Reese recognizes what he needs to do to take his game to an upper-echelon style of play<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I think an NFL team is going to get somebody who loves the game, who loves football. Then, they\u2019re going to get somebody who plays the game violently,” Reese told Fox News.<\/a> “I play defense, so to play defense at a high level, you have to be playing it violently at all times.”<\/p>\n Reese said it doesn’t bother him whether some defensive assignments, coverages or schemes are new to him. He said he is willing to adapt, learn and get better with each rep.<\/p>\n “So, I think an NFL team is getting that out of me \u2014 someone who plays with relentless effort, someone who looks forward to playing violently,” Reese added. “You have to look forward to playing it violently.”<\/p>\n Reese becomes the first Buckeye player selected Thursday night and the second from the Big Ten. New Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza went No. 1 overall, as he took down Reese’s Buckeyes in the Big Ten title game<\/a> last December in Indianapolis, Ind.<\/p>\n Reese is one of a few Buckeyes to get selected in the first round, as the Buckeyes wound up finishing last season 12-2 while falling a few games short of a national title bid for the second consecutive season.<\/p>\n Reese joins soon-to-be second-year quarterback Cam Ward as the Titans continue to get more youthful going into the new season. The Titans finished <\/p>\n For now, Reese can soak in the moment of achieving a lifelong football dream: becoming part of the next generation of NFL talent.<\/p>\n
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