San Francisco 49ers

49ers rookie Arik Armstead dishes on first NFL offseason

Published Jun. 25, 2015 12:04 p.m. ET

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Being a rookie in the NFL is no easy task. You are forced to move to a new city, learn a new playbook and meet a whole new set of teammates. San Francisco 49ers rookie Arik Armstead is taking it all in stride as he gets ready for his first NFL season.

Armstead was on SiriusXM NFL Radio to talk about a variety of topics. He talked about the NFL Rookie Symposium and how he knows he feels ready for the NFL.

"Yea, I know a lot of this stuff. I've been blessed to have a lot of influential people in my life, my family, close friends, and people who aren't blood related that I call family. They've helped me a lot. I still have stuff to learn in growing up as a man, but I try to stay on the right path, and I've been blessed to have people to guide me on that path."

Armstead went on to describe where he thinks he is in the process of the offseason and what he needs to do to be ready as training camp approaches.

"There's no down time. You've got three, four weeks to get ready for camp. That's vital time to prepare. There's a lot of expectations, and a lot of things my team is going to need from me. There's no down time, you gotta prepare and get your body and mind right for camp, and try to have an impact."

To listen to the full interview and hear Armstead talk about DC Eric Mangini and the 49ers defensive schemes, click here.

(h/t Niners Nation)