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Now let's get 0:01:35.720 --> 0:01:39.039 to my one on one interviews with three Bengals newcomers. 0:01:39.720 --> 0:01:42.920 Tight End Mike Kasiki signed a one year contract reportedly 0:01:42.959 --> 0:01:45.920 worth three point twenty five million dollars to join the 0:01:45.959 --> 0:01:48.559 Bengals after spending the first five years of his NFL 0:01:48.600 --> 0:01:52.440 career in Miami before spending last year in New England. 0:01:52.800 --> 0:01:55.120 The former second round draft pick out of Penn State 0:01:55.280 --> 0:01:59.000 has averaged eleven yards per catch in his NFL career. 0:01:59.400 --> 0:02:01.560 It has had a couple of huge games in the 0:02:01.600 --> 0:02:04.200 past against Cincinnati. 0:02:04.920 --> 0:02:08.239 Man, get your second experience in free agency. Aside from 0:02:08.240 --> 0:02:11.600 the financial aspect, what were you looking for this time around? 0:02:12.120 --> 0:02:15.160 Really just looking for, you know, an opportunity, you know 0:02:15.240 --> 0:02:18.160 first and foremost, and then you know to play for 0:02:19.400 --> 0:02:22.320 a championship caliber team, which is what the Cincinnati Bengals 0:02:22.320 --> 0:02:27.920 are And definitely doesn't hurt to you know, have have 0:02:28.040 --> 0:02:29.320 number nine back there either. 0:02:29.400 --> 0:02:32.360 So that's definitely something that I was taken into account. 0:02:32.680 --> 0:02:35.360 There's been a storyline in the Cincinnati area over the 0:02:35.360 --> 0:02:38.000 past couple of years that between a number nine Joe 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:41.200 Burrow and tight ends coach James Casey, the Bengals can 0:02:41.280 --> 0:02:44.160 help a tight end boost his career. Were you kind 0:02:44.200 --> 0:02:47.320 of aware of that storyline and did you discuss it 0:02:47.320 --> 0:02:48.600 with your agent? So? 0:02:49.360 --> 0:02:51.480 I wasn't aware of the storyline that it was like 0:02:51.560 --> 0:02:56.000 a you know, public knowledge, but I definitely was aware that, 0:02:56.160 --> 0:02:58.160 you know, some guys have been making plays in this 0:02:58.240 --> 0:03:02.920 passing game at my position and then you know, saw 0:03:03.000 --> 0:03:06.960 that you know, there might have been an opening, uh 0:03:07.000 --> 0:03:10.000 and an opportunity, So, you know, something that I was 0:03:10.000 --> 0:03:12.120 excited about and you know, looking forward to. 0:03:13.280 --> 0:03:15.600 We're chatting at Mike Kasicki, you've had as many as 0:03:15.639 --> 0:03:18.400 seventy three catches in a season in seven hundred and 0:03:18.440 --> 0:03:21.000 eighty yards in a season. No Bengals tight end has 0:03:21.000 --> 0:03:23.760 ever had that many catches. Only a couple have had 0:03:23.800 --> 0:03:26.320 that many yards. What do you think you bring to 0:03:26.360 --> 0:03:27.280 the Bengals offense. 0:03:27.960 --> 0:03:31.160 Yeah, I think just you know, a vertical you know 0:03:31.320 --> 0:03:33.400 another another vertical threat. I think that you know, this 0:03:33.480 --> 0:03:36.200 offense has you know, a ton of playmakers on already, 0:03:36.240 --> 0:03:41.760 but you know another vertical threat, and you know, a reliable, 0:03:41.880 --> 0:03:44.240 dependable guy to go out there and make plays, whether 0:03:44.280 --> 0:03:46.240 it's on third down, whether it's in the red zone, 0:03:46.400 --> 0:03:49.000 whether it's a specific matchup that you know you like 0:03:49.080 --> 0:03:52.480 because of size or you know speed within you know, 0:03:52.960 --> 0:03:56.480 different matchups you get on defense, and uh, you know 0:03:56.920 --> 0:03:58.520 somebody that's gonna come in here and work hard and 0:03:58.960 --> 0:04:01.000 you know, earn every opportunity that he gets. 0:04:01.720 --> 0:04:05.200 The Bengals have seen at firsthand. You had six catches 0:04:05.280 --> 0:04:07.920 for eighty two yards and two touchdowns against the Bengals 0:04:07.920 --> 0:04:12.320 in twenty nineteen, nine catches eighty eight yards and a 0:04:12.360 --> 0:04:15.480 touchdown in twenty twenty. You think it was a factor 0:04:15.680 --> 0:04:16.640 and why they were interested. 0:04:17.720 --> 0:04:21.320 I'm not entirely sure, you know, I don't I don't 0:04:21.360 --> 0:04:25.320 know if if that played into it. But I had, 0:04:25.480 --> 0:04:29.159 you know, definitely some success against against Cincinnati in the 0:04:29.200 --> 0:04:30.680 past as an opponent. 0:04:30.720 --> 0:04:33.880 But I'm excited to be on the good side. Now. 0:04:34.440 --> 0:04:36.400 What do you like in respect about Joe Burrow? 0:04:37.120 --> 0:04:40.680 Obviously, you know, first and foremost the things that that 0:04:40.760 --> 0:04:42.000 he can do with the football. 0:04:42.040 --> 0:04:44.400 I mean, it's it's special, you know. 0:04:45.040 --> 0:04:50.160 Helping make the job of a receiver you know, easier, 0:04:50.440 --> 0:04:51.080 and you know. 0:04:51.040 --> 0:04:52.560 Putting the ball exact where it needs to be. 0:04:52.720 --> 0:04:54.839 And obviously, you know a lot of this comes with 0:04:54.920 --> 0:04:57.000 timing and chemistry and all that kind of stuff, which 0:04:57.520 --> 0:05:01.240 which you know, I'll make sure that we get. 0:05:01.320 --> 0:05:02.320 But I mean. 0:05:02.800 --> 0:05:07.440 He's obviously, you know, one of very few people in 0:05:07.560 --> 0:05:09.839 on the planet that can you know, play the quarterback 0:05:09.839 --> 0:05:10.920 position the way that he does. 0:05:11.400 --> 0:05:13.320 We're chating to be tight end Micah Sicky. You've been 0:05:13.320 --> 0:05:14.919 in the league for six years. You were on some 0:05:14.960 --> 0:05:16.960 good teams in Miami and went to the playoffs a 0:05:17.000 --> 0:05:19.560 couple of years ago, but you haven't been on a 0:05:19.560 --> 0:05:22.960 team that advanced yet in the postseason, had a lot 0:05:22.960 --> 0:05:26.680 of personal success. Is team success what you're craving at 0:05:26.680 --> 0:05:27.119 this point? 0:05:27.640 --> 0:05:28.520 Yeah, it is. It is. 0:05:28.640 --> 0:05:31.839 I'm I'm I'm looking forward to, you know, being on 0:05:31.960 --> 0:05:35.279 a team that has, you know, experienced that. Like you said, 0:05:35.320 --> 0:05:38.480 I was in Miami and you know we we went 0:05:38.520 --> 0:05:40.680 to the playoffs my last year there, my fifth year, 0:05:41.880 --> 0:05:44.560 but you know, I didn't win. I haven't won a 0:05:44.560 --> 0:05:47.760 playoff game. There's the only one I've been to, and 0:05:47.920 --> 0:05:50.039 uh so I'm excited to you know, kind of you know, 0:05:50.160 --> 0:05:52.800 be around some guys that that have tasted it and 0:05:53.080 --> 0:05:55.880 uh that have experienced it and do hopefully I can 0:05:55.880 --> 0:05:56.760 have my name to that list. 0:05:57.520 --> 0:05:59.720 So I like to say, the most interesting man in 0:05:59.760 --> 0:06:02.159 the world world is not the dose Ekis guy. It 0:06:02.279 --> 0:06:06.760 is Bengals tight ends coach James Casey, former minor league pitcher, 0:06:07.040 --> 0:06:10.400 guy who played seven positions at Rice as a college 0:06:10.400 --> 0:06:14.080 football player. What if anything you know about James. 0:06:14.400 --> 0:06:17.160 I'm learning that that is a that is a a 0:06:17.400 --> 0:06:20.200 very valid point that you make that he's uh, he's 0:06:20.320 --> 0:06:23.240 very interesting and uh no, he's awesome. 0:06:23.279 --> 0:06:24.080 He's he's been great. 0:06:24.279 --> 0:06:26.160 Uh you know, we've been kind of you know, hanging 0:06:26.200 --> 0:06:29.600 around today and you know, he's been he's been unbelievable. 0:06:29.680 --> 0:06:31.960 So I'm really excited to work with him. I'm excited 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:34.599 for him to, you know, help take my game to 0:06:34.640 --> 0:06:38.600 another level. And I've heard nothing but incredible things. 0:06:38.640 --> 0:06:41.920 Also, you had a last second game winning touchdown catch 0:06:42.000 --> 0:06:44.839 last year against the Buffalo Bills and did what I 0:06:44.880 --> 0:06:48.599 think was your version of the gritty after that touchdown catch. 0:06:49.320 --> 0:06:52.479 Is that what that was Yeah, that was uh, that 0:06:52.560 --> 0:06:55.919 was a lot of excitement and adrenaline all at once 0:06:57.040 --> 0:07:01.760 combined with with the greed. Yeah, it definitely needs some work, 0:07:01.880 --> 0:07:04.720 but I think the thing that makes it so good 0:07:04.800 --> 0:07:06.599 is the fact that it's so bad, you know, so 0:07:06.680 --> 0:07:08.520 that that that's kind of what people like about it 0:07:08.560 --> 0:07:09.080 at this point. 0:07:09.760 --> 0:07:11.280 There's plenty of room for improvement. 0:07:11.840 --> 0:07:14.600 That's right. There's there's there's plenty of that, and there's 0:07:14.600 --> 0:07:16.560 a there's a there's a guy here that knows how 0:07:16.600 --> 0:07:18.200 to do it pretty well, so no. 0:07:18.280 --> 0:07:20.960 Question about that. So you are a broad former Penn 0:07:21.000 --> 0:07:23.080 State and NI they lie on a school that's had 0:07:23.120 --> 0:07:24.960 a lot of great tight ends over the years, and 0:07:25.000 --> 0:07:27.320 you're right at the top of that list. What does 0:07:27.360 --> 0:07:28.000 that mean to you? 0:07:28.880 --> 0:07:29.440 It means a lot. 0:07:29.520 --> 0:07:31.320 There's like you said, you know, there's there's been a 0:07:31.320 --> 0:07:34.440 lot of talent and to uh, you know, to look 0:07:34.440 --> 0:07:38.160 back at Penn State and you know, still hold some 0:07:38.200 --> 0:07:40.600 of those records and to kind of have that that 0:07:40.640 --> 0:07:41.960 notoriety because of that. 0:07:42.720 --> 0:07:44.680 It's it's a it's a good feeling in school. 0:07:44.720 --> 0:07:47.120 It shows you know, a lot of you know, work 0:07:47.160 --> 0:07:49.480 that went into it and a lot of opportunity and 0:07:49.480 --> 0:07:50.280 a lot of coaches that. 0:07:50.240 --> 0:07:51.440 Helped me get there along the way. 0:07:52.520 --> 0:07:55.240 So, uh, we'll always be grateful to Penn State and 0:07:55.280 --> 0:07:57.119 you know what they what they did and will always 0:07:57.120 --> 0:07:57.720 be their number one. 0:07:57.760 --> 0:08:01.320 Fentke, We're excited to have you in Cincinnati playing for 0:08:01.520 --> 0:08:05.280 the Bengals instead of kicking tail against the Bengals. Welcome 0:08:05.320 --> 0:08:06.680 to the Jungle and thanks for the time. 0:08:07.120 --> 0:08:09.000 Awesome, Thanks Dan, appreciate you having me on them. 0:08:10.120 --> 0:08:13.120 Up next, running back Zach Moss, who led the Colts 0:08:13.120 --> 0:08:15.480 and rushing last year with seven hundred and ninety four 0:08:15.560 --> 0:08:18.960 yards and has averaged four point three yards per carry 0:08:19.240 --> 0:08:22.560 in his four NFL seasons. The twenty six year old 0:08:22.880 --> 0:08:28.520 signed a two year deal that's reportedly worth eight million dollars. Yeah, 0:08:28.520 --> 0:08:31.320 did you go into free agency with specific teams in 0:08:31.400 --> 0:08:34.320 mind or was it more like waiting for somebody to 0:08:34.440 --> 0:08:36.720 slide into your dms and show their interest. 0:08:37.679 --> 0:08:40.520 Yeah, you know, definitely kind of wait for someone to 0:08:40.600 --> 0:08:42.120 slide to the dems. 0:08:42.559 --> 0:08:45.280 But you know, we kind of just took it, you know, 0:08:45.440 --> 0:08:45.959 day by day. 0:08:46.000 --> 0:08:48.120 We kind of had a good feel where we're going 0:08:48.200 --> 0:08:49.679 to be at and what teams are going to be 0:08:49.760 --> 0:08:53.040 interested in things like that, and you know, I didn't 0:08:53.080 --> 0:08:56.760 really you know, mind in the sense where I would 0:08:56.760 --> 0:08:57.079 be at. 0:08:57.120 --> 0:08:59.120 I just wanted to be somewhere where it's. 0:08:58.960 --> 0:09:01.280 Going to be a good situation and opportunity to win 0:09:02.240 --> 0:09:04.760 football games and you know, things of that nature, because 0:09:04.760 --> 0:09:07.720 that's what the game is about, and you know, being 0:09:07.760 --> 0:09:10.679 able to come to sensey h it is. I think 0:09:10.720 --> 0:09:12.880 it's gonna be a real good marriage, just because we 0:09:13.000 --> 0:09:16.600 have so many talented players and you know, we run 0:09:16.679 --> 0:09:19.960 the ball a certain style that I'm accustomed to and 0:09:20.040 --> 0:09:23.000 comfortable in and things like that. So you know, I'm 0:09:23.000 --> 0:09:25.160 definitely excited to kind of, you know, get to work 0:09:25.160 --> 0:09:28.240 with these guys in the next month and kind of 0:09:28.440 --> 0:09:29.600 you know, get these things rolling. 0:09:30.280 --> 0:09:33.520 You mentioned your style. I read an old scouting report 0:09:33.559 --> 0:09:37.120 that said watching Moss is like watching an exercise and 0:09:37.200 --> 0:09:41.040 controlled violence. Is that is that about right? 0:09:41.120 --> 0:09:41.240 Then? 0:09:41.280 --> 0:09:42.320 Would you add anything? 0:09:43.960 --> 0:09:45.120 I think it's about right, man. 0:09:45.160 --> 0:09:46.559 I try to, you know, go out there and be 0:09:46.679 --> 0:09:50.200 physical and kind of set the tone, you know, first 0:09:50.679 --> 0:09:52.000 for myself and then you know. 0:09:52.000 --> 0:09:53.600 Obviously for the team as well. 0:09:53.679 --> 0:09:55.720 And you know, that's always how I've played the game, 0:09:55.760 --> 0:09:59.080 and I've played the positions I grew up, you know, 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:02.240 watching certain guys like you know Marshawn Lynch and you 0:10:02.280 --> 0:10:06.079 know Aaron Foster's guys that can get downhill, great tackles 0:10:06.160 --> 0:10:08.600 and just never really seem to be going, you know, 0:10:09.040 --> 0:10:12.120 the other way. So that's something I've always taken pride 0:10:12.120 --> 0:10:14.600 in and I tried to you know, you know, put 0:10:14.640 --> 0:10:17.679 into my game and you know, just try to do 0:10:17.720 --> 0:10:19.640 that each time, each every time I step. 0:10:19.440 --> 0:10:19.880 On the field. 0:10:20.400 --> 0:10:22.600 Chatting with running back Zach Mass, you've been in the 0:10:22.640 --> 0:10:24.800 a f C for the last four years. What stood 0:10:24.800 --> 0:10:27.520 out to you about the Bengals. 0:10:26.480 --> 0:10:28.199 Being in AFC the last four years. 0:10:28.320 --> 0:10:30.760 Obviously, the Bengals have had a lot of success in 0:10:30.800 --> 0:10:32.880 the last four years. 0:10:33.320 --> 0:10:35.600 You know, like I said, it's a ton of great weapons. 0:10:35.640 --> 0:10:39.480 Obviously, you speak about you know, the guys outside Jamar 0:10:39.640 --> 0:10:43.079 and t and you know, bringing their mic to second 0:10:43.080 --> 0:10:46.800 now having another big target across the middle. And then 0:10:46.840 --> 0:10:49.840 obviously you know, everything starts with with number nine and Joe, 0:10:49.960 --> 0:10:53.000 So you know, being able to play with guys like 0:10:53.080 --> 0:10:57.000 that and who have so much talent and have has 0:10:57.120 --> 0:11:00.920 assessed in this league and you know it, it's hard 0:11:00.920 --> 0:11:04.760 to turn that down and go somewhere else, and you know, 0:11:05.040 --> 0:11:07.640 and things of that nature. But you know, it's it's 0:11:07.720 --> 0:11:10.120 I think it's gonna be real good. I'm excited to 0:11:10.120 --> 0:11:13.000 play with these guys and you know, do my part 0:11:13.040 --> 0:11:15.240 and do my role at a high level and a 0:11:15.280 --> 0:11:18.520 consistent level, because that's you know, what I'm all about 0:11:18.640 --> 0:11:21.440 is you know, I'm not worried about you know, the 0:11:21.480 --> 0:11:23.640 glisten glamour and all that type of stuff. It's about 0:11:23.640 --> 0:11:26.120 doing the work and being consistent at the work. 0:11:27.400 --> 0:11:30.480 You got the biggest opportunity of your NFL career last 0:11:30.559 --> 0:11:33.280 year within they and you thrived one hundred and sixty 0:11:33.280 --> 0:11:36.320 five yards against Tennessee thirty carries on a road win 0:11:36.440 --> 0:11:39.320 in Baltimore. Did you feel like you finally got a 0:11:39.400 --> 0:11:41.480 chance to show what you could do at this level. 0:11:42.360 --> 0:11:43.080 Yeah, definitely. 0:11:43.240 --> 0:11:45.840 Know this league is all about opportunity, you know, It's 0:11:45.920 --> 0:11:48.240 it's you know, when you get to this level, everybody's talented. 0:11:48.320 --> 0:11:52.520 It's not much that separates guys at this level, and 0:11:52.720 --> 0:11:55.600 it's all about you know, I've always kept doing the work. 0:11:55.679 --> 0:11:57.880 I never cheated the work, never cheated the grind. 0:11:58.360 --> 0:12:01.079 You know, from my time in Buffalo or things may 0:12:01.080 --> 0:12:04.120 have not been in my favor, even when I got 0:12:04.120 --> 0:12:06.280 to Indie kind of just just doing the work and 0:12:06.360 --> 0:12:09.319 doing the work and stay consistent so that way, when 0:12:09.360 --> 0:12:11.840 the time did come for me to have an opportunity, 0:12:12.200 --> 0:12:15.680 you know, I didn't, you know, piss it away in 0:12:15.720 --> 0:12:18.600 a sense, right, So you know, that's that's what I'm 0:12:18.600 --> 0:12:22.480 all about, just being consistent and you know, doing those things. 0:12:23.000 --> 0:12:26.600 That allowed for success. So nothing's going to change now. 0:12:26.840 --> 0:12:29.719 You know, I'm grateful to have the opportunity to come 0:12:29.800 --> 0:12:32.600 to Cincinnati and you know, help his team win games, 0:12:32.640 --> 0:12:34.079 and that's all it's about. 0:12:35.360 --> 0:12:38.080 You were a top one hundred draft pick in twenty twenty, 0:12:38.160 --> 0:12:41.280 the same year that Joe burrow Is selected number one overall. 0:12:41.800 --> 0:12:44.320 Did you watch him when you were both college seniors? 0:12:44.360 --> 0:12:46.319 And what have you admired from afar? 0:12:47.200 --> 0:12:50.200 Yeah, when we were both called seniors. Obviously what he 0:12:50.320 --> 0:12:54.120 was doing at LSU with those guys, everybody, everybody was watching. 0:12:54.600 --> 0:12:57.840 It was hard to not watch. But the funny thing 0:12:58.000 --> 0:13:02.800 is we were ranked number five and truly at Utah 0:13:02.840 --> 0:13:05.960 and we were one game away from getting in hopefully, right, 0:13:05.960 --> 0:13:06.400 you never. 0:13:06.320 --> 0:13:07.959 Know what the college football playoffs, but. 0:13:07.920 --> 0:13:11.280 We were one game away to being in the college 0:13:11.280 --> 0:13:14.040 football playoffs, and you never know how that. 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:14.760 Would have shut out. 0:13:14.800 --> 0:13:17.200 We probably would have ended up playing those guys in 0:13:17.240 --> 0:13:18.960 the you know, in the first round or whatever. 0:13:19.080 --> 0:13:20.679 So it was. 0:13:20.600 --> 0:13:24.679 Always I felt that close to running up against him 0:13:24.679 --> 0:13:25.240 and stuff like that. 0:13:25.360 --> 0:13:27.600 So it's cool to team up with him now. 0:13:27.640 --> 0:13:29.679 And you know, he's had a ton of success in 0:13:29.720 --> 0:13:32.360 the league, and you know that just kind of speaks 0:13:32.400 --> 0:13:33.200 to you know, who he. 0:13:33.320 --> 0:13:35.520 Is and the work that he puts in on a 0:13:35.600 --> 0:13:37.040 daily basis. 0:13:37.080 --> 0:13:39.720 With all due respect to Oklahoma, do you think Utah 0:13:39.760 --> 0:13:42.320 would have given them a better game in the semi 0:13:42.320 --> 0:13:43.920 finals had you been the fourth seed? 0:13:45.200 --> 0:13:46.000 Yeah, I think so. 0:13:46.200 --> 0:13:49.840 Honestly, if you look back at you know, Utah and 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:51.920 big games in two thousand and four, in two thousand 0:13:51.920 --> 0:13:55.120 and eight, you know, against some big programs they've done, 0:13:55.360 --> 0:13:58.319 they held their own pretty well and come out victorious 0:13:58.320 --> 0:14:00.520 on those, so, h you know, it would have been 0:14:00.600 --> 0:14:03.120 it would have been nice, you know to see, you know, 0:14:03.160 --> 0:14:04.960 a PAC twelve team get in there, and you know, 0:14:05.040 --> 0:14:07.040 I think we would have the best chance in nineteen 0:14:08.000 --> 0:14:10.520 more than anybody else, you know, speaking from the Pac twelve. 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:14.200 Well, he threw seven touchdown passes in the first half 0:14:14.240 --> 0:14:17.120 of that game, so I'm guessing that that Utah might 0:14:17.160 --> 0:14:19.800 have at least been able to cut that down a 0:14:19.840 --> 0:14:26.600 little bit hopefully the four We're chatting with Zach Mahs. 0:14:26.600 --> 0:14:28.240 So you're going to be in the backfield this year 0:14:28.280 --> 0:14:31.400 with Chase Brown. You were on the Colt sideline last 0:14:31.480 --> 0:14:33.880 year when he took a screen pass and went fifty 0:14:33.920 --> 0:14:36.520 four yards for a touchdown and hit twenty two miles 0:14:36.520 --> 0:14:40.200 an hour on that play. What did your Colts teammates 0:14:40.360 --> 0:14:41.440 say after that game? 0:14:42.360 --> 0:14:46.400 Yeah, I remember watching that play and it was right 0:14:46.480 --> 0:14:49.960 up our sideline and he was just moving in and 0:14:50.000 --> 0:14:52.240 I'm like, Wow, who was this guy that you know, 0:14:52.280 --> 0:14:53.600 I didn't know who he was. 0:14:53.600 --> 0:14:55.800 At the time, and I'm like, let just do his fat. 0:14:56.560 --> 0:14:59.120 But you know, that whole week, you know, everybody was 0:14:59.160 --> 0:15:01.400 just you know, talking about how athletic he is, and 0:15:01.520 --> 0:15:04.520 you know, you know, he wasn't playing a ton last year, 0:15:04.560 --> 0:15:06.880 but with the opportunities that he did get, he definitely 0:15:06.880 --> 0:15:09.920 flashed each and every time on the tape. 0:15:10.560 --> 0:15:12.640 So, you know, now getting the chance to team up 0:15:12.680 --> 0:15:14.240 with him. 0:15:13.640 --> 0:15:16.040 You know, hopefully I can just go into that room 0:15:16.080 --> 0:15:18.240 and help them, uh, you know, as much as I 0:15:18.280 --> 0:15:22.080 can share some knowledge from what I've you know, gained 0:15:22.120 --> 0:15:23.640 over the years and things of that nature. 0:15:23.760 --> 0:15:25.440 Just like you know, guys that were older than me. 0:15:25.640 --> 0:15:29.920 Vets did for me in Buffalo, and just do the 0:15:29.920 --> 0:15:33.360 same things down here for our room. And you know, 0:15:34.360 --> 0:15:36.920 it's gonna have a great time competing against each other. 0:15:36.920 --> 0:15:38.760 It's gonna be great to go out there and go 0:15:38.800 --> 0:15:40.720 to battle with these guys. And you know, I'm super 0:15:40.760 --> 0:15:43.080 excited to know, you know, we got some speed in the. 0:15:43.120 --> 0:15:45.720 Room like that. I don't know if I can pick 0:15:46.000 --> 0:15:47.240 I can clock at twenty two. 0:15:47.240 --> 0:15:49.840 But you know it's gonna be fun to, you know, 0:15:49.840 --> 0:15:52.120 see him go out there and excel and you know, 0:15:52.280 --> 0:15:54.119 just have fun and compete. 0:15:55.160 --> 0:15:57.680 Earning a contract like this, I'm sure it's a great 0:15:57.720 --> 0:16:00.440 point of pride. You gotta earn it, and all teams 0:16:00.440 --> 0:16:03.360 are not going to give out nice second deals to 0:16:03.400 --> 0:16:06.120 players unless they go out and show what they can do. 0:16:06.160 --> 0:16:08.800 In your case, I understand you're also a dad as 0:16:08.840 --> 0:16:11.400 of about a year ago. So what does it mean 0:16:11.480 --> 0:16:13.880 to you to to earn a like idea like this 0:16:14.040 --> 0:16:15.600 knowing that you're taking care of your family. 0:16:16.400 --> 0:16:18.320 Yeah, you know, that's that's why you play the game. 0:16:18.600 --> 0:16:21.560 You know, it's it's obviously you know, this is our job, 0:16:21.640 --> 0:16:23.680 and we want to do our job at a high level, 0:16:23.880 --> 0:16:26.240 just like anybody in any role that they're in in 0:16:26.320 --> 0:16:29.800 their you know, own personal careers, and you know, being 0:16:29.840 --> 0:16:31.800 able to you know, put the work in, you know, 0:16:31.840 --> 0:16:33.560 with those who start when you get to the NFL. 0:16:33.600 --> 0:16:36.240 It starts for college, it starts in high school and 0:16:36.320 --> 0:16:39.160 little league, and it's something you always dream about to 0:16:39.200 --> 0:16:42.800 be able to be in this, this opportunity. 0:16:42.200 --> 0:16:44.640 And it's nothing I take, you know, for granted. 0:16:45.160 --> 0:16:47.160 You know, I'm super blessed to have the opportunity to 0:16:47.840 --> 0:16:50.240 you know, provide for my family, and you know, this 0:16:50.280 --> 0:16:52.640 is just one stepping stone, and you know, I feel 0:16:52.640 --> 0:16:55.040 like I still got a lot left to prove and 0:16:55.120 --> 0:16:58.720 a lot left to do, so you know, hopefully, you 0:16:58.760 --> 0:17:01.040 know I can add on to that, and you know, 0:17:01.120 --> 0:17:03.000 we'll kind of see where that goes. But right now, 0:17:03.040 --> 0:17:05.840 we take you know, take it a day at a 0:17:05.880 --> 0:17:07.640 time and just live in a moment and. 0:17:07.560 --> 0:17:10.680 Just be grateful and you know, extremely blessed. 0:17:11.840 --> 0:17:15.479 You earned it. Congratulations on this deal with Cincinnati Bengals. 0:17:15.520 --> 0:17:17.160 We look forward to seeing you in action this fall. 0:17:17.280 --> 0:17:19.080 Thank you, yes, sir, appreciate it. 0:17:20.640 --> 0:17:23.280 The Bengals Booth Podcast is brought to you by pay Corps. 0:17:23.320 --> 0:17:27.040 Proud to be the Bengals official HR software provider, by 0:17:27.160 --> 0:17:31.960 Alta Fiber future Proof Fiber Internet designed to elevate your home, business, 0:17:31.960 --> 0:17:35.240 and community to a new level, and by Kettering Health 0:17:35.560 --> 0:17:38.800 the best care for the best fans. Kettering Health is 0:17:38.840 --> 0:17:43.240 the official healthcare provider of the Bengals. Up next, it's 0:17:43.280 --> 0:17:46.520 twenty four year old safety Geno Stone, who had seven 0:17:46.600 --> 0:17:50.119 interceptions for Baltimore this year to finish second in the 0:17:50.200 --> 0:17:54.240 NFL behind Deron Bland of Dallas, who had nine. And 0:17:54.400 --> 0:17:57.480 Stone's not the only safety the Bengals are adding, as 0:17:57.520 --> 0:18:00.560 they are also bringing back Von Bell, who agreed to 0:18:00.600 --> 0:18:03.720 a one year deal after being let go by Carolina. 0:18:04.400 --> 0:18:08.160 Gino Stone got a two year contract, reportedly for fourteen 0:18:08.200 --> 0:18:11.960 million dollars to switch sides in the AFC North. 0:18:13.920 --> 0:18:17.040 Do you know the rumors of you potentially joining Cincinnati 0:18:17.119 --> 0:18:21.200 started pretty early? Were you anticipating the Bengals interest. 0:18:21.520 --> 0:18:22.080 A little bit? 0:18:22.720 --> 0:18:24.720 Yeah, I'll say a little bit, just seeing I mean 0:18:24.920 --> 0:18:26.480 after the season, I kind of look at the teams 0:18:26.520 --> 0:18:29.520 that safety needs there at the top of the list, 0:18:29.520 --> 0:18:30.880 because we know, I want to go to a team 0:18:30.920 --> 0:18:33.080 that had a really good quarterback, a team had a 0:18:33.119 --> 0:18:34.680 good head coach, you know, a team that had a 0:18:34.760 --> 0:18:36.880 really good defense and you know, some rock and knockund wins, 0:18:36.920 --> 0:18:38.920 so they're definitely the top of the list. 0:18:39.560 --> 0:18:41.840 So you're only twenty four years old, but you got 0:18:41.880 --> 0:18:44.879 four years of experience and that makes you a season 0:18:45.040 --> 0:18:49.399 vetch on this secondary with so many young kids. What 0:18:49.440 --> 0:18:51.359 do you think that means to the Bengals defense? 0:18:51.960 --> 0:18:54.439 No, I mean it means it means a lot, you know, 0:18:54.440 --> 0:18:56.560 because you know, coming up for me, you know, I 0:18:56.560 --> 0:18:58.040