The Japanese wide receiver might have got onto the plane not really knowing what to expect, but he returned home with a good taste in his mouth.

From May 3-5, Takashi Kurihara earned a rare opportunity for a football player from Japan; he participated in the Baltimore Ravens' rookie minicamp in Owings Mills, Maryland.

Kurihara said he received notification for the camp "three or four days before," and wasn't sure how well he could do against those possible future NFLers.