Tyrone Crawford sat down with DallasCowboys.com to answer fan-submitted questions via the Player Mailbag. Check out his answers below!
Name: William Ashby
Location: Arizona
Question: What's it like being from Canada and playing for America's Team?
Crawford: I think it's amazing. I grew up knowing who "America's Team" is and was definitely a big fan. Just having the opportunity to be in the locker room with the guys and being able to talk to the greats I grew up watching, it's just an amazing opportunity.
Name: Troy O'Brien
Location: New York
Question: If Tony Romo had a birthday party and invited everyone on the team, would you go and what gift would you bring him?
Crawford: I would probably bring him a bike or something like that. Something where I'm like "Hey Tony, get your weight down a little bit."
Name: Mike Reyna
Location: Dallas, TX
Question: What is your pregame ritual if you have one?
Crawford: I take a cold shower and turn it into a hot shower, listen to some music and get some food in me before a game.
Name: Dustin Ingram
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Question: What kind of music do you like to listen to while you're working out or lifting?
Crawford: I like to listen to Drake, Canadian Drake, and Drake only.
Name: Rachel Rizzuti
Location: San Diego, CA
Question: What's your favorite part about training camp in Oxnard, Calif.?
Crawford: My favorite part about training camp in Oxnard is being with the guys and being in the same living areas and having that training camp feel and bonding with the guys.
Name: Kelsey Reyna
Location: Dallas, TX
Question: What makes the Dallas Cowboys different from any other NFL team?
Crawford: We work hard, we've got great coaches, great players and a great attitude.
Name: Chad Bost
Location: Boyd, TX
Question: Who's your favorite superhero?
Crawford: My favorite superhero would have to be the Hawk for obvious reasons.
Name:Tony Pascal
Location: Toronto
Question: What's the biggest difference you've noticed between life in Dallas and life in Canada, besides Timmies (Tim Hortons restaurant) of course.
Crawford: Besides Tim Hortons? They definitely don't have Timbits, which is kind of upsetting. The weather, it's a lot hotter here and where I'm from it's more humid. There isn't much of a difference between the people. A lot of places in the United States, Canadians say that people are more rude, but here in Dallas they are kind people and great to be around.
Name: Scott Huber
Location: New York
Question: Coffee or tea?
Crawford: I'm going to have to go with iced coffee.
Name: Javier Dominguez
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Question: How was it playing for the Bakersfield College Renegades in college and when are you going to visit Bakersfield again?
Crawford: Playing for the Renegades was probably one of my greatest experiences. It brought me out of Canada and into the American football lifestyle. The coaches and my family out there taught me a lot and I'm definitely blessed to have them and I plan on visiting soon.
Name: John Elder
Location: Texas
Question: Who was your sports idol when you were younger?
Crawford: It would have to be Mike Tyson. I liked to watch his knockouts.
Name: Billy Chapman
Location: Dallas, TX
Question: If you were Jerry Jones, would you color the Cowboys turf blue to match your Boise State turf?
Crawford:If I were Jerry Jones, I would, um … actually I'm not even going to try and make a decision for Jerry Jones. He does the right thing.
Name: Billy Chapman
Location: Dallas, TX
Question: Would you vote for Jerry Jones if he ran for President?
Crawford: Of course.
Name: Derek Verbakel
Location: London, Ontario
Question: What's your favorite Canadian university football team growing up?
Crawford: I'm going to have to say the Windsor Lancers obviously. It's my hometown.
Name: Eric Lopez
Location: Dallas, TX
Question: Current player on the Cowboys that make you work the hardest?
Crawford: Right now it's the entire defensive line. We definitely push each other to the limits and bringing in guys like Greg Hardy and having Nick Hayden come back is definitely going to help.
Name: Nathan Reisman
Location: Dallas, TX
Question: What are your personal goals for this season?
Crawford: My personal goal is to greatly increase my sack number and make it to the Pro Bowl.
Name: Taylor Nicole
Location: Dallas, TX
Question: If you could travel the world with one teammate, where would you go and who would go with?
Crawford: I'd probably go to somewhere in Europe and I would bring Kyle Wilber.
