Detroit Lions rookie WR Isaac TeSlaa talks rapport with Jared Goff, working one-on-one to improve

Detroit Lions rookie WR Isaac TeSlaa talks rapport with Jared Goff, working one-on-one to improve

Yeah, absolutely. I think we had a good day out there. Obviously, still some some things to work on. Uh we kind of dumbed it down a little bit today. Um obviously we struggled a little bit yesterday, so we were just trying to simplify things and really get everyone on the same page and I think we’re starting to click, so we just need to continue to build on that. For you personally, do you feel like things are are starting to slow down as you progress through camp? Yeah, absolutely. I think those first couple days of camp, you just got so much going on in your mind. Obviously, as a rookie, it’s your first day um working with all the vets and uh you got a new playbook and there’s just so many things coming at you. But as you continue to go out there and work, obviously things slow down a little bit as you get adjusted to What’s it been like after the preseason game obviously that was a huge confidence builder for you? I mean, just to come out for practice this week, what was the difference you felt coming out of it as opposed to before? Yeah, I mean, at the end of the day, two catches for 46 yards, it’s nothing major. I was I was open on both of them. So, I mean, outside of that, it’s really just building on the things that we did as an offense. Um, obviously, we have a lot of things to work on offensively. That was pretty evident from watching the game. So, for me, it’s not much of like I have more confidence. It’s just we have things to continue to work on and that kind of motivates me. You’ve been working in with the ones obviously a little bit more and more. What’s that been like? And then getting to run with the guys that you know, you feel like you’re going to be playing with obviously on Sundays. Yeah, I mean, it’s a privilege to be able to go out there with those guys. Um, a lot of the times I’m going in for Jammo when he just needs a breather. So, but it’s a good um get reps with the ones. Um, hear the calls from golf and everything. It’s obviously a little different here from every quarterback in the huddle. So, just getting adjusted to that um calls from golf and then just working with the ones in 2017. What’s the rapport like with him, I guess, with with Jared? I mean, how how has that grown I guess the time since? Yeah, I mean, I just appreciate his leadership. Um, he’s been working with me a lot. Um, we’ve been working after practice. Just since I’m outside, I need to clean up. So he’s been a real uh a real leader for me kind of helping me out with a bunch of different things. Obviously the depth is you know the big thing that people were talking about coming out of you know Monday. I mean you talk about just that part of the game why you’ve invested so much into that. I mean with with blocking up and out with the run game too. Yeah I’d say blocking is really just about loving the game. Obviously I have some physical attributes that help me with blocking. I’m a little bit bigger than a lot of the DBs out there than probably every DB out there. So, we’re able to use that to my advantage um in the run game. So, I mean, at the end of the day, it’s just about effort and hustle in the run game. Some video coming up this week of you walking on to the meeting, you rocking your own test slers, you know, before becoming a line. Uh what was sort of that reaction that you were getting from the coaching staff and walking sporting your own jersey? Yeah. I mean, initially they didn’t see what was on the back when I first walked in the meeting with Coach Campbell and Brad Holmes. Uh but they obviously pointed out that I was wearing a jersey and I showed them the back and they chuckled a little bit. Uh, obviously they said they’d never seen that before. And then it was kind of cool to see um Brad Holmes talked about it in the interview. He thought it was a little corny at first, but after I told him that I had I’ve had it since I was like I think a junior in high school, we thought it was pretty cool because like I said, it was the best opportunity to go out and wear that. Do you remember when you got it? Yeah, it was uh I think it was Christmas of 20 like 2018, 2019. From a first standpoint, what what’s your where do you feel your comfort level is with the with the playbook? I mean, how much do you feel like you got it down? I guess if you were assessing it, I guess the percentage. Yeah, I’d say overall concept wise, I got it down, but there’s always small details you need to lock in. Obviously, when you go out there and play, you’re not just running the plays that you can see on the sheet. You just running the dotted line. So, it’s really just kind of getting a feel for things out on the field. Just continue to make adjustments.

Detroit Lions rookie WR Isaac TeSlaa talks about the rapport he has built with Jared Goff, working one-on-one to improve his routes at training camp on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 at the Lions training facility in Allen Park. TeSlaa also discusses wearing his Lions jersey to his initial interview, Hall of Fame game against the Chargers and learning the playbook.

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