Sports in the Bay Exclusive - Q & A with Raiders Linebacker Trevor Scott

Raiders linebacker Trevor Scott (right) working hard at training camp.

Photo by Willie Eashman

By J.P.
Sports in the Bay Jr. Reporter

Raiders linebacker Trevor Scott has hit the ground running again in his third season with the team. The Buffalo alum has been hitting the weights harder than he has before earning the nickname "Scissor" by teammate DE Matt Shaughnessy.

I caught up with Scott for a brief Q and A in Napa. Home of Raiders Training Camp.

J.P. : I know you went to Buffalo University. What do you think about the head coach they brought in awhile back?

Trevor Scott: Bob Quinn? I talked to him when I went down there for the pro day. He's a great guy, I mean he's a hard nosed, nose-to-the-grind stone type of guy and he's going to have the boys ready this year.

J.P. : Are you going to get rid of all the hair?

T.S. : Yeah, I'm going to get a haircut, but I don't know about the beard yet.

J.P. : How do you prepare for a game? Do you have a pre-game ritual?

T.S. : I don't eat before the games, sometimes I eat scrambled eggs and a couple of pancakes but that's about it.

J.P. : I see you've gotten bigger. What kind of lifting have you done to get so in shape?

T.S. : I just try heavy weight training in the off-season stuff like that I mean wear and tear over the is pretty crazy. I spent all off-season trying to get strong trying to get yourself ready for the season. When the season is on you don't do so much lifting so you naturally get smaller so when the off-season comes I hit it hard.

J.P.: Thanks for your time, good luck in training camp.

T.S. : Thanks