Detroit Lions Josh Paschal Ready to Prove He Can Excel in NFL

Detroit Lions defensive lineman Josh Paschal is healthy and ready to prove he can excel in the NFL.

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00:06 I feel like I'm way stronger than I was.

00:09 This overall, not just upper body strength, but explosiveness,

00:12 lower body strength, core strength, everything.

00:15 And I feel like that also is gonna help me stay healthy as well.

00:19 I can definitely play the game that I'm used to playing now just because I feel

00:21 like with reps comes being more comfortable.

00:24 And the more reps that I'm getting in camp right now,

00:26 the more comfortable I'm getting, the more I can be able to play like myself.

00:29 And those niches start to come back once you get those reps.

00:33 >> How scared are you right now?

00:35 >> Right now I'm trying to play fast and violent.

00:38 Just go out there, know my assignment, alignment assignment in my key.

00:43 Go off my key and go as fast and be as violent as possible.

00:46 >> What do you think about how you fit in this defense?

00:48 What do you think you add?

00:50 >> I think I add that bigger in, the guy that he has specific power rushes,

00:56 but he's also violent enough to go inside to play against the run and

01:00 the pass and also set edges on outside.

01:03 >> Is there an eagerness to prove yourself at all this year?

01:06 >> It definitely is.

01:07 >> [INAUDIBLE] >> Definitely,

01:09 just because I know what I'm capable of.

01:11 I knew that last year, but now it's time to prove it.

01:15 I know that I have to prove myself and I'm ready for that.

01:17 I accept that challenge.

01:19 But most importantly, I gotta prove it to myself first,

01:20 cuz I know that I'm able to do this stuff.

01:22 But now it's about going out into games and doing it all over again.

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