• 7 months ago
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett speaks at Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien, Washington, about his annual youth football camp.
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00:00 [BLANK_AUDIO]
00:01 >> All right, Tyler, so you've done a few of these camps, obviously,
00:03 you did one in your hometown of Oklahoma.
00:04 Just what is it about football camps that just is the perfect avenue for
00:08 you to give back to the community?
00:09 >> I mean, I think it's a great opportunity just to be able to meet with
00:12 a lot of the kids, man, because kids watching us on TV.
00:16 Sometimes you interact with kids before and after the games, but
00:18 you never really get a chance to really be around them, have fun.
00:22 Obviously, at football camps, you get a chance to be able to be a kid again,
00:25 which is also pretty cool.
00:27 But it's just fun being able to interact with a lot of these kids,
00:29 because they're gonna be the next generation that's gonna be able to come and
00:33 just make a difference in everybody's life too.
00:35 So you wanna try to do the best that you can, cuz at one point in time,
00:38 I went to a camp where my dad would do his NFL camps.
00:42 And so I still remember people that was there.
00:44 As I got older, I was able to put the faces with the kid.
00:47 And so it's a pretty cool opportunity just to be a part of it.
00:51 >> Do you remember how old you were when you had your dad's camps?
00:53 Do you remember the first camp impression that you made, and
00:55 you're like, this is the sport that I wanna do?
00:57 >> Well, I mean, I think I just played sports my whole life.
00:59 So whether it was basketball, football, baseball, or track,
01:03 I just always was a part of something.
01:05 And so, I mean, it was really cool watching them give back,
01:07 cuz they did their football camps and stuff.
01:09 Obviously, you just never know what you're gonna do or be a part of until you get
01:13 that opportunity to see what colleges want you.
01:16 And so that's when I understood football was the better route for me, and
01:19 I was able to take advantage of that.