WEBVTT - Ricky Pearsall Highlights His Training Camp Experience | Press Pass 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:02.840 I was just in here and saying, you have a 0:00:02.880 --> 0:00:06.320 certain confidence that it's clear that you know you're good, 0:00:07.080 --> 0:00:08.400 but I assume it's a rookie. 0:00:08.400 --> 0:00:10.600 You don't want to get too carried away, and you 0:00:10.640 --> 0:00:14.400 know people like say, dude, you're just your rookie. 0:00:14.680 --> 0:00:17.000 Where is the line for you or. 0:00:17.000 --> 0:00:18.000 Is it just being yourself? 0:00:18.400 --> 0:00:19.799 Yeah, I mean I think it just goes back to 0:00:19.800 --> 0:00:21.360 all the work that I put in. I think that's 0:00:21.360 --> 0:00:24.000 what comes with my confidence, is my preparation at the 0:00:24.040 --> 0:00:26.599 end of the day. But yeah, you always gotta stay 0:00:26.600 --> 0:00:29.479 grounded and stay humble within yourself. So you know, just 0:00:29.520 --> 0:00:31.080 being me, what. 0:00:31.120 --> 0:00:34.479 Happened before camp that led to the injury and how 0:00:34.479 --> 0:00:35.159 are you feeling now? 0:00:36.080 --> 0:00:37.879 Yeah, it was just a worker that you know, I 0:00:37.920 --> 0:00:39.919 was working on and it just happened, you know, out 0:00:39.920 --> 0:00:41.560 of nowhere. But right now I'm just trying to stick 0:00:41.600 --> 0:00:43.040 to the plan that they had me on in the 0:00:43.080 --> 0:00:44.760 training room and get better and get right. 0:00:46.560 --> 0:00:48.559 Have you had a welcome to the NFL movement yet? 0:00:48.840 --> 0:00:50.080 Against any of the guys. 0:00:50.960 --> 0:00:52.959 Really every day honestly just battling against them. 0:00:52.960 --> 0:00:54.920 You know, they're one of the top defenses in the 0:00:55.040 --> 0:00:57.640 entire nations, So you know, going against them each and 0:00:57.680 --> 0:00:57.960 every day. 0:00:58.000 --> 0:00:58.800 Is it would making me better? 0:01:00.520 --> 0:01:04.680 On a radio interview that it's how everybody knows how 0:01:04.920 --> 0:01:07.640 what a difficult offense this is for a rookie receiver 0:01:07.800 --> 0:01:10.959 to step into. But that you've done it pretty seamlessly 0:01:11.040 --> 0:01:14.280 so far, he's pretty pretty impressed by what is your 0:01:14.319 --> 0:01:16.840 head been swimming or if you grasped it pretty easily, 0:01:16.920 --> 0:01:18.520 how would you describe the process? 0:01:18.959 --> 0:01:21.880 Yeah, I think I've took big strides since I've got here. 0:01:21.920 --> 0:01:23.800 In the beginning, yes, it was a little difficult, you know, 0:01:24.200 --> 0:01:27.319 coming into an offense like this that's very complex. There's 0:01:27.360 --> 0:01:30.080 a lot to it, and trying to you know, learn 0:01:30.120 --> 0:01:32.560 it all in one day is impossible. So I just 0:01:32.680 --> 0:01:34.920 kind of told myself that over and over again and 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:36.680 just you know, each day how I can get better 0:01:36.680 --> 0:01:38.720 and improve and you know, knowing the playbook, and I 0:01:38.760 --> 0:01:40.959 think that I've made a big stride to this point. 0:01:41.920 --> 0:01:44.039 You're not getting a pass throw on to you like today, 0:01:44.640 --> 0:01:46.960 you still follow through on the play like your your 0:01:47.240 --> 0:01:50.320 yards after somebody else catches it. You're going after guys. 0:01:50.320 --> 0:01:52.560 So is that something that has always been with you 0:01:52.680 --> 0:01:54.560 or is that something you developed the last couple of 0:01:54.600 --> 0:01:55.520 years to play. 0:01:55.320 --> 0:01:55.800 Through the play. 0:01:55.960 --> 0:01:57.480 Yeah, at this point, it's just muscle memory. 0:01:57.480 --> 0:02:00.120 Man. Luckily, I've had a lot of good coaches, you know, 0:02:00.200 --> 0:02:02.840 in the past, and then obviously coach Hank Now he's 0:02:02.840 --> 0:02:05.640 just always stressing about finishing the play. So you know, 0:02:05.720 --> 0:02:07.320 whatever I can do to show that, you know, if 0:02:07.320 --> 0:02:09.000 it's somebody else catching the ball, going up and lead 0:02:09.040 --> 0:02:11.440 blocking for them, or just honestly just acting like I 0:02:11.440 --> 0:02:13.880 got the ball and making somebody miss and imagine it 0:02:13.880 --> 0:02:15.440 in my head so when it does come my way, 0:02:15.560 --> 0:02:17.000 then you know, second nature. 0:02:17.040 --> 0:02:21.919 So he makes a lot of anticipatory throws, and you're 0:02:21.919 --> 0:02:23.600 a great route runner. It seems like you guys are 0:02:23.600 --> 0:02:26.560 almost made to play together. What's it been like this 0:02:26.600 --> 0:02:28.079 summer wrapping it on the field. 0:02:27.880 --> 0:02:31.000 With him, You know, it's been a pleasure. Obviously he's 0:02:31.000 --> 0:02:32.600 one of the top quarterbacks in the league right now, 0:02:32.639 --> 0:02:35.079 so you know, going into a you know, a system 0:02:35.080 --> 0:02:37.880 with a quarterback like that, it's a great blessing for myself. 0:02:37.880 --> 0:02:40.080 It's made everything easier, you know, just chopping it up 0:02:40.120 --> 0:02:41.920 with him each and every day. His locker's actually right 0:02:41.960 --> 0:02:43.360 next to mine, so I get to talk to him 0:02:43.360 --> 0:02:45.160 each and every day, and you know, going up to 0:02:45.240 --> 0:02:47.080 him and just having a normal conversation like what can 0:02:47.160 --> 0:02:50.040 I get better at and then just ask some questions 0:02:50.080 --> 0:02:52.520 about the playbook and getting feedback from the quarterback. So 0:02:52.800 --> 0:02:54.799 because once you start seeing it through a quarterbacks lands 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:56.519 and it just becomes that much easier for a receiver. 0:02:56.720 --> 0:02:59.799 So just to continue to develop that trust and that 0:02:59.840 --> 0:03:00.639 connection with him. 0:03:01.080 --> 0:03:04.360 Does your background with you make him the guy that 0:03:04.440 --> 0:03:08.080 you sort of go to to ask questions about wide receiver? 0:03:08.200 --> 0:03:11.359 What's your interaction with him been like this summer? 0:03:11.440 --> 0:03:12.720 Yeah, I definitely asked some questions. 0:03:12.720 --> 0:03:14.919 You know, he's, like I was going back to, he's 0:03:15.000 --> 0:03:16.880 one of the best receivers in the league, so you know, 0:03:16.960 --> 0:03:19.280 any kind of information I can get from him, you know, 0:03:19.280 --> 0:03:21.960 it's gonna only benefit my game. And obviously we played 0:03:21.960 --> 0:03:24.520 together in college, so he was a guy that I 0:03:24.560 --> 0:03:26.560 got to look up to as a freshman coming in 0:03:26.600 --> 0:03:28.240 and being like, that's what a pro looks like. And 0:03:28.280 --> 0:03:30.440 now kind of just you know, wrap lay back around 0:03:30.440 --> 0:03:31.320 and now we're here together. 0:03:31.440 --> 0:03:33.440 So being able to like look what. 0:03:33.400 --> 0:03:35.840 He does throughout his entire day and ask some questions about, 0:03:35.880 --> 0:03:37.480 you know, what it's like to be in the league 0:03:37.520 --> 0:03:39.920 and the system and some things I can work on 0:03:39.920 --> 0:03:42.160 in my game that he may see in the film room. 0:03:42.240 --> 0:03:46.320 So you made a catch the other day with de Winters, 0:03:46.440 --> 0:03:49.280 was on your back. You got both feet down, and 0:03:49.520 --> 0:03:50.680 I want to describe that play. 0:03:50.800 --> 0:03:53.320 Yeah, I definitely think I got both feet down. I 0:03:53.360 --> 0:03:55.400 think so going back on film and watching it, I 0:03:55.400 --> 0:03:57.840 think I was in. But it was a good competitive rep. 0:03:59.000 --> 0:04:01.320 He had inside level on me. So it was a 0:04:01.320 --> 0:04:04.720 player where I had a two way go and obviously 0:04:04.920 --> 0:04:07.520 I didn't want to lose my levers, so I broke 0:04:07.560 --> 0:04:09.720 out and try to make a play. He almost broke 0:04:09.720 --> 0:04:11.080 it up, so I had to come down with the 0:04:11.120 --> 0:04:13.680 juggling catch. 0:04:15.760 --> 0:04:17.960 Oh yeah, absolutely absolutely got to stay with. 0:04:17.920 --> 0:04:22.920 It his wide receivers. Do you enjoy that pressure? Does 0:04:22.960 --> 0:04:24.440 that is that something where. 0:04:24.279 --> 0:04:27.599 You Yeah, I just always say that honestly, that I 0:04:27.640 --> 0:04:29.680 put more pressure on myself than anybody can have on me. 0:04:29.800 --> 0:04:31.720 So you know, at this point I'm used to it. 0:04:32.080 --> 0:04:33.920 But that that's, you know, what all great coaches do 0:04:34.000 --> 0:04:36.320 to their you know, players coming in especially you know 0:04:36.360 --> 0:04:38.719 guys like myself that you know are welcoming that pressure. 0:04:38.800 --> 0:04:40.679 So you know, I'm I'm up for the job. I'm 0:04:40.720 --> 0:04:41.680 excited to get started. 0:04:42.480 --> 0:04:42.960 You learned. 0:04:42.960 --> 0:04:45.440 What's something that you've learned from him? Just you've been here? 0:04:46.160 --> 0:04:49.080 Yeah, man it I mean I sit right there and 0:04:49.120 --> 0:04:51.880 I'm just you know, eyes glued onto what he's talking about, 0:04:51.920 --> 0:04:54.599 and just you know, seeing how complex our offense is 0:04:54.640 --> 0:04:57.040 and him talk through it, and him break down the 0:04:57.160 --> 0:05:00.680 entire play even run plays. You know, it's the impressive 0:05:00.960 --> 0:05:02.880 just trying to soak up all the knowledge from him too. 0:05:02.920 --> 0:05:04.919 You know, obviously he's a super super smart guy and 0:05:05.240 --> 0:05:07.240 knows the system ins and outs of it. And that's 0:05:07.400 --> 0:05:09.320 the level I want to be on. So you know, 0:05:09.360 --> 0:05:10.640 any information I get from him. 0:05:11.240 --> 0:05:12.600 A lot of guys have been around here for a 0:05:12.640 --> 0:05:15.440 long time to get you know, workload manage, get VET days, 0:05:15.440 --> 0:05:17.000 things like that. One guy that is in his debo, 0:05:17.120 --> 0:05:19.279 what what kind of tone does it set knowing that 0:05:19.480 --> 0:05:21.400 every day Number one is going to be out there 0:05:21.440 --> 0:05:23.360 and given you know, everything he's. 0:05:23.240 --> 0:05:23.919 Got in practice. 0:05:24.000 --> 0:05:26.840 Yeah, he's a tone setter, man. He's he's obviously an 0:05:27.000 --> 0:05:29.359 experienced VET. He's had a lot of success in his 0:05:29.520 --> 0:05:31.760 years here, and you know, being a young guy coming 0:05:31.800 --> 0:05:33.479 in and seeing that, you know, that's important for me 0:05:33.520 --> 0:05:36.839 because you know, obviously he's set in the tone for 0:05:36.880 --> 0:05:38.480 the room and being able to see that and going 0:05:38.520 --> 0:05:40.440 out there and attacking each day like he is, and 0:05:40.680 --> 0:05:42.200 you know, it just makes him that much more fun 0:05:42.200 --> 0:05:44.400 when you're out there, you know, seeing a vet guy 0:05:44.440 --> 0:05:45.640 right next to you and you're just having fun with 0:05:45.720 --> 0:05:47.560 him and going out there and being competitive each and 0:05:47.600 --> 0:05:47.960 every day. 0:05:48.600 --> 0:05:50.920 Or his style is kind of lead by example rather 0:05:51.000 --> 0:05:52.200 than you know, talking. 0:05:52.400 --> 0:05:54.960 You know, he's got both. He's got both for sure. Yeah, yeah, 0:05:55.000 --> 0:05:58.240 he talks. 0:05:56.720 --> 0:05:58.960 Going against various warrior in particular, he faced. 0:05:58.760 --> 0:05:59.520 The corner like him before. 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:02.560 No, I haven't, to be honest, I mean I've I've 0:06:02.600 --> 0:06:04.159 gone against a lot of good corners in my career, 0:06:04.160 --> 0:06:06.080 I say, being in the SEC and then obviously the 0:06:06.200 --> 0:06:08.640 years before that being in the PAC twelve. But you know, 0:06:08.800 --> 0:06:10.640 the corners out here a little bit different for sure. 0:06:10.680 --> 0:06:13.080 They've had a lot of success and you know, the 0:06:13.120 --> 0:06:14.919 best the best. So going against a guy like that 0:06:15.000 --> 0:06:16.000 is definitely gonna make me better. 0:06:16.040 --> 0:06:16.120 Man. 0:06:16.160 --> 0:06:18.120 I'm excited at each and every day I see him 0:06:18.120 --> 0:06:20.159 walk up on me when we're out there and to play, 0:06:20.240 --> 0:06:21.640 I get excited because I just know, you know, this 0:06:21.680 --> 0:06:23.080 is an important rep for me. You know, I got 0:06:23.120 --> 0:06:26.680 to give it my all and improve this level. 0:06:26.520 --> 0:06:30.320 To maintain the separation throughout the entirety of the route. 0:06:31.080 --> 0:06:32.280 Yeah, it gets harder for sure. 0:06:32.360 --> 0:06:35.880 You know that separation definitely gets closer and closer the 0:06:36.360 --> 0:06:39.080 more uh you know, obviously, the better pros you you 0:06:39.160 --> 0:06:41.000 go against and getting the league like this, it's just 0:06:41.080 --> 0:06:43.279 going to be that much tighter. But obviously a guy 0:06:43.320 --> 0:06:45.160 like me, though I'm a perfectionist, I try to get 0:06:45.160 --> 0:06:47.640 as much a separation as I can on each route. 0:06:47.680 --> 0:06:49.880 So it's difference for you as. 0:06:49.839 --> 0:06:53.120 Far as like study, having sleep schedule, just in general. 0:06:53.200 --> 0:06:54.200 Going from the College. 0:06:53.960 --> 0:06:54.440 Of the Bros. 0:06:54.720 --> 0:06:56.960 Yeah, I think they put a lot of people in 0:06:57.000 --> 0:06:59.480 this building that's you know, been harping out a lot 0:06:59.480 --> 0:07:02.440 and getting your system, getting your daily routine together, and 0:07:02.480 --> 0:07:04.599 that's something I'm still trying to, you know, learn from 0:07:04.600 --> 0:07:06.800 some of the vets around here and get my routine together. 0:07:07.880 --> 0:07:09.840 I think I got a good one going right now. 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:11.920 But you know, that's super important for all the guys 0:07:11.960 --> 0:07:13.000 to have that during camp. 0:07:13.040 --> 0:07:13.400 For sure. 0:07:14.040 --> 0:07:17.920 Brandon had a really friendly but very serious rivalry during 0:07:17.920 --> 0:07:19.680 the past couple of training camps. Have you had that 0:07:19.760 --> 0:07:21.720 initial interaction with Fred yet. 0:07:22.280 --> 0:07:23.880 As far as rivalry, I don't know. 0:07:24.480 --> 0:07:26.360 You know, I think today was like day three from 0:07:26.400 --> 0:07:28.280 you or something like that, so, you know, I'm still 0:07:28.280 --> 0:07:30.280 trying to get acting made to back into practice. But 0:07:30.720 --> 0:07:33.360 Fred is that competitive guy for sure. You know, you 0:07:33.360 --> 0:07:35.520 you always know where he's at on the field. He 0:07:35.640 --> 0:07:39.480 just has that that presence. So I've had multiple conversations 0:07:39.480 --> 0:07:41.880 with him, obviously trying to get as much knowledge from 0:07:41.960 --> 0:07:44.160 him and how to maintain your body and things like 0:07:44.200 --> 0:07:45.000 that and just being a pro. 0:07:47.000 --> 0:07:49.560 Yeah, thank you guys.