Florida State defensive back Myron Rolle said Sunday he holds no "ill will'' towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for questioning his decision to accept a Rhodes scholarship.
During a 45-minute interview with Rolle at the Senior Bowl, a Bucs official asked Rolle if he felt like he deserted his team by accepting the scholarship, which prohibited Rolle from playing his senior season.
Rolle said Sunday that he understood the line of questioning as well as the reason for it and that it didn't differ all that much from the line of questioning he got from the Rhodes council.
"They (both) want to see you on your feet, see how you respond to certain questions and I think that was an example,'' Rolle said of the Bucs question. "So there's no anger, no ill will toward them at all.
"In fact, (Bucs) Coach Raheem Morris has probably been my biggest advocate. He pulled me aside (after the Senior Bowl interview) and said 'I'm so proud of you for winning that Rhodes scholarship.'
"He said 'It's our job to ask these provocative questions and try to make you think,' and he said if his son were to be in the same position, that he would tell him to go to Oxford as well.
"He's been my No. 1 supporter and fan so I don't feel any animosity toward the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.''
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