1 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. Today we had 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: a chance to meet Ravens' first round pick Nate Wiggins 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: out of Clemson. He arrived in Baltimore after getting selected 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: at pick number thirty on Thursday night. He's fired up 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: to be here in Baltimore and he had a chance 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: to meet with the media alongside defensive coordinator Zach Prior 7 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: and secondary coach Chris. 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: HEWITTT appreciate you guys coming, man, I mean, obviously you 9 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 2: can see the smile on our face. This is a 10 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 2: great day to be a Raven. Obviously, last night we 11 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 2: drafted Nate Wiggins, who we obviously believe is the best 12 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 2: corner in the draft, not only one of the best 13 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: corner but one of the best defensive players overall. Man, 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: so early in this process, you could ask Nate when 15 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: he came on his thirty visit, I was like, man, 16 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: I don't know if you're gonna be here at thirty, 17 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 2: but if you are, I'm gonna make sure that I 18 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: fight on the table for you. And obviously was able 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: to get him. Eric and the personnel staff they did 20 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: a great job and we was able to get him. 21 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: But just speaking about Nate, I mean he's tall, he's fast, 22 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,959 Speaker 2: he's athletic, plays hard, plays physical, plays like a raven. 23 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 2: But what stood out to me the most is man 24 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 2: in the big time games, at the big time moments. 25 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 2: You're talking about third down, fourth down, two minutes in 26 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: the game, in the half, whenever the ball came his way, 27 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 2: he made the play man. So we're excited to bring 28 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: him in part of our organization, part of our defense. 29 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 2: Expect great things out of him. I know he's hungry, 30 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: he plays with a little edge, which we like. And 31 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: like I said, I can't thank everybody enough for coming 32 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: and it's congratulations of Nate. 33 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 3: Man were happy to hear. 34 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 4: First of all. 35 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 5: Eric Ozzy Hard, Missus Bashatti and the rest of the 36 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 5: the scouting department because there's a lot of a lot 37 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 5: of things that going along with the draft process and 38 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 5: identifying guys, and then they had identified Nick in the process, 39 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 5: and you know, all I had to do was just 40 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 5: just go ahead and just turn on the tape. And 41 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 5: it was just like as soon as you turn on 42 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 5: the tape, you're ready to do. As soon as you 43 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 5: turn on tape, you're just like dog, look at this guy. 44 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,279 Speaker 5: Go I mean, the guy's a blur on the field, 45 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 5: and just about all the things that that Zach talked 46 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 5: about is whenever it was time for a guy to 47 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 5: make a play, this guy was making plays all over 48 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 5: the field. And there's two plays that that that stand 49 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 5: out to me the most. Those two plays when you're 50 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 5: running that kid down that they're running back from North Carolina, 51 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 5: and the other one was Miami Okay runs all the 52 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 5: way down, tracks a guy down at the at the 53 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 5: end zone and knocks the ball out on the field. 54 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 5: Those are like game changing plays and those are the 55 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 5: kind of play players that we we look for. So 56 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 5: a guy like Nate, he's gonna fit bread in our organization. 57 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 5: He's gonna be a guy that's gonna being able to 58 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 5: make some great plays for us and and fit in 59 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 5: within our defense and and take us to that next 60 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 5: level that we're looking for. 61 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I'm I'm happy to be here. Like 62 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 3: like they said, I mean, I'm a passionate player. I 63 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 3: mean I love the game of football. So I mean 64 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 3: that's why I feel like it's a I'm I'm the 65 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 3: best player to be here cause I feel like, uh, yeah, 66 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 3: this program, this organization is about passing, winning and that's 67 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 3: all I'm that's all I don't care about. That's all 68 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: I'm come here to do. I'm in the winning. I'm 69 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 3: able to get the job done. So that's what we're 70 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 3: gonna do. 71 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 6: Questions, Hey, uh, you know, obviously a lot of people 72 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 6: point about your coming to the NFL, the talking about 73 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 6: the speed of the game. 74 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 7: Obviously you're wanting the fast players out there. 75 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 5: What do you think for you v the biggest jos 76 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 5: spent community NFL. 77 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: Uh? 78 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 3: Really just probably just my time having more time. 79 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 6: Yeah, and what are the uh. 80 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 7: What the last twenty four hour what's at least I 81 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 7: guess the last twelve hours been like uh, waiting for 82 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,119 Speaker 7: your name to be called and then shuffling and back 83 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 7: here to Baltimore and coming back into this facility. 84 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 8: Know ain't gonna be part of the future here. 85 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 3: Uh, I mean it's been crazy. I mean I've been 86 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 3: having up and down moments. Uh in the draft the 87 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 3: draft probably it was crazy, but I mean, uh, I'm 88 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 3: here now, so I'm about to make everybody pay You 89 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 3: who looked over me? 90 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 6: Hey, you going out going? 91 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 9: You know? 92 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 3: Patter heard you want to go? Was hid and Kennedy? 93 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 6: Is there any extra motivation? Forty to use the passed 94 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 6: on you. 95 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 3: Then they gonna see like while they passed up, I 96 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 3: don't know, Like I don't they gonna see Zach. 97 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 4: You know, said you when you had conversations with them, 98 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 4: that you're here at thirty. 99 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 5: Great, like kind of not thinking it was going to happen. 100 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: You'd all play out last night and to realize it's 101 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: getting closer and closer to depend what's going through your 102 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: mind that you couldn't actually. 103 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 3: It was, it was. It was kind of mixed motions. 104 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 2: First thing, I was like, man, I hope nobody else 105 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: pick him before before it gets to us. But it 106 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: was great. Just started getting excited because we knew he 107 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 2: was our guy, and like like Chris talked about, man, 108 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 2: just seeing that process of the whole scouting department led 109 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 2: by Eric and Ozzy, just seeing those guys work and 110 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 2: and seeing the whole process play out where Nate was 111 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 2: falling to us and when we knew we we we 112 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 2: knew we had a chance to get him. You see 113 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 2: how fast the pit got turned in it wa It 114 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 2: was it was joy in the in the in the 115 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: draft room, and we were so excited. Man, we felt 116 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: like we got best defensive player in. 117 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 3: The draft together, I think it's coming along well. 118 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: I mean, we just added, like we said we would, 119 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: think it's uh, one of the top defensive players in 120 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 2: the draft to our defense man. Obviously, we signed Beaks 121 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: back uh early offseason and made some other free agent 122 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 2: signings as well. But Uh, I think it's coming along. 123 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 3: Well. 124 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 2: He's gonna be a a great addition to our s 125 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 2: uh A talented secondary and uh he's just gonna make 126 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 2: us better. 127 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 5: That Eric said he lost some sleep or were going 128 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 5: with a line or quarterback. 129 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 2: Of positions in need, I guess what were those conversations like, 130 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 2: when or a side getting someone in. 131 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 9: Here after all the guys you laws. 132 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 3: Man. 133 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 2: I mean, shoot, I was I only watched the defensive players, 134 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 2: so I only know about the cornerbacks. So I mean, 135 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 2: if we got if we took our offensive lineman and 136 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 2: it was gonna help our team, that would be great. 137 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 2: But I knew that Nate Wiggins was a guy that 138 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 2: was gonna be a great addition for us, so I 139 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 2: was just like, Hey, if Nate's there, let's get him. 140 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 2: And and it shaked out in our favor, So we're 141 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 2: happy that it played out the way it did. 142 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: Waits, you know, to make it for us to time 143 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: run out and all that time to yester that he 144 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: turned in right away. 145 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 8: Can you kind of taste in the room yesterday and 146 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 8: they turned that geta. 147 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: And yeah, I mean, I mean he we kind of knew. 148 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 2: He knew that if Nate was there, that was a 149 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 2: guy who's gonna take. Like I think he talked about 150 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: it last night. It was a lot of phone calls, 151 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,359 Speaker 2: a lot of a lot of stuff going on, and 152 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 2: he was just saying that if our guys there, we're 153 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,679 Speaker 2: taking him. And Nate was our guy. So soon as 154 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 2: soon as it was our time to go up and 155 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: Nate was still on their board, it was time to 156 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 2: make that phone call. And and and you see it 157 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: was no hesitation. So that's how bad we know we 158 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 2: wanted him. And I think that showed. 159 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 6: I think maybe you played most of his snaps last 160 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 6: year man coverage, you know, in his word, the NFL 161 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 6: work to see a lot of stuff, a lot of 162 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 6: high and action stuff. 163 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 3: What is the value of the guy if you do 164 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 3: your shutdown man corner, when you guys need a call. 165 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 5: On someone like that, say that one more time. 166 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 7: What is the value of having a guy who can 167 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 7: get shut down in a corner when you got. 168 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 5: Call on someone like that, Well, I mean, first of all, 169 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 5: it's the guy that's as talented as this guy is, 170 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 5: it doesn't matter for playing zone man or whatever it is. 171 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 5: He's he's extremely talented. And the other part about it 172 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 5: is he's got a high football IQ as well. You know, 173 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 5: going through the whole process. You know, when we were 174 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 5: at the we're at the combine. I think I stopped 175 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 5: the meeting like at three minutes, and it was like 176 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 5: it didn't even matter. It was like it was over. 177 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 5: It was like the guy was so smart, he was uh, 178 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 5: he had all athletic ability, all all those things were given. 179 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 5: It was all about what's in between the years. That's 180 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 5: all the things that I really need to know. So 181 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 5: as far as him having any issues or anything, I'm 182 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 5: not worried about that. We're gonna get this guy on 183 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 5: the field and you're gonna see a great player from 184 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 5: beers to come. 185 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 4: How How old were you and and who was it 186 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 4: who first put you cornerback? And did you sort of 187 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 4: know right away this is this is where I'm along. 188 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 3: Uh, I think it was my ninth grade year in 189 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: the front right of my mom my, Dad. I didn't 190 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 3: really want to play cornerback. I want to play receiver. 191 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 3: But it was like, I mean, it's a lot of 192 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 3: receivers that's fast. I mean, it's not that many cornerbacks 193 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 3: tall that could do what I can do. So I 194 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 3: just started training in it and pay it off. 195 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 8: Then we saw Trenton Simpson welcoming to the facility. 196 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 10: What did he tell you about the organization. 197 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 9: That you're joining? 198 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 3: He was really just like it's a passion or just 199 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 3: like Clemson. Uh, it's like is a give out for 200 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 3: Clemson vibe, and I mean it's nice home. So I'm 201 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 3: happy to be here. 202 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 8: Dad, You're sit there and wait until may be called. 203 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 4: The teams are gonna be pass Did you hap in 204 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 4: the back of your mind there's no way you were 205 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 4: getting past thirty because you were confident if you were 206 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 4: still in the Ravens take care. 207 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 3: Uh nah. Actually when I was when they called me, 208 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 3: I was in the bathroom. I was mad. I was mad. 209 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 3: I was in I see my for ring and everything. 210 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 3: Just wait, you know, it was crazy. Chris. 211 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 10: Uh initial thoughts to twelve hours. But what do you 212 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 10: see as as Nate's role in this defense? With the 213 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 10: depth of corner that you already have and the town 214 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 10: already hit on the. 215 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 5: Roster me first of all, like with with the guys 216 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 5: that we have in our room, it's you know, all 217 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,719 Speaker 5: our guys are they're they're truly interchangeable. Trying to get 218 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 5: the best guys on the field and you know whatever 219 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 5: that that that position is or how we get them 220 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 5: on the field, That's what it's all about. Just trying 221 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 5: to get the best players on the field and getting 222 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 5: the best the best five or six guys on on 223 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 5: the back end to play and play as one. You 224 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 5: worried about it, I'm not worried about it. 225 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 6: Put on about maybe ten pounds and combine between the 226 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 6: combine and your pro day? How did you go about 227 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 6: doing that? And do you have like an idea? Weed 228 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 6: you kind of like that too. 229 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 3: I mean I would never like one seventy I just 230 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 3: ain't eat it come by. Yeah. So it was just 231 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 3: log just longful waight. 232 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: Uh. 233 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 3: I just had the game weight back and eating right. 234 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 8: So hey that I think one matchup that people are 235 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 8: looking forward to is Unz Flowers to you guys that 236 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 8: are very fast and fast feed. What do you remember 237 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 8: about your matchup with him in college, and it's not 238 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 8: a matchup you're looking forward to his shot back, iron 239 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 8: sharpening iron. 240 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 3: Uh, I remember, I mean who was going at it? 241 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 2: Uh? 242 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 3: In college? 243 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 9: Uh? 244 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 3: It was back and forth. Uh he kept he caught 245 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 3: some passes and not to deflect some passes on him? 246 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 3: So who was going back and forth? But I know, Uh, 247 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 3: we're gonna get each other better now, So I mean 248 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 3: it's gonna be It's gonna be good. 249 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 4: He's the best receiver your face in college. 250 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 3: Probably Jordan Addison. 251 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 7: There's someone that you looked up to or patter in 252 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 7: your game after. 253 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: When you were growing up. 254 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 3: I want say pattern, but like a J. 255 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 8: Jrell. 256 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 3: He put a lot of like chips in my ear. 257 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 3: He talked to me a lot. So can you tell 258 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 3: us what he needs to have? 259 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 8: Your family here and the impact that they've had on 260 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 8: your life and career. 261 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 3: Man, it means a lot just knowing where we're coming from. 262 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 3: I mean a lot of folks don't make him have 263 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 3: come from. So I mean it means a lot. 264 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 8: Until you see so many extended plays, Nate's ability to 265 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 8: really mirror the receiver this quick feet, how much did 266 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 8: that play into how much he really liked him. 267 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 5: That didn't have anything to do with it, because you know, 268 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 5: it's it's all about the fit, and he has all 269 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 5: the abilities and all those things, but it's it's more 270 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:45,839 Speaker 5: about the fit and how he how he plays the game, 271 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 5: how he approaches the game. It matches what we do 272 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 5: in Baltimore and how how how our organization, how our defense. 273 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:55,680 Speaker 5: His mentality is the same. So the extended plays and 274 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 5: all those things, that's just another extension about how we think. 275 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 5: It doesn't matter how long, how long is gonna the 276 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 5: game is gonna be, where the game is gonna be, 277 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 5: We's gonna fight to the end and at the end 278 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 5: of the play, you know, it is what it is. 279 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 5: We're gonna compete at every time. So that's what it's 280 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 5: all about. It's about what's in between the years and 281 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 5: how this kid plays and you see that on tape 282 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 5: and how he talks and then I mean, it's just 283 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 5: what he is. 284 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: Hey. 285 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 9: During the Combine PRODS facility visits, you meet a lot 286 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 9: of people love Scouts. What about the Ravens leadership stood 287 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 9: out when you've got a chance to meet with them, 288 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 9: both of the Combine as well as you're at your facility. 289 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 3: It was really just different for real. I mean they 290 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 3: let me be myself. I ain't really have no critiques 291 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 3: about it for real, So I mean I just like 292 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 3: to be myself for I don't really like folks like 293 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 3: you feel me. So I feel like I fit perfect here. 294 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 3: I feel like God had a plan, And yeah he did. 295 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 4: You see the Marld Humphrey predicted that they would pick 296 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 4: you like a couple of hours before they did, and 297 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 4: said that he thought you would be the best fits. 298 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 4: So I guess if you've heard from Maryland or any 299 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 4: other guys in the secondary. 300 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 3: Actually I haven't. I ain't seen it. I ain't seen 301 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 3: it yet. 302 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,239 Speaker 6: Maybe a lot about to upgrading where you come from. 303 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 8: Uh, was there an easy or hard adjustment to uh when. 304 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 3: You got to Clinston's. Uh, it was a hard adjustment. 305 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 3: There was a hard adjustment, just uh uh just trying 306 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 3: to adjust to you know, the different communities. 307 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 10: Did you tell us about the dependent on your change 308 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 10: in back and stuff? 309 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 3: Oh it's just uh a Jesus face. I mean, y'all 310 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 3: put your face in faith from God. 311 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 6: So yeah, they And I think I've read somewhere about 312 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 6: you writing a story or book or something about that 313 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 6: wanting to be a quarterback in the NFL in like 314 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 6: fifth grade? What sort of uh motivated you to do that? 315 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 6: And you do the confidence to think that you could 316 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 6: get to that. 317 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 3: Uh I used to play quarterback, uh back in the day, 318 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 3: you know, Yeah, so uh I thought I was gonna 319 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:03,479 Speaker 3: be Cam Newton turns out cornerback, so I have other plans. 320 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 3: Do one more, Kyle. 321 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:10,719 Speaker 10: One of the few critiques of this game has been 322 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 10: from Hunts just the little undersize. What about this game 323 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 10: and tape and everything makes that any consequential? 324 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 2: From you guys, I mean he comes up and tackles, 325 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 2: he comes up, he hits, he plays physical, and I 326 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 2: mean he's only twenty years old. Like alsicnesiology major. I 327 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 2: mean they say, you men full of men don't stop 328 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 2: growing to like twenty seven years old. 329 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 3: So he got a lot of time to grow. 330 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 2: We got a great strength staff, nutritionness and everything like that. 331 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 2: But on tape you I didn't see anything about him 332 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 2: being undersized as anything that we critique. I mean, he 333 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 2: flew up, set the edge in the run game, played 334 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: physical with receivers at the line of scrimmage, came up, tackled, 335 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 2: getting the ball off people, so he played like a 336 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: Raven so we have no concerns about that at all. 337 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: So it's great to have Nate here in Baltimore and 338 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: it's gonna be an exciting weekend as rounds two and 339 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: three or Friday night, and the the rest of the 340 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: draft is on Saturday. Make sure you are subscribed to 341 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: the Ravens Press Past podcast. Here, leave a rating and 342 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: a review. 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