Adrian Phillips ‘interested’ to experience his first real snow storm

For most who live in snow-heavy areas — there’s preparation and animosity involved when a winter storm is coming through.

Getting the boots and gloves out, warming up the car and shoveling the driveway are just a few new details to add to the morning routine. If you can flip your perspective and enjoy the beauty of it, the prep work is slightly easier to mentally handle. But overall, it’s a cold and messy situation that can get old, very quickly.

For New England Patriots safety Adrian Phillips, a snow storm is an entirely new phenomena. Phillips was born in Texas and played football in California, where he stayed clear of most snowy situations. While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, he dove into his first experience with a winter storm in the New England area.

“It’s different man, it’s different,” Phillips said, transcribed by NESN. “Me being from Texas and then playing down in Cali and I come here and they’re talking about a foot to two feet of snow. I’m like, ‘Oh, this is way different.’ I need to get me some snow boots. Other than that it’s alright.”

I haven’t experienced a real snowstorm, this will be my first one, but we’ve gotten a few inches in Texas before, but it’s way different down there. You get a few inches and they shut everything down, you don’t have to go to school or none of that. It’ll be different experiencing this and I’m actually interested in seeing how bad it can get and what it’s going to look like with all the snow plowed on the side of the road. I’m interested to see all that.”

Phillips arrives before most players at Gillette Stadium on a typical day and he received some advice for handling snow in the early morning.

“Yeah, I’m in here super early. They gave me some tips, they gave me a shovel and stuff to help me out, they told me about the sand bags and salt bags, so I’ve just got to do what I’ve got to do,” Phillip added. “If I’ve got to get out there and shovel I’m going to do it, just make sure my car is warmed up before I go.”

Enjoy it for now — it’ll get old pretty quickly.