NFL rookies receive advice from Super Bowl champions, other veterans

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The NFL Draft is finished, and the work will officially begin for the more than 260 players who were selected and the scores of players who were signed as undrafted free agents.

Whether you’re Travon Walker, who was selected No. 1 by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Brock Purdy, who was taken No. 262 by the San Francisco 49ers, or sign with a team as an undrafted free agent, it’s all about the work that goes along with the opportunity to be an NFL player.

In the days leading up to the draft and after the final round wrapped up, Fox News Digital asked current and former players what advice they had for incoming rookies on how they could gain respect in the locker room.

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Here’s what they had to say.

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San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould (9) celebrates with fans after the NFC Wild Card game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys on January 16, 2022 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The one-time All-Pro kicker talked to Fox News Digital at the Las Vegas Invitational Celebrity Golf and Poker Tournament hosted by The Greens Golf Association in partnership with Resorts World Las Vegas.

Gould was getting some practice swings in when he gave his advice.

"Just come in, be quiet and work. It’s that simple. You haven’t done anything in the NFL yet. I don’t care where you were drafted. I always remember Bill Belichick saying, ‘I don’t care what you did for me last year and I really don’t care where I drafted you. It’s about what you’re going to do for me this year.’ Just come in and work and earn the respect by working," he said.

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