Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta discusses factors impacting his early NFL success.
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00:00 A lot of help from my coaches and teammates.
00:09 Not to mention a lot of preparation and training leading up to the season, OTAs over the summertime
00:15 and a long, hard training camp.
00:19 Going up against our defense a lot in training camp was certainly a huge step for me.
00:23 I got to go against Aiden, Charles, Kamish, guys like that every day.
00:28 That helps a lot in the run scheme, me blocking.
00:34 I guess there's a lot of different things to contribute to, but a lot of it has to do
00:37 with my coaches.
00:38 Just give them a lot of credit.
00:42 Jared's a damn good football player.
00:45 He's a great guy, too.
00:46 He's certainly taken me under his wing.
00:50 He's as competitive as they come.
00:52 I'm glad he's on our team.
00:55 Like I said, he took me under his wing and he's definitely one of those stable players
00:58 on our team where you always know what he's going to contribute.
01:01 He's always doing his job and doing it at a high level.
01:06 I guess you could say it was a seamless transition.
01:08 A lot went on behind the scenes.
01:10 It was a lot easier to stay in touch with him at Iowa because he kept showing up.
01:13 We couldn't get rid of him.
01:17 A phone call probably once every other week is about what I get with Dallas.
01:23 Keep your head down.
01:24 The thing about football is you don't want to get too high or low.
01:27 You've just got to ride the waves.
01:30 That has a lot to do with you come off a big win, you don't want to fall off the next week,
01:34 or you suffer a bad loss, can you bounce back the next week.
01:39 Just try to stay right in the middle.
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