Steelers training camp: Rookie Ryan Watts thankful for DeShon Elliott's mentorship

line back did you finish that oh yeah just being uh yeah playing dime line enough to get in there oh yeah for sure I think you see some of that on my car take to but be able to do that out here in the league too be a to display that so playing some uh slot at all too or no I mean at safety we're essentially going to be in the slot receivers and a tight end so basically yeah how's that feel for you same yeah I think you know come back from corner basically play off M you be to price up there in the slot too so be have that transition how much does it help to having Deshawn take you under his wings he said you basically stayed with him the night before you guys drove out here and he he said you felt like his son a little bit I don't know I don't know what that right now but that's definitely my brother I mean when I got here took young his wing he help me and knowing that I play corner so he just make sure let me know all the differences at safety and being every step of the away to let me know how to read the game faster what have you start to learn so far just about the style of Defense have and maybe the the attitude that you guys want to bring oh yeah physical man and uh shoot people told me before it's going to be one of the hardest training camps I like can't be too much harder than College college they run you through the dirt but n it's hard and I think that's that's what makes a team so good having that physicality every year for fall Camp it brings the best out of you you you Embrace that kind of camp like that oh yeah yeah I think that's the best way to do it not having an easy way out or shoot get getting the best out of you cuz you going to get the best out of somebody over here that isolate you and then we tackle in every time we have p we tackling we going hard every day so Tomlin been coaching you pretty hard as a rookie coming here too yeah I mean he got to know transition so he got to be hard on me so I can help grow they see the best out of me what buttons does he try to push with you when he's behind you in a driller or in your ear oh just being more just being physical because you know I play a corner and he think feel like some Corners might not be physical but I'm trying to show him that I am maybe he'll put you in backs on backers then if you're playing a little D linebacker you have a fair amount of experience playing special teams uh level have you started to you know see that as a possibility for yourself here so far as you can oh yeah most definitely trying to make my way in a new kickoff rule trying to show show my my talents out in there and then being out there and Gunner got the from thank you for checking out this content from Post Gazette sports if you watch this video on YouTube please like the video and subscribe to our channel for all of the sports coverage the post cazette has to offer visit postgazette.com [Music]

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