When I walked into the Titans facility on Thursday it finally sunk in that I'm in the NFL and this is my job now. It was pretty weird, but people actually knew who I was when I got off the plane and started walking through the airport in Nashville. It was really cool hearing people already rooting for me and welcoming me to Nashville. I couldn't wait to get to work.
I jumped on a shuttle to the facility and went with all the other players to get our physicals. I was pretty pumped to see they signed Biren Ealy as a free agent. We were teammates at Arizona before he transfered to the University of Houston. He's a really good wide receiver and it was really cool to be reunited with him.
I couldn't wait to get to work and they put us to work pretty much right away. The camp was just for rookies and guys trying out so we got a lot of reps. I was rooming with Michael Griffin, our first round draft choice out of Texas. He's a great guy. We had a 6:30 wake up call and were over to the facility by 7:00 for morning meetings. We hit the field after that. We learned five or six plays the first day and three or four after that.
Practice was roughly an hour and 45 minutes. We had only three running backs in camp, Danny Ware from Georgia and Nic Luke from Alabama A&M. It was a three man rotation so we got a lot of reps. We caught a lot of balls, went one on one with the linebackers and ran some 7 on 7. We were working right off the bat. I loved it and learned a lot.
The playbook is very extensive so I have a lot of studying to do. Getting comfortable with the playbook is the biggest hurdle at this point. One thing Coach Chow said was he wants me to be doing everything at full speed, even if I run the wrong way on a play he wants me to do it full speed. Once I get comfortable with the plays the possibilities are endless.
I didn't get to enjoy Nashville this time around. When I wasn't at practice or in meetings I was asleep at the hotel. Hopefully I can get some fishing in next time I am in town. That is definitely the plan. I know they have a lot of lakes and I heard they have one of the biggest bass fishing shops in the country. Fishing will definitely be a priority when I'm back in town. Football comes first, but I have to get some fishing in.
I jumped on a shuttle to the facility and went with all the other players to get our physicals. I was pretty pumped to see they signed Biren Ealy as a free agent. We were teammates at Arizona before he transfered to the University of Houston. He's a really good wide receiver and it was really cool to be reunited with him.
I couldn't wait to get to work and they put us to work pretty much right away. The camp was just for rookies and guys trying out so we got a lot of reps. I was rooming with Michael Griffin, our first round draft choice out of Texas. He's a great guy. We had a 6:30 wake up call and were over to the facility by 7:00 for morning meetings. We hit the field after that. We learned five or six plays the first day and three or four after that.
Practice was roughly an hour and 45 minutes. We had only three running backs in camp, Danny Ware from Georgia and Nic Luke from Alabama A&M. It was a three man rotation so we got a lot of reps. We caught a lot of balls, went one on one with the linebackers and ran some 7 on 7. We were working right off the bat. I loved it and learned a lot.
The playbook is very extensive so I have a lot of studying to do. Getting comfortable with the playbook is the biggest hurdle at this point. One thing Coach Chow said was he wants me to be doing everything at full speed, even if I run the wrong way on a play he wants me to do it full speed. Once I get comfortable with the plays the possibilities are endless.
I didn't get to enjoy Nashville this time around. When I wasn't at practice or in meetings I was asleep at the hotel. Hopefully I can get some fishing in next time I am in town. That is definitely the plan. I know they have a lot of lakes and I heard they have one of the biggest bass fishing shops in the country. Fishing will definitely be a priority when I'm back in town. Football comes first, but I have to get some fishing in.
