Everything Texans rookie OL Keylan Rutledge said following his first practice
Here's everything Houston Texans rookie offensive lineman Keylan Rutledge said following his first day of practice, following becoming the first-round pick for the franchise last month. Question: On the progress he’s making at center Keylan Rutledge: “Yes, sir. Anything coming to the NFL is going to be more challenging… Better players, scheme is going to be different.
It's going to be more… [Georgia Tech Head] Coach [Brent] Key prepared me well, always knowing conceptually what everybody was doing up front at Georgia Tech and obviously got snaps there at practice and did a little at the Senior Bowl. I'm very confident playing up there. Anywhere they need me to play, I'll play.
” Q: On how he weighs the mental versus the physical aspect of the position Rutledge: “I think you weigh it the same because you can block the guy, but if you don't go the right way, it doesn’t matter. If you know to go the right way but you don't block the guy, what is it doing for you? I think they're equal.
That's any position up front. I think a good offensive lineman knows what everybody's doing. That's the way I kind of look at it.
” Q: On what it was like to take some first steps at practice Rutledge: “First and foremost, a blessing to be out here. You dream your whole life to work to this point and that's what you want to do. As an offensive lineman, you want to put pads on, right?
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