Joining us now here on WEEI Afternoons live from the NFL draft is indeed Patriots first round pick number four overall left tackle Will Campbell.

Joining me, Andy Hart, alongside former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson and Nick Fitsy Stevens.

How are we doing today, Will?

I'm doing good. How about y'all? I appreciate y'all having me on.

Well, we appreciate you joining us. We listened in a little bit to your press conference on the field at Gillette Stadium.

And we were talking about how comfortable you seem doing these interviews and these media sessions.

And you seem to hit a home run with every answer, the right tone, the right words.

Has that just always come naturally?

Do you feel like that's just part of your makeup?

What do you attribute that to?

Yeah, honestly, to be honest with you, it just came naturally to me.

Just try to stay calm and any answer.

Just give the best answer I possibly can, not give too much, but give enough.

Hey, Will, congratulations on becoming an NFL football player.

I'm just curious, you know, you're an emotional guy, and I just, you know, it was fun to hear you talk about being drafted by the Patriots after you got drafted.

And it just made me think, I'm curious, like like where did your love of football begin what was

the kind of the uh the big genesis of your your your your desire to play football

yeah i mean my dad introduced me to the game when i was you know a little boy he when he

came out of the room at the hospital holding me, he was holding me like a football.

It's something that's always, you know, ran through my family.

I've loved it, you know, ever since I was a little kid and was able to understand it.

And it's just something this gave me and my family a lot of great memories, and I'm just super excited for the next step.

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