1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: Some being mind myself. One, I congratulate you. We are 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: taking a vote and we have a lunch with you. 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: The twenty five Ron Hopson Poky Award winner, which is 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: not just for being a good hand with the media, 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: but for fulfilling your obligations with class and professionalism. And 6 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: I think personally, well, I can't speak for everyone, but 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: I guess I can. It says a lot to bring 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: in a lot of guys to set a new culture 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: in a opera that have given us time well one 10 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: or in a big setting with cameras and cameras, and 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: without fail, you were there to say yes, thoughtful, honest 12 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: with your time. We appreciate it because we know it's 13 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: a lost season for you more than anybody else. So 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,959 Speaker 1: we have this award here and they appreciate your time. 15 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,959 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, appreciate you, guys. Thank you. 16 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 3: For sure. 17 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: Appreciate it. Good. That's good, you got apprecire Thank you guys. Wow, 18 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: I'm honorus a little bit of that. 19 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 4: Kind of Uh. 20 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 2: What's it been like for you being in here for 21 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 2: the first year. Yeah, the old week process. 22 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's different obviously being in one spot for my 23 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 5: whole career. You guys have been awesome, Like it's been 24 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 5: easy for me. You guys have been respectful and it's 25 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 5: been great to talk, get to meet all of you, 26 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 5: get to talk to all of you. So I'm I'm 27 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 5: I'm a hundred. That's pretty cool. So I appreciate you guys. 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 5: It's uh been an awesome year. Obviously wading House, but 29 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 5: the locker room, the coaches, you guys have have made 30 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 5: a lot of fun. 31 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 2: They're going like caps helping the office. But absolutely absolutely, 32 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 2: my wife's can be fired up. Good Guy Award. That's phenomenal. 33 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 6: You can go back to ten months ago, did you 34 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 6: ever think that you're twelve to three? 35 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 5: No, No, it's it's been an awesome year. There was 36 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 5: a lot of unknowns ten months ago. Uh, but God 37 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 5: has a plan and it's it's been an awesome year. 38 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 5: My wife, my daughters, it's we've had a ton of 39 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 5: fun this year, and uh, it's been pretty special. So 40 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 5: it's yeah, you never you don't want to forecast anything, 41 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 5: but we've had a lot of fun. 42 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 7: Karret, there was a good space here that. 43 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 6: Here you do this, Jarrett. Yeah, five art to the 44 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 6: same five guys that seems to have flipped on its ear. 45 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 6: The last month or so, how do you guys people 46 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 6: want to continue to be attended their pocket for Drake 47 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 6: both also running in. 48 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's a key word. It's the NFL. It's a 49 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 5: long season. It's things are going to come up, and 50 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 5: even the guys that have been there have been battling 51 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 5: through some stuff and and I'm proud of the way 52 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 5: that the unit as a whole has come together. I'm 53 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 5: proud of the guys that are in there stepping up. 54 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 5: The Darian has done a great job. Ben when he 55 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 5: gets in there, we have a really good group. We're close, 56 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 5: we have a lot of fun together, but we also 57 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 5: like to work. And so in every room, that's like 58 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 5: injuries are going to come up and guys unfortunately have 59 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 5: to miss time. But you hope that the identity that 60 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 5: coach establishes, the identity that you want in your specific 61 00:02:55,320 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 5: position room will come out on Sundays and so, yeah, 62 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 5: it's just it's. 63 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 2: Part of it. It's the worst part of it. 64 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 5: We want everyone to be healthy and out there, but 65 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 5: you got to work through some things and I'm proud 66 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 5: of the way guys have been fighting. 67 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 6: How valuable is it you have a guy like Ben 68 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 6: Brown who can seven. 69 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 5: Yeah, that's invaluable. You need guys that can play multiple spots. 70 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 5: You need smart football players. I think that's with coach 71 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 5: McDaniel's offense. That's the biggest thing. And he's played before 72 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 5: and and he does a great job. He knows what 73 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 5: he's doing and that's that's the that's half the battle, right, 74 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 5: just everyone being on the same page. And I think 75 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 5: he's a center center by by trade, so he kind 76 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 5: of sees the game through his center's eyes and so 77 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 5: he can help with communication when he's in there. And yeah, 78 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 5: we have we have all the trust and the guys 79 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 5: that we have in this room. 80 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 2: We always say we all. 81 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 5: We got, we only need and it's true because like 82 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 5: I said, we in practice, coach does a good job 83 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 5: getting different guys in and we have reps banked just 84 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 5: about with every line combination you can think of us. 85 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 2: Give us a he covered the next to line. 86 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: Hell. 87 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 5: Uh so we kind of did it where everyone has 88 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 5: a different week and everyone has had their week to 89 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 5: this point. 90 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 2: Uh. We did it the Celtics game last week, which 91 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: was pretty fun. 92 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 5: So we got to figure out what's what's going on 93 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 5: this week? Yeah, yeah, everyone said it look like a 94 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 5: proud father back there. 95 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 2: He did a good job. He did a good job. 96 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: I don't want to get him too many flowers because I. 97 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 5: Think there's enough videos and it went viral enough for him. 98 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 2: We got to keep him a little level headed. But uh, 99 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 2: he did a good job. The moment was his and 100 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 2: he'sok advantage of it. He's been on my Yeah, you know. 101 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 5: He's hungry, he's uh, he wants to be back out there, 102 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 5: and that's that's what you want to hear. That's what 103 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 5: you want to see. Being hurt in this league is 104 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 5: no fun. I mean, you got rehab all day long. 105 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 5: You're just you're working out, and with especially being on 106 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 5: our you know you're out for four games. 107 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 2: And so it's not fun. 108 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 5: You see the guys going out to practice, you see 109 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 5: us having a big win at Baltimore. You want to 110 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 5: be a part of it. And so I know he's 111 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 5: doing the right things. I think as a rookie it 112 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 5: can be pretty boring and like you just like I 113 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 5: don't know, like impatient. I guess it is probably the 114 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 5: right word. But I've been proud of the way he's 115 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 5: just kind of kept his head down and when he 116 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 5: can be back I know he will be. Uh, he's itching, 117 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 5: he's ready, and he's also doing a good job talking 118 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 5: to Vederian and and staying locked in. He's in meetings 119 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 5: with us, so he knows the game plan. It was 120 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 5: good they got to travel with us to Baltimore's. He's 121 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 5: on the sideline talking with us. I don't want him 122 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 5: talking to me too much, but uh, it's he's not 123 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 5: a good job. 124 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 6: You spoken a track in the last hour since he 125 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 6: was elected. 126 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, I congratulate him. He don't want to hear 127 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 5: any of that though. You guys know him. He's he's 128 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 5: all about the team. He wants to win. Uh, he 129 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 5: doesn't really care about the accolades. He truly does. And 130 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 5: it's not just it's not just a stick, but that's 131 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 5: that's a tremendous honor. And so I'm proud of him. 132 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 5: Everyone knows how special he is as a player, and 133 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 5: we're probably more happy for him in yes, and so, uh, 134 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 5: definitely proud of him. And it's just the first to 135 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 5: many for him. 136 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 2: It's pretty sweet. 137 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 4: Very Christmas still, Yeah, thank. 138 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 2: You, yeah, mery Christmas, guys, thank you called upon and 139 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 2: you'd be ready to play on Sunday. We'll see, we'll see. Uh. 140 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 8: Just I've been running, so it's just getting back out 141 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 8: there and getting acclimitted. Of course you get my way back, 142 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 8: but also like really practicing and pushing on the body, 143 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 8: you know, just see high. 144 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 2: Respond to that if all go as well, I got that. 145 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 6: Man set out and how much you look forward to 146 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 6: getting back and helping and he gets the running game 147 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 6: and everything else. 148 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,160 Speaker 2: And it's been tough. 149 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 8: It's been tough just watching on the couch, saying they 150 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 8: really want to be standing up on the sideline like 151 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 8: they'd rather have me, you know, sitting down. So just 152 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 8: watching on the couches, it was rough. But you know 153 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 8: the guys, you know, they've been fighting and they've been 154 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 8: holding it down since I've been gone. So when I 155 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 8: when I try to make me get back out there, 156 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 8: you know, try to you know, do my part, make plays. 157 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 2: My mindset never changed. 158 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 8: Uh, missed a couple of weeks, but you know, try 159 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 8: to get back out there and be the same player 160 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 8: that I was building in your recovery. 161 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: What was the first time you knew you might be 162 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: able to return as soon as could get basically something. 163 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 8: Really uh, you know, after we went to the doctor, 164 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 8: and he said, no, I didn't. 165 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: We were starting enough for me not to have surgery. 166 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 8: So once they told me I didn't have to go 167 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 8: under the knife, you know, the process was obviously, you know, 168 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 8: it's gonna take a little while because you know, high 169 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 8: and the. 170 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 2: Spriands and linger a little bit. 171 00:07:47,360 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 9: But do with you guys and your team when you're 172 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 9: twelve and three drinks and chrismus. 173 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: Exactly at all fuel. 174 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 9: For you as a player and your team in general 175 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 9: to say we only get two guys out of the 176 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 9: entire league recognize. 177 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 8: Uh yeah, kinda, yeah, no, but it's like you know, 178 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 8: a lot of times, it's a popularity contest. 179 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: Uh. 180 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 2: You know, obviously people want. 181 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 8: To get a recognition, uh, you know for for producing 182 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 8: the getting the production stuff. 183 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 2: On the field. No, obviously that was one of my 184 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 2: goals this year. But I didn't. I didn't. I didn't 185 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 2: feel like I did enough on the field. 186 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 8: And they obviously getting hurt in the player though, so uh, 187 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 8: there's something to look forward to for next year in 188 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 8: the future. 189 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 2: But for our team, man, we just come in. Everybody's 190 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: coming in and working. 191 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 8: You know, it's good for those guys to get the 192 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 8: recognition that they deserve. They be bothering a year and 193 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 8: helping us, and so they just give a little motivation 194 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 8: to everybody, you know, just keep doing what we're doing 195 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 8: and keep stacking. 196 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 2: Wives, and you know, everybody give it. They want keep 197 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 2: running downs. 198 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 9: Marcus Schedules, Michaus Jones, Oh yeah, he. 199 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 2: Definitely should have made it from being kick returning for sure. 200 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 8: How nice to clinch the playoff spot, but also how 201 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 8: hungry I to addition to win the A to keep going. Yeah, 202 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 8: and that was the one that hurt because that was 203 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 8: the game. Like I wanted to be out there for 204 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 8: that game, uh, knowing what was what was at stake 205 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 8: for us, and you know, she was trying to get 206 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 8: the easiest path to get to where we want to 207 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 8: get to. 208 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 2: But you know, h it didn't happen that way, and 209 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 2: you know we got to find another way to get 210 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 2: it done. 211 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 8: And you know, whatever path we get, you know, just 212 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 8: be ready for the challenge. 213 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 2: You've been soaking all year. 214 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 8: How much you're looking forward to helping the running game, 215 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:43,839 Speaker 8: stopping the run ability? Yeah, no, I'm ready to be back. 216 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 8: I'm ready to you know, keep putting my impact on games. 217 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 8: I felt like I was doing that before before I 218 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 8: got injured, and I'm just trying to just keep the same, 219 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,319 Speaker 8: just be the same Milton Williams that I been when 220 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 8: I was out there, Uh, you know, helping the guys, 221 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 8: you know, making plays and just getting everybody on the 222 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 8: same page. 223 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: When I'm out there, buildings anything he didn't get well, you. 224 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 4: Kind of at the middle of everything, and in the 225 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 4: last four or five weeks and watching them. 226 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 8: Uh, not really just knowing that we ain't gonna quit. Well, 227 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 8: we got a coaching staff and players in here. That's 228 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 8: a lot of guys said it all the time, kind 229 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 8: of like came from somewhere else. Guys you know, teams 230 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 8: didn't want them and they felt like they weren't good enough. 231 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: Uh, when you come here, you really have people believing 232 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 2: in you, and we believe in each other. You know. 233 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 8: They just building confidence with each other for them to 234 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 8: you know, keep going out there and playing hard as 235 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 8: they can. 236 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 2: So don't nothing changes. I've been gone. 237 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 8: When I'm back, it's gonna get the same. Turning out 238 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 8: the stretcher, I'm really I'm really excited. I didn't I 239 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 8: didn't missed a lot of ball. Like I said, it was, Hey, 240 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 8: I was just watching, So I'm ready to be back 241 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 8: and uh, you know, ready to do what I do. 242 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 2: Thank you. 243 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 4: So you've got how good does it feel to get 244 00:10:59,520 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 4: a contract? 245 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 7: Unbelievable feeling. Uh, you know, I love it here. 246 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 3: I'm so very thankful to the Craft family, to coach Rades, 247 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 3: to Elliott and everyone else for believing in me and 248 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:13,080 Speaker 3: uh being. 249 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:14,359 Speaker 2: Able to give me this opportunity. 250 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 3: And uh, you know, I'm just gonna do my best 251 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 3: out there and you know, do what I can to 252 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 3: help this football team to continue to win. 253 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 2: So yeah, that long ago there. 254 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 7: You know we have flouncing out on some different practice spots. 255 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, you sort of like it's a reflective question to 256 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: come here last year and get the opportunity and it 257 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: leads tell. 258 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 3: You knowles, Yeah, it's a really just uh it's been 259 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 3: a crazy kind of career for me, getting injured in 260 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 3: college and then going undrafted and then kind of bouncing around. 261 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 7: Teams really not knowing what was going. 262 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 3: On and everything, but for me, ultimately just trusting God's 263 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 3: playing for me, whether that was continuing to playing the NFL. 264 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 2: And getting an opportunity like I have today or you know, 265 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 2: it ended. 266 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,959 Speaker 3: But I had confidence and comfort in that, but then 267 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 3: the day and uh, this is just an unbelievable blessing. 268 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 2: That I have. 269 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 3: And uh, you know, I give all praise and honor 270 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:08,839 Speaker 3: to God for us. 271 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,239 Speaker 2: So what's itvent to you to being on Patriots? 272 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 7: It means everything, you know. 273 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 3: Coming here last year off of the Raiders practice squad 274 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 3: was such an unbelievable experience. And to still be around here. 275 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 3: I love everything about New England. I love everything about 276 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 3: the Patriots. Growing up, when I was a kid, watching 277 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 3: the Patriots play on TV was always some of my 278 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 3: fondest memories. And I just remember watching games with my 279 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 3: dad and when I was younger, whether it's a Sunday 280 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 3: night game or playoff game or something like that, my 281 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 3: dad looking he said, hey, you're you're good enough to 282 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 3: play out there too, you know that. And you know, 283 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 3: little me and ninth grade was like, see those guys there, 284 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 3: they're giants, you know, But he was right, you know. 285 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 3: So I've just I've been surrounded by such a phenomenal 286 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 3: support group and my entire life, I've just I've been 287 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 3: so incredibly blessed and I'm so grateful to get this 288 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 3: done and to be here. 289 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: How valuable has this camaraderie then amongst the offensive line 290 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: speaking guys going in and out late. 291 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 2: Okay, Also, are you bothered dinner? 292 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:17,199 Speaker 7: I'm absolutely baked under this week, Bellas. Uh, No, it's 293 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 7: been great. 294 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 3: I mean, I think we've all just made it a 295 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 3: point of emphasis. 296 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: Uh. 297 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,439 Speaker 3: I think that comes top down from Rabel and h 298 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 3: in our room, especially just wanting to be a connected team, 299 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 3: wanting to be close with one another. 300 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 7: And I think that we've done that, and I think 301 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 7: that we're. 302 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 3: All closed and we're all friends, and uh, it's just 303 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 3: as important to spend time away from here as it 304 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 3: is together and here. 305 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 7: So can you walk us. 306 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 3: Through the moment of how you found out about the extension? Uh, 307 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 3: My agent had been talking to me for the past 308 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 3: week or so about it, and uh kind of confirmation 309 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 3: that it was done yesterday, I was like, all. 310 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 7: Right, let's hurry up and get this things on, you know. So, Uh, 311 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 7: just unbelievably thankful. I'm forever grateful. 312 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:00,839 Speaker 2: For the opportunity. 313 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 10: So what goes into just being kind of that super 314 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 10: sub where you know, play all three and yeah, Because 315 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 10: how much pride do you take in that you can 316 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 10: kind of always say spot Yeah. 317 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 3: I mean Ultimately, I don't want to let the team down, 318 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 3: whether that's me playing jumbo tight end, whether that's me 319 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 3: playing right guard, left guard, or center. 320 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 7: But like, I want to. 321 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 3: Do my job to the best of my abilities, and 322 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 3: however that looks for however many reps that might be, Like, 323 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 3: that's my goal, Like these are my brothers. I don't 324 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 3: want to ever disappoint anyone or ever lay anyone down. 325 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 7: And it's my drop to do that. 326 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 2: You know. 327 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 7: So Ted Carris and you guys, okay, have you guys 328 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 7: been in contact? 329 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 2: Haven't put similar roles in the system, and maybe what's 330 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 2: that been, Like I haven't. 331 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 3: I talked to him at the Cincinnati game because he 332 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 3: was actually I was in Cincinnati my rookie year when 333 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 3: Ted had first signed there, and uh, he's a great guy. 334 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 7: You know, he was always. 335 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 3: Very supportive of me, and uh, you know, just seeing 336 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 3: what all he does for the community and everything. He's 337 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 3: just a pillar over there, and he's just a great 338 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 3: person and a great leader. And uh, you know, I 339 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 3: have a tremendous amount of respect for him too. 340 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: So I would have thought of playing clinching a playoffs, but. 341 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 3: Wanting more, Yeah, yeah, absolutely, I mean you know, I 342 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 3: think you know, that's that's our goal right now, is 343 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 3: to just keep winning, you know, do whatever it takes 344 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 3: to keep this train rolling. 345 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 7: So I'm excited to help out with that. 346 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 2: And you quote back and pro Boler. 347 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 7: Yeah, that phenomenal. Everyone knew that though, you know. 348 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 3: Super excited for him, you know, I mean, he's just 349 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 3: worked his tail off, and uh, he's just balled out 350 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 3: this year, you know, and he's put the world on 351 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 3: display what we've known in Foxborough this whole time, you know. So, uh, 352 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 3: it's a tremendous leader and a great person and friend, 353 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 3: and I'm super excited for him. Thanks, Thank y'all.