The rookies first took part in a weekend rookie minicamp. When veterans returned though, the inside linebacker room was filled out with impact players, like longtime Panther, Shaq Thompsonand newly acquired free agent Josey Jewell. Those two, among others, get a lot of praise from Barrett for the welcome they’ve extended to the rookies.
“Hearing about the vets (when I was) coming into the NFL, you hear about how the vets are, you can get different kind of vets and I feel like we’re like blessed to have the vets that we have. They’re great guys, smart, they’ve been in the system around the league a lot. They know a lot and they’re willing to teach us, willing to do whatever to make us better, to kind of better the program, better the room.
“Being there after rookie minicamp, having the whole team there, really seeing all the guys that you’re going to be out there with, it was nice, finally being able to get that full team. Because when it was just the rookies, I don’t know, it felt a little weird, just being here with a whole bunch of guys that didn’t know what was going on. So having the older guys to be able to look up to and see what’s going on, it makes you more comfortable, it makes it more real.
“You hear about a lot of the vets who really don’t care for rookies like that or really don’t want to help all the younger guys. But I feel like any one of the guys in this building, I feel like would be good enough to answer any question you have. I’ll ask a defensive back or I’ll ask one of the D-lineman something and they’ll have it ready for me.”
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