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Based on his success this year on the Built legends such as nine-time World Champion out and make sure I had all of the information
Ford Tough Series, Teel may be able to leave Ty Murray and PBR Director of Livestock I needed and has been a big encouragement.”
Las Vegas with a new piece of hardware Cody Lambert. Teel said.
– the PBR Rookie of the Year belt
buckle – once the final bull is “The main deal is stay consistent and give
bucked on Championship Sunday at yourself a chance.”
T-Mobile Arena.
-CODY TEEL

Other riders in contention for Rookie
of the Year are Dener Barbosa,
Claudio Montanha Jr., Luciano
de Castro, Ramon de Lima and
Brennon Eldred.

As of October, Teel had been atop
the PBR Rookie of the Year standings
for over five months and was 16-for-
48 (33.33 percent) with an event win
and six Top-10 finishes, including a
runner-up showing at the Music City
Knockout, on his resume.

Teel’s initial adjustment period did
not last long.

In comparison, it took 2016 World
Champion Cooper Davis 21 events
to win his first. Two-time World
Champion J.B. Mauney needed
16, while three-time World
Champion Silvano Alves won his nine-time World Champion Ty Murray said He may have a proven rodeo record, but that
debut event. we have seen almost every rider struggle at hasn’t stopped Teel from aspiring to walk out
first once they arrived at the BFTS level, so it is of T-Mobile Arena with the PBR Rookie of
Last year, 2016 Rookie of the Year Jess “pretty cool” watching Teel have some success. the Year belt buckle around his waist.
Lockwood won his first BFTS event in his
third attempt. “He ought to be here,” Murray said. “He has “I want to win Rookie of the Year,” Teel
the talent to be here.” said. “Coming in later like I am, of course
Teel hopes to join Lockwood, Alves and the ultimate goal is eventually a PBR
Mauney as a PBR Rookie of the Year in the Teel has handled himself like a savvy veteran. world title. Whether that be in years to
record books. He hasn’t arrived guns blazing looking to come or what, but my main goal is be
boast or brag inside the PBR locker room. Rookie of the Year.
“The main deal is stay consistent and give Instead, he has sat back and picked the
yourself a chance,” Teel said. “With the brains primarily of two-time World “I want to be the best Rookie of the Year.
caliber of bulls you get on, you just have to Champion J.B. Mauney, but also four-time You set your goals and try to knock
keep knocking them out.” PRCA champion J.W. Harris and three-time them out. If you can shoot way past
World Champion Silvano Alves. those then even better. I am not limiting
Teel has struggled in the second half, going myself to just that. I just need to keep
4-for-22, but his first half success did impress “J.B. has really gone out of his way to help me pushing forward.”
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