fault them in the end. All I have to do is go out there and do my job on the football field and it will handle itself, it will speak for itself.”