Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
Ryan Durand's got a little free time on his hands and he's not upset one bit that he's away from organized football.
"Right now I'm not 100 percent focused on the team; you need your down time," said Durand, a 7th-round draft pick trying to make the team with the Tennessee Titans.
Currently, Durand is back home enjoying time with his girlfriend, friends and family. But he's still training hard with Mike Boyle in Boston, and tries to find a football field to do more conditioning on after his workouts are complete.
His field of choice at the moment? Fitchburg State College.
"You do this so when you go to camp you won't be so sore," Durand said.
Durand reports back to Tennessee on July 30 and Training Camp officially opens on July 31.
The former Syracuse University guard is also excited about putting his autograph on his first professional contract.
"I went up to the GM's office and signed it," said Durand, who did that over two weeks ago.
Durand confirmed to Fan Fanatic Sports that he inked a four-year deal.
"It's better to get a three-year deal, but (the Titans) said they only give four-year deals to 7th-round picks," Durand said. "I was very excited about it. I was very glad to get it done with and glad to have some money in my pocket."
So what is Durand going to do with some of the money?
"I'm definitely going to get a new cell phone ... mine's a piece of junk," he joked.
He also plans to put a good chuck of it in the bank just in case the NFL doesn't work out.
LISTEN UP ROOKIE
Durand and the rest of the NFL rookies got an orientation on the life of a professional football player at the end of June in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., at the Rookie Symposium.
Durand was impressed with the speeches given by Super Bowl champion head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers and former NFL wide receiver Chris Carter.
"(Tomlin) stressed coming into camp in shape, the in-shape man will win the job," Durand said.
Carter, a future Hall of Famer, spoke on the last day and shared his positive and negative stories through his 16-year NFL career.
"He talked about not taking this opportunity for granted," Durand said.
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