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Jacksonville Jaguars' Maurice Jones-Drew Sits Down with Ponte Vedra HS InternNew Town Intern Interviews Baltimore Ravens Kicker, Billy CundiffBy Alyssa Pradella, PVHS Students Sports Information Director Intern After interviewing the equipment manager for the Jacksovnille Jaguars, I waited patiently for Maurice Jones-Drew to arrive for my Sportz Ventures internship program interview assignment. He was supposed to be there at 9, but didn’t show up until almost a half hour after. While I was waiting my nerves began to build up again, I had a zillion thoughts go through my mind. ‘What if he doesn’t show up? Or what if he forgot?’ I kept thinking he wouldn’t show. Then I heard the door to the locker room open. He apologized for being late, and we began our interview.I began by asking Maurice Jones-Drew what the most difficult transition from being a star running back at UCLA to the NFL and he simply answered “the pressure is more intense and the speed of the game increases.” While growing up, Jones-Drew was always number 21. It was his family number and he wanted to carry that on to the NFL. When he was drafted to the NFL, someone already had number 21 and they were looking to sell it to him. He didn’t want to buy it so he settled with number 32 because 32 teams passed on him in the draft. As a side note, I was able to gain some inside information from Maurice. He is going back to college number 21 next year.Read More...Listen to the interview below...New Town interns interview Ravens Kicker Billy Cundiff on his love for the sport, his advice for students and much more.Interview with Maurice Jones Drew