{"id":24969,"date":"2014-05-09T03:10:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T07:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=24969"},"modified":"2022-04-01T03:50:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T07:50:39","slug":"calvin-pryor-interview-transcript","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2014\/05\/09\/calvin-pryor-interview-transcript\/","title":{"rendered":"Calvin Pryor Interview Transcript"},"content":{"rendered":"

On if he had a sense the Jets were interested in drafting him\u2026<\/strong>
\nI did. When I came in for a visit I felt like I fit their scheme very well. Coach (Ryan) is a very defensive-minded coach and he wanted to go with a defensive guy that could help improve the secondary and he felt like I was a great fit.<\/p>\n

On why he fits the Jets defense\u2026<\/strong>
\n[Not audible]. They cover, pick up the hash. I felt like I fit their scheme pretty well and we ran the same defense, something similar, (in) college.<\/p>\n

On why he was under the radar coming out of high school\u2026<\/strong>
\n(My hometown) was so small and I never went to camps. I played all three sports so I never had the chance to go and separate myself and show them that I was a heck of a football player. I was playing AAU basketball, AAU baseball. So I was all over the place.<\/p>\n

On if he has always been a hard hitter\u2026<\/strong>
\nYeah. I feel like I\u2019ve always been a hard hitter.<\/p>\n

On playing for a defensive head coach like Rex Ryan\u2026<\/strong>
\nIt will be great because Coach Ryan, he\u2019s going to be able to coach me up and teach me some things that I wasn\u2019t able to learn in college. He\u2019ll look for me to make an impact right away. He\u2019s going to do everything that\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n

On if he can be a starter right away\u2026<\/strong>
\nMy main thing is just going in there and being a great teammate and making the New York Jets roster.<\/p>\n

On if he compares himself to any NFL safeties\u2026<\/strong>
\nI have similarities between Kam Chancellor from the Seahawks and (49ers) Dashon Goldson. Those guys are big-time hitters. And they\u2019re asked to do a lot.<\/p>\n

On what his biggest adjustment will be to playing at the pro level\u2026<\/strong>
\nJust the competition you\u2019re going to go up against every week. Every team has a receiver, a tight end, who\u2019s a tough matchup. In college you didn\u2019t have that so well. But I look forward to the competition because it\u2019s going to bring the best out of you.<\/p>\n

On how much it helped to face Teddy Bridgewater at practice\u2026<\/strong>
\nIt helps out a lot. Teddy\u2019s a great competitor. He\u2019s a very intelligent guy. If you make a mistake, he can burn you with it. You have to be very cautious of what you do and be on your keys.<\/p>\n

On how Port St. Joe, FL, compares to New York City\u2026<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s nothing like it. Port St. Joe\u2019s compared to New York, it\u2019s probably [inaudible]. I come from a very small town where there\u2019s not a lot to do and just being in New York where there\u2019s a lot to do, a great marketing city, it\u2019s going to be different. I look forward to adjusting.<\/p>\n

On if he has ever been to the New York area\u2026<\/strong>
\nI have once. Not often, but I look forward to it being my home for a while.<\/p>\n

On his interaction meeting with the Jets leading up to the draft\u2026<\/strong>
\nAt my Pro Day, I didn\u2019t talk with any of the Jets coaches. I believe that (Coach Ryan) was there, but he didn\u2019t have a chance to speak with me. But when I came in on a visit, we had a chance to catch up and talk about some things and what type of guy I was and how I can fit into their scheme and how it\u2019s a first-class organization and just play like a Jet.<\/p>\n

On when he sensed he might be picked by the Jets\u2026<\/strong>
\nAfter I slipped past Chicago. It was a toss-up between Dallas and Baltimore, but I hadn\u2019t had really any contact with those guys. So once the Jets came I felt very confident that they were going to take me and I was their guy.<\/p>\n

On how much higher he was on the Jets draft board than the 18th slot\u2026<\/strong>
\nI have no idea.<\/p>\n

On if Coach Ryan had told him the Jets would not let him fall past them\u2026<\/strong>
\nHe told me that, but in a way. He just told me that I was their guy. I fit into their scheme pretty well. He\u2019d love for me to be a New York Jet. I felt like I took it in a very positive way if the Jets selected me. I felt very confident that they were going to take me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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