Recently elevated TE Rodney Williams discusses his opportunity with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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00:00 >> It means a lot, it means a lot.
00:01 All the hard work came to fruition, and
00:04 I'm just excited to see what the future holds for me Sunday.
00:07 >> What kind of growth have you seen in yourself this year?
00:11 >> Just better understanding of the offense and understanding how football.
00:14 [LAUGH] >> [LAUGH]
00:17 >> I better understand how the NFL game
00:20 works as much faster than college.
00:21 And I just feel like knowing concepts better would be easier for
00:24 me to translate that on the field.
00:26 >> Are you gonna be part of the short yardage personality?
00:33 >> Yeah, I'm part of all of it, I'm a part of all of it.
00:36 Short yardage, I get in there, mix it up a little bit,
00:39 try to get us that first down and it'll be good.
00:42 >> How much short yardage inline blocking have you done in your career?
00:45 >> In my career?
00:46 Not a lot, not a lot.
00:49 I didn't really start that much inline blocking until I got to the NFL.
00:54 But yeah, I'm ready for it.
00:56 >> How long have you been this popular?
00:57 >> About an hour and a half.
01:01 >> [LAUGH] >> About an hour and a half.
01:06 >> What do you attribute that to?
01:09 >> You said what?
01:10 >> What do you attribute that to?
01:12 >> Just my teammates being happy for me, man, it means a lot.
01:15 >> Who's happy for you?
01:16 >> You said who's happy for me?
01:18 Dez, my dog.
01:20 >> Okay.
01:20 >> Calvin.
01:21 >> Okay. >> Okay.
01:22 >> And Matt, I don't really mess with Miles Boykin.
01:23 I wanna put that out there now.
01:25 >> [LAUGH] >> Miles Boykin is a terrible teammate.
01:27 No, I'm just playing, that's my guy, that's my guy.
01:30 That's my guy.
01:31 >> Who first called you Hotline?
01:33 >> Zach Gentry, Zach Gentry, yeah, Zach Gentry.
01:36 >> His old locker, is it?
01:37 >> Yeah, right here, man, I miss my dog, I miss my dog.
01:40 >> Are you familiar with the old Cleveland Cavaliers player, Hotline Williams?
01:44 >> I'm not, that's before my time.
01:46 That's before my time, yeah, I'm not familiar with him.
01:49 I look him up though, I look him up.
01:51 >> Do you like the nickname?
01:52 I love it, I love it.
01:53 Yeah, it's the first time I heard it when I got here, so I love it.