1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: Andrew, what would you decide to do the contract now 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: instead of waiting, you know, getting another year or so. 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, when the staff came to me about getting something done, 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: my team and I were were eager to get something 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 2: done just for security. It's a blessing to be in 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: this position, and it's also motivation to keep working and 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: to live up to that number and compete to be 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: the best top on the league. 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: What was thought of sewel is gonna be up for 10 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: one next year? You obviously are the Sewell slater worse. 11 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: You know this right these that the market could have 12 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: exploded part off? 13 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: Was there a thought of waiting and maybe being the 14 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: last of that group to jump everybody. 15 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: There were there were different negotiations, but at the end 16 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 2: of the day, we decided what was best for me 17 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 2: and my family. We decided to go with this deal. 18 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 2: What does it mean? What was important to you in 19 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: the deal? Like I would say security was the biggest thing. 20 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 2: Guarantees things like that, especially you know with my history 21 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 2: of ankle injuries and things of that nature, playing office 22 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 2: of line people falling on your every game, Like, you 23 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 2: want to be secure and you don't you don't hope 24 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 2: for energy injuries, but we know that's the thing that 25 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 2: happens in this league. 26 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: What does it mean to you to have the largest 27 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: guarantee any offensive linement in history at this point. 28 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 2: Yeah. Like I said, it's a blessing, something I work 29 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: hard for and something I'm gonna continue to work hard 30 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 2: for it to live up to that. It's a blessing 31 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 2: for my family, you know, my kids that I don't 32 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 2: even have yet. But I'm excited for it and I'm 33 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 2: excited to be, you know, be here for a while. 34 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: Can you talk a little bit about your journey and 35 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: how you endured some of the tough stuff at the 36 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: beginning to get to this point. 37 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think all of that helped me build my character. 38 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: Just what I what I've been through different staffs, ups 39 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 2: and down as a player, and honestly, it's the same 40 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 2: mentality mentality. Obviously, I'm paying now, I'm secure now, but 41 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: I'm still working the same approach when you know, I 42 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: wasn't performing well and people didn't think I deserve to 43 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: be here. So that's the same approach that I have now. 44 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 2: You know what purchase is gonna be, not yet, We're 45 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: gonna figure it out, though. 46 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 3: You share you share an agency with Saquan h How 47 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 3: closely did you pay attention to the aiens negotiations with him? 48 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 2: Honestly, not too closely. We have different agents, so my 49 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 2: negotiations were separate. I was just more focused on what 50 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 2: was going on, you know, with me. 51 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 3: For him get done. 52 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 2: When did you start getting the idea that this was 53 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: this was about to cross the finish line. It happened 54 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: a little bit after the season. We started talking about 55 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: a little bit, and then things started to heat up 56 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: after OTAs. 57 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: Obviously, the Giants have given a bunch of guys really 58 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: big contract in this offseason. They couldn't get one done 59 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: with Saque and it looks like the fact that running 60 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: back might be a reason. Why do you feel a 61 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: little for him that there not only that he didn't 62 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: get his big deal, but there might not be anything 63 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: he actually can do. 64 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, honestly, that's something I can't really control. My job 65 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 2: is just to you know, play left tackle and do 66 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: my best to open holes and let him make plays. 67 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: I'm glad he's back, and you know, hopefully you know, 68 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 2: he helps us out this year much. What do you 69 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: want to and or see a lot of what you 70 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 2: went through with Evan Neale and what he went through 71 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 2: in year one. How much can you kind of help 72 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 2: bridge that gap so you get to where you are now? Yeah, 73 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: definitely I was in that same spot, being tracked to 74 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: hire a New York plan offensive tackle is not an 75 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: easy thing to do as a rookie buyer. I'm always 76 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: in his ear, anything I can do to help him. 77 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: We bounce ideas off of each other, talking about different techniques, 78 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:12,959 Speaker 2: talking about Russiers, and I think he's gonna be a 79 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,800 Speaker 2: good player for us. That's a large chunk of so 80 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 2: Mu's career. You know, the years you have. Obviously, the 81 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 2: money is the money, but was there something about this 82 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 2: organization that had had in your. 83 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: Head I want to be here because if you didn't 84 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: like the direction, you could not want to be here. 85 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. We have a I think a good core group 86 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: of guys, especially the younger guys. I love the staff. 87 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: This is the most I said it last year and 88 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 2: a few interviews. Is the most fun I've had playing 89 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: football in a long time. So I'm excited to be 90 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: a part of this organization. And hopefully, you know, were 91 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 2: conduce some special things and when. 92 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: Would like lots for Sakon do you think the position 93 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 3: of running back. 94 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 2: Is being devalued. I think that's something that I don't 95 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: really have a lot to say over, but I do 96 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: think he's a He's a great player. Obviously, he's explosive, 97 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 2: and like I said, I don't control that. I I 98 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: hope the best for him and his situation. But all 99 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: I can do is just focus on being the best 100 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: teammate I came. 101 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: For him Andrew from a team standpoint, how good is 102 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: does he? 103 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 2: Everybody's pretty much lockt up. I think it's good. We 104 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: have a, like I said, a a good young group 105 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: of guys. A lot of guys were leaders on our team, captains, 106 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 2: and I think that's good for the the movement of 107 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 2: where we're trying to go. 108 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 3: We got the news when most of us were driving here. 109 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 2: How did your teammates fight out? Did you tell them? 110 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 3: Was there any kind of announcement with Was there a 111 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 3: big celebration for from guys in the locker rooms. 112 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 2: Some of the guys saw when I came home this 113 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 2: morning w with the first suit on, they kind of 114 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 2: got the dealer, especially some of my teammates O Line 115 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 2: and Corey and Tyree and and that's the thing about 116 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 2: our team, especially the O line group, like it's the family. 117 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: Some of those guys were more happy than I was, 118 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 2: and that's that's just the brotherhood that we have and 119 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 2: why I love playing for this team. 120 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 3: What's the uh, how do you guys push forward? So 121 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 3: last year you guys obviously made. 122 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 2: The playoffs, now to just starting over, like, well, kind 123 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 2: of what's the goal for your for year two? Yeah? First, 124 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 2: it's it's a clean slate. Obviously, you know, we made 125 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: some progress last year, but that's over with. I think 126 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 2: from a office a line standpoint, protecting DJ's the number 127 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 2: one thing right now being secured and opened up post 128 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: for you know, our say Kawhan whoever else is running 129 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 2: the football and as a team, just I think the 130 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 2: division is a big thing that we focus on this year. Uh, 131 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: we didn't do well in that last year, So winning 132 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 2: some more of those games. 133 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 3: Where pressure do you feel to live up to those 134 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 3: numbers that you're talking about earlier? 135 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, Like I said, it's it's the same approach honestly 136 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 2: from when I was a rookie and I wasn't playing 137 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 2: well and people saying that I shouldn't have been here 138 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 2: and stuff like that. It's the same approach, like I 139 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 2: wanna prove myself right, almost kind of deal. So I'm 140 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 2: just gonna continue to work, not let you know the 141 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 2: outside things affect how I how I prepare, and hopefully 142 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 2: you know that turns out a good result. Do you 143 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 2: a sense that from Daniel too? I mean, he got 144 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 2: his deal. 145 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 3: Do you sense that same I want to prove myself 146 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 3: that I can live up to this from him? 147 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: Yeah? DJ is like like one of the hardest working 148 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 2: guys in the building. I don't think whatever his contract was, 149 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: I don't think that would have changed of how he 150 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: approaches every day and I think that's what makes him 151 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 2: a good quarterback in the chance for him to be 152 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 2: a really great quarterback. How much did you knowing he's 153 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 2: gonna be here for a while? Movie you wanna be 154 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 2: will Yeah? Definitely. We've been through some you know, tough 155 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 2: times together and just to see him going to the 156 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 2: player he is and you know on the potential that 157 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: he's has, I definitely wanna be a part of that. 158 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: You're just there a different field this year. I mean, 159 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: you guys probably came in last year new coach, losing seasons. 160 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: I mean, is there anything different this year? 161 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's definitely a different field, uh, security and the offense. 162 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 2: The coaching staff, we we know the players were not 163 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 2: learning new installs. We kind of understand how things are done, 164 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: how Dabele wants us to play, and then the next 165 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 2: step is just taking that forward and and being more 166 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 2: dominant on the field and you know, being special. 167 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: Andrew, do you since though that the offense is like that, 168 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: You're playing faster now even if ELTs early? 169 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 2: Definitely, But it's honestly a challenge cause even though we've 170 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 2: learned a lot of the install and stuff like that, 171 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 2: Kafka and the able, they do a great job of 172 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 2: creating new players, different motions, different things I can do 173 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 2: for the defense, just trying to you know, get the 174 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 2: guys the ball in space to make plays. So that's 175 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: exciting for us and it and it keeps us on 176 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 2: our toes. Do you think last you made a playoff 177 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 2: so you want a game? Yeah, we saw that there 178 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 2: was a little bit of a gap there between you 179 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 2: and the Philadelphia Eagles. How do you guys bridge that 180 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 2: gap at the season and it's starting right now. Yeah, 181 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 2: I think that starts up front. Honestly, if you watch 182 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 2: a lot of Phillies games last year, they dominated on 183 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: both sides with the front seven. So I think if 184 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: we close that gap, just being more dominating the trenches, 185 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 2: being being able to protect DJ to allow him to 186 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 2: make the throws that he needs to, and on the 187 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: opposite side of the ball, you know, our defenders being 188 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 2: to put pressure on the quarterback. I think that, you know, 189 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 2: changed the outcomes of games. 190 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 3: And you can't help but watch Darreon Waller when you're 191 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 3: watching your practice at this point, I. 192 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 2: Know you have a different view of it though. 193 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, but what's it like now him in a huddle 194 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: and and that presence. 195 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. So in OTAs we did a lot of individual work, 196 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: so we didn't see a lot, but just hearing from 197 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: the guys and seeing some plays and team meeting, like 198 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: especially in the red zone. He's gonna be a problem. 199 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 2: We're excited to have him on our team. He's a 200 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 2: great guy in the locker room, so I'm excited to 201 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: looking forward to it. So, Dame, do you do you 202 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 2: think you are the best left back on football? That's 203 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: the mind said I have, But I think there's more 204 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 2: to prove. Just going back watching film last year, there's 205 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: definitely some things that I can clean up to be 206 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 2: a more dominant player and to have that title. But 207 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 2: I'm still working every day to get there.