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How was mini camp?
It was good... I came in better shape then I thought I was... I have been working out
at the Y doing kick boxing and runing on the treadmill... so those activites involved alot
of cardio... alot of moving around so that helped me out these three days out here on the
field... The field helped out alot, the new rubber turf grass... or whatever you want to call
it... it helped out alot, it makes everything alot less sore after practice and your alot
more spring in your step come towards the end of practice unlike turf when you ache and pain
and your a little beat up.
Are you faster on that stuff?
It takes me a while to get worn out... I'm alot more fresh and then some players are on
turf... Because turf wears you out and beats you up... It has a spring to your step... I'm used to it
I practiced on it, We were testing it my freshmen and sophmore year at Nebraska... so I kind
of had a step up on some of the guys who hadn't ran on it before... So I knew how it was and
what could be done it... Cuts and stuff like that...
Are you bigger, I mean did you hit the weights the moment the season got over with?
No... I am bigger but no, I didn't hit the weights right away I took a month off
touching anything... treadmill, weights, nothing... But I put on a couple pounds
basically because of my protein diet.. Protein diet right now with Creatine
I'm on that... I'm a little hard, real strong right now so I'm up weight wise... I'm
not out of shape... I came here in real good shape I'm about 7lbs of where I was during
play season... 217 during the season so I'm about 223-224 now.
I see the batman tatoo down there on the ol'e leg ah, anything to do with the hair, is that
the batman hairdo?
No.. this isn't the batman hairdo, just the rigars of practicing with a helmet on...
the braids are subject to fall'n out.. So I just took them out until pratice is over and I'll
get them re-braided tonight... Batman is a thing for me cause when I was a little kid...
I used to watch the episodes... the old school episodes all the bam and the splat
that would pop on the screen and then once the movies came out...
Once the batman movie came out in 89, I was hooked.... I have the whole bruce wayne
repituare except I'm married, that's the only difference.
Hair Braids are in right now aren't they?
Right Now Yeah thier in, it's kind of a fad. It's like fads, they come and they
go. So I'll be surprised if they stay around for another year or two.
With the great numbers you put up last year, what can we expect to see from you this year?
More hard work, more dedication, and more running hard out there. It's like everyone else in
this locker room... we have our main goal... we want to take off where from we left off in
December and start the season off like that so when December comes next season, we don't
have to win 4 games at the end to get into the playoffs. We start off the season
like we ended the season, this past season we will be fine. That's basically our main
goal... is come in hard... come in hard swinging at the begining of the season.
Where are you guys right now with your contract?
In terms of that I don't know... but I know they will start talking next week... talking
to andy or whatever at the league meetings... discussing my contract there...
How are you feeling health wise?
I'm feeling great... Like I said I kind of surprised myself about how good of shape
I'm in. I remember I started running about a month ago... I was completely out of shape then...
Continue working hard at it religiously once or twice a week going to kick boxing...
running on the treadmill hard... basically showed good out there... Sometimes I'm running
3 or 4 go routes... I wasn't too much winded... that's the result of working out for a solid
month before this mini-camp.
Some media markets... Some places... Players get ah kind of publically vocal about each other
and this team doesn't seem to do that... You and dorsey... there could be alot made
about this whole rivalry thing but, how do you guys handle knowing what people are talking
about? How do you guys handle that?
For one... I don't think He knows or I know what other people are talking about
in terms of amongst us... we know amongst ourselves we are good friends... good buddies
on and off the field... we help each other out in every aspect... when I first came in
Dorsey helped me out alot... during training camp... once I was in the game starting
when he went down... he still was by my side... any little pointer I needed to know about
a team we were facing that week he would let me know... That's what a teamate, a team player
does... regardless of what's going on... Cause your out there... I've said it before, I'll
say it again, we are out their for one goal and that's to win games... get to the big game
basically.
Now that the mini camp is over, is anything out there that particularly excites you about
the season?
Just glad the first mini-camp is over... I came in real good shape so I mean you guys...
I can't be impatient right now because it's a while before the season starts...
once the season gets here... training camp gets here... I'll be like I wish it was back
another month so I can relax a little bit more... I'm going to be patient... real
patient...
What do you do during the season with your family?
Every now and then when I do have free time... try to catch a movie... go out to eat...
hang out be a family... once the season starts... football takes up alot of my time...
try to get in a movie go out to eat... have fun...
Ahman Green Don Hudson Center Practice Photos
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