WEBVTT - Muhammad Wilkerson Conference Call (7.20.2016)

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<v Speaker 1>How what was your reaction when the Jets, Uh, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess kind of ramped up offered or offer last week?

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<v Speaker 1>Were you surprised? Um, you know, I'm just happy to

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<v Speaker 1>get a you know, get a deal done. I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad that you know, Uh, this part of the situation

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<v Speaker 1>is over with and now I can just focus on

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<v Speaker 1>football and um get ready for the season. How much

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<v Speaker 1>of a weight? How much? Like I said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy that the deal is done. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm thankful to Mr Johnson and address organization. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm glad that you know, my agent, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>got the deal dune for me and everybody who's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>on my support system, and uh, you know, ready to

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<v Speaker 1>get things rolling now, you know, like I said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have to focus about, you know, a contract situation.

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<v Speaker 1>I can continue my rehab and get ready for the season.

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<v Speaker 1>And how how's your rehab going? How far along are

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<v Speaker 1>you in that process? Rehab is going well? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm running, you know, four times a week and just

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<v Speaker 1>taking it day by day. Would you expect to be

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<v Speaker 1>ready next week when camp starts. Do you think you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna start on the populist. Um, you know, Uh, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know right now, but I'm just going to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to just keep rehabbing and and uh you know, whatever

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<v Speaker 1>the you know, the strength coaches and training staff have

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<v Speaker 1>in store for me. You know, that's what I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>keep on doing. Any But still no doubt in your

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<v Speaker 1>mind that you'll be ready for a week one. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be ready for a week one. We're looking back

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<v Speaker 1>to this process mode of the contract situation for you.

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<v Speaker 1>What was this experience like? Yeah, never gone through something

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<v Speaker 1>like this before. What was it like? Um, you know

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<v Speaker 1>I've noticed, you know, it's part of the business, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, I started, you know, going into

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<v Speaker 1>my sixth season, you know, just seeing how the business works,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and that's how the NFL works. It's a business.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, you know, I'm proud to you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>experience it. And now that it's over with, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I can just focus on football and getting

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<v Speaker 1>back in the locker room my teammates and continue to

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<v Speaker 1>be the leader that I am with this team. How

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<v Speaker 1>intent were you on wanting to stay with the Jets.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an area where you grew up in You

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of family around here. Still, how much

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<v Speaker 1>did you, in your heart of hearts really not want

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<v Speaker 1>to leave this place. I definitely wanted to be here,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I wanted you know, I'm from you know,

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<v Speaker 1>New Jersey and from here. Uh, you know, my family's here.

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to raise my children here, you know. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very excited to be back here. What's your first

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<v Speaker 1>sick purchase going to be with a new country act

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<v Speaker 1>let whether it be for you or for maybe someone else.

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<v Speaker 1>And however, I haven't really thought about that, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely make sure my mom and my family had

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<v Speaker 1>taken care of. But as far as materialistic things, you know, UH,

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<v Speaker 1>haven't getty much thought. You know. I have tremulous love

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<v Speaker 1>for the game of football. You know, I'm pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>people know that. You know, I'm very grateful for, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this opportunity to keep playing, you know, and uh, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just going to keep you know this focusing on football,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not worried about those things. Well, how good

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<v Speaker 1>do you think the Jets defense can be? Obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>left to keep part in Damon. Um, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>could be disguised limb with this defense. We could be

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<v Speaker 1>as good as we want to be as long as

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's putting in the work each and every day, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and help pushing each other, you know, and and you

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<v Speaker 1>know everybody should come out there on the field and

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<v Speaker 1>want to be great, you know, and also pushing each

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<v Speaker 1>other to be great. And I think, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>can be as good as we want to be. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we was, you know, I had a good record last

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<v Speaker 1>year at ten and six, and we just got to

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<v Speaker 1>build off that. Well. It have been difficult for you

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<v Speaker 1>to play under the franchise tag this year, tough with

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<v Speaker 1>that of them. I would have just continued to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>be the person I am, you know, each and every day,

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<v Speaker 1>coming in ready to work, and that's would have been

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<v Speaker 1>that how just focused on football. I haven't been worried

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<v Speaker 1>about out of that under that when it got down

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<v Speaker 1>to it in the last week here, I guess in folks,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, within the context of the situation here, we're

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<v Speaker 1>surprised that the thing got done. That you know that

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<v Speaker 1>that the deal actually got done. Were you? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>had you prepared yourself in your mind to play under

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<v Speaker 1>the tag this year? Um? You know, to speak on

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<v Speaker 1>my agent, you know, I would have spoke with him

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<v Speaker 1>and you know my business people and we would have

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<v Speaker 1>just took things from there, you know. But I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>to say that, you know, that's something that I don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to worry about with focus on because you know

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be here. We've got the extension done and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm grateful and happy about that. Mom, I thot you've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten the stunts is all come together? U Does it

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<v Speaker 1>make you more have more positive from mind that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it can come together and get downe with Ryan Fitzpatrick. Um, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't you know, uh, comment on other people contract situations.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that's something you have to talk to the

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<v Speaker 1>people upstairs about. Yeah. And then as you kind of

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<v Speaker 1>alluded to there and we've alluded to, the quarterback situation

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<v Speaker 1>is un circain But in your mind, considering how could

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<v Speaker 1>you guys got to the playoffs last year, considering what

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<v Speaker 1>you bring back, should do you think this should be

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<v Speaker 1>a playoff team this year? I think, Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we just got to keep building off last year. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, we had a good record at tennant six

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<v Speaker 1>and we didn't get into the postseason. So we just

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<v Speaker 1>got to make sure we build off that to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure we get into the postseason. Well, how much would

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<v Speaker 1>you like to be able to get on the field

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<v Speaker 1>during pre season? Have you even thought about that or

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<v Speaker 1>is it just aiming to it? September eleven. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>focusing on my leg and rehabbing. Like I said, each

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<v Speaker 1>and every day. When UH the training staff and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the strength coaches and the coaches sil that, you know

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's time for me to get out there on

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<v Speaker 1>the field and I'm ready to go then and I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be out there. You had alluded moor running. I think

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<v Speaker 1>you said four times a week. Is that a new

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<v Speaker 1>thing or have you been doing that for a few

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<v Speaker 1>weeks now. I've been doing it for a few weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I'm just gonna like I said, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to continue my routine and following up with the UH,

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<v Speaker 1>with the training the room and the training staff and

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<v Speaker 1>just do whatever they got to store from