FOXBOROUGH – For the first time since signing as a free agent, Harold Landry met with the media on Tuesday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.
Players are in the building for the first part of the voluntary offseason workout and for Landry, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind getting re-acclimated to the area. Landry was drafted in April of 2018, which means it’s been a long time since he’s been back in New England full time.
“It’s been a little crazy,” he said with a grin. “It’s been raining here a lot lately, but nah, it’s fine. It’s fine, like, I don’t mind the weather and neither does my family. I’m honestly excited for my kids to get up here and actually be able to experience a real winter. I know they’re excited about that and I can’t wait to get this thing going.”
The former BC Eagle hasn’t taken in a spring practice, but did get a chance to drive through the campus and was amazed at how different it was compared to when he was there. Landry’s also followed the program as closely as he could since becoming a Tennessee Titan.
“Yeah, I’ll follow them each season,” he said. “Me and my wife, she came up with me this weekend to look at houses and whatnot and we drove through the campus. It’s just crazy to see how beautiful and how far it’s come since I was there. The football facilities. All of it. Like, it’s just crazy.
“I imagine it costs a little more to go there now. But, nah, it’s definitely a beautiful campus and I can’t wait to get back on campus and you know, be around the football team as well.”
On the field in Foxborough, Landry hopes to be a do-it-all type of guy.
“I pride myself on being versatile and productive,” said Landry. “I want to be a guy…they can move me around, but also they can just keep me on the edge and I can win a 1-on-1, I can go and be productive. But, I want to be the Swiss Army knife as some say, or whatever the case me be. But, I pride myself on on being productive, versatile and consistent. I try to be as consistent as I can be each week. Whether that’s preparation, nutrition, whatever the case may be, I try to be the same person every day.
“I think that leads to my best results. I just want to be that versatile guy that they can move around and go out and make plays for the team.”
Off of it, Landry is looking forward to playing for Vrabel again.
“He’s meant a lot,” he said when asked what Vrabel meant to his career. “He’s played a big role in my development as a player and also as a person. I was excited to come back because he knows my skillset. He knows how I operate and I think, throughout my career, he and his staff have done a great job of putting me in positions to go out and be productive and help the team. That’s what I’m looking forward to.
“That was one of the main reasons I came here, because I know Vrabes and his staff. The familiarity with the scheme and all of it, it just fits. You know, with what I do with my skillset.”
Landry seems like the perfect kind of guy to help rebuild the culture. Now, he’s just got to figure out where to eat again.
“I don’t know if this place is still in business, but they used to have this place right down the street from BC with like 25-cent wins or something like that,” he added when asked about any old favorite spots he may be hitting up again. “Or, Fugakyu? (sushi), That’s around BC. That used to be a place we’d go to. Is ‘Top of the Hub’ still there? (no)…see, I gotta get out and explore.
“It’s just me right now, family’s back in Tennessee. But, yeah, it’s been a long time…I’m definitely excited to be here. I know my family is juiced up to come here. A new experience for all of us, really. I think we’re all just excited, ready to get to it.”