DeShone Kizer: Now or Never for the QB

Backup Green Bay Packers quarterback DeShone Kizer knows that it’s now or never for his NFL career.

DeShone Kizer enters his third NFL season in 2019. The 23 year old will play his second season for Green Bay after playing with the Browns as a rookie.

DeShone Kizer has struggled to find consistency and make a meaningful impact so far. It’s something that he’s aware of, saying that there’s ‘no complacency anymore’.

“Right now, it’s all about making sure that every time I step out on that field that I am giving 100-percent effort. There is no complacency,” Kizer said.

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“There is no ‘next year’ anymore. You grow up within sports really focusing in on development and understanding there’s a timeline that’s in place, so you don’t necessarily put as much pressure on yourself to get things done right away.

“Well, that timeline is starting to shrink for me in the sense that the lifespan of an average NFL athlete is three years. This is year three for me. I’ve gone out there, I’ve put things on tape and now it’s about making sure that from here on out everything that I put on tape really reflects who I know I can be.”

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“Personnel, especially in this organization, is strictly upstairs. And I don’t work upstairs. My office is downstairs. Therefore, my mentality is about me. I have all the confidence in the world that when I’m playing my best ball there’s no one who can stop me,” he shared. 

“For me to compare myself to another backup quarterback who’s in or a tryout guy who comes in would be dumb of me in the sense that I would be limiting myself because I don’t see myself as a career backup in this league.