1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Well, how you guys doing good? Doing good? What's up? 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: So starting this game Sunday will become the first player 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: at her to start at that position every game of 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: the season. And be curious how meaningful that is to 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: you to sort of redefine the boundaries, you know, this 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: guy with that you have a you know, it's uh, 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: that's good to be available to the team. That's how 8 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: I try to do. And yeah, it's pretty cool. I 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: didn't know that. Thanks for sharing that with me. Um, 10 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: hopefully we keep it going. Yeah, we built made a 11 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: lot of progress and and you know, there's an important 12 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: time of the year, so uh as important as the 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: first game of the year is, you know, so it 14 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: was the last game. It's really a you know, essentially 15 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: a playoff game for us. So I'm happy to be 16 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: out there starting and hopefully I can go out there 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: and play well. Really a guitar was I was gonna say, 18 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: Steve deburb, Vini Test Divertie and Warren Moon or the 19 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 1: other quarterbacks that had started start at least one game 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: older than forty two, so you could just add on 21 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: to the sorry if you know those guys at all, 22 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: were your thoughts on there? I know Warren. I know 23 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: Vinny obviously played with him, and those guys were great quarterbacks. 24 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,839 Speaker 1: I heard a lot about that when I was younger 25 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: because Coach Belichick. You know, I played with Doug Footie 26 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: and played with Annie, so had some exposure to older 27 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: quarterbacks and enjoyed love my time with both those guys, 28 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: and I'm still keep in touch with both of them, 29 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: and they're just great guys. So I had a lot 30 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: of presence in command. And I feel like I've learned 31 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: a lot from a lot of guys that really from 32 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: everyone I played with, I've taken something really squeaked. Devin 33 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: was talking a little about you know, last year, you 34 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: guys were able to get going after the nine to 35 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: five and they keep that going and comparing it to 36 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 1: last year. One thing he said he learned, and you're 37 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: always trying to learn, was the ability of a team 38 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: to fill the bucket each week this time of year, 39 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: then to completely empty that bucket and then do it again. 40 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: How difficult it is, but how important that is. Yeah, 41 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: I think the thing about the football season is it's 42 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: it's you know, sixteen individual games, but in the end, 43 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: it's you know, it's a long span of practice, play, practice, play, practice, play, 44 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: And you know, I said before, it's like a marathon, 45 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: and you know, have you have these individual sprints within 46 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 1: the marathon, and it's really about the competitiveness that you 47 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: bring on a weekly basis. So everyone has the competitiveness 48 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: through the first four games, through the first eight games, 49 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: and probably towards the end of the year, you know, 50 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: you probably get a little second win, you know, because 51 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: you know, you're things kind of are a bit more 52 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: clear as you go through a season. So it's it's 53 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: good to be at this point. Everyone's worked really hard, 54 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: but you know, the point for all of us to 55 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: go out there and win and do the best we 56 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: can possibly do. So I'm excited for this team to 57 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: take the field on Sunday. We got a lot to 58 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: play for. It's a huge game for us, and really 59 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: to get to thirteen and three is a great accomplishment. 60 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: It's very hard to do. So you know, we got 61 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: a lot at Steak and we have to go play 62 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: like it changed this time of year. I heard, you know, 63 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: some of the teams were talking about you've given a 64 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: speech before the game last weekend? Is it because the 65 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: urgency and now we're talking about these are playoff games essentially. Well, yeah, 66 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: and a lot of guys, you know, I just would say, 67 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: a lot of guys talk at different times. Um. You know, 68 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: I've been around a little bit, so I kind of 69 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: picked my spots because I think, you know, you speak 70 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: too much and every then, you know, loses a little 71 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: of its um you know, loses a little bit of 72 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: the time at the time. So I just I try 73 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: to pick the right time to express the things that 74 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: are important that I feel are important, and everyone does that. 75 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: We have coaches to do that. As a veteran player, 76 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: as a captain, I feel like, you know, that's you know, 77 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: good knowledge for me to share, and that's just that's 78 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: going out there and understanding what's at stake. And you know, 79 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: I think everybody puts a lot aside. You know, I 80 00:03:58,080 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: think we all do. We all have jobs, and you 81 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: know I don't have you know, I'm gonna you know, 82 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: I have a lot of grown up issues. You know, 83 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: you deal with kids and family and you know, life things, 84 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: and you know a lot of younger guys don't. That's 85 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: just the reality. And when you're an older player, you 86 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: don't take those things for granted because you realize the 87 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: things that you're putting off are very important and things 88 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: that you can't get back, and the longer you do it, 89 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: you know, you try to express to them that you know, 90 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: these are these are important things and if it's important 91 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: for me to sacrifice for them, they got to do 92 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: the same. And that's the reality of football is it 93 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: takes on part of your life because this is you know, 94 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: you play for a long period of time during the season, 95 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: that's not you know, their games are scheduled every Sunday, 96 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: so they take precedent over basically everything else. And you know, 97 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: it's just it's a lot of important things we're doing 98 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: and trying to do the right thing. You spent We're 99 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: doing a story on Joe car Down. I know you 100 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: spent some time with talk about how he balances football 101 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: and his naval career and respect. You what lessons you've 102 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: learned from Joe. Yeah, we've all learned a lot from 103 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: Joe and his you know, his service to our country 104 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: and he does it quite a bit in the summer 105 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: and just that's a real full time job that he's got. 106 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: So um, he's a great player. He obviously has a 107 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: great military career as lieutenant and we're all proud of him, 108 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, he's just a great, great person. 109 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: Glad he's you know, glad to call him a teammate. 110 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: Like being at the swearing end where you were at 111 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 1: the ceremonial last year. It was great, very powerful, and 112 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: you know, you just understand the oath that he's taken, 113 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: and proud of him and all his accomplishments and those 114 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: of all of our you know, service members. To remember 115 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: the first opposing player to ask you for your jersey 116 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: after a game. I don't remember the first one, but 117 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: it's a pretty popular thing to do now these days, 118 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: so I got to kind of get with the program. 119 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: But yeah, there's a lot of jersey swaps these days, 120 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: but it's probably I don't know, been going on a 121 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: seven eight years. I don't know. You guys probably know 122 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: better than me. You have to get extras made at 123 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: the beginning of a year, Yeah, yeah, they do. We 124 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: we end up paying for him because they're expensive, but 125 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: it's nice, nice gesture. So uncertainty about your future contract status, 126 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: if you kind of approached this beginning differently or kind 127 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: of these last few weeks any differently, just the future, 128 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: or just kind of focused on Yeah, you know, I 129 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: would say no different than I approached it for the 130 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: last twenty years. Try to the best I could do 131 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: and help our team win. Be a great player and 132 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: have a winning attitude. Try to bring into the field. 133 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: Tom Well. Earlier this week, Tho you posted on the 134 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: Instagram that you're blocking tradivious Way, and he loved a 135 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: comment like, oh, Tom, and we're trying to hit you 136 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: like that, we'd be getting a fine. How do you 137 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: react when the other players give an impression like, oh, 138 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:58,239 Speaker 1: you can't hit Tom like the rest are protecting him. 139 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: I was just trying to have a little fun, that's all. 140 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: Take Rob's comment, which I thought was pretty great, and 141 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: have a little fun with it. So so, Dave's a 142 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: great player, He's yeah, he's he does a great job. Yeah. 143 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: I don't take offense to anything anyone says. I looked 144 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: at the steps. Have you had a run from the 145 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: pastor called thrown on you from a hit this year? 146 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. You guys probably know better than me. 147 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. At twelve, Freak ABC forty nine ers, 148 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: one of the better teams in the NFC, was one 149 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: of the best ductors. Yea by Jimmy. Yeah, how much 150 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: have you sort of kept in touch with him and 151 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: followed him since he's too What are your thoughts on 152 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: with Yeah, kind of always keep in touch with different 153 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: guys and uh, I actually saw Brian and Jacobe today 154 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: on FaceTime. They're FaceTime each other. So yeah, we had 155 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: I've had so many great players that I played with 156 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: that are on other teams. And I talked to Matt Castle, Um, 157 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: talked to Hai, Jimmy, to Kobe, all the guys that 158 00:07:58,040 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: I played with. I feel like I'm still buddies with. 159 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: So it's a cool. You know, you share a room 160 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: with these guys for a long time. We get a 161 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: lot in common and uh, just been great friends. Strange question, Um, 162 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: when you leave the locker room and walk that walk 163 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: down to come out to the tunnel kind of things 164 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: over the years, do you think about it specifically one 165 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: thing every single game or is it just the emotion 166 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: of getting ready to go out there and do what 167 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: you do kind of things have you thought about over 168 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: the years. Well, it's you know, it's a big It's again, 169 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: I think we played once a week and we played 170 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: three hours a week, so you try to, um, you know, 171 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 1: just gear up for that moment, So you know, you're 172 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 1: pretty folks at that time. It's you know, the night 173 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: meetings and morning meetings. You know, you get all your 174 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: stuff ready to go, and then you know, you get 175 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: get a chance to finally go out there and play, 176 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: so warm up, you're anxious, but then to get a 177 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: chance to go out there in place and you're very exciting. 178 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: Do you think, um, the midshipmen will give you, guys 179 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: some good mojo using your plane heading down the Liberty Bowl? 180 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: I hope. So that'd be pretty cool. That'd be great. Yeah, 181 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 1: who win is that game? Yeah? Yeah, we're root for him, 182 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: So I don't apres guys. I know you culture always 183 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: kind of focused on, you know, the here and now. 184 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: But how much fun was it to take a moment 185 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: to reflect when you were on set for the NFL 186 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: one hundred and I, oh, that's preparing tonight. How much 187 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: of an onorm is that to be chosen for that? 188 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: That was great? Yeah, it was very cool and uh, 189 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: I won't spoil any of the details, but it was 190 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: just a cool experience because I've been a part of 191 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: some you know, things the NFL has done over the years, 192 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: and they kind of make a big production out of 193 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: a lot of these things, and it's pretty neat to 194 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: be a part of. There was a commercial I did 195 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: last year. Um it was here right before you left 196 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: through Super Bowl at two row fifty, I went out 197 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: with all the other Super MPPs and uh, I got 198 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: booed by all the Denver fans that I went on 199 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: to the field. I remember that. But that was cool 200 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: doing in my hometown. So there's a lot, you know, 201 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: just a lot of cool experience. I never thought I'd 202 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: be playing twenty years in the NFL, and certainly never 203 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: thought i'd be playing on you know, pick to that team, 204 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: but just played with a lot of great teammates and uh, 205 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: you know, great coaches and a great organization and play 206 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: for mister Kraft and it's been pretty sweet. So thank 207 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: you guys. Saying I can't believe I do this like 208 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: a little kid at times, like I can't believe I'm 209 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: part of this team where I do this. Absolutely, Yeah, absolutely, 210 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: I feel like that every day. I mean I go 211 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: out there and I play. You know, I'm throwing the 212 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 1: ball around to these receivers and you know, you think, 213 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: oh man, I'm just when I was a kid I'd 214 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: be in the parking lot of Candlestick, you know, throwing 215 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: the football with my friends. You know. Now I'm throwing 216 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: at the best athletes in the world, you know, and 217 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: then getting paid for it. You know, think, hey, can 218 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: you guard this guy? And we're gonna run this route 219 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: and try to complete it, you know. And that's what 220 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: we did with your kids, and a lot of the ways, 221 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: I'm still doing it as a kid, and I feel 222 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: like a kid, and um, it's important. Still look at 223 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: it like that, So thank you, appreciate it.