1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on Home of the Black and 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: Goal Steelers Nation Radio. Welcome back to the Drive. I'm 3 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: Dale Lally here with Matt Williamson. Has mentioned the previous 4 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: segment Matt rookie minicamp cook kicked off today, we got 5 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: our first opportunity to talk too. While not our first opportunity. 6 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: They were in the facility. I was in the facility 7 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: where everybody was there. I got to see them on 8 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: the practice field. Footballs involved, and there were footballs there. Um, 9 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: they didn't often throw the football. It was weird. Even 10 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: like when they were going through some of the it 11 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: was more like a walkthrough than it wasn't actual practice. Um, 12 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 1: probably taking it from the board to the field from 13 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: first seeing who could do what, how who learns quickly? 14 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: That's kind of how that worked. But we have an 15 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: opportunity to do what chat with Pat Friarmouth today after practice, 16 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: So I did want to play that back and we'll 17 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: do this with a couple of different guys just to 18 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: hear what their reaction was to to the practices. So 19 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: here's what Pat Friarmouth had to say about practice today. Okay, Pat, 20 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about the nickname baby Gronk. 21 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: I thought that Penn State gave that to you. How 22 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: did that come about? And how do you feel about it? Uh? 23 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: I guess it came about just because I'm from that area. 24 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: Um worried seven obviously played for the picture for a 25 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: long time, grew up you kind of watching them. Um, 26 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: you know, I hate it because you know, I think 27 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: it's you know, pretty annoying that's being called, you know, babyn. 28 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: But um, yeah, I'm trying to give her away that 29 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: from that nickname. So I don't want to we called that. 30 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: I do like posts that. Yeah, Pats, just to talk 31 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: a little bit about both your ability to catch the 32 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: ball and block being a kind of a two dimensional 33 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: tight end. And Steve Jones told me you never dropped 34 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: a pass in the red zone while you're at Penn State. 35 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: Think can you confirm that? Is that true? Yeah? That's true. Um, 36 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: never dropped the passing the red zone. Um, you know 37 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: that's where you know plays, um, you know are there 38 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: to taking in. You know, you get very limited opportunities 39 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: down there. So you know what, I got my number 40 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: calls and everything like that. I want to meet most 41 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: of it. So the red zone is time to lock 42 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: in and score some points and you know, make touch 43 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: and get touched out. Um yeah, go ahead, sorry check out? 44 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: And how much have you been able to look at 45 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 1: the offense? How do you just overall? How do you 46 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: feel about your fit here? I love my feit. I 47 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: think you know it's perfect. Um, you know, I'm very 48 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: happy that I'm here in Pittsburgh, and you know, the 49 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: offense is awesome. I think it's very um you know, complex, 50 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: and you know, I think it's gonna utilize you know, 51 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: the talent that we had on this roster, and you 52 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: know from the first t walking today, UM, fel great. 53 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: So you know I understand what's what's going on christ 54 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: Dams Trip. I've seen coach Tomlin and even some assistants 55 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: come up to the tight ends right away and want 56 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: to see I want to sledge block. I don't know, 57 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: he can't be probably can't do sledge and stuff like that. 58 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: But did you just from the prekrap process, is it 59 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: true to the Steelers? We can't understand you either. You 60 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: your audio is doing something really weird. If you want 61 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: to just text me your question, I can ask you 62 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: to him. That seem to work with Trip Okay, okay, 63 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: Will Grads Associated Press and I'm just curious what were 64 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: your impressions of seeing naj out there and sort of 65 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: one of the prospects of maybe you're got a chance 66 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: to meet him and maybe your other feller workies at all, 67 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: and sort of what's the vibe that you guys are 68 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: trying to get here. Yeah, I mean not is impressive obviously. 69 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: You know, he's hell of running back and you know 70 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: through walk through's day, you know he makes very good 71 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: cuts and he's very smart with football and um, you know, 72 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: he's he's a really your guy. Um, Sam, I'm kind 73 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: of connected with him and Kendrick um Kennec really you 74 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: got too, and he's very big and built. Um, you know, 75 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: he's just done. Both of them are very very You 76 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: guys network it had Um you mentioned the offense earlier 77 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: and you said already you really like it. Well, for 78 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 1: all of us, this is a new offensive coordinator, so 79 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: we're really not familiar with what's going on. Can you 80 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: tell us what about it do you like? What appeals 81 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: to you, what has you feeling like, Okay, this is 82 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: going to be something that can really run all over 83 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: the league with Yeah, um, you know it's it's complex, 84 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: but it's simple in the same way. Um. You know, 85 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: I think you know, coach Canada puts no guys in 86 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,359 Speaker 1: the field where they can create mismatches and um, and 87 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: I think he does a good job just kind of 88 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: understanding and kind of you know, figure out what the 89 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: defensive weaknesses are. Um. And I kind of can see 90 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: that with the looks that he gave out there for 91 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: the look team today and UM, just kind of what 92 00:04:57,360 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: he's put together. Um. You know in camp so far, 93 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: so UM, you know, I really like the offense and 94 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: you know, I'm enjoy being in it so far. And 95 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: since Thomas left me over and thank you, Thomas caught 96 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: one more. What sort of interaction have you had with 97 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger so far? Yeah, so you actually called me, 98 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: you know, the day after I drafted. Um, I mean 99 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: he reached out and he's an awesome guy. Um, you know, 100 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: he's taking us Me and Nausea and Kendrick got to 101 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: dinner tomorrow night. Um. He he tested back and forth 102 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: a couple of times with us, and UM, you know 103 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: my blockers actually next to him. So UM, you know, 104 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: it's it's really it's pretty cool and just you know 105 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: seeing him, um, when I was a young kid, you know, 106 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: being in NFL and and look all that's Ben Roethlisberger. 107 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: Now my lockers are next to him, so it say, 108 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: it's pretty cool and definitely really thanks. All right, Mike 109 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: pursued a DV. You're You're willingness to block is pretty 110 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: well documented. You've been described as a guy though, who 111 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: is better physically with the ball in your hands then 112 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: you are actually blocking. Would you agree with that? And 113 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: how do you get that blocking part up to speed 114 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: on with your receiving part. Yeah, you know, I think 115 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: blocking is definitely something that you can you know, you 116 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: always can get better at. Um. Definitely, that's definitely something 117 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: I need to get better at. You know, I think 118 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: it was a very adequate block in college, and you 119 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 1: know I was able to get the job done when 120 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: YouTube um, but you know, here, you know, I just 121 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: want to bring back kind of the mentality had my 122 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: freshman year, just kind of going there and and block 123 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: them as far as I can, and you know, make 124 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: some plays in the run game and you know, the 125 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: players in the past game are gonna coming and and 126 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna not gonna push for that, but you know, 127 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: I'm here to make an impact blocking right away, so 128 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: you know that's what I'm gonna promise. So this is 129 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: from Chris the Dansky trip and kind of get followed that. Um, 130 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: did you feel as if the Steelers emphasized blocking more 131 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: from Titans in the pre draft process as opposed to 132 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,239 Speaker 1: other teams and in your time interacting with the team early, 133 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: if they emphasized it more and blocking techniques with you? Um? Yeah, 134 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: I mean I wouldn't really say they kind of hammered 135 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: it a lot, you know, in the pre draft process 136 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: is more kind of gets to know me. Um, but 137 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: you know, being out here in the past couple of 138 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: days and out in the field to you know, they definitely, um, 139 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: you know, I want the title. I can you know, 140 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: go out there and block a difference and so really 141 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: definitely emphasize out with me and I'm ready for the 142 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: challenge right. Lastly, questions Dan Well pat As as a 143 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: d D mentioned that we're learning what the Matt Canada 144 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: offense might look like as well. Uh, did you notice 145 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: a lot of pre snap motion in the playbook and 146 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: how much of that did you do with Penn State. Oh? Yeah, there, 147 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: I mean there's a decent amount um. You know, just 148 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: from the first install that we did. You know, there's 149 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: a there's a decent amount um. You know. I did 150 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: not really pre snap motion um at Penn State, you 151 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: know kind of you know sometimes with motion and depending 152 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: on the look or something like that. But you know, 153 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: we would kind of at Penn State an I kind 154 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: of get set and and roll with the player we had. 155 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna get some you know, justin too. But 156 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: you know, I feel good doing it. And today's rim 157 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: this is a bit of a follow up to it. 158 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: Jerry was talking about with the red zone. But correct 159 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: me if I'm wrong. When you joined us after you 160 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: got drafted, you said some of the fact that your 161 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: freshman year you did a lot of red zone stuff 162 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: with KASICKI was with you as well, Correct, Like you 163 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: guys would come out together in the red zone. You 164 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: get a lot of targets there. Yea. Well, Michael was 165 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: actually left before I got there. Oh Michael left before 166 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: you're freshman year, said you've got a lot of red 167 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: zone targets, right, yeah, yeah, sure, sure, okay, Um, is 168 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: that something that we can see a lot of with 169 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: you and Ebron together? Oh for sure. I mean, you know, 170 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: I think you know, you know, he's an awesome guy. 171 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: You know, he's he's out from players. I'm excited to 172 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: learn from him and kind of see what you know, 173 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: his task for us UH in twelve personnel is to 174 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: what we do when we're asked to do, and I'm 175 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: excited to see you know that that stuff, right, And 176 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: last question from Nick Fairbaut, Pittsburgh Sports. Now, Hey, pat Um, 177 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: we talked a lot about your blocking, but I want 178 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: to know more about your comfort level as a receiver. 179 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: Do you obviously you played a lot of H back, 180 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: a little bit of F at Um Penn State. Do 181 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: you kind of feel comfortable working outside because Matt Cannon 182 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: in the past has worked his tight ends all the 183 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: way to the boundary as an X as a Z. 184 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: Do you think you can do that all the way 185 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: from that to a why on the interior to an 186 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: H back. Yeah, I think you know, I can do 187 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: it all. I think that's you know, kind of um, 188 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: you know, because I kind of prospect I was I 189 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: just kind of you know, making sure that you know, 190 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: I'm very personal and you know, you can do it 191 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: all in the field and whatever was asked, you know, 192 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: lapping up that position or you know, spills that extrasy receiver. So, um, 193 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 1: you know, I'm ready to do whatever they asked me 194 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: to do, and I'm excited to you know, see you 195 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: know my professsion in this offense. That was new Steelers 196 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: tight end Pat Friarmouth with the media after today's practice 197 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: over at hin not at Hinesfield at the UPMC We're 198 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: any Sports Complex. Um had a chance to talk to him. 199 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: We also had a chance to talk to Kendrick Green, 200 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: the Steeler's new center and U interesting. He was also 201 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: asked about the offense. You're getting a chance to talk 202 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: to two of the guys learning the new offense. Yeah, 203 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: they don't know what to compare to from last year, 204 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: but still they give you some insight, you give you 205 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: some stuff. Yeah. So here's what Kendrick Green had to 206 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: say as well. There's the video of you doing Nordic 207 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: curl just before your pro day. Why was it so 208 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: important for you to set a goal to do one 209 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: during your training with Duke make manny Weather And how 210 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: does that toughness in training translate to your play on 211 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: the field. Um, So just uh, you know there's something 212 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: we were doing it during the workout one day, just 213 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: in the pre draft process, down and uh down with 214 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: Duke and um, I got really close to going all 215 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: the way down and coming back up, but I couldn't 216 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: quite get in. Each week, I kind of just progressed 217 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: and like I would always try and get one rip, 218 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: you know, and but that one week I finally got it. 219 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: And uh, but yeah, I just showed, you know, stacking 220 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: what you do when you stacking weeks and weeks on 221 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: the work on top of one another. So you know, 222 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: I try to try, like try to implement the end 223 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: of my game as well. You know, the stacking days 224 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: day get better and better until you know you finally 225 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: get the break from damn well DK. Yeah, Kendrick, I 226 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: was talking with James Kirkland from Illinois earlier this week, 227 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: and he said that when you got on campus, he 228 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: was telling you, hey man, you need to be an 229 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: offensive linement. He saw you play off supplying to high school. 230 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: Can you run a story that just how that whole 231 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: all went for you again, just when you made the 232 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: decision to go to an offensive line from defensive line, 233 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: and and how that whole process because you did it 234 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: quickly in three months, you went from being a you know, 235 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: a defensive lineman to it being in the starting lineup. Yeah. Yeah, 236 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: Carklinas used to you know, get on me about you know, 237 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: and you'd be way better on the old line. I 238 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: was trying to hear, you know, be yuh. But eventually, 239 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 1: you know, the way our roster and our team started 240 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: shaping guys leaving the program and you know what I mean, 241 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: we get more defensive tackles. I'm like, you know, let me, 242 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: let me try and make this switch. And I did that, 243 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: and uh it did work out for the best. Well, 244 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,319 Speaker 1: great associated press. Hey man, it's hard not to notice 245 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: that jersey number you're wearing today. I'm sort of curious. 246 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: Did you have any saying that or did they just 247 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: sort of hand it to you? And it is it 248 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: intimidating to wear a number of a guy who obviously 249 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: excelled at that position that you now oftensibly you're trying 250 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: to fill in it? Yeah? Uh, Now they didn't hand 251 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: it to me. I kind of, um, you know, I 252 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: were fifty three since high school, you know, obviously at 253 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: Illinois a ward as well, and uh so I kind 254 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: of requested it and um, knowing that he had retired 255 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like maybe maybe they get it. 256 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: I was fully prepared from you know, to keep it off, 257 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,959 Speaker 1: but they let me have it. And uh, I'm trying, 258 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: got big big shoes the field, So you're gonna gonna 259 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: work towards that. Let's try Jerry Doolack post is that? Hey, Kendrick, 260 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: What is the biggest uh change or maybe difficulty of 261 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: playing guard playing center rather than guard? Is it physical 262 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: or is it mental? Because of maybe all the calls 263 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 1: and everything you'll have to make? What what's the biggest 264 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: difference between the two? Um? You know, I'm really comfortable 265 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: at both Um. Obviously, like you said, that centered a 266 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: little bit over mensicide of the game, but I'm fully 267 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: prepared to to swing that as well, so U. But yeah, 268 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: I would definitely say the mental part is a little different. 269 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: What is the physical challenge, Kendrick Um? Really not too much, man, 270 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's all the same, playing physical, playing aggressive, 271 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: and coming off the ball. Heart Film Network. Hey Kendrick Um, 272 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: welcome to Pittsburgh, and I am going to ask you 273 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: two if that's okay. One, have you been told anything 274 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: at all about the expectation that you'll be the starting 275 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: center or what are your thoughts about that? And then 276 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: number two, have you even had any sort of look 277 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: at the playbook yet or any conversation with your fellow lineman. 278 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, to answer your second question, and we have 279 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: been kind of you know, dig into the playbook and 280 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: even a little bit today. But um, you know, just 281 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: trying to try to get the hang of that. But 282 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: as far as the role on the team, just showing 283 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: up every day. You know, if I get the spot, 284 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: I don't, but I'm ready to come in and compete, 285 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: you know. And uh and you know also learned from 286 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 1: the older guys. All right, this is from Mike Presudo 287 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: TV just because his audio is cutting out. Um, So 288 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: like in your experience in college, how much Zoe did 289 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: you run and how much was under center? Um? Under center? 290 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: We I haven't unless we were running a quarterback sneak. 291 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: We're never under center. But and then as far as 292 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: we were big inside outside zown team. So that's something 293 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: that that I'm really used to. Right, we have four 294 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: questions left. Jim Waxel, Steelers Digests Kendrick. Um, you know 295 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: when Poundsty started as a rookie, the big thing, the 296 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: big conversation but we had with coaches was the communications 297 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: and making the making the calls, making the changes up front. Um, 298 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: you are a gardener most of the time in college. 299 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: How difficult is this gonna be? What kind of graph 300 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: do you think you'll have on this and kind of 301 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: a timeline? Um, you know, I can't really put too 302 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: much expectations on myself. You know, I'm just my goal. 303 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 1: I want to show up every day and compete and 304 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: you know, get as much out of every day as 305 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: possib will try to maximize my time in year. So 306 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: you know, guys actually only have two it's one question 307 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: per person today because we've got to get these guys moving, 308 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: like eight lunch. I'm sorry, Chris and Damsky, Trim Andrew. 309 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: How much interaction if any of you had with the 310 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: uh the veteran offensive linemen on the team, and some 311 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: of them more better than others, like the castros you know, 312 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: tenth year and and Dots and the two guys that 313 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: would play next to you. It is it was a 314 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: rookie last year. Have you had any conversation with them 315 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: and how you might you know what kind of personalities 316 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: those guys have. Um, yeah, just kind of just you know, 317 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: the I'm reaching out through tex for a phone call 318 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: here and they haven't really haven't met anyone in person yet. 319 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: But but yeah, just just you know, everybody congratulating me 320 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: on you know, draft and things like that and welcome 321 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: you aboard and uh we excited to work with you, 322 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: all right. And last question, no astract the Sports Illustrated, 323 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: I think under going back to the number, have you 324 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: talked to Markus at all in the NFL? Have you 325 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: wrought up the number? Um? No, he reached out to 326 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: me today after the draft and you know, tell me 327 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: congratulations and you know, just get ready to work and 328 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: play hard and be a Steeler for sure. But but no, 329 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: as far as the number, I haven't now because I 330 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: have me at the time, I didn't know what I 331 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: never I was gonna wear. But yeah, so that was 332 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: Kendrick Green, Steelers new center as you heard there he 333 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: uh um. I wasn't sure the Steelers were gonna give 334 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: him fifty three, but he asked for it and they 335 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: gave it to him. Yeah. I mean it's threatening numbers 336 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: in a way here too, I mean, which was one 337 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: of the reasons they made that number switch, that you 338 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: can do some different things this year and Spuiters have 339 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: that problem to some degree to you gotta you gotta 340 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 1: give out some of the greats, knows, even though some 341 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: of them aren't retired, you know, it's it's still a problem. 342 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: I mean, you're not giving out seventy five, but you're 343 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: gonna be giving some out, you know. Yeah. We have 344 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: one last one that we wanted to get to here. 345 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: This would of course be with the Steelers new punter. 346 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: And we haven't had a chance to hear from Pressley 347 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: Harvin the Third yet. We didn't get a chance to 348 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: talk to him at the draft show. Here is the 349 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: initial Pressley Harvin the Third press conference with the media. 350 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: Welcome to Pittsburgh. UM, just ask your first off, have 351 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: you heard from any of the other specialists on the 352 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: team so far? You know, the guys might be catching 353 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: snaps from or holding kicks for or anything like that. 354 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, biggest one is a Christian. Uh long snapper here. 355 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: Uh Me and Amery Kamp together, a pretty good guy. 356 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 1: Also talked to Boswell just a little bit. Uh. I 357 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: haven't gotten an opportunity to meet him yet, but you 358 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: know the genuine guys up here. I'm just ready to 359 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: get to work. Let's go to Christopher Carter. Christopher especially, 360 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: congratulations make it to the NFL. What did it mean 361 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: to you when you became the first black man to 362 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: win the Ray Guy Award? Uh, you know with especially 363 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 1: with you know the history, There's haven't been a lot 364 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: of black punters in the NFL, you know, throughout the 365 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 1: throughout the history. And then it was a complete hunt. Uh. 366 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: You know, it's been a lot of hard work throughout 367 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: this time able to get to that point. Uh. You know, 368 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: high school is definitely ground and being to you know, 369 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: the guys who go to Grog Tech be the American 370 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: punters there. Uh, you know, just just add to that legacy, 371 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: you know that find that group. It's not me. It 372 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: was like you said, I really count on a hand 373 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: full of you know about all of us. Uh, there's 374 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: a tight knit group, and you know, being the first 375 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: one to win the Red Guy, you know, I just 376 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm a trailblazer. Uh. You know, I'm 377 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: gonna be able to pay for guys that's gonna be 378 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: at me and you know, kind of make that rout 379 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:40,479 Speaker 1: easier for them. Sure. Rotter Pressley, were you um, were 380 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: you expecting to get drafted or did you think maybe 381 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 1: you you know, since not making punters do get drafted, 382 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: you might be in the undrafted free agent round. I 383 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: know it was a fair shot coming into me and 384 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: my agent talked a lot. Uh definitely potential sicky to 385 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: seventh round. Um, and you know, the draft is always 386 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: something that you know, I've always been looking forward to. 387 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,119 Speaker 1: But if it didn't have to actually happen the way 388 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:03,479 Speaker 1: it did, man, I was just gonna try to make 389 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: the most of any opportunity if could have got rich Rolph. 390 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about, you know, how many 391 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: people talk about your size and is it a huge 392 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 1: advantage for you? And how aggressive will you be out 393 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 1: there on special teams this year? Yeah? Man, I'm gonna 394 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: bigger dude. A lot of people always ask me, you know, 395 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:25,919 Speaker 1: and the next day, you know you played football. I 396 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: always get that question, what do you play? And you know, 397 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: I always let people try to guess on themselves if 398 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: you know a position, and it's always the rather alarmed 399 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: defensive linement or full background half back or something like that. Man. 400 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: It's just I just when when I tell people I'm 401 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: a planner, you know that they're just kind of a 402 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: stunished the fact that you know I said that. But 403 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: you know when you when you look at me, I 404 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: don't look like it. But for a lot of dedication 405 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: into you know, getting myself to the position where I 406 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: am today. You know, I kind of throwt on it. 407 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,479 Speaker 1: You know, being unique is a little bit. You know 408 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: a lot of people are unique in their own ways, 409 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: and mine is my size. You know, I bring something 410 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: else to the table. Got a strong lag and just 411 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: being in my frame, I feel completely comfortable with it, 412 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm just ready to evolve. Jeff Hath Chris, 413 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,120 Speaker 1: when was your what were your pre draft conversations like 414 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: with the Steelers and when did you know that they 415 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: were really interested? Yeah? So coach Danny Smith, especially his 416 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: coach here, actually ran my project. Uh he's actually a 417 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: coach that coach at Georgia Tech too back and he 418 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 1: won the nine nineties championship there. Uh so he had 419 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: ties at Georgia Tech um and I knew that kind 420 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: of ahead of time. And when he got there to 421 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 1: you know, talk to me a little bit before pro day, 422 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: told me he was probably gonna be the one running it. Uh. 423 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: You know it was something that you know, I knew 424 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: the I know that the organization I know where comes 425 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: from and all and especially him to being a successful coach. 426 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: It meant a lot to me, especially a guy that 427 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: already went to Georgia Tech and coach there and you know, 428 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 1: came through the ranks and noticed organizations and then know 429 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: the NFL like from from the front and back of 430 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: his hand. You know, it meant a lot to me 431 00:20:57,359 --> 00:20:58,879 Speaker 1: for him to be able to be there ever stepped 432 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: through the way. You know, this process has been tremendous. 433 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: You know we're here today because of it too, Mark 434 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: the boy in Pressidy. I assume when you were younger, 435 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: you played, you played youth ball, you played us going 436 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: to other positions. How did you get hooked up with 437 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 1: funding and you knew that that was your future? Yeah? 438 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: So growing up, I played offensive line when I first 439 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: started playing pev football. Uh And then when I got 440 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 1: to middle school, we had an open tryout. I was 441 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 1: playing center at the time, and you know, no one 442 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: else wanted to kick. So I just took the initiative of, 443 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: you know, let me try to help the team out 444 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: and just see how it goes. You know, I might 445 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: not do it forever, but you know, I'll try it out. 446 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: And you know, here we are today, many many years 447 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: later because of that one you know, that one decision 448 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: that I made one day in practice, trying not to 449 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 1: be selfish. But it's been a journey. And I played 450 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: tight end freshman year of possible a little bit and 451 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: then shook the foot. I took the foot responsibility for 452 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: punding my sophomore year, and that's when I came to 453 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 1: the decision of you know, this is something that I 454 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: can be really good at. Jim soul m Pressley one day, 455 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: you have to have dominated on passing. Kick when you 456 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: were a kid, and you have some kind of passing 457 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: cred told me about your passing history. Yeah, man, Uh, 458 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: I used to love just throwing the ball. When I 459 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: first started playing football. I knew I couldn't play any 460 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: position like that when I was growing up. Obviously the 461 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: games you guys played were pretty Hey, Jim, can you 462 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: you meet yourself? Thank you? Yeah? Yeah, So growing up 463 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: U played offensive line and pe football. So you know, 464 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: I never got a chance to throw the ball, but 465 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: always like to. Uh. So I got the opportunity when 466 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: I got up in college. Uh. You know, I've already 467 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: made myself full aware of the fact that I can throw, uh, 468 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: and just kept trying to tell my coaches, you know, 469 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: whenever you want to make that opportunity trying to have 470 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:55,359 Speaker 1: throwing face, you know, I would like to try it 471 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: because usually you would have the back of someone like 472 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: that throw the ball. But up, I felt I felt 473 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: comfortable enough to be able to do it. Uh. And 474 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: that that's that throw that I had against Miami back 475 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen was definitely the highlight of it. Man. 476 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: And you know it just shows that, you know, I'm versatile. Uh, 477 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: bigger dude, I got a strong leg. But you know, 478 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: whenever a fake needs to happen, you know, I can 479 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,160 Speaker 1: try to execute it the best I can. We'll check 480 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 1: out check back on a couple of follow ups. Brying 481 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: back on Jim follow up. Yeah, you know we've mentioned 482 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,120 Speaker 1: on this call everything that kind of makes you unique 483 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: as a punter. Pressley would would have been your teammates, 484 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: your new teammates reactions the other rookies, and we do 485 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: many of them know your story or have you been 486 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: explaining to them kind of the same stuff you've been 487 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: explaining to us. Yeah, just a little bit. Uh, there's 488 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: a lot of guys here, but I haven't got an 489 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: opportunity to talk to all of them yet. Just flew 490 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: in yesterday and as soon as we got here, we 491 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: were already booked up with other stuff. But you know, 492 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 1: definitely being able to talk to these guys and kind 493 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 1: of pick their brain on, you know, where they come 494 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: from and their stories and trying to share my mine too, 495 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: It'll be it'll be pretty cool to see. Uh, Joe Rodder, 496 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:07,159 Speaker 1: did you have follow up? Yeah? I do. I'm just 497 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: you know, being the only punter here, what are you 498 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,919 Speaker 1: hope to get out of these two days? You know, 499 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: there's no other specialist here. You expected the something, Yeah, 500 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 1: I mean I definitely expect to get some good work 501 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: up here. Uh. Like like you said, I'm the only one, 502 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: so I just gotta take advantage of that opportunity to, 503 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: you know, just highlight my attributes on the field. The 504 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: biggest things I'm gonna trying to worry about is, you know, 505 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: I just living a moment, just taking it all in 506 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: because you know, just this time last year, moren't even 507 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: we don't even know if we're gonna play football, and 508 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: just being in a position we are today, You're not 509 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: just trying to make the most very opportunity. I get 510 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 1: Mark Boa Jeff follow up, I do not, Michael, I 511 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: am sorry, You're okay, that's all right, all right, we'll 512 00:24:55,320 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 1: wrap it up. Reggie Anderson, if you're on yea, hey Presley, 513 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: growing up in Sumter, when did you dream of getting 514 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: to this stage and and the values that you learned 515 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: at Sumter High School from your family taking with them 516 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: to the Steel City. Yeah. Man, I made the decision 517 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: of trying to get to the NFL when I was 518 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: like fourteen years old. Uh but the Base Middle School 519 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: and said something I am you know, my mom sent 520 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,359 Speaker 1: it to me the other day when I was, you know, 521 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 1: trying to get ready to come up. Here was just 522 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: a note that I wrote on my phone at the time. 523 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 1: It was just like, you know, I want to have 524 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: aspiration to get to the NFL. I don't know how 525 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: to looks, but you know, I'm not gonna stop rounding 526 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: until I get there. When I do get there, I 527 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: will just continue to grind. And just being in this 528 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: in this organization and being here today, you know, it's 529 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: just a true testament that hard work really pays off. 530 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: It really just coming back to my family, man. They 531 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: always tell me you know, one thing we have in 532 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: a to motto as a family. You know, if we're 533 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 1: gonna do something, we're not gonna quit, even if it's 534 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 1: not in our favorite We're still not gonna quit. And 535 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 1: you know, I just never quit. They were always behind me, 536 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: still are to this day, man, and just you know, 537 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 1: it's a true blessing where I am. That was Pressley Harvin, 538 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: the Steelers new punter. UM didn't get to see him 539 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 1: kicked today, but that was first time to see it 540 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: at wonder if its at boom noise off his foot 541 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: a little different than others just by the the build 542 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: of him and his you know, career in numbers and whatnot. Um, 543 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: I like that pick more and more I was talking 544 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: about on the podcast today. I mean, there's a lot 545 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: of long snappers drafted in the sixth round, kickers, punters. 546 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 1: I just think that the league looked at round six 547 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 1: and seven like they're not There wasn't a player that 548 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 1: you were going to take in those rounds that was 549 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: guaranteed to make your roster, and unlike a kicker or punter, 550 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: they and those guys aren't guaranteed, but they've got a 551 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: much better shot than Yeah, you know, we're gonna take 552 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: a shot on a you know, this the seventh outside linebacker, 553 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: you know, things of that nature. Eight defensive lineman when 554 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 1: six only make the team. I mean, the numbers are 555 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:53,679 Speaker 1: against you from the right off the bat. So you 556 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: saw a lot of that and it all stems from 557 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: just not as many people were eligible for this draft, 558 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: you know, and the undraft. The crew is not as 559 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: strong and next year's class should be much better. You 560 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 1: can over you can overlook that thing when you're just 561 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: so focused on one draft because it's all relative. Well, 562 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 1: he's better than this guy, and you know, but overall, 563 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,719 Speaker 1: the end of the draft isn't very strong. No, it 564 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: wasn't this year. So that was that was the move 565 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: the Steelers made there to go get a punter. And again, 566 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: you know, if he makes the roster over over Jordan Berry, 567 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,600 Speaker 1: you save four hundred thousand dollars. That's the beauty of it. 568 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: Over a four year stretch too, that's going to get 569 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: a veteran or you know, in four hundred thousand dollars 570 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: you may sell less, not very much. That's a player 571 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: during the season. That's a player, right right right. You know, 572 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: the minimum is like six fifty. Now, Um, you know, 573 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks into the season, you start, I 574 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: can grab this vet from league minimum type of deal 575 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: or not? Well, how I can you can a year 576 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: for four years and whether you pay him after that 577 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,919 Speaker 1: or not, who you know, worry about that later. But 578 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 1: you don't want to be in the market of let's 579 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: go find a punter and have to pay him league 580 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,479 Speaker 1: minimum and then we don't like him, and you know, 581 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: and then then you start cycling through those punters and 582 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: it's you know, okay, until you find that you like. Yeah, 583 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: that's that's you know, it's just not good business. That 584 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: really be nice. He does prove himself and the you know, 585 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: we won't see them kicking weather and things. Yeah, they 586 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: must like him. Lead the n C Double A and 587 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:13,199 Speaker 1: punning last year. So there's that. But that's gonna do 588 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: it for this segment. So for my partner Matt Williamson, 589 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: for Jacob ket here on site getting keeping us on 590 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: the air and queuing up those interviews for us, I'm 591 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: Dale Lolly. We want to thank you for listening to 592 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: this edition of the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.