The segment explains that at the NFL Combine, athletes not only undergo physical testing but also participate in media interviews where the focus shifts from athletic metrics to personal character. Coaches guide players to adopt confident, relaxed body language, avoid appearing overly serious or uptight, and let their genuine personality shine while maintaining professionalism during the interview process.
As well as testing an athlete's on-field prowess, at the Combine, players will undergo numerous interviews. For the final session of the day, Cardin heads over to the media center to get prepared for an examination where the emphasis is on personality rather than pace and power.
Go ahead and get loose and start to, start to find that confident body language that you're gonna have when you walk in through the door.
You want to be able to be in there confident, but with a bit of just kind of relaxation of who you are, not too uptight and not too serious. You know, this is a a serious interview, but at the same time, you can't go in there and be uptight and not be able to kind of show the personality you have as a player.
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