Rams WR Donnie Avery

Rams WR Donnie Av= ery

Conference Call

April 26, 2008

(On being the first = wide receiver taken in the draft)

“It feels grea= t man. It’s wonderful. All that work finally paid off.”

(On what he thinks o= f the Rams)

“I love the Ra= ms. They have a good tradition there, a history of winning. I love to be a part of that.”

(On if he followed ‘The Greatest Show On Turf’)<= o:p>

“Yeah I follow= ed The Greatest Show On Turf. Now I get to play a part = in it.”

(On if he was surpri= sed to be selected this high)

“Somewhat. I t= alked to some different teams that wanted to pick me up early. I was talking with Offensive Coordinator Al (Saunders) and Coach Linehan<= /span> and they said they were going to pick me up, so I just trusted those guys.”

(On being taken from= a school like Houston before more prominent schools)

“It’s a blessing. As I said before, all that hard work finally paid off.”

(On being selected 3= 3^rd, the same as former Rams WR Isaac Bruce)

= “Really? I guess I need to step up.”<= /o:p>

(On handling pressur= e)

“I love the competition. I love to be active and be out there. I’m going to do my best to bring back a championship to St. Louis.”

(On if he ever visit= ed St. Louis prior to visiting the team before the draft)

“That was the = only time I had been there.”

(On if he wants to g= o to the Arch)

“Yes. I want t= o go. I need a tour around the city.”

(On Rams DE Chris Long’s interest in going to the Arch as well)

“Well you all = can take both of us.”

(On himself as a pla= yer)

“I’m tha= t type of player who hates to sit on the sidelines. If I’m not playing recei= ver, I want to be on every special team. I want to contribute as much as possibl= e. I’m an active type of guy, physical and energetic. I like to get the crowd hyped. I want to play all the time.”

(On his hobbies outs= ide of football)

“I fish. Durin= g last season, I went fishing every Monday to just sit back and think and relax. I have a little girl, so I sit back with her and go to the zoo or just sit do= wn and watch Barney all day.”

(On if he likes Barn= ey)

“I’m gro= wing to like it. I watch Barney, Sponge Bob, Wiggles, all of those little kids shows. I guess you can say I’m hard on the outside but soft on the inside.”

(On his daughter)

“Dionna Avery. She is three years old.”

(On who his agent is)

“Jeff Nalley.”

(On if he had a part= y today)

“No, I didn= 217;t have a party, just a small gathering of my immediate family over here celebrating. I was actually playing pool when I got the phone call.”<= /span>

(On if he missed the= shot)

“I was about t= o shoot and then I got that phone call and I said, ‘Oh, boy! Here we go.’”

(On how familiar he = is with the current Rams receivers and how he thinks he will fit in)

“I know they h= ave great receivers there. I just want to fit in, in any way possible even if I have to be a third or a fourth guy. If I have to step in and be a second gu= y, I am up to do it.”

(On his run after th= e catch skills and his route running)

“Every receive= r always says that they can improve on their route running, so I can improve on my r= oute running. My running after the catch is great. I like YAC. YAC is my friend.”

(On his hands)

“I have good h= ands. I had a little issue during the season. I had a dislocated thumb. I was catch= ing things with my body to make sure they were secure. During the season I star= ted catching my hands again and everything was cool.”

(On what kind of fis= h he likes to fish for)

= “Anything. I go about 45 minutes out to Galveston and I catch mostly catfish, t= rout, red bull fish. I’ll catch anything.”

(On if he fishes in = the ocean)

“In the gulf, = yes sir.”