1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: I am happy. Where are you go? It's middle of camp? 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Where are you guys? 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 2: Just in the team right now? I think we're you know, 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 2: a team that's still building. 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 3: Uh, We've got a long ways to go to get 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 3: to where we want to be and and that process 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 3: is just it's gonna take time. So you know, we're improving, 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 3: we're coming together, but we've got to continue to grow 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 3: and and just keep our heads down and see where 10 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 3: that gets us, you know, down the road. 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: The one thing that you're encouraged by, if. 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 2: There is about Christ, uh, the humility. 13 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 3: I think you know, we understand that we're not where 14 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 3: we need to be, and that takes some humility. And 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 3: you know, the guys on this team are very coachable. 16 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 3: They're willing to work, they're willing to take correction, They're 17 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 3: willing to humble themselves and work for a common goal. 18 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 3: And I think that goes a long way. I think 19 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 3: pride is an athlete or any profession you're in can 20 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 3: be a roadblock. But for us, I think we've got 21 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: a very humble team. This just put its head down 22 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 3: and and and come to work every day and trying 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 3: to get better. 24 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: And I think that's going to service well in the. 25 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 3: Long run, we aging about the process of replacing Devin 26 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 3: on the field, field perspective, from leadership perspective, how. 27 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: Are you guys feeling that for it? 28 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 3: I mean, we're not going to replace Devin mccordy, and 29 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 3: this guy's once in a lifetime in terms of who 30 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 3: he is as a person, the way he led for 31 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 3: this organization, the things that he stood for, what he 32 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 3: was able to accomplish off the field, that won't be replaced. 33 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 3: So I think it would be foolish of us to 34 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 3: try to replace that. I think there's some things that 35 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 3: he started here in terms of his legacy that we 36 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 3: can try to follow and continue to uphold. But we've 37 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 3: got to do it in our own way, right, We've 38 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 3: got to be our own men and pursue our own 39 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 3: passions and do it with integrity and do it the 40 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 3: right way. But you know, you talk about replacing him, 41 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: you have a much easier time replacing him on the 42 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 3: field and off the field. Yeah, sometimes I miss his voice. 43 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 3: A lot of times he was like getting on me, 44 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 3: hazing me, making fun of me, So my spirits are 45 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 3: a little bit higher, No, I'm kidding, Yeah, I miss 46 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 3: his voice. I always joked that he's like my work wife, 47 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 3: So it's it's it's strange for me to be without him. 48 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 3: I mean, thirteen years together, it's needless to say it's 49 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 3: an adjustment. Yeah, and I would echo that it's been awesome. 50 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 3: I think his attitude, his professionalism, his desire to do 51 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: everything perfect every day has been really impressive to me. 52 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, he's so detail oriented when it 53 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: comes to the kicking game, and it's it's really no 54 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: mystery to me now why he's been so successful. 55 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: And then I mean you look at him physically. 56 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 3: Good Lord only made so many of those guys, So 57 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 3: I think he's got the combination of physical ability and 58 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 3: mental approach to the game that's made him so successful, 59 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 3: and he's gonna be huge, really huge for a football team. 60 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 2: You guys inspire you. Oh, it's been great. You know, 61 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 2: I see a lot of myself and those guys. When 62 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: I first came in. 63 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 3: It's a wide eyed trying to learn, trying to take 64 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: every rep uh and give him my all. 65 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: And that's what those guys are doing. 66 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 3: And you appreciate that as a veteran player, and I 67 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 3: appreciate how hard they've worked since they've been here, their attitude, 68 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 3: their approach, and you know, I think both those guys 69 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 3: are gonna have some some successful years in this league. 70 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 3: So we're excited about having him here. And you know, 71 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 3: I appreciate them working. Let's but let's keep working. That 72 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: his retirement the other day, well, first of all, congratulations 73 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 3: with Sony. I mean, you know, it's always it's always 74 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 3: bittersweet when you see guy retire. And I know Sony 75 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 3: has some injuries and some tough breaks along the way, 76 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 3: but uh, I just remember what he did for this 77 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 3: football team and helping us win a championship. We really 78 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 3: rode him heavily in eighteen and he delivered for Uce. 79 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: And Sony was a guy that didn't say very much, 80 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 3: but he showed up and you knew what you were 81 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 3: gonna get from him every day. Just consistency as a 82 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 3: person and as a player. You know, you really appreciate 83 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 3: that from any player, but certainly from a young guy. 84 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 3: So I wish the best to him and his family. 85 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 3: I will think of him running all over the Chargers 86 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 3: in that playoff game and and and doing so many 87 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 3: great things his rookie year and the time that he 88 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 3: was here, so congrats. 89 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 2: Brother played at Jackson State and I was wondering that 90 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 2: thought having representation. 91 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 3: Well, first want to shout out, Jess, you tigers. I'm like, 92 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 3: I'm a Tiger baby. Obviously my parents both my parents 93 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 3: went there. But it's great to see the HBCUs getting 94 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 3: the attention that I think they deserve. 95 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 2: There's so much rich history there. 96 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 3: You know, you look at kind of the trajectory of 97 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 3: those schools. It's sad now that you know, they don't 98 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 3: get the type of players that they used to get, 99 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 3: which I understand why that's the case, but those schools 100 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 3: mean so much to our community, that mean so much 101 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: to our history, and uh, you know, it was great 102 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 3: that they're starting to get the attention that they deserve. 103 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 3: Obviously it's great having Isaiah here. But you know, I 104 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 3: know you asked my parents. They wouldn't be who they 105 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 3: are without that school. And you know, so many of 106 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 3: our family friends and family have been there and to 107 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 3: other HBCUs, So they play such a pivotal role and 108 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 3: who we are as a people and in our past, 109 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 3: and you know, I think it's great to celebrate them. 110 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, did you. 111 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: Get to the talent of your career here and you 112 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: start to do what you've accomplished. Obviously you've accomplished a 113 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: lot on the field, but your involvement in the community 114 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: speaks for itself. As a resident of the town, I 115 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: know how involved the church and whatnot talk about. 116 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I mean, that's really what's gonna carry 117 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,359 Speaker 3: eternal value, right. You know, what we do on the 118 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 3: football field, what I did in twenty ten or twenty twelve, 119 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 3: very few people are gonna remember that. But I think 120 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 3: people always remember your personal touch and interaction with them. 121 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 3: I think it's important to be mindful of how we're 122 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 3: using our platform and how we're giving back. The Bible 123 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: says to whom much is given, much is required. And 124 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 3: I don't think the Lord has blessed me so that 125 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 3: my family and I can benefit only. 126 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 2: I think he's. 127 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 3: Blessed us so that we can bless others. And that's 128 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 3: been how my family's operated. That's been how I've operated 129 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 3: since I was a child, because my parents did that. 130 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 3: So you know, I hope when people think about me, 131 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 3: they really don't think as much about what I did 132 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 3: on the field, because I mean, there's no real value 133 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 3: in that. I think the real value is and you 134 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 3: know what you did to make people. 135 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 2: Around you better. 136 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 3: So that's been a priority for my family and I uh, 137 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 3: that's something that we will continue to pursue beyond the game. 138 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 3: And and that's really what your legacy is, right, I mean, 139 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 3: your legacy is you know how you touch other people, 140 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: how you impact other people's lives, and and you know 141 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 3: how you just conduct your business day to day. So 142 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 3: you know me, that stems from my faith, and that's 143 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 3: that will always be the number one priority in my life. 144 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 2: The relationships that exist between. 145 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 3: Players and the community, special timescribe it's kind of a 146 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 3: quirky fraternity, right, I mean, we all are familiar with 147 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 3: one of other. I had never met Chris before this year. 148 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 3: You know, I met him after games, but I knew 149 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 3: who he was. I know his coaches in Baltimore, Chris 150 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 3: Horden and I our roommates so in college, so I 151 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 3: know Chris. 152 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: I mean a lot of us talk, a lot of 153 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: us texts, We. 154 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 3: Learn and and steal from each other's games by watching film. 155 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 3: I have a you know, dialogue with Hardy from the Jets, 156 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 3: Gray and in Ner Orleans. Other guys over the years, 157 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: Mike Thomas and Cincinnati. I talked to a lot of 158 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 3: these guys, and I think there is a fraternity that 159 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 3: exists and an appreciation for what we do. We understand 160 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 3: how unique our role is within our within our teams, 161 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 3: within our organizations, and I think we're all trying to 162 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 3: push the bar and the standard higher and hire and we. 163 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 2: Know we need each other to do that. 164 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 3: So it's cool to be able to form relationships with 165 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 3: guys maybe you never played with, and it's always great 166 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:00,839 Speaker 3: to have an opportunity need to play with the guy 167 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 3: that you've admired for a long time, Like for me, 168 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 3: Justin Bethel, Cody Davis and now Chris, guys I've watched 169 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 3: from Afar. 170 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 2: To be able to play with him is pretty special. 171 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 1: So I was just gonna say, you're talking about the 172 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: legacy and the stuff that you want to be remembered 173 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: for and off stuff. But your head coach has said 174 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: he thinks you're the best special teams player there's been. 175 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 2: That's a pretty high compliment. 176 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: And this, obviously I know you want this other thing, 177 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: but that's a pretty good thing to have people think 178 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: about you as well. 179 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: Well. 180 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 3: Everyone's entitled to their opinion. Yeah, I you know, I 181 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 3: don't I don't. Look, I'm not a guy who needs 182 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 3: to get out here and talk about what I've done 183 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 3: as a player. I mean, look, I'm secure enough in 184 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 3: who I am that, you know, people can come in 185 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 3: on my role, my job, what I've done. That's great, 186 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 3: that's great. You know, it's cool that you even have 187 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 3: a chance to discuss that. I'm appreciative that coach has 188 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 3: kept me around on his football team for all these 189 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 3: years and thinks I've done an okay job. 190 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: Thanks.