Barrett Carter on Cincinnati Bengals Rookie Camp

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00:00First day, how does it feel so far?

00:02It feels great.

00:04First time being in Cincinnati, got here yesterday and got on the field today and got to move around.

00:10It was a little chilly, so I wasn't used to that, but it was a great experience just getting out there,

00:14moving around, getting coached up, so yeah, it was super fun.

00:18What are the first couple things that you're focusing on in these first couple days?

00:22Yeah, diving in the playbook.

00:24Just kind of learning a whole new defense, different from what we did at Clemson.

00:28Some similarities, but just a whole new terminology, so just really trying to dive into the playbook

00:33and pick up on their verbiage and try to get on the field, so just been trying to dive in the playbook.

00:39What was it like signing your contract yesterday?

00:41Oh my gosh, it was probably the second most surreal moment of my life.

00:47Number one, I would say is getting that call on draft day, but yesterday, it was special

00:52and a moment that I'll probably never forget the rest of my life,

00:55and I immediately called my parents after and filled them in, but it was a super special moment,

01:01so I'm ready to get to work now.

01:03What have the talks been like with the coaching staff?

01:05Is it about expectations and maybe generalities as opposed to specifics at this point?

01:12Yeah, I mean, they told me that they have a good plan for me and a lot of expectation for me.

01:16They don't want me to come in and take a backseat to anybody.

01:19They want me to come in and be who I am from day one, and that's what I plan to do,

01:23so I'm just trying to come in here and show my value and create value for myself

01:28and just get coached up from the older guys, from the veterans, and get coached up from the coaches,

01:33so just trying to show them who Barrett Carter is.

01:36Have you gotten a chance to talk to or meet Logan or any of the other vets yet,

01:39and have they given you any advice?

01:41Yeah, a bunch of them texted me right after I got drafted,

01:43so that was actually Logan was the first one to text me, so I was like, whoa,

01:49because I grew up playing with Logan on Madden and all this stuff,

01:53so it was super cool just to see that text on my phone,

01:56and he just let me know that anything I ever need, I can always reach out to him,

02:00and some other guys reached out.

02:03Is it Andre, the receiver?

02:06I don't know how to pronounce his name.

02:07Yeah, yeah.

02:08He reached out to me, Chase Brown, so a bunch of guys reached out,

02:11so it was super cool just to know that I have them in my corner coming into a new place,

02:16but, no, it was definitely a surreal moment seeing that text on my phone for sure.

02:20How long do you think the wow factor lasts, and when that wears off,

02:24how much are you looking forward to just getting down to the business of learning?

02:28I'll say it wore off pretty quick.

02:30You know, I stepped into this building.

02:31I'm super excited to say the least, but, you know, I stepped into this building,

02:35like ramped up, I'm like, okay, it's just time to go,

02:37but then I had to just get back to square one and just, you know, put my learning hat on

02:42and just be a sponge and just absorb everything I can, you know.

02:45Like I said, talking to the veterans, trying to learn, see what I can do to improve my game

02:49and, you know, get on the field as fast as possible.

02:52So, I mean, I was pretty, I would say I was a little ramped up just walking in the building,

02:57but I calmed down a little bit, and now I'm just a sponge trying to soak everything up.

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