Rashid Shaheed talks about his first Pro Bowl honors and preparing for the Falcons.
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00:00 It's all just crazy.
00:01 I'm super blessed and everything that has happened throughout this time.
00:07 It couldn't be better.
00:10 >> What's the most exciting thing you're looking forward to that Pro Bowl weekend?
00:13 >> Yeah, everything really.
00:15 I'm not exactly sure what it's gonna be like, but
00:17 I know it's gonna be tons of fun meeting a lot of guys that I've looked up to
00:20 throughout my whole career and my whole life really.
00:23 So I'm super excited about that, super excited to meet all the new faces and
00:26 do the games and everything.
00:29 So I'm excited.
00:30 >> How are you dodging ball skills?
00:31 You picked it up too.
00:32 >> I still gotta see, we're gonna see when we're out there.
00:35 >> For sure.
00:37 >> Obviously, it's a big game this weekend before you can get to that.
00:41 What's the focus going in and how has practice been this week?
00:44 >> It's been great.
00:44 I feel like we're all locked in and we're ready to go.
00:46 We've had a great week of practice, we've been playing around, having fun.
00:49 And we're all focused on the task at hand and we know that we can't lose,
00:54 we have to win.
00:54 So that's the mindset going in is just win and
00:57 not letting anything come in front of you.
00:59 >> Did you guys envision that it would be like this in week 18,
01:02 especially with all the ups and especially certain downs that happened this season?
01:05 Did you envision that you would get to this point where you're playing with some
01:09 help you can win the division finals and the playoffs?
01:11 >> Right, yeah, no, absolutely.
01:13 Throughout the season, we've always wanted things to be better and
01:16 hopefully a better position.
01:17 But we're in a position right now where we still hold our own destiny.
01:22 And we're gonna go out and fight.
01:24 And we know that it's gonna be a fight and
01:27 that this is a team that isn't gonna just fold over.
01:30 And we gotta come out ready and think we're prepared and it's gonna be a good one.
01:33 >> As a returner, when last week,
01:35 Camarda seemed like he was willing to do anything other than kick it to you.
01:40 Is that kind of the ultimate kind of sign of respect for a returner?
01:42 When it's like you'd rather shake it out of bounds than give you a chance?
01:45 >> Right, yeah, no, absolutely.
01:46 As a returner, you always want the points to land in your hands.
01:48 But when you feel like you can get good field position,
01:51 that's gonna help the team.
01:53 So I feel like that's always a dynamic,
01:55 a special teams that we can take advantage of.
01:58 >> Yeah, and I know you said previously you were excited for
02:01 that Falcon matchup in week 12, obviously.
02:03 You had the injury early on.
02:05 Is that kind of a little extra motivation this time around,
02:08 cuz you weren't able to go last time?
02:10 >> Yeah, absolutely.
02:11 I'm excited to hopefully be able to go out and play a full game,
02:14 be there for my team and make plays.
02:16 It was tough.
02:17 That was a week I was looking forward to, and not being able to finish it.
02:20 It was tough mentally at the time, but I knew that there was plenty and
02:24 more opportunities, and here it is.
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