1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Okay, it's always gets put back. I know, right. Uh, 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: it's here. How y'all doing. Let's talk about, uh, where 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: you're at the offensive line? 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 2: How you feeling for Oh, I'm feeling I'm feeling great 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 2: every single day, you know, just taking every day add 6 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 2: some monumental stepping stone, just coming here, trying to be 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 2: consistent every single day, listening to the older guys, whatever 8 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 2: they gotta say, listen to means, to the corrections from 9 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 2: my coach, and also listening from tests from the older 10 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: guys as well, especially when we get on the field, 11 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 2: and and that's been helping my game a lot. 12 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: Do you feel like you're getting better on a on 13 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: a daily basis and more comfortable? I do. 14 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:33,959 Speaker 2: I do feel like I'm getting better and more comfortable. 15 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: And and that's the blessing about it, you know, just 16 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 2: being surrounded by great people who genuinely wanna see each 17 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 2: other win because you know, at the end of the day, 18 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 2: it is a business, but it's about the success of 19 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: the team. And I feel like that's what this group is, uh, 20 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 2: this office line group is about, and just the way 21 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 2: we have that camaraderie together and how we just push 22 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: each other every day and then my guys pushed me 23 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: by their actions and about what they tell me, and 24 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 2: so you know, it's a great respect level in. 25 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: The room guards. What's a year about. 26 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: Well, that tells me that I'm doing good, But I 27 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: still gotta maintain that that thing of doing my job 28 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 2: every single day. 29 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: You know, never get comfortable. 30 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: They're just throwing me in there to you know, to 31 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 2: see what I could do, to see how I could 32 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: just with the ones, and uh, how I could be 33 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: of help if I'm needed. 34 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: So, uh, that's just my job to be ready. Do 35 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: you feel comfortable with the right side? 36 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: Uh? 37 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: I do? You know? 38 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 2: Uh, cause you know you gotta be versatile with on 39 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 2: both sides. And and when I like first came in 40 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 2: the training can cause you know also used to playing right, 41 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 2: they threw me at left and then they put me 42 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 2: back at right. Then they threw me back at left, 43 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: you know, cause that's a big thing, and saying like 44 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: you gotta play both sides, you know, So I was like, 45 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 2: that's perfect, been practicing it. It was kind off, you 46 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: know when went to left at first with them. It 47 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: just gets more comfortable with the more risks I get. 48 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: How'd you feel with the one teams. I felt, I 49 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: felt good. I I mean it was just practice. You know. 50 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: At the end of the day, I didn't really take 51 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: it as too much, I p. I took it as 52 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 2: you know, let me just go here and do my 53 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 2: job and take every play play by play. If I 54 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: mess up, move on, let's go to the next play. 55 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: If I do good, Hey, I do good. But I 56 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: still gotta be consistent. 57 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: They ask the stuff and I know what's gonna. 58 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 2: Study yet, But you feel you'd be ready, yes, sir. Uh, 59 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 2: I have no choice but to be ready. So that's uh, 60 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: that's uh, that's what comes with that. I really have 61 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: no choice. Uh. I just have to make sure that 62 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 2: when my number is called that hey, I'm ready to go. 63 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: And and that's just gonna show a testament to my uh, 64 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 2: to my guys in the room of how they put 65 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: what they put into me. And it's my job, uh 66 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 2: to get out there and play when to sleep played. 67 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:30,119 Speaker 1: Side there. But oh it feels I mean it feels good. 68 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 2: You really don't notice to me, honest, like when you're playing, 69 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 2: you're playing, you really don't notice about too much about anything. 70 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: It's about tuning in on your assignment and making sure 71 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: you do your job every play, you really don't notice 72 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: like any of that, you. 73 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: Know, So it's uh, but it is. I guess it 74 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: would be like kind of cool. 75 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 2: Though playing just playing in the preseason, like watching you 76 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: from your play strength and stuff in saw college seems 77 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: to be translating, cause i'd give you confidence when you 78 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 2: get into games and you're like, oh yeah, I can 79 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 2: you know, move. 80 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: These guys too, just like I didn't, you know recall. 81 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 2: I mean, yes, it does give me confidence, but you 82 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: know I gain that confidence from practice and going against 83 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 2: these great defensive linement here. I mean just going against 84 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 2: them because you know, you struggle within the first week, 85 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 2: within the transition, but once you realize like, hey is 86 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: this football at the end of the day, and then 87 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 2: you just get better. Then you get better and you 88 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 2: get better. I could say. The first test for me 89 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 2: is when the Eagles came in here. You know, we 90 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: had the joint practice against the Eagles and I got 91 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: to go against some great first round picks. I mean, 92 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 2: so that tested me a lot too, physically and mentally, 93 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: and you know, and I believe I did well there too. 94 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: So it's just a just building confidence day by day. 95 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: That's the one thing that we want to continue to 96 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: work on or. 97 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: Something everything, everything, I want to continue to work on everything. 98 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 2: I'm never gonna be there. I've always I'm also gonna 99 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: have something to improve on and to learn on. That's 100 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: the best thing about this game. You never gonna be 101 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: where you want to be. So I'm just gonna keep 102 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: learning from the guys, keep learning from my coaches, and 103 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: keep God first and keep rolling. Your approach to the 104 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 2: preseason Finalegy, what's your approach to the preseason? 105 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: It's another game. It's just it's just another game. You know. 106 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: It's uh, it's it's important. Every game is important, but 107 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 2: you know, especially for the for the guys, you know, 108 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: because uh, you know cuts are coming up and that's big, 109 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 2: and you know you wanna push your best for foward 110 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 2: because you're putting tape on for everybody. So that's so 111 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: that's a big thing about that. But it's just another game. 112 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 2: We're gonna go out there, we're gonna play football. We're 113 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 2: gonna practice how we're supposed to practice, hard, greed, get 114 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 2: after each other, and then we're gonna suit up together 115 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 2: as a team. We got the same uniform. Now its 116 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 2: time to go take it out on another opponent, lad 117 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: And I know that Scout your critical of your consistency 118 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 2: and past prog It seems like you got to clean 119 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 2: the slaves always wandering. 120 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: How do you feel like you've improved through past protection 121 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,799 Speaker 1: now going through the two preseason games don't. 122 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 2: Turn well, I feel like I improved greatly because you know, 123 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 2: it's a different technique, Like everything is so different and technical, 124 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: uh in the league, especially with coach Peters, like in 125 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: the way that he implements his strike system and him 126 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 2: playing long. It was very different in how we played 127 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: in college. You know, it's a different ways to skin 128 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 2: a cat. And you know I've been adjusted to it 129 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 2: pretty well. And you know I just set that to 130 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 2: that testimony. You mean, not everything was perfect, but you 131 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 2: know you can see I'm getting better and better at it. 132 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 2: So I'm getting more comfortable. So not say I'm perfect, 133 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 2: but it it's just it's just getting better every day. 134 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: You would talk to one more last one for the preseason, Uh, 135 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: the opener for what it meant to you? What's that 136 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: like like for your step on anfl. 137 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: Oh, I mean it it's great, Like to be honest, 138 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 2: it's like it's good to step on the NFL field 139 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: in the uniform. But you know in high school in Texas, 140 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: we played on NFL fields all the time in the playoffs, 141 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: you know, so it was like it was like that 142 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: thing because when you know, we played at NRG all 143 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: the time when Alston Houston, so you know, you got 144 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 2: to play on the NFL field there. It's just different 145 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 2: because you're actually in the uniform now. But I can 146 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 2: say it's just a it's just a great and it's 147 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: a humbling experience. I know that you're here and you 148 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 2: know millions of people whish they had this chance and 149 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: this opportunity, and I just put it in your head, 150 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 2: you know, don't take nothing for granted. Take take everything here, 151 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: you know, anything with a grain of salt, and just 152 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 2: take it as a word of improvement and get better 153 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 2: off of it. And because you know this game is 154 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: not for ever, but you wanna take advantage of it 155 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: while you have it right now, all right, thank you, 156 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: all all right, appreciate it.