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Speaker 1: Post NFL Combined Edition. I'm Tatum Everett here with Gabe Henderson,

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Speaker 1: back from Indie. We're currently inside TCO Radio Studios, happy

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Speaker 1: week and we had producer Eric Davidson creating the magic

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Speaker 1: yet again. But guys, it is this time, at that

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Speaker 1: time of year when the roster starts to see some changes.

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Speaker 1: We saw that happen this week. Free agency officially doesn't

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Speaker 1: start until March fifteenth, but teams are getting primed and

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Speaker 1: tough decision this front office had to make when it

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Speaker 1: came to terminating Eric Kendricks's contract. That's the business. I

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Speaker 1: think Ben Leeber he summed it up perfectly. And it's

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Speaker 1: like the terrible nature of this business. But we get it.

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Speaker 1: And I respect this move by Quacy and Kevin simply

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Speaker 1: because they cut him earlier into the offseason versus later.

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Speaker 1: So now Eric has an opportunity to go find a team,

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Speaker 1: and instead of you know, telling some guy, hey take

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Speaker 1: You can probably make the same amount of money somewhere else,

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Speaker 1: just unfortunate. Eric's played eight years here. He's probably gonna

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Speaker 1: five and tackles in team history. Just the accolades that

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Speaker 1: he possessed off the field. Yeah, such a big impact

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Speaker 1: guy for this community. Huge and just from you know,

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Speaker 1: the first year that I got here in twenty twenty,

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Speaker 1: when you know the pandemic hit and you know, social

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Speaker 1: justice and everything that the Vikings were putting their efforts behind.

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Speaker 1: to mind when it came to you know, leading that

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Speaker 1: This is what the Minnesota Vikings stand for. We're losing

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Speaker 1: a great leader on the field, but also a great

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Speaker 1: Like he's representing himself, which I don't think it's a negative,

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Speaker 1: dad's home in Houston, Texas and Oble Texas. Make sure

427
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Speaker 1: be politically correct with Zach Well from but just to

428
00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,760
Speaker 1: watch it live and direct, you know, and then interact

429
00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:19,679
Speaker 1: with the coaches and the players and stuff like that.

430
00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,080
Speaker 1: They different kids I've seen through some of my college

431
00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,320
Speaker 1: stops or whatnot. To see them guys what it was

432
00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,320
Speaker 1: as a freshman and sophomore in college to see them

433
00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:27,760
Speaker 1: trying to live out their dreams and be the next

434
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Speaker 1: face of the field. It's some team that's awesome. Man.

435
00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:33,119
Speaker 1: And for Vikings fans who don't know what Marquis is

436
00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,919
Speaker 1: talking about about the bench press, whenever you see guys

437
00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,959
Speaker 1: working out at the combine doing as many reps as

438
00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,160
Speaker 1: they can on the bench press, there's a guy that's

439
00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,040
Speaker 1: spotting them in the back, slapping them on their chests, clapping,

440
00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,919
Speaker 1: making sure everybody's hype. That guy is Marquise Johnson, the

441
00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:48,720
Speaker 1: guy that we're talking to right now. And you do

442
00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,760
Speaker 1: a phenomenal job. That's a great story about Josh Hinks

443
00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,240
Speaker 1: how you met him through the combine and I didn't

444
00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,760
Speaker 1: know that personally. And seeing you know, how Josh is

445
00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,359
Speaker 1: kind of, you know, transcend to being the head strength

446
00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,879
Speaker 1: and conditioning coach here from the Minnesota Vikings, it shows

447
00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,679
Speaker 1: that all this is all four circle definitely, And I

448
00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,240
Speaker 1: know you talked about your brother, Um Gerard Johnson. He

449
00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,240
Speaker 1: was an assistant quarterbacks coach here and now he's with

450
00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:15,200
Speaker 1: the Houston Texans. You watched him, you guys were watching

451
00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,200
Speaker 1: the combine, like you said, growing up for him. What

452
00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:21,160
Speaker 1: did last year mean for you being able to work

453
00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:23,879
Speaker 1: with him here with the Minnesota Vikings. Oh, it's a blessing.

454
00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,760
Speaker 1: You know. Football separated our family in so many different ways,

455
00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,280
Speaker 1: in a great in a good way because he's doing

456
00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,320
Speaker 1: his own thing and I'm doing mine. For us collectively

457
00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:35,040
Speaker 1: come together and work in the NFL together is beyond

458
00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,880
Speaker 1: our wildest imagination. So it was definitely something we could.

459
00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,159
Speaker 1: I'd never forget and missing, definitely missing around even though

460
00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:43,320
Speaker 1: it's only been a couple of weeks. Yeah, I think

461
00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:45,600
Speaker 1: we're all happy for him too, just being able to

462
00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:50,040
Speaker 1: elevate his career. We understand his journey. Bill Walsh he

463
00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,560
Speaker 1: started as the Bill with the Bill Walsh found. Can

464
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Speaker 1: you correct me on that? Oh, no, you're exactly right.

465
00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:56,879
Speaker 1: He had to definitely had an internship thanks to my

466
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Speaker 1: man Ray Wright, who's a strip coach of time I

467
00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,840
Speaker 1: worked for the forty nineties. Came into office one day

468
00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:02,439
Speaker 1: say hey, man, I'm gonna throw your brother's name in

469
00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,560
Speaker 1: the half of this internship and to see him work

470
00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,200
Speaker 1: with Demiko then and get induced to Demiko and a

471
00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,479
Speaker 1: lot of other guys that Demko brought with him from

472
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Speaker 1: the forty nine ers to the Texans. See my brother

473
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Speaker 1: get the opportunity, especially in our hometown. My brother's gonna

474
00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:19,320
Speaker 1: be a new dad next month, so it's a definitely,

475
00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,520
Speaker 1: definitely blessing for him and foul family. Yeah, that's you.

476
00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,720
Speaker 1: Never you never take moments like that for granted. And

477
00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,520
Speaker 1: this is just another huge opportunity for you as you

478
00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,840
Speaker 1: excelling your career. And with the Minnesota Vikings going thirteen

479
00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,719
Speaker 1: and three last year, we all know it starts in

480
00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,800
Speaker 1: the weight room. Every single day. You're waking up early,

481
00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,560
Speaker 1: making sure the guys are prepared for you, being able

482
00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,720
Speaker 1: to see the transition of guys that come in here

483
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,040
Speaker 1: a year one and then I guess year two or

484
00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,280
Speaker 1: year three. How gratifying is that to see some of

485
00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,200
Speaker 1: those guys buying to the weight room and not pay

486
00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,120
Speaker 1: off in the field. It's a beautiful thing. I think

487
00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,240
Speaker 1: we have great culture around in our weight room, in

488
00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,520
Speaker 1: around our building. Guys like coming in there, I think

489
00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:02,120
Speaker 1: we said a Josh in myself, their Keys, Dan and

490
00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,320
Speaker 1: whoever else that we haven't that come to our room.

491
00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,720
Speaker 1: We said, a culture with them, guys can beat themselves

492
00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,200
Speaker 1: and they we said, we talked to those guys about

493
00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,240
Speaker 1: whether they at is not like the old college Rai

494
00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,320
Speaker 1: Roi ry Man. We talked to those guys all the

495
00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,320
Speaker 1: time about where they are and we try to meet

496
00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:19,040
Speaker 1: those guys. We have a standard and it's about development

497
00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,879
Speaker 1: relationships and developed laship each and every player in our

498
00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,720
Speaker 1: own special ways to get the most out of those guys,

499
00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,919
Speaker 1: and those guys buy into us as well. And I

500
00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,560
Speaker 1: feel like, I mean, we've had Derek keys on before,

501
00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,800
Speaker 1: we had them on last year and he one thing

502
00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,359
Speaker 1: he talked about those relationships and the longer way you

503
00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,160
Speaker 1: build those relationships and you know, a longer way starting

504
00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,560
Speaker 1: in high school to college to you know, being with

505
00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:43,560
Speaker 1: other professional organizations in the NFL. How has your journey

506
00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,919
Speaker 1: prepared you for where you are right now? My journey

507
00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,679
Speaker 1: has been a wild one, but it's been a blessing

508
00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,280
Speaker 1: in disguise. You know, I got my start in the

509
00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:55,520
Speaker 1: NFL by riding petticab bikes. Like people don't realize that

510
00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:57,120
Speaker 1: you know you probably see them. I know you see

511
00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,119
Speaker 1: them out side of our statum when the weather is

512
00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,000
Speaker 1: nice whatnot. But you see the big tricycles with the

513
00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:03,800
Speaker 1: person driving, and you asked me for a rod. That's

514
00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:05,920
Speaker 1: how I met the guy that put me in the league.

515
00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:07,600
Speaker 1: First of all, So I was in college that I

516
00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:10,680
Speaker 1: played football at a small black college, Provanda University. I'm

517
00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,920
Speaker 1: a very proud graduate of. And throughout that I met

518
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,560
Speaker 1: I was riding petticab bikes and that was my little

519
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,720
Speaker 1: side job in college. And one day the guy hops

520
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:19,960
Speaker 1: on the back of my bike. At the time, I

521
00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:21,560
Speaker 1: didn't know who he was. He was a hair string

522
00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:25,040
Speaker 1: coller for the Texans and told me come come watching workout.

523
00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,280
Speaker 1: So I did, and that's when I had that I said, Okay,

524
00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,119
Speaker 1: I probably I think I could do this. And then

525
00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,920
Speaker 1: twelve years later he give me the opportunity. So that's

526
00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:33,840
Speaker 1: that's how I got in the league first of all.

527
00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,119
Speaker 1: But it's been it's been a wild journey, but just

528
00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:41,320
Speaker 1: development relationship with just different players, understanding understand coachurally with guys,

529
00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,119
Speaker 1: are being able to relate to guys no matter what

530
00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,960
Speaker 1: raised creed where they come from. In the country and

531
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:50,080
Speaker 1: not just coming into it very aggressive as like a

532
00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,360
Speaker 1: yellow scream and all that. Just I feel like if

533
00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,119
Speaker 1: you understand where guy's coming from and get the new

534
00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,800
Speaker 1: a guy's family is, if he has a girlfriend, wife, kids,

535
00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,679
Speaker 1: Music is the biggest thing. I feel like a culture

536
00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,040
Speaker 1: driver because we all listen to different musics, three of

537
00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,919
Speaker 1: us in this room right now, and we all live

538
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:08,680
Speaker 1: different things when we work out or riding our cars

539
00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,119
Speaker 1: or whatnot. But if you understand the artist or just

540
00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,000
Speaker 1: be open minded to different music of a different player

541
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,479
Speaker 1: that have a different attitude towards you instead. A lot

542
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,119
Speaker 1: of times in different weight rooms that I've worked in,

543
00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:22,480
Speaker 1: music is almost like it's something else where guys go

544
00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,159
Speaker 1: guys go crazy if you like make him listen to

545
00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:27,840
Speaker 1: something that they're not fund or listen to. And a

546
00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,080
Speaker 1: lot of strength coaches, I feel like they just solve

547
00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:31,959
Speaker 1: a lot of problems if they just open up their

548
00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,399
Speaker 1: ears and just relax. It's not about them. It's about

549
00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:36,600
Speaker 1: the players. It's about the player, and that just cause

550
00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,600
Speaker 1: of develouration with them, guys just talking to them about

551
00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,800
Speaker 1: different things other than just sets reps in football, just

552
00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:43,679
Speaker 1: life and things of that nature. What do you like

553
00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:45,600
Speaker 1: to eat it out here in twin cities? What do

554
00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:47,280
Speaker 1: you like to eat their different cities where you've been,

555
00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,159
Speaker 1: What do you like? What does your wife like to make?

556
00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,439
Speaker 1: What do your mom like to make? Different food? Music,

557
00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:53,760
Speaker 1: just getting into a guy, and I think they'll run

558
00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:55,600
Speaker 1: through a waffle once they get to know you, coach guy,

559
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,200
Speaker 1: have you on after that? And I think another another

560
00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,879
Speaker 1: layer from from from my standpoint, another layer of I

561
00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,160
Speaker 1: guess relationship building for y'all this when you go into

562
00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,879
Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings weight room, there's there's TVs everywhere, and

563
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,359
Speaker 1: on some of the TVs there's like you know pr

564
00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,640
Speaker 1: stats or you know this guy this game, he ran

565
00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,920
Speaker 1: twenty one miles per hour. But beside their stats, it's

566
00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,520
Speaker 1: like a picture of their their high school or middle

567
00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:22,200
Speaker 1: school portrait of whatever they were doing. So, for example,

568
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,119
Speaker 1: like Brian O'Neill, it's like a picture of him playing

569
00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,320
Speaker 1: basketball in high school. Like you guys, I feel like

570
00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:28,800
Speaker 1: you guys like to have fun with it too, right,

571
00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:30,399
Speaker 1: definitely like to have fun with it. I think Dan

572
00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:33,399
Speaker 1: does a great job of putting those pictures up of

573
00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,840
Speaker 1: some of these guys come in and laugh at you

574
00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,280
Speaker 1: know what they may have fun with you know what

575
00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,960
Speaker 1: I mean. With the social media are right now and

576
00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:43,000
Speaker 1: the Google's of the world, you can find almost a

577
00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,400
Speaker 1: picture of any and everybody from its way back when,

578
00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:50,199
Speaker 1: because everybody has that mom, grandma, uncle, somebody that's posting

579
00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,920
Speaker 1: someone Facebook and Google gonna find it for you. So

580
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,760
Speaker 1: we always we like to have fun with that, and

581
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,160
Speaker 1: it's definitely just away and keeping it light and keeping

582
00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,760
Speaker 1: it fun with those guys and also highlighting what they've done.

583
00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,240
Speaker 1: And we put some of the highlights from different games

584
00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,000
Speaker 1: and stuff like that and those guys so they can

585
00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:06,760
Speaker 1: see themselves and believe in themselves, because we don't want to.

586
00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,160
Speaker 1: We want the most confident guy to be as as

587
00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:10,560
Speaker 1: confident as he can be to go out there and

588
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,280
Speaker 1: keep winning the games. Keys who believed in you Me,

589
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:17,120
Speaker 1: I believed in me, My coaches, Shout out to them

590
00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:20,520
Speaker 1: and prayer of view. Mike Surgeon that gave my first start.

591
00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,400
Speaker 1: Shout out to Ray Wright, he was their strength coach

592
00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:24,879
Speaker 1: night as a guy that again a man that I

593
00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:28,080
Speaker 1: met on the bike. He believed in me. And appreciate

594
00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:29,919
Speaker 1: Josh Cheaks for bringing me here. But like for the

595
00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,200
Speaker 1: most part, I feel like I believed in myself to

596
00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,520
Speaker 1: believe I can do it, even though because I didn't

597
00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,800
Speaker 1: have I didn't know an NFL coach as a kid.

598
00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,680
Speaker 1: My father was a coach and he definitely believed in

599
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:44,600
Speaker 1: me as a player whatnot. But that's who, That's where

600
00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,920
Speaker 1: my foundation comes from. A lot of my coaches, especially

601
00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,080
Speaker 1: my college coaches. Those they were awesome. Coach Brandon, he

602
00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,400
Speaker 1: refresher gating my opportunity to play college football at Prayer

603
00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,880
Speaker 1: of View. I can't thank him enough. But those those

604
00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:56,960
Speaker 1: are the people that believed in me. My brother, you

605
00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:00,479
Speaker 1: know when like things didn't look like we didn't see it.

606
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:03,040
Speaker 1: You know, we didn't have like like I didn't have

607
00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,680
Speaker 1: this figurehead as I didn't google a bunch of coaches.

608
00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,480
Speaker 1: I won't lie about that. I didn't google a bunch

609
00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:09,640
Speaker 1: of people say oh I know this NFL strength coach.

610
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:12,880
Speaker 1: That man, I just pray and I live around work

611
00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,840
Speaker 1: and just go to Good Lord sent me straight up. Now,

612
00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:19,040
Speaker 1: I respect that. And I know you said just from

613
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,640
Speaker 1: understanding that someone believed in you, it kind of helped

614
00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,320
Speaker 1: you start believing in yourself. When when did that moment

615
00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,160
Speaker 1: come for you that you could that you finally realize

616
00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:32,720
Speaker 1: that Okay, I could, I could possibly be a legit assistant.

617
00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,680
Speaker 1: Eventually had strength coach in the NFL. I think that

618
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,719
Speaker 1: came the moment that I walked into the Texans waight

619
00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,360
Speaker 1: room where when I just went there to watch Ray

620
00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,560
Speaker 1: when he was doing this thing, I'm like, Okay. Then

621
00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,960
Speaker 1: I watched how Ray moved with the way he created

622
00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,200
Speaker 1: a coaching there with different music, Like it would be

623
00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,720
Speaker 1: things that he will play like gospel in the morning

624
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:53,200
Speaker 1: for certain guys on certain days he'll play like certain

625
00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:56,160
Speaker 1: he'd touch everybody with its almost It reminded me very

626
00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,840
Speaker 1: very similar to like a DJ of like in a

627
00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,280
Speaker 1: in a certain club or a party or whatnot. So

628
00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:03,760
Speaker 1: when they touched different people, so you might touch you

629
00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,000
Speaker 1: hit the country weston a little bit, you might, you

630
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:07,920
Speaker 1: might hit a little rab, might hit a little rock.

631
00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,160
Speaker 1: You just get and then once you see the face

632
00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,800
Speaker 1: of everybody with the different kind of music, you see

633
00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,760
Speaker 1: the face and everybody's energy go up. So that kind

634
00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:17,880
Speaker 1: of helped me see myself because I saw a lot

635
00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:19,400
Speaker 1: of what he did in myself and his a lot

636
00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:23,200
Speaker 1: of his character. That's that's awesome. And I think the

637
00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,880
Speaker 1: first time I ever, you know, even heard of you,

638
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,719
Speaker 1: I was. I think it was Jackson States. They were

639
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,360
Speaker 1: doing the documentary and there's a clip that that surface

640
00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,600
Speaker 1: online of I guess Mike Zimmer calling coach Prime Deon

641
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Speaker 1: Sanders before I'm not even gonna describe that, just talk

642
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Speaker 1: about how you got to Minnesota. That that journey from

643
00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,600
Speaker 1: being at Jackson State working with Dion Sanders, who you know,

644
00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:48,920
Speaker 1: coach Prime. He's the biggest thing on social media right

645
00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:53,080
Speaker 1: now to you being I guess the one selected to

646
00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:55,640
Speaker 1: come to the Minnesota Vikings, and that was wild. Guy

647
00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:57,360
Speaker 1: called me. One of his best friends at the time

648
00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,680
Speaker 1: was like, hey, man, Dion looking for a strength coach.

649
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,040
Speaker 1: So I go. I was like a lot of people,

650
00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:03,680
Speaker 1: I don't know about that. I say, man, it's the

651
00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,640
Speaker 1: saying as he called me when he was supposed to

652
00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:07,960
Speaker 1: call me the first time, I'm sitting by the phone

653
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,320
Speaker 1: almost like a little kid, like falling asleep by the phone,

654
00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:12,280
Speaker 1: Like wait, then he really called me. I was like, Oh,

655
00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,160
Speaker 1: this this really happening. So I went out there. It

656
00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,520
Speaker 1: was a blessing in disguise. Man, it was awesome. Dun's

657
00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:20,479
Speaker 1: great again. He allowed me to be myself and just

658
00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,320
Speaker 1: for him to get that call, I knew like I said,

659
00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:24,800
Speaker 1: I met Josh, had to come by all the night

660
00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:26,680
Speaker 1: and then nights on the cake was him knowing at

661
00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:30,640
Speaker 1: the time because Zimmerman and then Dun just blowing it

662
00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:33,120
Speaker 1: up and he was he was awesome man. Deon is great,

663
00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,600
Speaker 1: great man, great man of character, great man of God

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Speaker 1: and everything about him. I enjoyed working for him the

665
00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:40,320
Speaker 1: little short time I did. I learned a lot, learned

666
00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,400
Speaker 1: about how how to treat people, how to be layer

667
00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:44,680
Speaker 1: of people. And Dion was great man. He gave me

668
00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:46,800
Speaker 1: the opportunity to work for him and out forever be

669
00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:50,320
Speaker 1: grateful to him. And that call from was who was

670
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Speaker 1: in Mike zimmer that the video that went, Yeah, so

671
00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:55,560
Speaker 1: the video that went it's on it's on this. I

672
00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:58,440
Speaker 1: think he's on his first season the second episode or whatnot.

673
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Speaker 1: You can see Hi High pretty became a Viking, and

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Speaker 1: I guess he called he called d N a d

675
00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,560
Speaker 1: N called him or whatnot. They had a conversation that

676
00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:08,640
Speaker 1: DN called me right in his office. And this is

677
00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,160
Speaker 1: at time I was in limbo, like I don't know

678
00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,160
Speaker 1: if this really it's happening. I interviewed or whatnot. And

679
00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,400
Speaker 1: then Dan gave me he was like he's they gonna hi.

680
00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,240
Speaker 1: He's like, man, you're gonna be going down there. He's liked,

681
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,640
Speaker 1: you did a great job here. I hate to lose you,

682
00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,800
Speaker 1: but represent us well and represent yourself and your family.

683
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,600
Speaker 1: You did a great job. And I couldn't believe it. Man,

684
00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,520
Speaker 1: I'm going on your three and I can't wait. That's

685
00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,400
Speaker 1: year three already, your three is about to start. Your three. Man,

686
00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:34,800
Speaker 1: that's crazy. Man, that's that's a heck of a story.

687
00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:37,880
Speaker 1: And now we're here, sitting in this podcast room here

688
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:42,719
Speaker 1: at TCOPC. I voted that the number one facility and

689
00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:45,480
Speaker 1: support staff in the NFL. And I know you're not

690
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Speaker 1: gonna take credit for it, but when I think of

691
00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,840
Speaker 1: support staff, I think of guys like you because weight

692
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Speaker 1: training and strength coach that that was on that list

693
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Speaker 1: as far as like, okay, what's the great of the

694
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Speaker 1: weight room? What's the great of the strength strength staff?

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Speaker 1: A plus? What goes into you guy, your group getting

696
00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,920
Speaker 1: at A plus? When it comes to being the number

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Speaker 1: one or being in the top upper echelon of strength

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Speaker 1: coaches in the NFL. It goes into our coach, we said,

699
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Speaker 1: and it goes into the players that we have in

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Speaker 1: this building. And it shouts out to however these guys

701
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,840
Speaker 1: get here, the people that bring them here. It goes

702
00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,480
Speaker 1: into those guys and we appreciate those guys alive. Like

703
00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:20,320
Speaker 1: I said, we try to create a coach for those

704
00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:22,360
Speaker 1: guys to be successful and not like what if guys

705
00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,760
Speaker 1: dragged their head I got to come to the place today.

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Speaker 1: We like those guys to be around us, you know

707
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Speaker 1: what I mean. It starts with Tyler's athlete training staff,

708
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Speaker 1: it goes on to us. It's it's a collective group

709
00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,240
Speaker 1: of people that that's together for a coming goal. And

710
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,960
Speaker 1: that's about these players being successful, having to having the

711
00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,560
Speaker 1: things that they need, whether it's pre practice, post practice,

712
00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,160
Speaker 1: pre game, Remy and her staff and what they do.

713
00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,160
Speaker 1: It's just a whole. It's a team. It's a team

714
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Speaker 1: of people that want to want to be successful, want

715
00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:50,440
Speaker 1: these guys to use a d a lot, look good,

716
00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,800
Speaker 1: feel good, play good. You know. Shout out to deep

717
00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:55,040
Speaker 1: coach Prime with that one. But that's basically the model

718
00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,000
Speaker 1: that we do. When I even saying it every day,

719
00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,120
Speaker 1: you know so, And then like I say, in the

720
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Speaker 1: weight room, man, we work around these guys. The injuries,

721
00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:05,840
Speaker 1: we try to collect connect with those guys what they

722
00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:07,880
Speaker 1: do in all season, where they train at or what

723
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Speaker 1: they've been doing, what they like to do, what they

724
00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:12,480
Speaker 1: don't like to do, and also at the same time,

725
00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:14,960
Speaker 1: have a plan for him every single day they come

726
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,920
Speaker 1: in there. What you know what idy We want to

727
00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:20,480
Speaker 1: address every need that they have and we want to

728
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,680
Speaker 1: make sure those guys are looking good, feeling fresh. So

729
00:34:23,719 --> 00:34:26,080
Speaker 1: we so they had the most success possible. You know,

730
00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:28,400
Speaker 1: I played college football and just from you know, my

731
00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:31,520
Speaker 1: strength coach he was he was a powerlifter, so he

732
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,400
Speaker 1: right now, he's like sixty years old. I played at

733
00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:36,799
Speaker 1: Liberty Universe. He's sixty years old, and he's the strongest

734
00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:40,600
Speaker 1: man at his age. Personally, I didn't agree with his

735
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:44,479
Speaker 1: mythology on you know, the strength portion of it because

736
00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:46,279
Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, you got to be explosive to be

737
00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,000
Speaker 1: able to play the game of football. There was a

738
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,200
Speaker 1: lot that he did that I was like, man, this

739
00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:53,160
Speaker 1: is very helpful for what I'm doing right now. But now,

740
00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:56,160
Speaker 1: as you've ascended in your career and you learn different

741
00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:58,880
Speaker 1: things every single day, as far as this is what

742
00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:02,640
Speaker 1: makes a professional football player be at his best, what

743
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,040
Speaker 1: would you say is probably one of the best workouts

744
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:10,160
Speaker 1: or best lifts or best movements that are NFL player

745
00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:12,000
Speaker 1: can do to be at his best. On Sunday, I

746
00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:14,200
Speaker 1: would say, these guys just not being stuck in the box.

747
00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,200
Speaker 1: You gotta be explosive. You gotta be strong, you gotta

748
00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:18,040
Speaker 1: be able to fast, you gotta be in great shape,

749
00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:20,000
Speaker 1: and you gotta be able to run. So it's our

750
00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,840
Speaker 1: job to collectively put all all those elements together. And

751
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:24,560
Speaker 1: I think we do a great job of that here

752
00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:26,920
Speaker 1: led by Josh Tyler, and we led by science, and

753
00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:28,560
Speaker 1: then explain it to a guy the why. Once you

754
00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:31,360
Speaker 1: explain the guy the why, what he's doing in Hollywood,

755
00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,600
Speaker 1: he's doing high gets him better and high safely, we

756
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,560
Speaker 1: can train a guy because the old days were just

757
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:38,200
Speaker 1: loading up a bunch of weight and the guy lift

758
00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,359
Speaker 1: in a bunch of heavy and being stiff and can't move.

759
00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:43,120
Speaker 1: That's not that's that's not. That's not this age of

760
00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:44,920
Speaker 1: football no more. You know what I mean, Because guys

761
00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,959
Speaker 1: ain't running just downhill, They just banking, banking, banking. These guys,

762
00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:51,160
Speaker 1: you gotta run to cover real you gotta be Football is,

763
00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:53,080
Speaker 1: in my opinions, a game of car rex. It's a

764
00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:55,279
Speaker 1: game of car rex. You know, so you gotta have

765
00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,200
Speaker 1: a big car. You gotta chase a fast car and

766
00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,520
Speaker 1: vice versa, and then be out of being successful. And

767
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,239
Speaker 1: then they gonna they're gonna collide. They just be honest,

768
00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:04,319
Speaker 1: They're gonna collide, and you want both of them cars

769
00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,760
Speaker 1: get up and keep it pushing. And I know every

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00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,279
Speaker 1: every possession group is a different car, right, So how

771
00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:14,560
Speaker 1: do you taylor um the engine and the piston and

772
00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:18,719
Speaker 1: the the just certain aspects the transmission of each car

773
00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,319
Speaker 1: for Sunday, you just look at the guy, look at

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00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:22,719
Speaker 1: his body frame. We do it, like I say, we

775
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:24,799
Speaker 1: do a great job testing these guys and they come

776
00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:27,400
Speaker 1: in seeing how much weight they can they can gain

777
00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,600
Speaker 1: or they need to lose, and you just taylor to

778
00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:32,600
Speaker 1: work out towards the basic needs of their position. You have.

779
00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:34,920
Speaker 1: We have great relationship with our coaches to make sure

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00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:37,000
Speaker 1: you had the best product in the weight room, which

781
00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:39,160
Speaker 1: in turns had the best product of the field. Sometimes

782
00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:42,160
Speaker 1: people get stuck in their own boxes or whatnot by

783
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:44,600
Speaker 1: by just like it's I'm I'm in the weight room.

784
00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:46,640
Speaker 1: I stay down here and I don't talk to the

785
00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:49,480
Speaker 1: coaches upstairs, or I don't care about the injuries. They're

786
00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:51,319
Speaker 1: gonna do this because it's my way, the highway. That's

787
00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:53,399
Speaker 1: not what we do. We talk to each position, coach,

788
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:56,120
Speaker 1: each player to figure out their needs or where we

789
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,160
Speaker 1: see them, where they need to be. We talked to

790
00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:02,080
Speaker 1: our general manager and his staff and personnel and figure

791
00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:03,759
Speaker 1: out where they see the guy at, what he needs

792
00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:05,920
Speaker 1: to improve on. And again it's all he goes back

793
00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:09,200
Speaker 1: to that relationship because everybody in our room wants to win,

794
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,120
Speaker 1: so we're not stuck in our own Boy say this

795
00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,319
Speaker 1: is where we do things. I'm closing my daughter, this person,

796
00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:15,720
Speaker 1: that person, or this room in that room. That doesn't happen.

797
00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:17,879
Speaker 1: So you just you tell that program to each guy,

798
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,759
Speaker 1: like a receiver might need some different m dB or

799
00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:23,240
Speaker 1: one receiver from the other receiver. You try to understand

800
00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:26,560
Speaker 1: the game plan, offensive, defensive philosophy or they trying to

801
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:29,040
Speaker 1: do with that guy. Is very deep. And then also

802
00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:31,480
Speaker 1: it's the biggest thing is it's backed by science. You

803
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,440
Speaker 1: talk about science, and I got a couple more questions

804
00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:36,320
Speaker 1: for you just just speaking on science alone. How it

805
00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:40,279
Speaker 1: has science and analytics. I guess changed the game as

806
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:42,040
Speaker 1: far as when it comes to what you do for

807
00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:44,920
Speaker 1: a living science and analytics has definitely changed it in

808
00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:47,239
Speaker 1: a major way because if the old days are just

809
00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:50,680
Speaker 1: running guy into the ground to patch yourself on the back,

810
00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,840
Speaker 1: it's over with because it's like it is we were,

811
00:37:54,920 --> 00:37:57,680
Speaker 1: we were at GPS units or whatnot every day for

812
00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,840
Speaker 1: all our runs or whatnot, and it tells us basically

813
00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:03,640
Speaker 1: what the naked I can't see, you know, So it

814
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:06,080
Speaker 1: tells us how fast the guys running, how much he's

815
00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,799
Speaker 1: covering in each period of practice. And so it's days

816
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:10,960
Speaker 1: if we and we have it progressed by like high

817
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:12,880
Speaker 1: days and low days. If we want a day to

818
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,400
Speaker 1: go high, we have the numbers to show us that

819
00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:18,200
Speaker 1: he's going high or he's going low or vice versus

820
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:20,600
Speaker 1: on a a low day. So that's where it signed. Science

821
00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:23,200
Speaker 1: is that everything, because it also puts it in our

822
00:38:23,239 --> 00:38:24,600
Speaker 1: head back in the day when you and I was

823
00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:27,359
Speaker 1: playing football that we just ran because our coach shold

824
00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:29,360
Speaker 1: us to run, and they wars out and then the

825
00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:31,440
Speaker 1: next day expect us to do the same thing all

826
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:33,960
Speaker 1: over again, and then the next day expect us do

827
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,719
Speaker 1: it all over again. We're now with signs we can

828
00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:38,359
Speaker 1: show somebody, hey, we want a high day, so they

829
00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:40,680
Speaker 1: covered this amount of yards. All right, if we keep

830
00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:44,000
Speaker 1: running this amount of yards, it's not gonna works. Something's

831
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:45,799
Speaker 1: gonna give you know what I mean, It's not gonna work.

832
00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:47,800
Speaker 1: So it signs we can show that sometime a player

833
00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:49,520
Speaker 1: wants to go go, go, go go. Hey man, we

834
00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:51,960
Speaker 1: might need chill lot. All right, Then we might look

835
00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,120
Speaker 1: at our schedule and we again, we have a great job,

836
00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:56,680
Speaker 1: a great building understanding of these guys bodies. It's an

837
00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,480
Speaker 1: old saying, never be brave with another man's body, and

838
00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:02,279
Speaker 1: sign it allows us to do that safely without us

839
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:03,920
Speaker 1: just saying, hey, we're gonna go, go go, go, go go.

840
00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:06,480
Speaker 1: So that's what I love about it. I love about

841
00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:08,160
Speaker 1: even in the weight room, so we might in the

842
00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,280
Speaker 1: days when we're moving. We use a lot of velocity

843
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:12,920
Speaker 1: based training type stuff with our equipment that we use,

844
00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:15,160
Speaker 1: and we want a god to be explosive. Got to

845
00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:17,399
Speaker 1: hit a certain number. He goes red or it goes green.

846
00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:20,239
Speaker 1: Then that's another number. Another pitch that we had a

847
00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:22,239
Speaker 1: lot of time posted in the weight room of guys

848
00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:25,400
Speaker 1: hit certain power at certain speeds, certain velocities or whatnot.

849
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:28,239
Speaker 1: And it keeps guys competitive at the same time and

850
00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:30,520
Speaker 1: keep them fresh and keep them confident that these guys, hey,

851
00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:32,560
Speaker 1: they're not just running me into the ground and just

852
00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:34,719
Speaker 1: telling me to do this. They have a plan for me.

853
00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,319
Speaker 1: And where we meet these guys with the at and

854
00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:40,160
Speaker 1: these guys again, they're the most competitive athletes in the world.

855
00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,239
Speaker 1: That's why, that's why they're in the league. And so

856
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,719
Speaker 1: these guys want to feel their freshest and with signs

857
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:47,160
Speaker 1: of analytics, we can help them feel their freshest. Yeah,

858
00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:49,400
Speaker 1: but I was saying the same breath. I know, we

859
00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:51,239
Speaker 1: gotta get out there soon, but I was saying the

860
00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:53,600
Speaker 1: same breath when got a lot of guys that played

861
00:39:53,640 --> 00:39:57,000
Speaker 1: in college like they were just freak athletes, so going

862
00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:58,880
Speaker 1: into the weight room or like I was listening to

863
00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,279
Speaker 1: an interview I think it was who's the running back

864
00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:04,400
Speaker 1: USC played with? Uh Reggie Bush? He was the backup

865
00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:06,520
Speaker 1: running back into line White, Lindelle White. He was on

866
00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:08,279
Speaker 1: an I am athlete and he was like, I never

867
00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:11,120
Speaker 1: worked out, So he never worked out in college. He

868
00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:13,080
Speaker 1: just showed up in two thousand, I mean two thousand

869
00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:16,560
Speaker 1: rushing yards season for you, how do you push guys

870
00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:19,080
Speaker 1: like that in the NFL versus college where it's just

871
00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:21,000
Speaker 1: like you know this guy's here for a degree, Like,

872
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,839
Speaker 1: how do you push those guys and try to find

873
00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:25,160
Speaker 1: that balance of like I gotta save you, but at

874
00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:27,200
Speaker 1: the same time, I want to make you work too. Again,

875
00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:29,839
Speaker 1: to me, it's all about relationships. I go back to that, like,

876
00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:33,239
Speaker 1: if I had a I've coach guys everyone's life. I've

877
00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:36,439
Speaker 1: been blessing my career to coaching high school, college, pro

878
00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:41,640
Speaker 1: big college, small college, whatever, HBCU high school the same

879
00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:43,279
Speaker 1: way a lot of kids I coached against in high

880
00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:45,759
Speaker 1: school they also made the transition and now seeing them

881
00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:48,080
Speaker 1: playing the pros or whatever. But it all is about relationships.

882
00:40:48,120 --> 00:40:49,879
Speaker 1: So I gotta figure out. If I had a guy

883
00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:52,040
Speaker 1: like Lindelle White or any of these guys, I gotta

884
00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,040
Speaker 1: figure out what he is a strength coach, I gotta

885
00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:56,279
Speaker 1: figure out, all right, what does he do? How do

886
00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:59,840
Speaker 1: get him in here? And that's that's the that's the challenge,

887
00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:01,400
Speaker 1: you know, I mean, I love it, You know what

888
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,480
Speaker 1: I mean because I like to be around people. Hey man,

889
00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:05,840
Speaker 1: all right, Linda, which time right when you like to

890
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:07,880
Speaker 1: work out? All right, some guys you might meet in

891
00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:09,759
Speaker 1: this league, they want to work out five in the

892
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,759
Speaker 1: one and six and one. We might come in for

893
00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:14,160
Speaker 1: those guys. Some guys want to work out after practice,

894
00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:15,919
Speaker 1: but I think you just got to find out where

895
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:17,520
Speaker 1: guys at and then you can put you guys as

896
00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:19,719
Speaker 1: much you onto it. Just if he if if a

897
00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:22,560
Speaker 1: guy rocks with you and see you care, it's almost

898
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:24,520
Speaker 1: like a pair with a kid or whatnot. If you

899
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,400
Speaker 1: if they see you care, they're gonna work for you.

900
00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,480
Speaker 1: That's just what I've seen, and I haven't really had

901
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:30,520
Speaker 1: too many problems with any guy no matter what love

902
00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:32,799
Speaker 1: I coached. That My last question for you, where are

903
00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:36,600
Speaker 1: the weight room or just strength and conditioning goals for

904
00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:40,760
Speaker 1: this group in twenty twenty three To be the healthiest

905
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:43,879
Speaker 1: team every weekend, week out. To have a healthy team

906
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:47,160
Speaker 1: in the league weekend week out. That's that's that's simple, man.

907
00:41:47,239 --> 00:41:50,360
Speaker 1: That's I wasn't expecting that, and I love that answer.

908
00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:52,279
Speaker 1: I was. I was thinking more old school of like

909
00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:53,920
Speaker 1: I want to have the strongest team. I want to

910
00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:56,239
Speaker 1: have the most athletic team. But like you, to your point,

911
00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:58,440
Speaker 1: it's usually the teams that's most healthy at the end

912
00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:00,000
Speaker 1: of the year that ends up winning the Super Bowl.

913
00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:03,280
Speaker 1: So I appreciate that and I respect respect that answer.

914
00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:07,200
Speaker 1: No problem, that's Marquis Johnson, assistant strength and conditioning coach

915
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:09,799
Speaker 1: here from the Minnesota Vikings. Always a pleasure. Could talk

916
00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:11,800
Speaker 1: to you all day, man, but appreciate your time today,

917
00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:16,040
Speaker 1: No problem, Thank you guys. Well, Gabe really enjoyed that.

918
00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:18,399
Speaker 1: That was really good. He's a great Guy's so good,

919
00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:23,359
Speaker 1: great guy. Um, hopefully people get some sort of inspiration

920
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:28,439
Speaker 1: for his story. Um, just from pedaling bikes to that

921
00:42:28,520 --> 00:42:31,480
Speaker 1: leading to his first NFL job, to him just going

922
00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:35,480
Speaker 1: across the country helping people get better at understanding their

923
00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,600
Speaker 1: bodies to being here now. Just a just a phenomenal

924
00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:42,040
Speaker 1: human being. So yeah, enjoy Really I enjoyed that conversation

925
00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:43,960
Speaker 1: talking to him. Yeah. I remember when he shared that

926
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:47,280
Speaker 1: story with me at training camp this past year about

927
00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:50,440
Speaker 1: how you know, working those connections and just meeting the

928
00:42:50,520 --> 00:42:52,439
Speaker 1: right people at the right time, And I was like, man,

929
00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:55,359
Speaker 1: that's such such a good tale, such a good piece

930
00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:59,120
Speaker 1: of advice for anyone really in any field starting out.

931
00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:03,920
Speaker 1: You can hear more from the Vikings performance strength and

932
00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:07,600
Speaker 1: conditioning coaches. They are doing a press conference this week

933
00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:10,360
Speaker 1: on Thursday. Depending on when you listen to this podcast,

934
00:43:10,760 --> 00:43:13,319
Speaker 1: you can check that out give you more of an

935
00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:17,600
Speaker 1: insight into how things have changed around here or haven't changed,

936
00:43:17,719 --> 00:43:21,240
Speaker 1: or how the players stay on top of their diet

937
00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:23,839
Speaker 1: or their performance. I know they'll probably talk a lot

938
00:43:23,880 --> 00:43:26,719
Speaker 1: about metrics and some science in there, So if you're

939
00:43:26,719 --> 00:43:28,200
Speaker 1: in should that kind of stuff, be sure to go

940
00:43:28,239 --> 00:43:30,680
Speaker 1: to Vikings dot com and check out that press conference

941
00:43:30,719 --> 00:43:34,800
Speaker 1: and that conversation with our Viking Strength and Conditioning staff.

942
00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:38,920
Speaker 1: I don't know if there really is a way to

943
00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:44,160
Speaker 1: prepare someone for a moment like what just happened to

944
00:43:44,760 --> 00:43:48,680
Speaker 1: Vikings wide receiver kJ Osbourne. If you haven't heard this

945
00:43:48,719 --> 00:43:52,200
Speaker 1: story yet, where you been a not on social media?

946
00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:55,640
Speaker 1: Right and then b I'll give you a brief synapsis.

947
00:43:56,440 --> 00:44:00,000
Speaker 1: kJ Osbourne helped pull a man out of a Bernie

948
00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:04,200
Speaker 1: car after he hit a bridge or a poll or

949
00:44:04,239 --> 00:44:07,400
Speaker 1: something like that in an accident, a car accident in Austin, Texas.

950
00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:12,480
Speaker 1: kJ was going home and his uber and his driver

951
00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:16,520
Speaker 1: pulled over and they within three and a half minutes,

952
00:44:16,600 --> 00:44:19,560
Speaker 1: pulled this man out of this car, not thinking of consequences,

953
00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:23,320
Speaker 1: and saved his life. I mean, just the sheer amount

954
00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:29,799
Speaker 1: of heroicism, decency. I don't even know how to even

955
00:44:29,880 --> 00:44:31,799
Speaker 1: put it into words. I think Kirk really said it

956
00:44:31,840 --> 00:44:34,560
Speaker 1: best on Twitter. He said, if you know kJ, this

957
00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:39,400
Speaker 1: shouldn't surprise you about him. It's incredible, like just for

958
00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:45,520
Speaker 1: I mean, first and foremost the Uber drivers stopping and

959
00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:48,800
Speaker 1: apparently he was the one kind of like he totally

960
00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:50,759
Speaker 1: just went straight to the car, and kJ said he

961
00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:52,719
Speaker 1: was a little nervous. He was like, I don't know,

962
00:44:53,360 --> 00:44:54,759
Speaker 1: you know, what if it blows up, And the guy

963
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:56,960
Speaker 1: was like, oh no, we're doing it, like and so

964
00:44:57,000 --> 00:44:59,640
Speaker 1: then kJ was like, you're right, I should like in

965
00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:01,759
Speaker 1: the thing. It is like, I mean, I may get

966
00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:04,160
Speaker 1: ridicule for this, but I think good things happen, like

967
00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:06,719
Speaker 1: good opportunities happen for good people, and this was a

968
00:45:06,719 --> 00:45:09,600
Speaker 1: good opportunity for kJ to be a light, like the

969
00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:11,480
Speaker 1: light that we already know that he is in this

970
00:45:11,600 --> 00:45:14,080
Speaker 1: locker room or in this building, and that to be

971
00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:16,799
Speaker 1: you know, kind of elevated to this to this standpoint.

972
00:45:16,840 --> 00:45:20,759
Speaker 1: So just a miraculous story if you want to, you know,

973
00:45:20,920 --> 00:45:23,279
Speaker 1: use that word. But man, like when I first heard

974
00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:25,640
Speaker 1: about it, I'm like, what, like what's going on? But

975
00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:29,239
Speaker 1: still like, man, I don't I still don't really know

976
00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:31,920
Speaker 1: the worst to say to be able to to sum

977
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:34,600
Speaker 1: that up, because somebody could have lost their life oh easily.

978
00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:37,879
Speaker 1: I mean he the driver was able to put pick

979
00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:39,759
Speaker 1: himself up a little bit out of the car and

980
00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:42,080
Speaker 1: kJ and them pulled him out, and then kJ pulled

981
00:45:42,160 --> 00:45:45,640
Speaker 1: him away. I'm like, also like the divine sense of

982
00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:48,680
Speaker 1: like you get into an accident and there's just happens

983
00:45:48,719 --> 00:45:50,759
Speaker 1: to be a person who could actually lift you up

984
00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:53,239
Speaker 1: out of a car right there. Like if it was

985
00:45:53,360 --> 00:45:55,840
Speaker 1: me drive it along, I couldn't get you out of

986
00:45:55,840 --> 00:45:59,920
Speaker 1: the car worth anything. It would have been happens Superman

987
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:02,160
Speaker 1: and strength like the adrenaline we've been going. But you

988
00:46:02,280 --> 00:46:05,799
Speaker 1: got to think like having someone willing to do that

989
00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:10,280
Speaker 1: is also a part of it. And obviously um not obviously,

990
00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:13,439
Speaker 1: but he has been making the rounds doing interviews and stuff,

991
00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:15,719
Speaker 1: so we got a lot of requests for him to

992
00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:19,280
Speaker 1: speak yeah, and we were able to grant that request

993
00:46:19,360 --> 00:46:21,799
Speaker 1: this week as far as vikings. You can check out

994
00:46:21,840 --> 00:46:25,399
Speaker 1: the full interview with kJ Osbourne. It's about fourteen minutes long,

995
00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:28,560
Speaker 1: him describing what happened and talking about you know what

996
00:46:28,719 --> 00:46:31,680
Speaker 1: led him to this moment, And I think one of

997
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:35,160
Speaker 1: the best parts of the interview for me was him

998
00:46:35,200 --> 00:46:39,920
Speaker 1: talking about why he felt compelled to do it, and

999
00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:42,799
Speaker 1: so we have a blurb of that right now, but

1000
00:46:42,840 --> 00:46:44,359
Speaker 1: if you want to hear the whole thing, make sure

1001
00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:48,239
Speaker 1: you check out vikings dot com. Here's Kjo. When you

1002
00:46:48,239 --> 00:46:50,239
Speaker 1: see that fire and you know, just the flames, you know,

1003
00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:52,719
Speaker 1: even in the picture, I mean, it doesn't even give

1004
00:46:52,840 --> 00:46:55,560
Speaker 1: the whole you know, realization of what was going on

1005
00:46:55,680 --> 00:46:57,600
Speaker 1: because like you know, the flames are are bursting, and

1006
00:46:57,840 --> 00:46:59,919
Speaker 1: you know, there's tires popping. You know that that kind

1007
00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:03,120
Speaker 1: you know started startled all of us and everything like that.

1008
00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:06,239
Speaker 1: So um, you know, it was definitely definitely felt longer

1009
00:47:06,239 --> 00:47:08,840
Speaker 1: than three minutes. I feel like I've always kind of

1010
00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:11,440
Speaker 1: prided myself on being you know, a leader, you know,

1011
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:13,719
Speaker 1: and a stand up guy, and you like I've I've

1012
00:47:13,800 --> 00:47:15,480
Speaker 1: said in other interviews, like, you know, if it wasn't

1013
00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:17,360
Speaker 1: for the NFL, you know, I would give my masters

1014
00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:18,799
Speaker 1: and criminal justice. You know, I wanted to be an

1015
00:47:18,800 --> 00:47:22,480
Speaker 1: FBI or the Secret Service. So um, you know, ironically,

1016
00:47:22,520 --> 00:47:24,279
Speaker 1: you know, these are the acts that you know, I

1017
00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:26,600
Speaker 1: was kind of I was trying to aim to be

1018
00:47:26,640 --> 00:47:30,280
Speaker 1: my profession um outside of the NFL. But you know, obviously,

1019
00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:32,120
Speaker 1: you know when it's live bullets and you know, you

1020
00:47:32,160 --> 00:47:34,759
Speaker 1: see this this car on fire. UM, it's obviously a

1021
00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:36,680
Speaker 1: lot different you know when you when you got a

1022
00:47:36,719 --> 00:47:39,120
Speaker 1: lot to risk like that. Um. So as far as

1023
00:47:39,239 --> 00:47:42,040
Speaker 1: changing me, um, I don't think it has changed me

1024
00:47:42,120 --> 00:47:44,719
Speaker 1: as a person, but I can't say that, you know,

1025
00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:49,040
Speaker 1: just the experience. You know, it's kind of inspired me to, uh,

1026
00:47:49,080 --> 00:47:52,160
Speaker 1: you know, continue to inspire others and be a leader

1027
00:47:52,239 --> 00:47:55,120
Speaker 1: and a role model. Um, because you know, I tell

1028
00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:56,840
Speaker 1: kids all the time. You know, the fact that you

1029
00:47:56,880 --> 00:47:59,080
Speaker 1: know people look up to me, my family and kids

1030
00:47:59,160 --> 00:48:01,440
Speaker 1: or you know whoever. You know, inspires me to be

1031
00:48:01,640 --> 00:48:04,200
Speaker 1: myself every day and continue to lead and continue to

1032
00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:06,279
Speaker 1: you know, even on bad days, you know, to to

1033
00:48:06,320 --> 00:48:08,840
Speaker 1: present myself. Um, you know who I am, you know,

1034
00:48:09,120 --> 00:48:12,680
Speaker 1: first class and things like that. Definitely a crazy experience,

1035
00:48:12,719 --> 00:48:15,160
Speaker 1: you know, Like I said, Um, you know, right place,

1036
00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:19,040
Speaker 1: right time. And another thing, you know, it wasn't just me,

1037
00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:20,680
Speaker 1: you know, it was you know, it was Arthur, it

1038
00:48:20,719 --> 00:48:23,319
Speaker 1: was a Rita. It was Abdul who who I've you know,

1039
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:25,799
Speaker 1: been in connection with and talking to out throughout this

1040
00:48:25,840 --> 00:48:28,480
Speaker 1: week and um, you know, staying in contact with them

1041
00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:30,680
Speaker 1: because they're not really on social media much, so I'm

1042
00:48:30,680 --> 00:48:32,759
Speaker 1: telling them, you know, this story you know, millions of

1043
00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:34,640
Speaker 1: people are seeing this and I want you guys to

1044
00:48:35,239 --> 00:48:37,279
Speaker 1: um know that people are grateful for you as well.

1045
00:48:37,280 --> 00:48:39,440
Speaker 1: Of course they're gonna talk about the football player, but um,

1046
00:48:39,719 --> 00:48:43,080
Speaker 1: you know those three are heroes. Again. You can hear

1047
00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:47,160
Speaker 1: the full kJ Osbourne presser on his miraculous or his

1048
00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:51,000
Speaker 1: heroic saving of a life. Really, I just it's so

1049
00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:53,600
Speaker 1: crazy to even say that out loud. Still, it's crazy.

1050
00:48:53,640 --> 00:48:55,920
Speaker 1: He said that he'd never been to Austin and he

1051
00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:59,560
Speaker 1: missed his first uber. Really, he missed his first uber.

1052
00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:01,040
Speaker 1: And he said if he would have gotten that first

1053
00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:04,279
Speaker 1: Uber uber, he would have never seen that. So he's

1054
00:49:04,320 --> 00:49:07,160
Speaker 1: excited to be able to know. I guess experienced that

1055
00:49:07,239 --> 00:49:09,799
Speaker 1: first hand. But the fact that kJ was like kJ

1056
00:49:09,960 --> 00:49:11,799
Speaker 1: was saying that him and the driver are the only

1057
00:49:11,840 --> 00:49:15,000
Speaker 1: option for saving that guy's life. That that pretty much

1058
00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:18,160
Speaker 1: just tells you everything you need to know. So kudos

1059
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:22,319
Speaker 1: to him. Phenomenal press conference and so happy he's a Viking. Yeah,

1060
00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:26,160
Speaker 1: so happy. Happy he's alive too, best but yeah, many

1061
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:28,319
Speaker 1: and all turned out for the best. I'm excited to

1062
00:49:28,320 --> 00:49:30,719
Speaker 1: see what kJ does in year two because I don't know,

1063
00:49:30,960 --> 00:49:33,480
Speaker 1: I feel like things like that motivate you, and they

1064
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Speaker 1: kind of help you appreciate life and when you get

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00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:39,799
Speaker 1: opport not even when unfortunate circumstances like that happened, like

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Speaker 1: it gives you another appreciation to be better at your craft.

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Speaker 1: So I'm excited to see how he takes his craft

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Speaker 1: to another level. Yeah, I think a lot of fans

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00:49:48,160 --> 00:49:50,520
Speaker 1: are excited to see kJ take just another step. I

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00:49:50,520 --> 00:49:53,160
Speaker 1: feel like every year he stepped up his game You're

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00:49:53,239 --> 00:49:55,840
Speaker 1: one to year two was astronomical. I feel like he

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00:49:55,920 --> 00:49:58,680
Speaker 1: had a couple of more big moments in year three,

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Speaker 1: and who knows what year four can bring. One last

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Speaker 1: note before we sign off on the podcast this week,

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Speaker 1: if you are interested in that Vikings free agency tracker,

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00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:12,279
Speaker 1: make sure you go to Vikings dot com. There's a

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Speaker 1: list of all of our current Vikings free agents and

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00:50:15,360 --> 00:50:18,319
Speaker 1: then as moves begin to be made, things might change

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Speaker 1: a little bit on there, but you can say updated

1080
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Speaker 1: on that. And also very exciting Episode three of the

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00:50:24,680 --> 00:50:27,880
Speaker 1: Voyage is out. If you haven't watched the first two episodes,

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00:50:27,920 --> 00:50:31,000
Speaker 1: they're also located on YouTube. But Episode three of the

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00:50:31,080 --> 00:50:34,560
Speaker 1: Voyage is out, featuring Kirk's first return to Washington and

1084
00:50:34,640 --> 00:50:38,719
Speaker 1: those exciting wins in Buffalo and on Thanksgiving. Check out

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00:50:38,760 --> 00:50:43,200
Speaker 1: the never before seen footage of those games and the

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00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:46,520
Speaker 1: behind the scenes stuff our guys got. So I don't know,

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Speaker 1: it's it's shaping out to be a really fun series

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Speaker 1: so far. There's only one more episode left. The season

1089
00:50:51,560 --> 00:50:54,080
Speaker 1: finale is coming out next week, so make sure you

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00:50:54,120 --> 00:50:56,640
Speaker 1: go check up. Make sure you go catch up on

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00:50:56,719 --> 00:50:59,160
Speaker 1: the voyage right now. Yeah, I haven't. I mean, I'm

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Speaker 1: not gonna speak for fans here. I'll say watch them

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00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:03,200
Speaker 1: all right now. But like I watched episode one and

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00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:04,799
Speaker 1: I was like, you know, this was so good. I'm

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00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:06,319
Speaker 1: gonna wait till the other three come out, and then

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00:51:06,360 --> 00:51:08,520
Speaker 1: I'm just gonna take you're gonna binge. I'm gonna take

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00:51:08,520 --> 00:51:10,160
Speaker 1: three hours up one day and watch there you go.

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00:51:10,239 --> 00:51:12,839
Speaker 1: So the first one was phenomenal. Yeah, the first one

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00:51:12,920 --> 00:51:15,360
Speaker 1: was really good. And to think that they were able

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00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:20,920
Speaker 1: to put that much content or like summarize like training

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00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:22,560
Speaker 1: camp all the way to the first game in one

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00:51:22,600 --> 00:51:27,960
Speaker 1: episode insane. I can't believe that we get Washington, Buffalo,

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00:51:28,000 --> 00:51:30,359
Speaker 1: and Thanksgiving in an episode. So that means the end

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00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:37,120
Speaker 1: is going to be cults, colts cut. We can't give away. Yeah,

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00:51:37,120 --> 00:51:39,120
Speaker 1: that was after Thanksgiving, we can't give away too much.

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00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:42,520
Speaker 1: But like Nate Vaughan and his crew Alex Miller, I

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00:51:42,560 --> 00:51:44,120
Speaker 1: don't want to name every name when you can't give

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00:51:44,120 --> 00:51:46,239
Speaker 1: away that. I mean, everyone knows the ending. I mean

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00:51:46,239 --> 00:51:48,080
Speaker 1: we all know what happens, like watching a movie at

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Speaker 1: the Titanic. What happens. It's like knowing that you're watching

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00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:53,239
Speaker 1: the Titanic, but like what the ship's not going to

1112
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:55,920
Speaker 1: sink at the end. Yeah, I mean there's there's like outtakes,

1113
00:51:55,960 --> 00:51:58,480
Speaker 1: so maybe no, I know I'm giving you a hard time.

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00:51:58,520 --> 00:52:00,479
Speaker 1: I just think it's funny because we're like we can't

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00:52:00,520 --> 00:52:04,480
Speaker 1: spoil it word like it already happened. But it's like

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00:52:04,760 --> 00:52:07,359
Speaker 1: I was telling Nate Vaughn, like it's somewhat of a risk,

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00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:11,000
Speaker 1: right to like the voyage and like save all of

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Speaker 1: the footage that you recorded during the year for after

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00:52:13,400 --> 00:52:17,200
Speaker 1: the season thirteen. I mean, what, yeah, do we do?

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Speaker 1: Does the voyage happen? Man? Right? Yeah? That who knows?

1121
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:24,480
Speaker 1: But go watch it and that that's that those decisions

1122
00:52:24,480 --> 00:52:26,839
Speaker 1: are above gave and I's paid grade. So we we

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00:52:26,920 --> 00:52:29,920
Speaker 1: just were there for the popcorn and binging. Yeah, but

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00:52:30,040 --> 00:52:31,880
Speaker 1: uh yeah, make sure you go check out the Voyage.

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Speaker 1: I think kettle corn so much better than popcorn. You

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00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:40,120
Speaker 1: are are you a butter guy? No, I don't like it.

1127
00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:43,840
Speaker 1: I went to watch Create three last night and the

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00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:46,320
Speaker 1: butter was Oh. I thought that face was because of

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00:52:46,320 --> 00:52:51,040
Speaker 1: the movie. The movie was okay, Okay, that's it. My

1130
00:52:51,160 --> 00:52:54,640
Speaker 1: boys hyped it up. Okay, it's not bad. Like after

1131
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Speaker 1: you after you watch the Voyage, go watch Create three.

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Speaker 1: What's better Create or the Voyage? Voyage? Nice? This is?

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Speaker 1: This is thereage? Voyage was? Voyage is going to be

1134
00:53:13,840 --> 00:53:16,640
Speaker 1: really good? The first season two, season three or episode two,

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Speaker 1: episode three. I'm not a big it's okay. Words are hard.

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Speaker 1: I'm not a big movie person myself, so I have

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00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:26,040
Speaker 1: not seen Creed, probably will not see Creed. I'm not

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Speaker 1: gonna lie to you. It takes. It takes a very

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00:53:29,920 --> 00:53:31,920
Speaker 1: special movie for me to want ago and turn it

1140
00:53:31,960 --> 00:53:34,399
Speaker 1: on and watch it. And a special movie. My god,

1141
00:53:34,440 --> 00:53:37,160
Speaker 1: what's the next one? The last one I've seen? I

1142
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Speaker 1: went to the theaters. I think I was just trying

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Speaker 1: to be a nice fance. Oh, Batman Whison? No, right,

1144
00:53:48,760 --> 00:53:51,400
Speaker 1: the latest one? The latest Batman. I went to the

1145
00:53:51,440 --> 00:53:53,920
Speaker 1: movies and sell that one. I didn't hate it. I

1146
00:53:53,960 --> 00:53:56,279
Speaker 1: like how he was kind of emo Batman right, Like

1147
00:53:56,360 --> 00:53:58,600
Speaker 1: to me, he like whore the eyeline. Yeah, he was

1148
00:53:59,120 --> 00:54:01,560
Speaker 1: like in his feeling all the time. I'm a big

1149
00:54:01,560 --> 00:54:05,640
Speaker 1: emo Batman fan. Okay he does. We're black, so that helps. Yeah,

1150
00:54:05,680 --> 00:54:07,840
Speaker 1: And he really was an emo dude. He kind of

1151
00:54:07,840 --> 00:54:11,160
Speaker 1: reminded me of like when he played Edward in Twilight,

1152
00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:16,480
Speaker 1: but then Edward and Twilight became Batman, so like a

1153
00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:19,880
Speaker 1: vampire Batman. If you stay for this edition of the podcast,

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Speaker 1: you are a true, true fan. Thank you if you

1155
00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:25,040
Speaker 1: and if you stayed until the end and you're listening

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00:54:25,040 --> 00:54:29,640
Speaker 1: to this nonsense. My Twitter handle is at Tatum Everett Games.

1157
00:54:29,640 --> 00:54:32,600
Speaker 1: Her handle is at Gabe Henderson, and please let us

1158
00:54:32,600 --> 00:54:34,919
Speaker 1: know that you actually stay and listen to this. Would

1159
00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:37,040
Speaker 1: love to hear that. I'm not really sure how we

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Speaker 1: end on and that one, but we appreciate you listening.

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Speaker 1: These are the super secret sessions of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast.

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Speaker 1: We'll see you guys next week.