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Peter King with NBC Sports here with would rookie wide
receiver. Chris, a lobby of the Norland Saints after
the preseason opener and Chris,
I thought it was really interesting. This team that you
came to when you were drafted in part because of the great
offensive history
but also because you get to have a guy who
you are. Obviously know his history and Michael Thomas to
be sort of a mentor type to you. What has he meant to you?
So far, early in your career
he's meant a lot to me.
It kind of took me under his wing at the drive day.
Just teach me teach me to ropes at NFL and
how to separate yourself. I feel like he's putting me on out of
a lot of good things
to separate myself
throughout my career.
What has the adjustment
in the early days been like to the NFL, does it feel
a lot different than college football?
Not really. It's kind of
like, I'm from Ohio State. So I'll stays like a professional
ramp program.
They prepare us for the NFL and I feel like a coming in to
the NFL is prepared
and just to let loose a little slight adjustments, but I feel
like I'm prepared
throughout the whole way.
When you got drafted by the Saints, I wondered,
you know, obviously going through a coaching change and
not having Sean Payton anymore. Do you still feel like
the offense? Can be this explosive offense that they've
traditionally had here.
Oh yeah. Death of that. Feel like I can be very explosive,
what the kind of players we got and a great offensive
coordinator, we have a lot of explosive players
on offense and feel like if we just put the ball in a play
makers hands,
everything else will take care of a soap. I feel like we A lot
of great players. A lot of great chemistry can't wait to
bid on it throughout the year.
If you had your welcome to the NFL moment yet. If you had, if
you had a DB
come after you at all yet, so far and breakfast. Not yeah,
I had it yet. I had a couple good battles in practice, but
I have my welcome to NFL moment yet.
Did you
did you know, Marshawn Lattimore? Well, before you
came here,
90 matter, I just know it. I went to Ohio, State,
Ohio, State product and he's done. He's dominated the league. So
he's another another player. I look up to
just follow his footsteps and
everything he does on and off the field
when I asked you about two players who you go up against
one is Paulson a diva. When I was talking to
Dennis Allen today, he said, Paulson and Debo
competes on every play.
Like it's a game.
So tell me about going up against him in practice.
Oh yeah. I mean,
These are really competitive competitive player and he's
a great player to I respect his game and
he barks are you works his tail off on and off the field. So
I got no, I got to bring my best against him every rib,
whenever I go against him and
it's always competitive when we go ahead and kiss each other
building a chemistry with Jameis Winston
getting him to know you and trust you
what is that? Like and what do you feel? Your relationship is
with him right now. That's kind of easy. When you got a guy
like Jamis. He's
He has a great personality, he's easy to talk to.
So when you got it, when you got somebody like him, I feel
like it's easier to build that connection. It just comes with
time building that connection between that trust. And I feel
like we've developed developing a throughout the preseason
wanted to ask you one thing about
your receiver room at Ohio State around, you know, 2020.
When you add two guys or three guys, who end up getting picked
in the top 12. Yeah, of this year's After all, in the same
room, what was the competition? Like, between
Wilson you and Jamison Williams.
It was fine, it was good competition. At the end of the day,
we all respect each other,
we all care for each other. So
I was at the end of the day was fun, but we got on the field,
we always wanted to make each other better.
We always want. Our heart is so for lie to all the hard work
paid off and we all went in the first round.
That's all blessings.
Last thing. What what are your expectations for your? Rookie
year. Do you think you can come in and have a Jamar Chase like
impact on this league? As a rookie?
I've high expectations for myself.
I don't try to compare myself to nobody but
I just want to bring my best self to the team every day.
I know when I, when I do that, I feel like I'd be one of
the best in the league right away. So
I just want to be my best self and
just try to get my teammates better and
just like I said, just bring my best self and have fun at
the end of the day,
crew, so lovey. Thanks a lot for joining me. Appreciation
from Houston with Chris alavi. This is Peter King.