Packers' Tucker Kraft tells opponents he will 'burn their childhood homes down'

Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft is becoming one of the more intimidating players in the league at his position, and it's not just because of his pass-catching production.

By his own admission, Kraft may be one of the more unsettling trash-talkers in the league. The second-year tight end detailed in an appearance on his teammate AJ Dillon's "Toonen To Dillon Podcast" that he has a tendency to say "some really weird things" in an effort to rattle his opponents.

What might be an example of something Kraft would say to the opposition?

"I'm telling people I'm gonna burn their childhood homes down," Kraft deadpanned.

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It isn't just about what Kraft is saying, however. He also likes to avoid allowing his opponent to try to hit him back with barbs of their own.

How does he do that?

"I just scream," Kraft explained. "If someone's just like, trying to talk at me, I just like start screaming. I don't give them the chance to even finish."

Kraft wouldn't be the first player to scream wildly in an effort to unnerve his opponents. Just last season, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce appeared to scream directly into Dallas Cowboys linebacker Damone Clark's face.

Kelce insists he was just "laughing as loud as he could" at Clark, but his Joker-like gesture still elicited an unsettling scream.

Just like Kelce enjoyed recounting his run-in with Clark, Kraft seems to enjoy the mental side of the game. He acknowledged that he "didn't really do it in high school" or college but has gotten comfortable with it at the NFL level.

"Once I came into the league, I started playing with a little bit more of an edge," Kraft detailed. "When I know what I'm doing on the field, and I'm doing it well, things just slow down, and it becomes really fun. Like, the game really just feels like a game, and that's when you can start playing the game within the game."

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For Kraft, this involves trying to change his stance, calling out fake signals, and looking at opposing players to discomfort them.

"They have all this film on me. I don't want them to know what I'm doing," Kraft said. "Talking crazy comes with that as well."

So far, Kraft's strategy appears to be working. The second-year tight end has already logged 16 catches for 218 yards and three touchdowns through five games and is fresh off an 88-yard, two-touchdown game in the Packers' 24-19 Week 5 win over the Los Angeles Rams.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tucker Kraft trash talk: Packers TE outlines his threats to opponents