1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Hi, Ryan, How are you doing good? How are you? 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: I'm doing really well. So can you just tell us 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: a little bit congratulations? Can you tell us a little 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: bit about just getting the call from the Patriots. Yeah. 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: I was actually sitting in my room talking to my agent, um, 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: coming towards the end of the drafts, just trying to 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: figure out where I'd go. And I got a call 8 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: from one scouts of the Patriots, and then I put 9 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: coach Belichick on and you know, I'm just so blessed 10 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: to be you know, able to be picked bus as 11 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 1: a prestigious organization. I'm just really excited at that point. 12 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: Do you have like other options kind of set up 13 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 1: just in case? Sarah? Yeah, I mean there was options, um, 14 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: you know, if I didn't get drafted to um, go 15 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: to other teams, um, you know, as a free agent. 16 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: But um, you know obviously, once my agent you know 17 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: contacted me and said the Patriots were you know, very 18 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: interested in me. And I got that call from the Patriots, 19 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: I was just ecstatic, and my whole family was, and 20 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:01,959 Speaker 1: you know, we're just really happy. So can you tell 21 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: us just a little bit about, you know, sort of 22 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: how you view yourself as a player, whether it's guys 23 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: in the league you might model your game after, are 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: just what you think your strengths are. Yeah, I think 25 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: I'm just a really versatile tide end. Um. I don't 26 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: think I know there would show a lot of that 27 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: fort state just because, um, you know circumstances you're having 28 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: DeAndre go that this past year, or you know, having 29 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: a great back like Dalvin in the backfield. But I 30 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: think you know, really burst out side end, you know, 31 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: who was afraid that he'll put his hand in the 32 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: block as well as make opportunities in the past game. 33 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: I think that's something that you know, really really helps me. 34 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: It's one of my strengths. I guess how much do 35 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: you think your ability of blocking helped you get drafted here? 36 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: I think it was huge. I mean I think the 37 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: tape was out of there. Um, you know these past 38 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: two years of me just you know, blocking my tail 39 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: off and uh, you know, really put my heart out 40 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: there and my love to the game and uh, you know, 41 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: just mind self business, you know to uh you know, 42 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: block the break backs and you don't do anything but 43 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: two the one had you had a lot of contact 44 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: with the Patriots throughout the pre draft process. Yeah. I 45 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: had a former interview with them at the Combine and 46 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: I had a you know interview with coach at Kaylee's 47 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: tennis coach at Say, so I threw on my radar. 48 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: They had me on their radar, and uh, you know, 49 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm truly blessed to be you know, picked 50 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: by them. Are you looking far to joining a tight 51 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: end room with Rob Gronkowski? Of course. I mean it's 52 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: somebody who you know, you watch on TV and you 53 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: trying to all your game after every day, you know, 54 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: with everything you do. So I mean, I'm just I'm 55 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: just really excited the opportunity. So were you actually were 56 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: you on the phone with your agent right when they called? 57 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: Did you have to like hang up on him for 58 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,639 Speaker 1: a moment. I was actually talking to my agent, I'd 59 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: say maybe two or three minutes before that, okay, And 60 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: you know I was actually in them in the room 61 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: my family and discussing options for me, you know, if 62 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: I didn't get drafted, and then uh, you know, I 63 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: got the call. So I'm just I'm just really happy 64 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: about it. Ryan, That's all we got for you. Thanks 65 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: for your time. Congratulations