1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: You know now that you've put last year behind you, 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: that you obviously we're not used to losing coming from 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: a successful program in college. How awful of an experience 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: was that for you last year? How much are you 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: looking forward to kind of burying all those memories this 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: year and getting back to what you're used to doing, 7 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: which is which is winning a lot um. I believe 8 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: all of us are buying there right now. Um, you know, uh, 9 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: you want to I want to say we lost a lessons, 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: We kind of learned lessons, um, And that's how I 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: take every day pretty much. And you know, you gotta 12 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: find a positive in all things and find a light 13 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: in all things. And you know clearly you know no 14 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: one likes that, but you just gotta You just gotta 15 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: find a way. You gotta find a way to be better, 16 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: and that's to focus this year. Shorts Hey dexter um 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: Um coach Graham was saying that he remembers you from 18 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: the scouting combine and he thought you were a big guy. 19 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: And then he saw you when the uh you guys 20 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: played the Dolphins last year, and he thought you were 21 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: a big guy. And then when he he saw you 22 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 1: finally in training camp, this year, he said, he knew 23 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: you were a really big guy. Can you talk about 24 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: being a big guy? And um, did you try to 25 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: re sculpt your body or your weight or anything, you know, 26 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: after seeing what happened in the NFL last year? What 27 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: you think you need to do? Uh? Yeah, this Oboeason. Uh, 28 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: I definitely focused on you know, just I got a 29 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: personal trainer and we focused on in potion control. Gotta chef. Uh. 30 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: You know, obviously I didn't really like my my bill 31 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: last year. So this year I tried to focus on 32 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: losing a little bit of weight and you know, just 33 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: so I could be better on the field. And you know, 34 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: I'm not there and running and I feel a lot 35 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: better than I did last year. And that's you know, 36 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: that's just a go for me each year. Just feel 37 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: better and be better. Can you do How does that 38 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: come out as far as numbers, weight, body fat things 39 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: like that. Um, you know, just my thing was, you know, 40 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: I'm I'm away with the way. I just want to 41 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: feel good. And so that's just the biggest thing on 42 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: kind of trying to do right now. Just keep that 43 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: keep that routine going. I had this offseason, and you know, 44 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 1: don't take any stuff back, Thank you a right, Leonard. 45 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: Related to that is that also so that you can, 46 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: like yet last year you primarily played inside, but of 47 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: course when the Giants drafted you, there's a lot of 48 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: talk about how well you can get to the past 49 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: to the quarterback as well he's losing weight and feeling fitter. 50 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: Also about being able to rotate in all those spots 51 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: on the d line so you can contribute more to 52 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: the pass rush. I would say, that's just that's just 53 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: me honestly being better conditioned. Um uh, you know, I'm 54 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: gonna do what the team asked me to do. They 55 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: need me to get to the quarterback, do it, they 56 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: need me stuff to run, I'll be able to do it. 57 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: Um just Luke, just doing that, Uh just was really 58 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: for myself, you know, for my team, you know if 59 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: you know they needed me in the fourth quarter, you 60 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: know me just uh have a little more win me 61 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: to you know, feel better and going into the fourth 62 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: quarter or even overtime. And just another question, how how 63 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: big of a decision was it for you to play 64 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: this season? Anyone who plays on the offensive their defensive lines, 65 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: with how close contact you are with people, clearly a 66 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: huge decision. Um, I mean it's I love the game, 67 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: so you know, just we're doing a good job to 68 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: to stand on protocol. So you know, I'm feeling safe. 69 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: I'm feeling good. You know, you can't really control other teams. 70 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: You only can control what you around and uh be 71 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: just be the best you can right now. I mean 72 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: just at the end of the day, kind of no 73 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: one wants to be sick or no one wants that 74 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: to happen to them, but you gotts. I mean, this 75 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: is my job, so this is and this is what 76 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: I want to do. Thanks Mark Texture. Can you talk 77 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: a little bit about your teammate Lorenzo Carter and what 78 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: you see in him. He's obviously one year ahead of 79 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: you going into his third year. Try to improve what 80 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: were impresses with him last year? Um, zone was working 81 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: really hard. Uh you know, he came in looking really good, 82 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: also in good shape, and uh it's kind of you 83 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: kind of see it on the field transferred on the field, 84 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I gotta luck it right. Next 85 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: time we chatted up a little bit and he's doing 86 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: he's doing good. Uh you know, it's just he's he's special. 87 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 1: What kind of things do you guys talk about I 88 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: mean kind of your goals for the year, you know 89 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: personally and you know, you know, just just little things, 90 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: you know, just like calls on the field or like 91 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: you know, just a little chest like that. And you know, 92 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: you see he's in good spirit and he's ready to 93 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: road this year. What do you what do you see 94 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: just as a follower, just kind of I mean, he's 95 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: showing some real pass roshability in some in some spurts 96 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. Um, what are you seeing him? 97 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: And you know what like what when you when you 98 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: look at him, what are the things that jump out 99 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: in terms of skill and what you can see him 100 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: do for the team? I mean pretty mu so everybody, 101 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: he's very quick off the ball. Um, you're very fast 102 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: off the ball. Uh, he's you know, he's like I said, 103 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: he's looking good. So he's looking a little stronger. So 104 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: you know that we just put paths on so we'll 105 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: be able to see that soon. But you know, he's 106 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: just he's doing well and he thinks he's a good 107 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: spirit and he's he's like he's ready to go. Right 108 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: after you said that you didn't consider last year to 109 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: be a losing season, but a season of lessons. What 110 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: what are some one of the two or three biggest 111 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: lessons that you took away from last year. Um, you know, 112 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: just just binding in into what the coaches want. Um, 113 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: just everybody just being the best version of themselves and 114 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: you know, being a team, having good karadi, camaraderie karadi 115 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:48,799 Speaker 1: and pretty much just understanding the way things should be done. 116 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: And you know, just not repeating the same stakes. And 117 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,599 Speaker 1: you talked about changing your body type. What do you 118 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: think about the uh the changes that you're old rookie 119 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,359 Speaker 1: training camp? Uh partner roommates had he court the quarterback 120 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: and scorning quarterback from last year. Oh dad, he's definitely 121 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: looking a little buff out there, but uh, he's looking 122 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: he's looking good. Um, you know, he's seeming he's getting 123 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: comfortable and uh, you know, he just he felt like 124 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: he needed he needs a little more beef in him. 125 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: And um, you know I gave him a hard time too. 126 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: So that's all good. Thank you. We're gonna take two more. 127 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: Chris and Chris, Hey, that's how you doing? Hello? That's 128 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: um talk about playing for coach Spencer. This guy very 129 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: you know, he's out there, he's full of energy and 130 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: all that talk about what it's like playing for him. 131 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: And secondly, how do you and Lenny Williams complimenting Shalla, 132 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,919 Speaker 1: I love coach space. Uh, he definitely bringing that energy. 133 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: I try to bring it with him. Um. Sometimes I 134 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: don't know what he's saying that he just started. Oh okay, okay, 135 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: Like I don't understand that we had a little language barrier. 136 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: But it's all good. No, But I enjoy I enjoy 137 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: him a lot. Um, he's good man, and he's he's 138 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: teaching me some good things. And and with the D line, 139 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: like we just we honestly just you know, it's kind 140 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: of we kind of the same guys from last year, 141 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: so that the brotherhood is still there, um, and you know, 142 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: just just being able to learn from these guys and 143 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: us critiquing each other every day and us understanding pretty 144 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: much like how how each other think and being comfortable 145 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: with each other. You know, just allow us to just 146 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: be the best version of ourselves on the on that field. 147 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: And I mean that's all you can actually, thanks last 148 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: question here ed extra the way you played last year. 149 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: I mean the biggest area of improvement or impact really 150 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: might be actually making more plays as a pass thrusher. Um, 151 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: what areas do you see, you know, as a pass 152 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: rusher where you really need to get better or or 153 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: that you've really been working on. Honestly, watching watching my 154 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: whole game last year, it needed I needed to work 155 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: on a lot of things. Um. There's also I learned 156 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: a lot of things. And UM, you know, I got 157 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: educated myself more on my position, and um, you know, 158 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: just that's what That's what the biggest thing is. And 159 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: I mean I learned that from the best teaching me. 160 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: Not just to focus on what to focus on, watch 161 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: your whole game, critique yourself, be a hard coach and 162 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: yourself and you know, just find and find ways to 163 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: get better. And um, and that's all I could do.