1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It's a busy 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: day in Baltimore as the first round of the NFL 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Draft took place Thursday night and the Ravens selected wide 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: receiver Zay Flowers out of Boston College. He's a dynamic, 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: big play threat who had twenty nine receiving touchdowns and 6 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: more than three thousand receiving yards in his college career. 7 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: Soon after the pick, Zay talk with members of the 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: media on a conference call after he was selected in 9 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 1: Kansas City. 10 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 2: Zay, what was your interactions with the Ravens leg before 11 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: the draft and did you see them all long as 12 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: a legitimate option to take you. 13 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: That was probably my best visit. That was probably my 14 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 3: favorite visit. 15 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 4: And I know if I reached twenty two, I had 16 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 4: a feeling it was gonna it was gonna pick me. 17 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 4: So it weren't out perfect man, ready to get to work, 18 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 4: ready to get some wins, ready to go play a lamar, 19 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 4: ready to go play. Oh, ready to go build his 20 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 4: receiving core all the way up. 21 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:14,279 Speaker 5: Ryan me, it is a I was curious. Steve Smith 22 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,919 Speaker 5: Senior said, you remind him of himself? Was he somebody 23 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 5: that you always looked up to and just what does 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 5: that mean to you to be kind of compared to him? 25 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 2: Uh? 26 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I've been looking. 27 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 4: I've been watching his tape since I was what six 28 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 4: or seven years old. My dad always told me, it 29 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 4: don't matter about size, is what's in your chest. And 30 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 4: he always kept me motivated and said, you got to 31 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 4: be like Steve Smith. Steve Smith was a dog, So 32 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 4: that's what made me look That's what made me like 33 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 4: him and love him and watch him a lot. So 34 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 4: it means a lot to look up to him and 35 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 4: to get to meet him was extremely great. 36 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 6: Jamison Hensley, Hey, you kind of mentioned a little bit 37 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:59,559 Speaker 6: about playing with Lamar and you know, talk about playing 38 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 6: alongside a couple of guys, Uh that you've watched. 39 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 4: I mean that's two guys that's explosive that can make 40 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 4: plays at any time. You know, you know what Lamar 41 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 4: can do, and you know you know what Odell can do. 42 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 4: You you've seen flashes of it. It just so happened 43 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 4: that he got hurt. But now he's back. It looks 44 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 4: like he one hundred so and then I'm coming in. 45 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 4: Then we got bait on the outside and we got 46 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 4: JK in the backfield. 47 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 3: So it's gonna be it's gonna be fun. 48 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 7: With Brown. 49 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 2: Here's the combine you were telling about. You're a guy 50 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: who can play outside inside. You know, I know there's 51 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: been talk about you know your side, but can you 52 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: just talk about why you think in this offense you'll 53 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 2: be able to be a guy who they can move 54 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:42,399 Speaker 2: around to any. 55 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 4: Spot because I could do whatever you need me to do. 56 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:49,399 Speaker 4: I could run every route you give me, I can separate, 57 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 4: I can make competitive catches. So whatever you gotta do 58 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 4: to play on the outside, I feel like I can 59 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 4: do and I could do it at a high level. 60 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 7: We'll go to Brian Whacker. He's a two things. 61 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 8: What do you remember about in the war growing up 62 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 8: down there in the South Florida? And then secondly, how 63 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 8: important was that stay in Boston College for your final 64 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 8: year inter your development? 65 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 7: You think you got out of that? 66 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 3: Excuse me, I didn't hit it. I didn't hit a 67 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 3: second question, just. 68 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,119 Speaker 7: The importance of staying in Boston College. 69 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 8: This last year and what you got out of that. 70 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 4: My first time like seeing something about the Mark was 71 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 4: when he made the high school move and he like 72 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 4: pointed at him and walking into the end zone. And 73 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 4: when I when I found out that was him, I 74 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 4: knew it was like, oh, yeah, you're gonna be special 75 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 4: when you get to the league. But while I stayed 76 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 4: at BC because BC gave me my first opportunity. They 77 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 4: gave me opportunity to play Power five football, and I 78 00:03:58,200 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 4: knew what I was gonna get from BC, and I 79 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 4: was able to showcase that. 80 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 7: We'll go to Javin Richardson. 81 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 3: When you four consecutive wide receivers that. 82 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 9: Went up the board when you were chosen, what was 83 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 9: it like waiting in the green when you had so 84 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 9: many guys coming off from quarterbacks and running backs to linemen, 85 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 9: and uh, they weren't picking wide out. 86 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 4: Honestly, I know if I got I knew if I 87 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 4: got the twin two that I knew I was gonna 88 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 4: be a raven and we're just gonna make every team 89 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,119 Speaker 4: that damn pick pay for it. 90 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 7: Thank you, Cordell Woodland. 91 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 10: They you had a career high and catch his gyards 92 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 10: and touchdowns this this past year of Boston College. 93 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: What changed for you in your season in your senior year. 94 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 3: I don't think nothing really changed. 95 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 4: I think I had more opportunities to go out and 96 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 4: create plays and have more freedom in the offense and 97 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 4: move around in positions and not just sticking to one 98 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 4: position and running a certain amount of routes. 99 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 7: We'll go to Ryan mink. 100 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 5: I think what I was just curious, you know, with 101 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 5: the four wide receivers going in a row, was there 102 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 5: any kind of competitiveness? 103 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 3: I know you're a competitive player. 104 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 5: Was there any kind of feeling of, hey, I wanted 105 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 5: to be the first or whatnot. 106 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 4: Honestly, I've never even really paid attention to it. I 107 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 4: just wanted to get my foot in the door and 108 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 4: have a team give me a chance to I could 109 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 4: prove him like right about why they dribted me. 110 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 7: We'll go to Brian Whacker again. You're good, Brian Cordell. 111 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 11: Okay, all right, well they thank you very much. We 112 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 11: appreciate your time. And again, congratulations everyone. Could I get 113 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 11: a oh, Jonas, go ahead? 114 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 7: Excuse me? 115 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 3: Good man? Uh say, congratulations on the pick. 116 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 12: I think you were connected as far back as the 117 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 12: Shrine Bowl to the Ravens. It looked like they were, 118 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 12: you know, kind of can you ever move? What do 119 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 12: you remember from that experience? And I guess what did 120 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 12: you take away from that early stage in the preachaff process. 121 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 4: So honestly, I built a relationship with coach Twomore early, 122 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 4: Like at the Shrine Bowl, we just sat on the 123 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 4: sideline because I practiced one day and the rest I 124 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 4: sat out and we were just chopping up the whole time. 125 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,280 Speaker 4: He just like picking my brain, like, well he think 126 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 4: you could play outside? Oh so you think your dog 127 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 4: like so I like that kind of like competitiveness and 128 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 4: like him challenging me, and I build a connection with 129 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 4: him right there. 130 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 7: Let's actually go to Childs Walker. 131 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 10: Yeah, his a congratulations was it was it wild to 132 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 10: uh to get picked on the same day that Lamar 133 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 10: Jackson signed his extension. I mean when when you saw 134 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 10: that news earlier, did that did that kind of feel like, hey, 135 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 10: I want to be part of that that celebration. 136 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 4: When I when I seen him sign that, and I 137 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 4: was like, oh if I go there, there's gonna be 138 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 4: a lot of trouble on the field. But I was 139 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 4: happy for Him'm glad he got his what he wanted. 140 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 4: And now we now we double juice up. 141 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 7: Ryan mink Isaiah. 142 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 5: I don't think we asked you just what were the emotions, 143 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 5: you know when you got the call and knew it 144 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 5: was going to be the Ravens. While you're in the 145 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 5: green room, just what was running through your head? 146 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 7: Man? 147 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 4: Honestly, I was just saying, let's get to work, Let's 148 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 4: let's go win, Let's go play guys, all. 149 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 7: Right, and we will close it out with Kyle Barber. 150 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 3: It's they. Congratulations on being picked. 151 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 12: You talked about playing on the outside and you know 152 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 12: being a dog and what that requires. 153 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 5: Do you have a preference on playing on the outside 154 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 5: versus inside as a wide receiver? 155 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 4: I feel like I could be moved all around, so 156 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 4: I don't really have a preference. 157 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 7: All right. 158 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 11: Well, thank you everybody, and Zay thank you again. Congratulations. 159 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 11: We look forward to meeting you in person here very soon, sir. 160 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 3: Thank you. 161 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: Now. This is the Ravens Press Pass podcast. 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