1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Leonard, why was it so important for you, you know, 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: with the with the triceps injury. Why was it so 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: important for you to get on the field and play today? 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: I think I just take a lot of pride in 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: being a durable player and being out there with my teammates, um, 6 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: knowing that they can count on me to be there. Um. 7 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: I haven't missed a game my whole career. I think 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: I missed one game in college, and it is because 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: my coach, you know, purposely forced me to to take 10 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: that that game off because I was playing through a 11 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: shoulder tear I had in college and he wanted to 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: rest me that right before I stand for the game. 13 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: And I don't know, I think I just wanted to 14 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: finish this uh this year strong, with my with my guys. 15 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: Any other questions for Leonard and that maybe Leonard? How 16 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: much did a Bobby the injury? I think in the 17 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: beginning of U the warming up process, I felt it 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: in the beginning, and then I think once the game started, 19 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: it went away a little bit. I had an elbow 20 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: race song that helped me out a lot, and then, uh, 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: you know, kind of near the second half, I was 22 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,639 Speaker 1: feeling it a little bit and uh they started rotating 23 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: a lot more, uh, putting me in more situational downs 24 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: to so that can like rest it when I could. 25 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: But you know, I finished the game, and you know 26 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: I'm most likely to play again for the rest of 27 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: the year. Uh, Leonard, you guys in the last two 28 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: years have all your wins or when the opponents scores 29 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: twenty one points at last, If you guys give up 30 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: twenty one point pretty much, you guys lose. How much 31 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: did pressure does that put on the defense? I mean, 32 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: I think our defense, Uh, you know, we we know 33 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: that we're a defensive team. We know that we have 34 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: to dominate on defense to win games. Uh, you know, 35 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: we trust our offensive guys to do what they have 36 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: to do. But you know, we we take a lot 37 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: of pride and and a lot of emphasis on getting 38 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: the ball away, getting three and outs, getting like shorten 39 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: in the field for our offense, and uh, you know, 40 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: just being dominant on defense. And I just don't think 41 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: we didn't up today. We didn't get enough takeaways, no 42 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: scores on defense or anything like that. I'm not let 43 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: heard how close were you to not playing? It seemed 44 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: like the prognosis was pretty die earlier in the week. Yeah, 45 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: I think right after the game, I was I was 46 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: really questioning it. Um, you know, the day after the game, 47 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: it was really tender. I wasn't sure exactly what it was. 48 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: But you know, the m R. I came back and 49 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: it was okay, and uh, you know, I kind of 50 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: just relaxed it and uh treated it all week and 51 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: it was gonna be We knew that it was gonna 52 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: be a game time decision. So you know, yesterday, right 53 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: before meetings and stuff, you know, I like went out 54 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: and tested it with my new custom elbow Barras and 55 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: I felt a lot better. So I felt like I 56 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: was willing to like test it out there in the game, 57 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: and it felt okay. I think a lot of people 58 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: would say, you know, if you guys were making a 59 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: playoff push here and they'd say, oh, you know, of 60 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: course he wants to be out there on the field 61 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: helping and team. What what made you want to come 62 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: out here for for a four or nine now for 63 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: intend team? Yeah, I mean I agree. I think a 64 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: lot of players would uh would probably set out if 65 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: they had the same thing. Um, you know, people's agents 66 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: are probably telling them set out. Um. Coaches are probably 67 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: not gonna question you if you said out. But you know, 68 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: I'm doing this more for myself than anything, you know, 69 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: more for my teammates as well. I think me and 70 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: my defensive line have a really tight group and I 71 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: don't want to leave them hanging out there, and uh, 72 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: you know, I'm really doing it for them and for 73 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: myself as well. Did your agent telling you that? What's that? 74 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: Did your agent to tell you just sit it out? No, 75 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: you didn't tell me to set it out, but you 76 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: know he was obviously telling me to be smart, trust 77 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: my body, trust how I'm feeling, and all that type 78 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: of stuff. Thank you. Yeah, last question for joining. Hey, Leonard, 79 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: I'm wondering what you think of the idea because you know, Daniel, 80 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: you're you're you just talked the way you did about 81 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: coming back and playing for injury recording stopped, and then 82 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: there's Daniel on the other side. Um, he's dealing with 83 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: the knick injury. What would you give the idea that 84 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: paint you know it might be better to shut him down. 85 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: I wonder if you would feel different if you had, 86 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: you know, any treat like that. Yeah, I think the 87 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: injury is just it's hard to compare situations because of 88 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: the injuries are different, you know. Uh, something like me 89 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: dealing with the elbow pain and injury is something I 90 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: can possibly play through, whereas it you know, if I 91 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: have something anything spinal or neck or anything like that, 92 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: I probably you know, that's something that's gonna affect your 93 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: life long term if you if you keep messing that up, 94 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: it's more than just football. You've got to think about 95 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: your life at that point. So uh, you know, I 96 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: think it's just hard to compare for you guys as players. 97 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: Do you I know you're on the other side of Boll, 98 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,919 Speaker 1: but do you almost expect him to be out for 99 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. I mean, considering what he's 100 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: dealing with. UM. I honestly haven't thought too much about 101 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: it until now, But I don't really know his situation 102 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: fully and how he's feeling or how the doctors are 103 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: saying or evaluating it. Uh. But you know, if I, 104 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: like I said, if I knew I had something wrong 105 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: with my spine or anything neck or back issues, UH, 106 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: that's a lot more serious. Um, and I would definitely 107 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: take my time coming back with something like that.