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Leonte Carroo – June 8, 2016 Download PDF version

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Wide Receiver Leonte Carroo

(On the biggest difference going up against NFL cornerbacks) – “Everybody knows schemes. They fit what they have to do on defense well. They’re technically sound. They’re smart. They’re fast. Everybody is talented at this level. It’s just fun to go out there and compete against those guys.”

(On whether he was asked to read leverages and run option routes when he was in college) – “Yes. I ran a pro-style offense for four years so my coach last year had me do things like that. I got a pretty good understanding of being able to focus on defenses and pretty much run (my) route based on what they do.”

(On how much reading leverages is coming into play here) – “A lot. You have to know what the coverage is. You have to always have your eyes on the defense. They’re blitzing and you got to be able to know what route you have to run (based) on what the defense is bringing. You just have to make sure you’re on point and you’re focused.”

(On if anything has surprised him about life in the NFL) – “Guys have told me throughout this whole process that you just have to be a pro. Everything they’ve told me is true. You just have to do the little things that are going to allow you to stay in the NFL a long time. You have to take care of your body. You have to be smart. You have to play hard and you just have to be focused. You can’t do the same thing every day. You have to be different and just be consistent and do positive things in order to stay (here) long.”

(On if there is anybody in particular that he has leaned on for advice) – “My whole wide receiver corps. They’ve been great. All the older guys, they’ve been helping out whether it’s the playbook or whether it’s just life outside of football – they’ve been tremendous on helping us rookies out.”

(On the best piece of advice he has gotten so far) – “To take care of your body. In this league, it’s long. Practices are much harder. It’s a grind and you just got to go out there every single day and take care of your body (and) do the little things that are going to get you moving for the next day.”

(On if there is an area that the coaches have focused him on in terms of skill development) – “Not only me (but) every single receiver, we all could use a lot of help. That’s just sinking our weight at the top of our routes. (Wide Receivers) Coach (Shawn) Jefferson is big on that and chest over toes. It allows you to get in and out of breaks faster. That’s what we have been emphasizing on, day in and day out, and just trying to get better at it.”

(On how he would describe the team’s receiving corps) – “Very talented. We have a bunch of guys who are very fast, very strong (and a) very big receiving corps. I think what separates us is our catching ability. We have a lot of receivers on the team with really great hands that just take tremendous pride in catching the ball. Since I’ve been here, I just like the way we work. We grind every day and we take pride and we hold each other accountable as a receiving corps.”

(On if the drills the coaches have him doing in practice are new to him and are helping him get in and out of breaks) – “Yes. They’re very new. I’ve never done anything like that and it’s definitely been helping. (Wide Receivers) Coach (Shawn) Jefferson does a great job in our indy (individual) periods, making those drills that we do transition to team reps. It’s just been great going out there and learning from him and watching it translate on the field.”

(On if he senses that Wide Receivers Coach Shawn Jefferson makes the rookie wide receivers re-run a lot of routes) – “No, not at all. We’re rookies. We’re his class. We’re the class that he brought in and he just wants to get us better and break old habits that we may have. Right now we have a lot of habits that we ingrained in ourselves from college and he’s just trying to break those habits. The only way you break those habits is by getting a lot of reps.”

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