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Navy SEALs, John Legend and lobster mac & cheese: Inside an NFL rookie's first month

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NFL rookies are getting their first taste of being a professional after the NFL draft.

The first big step on their new journey was rookie minicamp earlier this month .

The Navy SEALs brought in to train like a SEALs to reinforce teamwork and communication.

"I feel like that was the first moment I was like, 'Wow, I'm really here,'" San Francisco 49ers linebacker Nick Martin says.

Second-rounder Shemar Turner learned how to harness his energy during his first minicamp.

Courtney Cronin Warren wore No. 44 for the Nittany Lions , an homage to his father's affinity for former Washington running back John Riggins .

New England Patriots' sixth -round pick Yaddi Borregales is the first kicker drafted this year .

Rookie rookie minicamp experience was unlike most others' around the NFL .

"I'm a football fan and it's exciting to me. These are my brothers now," he says.

"After that, I was helping the long-snapper, Julian [Ashby], get acclimated," he adds.

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English

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