It’s something Reed fully agrees with as well.
While obviously his goal is eventually to make the 53-man roster by the end of camp, he’s staying where his feet are and determined to continue taking strides each day with a level head.
“I like living in the moment, just living day by day,” Reed said. “That’s the only way you can do it because if you try to do too much, you might get too ahead of yourself, might not meet the expectations you thought. I like just being where my feet are. Obviously, I want to make the 53 so I’m trying to my job every play. Do whatever it takes to do that.”
He later added: “I feel like I showed them that I can do it, so now I have to keep doing it, keep stacking. I can’t think of it like, ‘I have a shot,’ or, ‘I can make the team.’ I still got to prove that every day.”
Plus, it helps to get a little more opportunity to show what he can do.
With an extra preseason game on the docket for the Bolts, Reed is fired up to continue to have a chance to show everyone, including himself, what he can do and build on the momentum.
“It’s very exciting because you have another opportunity, an extra opportunity more than any other team,” Reed said. “A lot of guys have three preseason games, we got four. That fourth game is the last time to put it out there instead of your third one.”
He later added: I got to prove it to myself, the team and all the coaches too, all the players. But just proving it to myself, I feel like I do have to prove a little bit more.”