"I mean, it was my first time going through it, so I didn't know what to expect," he said with a grin. "It's just a big learning process for me, but obviously, having Sam and JJ here has been leaning on them for their advice and all the things they've gone through as well. I mean, I went through a lot of competitions in college, so it wasn't anything new for me, and just focusing on myself and not what the other guys are doing and controlling what I can control.
"We're all human at the end of the day, we're going to have those emotions, not knowing if I'm going to be moving into a new place or not, or if I'm packing up and looking elsewhere. But you know, as soon as I knew I was the guy, quick turnaround, try to get a place, and I'm a Charlotte resident now."
He's been here before (he works with a kicking coach here, the same one Martin uses in the offseason), so he knows a little about his new home for the moment. And along with a new apartment, he's traded in his training camp 35 jersey for an actual kicker number (10) and a chance to build something here.
And while he doesn't know quite what to expect in his NFL debut, he at least has learned how to adjust. During his true freshman year at FSU, their first game was supposed to be in Jacksonville, but Hurricane Dorian forced the game to be moved back to Tallahassee.
"So I guess it's pretty fitting that my first NFL regular season game is going to be there," he said with a grin.
And since they're near the real TPC Sawgrass, perhaps the good vibes will follow him into the game as well.