Player Q&A: Royce Freeman's outlook on 2019 and his legacy at Oregon

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What does it mean to you to know that your name will be at the top of those record books for years to come?


“It’s crazy. I mean, it’s not something I aimed to do. I just always tried to be the best Royce I can be. I never tried to go for records or anything like that. I always believed that if I played hard, at the end of the day, it’ll take care of itself. I think it’s an extreme blessing that at the end of the day I can be even mentioned with those great names. Oregon’s had a history of great backs, and just to be involved with something like that is definitely a blessing.”


Outside of the Ducks’ home at Autzen, did you have a favorite college stadium to play at?


“Not really a favorite away stadium. I think it was cool and very interesting when we played at Washington State a couple times. That was an interesting environment. It was hard to get a win there. We had a lot of close games. They definitely get rowdy out there and playing them, it was interesting.”


Coming into the NFL, your offseason is busy. You prepare for the Combine and the Draft and then go straight into an NFL training program. After your first NFL season, were you able to do anything you wanted with some more time off?


“I was able to go to Hawaii. Me and my girlfriend were able to go to Hawaii and enjoy the time out there. I haven’t traveled a lot, but that was great to see, great to experience just have some downtime aside from football.”


Do you have a favorite game from the college or pros that you’ve been a part of?


“Honestly, I just enjoy them all, to be honest. In college, there were so many close calls and so many games that were memorable, from playing Michigan State to playing Ohio State, those types of teams, that caliber. I think college was those types of games, playing those teams that you normally don’t play. Teams like that Ohio State team was so phenomenal with so many talented players. Those are experiences that I remember, because it’s playing against that caliber of talent that you always want to do as a competitor.”


Are you a Netflix kind of person? What are you watching these days?


“Just whatever’s on there. They have a lot of new releases coming out on Netflix. They have a series of new releases, so I’ve kind of just been watching that right now. But besides that, I’m catching up on ‘Power.’”