Saints rookie corner Anthony Johnson meets with the media following Friday's training camp practice.
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00:05 >> Well, how's camp doing?
00:07 Give us just a general overview of how you feel like you're doing.
00:09 >> Yeah, camp's going well.
00:11 I'm not here for the competitive injuries.
00:13 I'm from Florida, so I'm kind of used to it.
00:16 You think it's a little hotter here in the room, it's going good.
00:19 Every day I'm getting a little bit more reps,
00:21 it's building my confidence and I'm not here to try to be cheap.
00:24 >> Where are you working right now?
00:26 Are you working in just one position or are you moving around a little bit?
00:29 >> Yeah, so right now I'm kind of just working that corner right now.
00:32 I'm in the middle of the tent in the morning, looking at some different
00:35 things and stuff, but primarily right now I'm in that corner.
00:38 >> Teams?
00:39 >> Yeah, we have a team as well.
00:41 Playing PPA, I'm on point.
00:44 Jammer on point return.
00:46 L5 and left hand on kickoff and kickoff return.
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00:53 >> Anthony, I'm sorry if you've been asked about this already, but
00:56 the kind of injury that you came into training camp with,
00:58 how are you feeling now and kind of the mental process of getting past that?
01:03 >> Yeah, that was my first time ever having anything where I was missing
01:06 practice, so definitely mentally it was challenging.
01:09 But my teammates did a great job encouraging me,
01:11 understanding that I had to be ready and prepared to go for camp.
01:14 And that was the most important.
01:15 So, I've been missing the last few days of OTAs and just being able to stay in
01:19 there and work with Sean and his group in the training room.
01:21 They did a really good job of helping me being able to be back for day one.
01:24 >> Were there any specific players that you kind of leaned on a little bit to kind
01:28 of help you through all that?
01:29 >> Yeah, so guys like Tyron, he's a really great guy, really personable.
01:34 Since day one, we kind of came in connected and he's kind of been like my
01:37 big brother throughout the team.
01:38 I just look for him for advice and he told me a saying,
01:41 can't make the club in this club.
01:43 So that was kind of my motivation of getting back healthy and
01:46 getting out here for day one.
01:48 >> Anthony, it seems like you're very confident, especially for
01:50 someone like you said, who wasn't out there at OTAs.
01:52 You're lining up against guys like Mike Thomas,
01:54 all these physicality that you're experiencing.
01:57 How have you adjusted to that at the NFL level?
01:59 >> Just adjusting, just very confident, playing corner,
02:02 you have to have that in the tradition.
02:04 Just every time I get to line up against a guy like Michael Thomas,
02:07 who's a very great receiver and has done so much.
02:10 And we're just attesting to the hard work that I put in to line up and
02:13 match up against him.
02:15 It's just a blessing, and I'm trying to give him the best I can every time I go
02:18 there.
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02:24 >> When it comes to Tyron, leaning on him with the injury part, but also,
02:27 I heard you mention all the different kind of things that you're focusing on.
02:30 Is this why you lean on for the versatility aspect of the game too?
02:32 >> Yeah, cuz he plays multiple positions.
02:34 I mean, he plays all over the field.
02:35 So I just talk with him with the different positions that he has.
02:38 The coaches haven't given me the job of playing those yet, but
02:42 I'm just always ready just in case they just wanna throw me in.
02:44 And I know what I'm doing and I'm able to go out and
02:46 perform at a high level.
02:48 >> Is there anything for you at your position that stands out?
02:51 Or rather, is there anything for you from your position,
02:54 like your vantage point, about the defense that stands out to you as something that
02:57 you really love about this game?
02:58 Like for instance, Colin Saunders,
02:59 something about the attacking nature of the defense or something that stands out?
03:01 >> Yeah, I just love how aggressive it is.
03:03 We play a lot of press man, and I played a lot of that in college.
03:06 So it just kind of just mesh well over.
03:08 It's a great transition to just be up in your face, be able to get hands on,
03:11 receivers, kind of control the route of the line of scrimmage.
03:14 So I really love that part about the defense.
03:16 Okay, thanks.