How he spent his weekend off

“I went to Portland and visited Wieden and Kennedy (advertising agency).  Then I went to Florence and went fishing for the first time, so that was pretty sweet. I caught about a 15-pounder. A salmon. I cut it up and I’ve still got some in my freezer. It was me, Rodney Hardrick and Tony Washington [who went fishing]. The salmon was delicious.”

His relationship with Hardrick, who went to the same high school as Malone

“We’ve been hanging out ever since we met each other, basically. We’ve been good friends since I was a sophomore in high school and he was freshman, and we’ve just been rolling ever since. He’s one of my best friends and we have great chemistry right now.”

Monday’s practice

“It was great. We had great energy, everyone was flying around, we had a great time today.”

Preparing for Cal on Saturday

“This was the first day we were on the field practicing for Cal. They’re a great team. They’ve got great backs, a great quarterback, great receivers. They have a lot of weapons. We’ve got to make sure we bring out A-game but we’re looking like a solid team. We’ve just got to make sure we prepare properly because I know we’re gonna get after it and bring our best game.”

If he or the defense, as a whole, feels pressure facing Cal’s prolific offense

“No pressure at all, as long as we prepare properly. I feel like we’re really confident. We take our approach just like we approach any other week.”