1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: Going into the draft as a crazy process. You really 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,880 Speaker 1: don't know where you're gonna go. UM. I had no 3 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: idea I was gonna be where I'm at today. Uh. 4 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: I thought that Tampa Bay was a possibility. I thought 5 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: Buffalo was a possibility. UM, and they traded up, got Sammy, 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: Tampa took UM Mike Evans. I think who was right 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: before Detroit with the ninth pick. I can't remember, but 8 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 1: I thought I was possibly gonna have that, and in 9 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: tenth I was like, all right, I'm gonna go to Detroit. 10 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: UM didn't happen, and then I felt the twelve of 11 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: the Giant. So I think it worked out perfectly. But 12 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: I do remember that you ever, if you ever think 13 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: about that, what could have been with Calvin Johnson, Golden 14 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: Tad and you Staffter throwing the ball? Uh, not reality 15 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: right now. So you know, I'm sure I thought about 16 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: it during the time, UM, and it would have been 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: a great opportunity. But you know, everything happened for a reason. 18 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: You know, two days really a hard practice against the 19 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: lines do for you, and you know about getting back 20 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: in the swing of things against the other team. UM, 21 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: it was cool to be able to go against somebody else. 22 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,839 Speaker 1: You know, we've we've been going against our guys every 23 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: day and they know everything that you're doing. Um, it's 24 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: hard to beat, you know, somebody who sees you every 25 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: single day. So to be able to go against other 26 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: guys compete, um, practice hard and practice safe. Um, it 27 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: was it was a lot of fun to be back 28 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: out there. You know, I've been going against Slay since 29 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: Mississippi State, so every time I see him, it's always 30 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: good energy. I mean, he obviously he's been one of 31 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: the best corners in the league. He's been doing this 32 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: thing for a while. And like I said, we've been 33 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: competing since college. So, uh, it's it's always been you know, 34 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: hard every every time we've gone against each other. Uh. 35 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: You know, we just like to compete with both guys 36 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: who love to play football and compete. Show yourself? Did 37 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: you show yourself anything about your game this week? So, UM, 38 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: I don't really know how to answer it right now. 39 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to I'm really just trying to get 40 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: back to the best that I could possibly be, So 41 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: to go out there and be able to work some 42 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: of the techniques, working on some of the things you've 43 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: been working on and go against somebody else. Um. It 44 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: was a good confidence building. Uh. You know, we've been 45 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: doing it in practice. You know, you put the pas on, 46 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: you go against somebody else. Um. It was a lot 47 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: of fun. So it was much needed in appreciate how 48 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: do you feel about playing an appreciating game like to 49 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: how do you what's your mindset? Whatever? Coach? You know coaching, 50 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: I have a game plan. Um, you know, we usually 51 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: figure it out and we just go from there. So 52 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 1: we'll see what it is for this week and then 53 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: worry about next week when it comes. You get more 54 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: out of these three days than you might in a 55 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: preseason game. Taking the ten reps, there was a lot 56 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: of There was some periods where I remember I was 57 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: going eight plays in a row or something like that, 58 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: and you kind of build up that wind again. Um. 59 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: And even in practice, I've been I've been getting pushed 60 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: a lot of practice, you know, asking for reps just 61 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: because I need it. I need to feel that, I 62 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: need to feel eight to ten plays, maybe fifteen plays, um, 63 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: and just kind of kind of get that back. So 64 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: this was very helpful to be able to come out 65 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: and go against somebody else and compete. Um. But you know, 66 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: every day that you have a chance to go out 67 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: on the field, we have a chance to get better 68 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: right now. So that's all I'm focusing one healthy enough 69 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: money to the health issue is that to get in 70 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: your um. You know, it's just about it's just about 71 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: timing whenever, whenever it's time to go, it would be 72 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: time to go. M I'm feeling pretty good. I'm feeling fast. Uh, 73 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: it's starting to come back to me. Um. So I'm 74 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: just very thankful to be where I'm at right now. 75 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: When did you decide you were given the circumstances, When 76 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: did you decide you were comfortable with the risk of 77 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: practicing against another team, going out there, getting closer to 78 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: your game. I just need it, you know, Caesar is 79 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: coming up. Um, you need that work. I can't really 80 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: shy away from it right now. Um. And like I 81 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: said once, once your anchor snaps and you feel like 82 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: your whole world's turning upside down, you know, you see 83 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: things a little differently now. And just being able to 84 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: to be able to simply walk again, to run again, 85 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: to do those things, uh, it really was a blessing. 86 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: So right now, any chance I get a chance to 87 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: go out on the field and practice my craft. I'm 88 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: going as far as I can. When that video came 89 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: out of you, when that video came out of you 90 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: in March in Paris, is that any kind of turning? 91 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: That's not what we're going to talk about, you know, 92 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: here to talk about football any other questions you ask me? 93 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: You know another time, do you trust that you trust 94 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: that the organization will do right by you, given that 95 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: you're doing right by what a player, you know, a 96 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: player playing for organizationship. I definitely think that's gonna work 97 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: yourself out. Um, you know, when is it gonna happen? You? 98 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 1: You don't know? Uh, you know that's the business side 99 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: that it's new, still new to me in a sense. 100 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: You know, that's the first time I've ever had to 101 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: deal with this and go through any of those things. 102 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: So I believe that it's gonna work yourself out. It's 103 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: just it's amount of time. Just like everything in life 104 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: is timing. You get updates on that you that's corruptates 105 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: on matter. You just say, yeah, let don't figure it 106 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: out right now. I really am trying to. I just 107 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: want to be back on the field, like it feels 108 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: good out there to run route to catch passes, to 109 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: be able to you know, be with those guys, um 110 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: grinding every day we're up at seven, we meets you 111 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: know this. That just to be back in the swing 112 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: of things. I just feel like I'm I'm back in 113 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: love with what I always love. That you need to, 114 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: you know, before Jaguars, you need to play the game 115 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: and get hit and catch the ball and feel what 116 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: all that stuff is about or is that over? Yeah? 117 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: I mean I don't know. Um, I've been playing football 118 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: in my life. Football is always gonna be football. I 119 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: can go in preseason get hit a million times, and 120 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: go in the game and get hit once. I can 121 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: go in preseason get hit once and you never know 122 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 1: every player. Football is a dangerous place. So um, I 123 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: feel very confident in myself. And just like I said, 124 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: I've been playing football all my life, so it's it's 125 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: always gonna be football to me. Do you feel feel 126 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: for him? Yeah? Um, I mean, I don't know how 127 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 1: you pull your hamstring as a rookie. It's just it's unreal. 128 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: But um, you know, like I told him, just to 129 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: take your time. You know, there's nothing you need to 130 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: prove to any of us. There's nothing you need to 131 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: prove to anybody, not yourself. You know what you're capable of. 132 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: I know what's your cap but we know what your 133 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: caple of. It's just about getting healthy. Um. I remember 134 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: I think I put my hamstring my rookie year and 135 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: just having to deal with that. I kind of can 136 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: give him some insight on what I went through, But 137 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: at the same time, I still have to, you know, 138 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: step back because it's his journey and you have to 139 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: let him make his decisions. Um. But just trying to 140 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: keep him, keep his spirits up. You know, he wants 141 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: to be out there. He's he's always been a guy 142 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: who works hard. Um. Just keeping his mind right, man. 143 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: He's gonna be good, you know, come September nine. And 144 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: that's all that really matters right now.