1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: So far. Um, it's honestly just great to be back 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: out there. Um. You know, as I've been running routes, 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 1: running around, I remember nights falling asleep downstairs, having to 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: get up to my room and and literally having a 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: crawl up three flights stairs to get to my room. Um. 6 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: So to be able to walk again and be able 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 1: to do the little things, you're very appreciative of being 8 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: able to be back out there. Um. And it's great 9 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: to be back out there with some of those guys, 10 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: you know Sterling, that's always good to see him say, 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: kwan everybody. Um, it's gonna be a good team. There's 12 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: some star players. Because in your position, we're holding out 13 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: for a contract. Why did you show up? Uh? Like 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: I said, you know, after I see my ankle snapping 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: and it feels like your world turns upside down. Um, 16 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: you know, life's just different. I'm just happy, honestly for 17 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: I'm just happy to be back out there running around. Um. 18 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: And like I said before, I don't believe in any 19 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: of that, any of that stuff. I feel like they'll 20 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: get it done. When they get it done, let my 21 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: agent and then figure it out. I'd just come out here, 22 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: try and get all the players down, focused on being 23 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: the best that I could be. So what happened? When 24 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: it happens? Are you optimistic? Optimistic? Yeah, I'm optimistic. I'm 25 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: confident at all. It all work yourself out, life always does. Okay, 26 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: What does it manat to the good relationship doing the 27 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,279 Speaker 1: coach Shermer, you know, meeting you halfway, going out the elway, 28 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: getting to know me and stuff. Have you ever had 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: something like that? One? Is that kind of meant you 30 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: any big nature? Um? I mean, Coach Summer is great. Um. 31 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: When we first met in l A. We just had 32 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: out and talk, just talk football and just to see 33 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: his mentality and how he's gonna run, how he's gonna 34 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: run the ship. And it's just been phenomenal to come 35 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: in here every day. It's like you're being your back 36 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: at workplace and you love it. Um, and he makes 37 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: it fun for us. Um, he's just doing a great job. 38 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: He's got you know, he's got everybody doing what we're 39 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: supposed you doing. But you said one you wanted to 40 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,559 Speaker 1: be a highest paid player in the NFL, And Martin 41 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: has changed a little bit since then. But do you 42 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: still want to be the highest Of course, of course. 43 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: I mean, who doesn't want to get more money? You 44 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 1: know everybody does so, UM, realistically, you know you shout 45 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: to be realistic with yourself. You see, you see what 46 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: happened over the offseason. I can't really worry about anybody else. 47 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 1: Just let them figure it out. Whenever it happens, it 48 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: will happen. Doeople know what You're taking a risk of 49 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: being out there and could contact rolls and making even 50 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 1: preseason games without calculated calculator, you know you're out there. Um, 51 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: do you control your body and we're practicing. These are 52 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: your teammates that we're all working together. Um, you know 53 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: there's no extra pushing and shoving and and doing too much, 54 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: so it's all calculating. Like I said again, I remember 55 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: not being able to walk at all. So to be 56 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: able to be back on the field doing what I love, 57 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: it's truly an amazing feeling. Took notice and you're showing 58 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: up one time and that made an impact. Talks get 59 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: into where they are right now. I don't know, Um, 60 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: I don't really know how to answer that one. I 61 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: just know, just do what you're supposed to be doing. UM. 62 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: The rest of take care of yourself. Life always has 63 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: a funny way of reminding you who's in control. Uh, 64 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: And it's done that. So I'm just taking it the 65 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: day at the time, and I don't like they say 66 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: it'll happen when it happens. Do you feel like your 67 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: ankle feel the way it was before? Do you feel 68 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: like it heel was I mean something? I don't really 69 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: feel it, you know, I don't really feel that. I 70 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: don't think about it much by trying not to do. 71 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: It's still always there. Um, But I'm getting back to 72 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: close as to a hundred as I can for right now. 73 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: So it's been a long process. I could say that 74 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 1: I feel like that was the case. Uh, how is 75 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: it said? When did you feel like that was the case? 76 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: That you felt like you were your old self again? Like, oh, um, 77 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: I've been feeling it as I was working out, and 78 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: it's like kind of over the last month, I've taken 79 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: a huge stride. Um. You know, I remember maybe two 80 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: months ago it wasn't as smooth and I wasn't getting 81 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 1: out of cuts and it you know, you kind of 82 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: get that frustration and and just you know, you want 83 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: to get back to where you're at. But now that 84 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: I'm here. Uh. Like I said, it's been a lot 85 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: of hard work put in. UM, a lot of doctors, 86 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: a lot of treatment, a lot of rehab, a lot 87 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: of a lot of pain you went through. So it's 88 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: it's nice to be here now. Personal girls, UM, probably 89 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: the same every year to be the best that I 90 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: could be. UM, hang one of these banders up to 91 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: think this team could be really good? What what makes 92 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: you believe that? What the elements are you're you thinking? 93 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: I think it's everything starting from coach Um, starting to 94 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: what he's done since we've been here, bringing all these 95 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: guys together. Now I'm looking at the defense and they're 96 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: moving around and they're causing problems for us. And UM, 97 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: I watched the old line hang out with each other 98 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: all day every day. None of them go out to 99 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: practice without each other. UM. It's truly incredible with what 100 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: they've been doing and the improvements and everything, the comarade, 101 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: the camaraderie that they have. UM, I just think we 102 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: have a special group. You know, we gotta a nice 103 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: little running back. He's all right, UM, but I'm just 104 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: looking to have fun this year. And coaches made it 105 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 1: to where you can move around a lot and you 106 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: you get the slide, you can get outside. Everybody has 107 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: to know every position. Um, it's just a lot of 108 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: it's just been a lot of fun. But how did 109 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: you get back to such a positive and productive mindset 110 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: and you and the Giants in such a positive relationship 111 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: after a tumultuous and uncertain off season I think, like 112 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,479 Speaker 1: kind of like what I was saying earlier about life. Um, 113 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,840 Speaker 1: you know, I literally watched you know, my world feel 114 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: like it turned upside down. I watched you know, relationships 115 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 1: close to me um devour and things go wrong and 116 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: things go sideways, and just it was a lot of 117 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: pain I went through in the last ten months. Um, 118 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: So just kind of taking it to day by day 119 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: by day and trying my best to just make my mindset. 120 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: Every day I wake up, I'm gonna be happy. I'm 121 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: gonna I'm gonna do I'm gonna do this right, I'm 122 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: gonna do the very best that I can. And whatever 123 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: it is, whatever it is that I was doing, just 124 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: change in mindset. Um, and it's helped me out a lot, 125 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: you know, with with everything had a lot there was 126 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: a lot of trade tough, just like March. I think, 127 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: what did you make it that at the time, and 128 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: how did you just sort of handle that person. It's 129 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: just I don't know, noise rumors like it's you never know. Um. 130 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: And I remember I used to say all the time, 131 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: you know, don't take your personal and stuff, and like 132 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: I still you know, I took things personal and I 133 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: really have gotten that out of my heart too, not 134 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: take anything personal. Um. And with doing that, it's caused me. 135 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: It's it's left things that I used to worry about. 136 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: How the equation, so once you can really put that 137 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: in your heart, don't take it personal and you could 138 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: feel that. Um, it's a completely different story. It's just 139 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: the contract will happen? What happened? Do you have any 140 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: deadline in mind? And like the start of the season 141 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: and then you don't want to talk anymore across the 142 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: bridge when we get there. I would like to be 143 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: back out there with Eli, with your teammates. But then 144 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: after practice, a lot of the times you guys seem 145 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: to be going over technical aspects of what you're trying 146 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: to accomplish. Yeah, I need all that, I need all 147 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: the work, but I get UM and I love you know, 148 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: being able to get the time and down with ten 149 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: um like you said, being out there, with being out 150 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: there with sheep and sterling and and a little say 151 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: kwan um. It's just fun. It's just fun. And I 152 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: just want to make it fun again. I just want to, 153 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, play football the way I used to play football, 154 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: and just play with that love and that passion, um 155 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: and do some great things. I know coach has a 156 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: lined up for us. What did you miss the most? 157 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: What did I miss the most? You guys? I miss 158 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: you guys, um now, really just I love football. Football 159 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: was always advice for me. It was always it was 160 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: always my how I could let everything out and just 161 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: being able to be back on the field. Like I said, 162 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: I remember waking up for in the morning and crawling 163 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: upstairs to my bed and laughing to myself, you know, 164 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: like this is it's gonna be. It's gonna be a 165 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: hell of a ride for you to get back um 166 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: the way yet and now I'm here and there's still 167 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: a lot more for me to do. So it's truly, truly, 168 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 1: I'm just thankful that God, you know, He's able to 169 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: put me back out there.