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Cardinals rookie Zaven Collins building confidence now by learning through mistakes

Zaven Collins has had a few slip ups so far. Most publicly, he forgot to bring veteran defensive end J.J. Watt his pre-golf breakfast, leading Watt to crowd-source potential punishments on social media. Eventually, the rookie linebacker rolled down the course, and balance was restored.

"You gotta pay up somehow," Collins said Wednesday.

Collins does think there is more to the story: "I think a little bit had to do with me beating him in golf that day."

But outside of player bonding and social media shenanigans, the Cardinals' first-round draft pick admits that he's been making mistakes on the field.