1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: Hey, d I mean, just what how exciting is the 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,239 Speaker 1: potential for you guys to really establish the run this year. 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: You've got a veteran group coming back, You've now got 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: a quarterback like Cam Newton is is running the ball 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: something that being able to establish it something that's exciting 6 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: for you. It's definitely exciting, UM, going out there every 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: single day and working with those guys, you know, the 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 1: old line, the running backs, the quarterbacks, tight end, you know, 9 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: really the whole team, the whole offense, and just being 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: able to go out there and work on our execution, 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: work on our fundamentals, UM, work on improving every single day. 12 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: They going to take that forward to the season. Um, 13 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 1: It's really exciting, and you know, love being out there 14 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: with those guys and working on that and just building 15 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: that consistency getting better every single day and improving and 16 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: every day going hitting things in the right direction. Next question, Ali, 17 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: Thanks Stacy. How are you doing, Damion good? Are you okay? Thanks? 18 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: Last year or two years ago, obviously in a piece 19 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: of the offense for for Alabama last year completely the 20 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:11,919 Speaker 1: opposite here. I'm wondering though we're sitting last year playing 21 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: behind people being able to come along slowly learning the 22 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: mental part of the professional game, keeping yourself physically strong. 23 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: Has that prepared you to make a better case for 24 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: what you want to become this year in your second year. 25 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I think there's a lot of things that 26 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: have helped me last year. Having an opportunity to just 27 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: learn and absorb as much information as I could learn 28 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: from the older guys, you know, the veteran Sony Rex, 29 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: you know, Brandon James. Being able to learn from all 30 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: those guys, and being a sponge soaking up as much 31 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,559 Speaker 1: as I could last year and then translating that this year, 32 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: and you know, taking everything that I learned last year, 33 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: continuing to learn new things this year, going out there 34 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: every day with the mindset to improve physically, mentally, doing 35 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: whatever I can to help this team be successful. So 36 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: there have been a lot of things that have helped 37 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: me kind of my transition from year one to year two. 38 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: And um, you know, like I said, every single day, 39 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: I want to come up with the mindset of how 40 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: can I get better? What can I do to improve, 41 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: how to become a better player for this team? And 42 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: you know That's what I'm looking to do all And 43 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: I'm sorry your line was making some noise so immuted 44 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: you okay, can hear me now? Just right? Quickly following up, 45 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: do you feel much more comfortable now on the field 46 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 1: than you did a year ago? Taking the reps? I mean, 47 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: you know, going from one year to the next, you 48 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,399 Speaker 1: always want to want to become more comfortable. The more 49 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: you know and the more knowledgeable you are, and knowing 50 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: what the coaches expect of you and what your teammates 51 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: expect of you, and you know what it takes to 52 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: be to be a New England Patriot. Once you once 53 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: you learn that, once you figure that out, it definitely 54 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: makes things a little bit easier. But also at the 55 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: same time, it really doesn't because is the best is 56 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: demanded of you every single day, and it's you know, 57 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: from the coaches, from your teammates, from the day, from 58 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: the moment you walk into the moment you walk out. 59 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: Your best is demanded. So I don't really know what 60 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: the right word is. It's definitely not comfortable because every 61 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: day you have to come in and do just that, 62 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: give your best every single day, and that's not easy. 63 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: But um, you know, I'm looking forward to the challenge 64 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: every single day to get better, to improve to continue 65 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: to learn and just be what I do, whatever I 66 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: need to do to help this team be successful. Our 67 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: next question Joe Kiota Falloway, Mark Daniels, Daman, thank you 68 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,119 Speaker 1: for your time. I know you talked about the progression 69 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: from year one to year or two, but with some 70 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: of the guys out, can you talk about making the 71 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: most of your opportunities at practice? Well, those are things 72 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: that are beyond everybody's control. That's not something that I'm 73 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: worried about. My objective is to go out there and 74 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: put my best foot forward every single day and improve 75 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: however I can physically. Men, whatever the case may be. UM, 76 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: you know, whatever adversity is thrown, you know whoever's way. Um, 77 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: that's not really something that can can be controlled. So, 78 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: like you said, regardless of the situation regards to the circumstances, 79 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: I had the same mindset going into every single day, 80 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: every single meeting, every single practice. UM, just going out 81 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: there to be my best, to put my best foot 82 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: forward and again try to help this team be successful. 83 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: Our next question Mark Daniels followed by love and read 84 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: thank you. After last year, did you have a goal 85 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: this offseason something you wanted to improve learned upon or 86 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: anything that you wanted to accomplish before camp started. Um, 87 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: just get myself in the best possible shape mentally and 88 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: physically to come out here and compete every single day. Um, 89 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: that's what we're doing. We're competing with each other and 90 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: we're competing against each other. So before training camp got here, 91 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: that was mine. That was my focus, just getting myself 92 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: in the in the proper ment, in physical condition to 93 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: come out here and compete to the best of my ability. 94 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: How do you go about just improving your mental condition? 95 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: Is there anything differently? Um, you just got to come 96 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: in like I said, and put be willing to put 97 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: your best foot forward. You know, when you know how 98 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: high the demand is, and when you know what's expected 99 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: of you every single day, you know what links that 100 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: you have to go to put put that best foot forward. 101 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: So learning what's expected of you, learn how to be 102 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: a professional, learning how to be a New England Patriot, 103 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: those are definitely things that have helped me kind of 104 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: put myself in a position, like I said, to go 105 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: out there and compete, to go out there and try 106 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: to be my best version of myself every single day. 107 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: Thank you, love and read followed by Karen Greegame. Okay, 108 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try to ask this one correctly. Is there 109 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 1: an art to making yourself small as you go through 110 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: the hole and then making yourself bigger as you come 111 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: out of the hole. I can see what you're saying, 112 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: so yes to your question. Um, you know, because in 113 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: the NFL, you know, holes and gaps close u quicker 114 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: than they open. I assure you of that. So being 115 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: able to run through twice tight spaces, um tight quarters, 116 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: making yourself as small as possible, as compact as possible, 117 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: to get through those holes as fast as you can 118 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: before they close. And then obviously once you bust through 119 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 1: the hole, you know you want to open up and 120 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,119 Speaker 1: you want to just become a runner at that point. 121 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: So there is a there is an art to it. Um, 122 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: It's tough. Like I said, the holes close a lot 123 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: quicker than they open, so you know, it's just things 124 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: that you got to work in practice day in and 125 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: day out, working with the old line, working with the quarterbacks, 126 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: and ball handling and things like that. So those are 127 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: just the things that you have to do as running back. 128 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Next question kring Ingredian, followed by 129 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: Henry McKinnon, Hi, Damien, how you doing. I'm good, How 130 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: are you good? Thanks? Speaking of holes, I was wondering 131 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: from your perspective, what it's like running behind this particular 132 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: offensive line and how the progression has gone for you 133 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: trying to get in sync with each other. I love 134 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: running behind those guys, great group of guys. Love playing 135 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: with them, love competing with them. I love taking the 136 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: field with them every single snap. You know, those guys 137 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: work incredibly hard and they make me want to work harder. 138 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: So I love running behind those guys. I can't even 139 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: talk enough about how how great of a job they 140 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: do on a day to to day basis, and they 141 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: make my life easier. So uh, definitely definitely fortunate to 142 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: have those group of guys to even learn from as well, 143 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: seeing the way that they do things, the way that 144 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: they block, the way that they move, and seeing how 145 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: I've got to play off of that, how I have 146 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: to you know, be complimentary to the way that they 147 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: block and the way that you know, they go about 148 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: doing things. So it's a great opportunity, and you know, 149 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: I'm super excited to be out there with those guys 150 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: for sure. Just just a quick follow how do you 151 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: feel in terms of the last thing you said that 152 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: you're getting getting in sync with them and kind of 153 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: reading you know, the blocks and moves and stuff like that. Um. Yeah, 154 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: it's just a part of practice. And we got to 155 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: keep stringing those days together. Um. Every day we got 156 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: to go out there and work together to play complimentary football. Um. 157 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: You know we can help make their jobs easier, they 158 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: can help make our jobs easier. So you know, every 159 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: single day it's finding ways to go out there and 160 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: how can we find tune things? How can we make 161 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: things as productive as possible? Um, as quickly as possible. Um, 162 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: that's that's just uh, that's how that's how it goes 163 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: out of practice every single day. Great, Thanks Damien. That's 164 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: like the final question, but Henry McKenna go ahead, Henry, 165 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, Stacy, Hello Damien. UM, I think we've kind 166 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: of been hovering around this topic a little bit, so 167 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: forgive me if it feels like, but um, what was 168 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: your mindset last year with four carries, not a ton 169 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: of work and you're a guy who got a lot, 170 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: a lot a lot of work at college in high school? Um, 171 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: how do you stay positive? How do you kind of 172 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: move past that? Year and not let sort of the 173 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: negative thoughts creep in as as you sort of sit, 174 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: you know, at the bottom of a very experienced step 175 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: chart or last year. This year obviously it's a little different, 176 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,719 Speaker 1: right The easiest way to get past that is just 177 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: I mean, that's last year. It has nothing to do 178 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: with this year, has nothing to do with what's going 179 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: on right now. That is something that I don't even 180 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: think about because it does me no good. So, you know, 181 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: the passes in the past. All I'm focused on is 182 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: how I can continue to improve this year, this training camp, 183 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: putting my best foot forward every single day, going out 184 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: there with the right attitude, the right mindset, getting myself 185 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: physically mentally ready to go. That way, I can have 186 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: a good practice and just try to keep sacking days together. 187 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:07,319 Speaker 1: And that's my that's my focal point right now. Damian, 188 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Thanks appreciate it.