WEBVTT - Press Pass: Nelson Agholor Introductory Pressser

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<v Speaker 1>The decision that had in a year, and I really

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to be in this place with this coaching staff

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<v Speaker 1>and these people. So right now, you know, I'm in comfortable,

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable situation. So if you gets sense, you brother, pre

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<v Speaker 1>draft process, that the evenings were all you and they

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<v Speaker 1>were mean spot Honestly, it was something I wanted for myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know they're gonna do what they have

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<v Speaker 1>to do in terms of evaluating everybody, but when I

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<v Speaker 1>got here, I kind of evaluated the way they did things,

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<v Speaker 1>and I knew if I ended up in an organization,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to resemble the way they do things. What

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<v Speaker 1>is it exactly about this situation that excited you all?

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<v Speaker 1>Fancies it? Well, it always starts with the people. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we have truly special people here, and coaching staff and

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<v Speaker 1>the players that they bring into this organization, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, even the guys that work, you know beneath

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<v Speaker 1>the coaches. They are all really good people, and I

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<v Speaker 1>felt like that's where I wanted to be. They talked

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<v Speaker 1>about how you can playing inside or outside if they're

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<v Speaker 1>a current wide receiver in the NFL with your style

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<v Speaker 1>is similar to and know all these guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to find a way to have an advantage. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in terms of coverage, may put a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that's normal outside and inside, and Antonio Brown plays inside,

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<v Speaker 1>Larf Fitzgerald plays inside. A lot of those guys do that,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, coach does a great job of that

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<v Speaker 1>because he understands defenses and rotation. So as a player,

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<v Speaker 1>why not be in a situation where your coach is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna give you a competitive advantage? In the private workout

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<v Speaker 1>down in Tampa, in the in the visit up here,

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<v Speaker 1>what stood out to you about about this team? About

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<v Speaker 1>this coach of said, felt like they're really genuine people.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, starts to spit the head coach and Coase Bickel,

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<v Speaker 1>receiver coach. You know, all those guys are truly special

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<v Speaker 1>people and really genuine with the conversation, how he went

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<v Speaker 1>about meetings. You know, just every day felt good. And

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<v Speaker 1>when Coase Bickel came down to work me out first,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we just got better. You know, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>about me trying to show that I have all the answers.

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<v Speaker 1>It was about him, you know, trying to put me

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<v Speaker 1>through some movements and meet growing. She had the questions

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<v Speaker 1>that's wide receivers. We'll say they care about the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to Why don't you hear so much about

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<v Speaker 1>the coaching staff all because it's the way they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to develop me. I know they're going to do the

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<v Speaker 1>same for the rest of the guys on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Chip was talking about the six catch, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>sixty two York game you had against them when you

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<v Speaker 1>were a freshman. What do you remember about that game?

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<v Speaker 1>What stands out as a freshman? I was the biggest,

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<v Speaker 1>biggest test I faced, and I just wanted to take

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<v Speaker 1>advantage of opportunity. I think they did a great job

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<v Speaker 1>schematically to cover the other two guys, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity showed where I need to make plays. High school

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get you outside of the beauty. I'm very excited. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I talked to Hit one of his lead recruiters that

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<v Speaker 1>he had he sent down to Tampa to come see me,

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<v Speaker 1>Scott Frost, and I told him, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've got to know coach Kelly a little bit better,

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<v Speaker 1>and I wish I had the same relationship I had

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<v Speaker 1>with him, you know now as I did in high school,

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<v Speaker 1>because I think of it made things a little harder

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<v Speaker 1>when you when you played that team against Organ as

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<v Speaker 1>a freshman, what were your thoughts working their offense to

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<v Speaker 1>the fast pace of it. They did an amazing job.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Huff was on the team and he made

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of plays. You know, the Anthony Thomas made plays,

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<v Speaker 1>and coaches did a great job and getting the guy's

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<v Speaker 1>ball in space, and Marcus did an amazing job. All

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<v Speaker 1>those guys you know kind of you know, they made

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<v Speaker 1>the plays needed to needed for them to make because

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<v Speaker 1>coach put them in good positions as that game and

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<v Speaker 1>too recently are you look the girls were talking all

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<v Speaker 1>not too deep play and I just talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>game well, Nelson yesterday coach said that you have a

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<v Speaker 1>growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset. That's a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>high level book. Has he given you that book? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you know what he's talking about? No? And not I

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<v Speaker 1>will when you look at the guys you mentioned Josh Hopp,

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<v Speaker 1>who's setting year guy. George Matthews also I saw tweet

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<v Speaker 1>it out to you. You guys are all young, you're

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<v Speaker 1>all kind of start out in the NFL outsighted use

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<v Speaker 1>it to be kind of a part of a of

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<v Speaker 1>a wide receiver glate and you had tack ards to

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<v Speaker 1>that as a young guy about to be part of

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<v Speaker 1>such a young vestor to kind of have a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to grow together a lot of excitement. Those guys are

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<v Speaker 1>truly special people, just like players, you know, for them

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<v Speaker 1>and think enough for me to reach out to me,

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<v Speaker 1>and very genuine of them. And you know, they both

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<v Speaker 1>made it very clear, and that's Josh and Matthews. They

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<v Speaker 1>made it very clear that you know, they want me

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<v Speaker 1>to come in and work with them and just get

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<v Speaker 1>after it. And I think I'm in a blessed position

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<v Speaker 1>to have those two guys with that that type of mindset.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Now you know, you know you're in a

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable position because this is the type of person you

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<v Speaker 1>are and you're dealing with people with similar you know,

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<v Speaker 1>wants all those guys at all team captain, You're why

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<v Speaker 1>do you think your teammates teammates aboy to do that?

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<v Speaker 1>And why do you think that? I think I was

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<v Speaker 1>chosen to be a team captain because of a everyday

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<v Speaker 1>mindset to progress. I mean, those guys felt like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>every day I I had to hold myself to wive

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<v Speaker 1>standard and I was hold them to the same thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and very I appreciate what they did putting me in

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<v Speaker 1>that position. And like I said, for somebody who think

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<v Speaker 1>enough for you to do that is truly special. And

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<v Speaker 1>your college coaches remarked about your work get big Nelson

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<v Speaker 1>and and your desire to constantly keep getting better. Where

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<v Speaker 1>does that come from? Him? Is that a lot in

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<v Speaker 1>your parents, from your coaches, high school football coach. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a very special guy. And you know, kind of just

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<v Speaker 1>taught me, you know, a concept of you know, progression.

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<v Speaker 1>You know you talked about you know, maintaining it is

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<v Speaker 1>almost a form of regression. And you know, as long

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<v Speaker 1>as you try to get better every day, you'll be fine.

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<v Speaker 1>So now that you're playing football full time for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time, what kind of growth can you Can you

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<v Speaker 1>expect a war growth than you had as you be

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<v Speaker 1>in college. Yeah, you can't, because now you get to grow,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, constantly, mentally, physically. Uh, there's more time for

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<v Speaker 1>you to take care of your body. So and just

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<v Speaker 1>train yourself. You know, you pushed to higher limits now

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<v Speaker 1>because there's also bigger windows of country we were able

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<v Speaker 1>to go to your Yeah, he was there next to

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<v Speaker 1>me when it happened. So can you tell us about

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<v Speaker 1>the last few hours. Have you met with any of

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterbacks? Have you seen any of ringing teammates. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I got a chance to talk with Parkley for a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit face to face. I got a text from

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<v Speaker 1>Mark and Sam. Those are definitely great people. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I knew Parkeley since freshman year at USC, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think those other two guys are truly special people. Alsoast

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<v Speaker 1>on what you've seen on film and what you observed

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<v Speaker 1>what's different about playing wide receiver in this scheme compared

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<v Speaker 1>to the other ones who can played them well, As

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<v Speaker 1>you guys probably know, most teams in the Pac twelve

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<v Speaker 1>tryably the best to emulate what coach does. So at

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<v Speaker 1>USC we did a similar deal where we try to

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<v Speaker 1>get the guy's ball in space, you know, permanent screens

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the run game, and you know kind

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<v Speaker 1>of also made it comfortable for players, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>just run routes off of coverage, and I think coach

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<v Speaker 1>does a great job of that. And I think that

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I did my last year, which is

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<v Speaker 1>also a blessing that had Coach Sharkeasian there because before

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<v Speaker 1>we were very traditional pro style. When Coach Sharkesan came.

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<v Speaker 1>He made things easier for me to transitions. Uh, this

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<v Speaker 1>gives me another opportunity to affect the game and three

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<v Speaker 1>phases of football, offense, defense, and special teams. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>if I have an opportunity to affect you know, special

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<v Speaker 1>team's outcome, then it's always gonna be good. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>brought your family to Tampa. Uh, I don't really know.

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<v Speaker 1>We got to America, you know, through a visa. My

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<v Speaker 1>mom want a visa in Nigeria, and we moved out

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<v Speaker 1>to New York. At first was the first place we were.

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<v Speaker 1>And I actually think she had a brother that we

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<v Speaker 1>stayed with when I was younger in the Tampa and

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<v Speaker 1>we has been there ever since. You moved at six

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<v Speaker 1>years old? Five? And what stood out about that about

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<v Speaker 1>I'm moving at that at age to different country, different cultures, growth.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if I could look back at a five

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<v Speaker 1>year old Nelson, I would probably be confused that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he didn't really have a clear view and

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<v Speaker 1>it really doesn't know what he's gonna do. But now

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I have a path and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to follow it. You mention community first learning football,

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<v Speaker 1>It was actually kind of it broke the culture barrier.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, a lot of kids in the neighborhood when

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<v Speaker 1>I was younger, you know, they played street football, and

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<v Speaker 1>my brothers and sisters always wanted to like get outside

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<v Speaker 1>and play, and these kids were playing the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like, you know, if we get out there

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<v Speaker 1>and we you know, kind of learned, they'll accept us

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit better, in which they did. Did your

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<v Speaker 1>dad appreciated soccer? No, never, my dad, his athletic days

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<v Speaker 1>was long gone. You mentioned me more to people in

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<v Speaker 1>relationships and you finbab it to sport itself kind of

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<v Speaker 1>lends itself to building back more than anything else. Competition

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<v Speaker 1>and definitely athletics I think always develops individuals, but football

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<v Speaker 1>develops individuals to be better people because you get a

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<v Speaker 1>feel for the people you work with and you have

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<v Speaker 1>to whether you like them or not. You kind of

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<v Speaker 1>every day you you you're thinking about the other person's

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<v Speaker 1>thought processes or think about the other person's physical trade

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<v Speaker 1>deals like that. You're worried. You're not worried, but you're

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<v Speaker 1>more you know, aware of your peers still st last year,

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<v Speaker 1>you went over and visited a bust practice once, but

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<v Speaker 1>it was there any like specific purpose things you wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to see about the NFL game or anything, or was

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<v Speaker 1>it just a yeah, I wanted to see, um the

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<v Speaker 1>type of focus some professionals play with, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, those guys did a good job, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted to see consistency in how they practice and

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<v Speaker 1>just get a feel for that. You had an exportable

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<v Speaker 1>feeling session when you were when you were here during

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty dray business. You're asking a lot of questions,

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<v Speaker 1>So you just take us inside of that and why

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<v Speaker 1>there was Importantly, it didn't answer the questions to get

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<v Speaker 1>the uh comes down to progression, whether I would end

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<v Speaker 1>up with the Eagles or somebody else. Everybody I got

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to interview with and sit down with, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to pick their brain and the girl as a

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<v Speaker 1>player and make the transition to National Football League a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit easier. How many teams did you did you interview?

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<v Speaker 1>I visited three teams. I worked out for three teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Thank you, guys,