1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: Tyler Warren, the rookie tight end from Penn State, joining 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: us here with the Fan Morning Show. Good morning. How 3 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: do you like the heat and humidity of Indianapolis in 4 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: the middle of the day. 5 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 2: It's good, No, starting to get used to it. Felt 6 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,239 Speaker 2: it a little bit, you know, in April and May, 7 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 2: but but it's kicking them now. But it's been good. 8 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 2: I think it's been you know, only going to benefit 9 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 2: us in the long run. 10 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 3: There you go. 11 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 2: Full pads means what to you that's you know, as 12 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: real as as practice can be to a game. And 13 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 2: that's really when you find out, you know, what's your 14 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 2: cable of on the football field. And I think it's 15 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: you know, probably our most important practice. So I think 16 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: it's been you know, good Star Tusk getting in pads 17 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: out here and it's been really, really fun. 18 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 4: Jim Bob Cooter said something earlier that he felt like 19 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 4: full pads would accentuate a few more of the characteristics 20 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 4: to your game. What do you feel like those characteristics 21 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 4: are when the full pads come on that you kind 22 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 4: of take it to another level. 23 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 2: I think kind of in general, the offense, the toughness 24 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 2: can show a little bit more and kind of just 25 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 2: the physicality that that we play with as a group. 26 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: So I think that's the biggest thing that can kind 27 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: of shine through when you're when you're playing in full pads. 28 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 3: So, Tyler, coming into camp, what has been the biggest 29 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 3: sort of learning curve for you when you go from 30 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 3: obviously playing in college so now every guy on this 31 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 3: scene probably was the man where they came from in college. 32 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, just like you said, in general, the 33 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 2: pace of play and the you know, everybody's good out 34 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,839 Speaker 2: here and everybody's a professional, and I think the biggest 35 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 2: thing for me has been kind of the tighter windows 36 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: that is considered open. You know in the college NFL, 37 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: it's you know, you never really wide open unless you know, 38 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: something crazy happens, so it's a lot of bang bang 39 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: catches and stuff like that. So it's kind of been 40 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 2: the the biggest thing I've been focusing on getting better at. 41 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: You know, through this camp. 42 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 3: What do you think has helped you get more involved 43 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 3: in the offense over the last couple of days, some 44 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 3: downfield opportunities and things like that. 45 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: I think it's just you know, doing our jobs is 46 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: tight end. Some days it might be you know a 47 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: little more run heavy and some days we might be 48 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 2: catch more process. So I think it's just kind of 49 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: the flow of the offense. 50 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: Really, you haven't played a regular season game yet, but 51 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: you've had OTAs and now you've had a week of 52 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: camp NFL. Anything different than you expected. 53 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: No, I'm just I'm just learning as I go. You know, 54 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: I don't really know what to expect, so so as 55 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: I you know, learn, you know, don't let stuff happen 56 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: twice if I do make mistakes. But but really it's kind 57 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 2: of roll with the punches and learn while you're here 58 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: because it's you know, it's our first year doing this 59 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 2: as rookies. But it's been good. 60 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 4: We were talking to your fellow draft and A jt 61 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 4: tym Allaw, and he mentioned how he felt like he 62 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 4: needed four shopping carts to get all the snacks for 63 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 4: the D line room in your shopping experience, do you 64 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 4: feel like a mother of seven kids for the tight 65 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 4: end room you have to do anything like that? 66 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 2: I will say the tight ends, it's a little it's 67 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 2: better to shop for the tight ends that is the 68 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: D line. So that wouldn't that wasn't too bad. And 69 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: I think they were happy with the with the snacks 70 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 2: I brought him for the room. But but yeah, I 71 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: definitely am happy to be a tight end when it 72 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 2: comes to, you know, the snack situation. So the tight 73 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 2: end snacks a little bit of everything. Uh, just nothing 74 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: super healthy if that's what you're looking for. But but yeah, 75 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: really just the basic snacks, cookies, chips, some some gummy 76 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:43,679 Speaker 2: stuff like that. 77 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 3: So Michael Pittman Junior had told us that he needed 78 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 3: a ride subly target or one of these days, and 79 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 3: so can you take us through that experience? He gave 80 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 3: us his perspective, He said, you were great and probably 81 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 3: get you five stars if you were an uber. But 82 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,959 Speaker 3: from your perspective as a rookie, can you not answer 83 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 3: that call? 84 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 2: Well, that's the problem. I answered it, right, So if 85 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 2: I didn't answer it, I might have been all right. 86 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 2: But but no, I got got a lot of respect 87 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 2: for pitt and he's been you know, a great you know, 88 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 2: vetting the program for me and it's helped me out 89 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: some things. So I'm you know, I'm willing to drive 90 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: him five minutes down the road if that's what he needs. 91 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 2: But yeah, that's that's part of the duties, right as 92 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: a rookie, you got to you gotta do some stuff 93 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: for the older guys. But but that was fun. 94 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: So here you are a tight end. I had read 95 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,239 Speaker 1: somewhere where you're the high school quarterback that dreamed to 96 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: be in a full back and you end up being 97 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: a tight end. Kind of take me through that that metamorphosis, 98 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: that process. 99 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it. Uh, the basketball film out of 100 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: high school helped. That's something that that the tight end 101 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: coaches really liked. But but it did take me a 102 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: while kind of to get the fundamentals of block. And 103 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 2: I feel like I always kind of had the want 104 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: to to do the blocking, but it's a lot more 105 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: that goes into it than just, you know, wanting to 106 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 2: throw your head in there. So I think that was 107 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 2: the biggest thing for me when I was first switching 108 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: the tight end was was really how how big a 109 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 2: difference you know, your hand in an inch different position makes. 110 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: How much does having had that experience at quarterback go 111 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: help you be in a tight end? 112 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it helps just because we do you know, 113 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: we do a lot within the offense, moving around emotions 114 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 2: in different different positions. So I think kind of just 115 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: understanding plays as a whole has helped me be able 116 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: to do a lot of different stuff within within the offense. 117 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 4: Any individual goals for Tyler Warren here as a rookie. 118 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 2: No, I mean, as far as far as I go 119 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 2: as an individual, just being the best teammate and making 120 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: sure I'm doing my job and I'm helping the offense 121 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: and never you know, holding them back or doing anything 122 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: to cause negative plays or stuff like that. 123 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 4: I do want to go back to Draft night, just briefly. 124 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 4: I believe the Cult War are your only Top thirty 125 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 4: visit and if I'm not mistaken, So, did you think 126 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 4: that that was going to be the spot you ended 127 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 4: up when Thursday night rolled around or what was the 128 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 4: first thirteen. 129 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 2: Picks or so like for you? Yeah, I mean you 130 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: have an idea of then you really don't know when 131 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 2: you're sitting there that night and you're just waiting to 132 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 2: waiting to get a call. But I did, you know, 133 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: I felt good about Indian I was hoping that's where 134 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: I ended up, and so it worked out really well. 135 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 2: But but yeah, as much as you might think you know, 136 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 2: that night, you're kind of just you're really just sitting 137 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 2: around waiting and it's a it's a weird feeling, but 138 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 2: I'm glad it worked out the way it did. 139 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 3: Tyler. We' seeing a few of your one handed catchers 140 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 3: throughout some of the team. Pire is obviously you're not 141 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 3: expecting those throws to happen. But is it instinct? Is 142 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 3: it town? Do you work on catching bad passes or 143 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 3: off target passes? 144 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that's just kind of when the ball's 145 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 2: in the air, it's you know, it's supposed to be mine. 146 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 2: I'm going to do everything I can to catch it. 147 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 2: So I think that's kind of you know, the mentality 148 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 2: you have as a receiver is you know, it's your 149 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 2: ball in the air, so you gotta do whatever you 150 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: can to catch it. 151 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 3: And do you give a little grace because you were 152 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 3: a quarterback at one point You're like, you know what, 153 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 3: I probably didn't put it everything where I needed to 154 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 3: put it when I was in high school. No, I was. 155 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 2: I was not a perfect pass by any means. But uh, 156 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: but they got a lot going on, so so I mean, sorry, 157 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 2: job to make them right? 158 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, you never know, getting getting shut from behind, or 159 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: you have to step up, or you gotta throw around 160 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: a guy. You go throw a guy. Uh, last thing 161 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: for me, how have you found in d so far? 162 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 2: It's been hot since I got the camp, but uh, 163 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 2: but no, I like it a lot. And there's a 164 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: lot of you know, cool areas around the city, and 165 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: the downtown is is more my my style of downtown. 166 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: Right. 167 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 2: It's not a it's a big city, but it's not 168 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 2: like a New York city, right, so you can still 169 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: be down there. It's not so crowd. So I really 170 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 2: like it a lot, and I you know, love the 171 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: community around it. 172 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 1: Have you run into fellow big ten Caitlin Clark yet, 173 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: though I have not. 174 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 2: Okay, that'd be cool though. 175 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 3: Last one on my front, I know you were behind 176 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 3: a lot of NFL pros in just your tight end 177 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 3: room at Penn State. How did that prepare you for 178 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 3: the next level? Just I guess kind of waiting your 179 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 3: turn and then realizing when you did wait your turn, 180 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 3: you're right behind future NFL players. 181 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that. You know, that's part of playing 182 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 2: tight end at Penn State, right, You're going to play 183 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 2: with with other guys that are going to play in 184 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 2: the NFL. And I think it only made me better. 185 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: I got to learn from them and and you know, 186 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 2: compete against them for a spot and it worked out 187 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 2: the way it did. But uh, but yeah, I think 188 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 2: that just kind of speaks to, you know, what Penn 189 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 2: State does as recruiting tight ends and how they develop them. 190 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 2: So I'm I'm happy that's why I, you know, went 191 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 2: to play tight. 192 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: End Tylers think. Thanks so much for stopping by. We 193 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Don't be a stranger. As time goes on, 194 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 1: We'll talk 195 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: To you soon, yes, sir, appreciate y'all.