齐恩·麦科勒姆：“汤姆·布雷迪把每一天都当作比赛日”和“贝克·梅菲尔德是个帅哥”

当汤姆·布雷迪被新英格兰爱国者队选中时，他甚至还没有庆祝自己的一岁生日。

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Zyon McCollum was not yet a year old when Tom Brady was drafted by the New England Patriots.

当汤姆·布雷迪被新英格兰爱国者队选中时，坦帕湾海盗队角卫齐恩·麦科勒姆还不到一岁。

So it was a surreal experience for the 25-year-old to be lining up against the GOAT in practice.

因此，对于这位 25 岁的球员来说，在训练中与 GOAT 对抗是一次超现实的经历。

McCollum was selected in the fifth round of the 2022 Draft and has developed into a key figure in Tampa Bay's secondary, ranking third in the NFL for pass breakups this season.

麦科勒姆在2022年选秀第五轮被选中，现已发展成为坦帕湾二线的关键人物，本赛季传球突破次数在NFL中排名第三。

He has been to the playoffs in every season of his short career, once with Brady and now for a second time with Baker Mayfield.

在他短暂的职业生涯中，他每个赛季都进入了季后赛，一次是与布雷迪一起进入季后赛，现在是第二次与贝克·梅菲尔德一起进入季后赛。

McCollum sat down with talkSPORT ahead of a wild-card round showdown with the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football.

在周日橄榄球之夜与华盛顿指挥官队进行外卡回合对决之前，麦科勒姆接受了 talkSPORT 采访。

It took him just one practice session to see the competitive edge that helped Brady win seven Super Bowl rings - the last of which came as a Buccaneer in 2021.

他只花了一次训练就看到了帮助布雷迪赢得七枚超级碗戒指的竞争优势——其中最后一枚是在 2021 年作为海盗队获得的。

"Going into a team and seeing somebody like that who we know is the greatest of all time, it was just a surreal moment for me," the 25-year-old said.

这位 25 岁的球员说：“进入一支球队并看到这样的人，我们知道他是有史以来最伟大的人，这对我来说只是一个超现实的时刻。”

"Being in my first year in the league and seeing a guy who we used to talk about at the lunch table in middle school and talk trash about and talk up and talk good about. Now I'm his teammate. It was definitely a surreal moment.

“在我进入联盟的第一年，看到一个我们在中学时经常在午餐桌上谈论的人，谈论垃圾，谈论好话，谈论好话。现在我是他的队友。这绝对是一种超现实的感觉片刻。

"The type of person that he is and the intensity that he brings to practice every day, I've never seen somebody get more angry at not completing a pass on the first day of practice.

“他是一个什么样的人，以及他每天训练的强度，我从来没有见过有人因为在训练的第一天没有完成传球而如此生气。

"This guy, treats every day like it's game day. And that kind of helped build our culture to what it is today too. There are guys who still remember him being around this building and the energy that he carries is still, we're still feeding off of that.

“这个家伙，把每一天都当作比赛日来对待。这也有助于将我们的文化建设成今天的样子。有些人仍然记得他在这座大楼周围，他所携带的能量仍然存在，我们仍然在努力。”仍然以此为食。

"Just having a guy like that, being able to experience a guy like that, I'm glad that I was there before he retired."

“拥有一个这样的人，能够经历这样的人，我很高兴在他退休之前我就在那里。”

Brady retired in 2021 before returning for one final season and ultimately calling it a day a year later.

布雷迪于 2021 年退役，然后复出并打了最后一个赛季，并最终在一年后结束。

His passage into the Fox Sports booth and becoming a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders opened the door for Mayfield to revive his career in Florida.

他进入福克斯体育展台并成为拉斯维加斯突袭者队的少数股东，为梅菲尔德在佛罗里达重振职业生涯打开了大门。

McCollum, whose twin brother Tristin plays safety for the playoff NFC rival Philadelphia Eagles, is a big fan of the all-action passer and what he brings to the locker room.

麦科勒姆的双胞胎兄弟特里斯汀在国联季后赛对手费城老鹰队担任安全卫，他是这位全能传球手以及他为更衣室带来的东西的忠实粉丝。

"He's definitely like a dudes dude for sure," he said. "I mean, he's the type of guy who's going to be loud. He's going to talk trash. He's going to be in your face.

“他绝对像个花花公子，”他说。 “我的意思是，他是那种会大声说话的人。他会说垃圾话。他会当着你的面。

"But he backs it up. He backs it all up. And he's just such a good person too, at the end of the day. Off the field, him and his family, they do so much in the community and he's always uplifting guys. He's always got a smile on his face.

“但他支持这一点。他支持这一切。归根结底，他也是一个很好的人。在场外，他和他的家人，他们在社区中做了很多事情，他总是鼓舞大家他脸上总是挂着微笑。

"But he can have fun too, and I think that's what everybody in the locker room loves the most about him is that he just does a good job of making a serious situation seem like it's just fun.

“但他也能玩得很开心，我认为更衣室里的每个人最喜欢他的一点是，他很好地让一个严肃的情况看起来很有趣。

"We've been playing this game since we were kids, and now we play it on a bigger stage. And Baker, he just does a good job of being really, really detailed, but he doesn't lose that kid inside of him."

“我们从小就开始玩这个游戏，现在我们在更大的舞台上玩它。贝克，他在细节方面做得非常非常好，但他并没有失去内心的那个孩子”。

McCollum thinks Mayfield and Brady are a lot alike - but noted some massive differences in how they approach the game.

麦科勒姆认为梅菲尔德和布雷迪很相似，但也指出他们在比赛方式上存在巨大差异。

"They both take really good control over the offense," he explained. "They're both super detail-oriented. It's funny to see two sides of the coin.

“他们都很好地控制了进攻，”他解释道。 “他们都非常注重细节。看到硬币的两面很有趣。

"We're talking about guys that are just detail-oriented, watch a ton of film, are on top of everybody's jobs.

“我们谈论的是那些注重细节、看了很多电影、对每个人的工作都负责的人。

"But you see one who's a little bit more strict, a little bit more by the book. And then you see another that's a little bit more free ranging and, you know, kind of trying to have a little bit more fun.

“但是你会看到一个更严格一点，更按规矩一点。然后你会看到另一个更自由一点，你知道，有点试图获得更多乐趣。

"They both get the job done and they both do it so very well. So I'm fortunate that I've got to see those guys just be themselves because they're unapologetically themselves all the time. And I feel like as long you're just being yourself and being authentic that you're going to get success no matter what."

“他们都完成了工作，而且都做得非常好。所以我很幸运，我必须看到这些人做他们自己，因为他们一直毫无歉意地做自己。我觉得只要你只要做你自己并保持真实，无论如何你都会获得成功。”

Another difference between Brady and Mayfield is draft capital.

布雷迪和梅菲尔德之间的另一个区别是选秀资金。

The Patriots were somehow able to snag Brady in the sixth round 24 years ago, while the current Bucs starter went first overall to the Cleveland Browns in 2018.

24 年前，爱国者队在第六轮以某种方式击败了布雷迪，而现任海盗队首发球员则在 2018 年以状元身份被克利夫兰布朗队选中。

He showed why as he escaped a collapsing pocket and threaded the needle to find Jalen McMillan for a crucial go-ahead score in Week

当他从崩溃的口袋中逃脱并穿针引线找到贾伦·麦克米伦（Jalen McMillan）并在本周取得关键的反超比分时，他展示了原因