SEATTLE, WA (Dakota News Now) -To say that Pierre’s Grey Zabel has made a big impression on his new city would be an understatement.
As Chris Egan tells us from Seattle, he’s become very popular thanks to the down to earth personality and work ethic that we already have come to appreciate.
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Chris Egan, KING Sports says, First round pick Grey Zabel says that when you come into the league as a rookie you’re not going to be perfect. You just have to grind and learn from each and every practice. And that’s exactly what Zabel’s been doing at training camp.
Grey Zabel, Seahawks rookie says, “Progressing every single day. I mean you have to clean up a lot of things and going against the guys that you go against on the Seahawks D-Line, they magnify your weaknesses 10-fold so I’m just trying to learn from them and take as much coaching as I can and progress as much as I can.”
Egan says, The 6 foot 6 315 point left guard says the Hawks offensive line is jelling. And everyone on the line understands the task at hand.
Grey says, “I love it. Run the damn ball is what I’ve learned and I think that’s where we’re going to hang our hat on this year. So it starts up front. We’ve got to be able to move the line of scrimmage and protect the guy behind us who’s slinging the rock pretty good right now.”
Egan says, Zabel says he’s learning a lot already at camp thanks to the veterans on defense and offense. But it’s the player he lines up next to, Charles Cross, who’s teaching him the most.
Zabel says, “It’s just so hard to describe our relationship because we have so much fun out on the football field together that it just carries over into the meeting room cracking jokes and always laughing and stuff and I think he’s starting to come out of his shell a little bit and accept the leadership role that he’s in and is continuing to push us but at the same time we’re having fun every single day.”
Egan says, After practice today Zabel shot-gunned a Gatorade with Charles Cross. He said he had to teach him a few Midwest traditions. He also says it wasn’t the first time he shot-gunned a drink and it probably won’t be his last.
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