‘I can come in with a different color hair every week’

Keith Farner | 1 minute ago

Ole Miss’ DK Metcalf had a busy off-season highlighted by running the 100 meters at the US Golden Athletics Games in early May.

As a second round hit for 2019, he will be up for an extension in Seattle in a year. The 2020 Pro Bowler and the Second Team All-Pro will likely be able to land a big deal. However, Metcalf said staying in Seattle for the long term was also a priority. He admitted to hating travel and loves the Blue Collar organization.

For the 23-year-old Metcalf, being trained by a 69-year-old Pete Carroll is special.

“His energy, first of all, and then he lets me be myself,” Metcalf said on the Victory Podcast on NFL.com. “I can come in every week with hair of a different color and he won’t call me or say anything or, hey, what’s up?” Is everything going well at home? He’ll just let me be myself. That’s one thing I really love about him because I came in with a different mindset, like I’m not a newbie, so don’t treat me like one. He picked it up right away and said, yes, I understand. I understand your goals and what you want to achieve in this league. You are doing it right. As long as you do your business and don’t get into trouble, you can do what you want. That’s how he treated me from day one and that’s what I love about him. “

In the Olympics, Metcalf stood out with his 6-foot-4,229-pound frame and rode a 10.36.

“Just being out there with Olympic-caliber runners was an amazing experience,” he said. “I went through 100 different thoughts during the entire 100-meter race. When I started I said, “Oh, I’m actually keeping up with them a bit.” So I was a little excited. “