1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: Listen. Oh yeah, that was like what about two forty 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: right now? But like that that was rookie year. Is 3 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: that what you envisioned playing at I'm moving well at it. 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: I'm moving well at it. So, um, if I could 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: push it, I will, But if not, then I'm an 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: you know, as long as my strength is up, then 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: I'll be able to work from there. So what do 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: you see the opportunity? Like where it's kind of a 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 1: brand new tight end room, a lot of wide opening competitions. 10 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: It's like, what do you see it as There's a 11 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: lot of opportunities. It's a lot of opportunity. Um, but 12 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: you know, they want to see people that they can trust. 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: You're gonna be on the field with Tom, then they're 14 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:40,919 Speaker 1: gonna have to trust you. So I got to make 15 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: sure that my assignments are right. I gotta make sure 16 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: I'm in the right spot when I need to be. 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: I got to make sure I'm playing the role on 18 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: special teams. But yes, in general, there is a lot 19 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: of opportunities. One of the few guys I was actually practicing, 20 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: may do you like the veteran in the room right now? No, 21 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean Ben's veteran in the room. There's there's no 22 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: doubt about that. He's actually older and coach, which is 23 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you never get that, but yet the coach 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: asked me questions to tell the guys about last year 25 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: and just kind of how operation went. But this is 26 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: my first OTA's here, so I'm still young in the 27 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: room too. I'm still learning, so I'm I kind of 28 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: know what's going on, but you know, I still have 29 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: a lot to learn. How valuable has it been to 30 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: be here in the off season after being in, you know, 31 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: a different team last year and kind of coming here, 32 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: Brendon very valuable. Um. When I got here after training camp, 33 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: I feel like everything was going one hundred miles an hour. 34 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: Like the offense was in uh, we were starting to scheme. Um. 35 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: You know, I'm still getting used to I was getting 36 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: used to a lot. I was getting used to humid 37 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: Houston to cold New England. So like it was just 38 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: a lot of things I had to adjust to. UM. 39 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: But I feel a lot more comfortable now. I'm getting in. 40 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: I'm putting in the work, I'm putting in the reps. 41 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: I'm you know, I'm studying, I'm lifting, I'm doing everything 42 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: I could possibly do to be the best player I 43 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: can was different. Guys, What what makes Mattos a little different? 44 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: You know, he's very he's very confident with his ability. Um, 45 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 1: he's a big guy, but he can move really well. 46 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: That's one of the things I was surprised with when 47 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: I first saw him. Um, you know, he kind of 48 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: he's a jack of all trades. You know, he could block. 49 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: I mean I've seen him with Denver before, but he 50 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: can block. You can go out there and catch. He 51 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: had a good catch. I'm not sure if it's last 52 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 1: week or this week, but I mean he can go 53 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: up and get it. So, I mean, havn't I think 54 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: he would be a great piece. You get a chance 55 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: to see Ryan Is last year, you know, like when 56 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: you guys work together, Well, yeah, he wasn't. He wasn't 57 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: really practicing, so we were just working out together. But 58 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: even I've heard some great things about Is though, Um, 59 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: you know we were working out together mostly, so I 60 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,679 Speaker 1: haven't this is my first time seeing him. But a 61 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: great guy, great player. You know, he's my workout partner. 62 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: So what do you see, Like, what do you see 63 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 1: from him? Yeah, I mean he's he's just like me. 64 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: You know, he comes in every day with the right attitude, 65 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 1: trying to get better and just trying to ultimately make 66 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: this team better. I'm from San Jose, California. Uh, my 67 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: sister lives in Oakland. I went to Berkeley, so yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 68 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: It was It was intimidating at all to know that 69 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: you guys as a group have to replace Rob Brown Kusky. 70 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: Yeah literally, I mean if you if you look at 71 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,119 Speaker 1: it that way. Um, but you know, I think confidence 72 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: is an important factor in this game. If you're not confident, 73 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: then you're not going to do well. And you know, 74 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: personally thinking about it, I know there's you know, big 75 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: shoes to replace, but you know, none of us need 76 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: to be robbed. We just need to be the best 77 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: versions of ourselves. So all we need to do is 78 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: take it one day at a time. You know, it's 79 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: not gonna We're not gonna peak right now. I think 80 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna develop as a season goes, as training camp goes, 81 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: as Zoe's goes, and we have been so we just 82 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: need to keep that going. Describe based on what you 83 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: describe Joseph being here for os hand and all that 84 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: you want to watch and I think there's the best 85 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: position to be the best version of yourself. Absolutely, absolutely, Um. 86 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: New England has obviously had a great history of great 87 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: coaches and great coachina, so you know, being in this 88 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: position then really getting on you about every single detail 89 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: and you putting. They preach putting players in stressful situations 90 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: in practice so that in the game will be easier 91 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: and everything. So doing that every single day when it 92 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 1: comes to Sundays, it's just gonna be second nature for 93 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: all of us. How much having played with them hand 94 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,119 Speaker 1: in the ground is like an my tight end versus 95 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: a little even inside and the outside like more like 96 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: a receiver. I'm calling it all over. I'm all over. 97 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: I've been in a lot of formations with my hand 98 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: in the ground. I've been a lot of formations split outside. 99 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: You know, I can't call it at first, I don't. 100 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: You know. Coaches rarely tell you, okay, this is exactly 101 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: what you're doing. But you know, I think a main fact, 102 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: main key is to be open to everything and be 103 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: prepared for everything. So that's all I'm trying to do. 104 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: It's the first time in your career that you try 105 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: to get up to like the two forty range. No, 106 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: it's it's been progressing. It's been progressing. My main thing 107 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: is being strong and keeping my strength up and everything, 108 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: because if I get too heavy and then it's not 109 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: a healthy way to get there, then I'll just get hurt. 110 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: I'll be ineffective, I'll be slower. This is and this 111 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: so being able to gain weight the right way has 112 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 1: been something I've been focusing on.