(S29) PT 1 - Training Camp

[Tylus]

This year’s training camp was a new experience for wide receiver Tychondrius Hood. After being freshly signed with his new team, the Berlin fire salamanders, and a long free agency. Having spent his entire professional career with San Jose, Hood wasn’t sure what to expect heading into camp. He knew some of his teammates such as Matt Krause, as well as Mario Von Pebbles from his Grey Duck and Sabercat days, and was sure he’d be able to get his mindset on the coaches process with their help. Day 1 started with a complete hazing, unmerciful and grueling. Hood was made to do the “free agent death course” which consisted of multiple stages of painful and physically daunting tasks. The first was a 60 yard pit filled with thousands of live lobsters. Hood had to swim through lobsters instead of water basically. Hood managed to make it to the other side, but lost 2 fingers in the process. If you look at Hoods performance week 1, you can tell he wasn’t 100% ready for that one. His fingers would be glued on successfully the following day. The second task was a mountain of desk chairs stacked on each other. Hood managed to climb halfway up before flopping down, but was eventually able to make it up. The final task was to eat 47 raw eggs, which Tychondrius surprisingly did easily, shocking and creeping out many of his teammates. After the hazing on day 1 of camp, things were fairly normal other than Hood missing 2 of his fingers. Ty felt like they managed to get a lot done and grow as a team, and feels confident going into the rest of the season.