1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:00,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. 2 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:01,559 Speaker 2: I mean, I guess it's kind of like the talk 3 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 2: of town right now with the decision to go with 4 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 2: Tommy over ty Ride. I think ty Rod's handling handling 5 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 2: it well, being a professional. 6 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: Kind of kind of like we know it's going to be. Uh. 7 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: Both of those guys got nothing but the confidence and 8 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: everyone on the team whether they went with Tommy or 9 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 2: went with ty. 10 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: Rod, and and you know, we're just trying to keep 11 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: the main thing the main thing obviously. 12 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: Like I said, we got confidence in both of them, 13 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: and they made a decision to go with Tommy and 14 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: not focuses on Green Bay. 15 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 3: What does it mean to you to be nominated for 16 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 3: the NFL Man of the Year by the Giants? 17 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: Awesome to be This is my second year being nominated. 18 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: It's honor one of thirty two men in the NFL 19 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 2: getting nominated for the getting nominated. 20 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: For that award. 21 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 2: It's chually a blessing being a running back, being a 22 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: fan and the history of the game, learning about Watch 23 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: Payton and knowing his legacy on the field and off 24 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 2: the field, and getting to spend time with some of 25 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 2: the Peyton family last year because I was nomine it, 26 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: I said, truly honor, and it's a good thing. It's 27 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: a good thing to be. You know, you want to 28 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: win that war, but it's a hard war to win 29 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 2: because there's thirty one other guys doing just as good 30 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,839 Speaker 2: as you're doing. And when you got thirty two guys 31 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 2: and even more doing spectacle things in the community, it's 32 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: not a bad thing. 33 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 3: Why is it important to you to do those things 34 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 3: in the community, particularly with it seems like at risk 35 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 3: youth or homeless. 36 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 2: Youth, Like why yeah, I would say, especially with the homeless, 37 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 2: I kind of could relate to that a little bit more, 38 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: definitely bound that when I was a child. My parents 39 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: did a really good job of making sure that I've 40 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 2: never even noticed it when I was a kid, but 41 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 2: growing up and just handing the stories and especially what 42 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: my father had been through living in being in houses 43 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: and jumping around here and there and have that I 44 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 2: had like a little stan in my life when I 45 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: was probably a year, like for a year or two 46 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 2: where we were homeless, but at the time we didn't 47 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: feel it, so I could be able to relate to 48 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 2: them a little bit more and just just trying to 49 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 2: find any way we can get back and make a 50 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 2: change and then that's when we start working with children 51 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: or promise and then going back home Leigh Valley and 52 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 2: up here, same thing we can do. It's kind of 53 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: my foundation kind of stands for any little thing we 54 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 2: can do to get back and make an impact on 55 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: our community. It's something I want to do ever since 56 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 2: I got drafted NFL, and it's a gold mines and 57 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: I look forward to continue it. 58 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 4: Take one. I remember Eli Manning saying this when he 59 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 4: went through. 60 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: The whole Man of the Year process. The idea of how. 61 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 4: You know it's an award to win, but you feel 62 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 4: like you've already won, you know, being nominated. But it's 63 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 4: also one of those things, right like you like to 64 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 4: do a lot of your work behind the scenes and 65 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 4: not put it out there, But in order to be 66 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 4: able to bring awareness to the situation, you almost have 67 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 4: to allow people in. Is that a tough balance that 68 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 4: you've had to walk over the last couple of years. 69 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 4: The idea of you're not doing it for the attention, 70 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 4: but the attention certainly helps. 71 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 2: The cause, and it helps the cause and it comes whatever, 72 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 2: and then it's award and you're competing. 73 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: Like I said, it is a hard balance. It is weird. 74 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: But for me, I just try to keep it real 75 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: and authentic. 76 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 2: You know, just sometimes like there's I'd rather do the 77 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: work with no cameras there, or no one taking pictures, 78 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 2: or no one puts anything about it. But I guess 79 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 2: that's kind of how you're get nominated. So it is 80 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: a tough, tough balance. But for me, I just keep 81 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: the main thing, the main thing, keep it real, authentic, 82 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 2: and uh, I feel like the way I operate the 83 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 2: kids and the organizations that I work with and the 84 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: people that I interacts with, I feel like they can 85 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: fail that. 86 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: So hopefully they can. Thousand yards mean something to you 87 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: this year? Yeah, it would be anytime you can rush 88 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: for a thousand yards in the NFL. 89 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: Uh. You know, growing up, I kind of thought it 90 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: was easier. Uh then when you get into the National 91 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: Football League, Uh to consistently rush for a thousand yards 92 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: every year. And if I get a thousand this year, 93 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 2: I would be. 94 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: What was that payper? You feel me? Well, I would 95 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: be if I get it. If I get to out 96 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: this year. 97 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 2: At it right now, I would be You'd be like third, 98 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 2: be third? Yeah, if I get thousand this year, I'll 99 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 2: be third on unless all time that was. 100 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: You know, I can't say a lot of them and 101 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: say that wouldn't be a cool. 102 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: Thing, but I would definitely be a cool thing. So 103 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 2: pretty much played five years. Technically I guess six for 104 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: five years and average one thousand yards every year. It's 105 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 2: not a bad start to first first half or whatever 106 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: overseat ed your career and they may not. 107 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 3: Even franchise issue next year. 108 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 4: If you weren't in the top ten of the Pro 109 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 4: Bowl voting for running backs, what do you what do 110 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 4: you make of that? 111 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: I can get well, I'm not the top ten? 112 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 2: Uh missing three games, and you know the team there's 113 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: a lot back You're playing well and it's the first 114 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,919 Speaker 2: round of it, so hopefully I can finish the season 115 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: strong enough. 116 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: Let's get myself in there. But Dexa Lawrence not being. 117 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 2: In there doesn't make any sense to me, So I 118 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 2: don't really really care about too much about myself. But uh, 119 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 2: dex is one of the most dominant defense players in 120 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 2: the league. So for him not being uh in there, 121 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: we gotta do better. 122 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: Johns fans, for sure, what's the goal? Now? 123 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 3: What do you use for motivation? Say on Monday night 124 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 3: or beyond Monday night? 125 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 2: We're in this to be honest, Like, I'm gonna keep 126 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 2: it real. You know, we're not looking too far. We're 127 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 2: not looking in a hundred of playoff pitchers. But if 128 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: we take care of what we gotta take care of. 129 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 2: Everyone can say what they want about the season, but 130 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 2: it's weak whatever, and everything we want is still there, 131 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 2: so we don't need no extra motivation. You know, every 132 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 2: game is a critical game no matter what, but especially now. 133 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 2: So Monday night, you got a team who's hot. I 134 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 2: think they're one of the last three or four games, 135 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: and we won our last two games. No more excuses. 136 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 2: Tom in Video is not a rookie quarterback anymore. He's 137 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 2: got going to his fourth start. Injuries, We've got guys 138 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 2: getting healthier, and everything we want is there. So we 139 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 2: were a team last year. I was able to find 140 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 2: a way. 141 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: They're making the playoffs. You know that's still our goal. 142 00:05:58,480 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: Every team going to begin the season is to me 143 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 2: in the playoffs, get people the super Bowl, and statistically 144 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 2: and mathematically we're still in it. 145 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 3: Would you have said that you have said that two 146 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 3: weeks ago, Like, I know I've been comping it, but 147 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: I know the company you said. 148 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I've been saying that, but you sound like you 149 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: believe it. 150 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 2: No, I've been saying it, and I always believe it. 151 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: Like I know, it sounds like we talk all the 152 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,559 Speaker 2: time and it sounds like I'm just, you know, beating 153 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 2: dead horse and I'm saying it, But like I truly 154 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: truly believe that I'm one. 155 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: I'm one of those guys. If I'm in. 156 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 2: A fight and I got my ass kicked for the 157 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 2: eleven rounds, the twelfth round, in my head, if I 158 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 2: still can be if I could knock you out and 159 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 2: get the win, and that's how it's going to happen. So, 160 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 2: like I kept saying it, until we're completely out of 161 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: this thing, I still believe. And even when you're off 162 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 2: this thing, you still got a job to do. So 163 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: that's It's it's not really too hard to look at 164 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 2: It's not. I don't think it's really too hard to 165 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,039 Speaker 2: figure it out. That's how I look at it, and 166 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 2: that's what I firmly believe in. 167 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: You gotta win Monday, though, right, I mean. 168 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's how that's how every from now on. You know, 169 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 2: every game in the NFL is a must win. But 170 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,480 Speaker 2: knowing what we want to accomplish. Yes, it's if you 171 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 2: want to say a must win, like putting that label 172 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 2: on any games. I go back to coach Franklin, whether 173 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: if we're playing Akron and we're playing Ohio State, you 174 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 2: got have the same mindset, you got treat practic sweet 175 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: the same. But Monday Night gets a team who's rolling 176 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: and we're rolling, and they got a lot of things 177 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 2: out they're fighting for and we got a lot of 178 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 2: things that we're fighting for, and we gotta just keep 179 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 2: keep stacking in one game at a time. 180 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 3: But what about Tommy, Like now that he is he's 181 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 3: the starter and name the starter, what have you seen 182 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 3: in him as he prepares for Monday? 183 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: Same old Tommy. I mean I don't see anything different. 184 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 2: Like, no matter what if he wasn't named the Star 185 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 2: or he was, I think he should continue to have 186 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 2: that confidence, have that mindset of you know, effort and 187 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 2: go out there and ball. You're undrafted kids from New Jersey, 188 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 2: live in a dream, go out there, have fun and 189 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 2: you got everyone's support. Let's go do this thing together.