1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: Let's get to Mason Graham, who joined us right now 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: on the phone. And I knew we had some problems. 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: Things are going crazy in Green Bay right now. We 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: got a landline for Mason Graham, so he joins us 5 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: right now on the show. 6 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: Thank you very much for joining us today, my friend. 7 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, thanks for having me. 8 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: Congratulations on being a Cleveland Brown. What's it feel to 9 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: be not just a Cleveland Brown but also an NFL player? 10 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 3: I mean, this a dream comes true. Everything's coming full 11 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 3: circle here and I'm just glad to be a part 12 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 3: of Cleveland and a dog pound. 13 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 4: Mason, You're gonna line up and you're gonna see Miles Gear, 14 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 4: Mike Hall and all these guys. What's that felin is 15 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 4: going to be like to play alongside those guys. 16 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 3: I mean, just a blessing to play along so those players, 17 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 3: you know, I want to play, you know with the 18 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 3: best and you know play against the best. So you know, 19 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,919 Speaker 3: I feel like that d Lion's gonna run to run 20 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 3: the team and especially the defense. 21 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 5: Mason, when you think about, you know, coming to the 22 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 5: Cleveland Browns, obviously a teammate of yours, Zach Ziner came 23 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 5: here last year. Have you guys got a chance to talk, 24 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 5: and I'm sure he's excited about having you here. 25 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 2: You guys probably battled a lot practice. 26 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 5: Has he given you kind of any pointers on what 27 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 5: it's like to come here and be a Cleveland Brown No, 28 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 5: he I've had. 29 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 3: A lot of texts and stuff come through, but I've 30 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 3: seen you know, Zach text come through. I haven't got 31 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 3: back to you. I've been doing the media stuff. I'm 32 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 3: sure I'm going to get back to him, and you know, 33 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 3: I'm happy to see him when I get there and 34 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 3: you know, ready for it. 35 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 5: Is it nice to have a familiar face like that, though, 36 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 5: Just know when you're coming into a locker room where Hey, 37 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 5: I got at least somebody that I've been in the 38 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 5: trenches with. 39 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, for sure. 40 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: It is Mason Graham joining us here, the number five 41 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 1: overall pick in the NFL Draft, the brand new Cleveland Brown, 42 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: the defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns. Mason, what's this? 43 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: What's this week been like for you? It's Thursday, It's 44 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: culminated now you're an NFL football player where they're nerves 45 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: starting on Monday? Or how have you been feeling all week? 46 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 3: Now? I don't really have nerves until you know, just 47 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 3: when I got here, my best friend. But you know, 48 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: just you know, thankful and you know God's grace. I 49 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 3: came to Cleveland. I was kind of you know, once 50 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: they traded out Tick, I had a good feeling, you know, 51 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: based on you know, my connections, on how on thirty visits. 52 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,639 Speaker 2: So just blessing honestly, Mason. 53 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 6: Have you had a chance to talk to Jim Schwartz. 54 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 3: Oh? Yeah, I mean when he was he was definitely 55 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 3: on that call when they called so uh, coach I 56 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 3: mean Andrew Barry was there, and then coach Tafanski and 57 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 3: then uh, you know, coach Schwartz and then coach Jocks. 58 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 3: So I mean have a good relationship with them already, 59 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 3: so it's cool to hear from them again and on 60 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 3: the uh, you know, get picked up by them. 61 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 5: When you hear your defensive coordinator and your defensive line 62 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 5: coach tell you that your job is to just basically 63 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 5: get into the backfield and disrupt. You don't have to catch, 64 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 5: you don't have to read and react. Is that music 65 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 5: to your ears, especially given kind of what your skill 66 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 5: set lends itself to. 67 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure, I feel like, you know, just my 68 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 3: skill set, will you know, transition really quickly to Cleveland 69 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 3: and just the way they play. I'm an aggressive player 70 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 3: and you know I haven't played this type of defense before, 71 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 3: but I'm pretty sure it'll be easy transition to you know, 72 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 3: just mess people up and attack. 73 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, it sounds like you're gonna have a bunch of 74 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 6: fun out there. Brown fans. What are they getting with you? What? 75 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 6: What can they expect to see out of you on Sundays? 76 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 3: Just a dominant player that's gonna you know, boost up 77 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 3: the team and the front. So, you know, Coach Schwartz 78 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 3: always talks about, you know, the D line is the engine. 79 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 3: I want to be no part of the engine, and 80 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 3: I want to you know, I want to make this 81 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 3: team go. 82 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 2: What is it on the D line you think you 83 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 2: do best? 84 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 3: I feel like just just playing, just playing the game. 85 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 3: You know, I play the game differently the run and pass. 86 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 3: You know, I excel really highly at both. So I 87 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: feel like, you know, I'm a good overall player, great 88 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 3: overall player, and you know I can fit into any scheme, 89 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 3: especially this. 90 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: One mentally emotionally, what do you bring to a locker room? 91 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I've always you know, been a great teammate. 92 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 3: You know a lot of you know, my best friends. 93 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 3: I have a lot of best friends and stuff. So 94 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 3: those guys I've done a lot. I'm a good teammate, 95 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: and you know, I just want to come into the 96 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 3: locker room and you know, fit in and be you know, 97 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: someone that my teammates can rely on. Comes Someday Sunday. 98 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 5: Mason, I imagine in high leverage situations you were double 99 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 5: teamed a lot, especially probably in big passing situations. What's 100 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 5: it like to know that that's not going to happen 101 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 5: there sliding protection to Miles Garrett, You're gonna be one 102 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 5: on one. I mean, when's the last time you got 103 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 5: to go be blocked one on one and basically every 104 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 5: pass rush. 105 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: That you had. 106 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, it doesn't really happen that often. But you know, 107 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 3: coming in, I'm gonna take advantage of those opportunities that 108 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 3: I do get, you know, play with and you know, 109 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: all the guys along the front. So I feel like 110 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 3: there's a lot of opportunity for me, especially. 111 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 4: Mason, who is some of the players that you look 112 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 4: up to, who there's some guys that you model your 113 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:36,679 Speaker 4: game after. 114 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 3: I've always you know, growing up, I played linebackers. I 115 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 3: you know, looked up to guys like James Harris and 116 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 3: ray Lewis, But you know, coming down to the D line, 117 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 3: I like guys obviously. I watched Miles Garrett a lot, 118 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 3: and he plays on the edge, and then I like 119 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 3: guys like Jale Carter and Kobe Turner kind of inside, 120 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 3: you know, I feel like I played similar to them. 121 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 4: So you're saying it, so you got some linebacker and 122 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 4: we can expect you to drop in coverage. 123 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 2: Correct. 124 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I've done that before. I got some tape. 125 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 2: Mason Graham joining us on the show amazing. 126 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 5: A lot of people talk about your background. I know 127 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 5: you on the conference call there about being a wrestler. 128 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 5: You played hoops track kind of you were just a 129 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 5: hashtag athlete. What did you like about wrestling and how 130 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 5: is that kind of translated what you're able to do 131 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 5: in the trenches. 132 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, wrestling has helped me a lot. It was, you know, 133 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 3: my first thought was just going to do wrestling just 134 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 3: forrosseason training, you know, be in shape come time for football. 135 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 3: But I started to, you know, excel more and more 136 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 3: into it, and I feel like it just really helps 137 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 3: on the interior, especially Oline Dlon. You know, just feeling leverage, 138 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 3: different body weight, and you know that's really what happens, 139 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 3: you know as a de tackle and O lineman. 140 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 5: So so my father, this is a question, I'm gonna 141 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 5: ask you this for My father actually toured the world 142 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 5: playing rugby. He was a hooker, believe it or not. 143 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 5: I see here you played club club rugby for eight 144 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 5: years A minus and high school, the Black Bay Rhinos, 145 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 5: the Raptors. What position were you? Were you a big 146 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 5: prop or what were you in rugby? And it was 147 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 5: that a game that you actually enjoyed because of you know, 148 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 5: a lot of violence, no pads. 149 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I really enjoyed rugby. I didn't. I didn't 150 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 3: play hooker prob, but I played, Uh it was called 151 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 3: eight man, so I was the more athletic guy in 152 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 3: the back. Oh man, run with it. I could take 153 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 3: the ball, run with it, you know, really do whatever 154 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: you want. 155 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: So rugged, we love it. 156 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 5: He can do it all. Yeah right, hashtag athlete Mason. 157 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 2: We want you to enjoy this night. 158 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: Congratulations again, We're looking forward to seeing you here in 159 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:38,039 Speaker 1: Cleveland soon. 160 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 3: All right, appreciate it, thanks for having me. 161 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 2: Thank you, Mason Graham. 162 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: The brand new Cleveland brown A defensive tackle for your 163 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns.