1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Hey, Hey, TGI f F. Thank god, it's a football 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: Friday right here on Texans All Access from the Hounday 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, John Harris, Football Anas 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: South On Reporter, So glad to be with you, and man, 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: have we had a busy week started Saturday night with 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: the game against the Buccaneers. Then the cuts start happening, 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,119 Speaker 1: we get down to a fifty three man roster. Then 8 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: we end up having tomorrow. We've got the good Sam 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: Texas Kickoff, you of h and Texas Tech taking place 10 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: right there at Energy Stadium. I mean, there's been so 11 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,639 Speaker 1: many things that had been going on. We had Nick 12 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: Caserio that met with the media. You had Coach Cully 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: yesterday going to the mic, and the team had a 14 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: team bonding barbecue, which I absolutely loved, loved hearing about. 15 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: Was a little bit envious. I wasn't there, but that said, 16 00:00:54,760 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: it was and has been six very chaotic, not a 17 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: bad way chaotic days. Named a practice squad, I mean, 18 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: you name. It has happened this week, all with the 19 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: thought that we're getting ready for September twelfth and the 20 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars led by rab Meyer and Trevor Lawrence to 21 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: come to Houston, so we will get there. But in 22 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: this first segment, we are going to talk to Rex 23 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: Birkhead and have a little piece of our in the 24 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: Lab podcast talking about running backs. So this is really 25 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: going to be a segment about running backs. Drew Dorety 26 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: had a chance to catch up with Rex Burkhead and 27 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: the two of us talked about a running back that 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: was named to the roster that I think was a 29 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: surprise to a lot of people because they didn't think 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: that he would make it even though he's had a 31 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: tremendous training camp. And that's Scottie Phillips first. So Drew 32 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: chop it up with Rex Burkhead. Well, this is a 33 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: fun one. We've got Rex Burkhead running back for the 34 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: Houston Texans doing a Drews dozen and Rex, let's begin 35 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: back in Plano, Texas where you play age your high 36 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: school ball. He played it really well. But before we 37 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: talk football, you want a state title. As a freshman 38 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: on the basketball team, what position were you? What's your 39 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 1: hoops background? How much do you love the game? I 40 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: love the game. It was one of my first loves. 41 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: You know, I grew up around the era of the 42 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: first Space Jam coming out, so you know, I had 43 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: a lot of basketball desire in my heart. So yeah, 44 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: we had a great scene in that freshman year, full 45 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: of a bunch of really good guys and really good players. 46 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: And you know, I was a shooting guard or point guard. 47 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: Was mister basketball in the state of Texas. So we 48 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: had a pretty good squad there. So does that make 49 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: you a Jordan guy if you were a Space Jam? 50 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: I mean, are you Michael Jordan all the way? Yeah? Yeah, 51 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: you know, being a nineties baby, I guess definitely a 52 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: Jordan guy. But you grew up in the DFW area. 53 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: So when you were a young guy and in that 54 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: formative age or of that formative age, I'm guessing you 55 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: had to be a dirt a Whiskey, huge dirt Whiskey fan, right, Eric, 56 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: Stevie Nash, you know both of those guys you know 57 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: around the Dallas area of course for legends, So some 58 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: of some great players there reading up on you. When 59 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: you were a four year old you ran into a 60 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: football game and tackled an eight year old? Is this true? 61 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: What's what's the legend behind this? Yeah, it was it 62 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: was a it was a practice actually, and older brothers practice. 63 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: You know, I wasn't old enough to play, I guess, 64 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: of course, but I always I would always suit up, 65 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: you know, go out to practice, you know, acting like 66 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: I'm about to play. And I was a stand off 67 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: to the side because my dad was a coach. I 68 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: was standing right by him, and all of a sudden, 69 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: a guy breaks through the line, and for whatever reason, 70 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: I just decided to go and tackle him because no 71 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: one else was, so I figured I might as well 72 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: do it, you know, myself. And of course my dad 73 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: had to discipline me, but he's kind of had a 74 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: grin on his face too, like kind of that's my 75 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: boy there. So absolutely, yeah, I love the game, you know, 76 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: from a very young age. That's really cool. You know, 77 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: you just brought something up that I think it's really 78 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,119 Speaker 1: important be having big brothers. Was that the first thing 79 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: that kind of made you a better athlete, made you 80 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: well who you ultimately became. Yeah. Absolutely, you know I 81 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: always played pick up games with my brother and his friends. 82 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: You know, where I was basketball, football, baseball didn't matter. 83 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: And so just having that older competition around, you know, 84 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: those guys a little bit more mature, and then of 85 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: course to toughening you up a little bit, getting that 86 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: brother they love at times. You know, my brother was 87 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: always hold accountableill, never let me have a big head. 88 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: But at the same time, he knew the talent I 89 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: had and he was just gonna do whatever he could 90 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: to keep me on the right bath. I love it, 91 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: you know. Just off to my left outside in my backyard, 92 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: my eight year old son and my six year old 93 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: son are playing and I can hear they're about to fight, probably, 94 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: so I'm not going to stop this interview though. If 95 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: a fight happens, they need to just sort that out, right, Yeah, okay. 96 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: Trait that you most like being complimented on not a 97 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,679 Speaker 1: football trait, but just something about you that when somebody says, 98 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: you know, you're good at this, you're great. What do 99 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: you like hearing most that you're you're getting complimented on? 100 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: I mean just I guess you said non football, but 101 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: being a good teammate, you know, being someone another guy 102 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: could come up to if they have a question or 103 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: something they you know, just want to talk about, you know, 104 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: being there for that and not being a selfish guy, 105 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: you know, just always think about himself, but trying to 106 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: do whatever he can to create that atmosphere of a 107 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: team atmosphere guys want to go out there and not 108 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: just play for themselves, but play for each other. Families, 109 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: get to know their families. I mean, I think that's huge, 110 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: you know, especially in this league. If you can get 111 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: each other on that same page, I think it just 112 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: helps you reach that ultimate goal in a better position. 113 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: All right. You talk about teammates, Which Texans teammate pumps 114 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: you up the most? Pumps me up the most? Oh man, 115 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:38,799 Speaker 1: Mark's got a lot of a lot of energy marketing 116 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: or on Phillips got a lot of energy. I mean 117 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: those two guys, you know, I would say them they 118 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: get after it. You know, they love going out there 119 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,479 Speaker 1: and playing every single day. You know, Mark, you know 120 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: year eleven just still as full love and you know, 121 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: passion for the game. Is there a teammate who I 122 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: don't know, I'm not saying you're wild or anything, but 123 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: is there a teammate who calms you down more so 124 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: than anyone else? Oh? It calms me down? Oh man. 125 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: I think all the qbs are kind of just very 126 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: even killed. You know, it's you know, Davis, Jeff, They're 127 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: all of this very you know, always the same, you know, 128 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: and then it doesn't matter if it's a good play 129 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: a bad play. That always have the same mindframe, mindset, 130 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: let's move on to the next play, and you know, 131 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: always starting to get better. Okay, which three teammates? If 132 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: you've got to drive from here to like Los Angeles 133 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 1: or here a New York city and you got to 134 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: go in to cart which three are you going with? 135 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: That's a good question. You know, Rivers, he's my guy. 136 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: You know, I've played with him quite a few years, 137 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: you know, And I'll say all the RBS, you know, 138 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: we all can conversate talk, we all have our experiences 139 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: being running backs, and uh, you know, it's a good, 140 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: good group, good relationship group. Yeah, I'll row with the 141 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: position there. What was your favorite part of living in Nebraska? 142 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: You were there as a college student, but would you 143 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: like most about the state of Nebraska, the city, all that, 144 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: the people? The people were great, you know, very passionate 145 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: fans of course, you know, always supporting us, just that 146 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: sphere on game. But it was unbelievable. You know, you 147 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: walk out there and it's like a professional team in 148 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: their state. You know, there's no other NFL, NBA team there, 149 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: it's Nebraska corn Huskers, Nebraska football, and it's just a 150 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: truly special atmosphere. Let's rank the Rex is all right? 151 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: Top five Rex Birkhead Rex, Ryan, Rex, Grossman to Ranto 152 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: source Rex and Rex from Toy Story movies? Where they 153 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: stack up? Where do you shake out in that? Oh? Man, 154 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: how we going that there? My boy is a big 155 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: fan of the Toy Story, So let's just go, Oh 156 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: is it man? I mean, is that how great? Is 157 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: that great? Yeah? We'll go number one there? Who was 158 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: the other one? Grossman Ryan, Trantosaurus, Rex and you. Yeah, 159 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: my dad actually knows Rex Ryan when he was at 160 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: Eastern Kentucky. My dad played there, So there's some family 161 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: history there, I guess, So we'll put them in there nice. 162 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: You know, always when I was a kid, rufe for 163 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: Grossman because we have the same name. So you got 164 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: to take that. And then who's the other ones? Toranto 165 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: Source Rex, Rando source Rex. I mean the dime story 166 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: pretty awesome, I guess. Yeah, we're gonna be out. You're 167 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: gonna be a humble guy. You'll you'll rank yourself fifth 168 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: at all myself last year? Okay, that's fair enough. Who 169 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: makes you laugh? The most on your team. I laugh 170 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: the most. Feel it feels pretty funny. Yeah, how come? Yeah, 171 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: he just he just says some outrageous things at times, 172 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: and all the RBS we always cracked up about it. 173 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 1: Him and Mark, you know, they like to battle one another, 174 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: so they keep us entertained for sure. How bad about 175 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: all right? How long have you had the beard? And 176 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: how much longer do you think you'll have the beard? 177 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:44,599 Speaker 1: You know, I've had it for a while, you know, 178 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: or at least the past few years here. It's probably 179 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: longest it's been in a while, since the winter last year. 180 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: So plan on keeping it here for a good amount 181 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: as long as I can. As my wife lets me, 182 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: I guess. Well, if it's that long and you've just 183 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,599 Speaker 1: gone through training camp in Houston, Texas, I mean you 184 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: probably go a lot longer and you'll be just fine. Huh. Yeah, 185 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: that's right. All right, Rex, we really appreciate the time. 186 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, and I can't wait to talk 187 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: with you again very soon. I appreciated Drew, Thank you man. 188 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: I'm a huge fan of that dude, Rex Burkhead. I 189 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: was writing something I think the first or second day 190 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: of camp, and I knew Rex was from Plano, but 191 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: I couldn't remember. There's a couple of schools in Plano, 192 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: and I didn't want to get the wrong one, so 193 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: I just typed into the search what I thought it 194 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: was a search engine. I was typing it into YouTube actually, 195 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: and I typed in Rex Burkhead Plano, and his high 196 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: school highlights came up. And I'm telling you, I went 197 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: down a wormhole for about forty five minutes to an 198 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: how Or watching his high school highlights and they were unbelievable. 199 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: I just jaw dropping incredible games playing at the old 200 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: Texas Stadium, played in there at Plano, Plano's famous stadium. 201 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: It was just it was really really fun. Now Rex 202 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: part of a group of five running backs that made 203 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: the roster. One that made the roster, like I said, 204 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: was possibly a surprise to and that was GotY Fillips. 205 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: You know, all preseason long, when you and I are 206 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 1: on the sidelines of three games, ludge each other when 207 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: you have a nice run, and then he peeled off 208 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: that first big run of the night last week period. 209 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: It was one of those runs. It was long enough 210 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: that you were on one side of the field with 211 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 1: me on one side of the bench. That you had 212 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: to go to the other side of the bench, and 213 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 1: as you were walking away, we both looked at each 214 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: other and we're like, he met her make this team. 215 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: He did. And it's so funny because you know, I mean, 216 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: we know each other, We kind of know. We don't 217 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: even have to say it. We just look at each 218 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: other and be like, yeah, you kind of know what 219 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: it means. And it was interesting because in that press conference, 220 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: Nick talked about who's asked about the running back position 221 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: and keeping five and he made he alluded to the 222 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: fact that, look, if you put a player, I wasn't 223 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: just the running backs, but he said this when talking 224 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: about the running backs are asked about the running backs. 225 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: He was asked about about that group, and he said, look, 226 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: there's some players when you subject them to the waiver process, 227 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: you just know you're not getting him back. Yeah. And 228 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: at that point on, you know, unspoken communication and Marfa 229 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: any Web standing you know, six feet away, being socially distanced, 230 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: and I looked at him and I just kind of 231 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: smiled because we both knew what that meant. And that 232 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 1: probably was referring to Scottie Phillips. Now he could totally 233 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: have been that was just our interpretation of it, and 234 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,079 Speaker 1: I'm sure it was a lot of people's interpretation because 235 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: had Scottie, we we talked about it on the broadcast. 236 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys did as well. Drew that the 237 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 1: way Scotti played in in his preseason, the way he 238 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: had been a training camp, you put him on waivers. 239 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: You were not getting him back, you weren't. He's on 240 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: a fifty three men roster somewhere, no doubt. Yeah, it 241 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: was fun to see and congratulations to him, like that's 242 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: that's really awesome because it was a it was a 243 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 1: dark year last year. He didn't really get too many 244 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: opportunities and stuff was odd, and then he came in 245 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: and he just he played his butt off during the 246 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: preseason and really ran very very well. So it was 247 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: cool to see it. It's fun to see and hear 248 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: about his his his relationship to the other guys on 249 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: that that running backs rooim because it's four seasoned veterans 250 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: and then him, and he's very very quiet. The other four, 251 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 1: you know, they'll chit chat and they'll talk, but he 252 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: kind of keeps his cards close to the vest. Yes, 253 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: Scotty doesn't say a whole lot, but then again, really 254 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: doesn't need to when he runs the rock like he 255 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 1: did against Tampa Bay last Saturday night. All right, coming 256 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: up next, We've got Desmond King stopping by with Deep City. 257 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: Little alliteration Desmond and Deepe next right here on Texans 258 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: All Access Access Wecing back to this Friday, the SHI 259 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 1: of Texas All Access from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. 260 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: I am John Harris Football and I was sideline reporter 261 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: and I'm a bit envious. Although I did have the 262 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: opportunity to sit down with Desmond King prior to training camp. 263 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: In our Texas Media Days, Deep City had a chance 264 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 1: to go one on one with the return specialist defensive back, 265 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:07,119 Speaker 1: do it all player Desmond King from the d Detroit, Michigan. 266 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: Very fun interview here check out Deep Slant with Deep 267 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: City and this week it's Desmond King. It's a Deep 268 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: Slant one on one presented by Exfinity. My guest today 269 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: Desmond King. The second Desmond Week one just around the corner. 270 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: How excited are you for the season to start? Really excited? 271 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: You know? Preseason went well for us. Feel like we 272 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:30,559 Speaker 1: played together, played together, We made play offensively, defensively as 273 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: special teams, and you know, just kind of want to 274 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 1: take that that that momentum we have from the preseason 275 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: to Week one and we're just very excited, you know, 276 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: to actually start the regular season At NFL twenty twenty one, 277 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: you said the preseason went well. I think that's a 278 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: little bit of an understatement for you. You had a 279 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: great preseason both on defense and as a returner. You know, 280 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: when you signed here this offseason and you headed into 281 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: camp in preseason, what was it that you wanted to 282 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: show these coaches and how do you think that you 283 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: accomplished those How do you think you did knowing that 284 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 1: you know, I'm going into my fifth year in the NFL, 285 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: just kind of wanted to show these guys that I 286 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: wanted to develop this leadership role, you know with this 287 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: team and knowing that I'm new here, not just being 288 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: somebody that you know, they brought in, but being what 289 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: they want in that in that player, you know, and 290 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: that's being a leader, being a vet, you know, and 291 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: leading the right way and leading from the front and 292 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: doing you know, doing the daily you know things, And 293 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: that's the way that that we want here. You know, 294 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: we want to build this family. We want to build 295 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: the right team, you know, for each and everybody to 296 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: you know, lead like, that's what we kind of want 297 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: to build as a coachure When looking back at your career, 298 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: both high school and college, it seemed like you've always 299 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: had a knack for getting to the ball. You set 300 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: a high school record for the most interceptions, you set 301 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: college records for most interceptions. Now you play for Lovey Smith, 302 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: who this is literally what he talks about every single 303 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: day is getting takeaways. So how does a guy like 304 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: that make you better at getting more takeaways when that's 305 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: something that you've actually done really well in your career. 306 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 1: Just just uh consistently thinking about takeaways, you know, and 307 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: that's how you create that mindset of getting the ball, 308 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: you know, getting the ball out, whether if it's a 309 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: forced fumble, a punch, or whether if it's an interception, 310 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: you know, a picking up a fumble. You know, just 311 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: running to the ball. Stuff like that is very important 312 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: because you never know what can happen when the ball 313 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: is in the air or when the ball is on 314 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: the ground. You know, you could just simply run to 315 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: the ball and then the ball it's the fumble, you 316 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: pick one up, and you could take it back for 317 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: a test. Now, you know, those are big plays that 318 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: we look for in our defense, and I feel like, 319 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: you know, that's what he preaches, and that's what this 320 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: defense is based off of. What do you think about 321 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: playing for Lovey? I mean, obviously a lot of guys 322 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: have grown up watching him. You played in the Big Ten, 323 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: You guys had some overlap of the Big Ten, didn't 324 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: you as well? Um, I think my last year he 325 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: was just coming in the year after that, so I 326 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: probably missed him by here. But he said he's seen 327 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: me play in college. You know, he watched me play, 328 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: and you know, like I said, and I've seen him coach, 329 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: you know, when he was with the Bears, So I 330 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: kind of knew, like, you know, what kind of coaching, 331 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: what kind of defense he because I saw guys, you know, 332 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: going through his system and I had like other mentors 333 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 1: or like dB like trainers, you know, that was coached 334 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: by him as well. All Right, So your first two 335 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: years in the NFL, you had multiple pick sixes, four sacks. 336 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: That's in your first two years, and then by the 337 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: end of the year two you were first team All 338 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: Pro dB and a second team All Pro punt returner. Yeah, 339 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: So what do you think was different for you that 340 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen season. I'm sure that's something that you want 341 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: to get back to, But what do you think was 342 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: different about that season? And how close or how far 343 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: do you feel like you are from that twenty eighteen version. 344 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: I would say it was just more of more of 345 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: just being being comfortable, you know what I'm saying and 346 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: using and knowing what my strengths were and that defense 347 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: that I was playing with with the Chargers, and I 348 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: think that's where I'm getting back to here, like knowing 349 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: my strength, that's instincts, tackling, you know, going to get 350 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: the ball, and then just being being a returner. You know, 351 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: I haven't returned the ball for about like two years now, 352 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: so now it's just like really me just trying to 353 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: settle in and get back used to you know, used 354 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: to that returning the ball and things like that, and 355 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: I feel like I got a good knack for it still, 356 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I'm excited to go back there 357 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: and continue to do what I've been doing. You haven't 358 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: returned the ball in two years, about two years, so 359 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: in preseason that first preseason game, you had a forty 360 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: three yard punt return. When was the last time you 361 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 1: return a pump before that? Twenty nineteen? Really different Broncos 362 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: out of touchdown, It's like riding a bike. Yeah, return kick, Yeah, 363 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 1: I love it. It's amazing. What's what's easier or what 364 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: do you preferred you for? Why that only because you know? 365 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: All right? So the thing with part return, kick return, 366 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,239 Speaker 1: kick return is the more set up return. You know 367 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: you have to go this way, you know you can't 368 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: go another way. Yeah, So I think punt return like, yes, 369 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: a set up return, but you can also set the 370 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: return yourself. You know what I'm saying. You can set 371 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: up blocks, you can make cuts, you can see more 372 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: than just a kick return because the kick return you 373 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: literally go one way. If you go the other way, 374 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: there's nobody there to block for you. So as a 375 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: part return, you know, it's more spread out and guys 376 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: you can set set up blocks for them that can 377 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,400 Speaker 1: you know, open up a gap for you. The reason 378 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: why you're playing more in the preseason was because Andrey 379 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,679 Speaker 1: Roberts was out, so obviously that's what he's known for 380 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:12,639 Speaker 1: his returning kicks. What's it been like to sort of 381 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: watch him and learn from him or have him in 382 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: that same position as you as someone that's returned. Ki. Yeah, 383 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: I've seen him, you know, a couple of years in 384 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: the NFL, even when he was with the Jets, and uh, 385 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: you know, he was a really really great returner. I 386 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: actually played against him and I saw, you know, what 387 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: he could do. So, you know, just just learning from him. 388 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 1: You know, he's a he's a VET, and uh, you know, 389 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: getting that knowledge from him as a returner, Um, it's 390 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: very very helpful for me as well. Sometimes I would 391 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: watch him in OTAs and he would just catch the 392 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: ball with his hands like out of the air, which 393 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think I've ever seen that before. 394 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: Is that something that you would try? Um? Yeah, they 395 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: have us like practice day every year. Really yeah, we 396 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: catch a ball with just our right hand, we catch 397 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: a ball with just our left and then I know 398 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: yesterday we actually did like, you know, how many can 399 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: you catch? I saw that one day where guys had 400 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,080 Speaker 1: like four balls and then they were still trying to 401 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: catch a ca So I mean like they have us, 402 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: you know, trying out and practicing new things, you know, 403 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: just you know, having fun back there. It seems like 404 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: you're having fun. But when you look back at last year, 405 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: last year seems like it was. It was rough for 406 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: a lot of different reasons, COVID being one of them. 407 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: But for you, you started the season with the Chargers, 408 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: you ended the season with the Titans, You get traded 409 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: prior to Week nine, you move across the country and 410 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,959 Speaker 1: start playing for a new team. What was that season 411 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: like for you? Um? It was tough. It was definitely tough, 412 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: you know, Like like you said, you know, starting with 413 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: the Chargers, you know, I've been there for uh well, 414 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: going into that fourth year, it's been four years when 415 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: I was there, um, you know, and just being on 416 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: the field, you know, being out there playing and then 417 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,879 Speaker 1: you know I was I was you know, replaced and 418 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: I was taking out and then it was just like 419 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: getting really frustrated, like you know, what am I doing wrong? 420 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 1: Like why I'm not you know on the field. I 421 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, I can be very you know, 422 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: helpful you know to the defense, and I was just 423 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: like kind of getting a little bit into my head 424 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: and then, um, you know, find out I end up 425 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: getting traded to Tennessee. You know, very very thankful and 426 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 1: blessed you know that they gave me an opportunity to 427 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: come there and play, you know, right away on their team. 428 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: Definitely a great organization there as well, the players, the coaches, 429 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: all the way up to the you know, the people 430 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: in the kitchens. You know, a great organization and then 431 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: you know season in there. Now I'm here in Houston, 432 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So, I mean it was 433 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: tough last year. You know, you're dealing with all the 434 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: COVID stuff and you're not having fans, so like you 435 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: just have to really like adapt to a whole new lifestyle, 436 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. Like, like you said, you know, 437 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: moving from the West coast all the way to Nashville, 438 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: like it was a whole new you know, like lifestyle. 439 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: It was different from California. So now I'm here in 440 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 1: Houston and I'm just you know, trying to get acclimated, 441 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 1: you know, to the community and to the team. I 442 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,080 Speaker 1: think one of the coolest under the radar stories of 443 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: training Camp that not enough people are talking about is 444 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: the fact that you were here with your childhood friend, 445 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 1: Tavier Thomas. I did not know that, and I think 446 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: Tavier talked about it one day at his press conference. 447 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: You two had known each other since you're six years old. Yeah, 448 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: so it's like your child, You've moved to a different city, 449 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: you've gone all over the league, and now you're playing 450 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 1: in the same backfield as your childhood friend. Like what 451 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 1: is that? Like that must be the coolest feeling to 452 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: have the two of you in the backfield. Yeah, definitely, 453 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 1: definitely it is. I remember when in the offseason he 454 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: called me. Um he was telling me he was on 455 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: a visit here at Houston. He was like, yeah, man, 456 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: Um down here right now. Um, I'm probably most likely 457 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: gonna sign here, you know, you know, And I was 458 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,959 Speaker 1: just telling like, congratulations man. He was like anything from 459 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,640 Speaker 1: you yet, Like, nah, I ain't get nowhere yet from nobody. Oh, 460 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 1: this is before you'd even heard from I even heard 461 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: from you. So he had just signed and now I 462 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: would say, probably like a week later. I called him. 463 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: I was like, guess where I'm at. He was like, 464 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: where you at? I was like, I mean Houston. He 465 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: was like what stop playing? You Like yeah, he was like, 466 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: he's like, you better sign. That's a lot of pressure. Yeah. 467 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: So I came down here, you know, Like I said, 468 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 1: I didn't know you know where I was going. It 469 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 1: was a whole new coaching staff, you know, a whole 470 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: new team. So when I got here, I found out 471 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: that Lovey Smith was was the decordinator and that played 472 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: like a big, big role. And you signed here because 473 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: I know his system. I had coaches that been in 474 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,400 Speaker 1: his system that knows, you know, what kind of player 475 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: I am. And like you said, you know, he did 476 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: his research on me. He knows what kind of player 477 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: I am. And he felt like this was like the 478 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: best system for me. And I was just like, it is, 479 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: I feel I feel comfortable playing this way because this 480 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: is what I'm used to, this is my strength. So 481 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: it was definitely a big part of me, you know, 482 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: come here with Tavier and you know, a decordinator. It 483 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: was a good fit all around. It is a good 484 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: fit for you, for Lovey, and for you and Tabier 485 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: be back together again. Okay, one more thing before I 486 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: let you go. Justin Reid, obviously we saw him doing 487 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,919 Speaker 1: kickoffs in preseason, and before he had a chance to 488 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: even do it, he was asked one day if he 489 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: thought there was another player that could go two ways, 490 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: play on offense or defense or special teams, and he said, 491 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: I have all the players on the team he said 492 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: your name. He said he could envision you as a 493 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: slot receiver. Slot receiver. Yeah, so what do you think 494 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: about that? Justin Reid like receiving skills. So me, growing up, 495 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: I was actually a running back. Okay, so I play 496 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: running back all my life until I got to college 497 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:12,239 Speaker 1: and I was offered a scholarship as an athlete. So 498 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: at first I was playing offense and defense, so they 499 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 1: didn't know which one I was going to play until 500 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,959 Speaker 1: like mad camp. So I ended up moving to cornerback 501 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 1: in college my freshman year in mid camp, and then 502 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: I just became four time dB. Do you ever lobby 503 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: for being a running back? I would love I would 504 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 1: love to play offense again. Man, it was, It's so amazing. Yeah, 505 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: I thought you would appreciate that because I felt like 506 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: Justin really gave you some props there. He likes your 507 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:41,160 Speaker 1: your ball. A lot of people say like, I can 508 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: see that you were offensive player by the way you 509 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: returned the ball. I was like, hey, man, give me 510 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: that chance and I'll show you what I can do 511 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 1: with it. All right, so week one, there's no Bradley Roby. 512 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,880 Speaker 1: I know you have talked about it being like next 513 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: man up. But what do you what do you feel 514 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 1: like you really bring to that backfield when you're back there. 515 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: I know you've talked about being really vocal and getting 516 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,640 Speaker 1: everyone organized back there. Tell me a little bit about 517 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 1: your role back there. I mean, like like I said, 518 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's the same thing. And that's that's what's 519 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 1: so important about that nickel position in this system, this 520 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: this Lovey Smith defense. The nickelback is another linebacker, another dB. 521 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: You know, that guy has to be vocal for the 522 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: guys that's next to him and the people that's behind them, 523 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: because we want to make sure everybody's on the same page. 524 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 1: And I think that's another reason why they brought me 525 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: here to do that. I mean, that's you know, that's 526 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: what I want to come do. I want to be here. 527 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 1: I want to lead the right way. I want to 528 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: leave from the front and make sure that our defense 529 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: is set in stone. And let's just keep rolling, man, 530 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: just go, let's keep rolling. I like it. Always a pleasure, 531 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: Desmond King, best elect this season. Thanks so much for 532 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 1: joining you appreciate it. Well. I can't wait to see 533 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,440 Speaker 1: what one four does. Wait, no, that's just college number. Sorry, man, 534 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,479 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see what two five does on 535 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguar should be a fun start. 536 00:24:55,600 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: Now before September twelfth, there's September fourth, tomorrow, that's Saturday, 537 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: and that means good Sam Texas kickoff Texas Tech v. 538 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 1: Houston coming up. We got two special guests, my friend 539 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: David Fletcher, who puts on the event for LSSC and 540 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: does a bang up job doing it, and one of 541 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 1: the Houston Texas Limited partners, and a Texas Tech alum, 542 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: Gary Peterson, who's footing the bill for hundreds of firefighters 543 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: to be at the ballgame on Saturday night. This is 544 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:26,919 Speaker 1: great stuff. We'll have an interview next right here in 545 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: Texans All Access for here in TEXANSI Access for here 546 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: in what go back this Friday issue of Texas All 547 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: Access from the Hunday Texans Radio Studio inside and RG Stadium. 548 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: I am John Harris, and I bring up Energy Stadium 549 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: because yes, no Texans game this weekend. However, there will 550 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: be outstanding football here. Two old Southwest Conference rivals kicking 551 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: it off against one another. A lot of red in 552 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: this building. Saturday night at six pm. The Texas Tech 553 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:06,919 Speaker 1: Red Raiders, led by Matt Wells and the University of 554 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 1: Houston Cougar is led by Daniel Holgersson, who also did 555 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: coach at Texas Tech at some point. And we have 556 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: got actually a double dose. We've got David Fletcher from 557 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,919 Speaker 1: LSSEE who puts this game on and does such a 558 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: magnificent job. But Fletch, you're gonna have to step to 559 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: the side for a second because we got a special 560 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: guest joining us right off the top. And Gary Peterson 561 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: is one of the more giving individuals in this particular city. 562 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: And we've known Gary for we known Gary for a 563 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: long time. He's a limited partner for the Houston Texans, 564 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 1: but he bleeds Texas Tech Red Raider football. But he 565 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: is an incredible man who gives back to the community 566 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: and he has done that with the Houston Firefighters, picking 567 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: up the bill essentially for a number of fire fighters 568 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: to go to the game at NRG Stadium. Gary, this 569 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: was such a fantastic thing to do. And I know 570 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: you haven't grown up in Lubbock. I know that firefighters 571 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: meant a lot because there was one that you unfortunately 572 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: lost that was close to you, and that really is 573 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: sort of what spurred you on to do something for 574 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:25,400 Speaker 1: the firefighters. Terrific guy, and he died the early forties 575 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: from inmphasema asthma and smoke a relation. And I went 576 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 1: to the funeral and all the fire department and they're 577 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: all dressed in their hikes, and they had all the 578 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 1: fire trucks of departing lot of the funeral. The whole 579 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: thing was just sad and actually shaped my life. So 580 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: as time has gone on, I reached out and I'm 581 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: now on the board of the Houston Fire Department and 582 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,920 Speaker 1: I've got to know reasonably well Barty Langton, who's the 583 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,360 Speaker 1: president of Houston Professional Firefighters Association, a terriffic guy, and 584 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: I try to stay involved with them, and every year 585 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: I buy a table at their gala, and I just 586 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 1: the firefighters are important to me, and I don't think 587 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: people really appreciate the kind of risk they take. And 588 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: a lot of them get earnie cancer from some of 589 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: this stuff, and it's very, very difficult, and we should 590 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: all be a priest to but the firefighters, I don't 591 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:17,159 Speaker 1: think there's any question. And Gary, you have underwrote the 592 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: and obviously I don't want to talk to you about 593 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: the amount of money you spent, but you have put 594 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 1: on a significant investment to allow these firefighters to come 595 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: to this game Texas Tech versus University Houston, And obviously, 596 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: like you just laid out, firefighters mean so much to us. 597 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: But what does an opportunity like this mean to the 598 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 1: firefighters to be able to come to a college football 599 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: game one of the great things that we have to 600 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: offer here in our town. Well, first of all, I 601 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: think it's going to be a great game. Texas Tech 602 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: as a good team this year, they're all coming down. 603 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 1: A matter of fact, I get to sit with Patrick 604 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: Mahomes at the game, which will be a lot of fun, 605 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: and our our athletic director, Kirby hole Cut. But in 606 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: addition to that, University of Houston's a great school as well. 607 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: Tell me for Tea as a friend and solos Dana Holgersson. 608 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: So it will be a chance for Texas tex Player 609 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: University Houston a lot of friends on both sides. I 610 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a great ball game, and the 611 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: firefighters will have a chance to go see the game 612 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: and get away and escape the firefighter bedders for just 613 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: a little while and hand to have some fun. Yeah, 614 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 1: no doubt they're gonna see a lot of redneck game 615 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 1: with Texas Tech and you of h and obviously you've 616 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: been wearing red seemingly your whole life. You said you 617 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: grew up in Lubbock, you ended up going to Texas Tech. 618 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: It feels almost, I don't want to say destined in 619 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 1: some sense, but you grew up in Lubbeck, you go 620 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: to Texas Tech. And that was a pretty sweet name drop, 621 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: by the way, to say that you're gonna be able 622 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: to sit and watch a game with Patrick Mahomes, that's 623 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: kind of nice. But you've got you've got a pretty 624 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: intense passion for y'r alma mater of Texas Tech. And 625 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,320 Speaker 1: how important is it for you and for the Texas 626 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: Tech of lums in this town to be able to 627 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: come to NRG Stadium and see their team up close 628 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 1: and personal. Well, I think it's gonna be great Texas 629 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 1: Tech recruit trill well here. I think this is one 630 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 1: of our big areas for recruiting. I think that there'll 631 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: be a lot of people that come down from Blubbuck. 632 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: It'll be a little boost for the city itself. As 633 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: you probably know, I'm a minority owner of the Houston 634 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: Texas as well, so I'm going home to Reliance Stadium, 635 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: and just in general, it's going to be a funday 636 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: evening for me and I bringing my whole family, and 637 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna have a lot of fun. And I think 638 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 1: the firefighters will have a lot of fun as well. Yeah, 639 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 1: I would imagine Gary and having your connection to the 640 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 1: Texans as well. I would imagine that you've been out 641 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 1: to a tailgate or three outside. I would imagine the 642 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: firefighters they're gonna probably want to get to a tailgate 643 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 1: and they'll have that opportunity to do that for this, 644 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: this game of Texas Tech versus you. Now you're saying 645 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: you got friends on both sides. So I'm sure that 646 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: you know, Dan Hogerson understands your love for Texas Tech. 647 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: But that's not tough, is it? Or is it to 648 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: kind of watch your friends on one side but know 649 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: that your heart is really pulling for the other. Well, 650 00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: I don't name a long time and he's like, he 651 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: actually coached to Texas Tech. Yeah, and he's a great coach, 652 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,959 Speaker 1: and so this should be a great game. And I 653 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 1: have friends with both sides. But of course, my first 654 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: lef of Texas Tech, and we always go with our 655 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: first love. Gary. This is just a wonderful situation. Thank 656 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 1: you so much. We know you've done so much for 657 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: the Houston community, and you're doing this for the Houston firefighters. 658 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: This is absolutely fantastic. Hope they enjoy the game and 659 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: hopefully you enjoy the game, my friend. Thank you so much, Gary, 660 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 1: Thank you, John appreciate it. I don't say bringing up 661 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: the rear, but you know he had to take second 662 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 1: place in this one, but he was completely understanding with that. 663 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: And that's my main, my main man, David Fletcher Fletch. 664 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 1: What Gary does for this community is absolutely fantastic. And 665 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: I know when you and I talked this week, we 666 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: were both in agreement, Hey, we gotta get Gary on 667 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:51,920 Speaker 1: to talk about this and helping out the Houston firefighters. 668 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: This is a really cool opportunity. It is and it's 669 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: just great too, great to see his passion for both 670 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: this community, for Texas Tech and UH for those UH 671 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: serving our community in those frontline roles. And what a great, 672 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: great man. And we're really proud to be associated with 673 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 1: them and excited to be able to have that as 674 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 1: part of what is a huge weekend here in Houston. 675 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: Johnny's It's it started college football season. We're back. It's 676 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of fun to see a lot 677 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,479 Speaker 1: of a lot of old friends and uh and some 678 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: great football here at NRG and the good Sam Texas 679 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: kickoff this weekend Saturday night NRG Stadium. But I'll tell 680 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: you what an energy stadium has been hopping this week 681 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: because we've had our guys practicing getting down to a 682 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster. We welcomed in our French from 683 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: LSU because they were dealing with the remnants of Hurricane Ida, 684 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: so we opened up NRG Stadium and our workoff facilities 685 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: to them. And then right on top of that, you 686 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: got Texas Tech and the University of Houston coming in 687 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: here for like you said, the good Sam Texas kickoffs 688 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: six pm and our stadium and Fletch. I mentioned Southwest 689 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: Conference because I'm old enough to remember the Southwest Conference 690 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 1: and I know there was such a source of pride 691 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: about the Southwest Conference that it was all schools from 692 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: Texas and then that one school that was in Arkansas. 693 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: That was it. And they loved taking you know, they 694 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: loved the battles of the Southwest Conference. I know a 695 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of old heads like you and 696 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 1: I remember those Southwest Conference battles. How important was it 697 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: for you in this the Texas kickoff, the good Sam 698 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 1: Texas kickoff, to get two schools from Texas and two 699 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: schools I know each other pretty well. Yeah, listen, it's 700 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: it's a great way to start at the college football season, Johnny. 701 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 1: And they're gonna be a lot of points put up 702 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: tomorrow night. There's gonna be a great energy around the 703 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: tailgate starting tomorrow afternoon. Everybody's undefeated to start the year. 704 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: And that's all that's a fun part about these teams, right. 705 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: But but certainly there's some added energy when you when 706 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: you throw in two old time rivals that they've gotten 707 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 1: a chance to play couple of times as of late, 708 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: but but haven't really seen each other consistently in a while. 709 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: And you know, certainly Texas pride is on the line 710 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,840 Speaker 1: when you when you got two teams like this. And 711 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:11,280 Speaker 1: I'll tell you, John, it's just it's fun to see 712 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: what these two teams are gonna put together. You've got 713 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:21,759 Speaker 1: some really intriguing storylines between the head coaches, between the quarterbacks. 714 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:24,600 Speaker 1: Gonna be a lot of points on the board. And 715 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:27,800 Speaker 1: I think the most important thing, a safe, fun environment 716 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 1: out here to have some fun to start the season 717 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:34,760 Speaker 1: this weekend and fletch the one thing that Mark uses 718 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 1: this term, he always calls it land yap. You know 719 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 1: there's a little extra well when it comes to the 720 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:44,799 Speaker 1: text kickoff, the text ball, there's not just a little 721 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 1: land yap. There's a lot of land yap. There's always 722 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: things going on. Now. I know that COVID has limited 723 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: probably some of the things that maybe can go on, 724 00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: but there's still such a passion for this game and 725 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: there's always land yap that go with the events that 726 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: you put on. Can you share with our listeners what 727 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,560 Speaker 1: all is going on? Sure, the football games going on, 728 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:06,239 Speaker 1: but there's a lot more than that going on. Can 729 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 1: you share with our listeners those things. Look, it's a 730 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: big weekend for football, it's a big weekend for Houston. 731 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: We do have a lot of people traveling in certainly 732 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 1: expect a few more to join them over the next 733 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:19,800 Speaker 1: twenty four hours. And tickets are available good Sam Texas 734 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: kickoff dot Com or on Ticketmaster. But you know, the 735 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:26,760 Speaker 1: festivities have already started. Our our kickoff crawl just got 736 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:29,560 Speaker 1: going a few minutes ago down in Edo, a great 737 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:32,560 Speaker 1: opportunity for fans to celebrate the start of the college 738 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: football season. Got spirit groups, got some great libations to 739 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 1: help get the weekend going right. So step around. Check 740 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: out good Sam Texas kickoff dot com complete schedule of 741 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:49,160 Speaker 1: where're gonna be for the Kickoff crawl today and later tonight. 742 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 1: A very exciting show to get us going with our 743 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:55,759 Speaker 1: kickoff concert over at the Rustic Downtown. John Stark Ben 744 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,439 Speaker 1: gonna be taking stage about date thirty eight forty five 745 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,560 Speaker 1: tonight over there and should be a great way to 746 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:08,279 Speaker 1: get your your your weekend started. Music, Texas music, Texas football. Um, 747 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 1: it's a theme here, Johnny. Were getting started right tonight 748 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,879 Speaker 1: and then tomorrow a whole lot more of that as 749 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:19,600 Speaker 1: m as NRG Park Energy Park will open up tomorrow afternoon, 750 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 1: starting at two o'clock. Tailgating will be full force that 751 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,239 Speaker 1: I can tell you a lot of the Cougar fans 752 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 1: have already been trying to trying to get in today, 753 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: try and get their setups going. So but you know, 754 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:33,319 Speaker 1: that's what I love about the start of the year 755 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 1: is there's so much energy and excitement and a great 756 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 1: match up here ahead of that Tomorrow afternoon free with 757 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 1: your ticket our carback Love Street. Tex Fest will kick 758 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 1: off around three h free concert from Texas music superstar 759 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:51,080 Speaker 1: Randall King. He's a Red Raider John Stark by the way, 760 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 1: Houston Cougar. I'm not I'm not saying that's a coincidence, 761 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:58,560 Speaker 1: but it is. Uh nevertheless, you know again, Texas Music, 762 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: Texas Football all on National States tomorrow night. We have 763 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:05,400 Speaker 1: the We have the primetime game on ESPN for this 764 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 1: great matchup, and it should be a very high scoring 765 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 1: and fun one to start the year, no doubt. Fletch. 766 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:13,400 Speaker 1: Obviously we talked about football on the show, but when 767 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:15,120 Speaker 1: you and I talked, we're talking about a lot of 768 00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 1: the great LSC events. You've had an opportunity to put 769 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:24,320 Speaker 1: a couple of them on at NRG Stadium. In short, 770 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:27,640 Speaker 1: how have they gone in your estimation? I know, you 771 00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 1: know some people may be and may have a little 772 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: trepidation going out and going to an event, but I 773 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: know an energy stadium, we have put such a focus, 774 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: whether it's Texans orl LSC events, to making sure that 775 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:41,839 Speaker 1: safety is first and foremost. But how did those two 776 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: events go? Soccer match look just incredible battle to bands. 777 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: You have there as well. How have those events gone 778 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:52,839 Speaker 1: in your opinion from a safety standpoint, and how does 779 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:55,840 Speaker 1: that kind of bode well, hopefully bode well for Saturday 780 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,920 Speaker 1: with the Red Raiders and Cougars coming into town. I mean, Johnny, 781 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:01,200 Speaker 1: it's it's you know, we're taking the same approach as 782 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:03,919 Speaker 1: we have with each of those events already this year, 783 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:05,960 Speaker 1: and it's I mean, first and foremost, we have to 784 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,719 Speaker 1: create a safe environment for people that h to come 785 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:11,759 Speaker 1: out and and get together. And and our team has 786 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,839 Speaker 1: been working, you know, both our staff, obviously, our our 787 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 1: colleagues on the Texans side, NRG Park staff, everybody barely 788 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,359 Speaker 1: has an emphasis on trying to ensure a safe, clean 789 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,200 Speaker 1: fund environment for everything we're doing. UM. You know, I 790 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:28,320 Speaker 1: would say that for those first two events, um, along 791 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:31,879 Speaker 1: with our our preseason game last weekend as well, three 792 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,520 Speaker 1: in the books so far and three have gone very 793 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:37,879 Speaker 1: well operationally, and we've gotten some incredible feedback from fans 794 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:39,799 Speaker 1: on how we can continue to get better, and we 795 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:42,279 Speaker 1: look to implement that every day. This weekend, you're going 796 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:45,720 Speaker 1: to see, um, a lot of things that are are 797 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:50,160 Speaker 1: quote normal with relative to how fans have come out here. 798 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 1: Tailgaining is back and you know, we'll have an opportunity 799 00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:56,280 Speaker 1: for people to come out to NRG and enjoy the food, 800 00:38:56,280 --> 00:39:00,439 Speaker 1: to drink, the camaraderie as they will certainly encourage as 801 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:03,320 Speaker 1: as we continue to navigate the challenges of the pandemic, 802 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:07,759 Speaker 1: certainly encourage safe behavior from everybody. Encourage masks UM when 803 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:09,960 Speaker 1: you're out here. But UM, you know, really, Johnny, we're 804 00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:12,400 Speaker 1: just continuing to focus on things that we can um 805 00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: implement to make it an even safer environment. UM. Taking 806 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:18,640 Speaker 1: the feedback we get from fans and you know, all this, 807 00:39:18,760 --> 00:39:21,399 Speaker 1: as you know, UM is not just tied in with 808 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,719 Speaker 1: what we do at Lone Star, but certainly a big 809 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:26,440 Speaker 1: season ahead for our our Houston Texans and they'll be 810 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,880 Speaker 1: back on the field here at NRG come September twelfth. 811 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 1: So UM, well, we'll focus on what we can do 812 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:34,440 Speaker 1: to ensure a great of the great evening tomorrow night, 813 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:37,319 Speaker 1: UM and uh and and make it an even better 814 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 1: experience come come September twelve. When you walk out to 815 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 1: a tailgate, what's the one item you want to find 816 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,800 Speaker 1: at a tailgate? Risk? Get no doubt, man, you know, listen, 817 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:51,879 Speaker 1: listen that the experts out there, experts out there there 818 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 1: are a lot of them. And we'll have Hgeb Tailgator 819 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 1: of the Game back tomorrow afternoon, which should be a 820 00:39:57,080 --> 00:40:00,680 Speaker 1: lot of fun to see the competition. Eyes back up. 821 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:03,880 Speaker 1: But look, I'm not an expert in this field, but 822 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,399 Speaker 1: I appreciate the experts in this field. When it comes 823 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:08,600 Speaker 1: to the brisket. That is a science, my friend, and 824 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 1: that is an art as well. And those guys are 825 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:12,799 Speaker 1: gonna be out there doing their best, and I'm looking 826 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:15,360 Speaker 1: forward to getting a little bit of the good stuff 827 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:18,560 Speaker 1: while i'm there. So yeah, no doubt you can throw 828 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:23,840 Speaker 1: out some some grill budan, some ribs. But if somebody's 829 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:27,000 Speaker 1: got a good brisket, this the aroma just brings you 830 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:30,320 Speaker 1: to that tailgate. And I'm with you. I'm no expert, 831 00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:32,279 Speaker 1: but if you look at me, you know I'm an 832 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:35,840 Speaker 1: expert eating brisket. There's no about you and I You 833 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:38,480 Speaker 1: and I definitely have done our fair share of of 834 00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:40,440 Speaker 1: sampling and over the days. Let me just look at us. 835 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, we're not pushing ourselves away from a meal 836 00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:45,720 Speaker 1: these days. No, not at all. Don't push ourselves away 837 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:48,480 Speaker 1: from college and certainly and certainly not going to do 838 00:40:48,520 --> 00:40:50,879 Speaker 1: it at the start of the college football season. That's 839 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:54,120 Speaker 1: for sure. Amen to that. I mean you try to, 840 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:56,560 Speaker 1: but then it happens and you're like, look, it's college football. 841 00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:59,120 Speaker 1: It just goes with the territory. There's no doubt. Fletch, 842 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:01,200 Speaker 1: you are the asked the big thanks to you and 843 00:41:01,239 --> 00:41:03,480 Speaker 1: Gary for happing on the show. Thank you so much, 844 00:41:03,560 --> 00:41:06,200 Speaker 1: my friend, and best of luck on Saturday, Johnny, thanks 845 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,919 Speaker 1: so much. All Right, we're gonna close this show right there, 846 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:13,520 Speaker 1: big thanks to Gary Peterson and to David Fletcher their 847 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:18,279 Speaker 1: contributions for LSS and for the event on Saturday. The 848 00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:20,440 Speaker 1: Houston firefighters are gonna be able to get to that 849 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:23,600 Speaker 1: game because of Gary Peterson. To see the Red Raiders, 850 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:28,200 Speaker 1: to see the Cougars, that's just it just warms my heart, man, 851 00:41:28,719 --> 00:41:31,120 Speaker 1: And he's exactly right. To give those firefighters a few 852 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:33,520 Speaker 1: hours of rest bite, to just get in there and 853 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:36,960 Speaker 1: celebrate college football and just kind of get away from 854 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:38,520 Speaker 1: it for a little bit. It's great stuff. So I 855 00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:42,040 Speaker 1: appreciate them being on a show, and everybody who participated 856 00:41:42,080 --> 00:41:45,920 Speaker 1: on today's show, thank you so very much. Now we 857 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:48,479 Speaker 1: will be dark on Monday, but we will be back 858 00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:51,960 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, and we will be in game week mode. 859 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:56,399 Speaker 1: That means players, show, that means replay. All of that 860 00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:59,839 Speaker 1: starts on Tuesday day after Labor Day. Appreciate you guys 861 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:03,160 Speaker 1: for being with me tonight on this Friday. Get out 862 00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:05,399 Speaker 1: to the Game and Energy Stadium see Texas Tech against 863 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:06,840 Speaker 1: you of Ah. It's gonna be a fun one. A 864 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:09,680 Speaker 1: lot of red really looking forward to it. We will 865 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:14,280 Speaker 1: see you next week. Thanks everyone, and go Texas.