Anfernee Orji talks with the Saints media following Day 19 to discuss what he wants to get out of the final preseason game and more.
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00:04 >> Anthony, how big is this weekend's game for you just to kind of get your last
00:08 preseason shot to show why you belong in the team?
00:11 >> It's huge, I mean, just another opportunity to play the sport I love, so
00:14 I gotta take it seriously.
00:15 So just play every game like it's your last, so I'm just gonna give it my all.
00:20 >> How do you feel it's been going for you so far?
00:21 I know you're kind of racking up the tackles in preseason.
00:24 >> Yeah, I've had my ups and downs, but I'm just looking to improve every day.
00:28 Just trying to learn from these vets in front of me, trying to learn from the older
00:32 guys, trying to learn from my mistakes, just trying to improve as much as I can.
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00:39 >> What's it like being in that linebacker room?
00:43 Demario obviously has been in the league a long time, now Jalen's in there,
00:45 he's been in the league a long time.
00:46 You get a chance to learn from those guys?
00:48 >> Yeah, it's a great, I'm in there amazed just hearing Demario talk,
00:51 just how much ball he knows, how much knowledge of the game he has, just amazing.
00:55 He's like a football nerd, he knows everything.
00:59 Just watching him, watching his craft, watching him in the film room,
01:02 and Pete as well, Pete's just a smart player.
01:04 Jalen's been helping me a lot.
01:06 I think a lot of the older guys have been helping me, giving me advice here and
01:09 there, so I feel like it's a great meeting.
01:11 >> Have you installed at multiple positions or primarily one?
01:16 >> Yeah, primarily one, just get my feet wet, just learn the defense.
01:20 But you learn one, sorry, the more I learn the defense, the more I can spend.
01:25 >> And which one is that?
01:27 >> Will.
01:28 >> And, but you played Mike in college?
01:31 >> I played Will.
01:32 >> You played Will.
01:33 You played a lot of special teams though, right?
01:35 Like all the way through or?
01:36 >> All the way through.
01:37 >> Yeah.
01:37 >> I played all four years.
01:40 I'm all four for my first year of college.
01:45 >> How is that going here?
01:46 I mean, that's so hard for us to judge and know who's standing out, but
01:50 do you feel good about where you're putting it?
01:51 >> I feel good about special teams.
01:52 That's one thing I've been trying to excel at.
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02:03 >> I'm not saying Will is the primary coverage in a lot of those instances.
02:06 How have you felt like that's gone for you so far?
02:08 >> I feel like coverage is good.
02:09 I feel like what I excel at is trying to be more consistent at it.
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