In the NFL, there's never really that moment where you're like, Hey, I made the team. Or: Hey, you made the practice squad. You just kind of show up the next day and go to work. Nobody really says anything. You just kind of go to work.
It doesn't matter what play is called, you have to run that play and you have to be successful on it. It just comes down to execution, all 11 players doing the right thing.
There's a lot of guys out there that can play at this level, and sometimes they might be discouraged because they come from a small school or a tough situation.
When you're coming into training camp, there's not a whole lot that is familiar. When you can grab something from it, it keeps you calm and helps you just play football.
I think there were a lot of people at Mankato reaching out to the Vikings saying to just bring me in for a tryout.
It's the same thing as a competitor with anything whether it be a play, an injury, a distraction. You just put it behind you, you take the situation for what it is and you control what you control and the people that do that the best are usually the more successful team, person, individual, what have you.
By the time the season's over, I'm ready to get back in the weight room and start training as far as getting stronger.
It doesn't matter what happened in the season or what happened the last play, there's always an opportunity to make the next play.
I don't think it's much different at this level. It just feels like playing high school football, college football. It's the same games, the same routes.
I would not be in the NFL, 100 percent, if it wasn't for basketball. I probably wouldn't be where I am without golf and baseball. Golf, for the mental side of the game, being able to focus on the now and take one shot at a time.
For me, after every game you look yourself in the mirror and ask 'what can i do better, what can i do to help this team?' Then you go back to the drawing board and you go back and you work hard.