 We're talking to Art and some of the players yesterday and they said it's more of a mental kind of camp, more so than physical. How has that been for you? Has it been tough to kind of understand everything? I feel like I got better from yesterday to today, you know, fix some of the mistakes I did yesterday. And that's the goal from those types of camp when it's more mental. Just focus on the mistakes you did the previous day and focus on making them right for the next day. I want to get back to the mental thing. You talked about how much faster everything is inside, but how much is the learning curve being mental and learning different techniques and stuff from playing inside now. I feel like the Senior Bowl helped me. So you know, my thought process coming here, I've already had one experience at Garza. I already knew what to expect coming here and having like the NFL playbook at the Senior Bowl helped me as well to get prepared here and you know, for the details and stuff for the assignments. And you know, here in the league, you can flip plays, do all that, kill plays. So you got to get adjusted to that too because we didn't do that in college. It's an adjustment too, but just because it's bigger dudes, generally bigger dudes that you're facing. How has that been so far? You know, bigger, stronger, but you know, on the edge guys are, you know, a lot faster. So you know, what's cool about me is that like, I'm athletic, but I'm also strong and you know, kind of big dude. So you know, it's transition has been alright. The one thing that keeps coming up is they're saying you're mean and nasty out there. Where did you get that from? I was just natural. I think I was born with it. You know, I don't know where I got it from. You know, when I get on the field, you know, I just flip a switch and I become mean and mad. At what point in college did you start thinking about this being a possible landing spot for you in the Interfinery? Yeah, you mean Atlanta? The position. The position? I mean, I didn't know until I got to the senior board and they just threw me a guard one day. It got to the meeting and they were like, hey, Bergeron, you got a guard. And I just adjusted, went in there, you know, gave my best and I did the same thing when I got here. When Atlanta picked me, I kind of expected moving inside and you know, I kept the same mindset. Look, I haven't had a lot of experience in it, but I'll just give my best every day and see what that takes me. You know what I'm saying? Well, just a couple of days, but what is Coach Litford's coaching style like? He's a great dude. He's straightforward, straight to the point and I feel he's a really technical coach. So I've been, you know, we've been having a great time and I'm excited, you know, going forward with him. How cool is it to have another rookie lineman with you as well and you guys kind of like bomb trying to get used to everything or what's that been like? Now, it's great, you know, having Javon with me, you know, just meetings and stuff, asking questions because, you know, we're both learning to play at the same time. So we can both, you know, pick our brains and stuff and just ask questions. And, you know, as the camp went on, you know, I feel like we got closer and closer and he's center. So obviously communication got to be on point as well. We obviously won't know all of the, or you won't have all the pieces here until later with everybody returning. But when you look at what this offense could be, what do you kind of think about and how excited is it to potentially be a part of it? An offense with all these different weapons that you guys may have. I'm excited for it. You know, I think at Syracuse we run the ball well. I'm just excited to run the ball. I think that's one of my, you know, best attributes in my game. You know, I'm physical, aggressive, and I feel like the mindset of this team is running the football. I'm just excited to be a part of it. What's kind of been your, like, welcome to the NFL moment in this rookie minicamp, like, has it kind of hit you yet and what's been the biggest difference for you so far? I mean, those guys are crossing me and all, you know, all those guys, you know, they're all talented and you can't take a rep off. I think that's the biggest thing. You know, you got to give your 100% and everything you do, whether it's, you know, you're doing technique with coach or whether you're doing, you know, team, you got to go hard every rep. You can't take a rep off because everybody's fighting for a job. Going back to what you said about being a nasty, being a natural thing for you. When the veterans were on the field here, how does that mix with being respectful, rookie, but being your natural, being a nasty son? No doubt you got to respect the veterans. You know, I haven't played a snap in NFL yet, you haven't heard nothing and, you know, like I said, I'm just trying to learn from those guys and I'll follow their pace, but also I'll just go hard. You know, when it's my turn, I'll go hard and we'll also respect those guys and what they've done for the program. Did you always have that mean and nasty side or did it come hockey? Like when you were playing hockey, how did you learn it a little bit? It was always, even when I was a kid, you know, I'd go and I was just pushing kids in the school. It was just natural always. And I know you played hockey a little bit growing up. Does it translate at all or did it help you at all? I feel like I played a lot of sports growing up, not only hockey, you know, soccer. I played goalie and soccer. You know, I swam a little bit and also played basketball. So I feel like all those sports helped me, you know, to be the football player I am today. No doubt it's cool. He's a great player and he's really humble. You know, I've had the chance to talk to him and, you know, we bond it quickly. And I'm just excited to go out there and block for him, you know, whether it's practice or game, you know, he's a great dude. So I'm definitely grateful to be blocking for him. All right. Thank you. So far it's been going good. Getting to meet all the guys and everything, you know, learning to play book and stuff like that. Everything's been good. What's been the biggest adjustment for you? None big really. Just like the schedule and everything is just like fall camp. So just nothing really been a big adjustment. Just finding everything here. That's the biggest thing. I know it's only a couple of days, but what were you hoping to kind of prove out there and show the coaches? Nothing really just going out there working. Same thing as the guys doing my part, the things that I can do and just doing whatever they ask. Is it fair to say you have a little bit of a chip on your shoulder coming in kind of that last draft pick and wanting to make a statement? Yeah, a little bit, but not really, you know, they drafted me. No matter where they drafted me, I'm gonna come in here and still work and do what I'm supposed to do. I know it's early, but what do you think about Bijan? Huh? Oh, he's a good guy. Yeah, he's my roommate right now. So, you know, like, but he's a good guy. So you guys are rooming together? Yeah. What have you, I don't know, learned about each other? Who gets up first? That kind of stuff. Some fun room. Been around the same amount, but he gets up pretty early. I get up pretty early. So, yeah. Are you guys gamers or what do you guys do? Right now, we've just been tired. So as soon as we get back to the room, everybody pretty much go back to the room. So, yeah. It's already cerebral position. Like, what are some of the nuances that you're trying to pick up? Just from playing guard, like, playing guard, I really don't have to make as many calls, things like that. I wait for the mic point, then from there, I make my calls. From the center, you have to make the mic point and then calls from there. So that's a little different, just more thinking. Yeah, like, on this team, you see lots of versatile offensive linemen. Are you looking forward to this challenge, being able to step in and play center or guard, like, no matter what they want? Oh, yeah, most definitely. I'm just here, like, whatever they want to play, guard, left guard, right guard, whatever it is that they might need for me. I'm just willing to do whatever. Are you a chip on your shoulder guy that you're going to keep that in mind? You write down your draft position or you write down the teams that passed on you? Always been one. Always been a chip on the shoulder guy. So that's not going to change. No draft. You know, whether I won seventh round or first round, I was going to add another chip. I'm that guy that I always had one. You're going to write down all the names of the corners that they took in front of you, like, the receiver from Detroit did? I'm a rock. Yeah, he's from California, too. I'm going to get on the field and I plan on playing and, you know, that's my plan. I'm on the field right now. I just want to play football. I'm glad I'm here. Where's that chip come from? You said you've always had it. I've always been 5'9". Always been 5'9", and being a corner of 5'9", is one of the more difficult things. And I'm grateful for it because it's allowed me to keep that chip. Great DB room around you. You're going to get to play alongside Jeff Acuta and things of that nature. What does it mean to you to be able to come into this DB room and this defense in general? For me, it's just about coming in and learning, taking what I can, you know, from the older guys and just, you know, coming in and getting acclimated and understanding the playbook and doing what I can to help the team win. Being 5'9", do you think that can kind of, I don't know, give you an advantage? Like, people look at you and like, oh yeah, no, I've got this, but you're like, no, no, no, no. Like, I'm like, shh. Don't tell them that. Now, you know, they can take it how they want and my thing is I'm going to be competitive. I'm going to work my butt off and I'm always going to approach it with a super serious mindset and, you know, try to dominate the man in front of me. Can you think of a time when somebody tried to, you felt like somebody was trying to test you? I feel like... You can probably think of several. Can you think of one specifically? Not right now. We just finished practice. But I can definitely say that's definitely happened, but I am glad I'm here now and I can guarantee that somebody's going to take, you know, that approach going forward. What's your overall disimpression of Bijan and just kind of the versatility that he brings to the offense and what you've seen from him so far? It's special. A dude like that can, you know, pretty much do everything and I'm glad to be on his team. You know, he's a super hard worker and I'm, you know, just glad that I'm in here working in the building with him. It's kind of been the biggest adjustment for you, though. Have you had a welcome to the NFL moment going up against some of your other teammates now? Yeah, yeah. I mean, day one was yesterday. Day two is today. So everything's kind of new and for me, it's just getting acclimated. Everything's a little bit sped up the paces and for me, it's just trying to learn the playbook and learn everything and just get better day by day. What's it like now that you're just fully professional and you don't have to kind of worry about anything else other than, you know, coming to the facility, trying to get better? Is that kind of, does it help you? Is it kind of nice to just not have any other distractions at this point? Yeah, nah, I'm glad you mentioned that because I'm a business major. Management and marketing was my, was my minor and major and so I definitely took school serious while I was in it and I've got a little bit more to finish up. But yeah, it's great to right now be able to focus on just football because I've never had a time in my life where that was a case. Except for now. Has anybody told you what it's going to be like late July for training camp here? What'd you say? You mentioned the humidity. I'm wondering if you've been told what to expect and make you live when you're training camp. So I'm glad we're starting now. Yeah. So I'm glad we're starting now kind of getting acclimated. Let us, you know, young new booty rookies, you know, get used to this thing and just kind of take it all in. Being a guy I played in Salt Lake for three years, this is going to be adjustment, you know, either way. So how much did you play inside the college? Uh, I don't know the exact number but I played a lot, you know, my last year a little bit more than the two years before that. But so I'm glad that I'm playing both now. You're comfortable in there? Oh, yeah, yeah. Can you give us your take on the matchups with Drake London? A lot of us have been going back and looking at those matchups. Okay, okay, yeah. It was a competitive matchup. It was a competitive matchup. I'm glad that, yeah, humility. He's not me. I'm glad. He's not me. You see, you see, and I... I'm listening to that. Tell us. So it was a competitive matchup and I'm glad that I'm here right now. We get to continue to work together and go against each other. Keep on competing. Is it fair to say though, go to school and study and like you fully now get to focus on football? Is that kind of exciting for you to think about like if I can just focus on this craft, how much better I can be? Yeah, that's what I, you know, that's what I'm super excited about now having all of the time to literally just hone in on football is the most beautiful thing about it. You know, so that's what I'm glad about and I'm excited about because yeah, there was never a time in my life where I've been able to just focus on ball. We're gonna see where to be. You're talking about the competition with Drake on the field. Are you a trash talker? You guys like, you know, I imagine there was some trash talk going on there. But I like to have conversations in games. Conversations. Conversations. Yeah, yeah. As I said, his version of it was telling us that he's nasty and he's being, what kind of guy are you? Like describe your game. What are you like out in the field? Do you click on and click off like two different people? Most definitely. I think the great ones always have that switch and that ability to be a people person and you know, be that guy off the field but get on the field between those white lines is a serious thing. And you know, it's the nitty gritty and it's a grown man's game. So I definitely say I'm that guy that definitely turns up a notch being 5'9' and wanting to turn up with you. And so that's the guy. Is Drake a trash talker? We're going to see. We're going to see. The league is bigger, faster, stronger. Right. How do you feel? What do you feel is your best asset the translates being in the NFL? I think knowledge of the game and consistency. When I say consistency, I'm talking about studying the playbook. I'm talking about knowing the details and also being a just super confident dude. And I think the preparation that I put into the game breeds the consistency. Is there anyone you study or try to model your game after that's currently in the league right now or outside or anyone that's been a mentor to you throughout your career? There's been a lot of guys, but I'm super grateful for the mentorship and all the coaches that have poured into me throughout the years. Primarily the guys at Utah, Coach Scali and Coach Shaw were definitely super influential on my career and my trajectory and me being able to be versatile as I am. Now you play in the college conference with a lot of talent and why we're single. See like how they made you get better after all these things. Man, it was constant competition. When you call yourself a great DB, you don't become great by just guarding the average guys. And I think by me being able to guard so many guys and everybody for that sake on my team being able to guard so many different guys in our secondary, it was something that definitely improved our game. And for me, definitely improved my man coverage and zone coverage and made me a more versatile DB.