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That's all for today. No practice tomorrow since they play on Thursday.

Trevin Wallace wrapping it up First preseason game is his first NFL so he's very excited to show the reason he was drafted. Biggest adjustment at this stage is that he was at the top in college but now he's starting at the bottom, but he's got great veterans to bring him up. Shaq and Josey have been key in helping him focus on being a pro. Very complimentary of them. Thought Shaq was gonna be the mean vet but he's chill, more like a bigger brother to him. Asks him all of the questions and joke around, with Shaq often joking with him on what's going to be a fine and what isn't. Asked if they had a system like the DBs do with the fines. They fine him over silly stuff like not telling Shaq about a birthday. Joked that he was gonna get fined by Shaq for the press conference. Asked about Josey's INT. Pointed out Josey's eyes and seeing a high level vet flow while moving. Watches him and Shaq a lot on film because they've been in the league for 8 + 10 years respectfully. Seeing an older guy sacrifice their body in camp by diving for the ball gets the young guys amped. Sang for his rookie talent show. Didn't wanna say what song, said it wasn't good for him and that its PG-13. Can't put it in R&B nor hip hop, but it was explicit. Media was badgering him to reveal it. Revealed that his first song was "Bump and Grind" by R. Kelly, but the second song was meant to be funny and make everybody laugh. They clapped and some folks were in the back singing it. He'll tell the reporters on the side afterwards what it was. Asked about coaches being brought up on the talent show. Canales was called up. Sang "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley. "I got scared because he almost sounded better than me, but he didn't." Rookie LBs are close, Trevin is the clown of the group. Makes crazy noise and having fun in the morning since he gets up early due to having two girls. Badgers Michael Barrett about his HS football team beating their HS football team in SE Georgia (even though they never played each other). Biggest adjustment was being at the facility from 6:30am - 6:30pm. Getting adjusted to the free time as well. Took a lot from listening to Peppers. Talked about having to come out every day, even beat up, to do a job.

Xavier Woods up Coming together in the secondary from a relationship standpoint. Jordan and Nick have been together for a few years, plus guys that were there last year. No lead guys in the room, no cancerous guys. They're just competing, giving effort, giving energy, making each other better, and making the offense better. Can see that Chau Smith-Wade is tenacious, can play both inside and outside which will help his career. Went through an up and down day today but has been stacking days. He'll help us this year and is going to be a good one. Talked about Peppers' meeting with the team afterwards, especially the emphasis on being family and holding each other accountable. Asked about WRs popping out. "We knew Diontae had gas." "Thielen has been doing this for 30+ years." ISM is gonna talk trash. Mingo has especially stepped up as well. Coach shows who won and who loss in the meeting rooms, so they want to win. Got fined by Jaycee for not getting an INT the other day, but he's gotta pay one too. They vote together to determine whether or not a DB dropped the pass. X is the treasurer and holds the money. "He's definitely getting fined." DB group likes to do stuff at the end of the year and the pot goes to whatever event they do then. Doesn't want to prove anything, just wants to win. Tired of losing. "This program, this team, this tradition is winning. We want to get this team back to the top and winning where it belongs." Guys set goals for themselves, but everyone's mindset is to win. Guys from last year knew they were last, but they also knew that the talent on the team didn't reflect the record. Have to go out and improve every day so that they can take those wins. Not concerned at all about the pass rush. Clowney's been doing this for 30+ years too. And DJ's definitely coming along." Young guys coming along too, and Evero is going to scheme them up. It's on the backend to hold up so that the pass rush can get there. It's a back and forth relationship. Not having Burns or Shaq out there, that's the league. Guys come and go. After playing for 8 years it isn't weird for faces to change in the locker room. That's the NFL. All three safeties can't be on the field at the same time but they want to succeed. Jordan, Nick, and Xavier all know each others' strengths + weaknesses. They hold each other accountable and play off of them.

Canales' presser Was late to the podium because he was playing with his kids after practice. That practice felt right. Guys are getting used to the cadence of what they're doing and they got full speed reps on their punts + punt returns. Energy + intent felt right. Gotta watch the film for execution. Offense was good and had good rhythmic plays that happened. Had Peppers speak to the team afterwards. Message that Canales took away from it was the locker room. Sure, big plays and big things will happen but the best memories were with his teammates. The family atmosphere that the players create by learning about each other and their friends & families was good for guys to hear. Team meeting times and talking getting the football right has been his way of relaxing. Brought up some traditions (rookie talent show) and how coaches were involved. Creating a culture of connectedness. All of the things add up like going over plays at the hotel. Big meeting this afternoon re: starters for Thursday. Gotta connect with the staff to see who will be available and will make decisions after that. Bryce will not play. They're going to take it week-by-week and evaluate whether or not they think he needs to be out there. Different situation from what they had in TB last season because it was a competition between Baker + Trask. "We know who our guy is and he's doing a fantastic job." Brought up the cadences, mixes, plays coming in, play clock awareness, etc. Also depending on them. Mentioned different models used to approach preseason around the league. Depth chart is fluid. 1st group is pretty good and then there's competition at every position after that. Every practice is important, especially in pads for evaluation. There's some stock to put into it, but it is fluid and there are opportunities for guys to show what they can do. Learned that Plummer is a hard worker and detailed in what he does. Felt he's been sharp with different changes at the line, the mechanisms and cadences. Showcased the big arm a couple of times and loves his mobility. Excited for the opportunity for him. He gets to go out there and do more than just some late 4th quarter work. For guys that don't make a team it's almost a year until they get actual game time, so this will be very important for Plummer's career. Gotta look at their numbers re: starters sitting like Bryce is. JD DiRenzo has an ankle injury. Gotta be able to play a full game with the guys they have. Feels like they can evaluate down roster with the way Plummer has been playing, so it won't interfere with their ability to see what other guys can do in game situations. Glad that he's here and going to give them the ability to evaluate their guys. Pushing guys to their limit but didn't like the defenseless receiver hit today because it was a foul. Rule #1 is be a great teammate which means protecting your teammate in those vulnerable situations which they've done a pretty good job of. Love the resilience that TMJ showed getting back out there today. Talking about Wallace, Canales knows that they knows what they're doing when he sees them playing at full speed. re: Bryce playing "You can't play scared, but you got to be smart" when asked by Person about injury was a concern for sitting QB1. Taking into consideration keeping guys they're going to depend on healthy. Live move the ball periods are very valuable at camp especially because they're tired at the end of the period. Will have that against the Jets and it will be even better for the team. Teams are moving from two-day to one-day joint sessions for a variety of reason. Coaches are asking for guys to go for it in practice, and it's good for a new face to go against but the competition goes up a few notches. Saleh and Canales think it's smart to keep it to one-day because the fall out on day two is not only physical but there's pushing, shoving, tugging, and retaliation. Want to limit that part of it and have guys focus on getting their shot. Pre-game routine: get his workout in before. Most excited to see "our team play like us." Wants to see the team play hard and finish through the echo of the whistle. Want to play at a high level, especially when tired. Wants to see the guys not in connected to the plays because that's what creates bonds: enthusiasm and support. They bring the juice, and that's the selling point. When they are at home, they love fans being behind us but they have to create it. They got to run and hit. Excited to be at the center of making calls with the referees (ie: accepting/declining penalties) that he's seen but hasn't gotten to experience yet. Having Diontae + Adam absolutely helps with other receivers' route running. Talked up WR coach Rob Moore quite a bit. Having vet WRs accelerates the younger WRs learning. Also important is them teaching the young guys how to take care of their bodies, how to recover, how to prepare, etc. They have a great presence on both sides of the ball from their veterans.