October 31, 2025 • 9 mins
Calvin Austin III joins the DVE Morning Show to discuss what it has been like playing alongside a future HOFer in Aaron Rodgers this season.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
It's your radio home for the Pittsburgh Steelers one o
two point five DVE Steelers COLT Sunday one o'clock. All
of the action right here on the flagship station of
the Black and Gold. And joining us from the Pittsburgh
Steelers right now, Wide receiver Calvin Austin's Calvin.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
How are you, buddy? What's up? I'm doing great, Glad
to be on here to talk to you.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Every time I see you, I like, you know, make
a play or something I talk to my buddies about.
I'm like, you know, he was on the show and
we were talking about barbecue, and I'm telling you right now,
I've never wanted to go somewhere for food vacation as
much as I wanted to go to Memphis after I
talk to you the first time.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Oh no, most definitely.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I mean that's one of the I mean, I feel
like Memphis had a history, you know it like the Blues. Yeah,
you know, we got sports there and everything and a
rich history. But I'm like, the food is like, I
don't know, It's something I think everybody should at least
go and check out at least.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
One yeah, because everyone's like they show like the Chiefs
games and they're like, look at these people with their
burnt ends enjoying their barbecue. And I would think Memphis,
you know, it gets mentioned amongst the people who are
in the know, but like, uh, I think you guys
get a little short trifted on the barbecue into things.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
No, most definitely, and like that's one thing I've realized.
I'm like, Kansas City gets all the love, like.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Like that's why. I'm like, that's not that's not right.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
I'm like, come on, I think I think whoever is
making that list, I'm like, they got I got to
give them some some Memphis barbecue.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
Yeah, Calvin, it's the officials. They like the Kansas City barbecue.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
I think that's what that look and that would be
the perfect thing right there.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Well, Calvin, how's your shoulder feeling right now? You're you're
back from the injury. Is it it one hundred percent
or it's just good enough to go? Where are we at?
Speaker 2 (01:46):
You know, it's definitely.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
I would say last week was at a point to where,
you know, I feel like every at this point, you know, nobody's.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Just completely one hundred percent.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
So you know, a lot of that just does require
you to just know you're body know what you can
and can't do and stuff, But you know I was
able to go.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I felt great.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
I would say, I definitely feel, you know, better this week.
I didn't have any setbacks during the game or anything.
So I definitely am feeling better this week. So, you know,
like I said, nobody's one hundred percent, but I think
I'm definitely with my shoulder everything, it's in the best
place that it's been.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
It's good.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Calvin, your offense looks like it's been kind of steadily progressing.
Do you feel like there's another significant jump within you guys,
and are you ready maybe to make it this Sunday?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
I think from a standpoint of last week, a lot
of times our drives were stalled or we into with
three was because of our own doing, whether it was
a penalty miss to Simon of some sort. So just
banging off to you know, how we've been progressing throughout
the season. As long as we stay out of our
own way, I mean, I think you would consider you would.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Just continue to see the strides that our offense takes.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
And I think one of the biggest things is, just
like like I said, obviously, you know eliminating the penalts
and mas and stuff.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
But the main thing is just consistency. You know, whether that's.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Okay, let's say we do get three a couple of
times in the first half, it's score a touchdown or whatever.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
In the second half it's not. You know, it's not
boom or bust. We need to each drive be consistent
and getting at least.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
You know, two first downs and moving the ball, and
that's one thing I feel like.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
We can we can definitely do better at.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
So when Aaron Rodgers first got here, I mean there's
a period where you guys get to know each other
in terms of what you realize he's capable of and
what he realizes you're capable of. How close are you
do you think to both actualizing all you know, the
potential in that connection between you and the venerable Aaron
(03:56):
Rodgers at quarterback.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
You know, I think each practice is super important in
building that.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Just continue to building trust timing. A big thing with him.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Is just continuing to talk, to be on the same
page because you know, he has an answer for everything.
So just making sure we're on the same page, whether
that's signal wise, whether that's a check or something, just
making sure because that's the biggest thing, because one of
his things is, like he always says, is as long
as you're open in the right timing of my feet
and whatever, the drop is, like he good with whatever
(04:29):
you do, you know. And so it's just about getting
on the same page and making sure that you know,
he knows where we're gonna be and we know what
he's thinking about. And I think we're I think we're there,
you know, And especially in this league, is the longer
you know, it's go time and time without you know,
reaching that point, you kind of can get to get
(04:50):
passed by. So I think we've been having great practices,
great talks, and I think we're right there and and
and ready to have a big day.
Speaker 5 (04:59):
We've all been sitting here marveling at just listening to
Aaron Rodgers and his press conferences and how illuminating he's
been about watching film and watching back to see what
he missed. If guys are running their routes right. What's
it like, specifically to watch film with Aaron Rodgers.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
It's very detailed, and.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
It's just I feel like it just pushes you in
the right pushes you in the right way. Just in
terms of you're gonna be challenged to think in sometimes
a way that you wouldn't have thought, or you'd be
or you're challenged to think a little deeper, you know,
not just circus level kind of know, like you know,
just because it's like okay, I have this route on paper,
but eighten is like okay, but it was discoverage, so
(05:43):
you can do this. And some of it is just
like not breaking your old rules and habits, but sort
of a sense of debt, just in terms of you know,
sometimes in the past or even in this dating back college,
high school, regardless, it's like okay, they tell you to
run this route, It's like, okay.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
I do I do that. I did, I did my
assignment check. But he's like, okay, you did it.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
But you know, if you want the ball, all you
had to do was you know, like settle and settle
in that zone.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
And you know, you.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Usually was thinking, oh, I thought I couldn't you know,
settle right here because coaches in the past, you know college,
how I was tall and brought up was you know,
break across all the way. And so he just added
a new element of just football gamesmanship, and so.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
You can just tell that. Like I said, he thinks
of the game in like.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
A new way and his his mind is so forward thinking.
So it's just super cool to just see how his
mind works and it talks football.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Calvin versofs is a lot of frustration after the last
couple of games. What's the what's the vibe going into
this coach game?
Speaker 2 (06:48):
I was answering that earlier this week.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Actually, the viobs are are are how the viobs are good?
You know, and especially for the for the team, everybody
is very I'll say this, there's not a whole lot
of talk about, oh, we need to get back.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
On track, or man, what are we gonna or man?
Speaker 3 (07:09):
You know, it's not that talk. It's a talk of Okay,
how are we gonna beat the coach? What are we
gonna do? These things we're gonna do? Okay, this is
new and just from obviously coach t leads their charge
and how he just carries himself, how he constructs the
team meeting, how he talks to us, how we practice
so and then just having eight as our quarterback, there's
(07:32):
really no time to you know, soak or be caught
in your or be caught up in your mistakes or
in the past with anything, because like I said, he's
so forward thinking and trying to put us in the
best situations.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
That your mind has to be clear and ready to go.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
And so I think that's just our our whole team
mindset is that at the end, at the end of
the day, you know, we have these two losses that
we went back to back. There's nothing we can do
about that besides get better from it.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
But at the end of the day, every game is
a new game.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
You know, we can't be sulking and remembering our last
game and then you know, show up on Sunday with
that still on our minds or on our b No. No,
we have a new game against the Coats, and this
is a new game, you know, like something that happens
in the past.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Is gonna decide this game.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
But what we can do is, you know, use the
practice today to help us in preparation for Sunday.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
Govin one more thing about the developing relationship with Aaron Rodgers.
Are you guys at the point do you feel as
if if you have single coverage or dk metcalf as
single coverage, you're getting the ball?
Speaker 3 (08:44):
You know, I think, honestly all of us wild I
feel like that, even you know, Roman ben Key, whoever.
We all feel that way, just because when we're going
over plays and stuff like that, you know, AD's telling
us like, hey, this is a high alert and it
sometimes be a route that you maybe wouldn't think is
a high alert route, but he's like, no, no, no, that's
high alert.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
And so you really don't have a chance to, like,
you know, think about that. So I think we're definitely ready.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
Calvin Austin from the Pittsburgh Sielers brought you by calli
Ante Pizza and Draft House, the Pizza Champions this morning
on DV. Calvin, thanks for your time this morning. Go
get him on Sunday. Man appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Thank you. We're great to talk to you all always.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Man, take care.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
We'll see him
It's your radio home for the Pittsburgh Steelers one o
two point five DVE Steelers COLT Sunday one o'clock. All
of the action right here on the flagship station of
the Black and Gold. And joining us from the Pittsburgh
Steelers right now, Wide receiver Calvin Austin's Calvin.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
How are you, buddy? What's up? I'm doing great, Glad
to be on here to talk to you.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Every time I see you, I like, you know, make
a play or something I talk to my buddies about.
I'm like, you know, he was on the show and
we were talking about barbecue, and I'm telling you right now,
I've never wanted to go somewhere for food vacation as
much as I wanted to go to Memphis after I
talk to you the first time.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Oh no, most definitely.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I mean that's one of the I mean, I feel
like Memphis had a history, you know it like the Blues. Yeah,
you know, we got sports there and everything and a
rich history. But I'm like, the food is like, I
don't know, It's something I think everybody should at least
go and check out at least.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
One yeah, because everyone's like they show like the Chiefs
games and they're like, look at these people with their
burnt ends enjoying their barbecue. And I would think Memphis,
you know, it gets mentioned amongst the people who are
in the know, but like, uh, I think you guys
get a little short trifted on the barbecue into things.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
No, most definitely, and like that's one thing I've realized.
I'm like, Kansas City gets all the love, like.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Like that's why. I'm like, that's not that's not right.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
I'm like, come on, I think I think whoever is
making that list, I'm like, they got I got to
give them some some Memphis barbecue.
Speaker 4 (01:28):
Yeah, Calvin, it's the officials. They like the Kansas City barbecue.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
I think that's what that look and that would be
the perfect thing right there.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Well, Calvin, how's your shoulder feeling right now? You're you're
back from the injury. Is it it one hundred percent
or it's just good enough to go? Where are we at?
Speaker 2 (01:46):
You know, it's definitely.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
I would say last week was at a point to where,
you know, I feel like every at this point, you know, nobody's.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Just completely one hundred percent.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
So you know, a lot of that just does require
you to just know you're body know what you can
and can't do and stuff, But you know I was
able to go.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I felt great.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
I would say, I definitely feel, you know, better this week.
I didn't have any setbacks during the game or anything.
So I definitely am feeling better this week. So, you know,
like I said, nobody's one hundred percent, but I think
I'm definitely with my shoulder everything, it's in the best
place that it's been.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
It's good.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Calvin, your offense looks like it's been kind of steadily progressing.
Do you feel like there's another significant jump within you guys,
and are you ready maybe to make it this Sunday?
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
I think from a standpoint of last week, a lot
of times our drives were stalled or we into with
three was because of our own doing, whether it was
a penalty miss to Simon of some sort. So just
banging off to you know, how we've been progressing throughout
the season. As long as we stay out of our
own way, I mean, I think you would consider you would.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Just continue to see the strides that our offense takes.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
And I think one of the biggest things is, just
like like I said, obviously, you know eliminating the penalts
and mas and stuff.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
But the main thing is just consistency. You know, whether that's.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Okay, let's say we do get three a couple of
times in the first half, it's score a touchdown or whatever.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
In the second half it's not. You know, it's not
boom or bust. We need to each drive be consistent
and getting at least.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
You know, two first downs and moving the ball, and
that's one thing I feel like.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
We can we can definitely do better at.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
So when Aaron Rodgers first got here, I mean there's
a period where you guys get to know each other
in terms of what you realize he's capable of and
what he realizes you're capable of. How close are you
do you think to both actualizing all you know, the
potential in that connection between you and the venerable Aaron
(03:56):
Rodgers at quarterback.
Speaker 3 (03:59):
You know, I think each practice is super important in
building that.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Just continue to building trust timing. A big thing with him.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Is just continuing to talk, to be on the same
page because you know, he has an answer for everything.
So just making sure we're on the same page, whether
that's signal wise, whether that's a check or something, just
making sure because that's the biggest thing, because one of
his things is, like he always says, is as long
as you're open in the right timing of my feet
and whatever, the drop is, like he good with whatever
(04:29):
you do, you know. And so it's just about getting
on the same page and making sure that you know,
he knows where we're gonna be and we know what
he's thinking about. And I think we're I think we're there,
you know, And especially in this league, is the longer
you know, it's go time and time without you know,
reaching that point, you kind of can get to get
(04:50):
passed by. So I think we've been having great practices,
great talks, and I think we're right there and and
and ready to have a big day.
Speaker 5 (04:59):
We've all been sitting here marveling at just listening to
Aaron Rodgers and his press conferences and how illuminating he's
been about watching film and watching back to see what
he missed. If guys are running their routes right. What's
it like, specifically to watch film with Aaron Rodgers.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
It's very detailed, and.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
It's just I feel like it just pushes you in
the right pushes you in the right way. Just in
terms of you're gonna be challenged to think in sometimes
a way that you wouldn't have thought, or you'd be
or you're challenged to think a little deeper, you know,
not just circus level kind of know, like you know,
just because it's like okay, I have this route on paper,
but eighten is like okay, but it was discoverage, so
(05:43):
you can do this. And some of it is just
like not breaking your old rules and habits, but sort
of a sense of debt, just in terms of you know,
sometimes in the past or even in this dating back college,
high school, regardless, it's like okay, they tell you to
run this route, It's like, okay.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
I do I do that. I did, I did my
assignment check. But he's like, okay, you did it.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
But you know, if you want the ball, all you
had to do was you know, like settle and settle
in that zone.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
And you know, you.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Usually was thinking, oh, I thought I couldn't you know,
settle right here because coaches in the past, you know college,
how I was tall and brought up was you know,
break across all the way. And so he just added
a new element of just football gamesmanship, and so.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
You can just tell that. Like I said, he thinks
of the game in like.
Speaker 3 (06:32):
A new way and his his mind is so forward thinking.
So it's just super cool to just see how his
mind works and it talks football.
Speaker 4 (06:41):
Calvin versofs is a lot of frustration after the last
couple of games. What's the what's the vibe going into
this coach game?
Speaker 2 (06:48):
I was answering that earlier this week.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
Actually, the viobs are are are how the viobs are good?
You know, and especially for the for the team, everybody
is very I'll say this, there's not a whole lot
of talk about, oh, we need to get back.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
On track, or man, what are we gonna or man?
Speaker 3 (07:09):
You know, it's not that talk. It's a talk of Okay,
how are we gonna beat the coach? What are we
gonna do? These things we're gonna do? Okay, this is
new and just from obviously coach t leads their charge
and how he just carries himself, how he constructs the
team meeting, how he talks to us, how we practice
so and then just having eight as our quarterback, there's
(07:32):
really no time to you know, soak or be caught
in your or be caught up in your mistakes or
in the past with anything, because like I said, he's
so forward thinking and trying to put us in the
best situations.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
That your mind has to be clear and ready to go.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
And so I think that's just our our whole team
mindset is that at the end, at the end of
the day, you know, we have these two losses that
we went back to back. There's nothing we can do
about that besides get better from it.
Speaker 2 (08:00):
But at the end of the day, every game is
a new game.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
You know, we can't be sulking and remembering our last
game and then you know, show up on Sunday with
that still on our minds or on our b No. No,
we have a new game against the Coats, and this
is a new game, you know, like something that happens
in the past.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Is gonna decide this game.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
But what we can do is, you know, use the
practice today to help us in preparation for Sunday.
Speaker 4 (08:29):
Govin one more thing about the developing relationship with Aaron Rodgers.
Are you guys at the point do you feel as
if if you have single coverage or dk metcalf as
single coverage, you're getting the ball?
Speaker 3 (08:44):
You know, I think, honestly all of us wild I
feel like that, even you know, Roman ben Key, whoever.
We all feel that way, just because when we're going
over plays and stuff like that, you know, AD's telling
us like, hey, this is a high alert and it
sometimes be a route that you maybe wouldn't think is
a high alert route, but he's like, no, no, no, that's
high alert.
Speaker 2 (09:05):
And so you really don't have a chance to, like,
you know, think about that. So I think we're definitely ready.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
Calvin Austin from the Pittsburgh Sielers brought you by calli
Ante Pizza and Draft House, the Pizza Champions this morning
on DV. Calvin, thanks for your time this morning. Go
get him on Sunday. Man appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Thank you. We're great to talk to you all always.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Man, take care.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
We'll see him
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