1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: It's up, guys, it's been a long time. This is 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: all my favorite guys. Like you know, he is about 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: to cry intown. Oh yeah, that's how you feeling feeling good. 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: I'm just kinda working out every day, UM, trying to 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 1: stay consistent, working with the training staff, straining staff, making 6 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: sure to make improvements. Um, keep keep working through it. 7 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: Where are you at in the process kind of stuff 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: you're doing at this point? Yeah, I mean right now, 9 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 1: it's just progressing. There's certain checkpoints and things like that. 10 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: But uh, as you can see able to start walking 11 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: things like moving body weight work um in the training room, 12 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: nothing heavy or anything. UM. So it's been good to 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: finally mentally for me to be able to do stuff 14 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: like that. Again early in the process, you have a 15 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: targeted return day when you think of the good to go. No, 16 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: it's just kind of working out each and every day. UM. Obviously, 17 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: like any other foot player, they want to get back 18 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: as soon as possible. But for me, it's just making 19 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: sure I do the right things. Listen to the strain staff, 20 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: listen to the training staff. Um, and when they say 21 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: it's go time, I know I'll be ready to go. 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: It's been so durable throughout his career. When something like 23 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: this hits, do you kind of take a step back 24 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: and say wow, because you begin to think that maybe 25 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: you'll you'll never be in a situation where you're No. Yeah, 26 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: it's definitely a tough momentum. But for me, I've always 27 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: been a person that just loves the challenge. Um, and 28 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: when this happens, obviously it sucks to happen, but it's 29 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: something that I could put, Um, I don't know on 30 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: my bucket list of something I worked through and came 31 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: back and conquered. What have you seen? I mean, you 32 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: know you rather be in the middle of it calling everything. 33 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: But what have you seen watching this team for pretty 34 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: much the whole season? No? Yeah, I think you see 35 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: improvement season every week. Um. Obviously I'm a big defensive guys. 36 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: They'll be able to watch that and see how the 37 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,919 Speaker 1: guys are starting to match together, um, playing really well 38 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: as of late. Um, and just seeing the guys grow, 39 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: especially at the inside linebacker position. What was your reaction 40 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:01,919 Speaker 1: when you heard you guys are to become their tusson 41 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: for the week. Oh no, I was. I was excited 42 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: for it. Um. I mean I have my bitter sweet 43 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: moments here. Um, they didn't want me to play here, 44 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: so I went to Stanford and became smart. Um. Uh, 45 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: but no, it's good. I've been kind of the tour 46 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: guide showing people around, showing the good spots to eat 47 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: and things like that. What sort of places have you 48 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: taken them? Meat? Um? So my favorite Mexican food spot 49 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: was guadal Hard Grill, so we went there. Um, great spot, 50 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: they cooked the salta in front of you and things 51 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: like that. And then we did a team activity. Um 52 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: at my dad's cousins place, no anchovies, great pizza um. 53 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: And then we went to I think Flemings, which I 54 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: mean Flemings everywhere, but yeah, they got to go out 55 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: during stretch with sake. What do you think that meant 56 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: to a local kid? Did one sn NFL team come 57 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: in here but have a chance to go out on 58 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: the field like that with the NFL? No, I think 59 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: it's huge. I think I mean I look back to 60 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: the days where if one person didn't matter if it 61 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: was practice squad, whatever, first round draft pick, whatever was 62 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: if someone came up to me and and spent their 63 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: time to say hi to me, to talk to me, 64 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: it was one of those moments that I look back 65 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: and I'm like, I want to become that person. I 66 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: get that motivation, I get that drive, um to be 67 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: able to to be that next guy that's all sudden 68 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,839 Speaker 1: talking to a kid and I'm not the kid anymore. Blake, 69 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: Are you spend because you guys are here and not 70 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: in New Jersey during a regular practice week, I know 71 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: most of your day is probably rehab early in the morning. 72 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: Are you getting to spend more time with the guys, 73 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: whether it's in meetings or you know, just that night 74 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: just because you're no. Yeah, And I think it's slowly 75 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: growing more and more um over the past couple of 76 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: weeks where I've been able to be re kind of 77 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: incorporated with the group, um, whether it's lifting meetings and 78 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: all these types of things. And obviously like here I'm 79 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: the tour guide going to dinners and stuff like that. 80 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: So it's a good fun. Have you been able to, 81 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: like you're a leader of this team to not be 82 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: on the field, Like, how can you still lead? Can 83 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: you find opportunities to lead? Do you find the scenes 84 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: that like we don't see no, yeah, I mean, especially 85 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: for the insult linebacker group, tay um in general, being 86 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: able to talk to him whether he comes in the 87 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: training room while'm rehabbing or in the locker room. Um, 88 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: I'll be in meetings every now and then, depending on 89 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: my rehab schedule. UM, and be able to talk to guys. 90 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: And I watched the games every game and so talking 91 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: through to him on what he can kind of change 92 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: up what he can see, UM, how you can hit 93 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: things quicker and uh, and those other things. Where are 94 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: you during during the home games? Where are you? So 95 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: this last game against Miami was the first time I 96 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: was able to go on the field and things like 97 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: that because of my knee, But typically I'm just watching 98 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: at home. How many guys come to see the facility 99 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: and the impression the facility here? Um, So actually we're 100 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: going today potentially, I don't know how many people I 101 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: invited everybody, So we'll see, Uh, if it could fit 102 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: that many people, I think it can, but um, we'll 103 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 1: see what they think after that.