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Cleaning Out the QuoteBook: Training Camp, Week 1

[vc_row]Coach Ron Rivera on DE Kony Ealy:

“I’ve seen some good and I’ve seen some bad. The big thing that has to happen is he has to be consistent, and he hasn’t been consistent yet. When he gets consistent, you’ll know he’s arrived. It’s two good ones, one bad one. Or two bad ones, two good ones. It’s got to be consistent.”

Photo: Carolina Huddle
Photo: Carolina Huddle
Rivera on DE Frank Alexander:

“He went out and did the things you’re supposed to do to prove you deserve a second opportunity. We’re not going to throw guys to the side who are solid young men that really show us that they’re committed to make things right. Frank is trying to make things right. Why not give him an opportunity?”

Alexander on himself:

“When you mess up, you’ve got to gain the trust back. That’s just like me with my daughters. If they do something and tell me they’re not going to do it again, then I say, ‘I already heard that. So what are you going to do to prove daddy wrong?'”

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S Kurt Coleman on playing behind LBs Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis: 

“It’s really taken my game to the next level because I know if I’m not running to the ball, they’re going to beat me to it, and I can’t have a linebacker beat me to the ball.”

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TE Greg Olsen on playing against Kuechly and Davis

“Sometimes it’s harder getting open in practice than it is for me in the games. With the way our linebackers can run, they cover a lot of ground, and they can really move. You think you’re open, and they can close and make up for it. So sometimes I look forward to the games, sometimes there’s a lot more running room, especially in the middle of the field in games for me than there is in practice.”

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C Ryan Kalil on seeing Taylor Swift this summer:

“It was awesome, it was a great show. And Greg and I were there with our families, ok. A lot of people are spreading rumors that it was just he and I that were at the show, but if that’s the rumor, I’m actually not ashamed of that, either.”

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“That’s probably one of the five times I’ve been nervous in my whole life. It was nerve-racking, even talking about it … I did it at Romare Park downtown. I did it under the waterfall and acted like I was taking selfies, and I was messing up and she was going nuts, like, ‘What are you doing? You’re messing up the pictures.’ Then I got down on one knee and asked her could she marry me. And she said yes. You know, who wouldn’t? (laughs)”

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“We’ve been in training camp for almost a week, and this is a best that I’ve seen this team as a whole — offense, defense and special teams — since I’ve been here.”

Photo: Carolina Huddle

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