His press conference at the Jefferson Health Training Complex finished, new Eagles cornerback Riq Woolen – fresh off a Super Bowl LX win with Seattle over New England – had some time for an exclusive Q&A session and talked about what is ahead for him in this enormously talented cornerback room in Philadelphia ...

Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro: For Eagles fans who don't know about you, what can they expect from you?

Woolen: "I'm a player that loves football, I love to hang with my teammates and go out there and just ball with them. Philadelphia is getting a guy who is hard-working, relentless, and a playmaker. I love being on the field, I love everything about the game, and, shoot, I'm coming in here to work in a cornerback room with Q (Quinyon Mitchell) and Coop (Cooper DeJean) and we're going to make each other better. We're going to push each other. We had a great room in Seattle. I'm excited to get with these guys and, man, we're going to have some fun."

Spadaro: What has it been like for you – emotions must be crazy. You win the Super Bowl and then all of a sudden you're a free agent and it's all business. What has that been like?

Woolen: "It's a mixture of emotions, for real. You win the Super Bowl and also you know that your contract is ending and that free agency is coming. I consider all of it a blessing and I'm combining both feelings. In time, things will pass. By the time I get to May, all of my emotions will be gone. I'll be settled in here and the Super Bowl buzz will come down a little bit. It's been crazy, but no doubt it's been a blessing."

Spadaro: You win the Super Bowl in February and you see and feel the confetti coming down. What did that mean to you?

Woolen: "I had only seen it on video games and on TV, so to be a part of it made it so incredible. We were grinding all season and the confetti shower was worth it."

Spadaro: You get to Philly here and you are in the building. You know some coaches (Senior Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line/Associate Head Coach Clint Hurtt, Cornerbacks Coach Roy Anderson), you see the Lombardi Trophies ... thoughts on being here and what Day 1 is like?

Woolen: "When you walk in, you feel the culture. It's my first time here. Loving it. All of it. I'm looking at all the walls, the tradition. I know how the Eagles operate – as a championship organization. It's pretty cool. I feel like I'll be able to operate right away, fit in perfectly, and add to the history of this franchise."

Spadaro: You moved from wide receiver to cornerback in college. What was the biggest transition?

Woolen: "It makes you lock in even more. You don't know the unknown – you know the receiver is going to release, but which way is he going? What route is he going? Studying that and locking in on the little things made it so much fun and I feel like playing receiver helped me a lot. I'm 6-4 and I'm a big guy, and I've learned to use that to my advantage on defense. Studying is so important. You win by doing that and that's part of the game. A huge part. The mental part of the game is something I'm always working to improve on and I'm gonna get better and better and have it blend with what God gave me."

Spadaro: You converted from playing wide receiver to defensive back, are you interested in playing both sides of the ball ...

Woolen: "Oh, no! They tackle in the league for real! I ain't running no slants. I'm good at cornerback. I love being there."

Spadaro: So, you went from being hit to being a hitter. Have you always been a physical guy?

Woolen: "The 2020 season, my first real game at cornerback in college. My coach sent me on a cornerback blitz and I blew the quarterback up and I was like, 'Dang, that's what it actually feels like to tackle somebody!' It felt good. It felt great. And it built my confidence up. Going from the hittee to the hitter, it's honestly pretty cool. You get to impose your will on people. When you tackle somebody and you get a big hit, you feel like you manhandle someone. I feel like that is what brings emotion and I just feed off of it."