1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: Happy to be joined us all whys by New England 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Patriots running back James White. Hello, James, how are you doing? 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Almost feels cool fall like out there. It's starting early 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: this year? Is that better? Though? From a practice perspective, 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: you don't mind the heat being broken for training camp, 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: do you? I like the heat, but it feels good, 7 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: the good little little chilliness something. Well, the big NFL 8 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: news over the weekend, of course, is Andrew Luck announcing 9 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: his retirement. Well, first a sort of the news broke 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: during the game, and then he held a press conference afterwards. 11 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: But what was your first reaction when you heard that? 12 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 1: Obviously just as surprised, just like anybody else. I said, 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: he's a great player. I've heard nothing but great things 14 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: about the guy, So I mean, obviously very surprising. But 15 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: he has to do what's best for him in this situation, 16 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: and I think that's what he did. You've been through 17 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: this with teammates over the years, where guys, different times, 18 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: whether it's in camp, decide to retire. You had an 19 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: offensive line in this, you have Gronk in the off season. 20 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: How as players do you deal with that with friends 21 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: teammates who are thinking about it, talking about it, because 22 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: you don't want to be selfish and say no, no, no no, gronk, 23 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: you gotta come back, but you kind of want to 24 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: come back to I mean, they have to make the 25 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: best decision for themselves. I mean, obviously, as a teammate, 26 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: you want them to be here with you. But I 27 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: mean there's a lot of things that factor into somebody 28 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: continue to play or not continue to play. So I 29 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: mean it's family, injuries, all different types of things. So 30 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: you never know what's going on with somebody. I mean, 31 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: less they share with you. But I said, they have 32 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: to make the best decision for themselves. You consider your 33 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: job hard? Is it hard to be an NFL player? 34 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: It's tough. I mean I wouldn't say it's an easy job. 35 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: Like it's taxing on your mind, your body, and I 36 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: mean the longer you play, obviously, the more taxing it 37 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: can be. So like I said, you just try and 38 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: do as much as you can for your physical and 39 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: mental part and so you can go out there and 40 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: be the best you can be. Is there any point 41 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: from the beginning of training camp to the end of 42 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: the season, super Bowl whenever it is where something doesn't hurt? 43 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: I mean maybe, but I mean, I think that's just 44 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: you just being used to the soreness. And I mean 45 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 1: ever since training camp starts, nobody's going to be completely 46 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: one percent feeling good. There's gonna be some knicks and 47 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: bruises and me just learn to deal, would learn to 48 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: play through it. And then I mean that's kind of 49 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: the art of the sport. Once the season starts, Like 50 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: for you personally, is that a commitment that you've made 51 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: not only to yourself but to your teammates that hey, 52 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: I am gonna I'll probably get hurt, but I'm gonna 53 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: fight back and I'm gonna finish out the season, I said. 54 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it depends what your injury is and whatnot. 55 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: Some guys may suffer something the first day of training camp, 56 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: the second week of training cam. You never really know, 57 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: and I mean decisions go from there in a sense. 58 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: So I mean everybody's committed when they step into the building, 59 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: and like I said, injuries may happen, and I mean 60 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: the person has to make a decision for themselves. We 61 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: were talking earlier. You know, as a parent, you know 62 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: you have a kid that signs up for a little league. 63 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: They may or may not like it, but you say, 64 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: you made a commitment to your team, you're finishing this season, 65 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: we'll talk about it next year. Would I know, teammates 66 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: if you wouldn't want to criticize somebody publicly, But would 67 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 1: a teammate ever feel like, wow, you let us down? No, 68 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: I don't think so. Um. Like I said, they said 69 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: with Andrew Luck that they knew about it prior, so 70 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: he had thoughts about it, and he's been banged up 71 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: ever since Ota, So I mean, I'm sure they had 72 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: a heads up of what possibly could happen. You're starting 73 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: to see your roster kind of take final shape here. 74 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 1: You've had some wide receivers come back onto the squad 75 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: here over the last couple of days. Sony Michelle returned 76 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: to play in the game last week. Are you getting 77 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: a sense of what your team's gonna look like? At 78 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: this point, it was still working. Like I said, we've 79 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: been through three peasons, three preseason games now, and a 80 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: few weeks of practice, and you know, everybody's trying to 81 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: continue to get better as offense, defensive, special teams. Having 82 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: some guys get back out there and them trying to 83 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: get back into their routines and whatnot. So then we're 84 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: still building and trying to find out who we are. 85 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: And we have another good week of practice here and 86 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: we played the Giants during the regular season, so I 87 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: mean it's a good preparation for us. What's this time 88 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: of the year, Like, you know, you've been through it 89 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: a bunch of times. Now, You've got ninety guys in 90 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: the locker room, but on Saturday, there's only gonna be 91 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: fifty three. So you've got a lot of guys that 92 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: are out there working hard with you guys every day, 93 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: but unfortunately aren't going to be here. Is it sort 94 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: of a weird time? Yeah, it's definitely a tough time 95 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: of the year. Like I said, you'd be a relationships 96 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: with guys in that locker room. There's ninety guys in 97 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: there and whatnot, and like you said, there's gonna be 98 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: fifty three year and whatnot until the practice squad is 99 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: you know, decided. So it's definitely a tough time in here. 100 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: But you just try and tell guys, just go out 101 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: there and practice hard, put your best foot forward, and 102 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: you can control what you can control. So just go 103 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: out there and put your best foot forward and you 104 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: just go from there. How is this time of year 105 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: different without fans out there, with no media out there, 106 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 1: and with sort of the dual nature of some guys 107 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: are still fighting for roster spots, and yet you're also 108 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: starting to think about the Steelers and the season. What's 109 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: this like out on the practice field and in the 110 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: meeting rooms? I mean, just preparing like it's a game wink. 111 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: Pretty much no fans out there, and that's how it 112 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: is during the regular season. So everybody has to kind 113 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: of get in that regular season mindset. Like I said, 114 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: you don't. You can't put the cuts and all that 115 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: stuff in your mind. Just go out there and just 116 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: go out there and have your best performances out there 117 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: during practice and then on Thursday. And like I said, yelling, 118 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: you only can control which you can control. We know 119 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: that there's not game preparation for preseason games. That that's 120 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: just not the way it works. You've got things that 121 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: you want to work on that your team wants to 122 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: get accomplished. Has game preparation begun for Pittsburgh? Like I said, 123 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: we're focused on the Giants right about now. We play 124 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: them on the Giants right about now, so we're we're 125 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: focused on them. We play them during the regular season, 126 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: so we're studying up on them. What was your reaction 127 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: last week when the Patrick Chung news came out. I mean, 128 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: that's not really any of my business, obviously, Like I said, 129 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: it's his situation, and I just let him deal with that. Okay, 130 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: he had the tough question. I'll throw this. How nice 131 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: is mister Kraft's Cape Cod home? And how it was 132 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: we part? It's very nice, just some nice views. But 133 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: it's good to, you know, have a day off and 134 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: relax with your teammates and their families. Um, guys get 135 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: to meet some of the guys that haven't met some 136 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: of other people's family members. They get to meet them 137 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: and kind of mingle around and just have a good 138 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: time to play cornhole. I did not not very good 139 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: at that spike ball any of those games. I just 140 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: ate and relax. It's actually not a bad compo. I'll 141 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: ask the question. I already know how you're gonna answer it, 142 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: but I'll ask it anyway. Do you want to play Thursday? 143 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: I said, prepare for every game like you're playing for 144 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: four quarters. So I mean I'm prepared to play, and oh, 145 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: I know you're prepared. Everybody everybody else will be too, 146 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: would you hypothetically be prepared for a regular season if 147 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: there were only two preseason games instead of four? I mean, 148 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: you honestly never know. Um, I'm sure they'll decide that 149 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: in the next CBA and whatnot. And see how that 150 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: a lot of questions. It was actually funny I get 151 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: a surprise answer. Last Friday. We had Jason mccordion and 152 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: I was asking him a similar question and he said, 153 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: for him his first year, he thinks he basically made 154 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: the team by playing well in the fourth preseason game. 155 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: So for some players it really does. Or other players 156 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: don't want to play in a single game. So it's 157 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: really I probably individual basis. There's a lot of game 158 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: and take, and Bill has always said it matters to 159 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: the people that play it. Yeah, the first guys that 160 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: are out there. Yeah. So these are a lot of 161 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: answers like build, I'll leave that to it. We'll just 162 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: play when they tell us to play, show up when 163 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: they tell us to show up. So but I will say, 164 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: did you did you want your college football? Guy? Did 165 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: you watch Miami Florida? Yeah? I watched that that we 166 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: saw an example they don't have preseason games, and it 167 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: was a little sloppy. You know, delay of games, false starts. 168 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: Wouldn't there be a risk of it at some point 169 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: you have to knock the rust off before it actually counts. 170 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: So is there a fine line there? Yeah? I mean, 171 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: like I said, there's plus his minuses to having less 172 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: more preseason games whatnot. I mean, I don't know if 173 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: it will looked like that during the NFL, but you 174 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: tell us a little bit of slopping this during that game, 175 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: especially that last five minutes, was was pretty sloppy. But 176 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: I mean that could be the difference between college and 177 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: NFL football. Well that in the jewelry, they don't give 178 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: you a rank that. Yeah, we gotta talk to him 179 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: about it. Is Jonathan Taylor? Is he the real deal? 180 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: Is he sort of in that line of great Wisconsin 181 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: running backs? Yeah, that guy's a good football player and 182 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 1: he's a good person. I've got a chance to meet 183 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: him a few times. And he works extremely hard, very humble. Um, 184 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: obviously he's a guy defenses is going to be completely 185 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: focusing on him, especially with the nature of the Wisconsin offense, 186 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: They're going to be focused on the running back. So 187 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: and he continues to have performances each and every week. 188 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: So it's pretty impressive to see what he's doing. And 189 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure I'll have another great year this year. Does 190 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,719 Speaker 1: a kid like that when you do talk to him, 191 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: does he try to pick your brain? Yeah? Yeah, asked 192 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: for tips, ask questions. I mean, I talked to coach 193 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: Paul Chris. I talked to him every now and then, 194 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: and you know, he gets his little tidbits about him 195 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: and stuff and things he thinks. I can, you know, 196 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: kind of share with him. So it's pretty cool. Good 197 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: to see you again. And Troy not playing Thursday night. 198 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: Thanks James, say thank you. New England Patriots running back 199 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: James joining us here on a Patriot. It's Monday down 200 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: at Jillette Stadium.