Titans QB Cam Ward Full Press Conference, Post NFL Draft

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Cam Ward spoke with the media in Green Bay, after being taken #1 overall by the Tennessee Titans. He discussed his mindset heading into the NFL, his excitement to join the Titans, what he knows about the team and organization so far, and more.

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00:00I just think I'm a locker room guy.

00:02That's something that I think I'm really bringing to the table.

00:04I love to have a good time with my guys, really motivate my guys,

00:08really just be a good teammate.

00:09I think if you're a good teammate, you're a good locker room guy,

00:12a lot of stuff will take care of yourself on the field.

00:14What do you know about Steve McNeer?

00:16I think I know a decent amount about Steve McNeer.

00:19I'm blessed to be in a situation like he was, to have an expectation like that.

00:25But at the end of the day, I want to be the greatest to do it.

00:27I'm not looking up to no man, I want everybody to look up to me.

00:29So I'm honored to be here, and I'm just ready to know that,

00:33and happy that I'm the quarterback for the Tennessee Titans.

00:36I knew I would get drafted pretty high.

00:37I think I'm one of the best players in this draft.

00:38I'm deserving, you know, this honor.

00:41But at the end of the day, drafting don't mean nothing.

00:42It's all about how you produce on the field, you know,

00:44the type of teammate you are in the locker room.

00:47And at the end of the day, it's about wins.

00:48Wins judge everything, and as a quarterback,

00:49you got to go, you know, put on for it every Sunday.

00:52Yeah, I had a chance to touch base with Lockett and Ridley.

00:56Those are two unbelievable rock runs in the NFL,

00:58and I'm just glad it was my first year.

01:00Those are people I can throw the ball to.

01:02So, you know, hey, they surround me with some good weapons,

01:05and I just think, you know, I'm ready to get to work with those guys

01:07so we get our timing down come season.

01:09I just think just how I represent myself, how I want to represent myself.

01:13I think the biggest thing is that I don't care what the outside world thinks of me.

01:16The only opinion that matters to me is myself in the building in my locker room.

01:20And so that's who I am on the football field.

01:23I'm a gunslinger.

01:23That's who I'll always be.

01:24And so I'm excited to, you know, get to Nashville soon.

01:27Well, that's going to mean a lot, especially those are the top quarterbacks in the NFL right now.

01:32Eventually, I want to get up there and be one of the top quarterbacks.

01:35But I'm excited, you know, to eventually play against, you know, Pat,

01:39who's won a couple of Super Bowls, Lamar, who goes to the playoffs every year,

01:42Josh Allen as well.

01:43So the league is filled with great quarterbacks.

01:45And, you know, I'm glad that, you know, eventually I'll be one of the better ones as well.

01:49Looking forward to it a lot.

01:51What I did previously in my first three schools, I just think a lot of it translates over,

01:56especially once I started watching film with Coach Callahan and the GM.

02:00I just think it'll be plug and play like it was in Miami.

02:03Big Morgan Wallen guy.

02:05Last night, probably my number one, my number one song by him.

02:09I, like, love somebody.

02:11And the last one, I can't remember what it was.

02:16I had to go through my spot if I played with this.

02:18But Morgan Wallen, he cool.

02:21Last question.

02:23My old OC at Washington State, Ben Arbuckle, who's at Oklahoma, he put me on.

02:28We started doing it one practice at Wazoo.

02:31The next thing you know, you know, the defense get an intercept shot off of me.

02:34And so then they started hitting it.

02:36So that's when I knew it would take off.

02:38I've been hitting, you know, my second season at Wazoo.

02:42And then I went to Miami and it just blew up.

02:44And so, you know, I'm grateful for that celebration.

02:47You know, at least it inspires the kids some way.

02:49You know, that's what I put on this earth to do.

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