1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Giants Huddle. Get Him in a Huddle, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Get him in a Huddle, Get him in a New 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: York Giants podcast. I'm Madeline Burke and welcome to another 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: edition of The Giants Huddle podcast, which you can find 5 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: on Giants dot Com, the Giants Mobile app, and also 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: all of your favorite podcast platforms. Make sure that you 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: you hear today. Our guest is kind of a Pro 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: Bowl season on Special Teams number thirty one, Michael Thomas, 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 1: thanks for coming through. Not no problem now, and thank 11 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: you for having me. It's always a pleasure. Um. First 12 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: of all, Special Teams really is coming off a great performance. Obviously, 13 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: you guys have been very clear you want to get 14 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: a win, but having this unit kind of show up 15 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: and play so well against Arizona. Uh, I heard a 16 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: story that you said, Thomas mcgahey actually kind of challenged 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: you guys a little bit this week. What's a story there? 18 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: Oh man? I mean, I love coach for doing that, 19 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: and I appreciate him because that's what makes me better, 20 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: it makes this unit better. But uh, literally, we started 21 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: out the season I mean on fire. I saw what 22 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: Antonio Hamilton's was doing as a gunner on point coverage. 23 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: Cody Core making tackles on kickoff punt, you know, demanding 24 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 1: double teams. Roddy Dixon was punting out of this world. 25 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: And then we kind of lost our way the last 26 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: couple of weeks I think, you know, Minnesota game and 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: then we gave up the block punt against New England 28 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: was kind of like turned the tide. God gave them 29 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: some momentum before we got back in that game. And uh, 30 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: he said, he just told us last week point blank, like, 31 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 1: look y'all have been you haven't been playing physical enough. 32 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: You know, you haven't made enough plays, and uh, you know, 33 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: we gotta change that. A matter of fact, you know 34 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: three one word on the street is you might be overrated. Yeah, 35 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: you went to the Pro Bowl. You you know, you 36 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: make a lot of tackles, You've been leading to the the 37 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: league and tackles four team, But what game changing plays 38 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: have you made? So I love that we took it 39 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: personally up on ourselves and say, hey, if that's the narrative, 40 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: if that's you know, been a trend, we gotta do 41 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: something to change that. We gotta work at it. And 42 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: what and it took us working all throughout the weekend. 43 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: He put us in position to make plays on Sunday, 44 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: and you know, God, God will, I was able, you know, 45 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: to make my first career block on that point, on 46 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: that point, right, So it was it was great. Man. 47 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: I love the fact that he actually challenged U because 48 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: sometimes we need that, we need that fire put up 49 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: on this and like not added pressure, but you know, 50 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: a little sense of urgency. It's interesting too, like as 51 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: a coach, you gotta kind of know your players and 52 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: know what works for them. Peopleho can take, who can 53 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: take some constructive criticism, Who's gonna respond well to certain things? 54 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: And that's I think he knows that about me, right, 55 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: Who's going to respond on a three one word on 56 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: the street, right right? But I love it, man, and 57 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: I love him for that, Like he's allowed me to 58 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: lead the you know, the only way I know how 59 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: to lead. He's also like challenged me to be even better, Like, yeah, 60 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: you make a lot of tackles, but can you do more? 61 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: What more can you do? And like I'm having a 62 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: lot of career first being here. So I love it absolutely. 63 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: That first block punt you mentioned too, I mean that 64 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: was huge to keep playing for the Giants this past weekend. 65 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: What what did you see? What what did that feel like? Right? 66 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: I mean literally, once I realized I came through free, 67 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: I've never in my life just even came close to 68 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 1: block in the So once I came through free, like 69 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: all my technique just came down, you know, back to me, 70 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: like an instance, like okay, do not leave my feet, 71 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: put my little try and go up and stick it 72 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: out like you know, like don't don't look anywhere else, 73 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 1: don't blink, don't miss it, you know, like I can't 74 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: miss the layoup. So once you heard that best sound 75 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: that do, Like, that's the best sounding football if you're 76 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: on the punt block team, on the punt team, like 77 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: once I heard that, it was just trying to locate 78 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: the ball, and you know, grateful that Penny actually recovered 79 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: it because I stepped out of mouse. Had I touched 80 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: it would have been a safety instead of a touchdown. 81 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: So I mean, I'm glad man. The whole the whole 82 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: union was hype. That was Yeah, it was a huge moment, 83 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: a huge play for you guys. Uh, you're the type 84 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: of guy who you play with a chip on your shoulder. Um, 85 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: and you've talked about like different varying reasons that that 86 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: comes about. But what are the things that motivate you? 87 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: What are the chips that you carry a week in 88 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: and week out. I mean, when you come in this 89 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: game and you were undrafted, you know, for most guys, 90 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: it's probably the first time every in your life you 91 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: told you weren't good enough. So that's sticks with me. 92 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: And it's not even something I'm like saying to myself 93 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: before every game or every play, but it's just in 94 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: the back of my head. You know. There were not 95 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: just some people, a lot of people who thought I 96 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: wasn't good enough to play this game. So I get 97 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: an opportunity, and I say it every week in my 98 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: Twitter post, Instagram post yo game, they thank God for 99 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: another opportunity because I get an opportunity to go out 100 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: and just show the world that not only am I 101 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: good enough to be here, but I can play this 102 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 1: game at a higher level. So I mean that's one chip. 103 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: And then another thing that just really motivates me is 104 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: my family. Um, I got a lot of people back 105 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 1: home watching me, a lot of people that I've met 106 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 1: throughout either my career or that's back home now watching me, 107 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: that wish they could have that opportunity to play in 108 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: the NFL. So every time I go out there, you know, 109 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: I'll respect the game to the utmost that you know, 110 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: I want to play at the high level because I 111 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: know so many people never got the opportunity to be here. 112 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: I wish they could still be here playing this game. 113 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: So I mean, I want to play at a high level. 114 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: And I want my family to be able to say, yeah, man, 115 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: that's our that's our little brother, Yeah that's my cousin 116 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: or whatever. And uh, you know, I got a son 117 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: on the way, will be born like any week now. Yeah, 118 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: we're getting closed. So I mean, you know, I just 119 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: want my daughter, my son, you know, my wife to 120 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: be able to you know, walk around and be proud 121 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: you know that what I'm doing and what type of 122 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: leg I'm leaving on and off the field. Absolutely, And 123 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: now you know you mentioned your family. People listening right 124 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: now can't see this, but you're wearing a pink sweatshirt 125 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: with the word cancer with a line through at the 126 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: number thirty one and a lot of custom custom patches 127 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: on it um and on her as you just told 128 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: me of your sister who passed recently. I mean, obviously 129 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: October is breast cancer awareness and crucial catch is a 130 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: big movement in the NFL. But you know, talk about 131 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: you personally, what this means to you and how this 132 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: strives you. Yeah, uh, and it's it's crazy. It never 133 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: really opened up talked about it. You know, I might 134 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: put it in the post here and there, and you know, 135 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: talk obviously with my family a lot, but we one 136 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: lost my sister to her fighting breast cancer. Um it, 137 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: it was tough. But at the same time, you know, 138 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: anybody who's listening, you know, if they've ever experienced a 139 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: family member or someone close to them going through that, 140 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: you know, you never want to see somebody struggling and 141 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: in pain. And you know, it's it's it's it's to 142 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: the point where it's like God, if that's your will 143 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: to take them, you know, and if they're you know, 144 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,239 Speaker 1: accepting that that fate that you know what, I fought 145 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: as hard as I could, but I don't want to 146 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: be in pain anymore. And you know, and and and 147 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: they lose that battle, you know, you you you're relieved 148 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: and you're you know, able to have peace knowing that 149 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: they're no longer suffering, and UM, I just want to 150 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: continue to honor my sister. And you know it's a 151 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,799 Speaker 1: bunch of things that she wanted to do still before 152 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: she was called home off this earth. And uh, one 153 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: of the patches, like you said, it's a bunch of 154 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: custom patches. Uh, one of the patches says Hope. That 155 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: was part of her Pink Hope Homes else that she started. 156 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: She wanted to build homes in the Houston area for 157 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: anybody coming to get treatment. And uh, you know, if 158 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: they're not they didn't have to worry about where would 159 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: they stay or could they pay their bills and you 160 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: know and all that stuff. You know, now they've gotta 161 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: be worried about fighting for their life. So you know 162 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: that was something I'm gonna continue to you know, help 163 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: help do. We got a couple of homes in Houston 164 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: now and uh, you know the real estate market in Houston. 165 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 1: But for this West shirt in particular, a team that 166 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: would American Cancer Society, um, and not only through this 167 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: month of Breast cancer awareness, but you know throughout the 168 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: whole year, we'll be using you know, this hoodie, there's 169 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: a jersey version as well to like you know, trying 170 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: to raise funds for you know, American Cancer Society and 171 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: you know all the research for you know, fighting all 172 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: the type of cancer, especially breast cancer. And also my 173 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: sisters Pink Hope Hope, Pink Hope Homes LLC. And uh, 174 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: this patch right here to z Strong is for my 175 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: sister in Zinga Thomas. So I love it. I love it. 176 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: And and it's interesting too because you are such a 177 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: positive person and a positive presence and you know, losing 178 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: a family member. Obviously, October's you know, the crucial catch 179 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: breast cancer awareness and is the month that we bring 180 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: more awareness to it. But you know, people go through 181 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: these things, like you said, at any time of the year, 182 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: and it's real and and you still walk into this 183 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: locker room with a smile on your face and happy 184 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,119 Speaker 1: to see everyone. And and you know you're paying this forward. 185 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: You know, it's inspiring to really watch that and and 186 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: carrying on, you know, your sister's legacy, but also some 187 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: of the stuff that you do in the community. You've 188 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: been so involved, um, you know with bail reform and 189 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: an upstate you and Antoine, but they went up there too, 190 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: and and what drives you to be so active just 191 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: the fact that right now in NFL, you got a 192 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: huge platform, you got a voice, and uh, you know, 193 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: obviously you can just take the perks and you know, 194 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: live life and be cool. But or you can use 195 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: that for trying to create, you know, something positive in 196 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: life or try to create some real change if you 197 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: see fit. And that's what I try to do. Man, 198 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: I got a voice, I got a platform. Right now, 199 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,079 Speaker 1: It's probably probably come a time where you know, I'm 200 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: retired and nobody's like paying attention anymore, like I could 201 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: chill and relaxed them. But right now, you know, I'm 202 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 1: gonna try to use that to try to create change 203 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: in our communities with regards if it's like you said, 204 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: Bill reform, if it's you know, trying to you know, 205 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: increase or change you know, the poverty um crisis that 206 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: we have with you know, low income communities and you 207 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: know communities I come from, uh just just uh you know, 208 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: racially inequality all that type stuff. And one of my 209 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: biggest passions is education. I work with Camp back Home 210 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: in Houston with my Dream Builders Foundation, raised funds after 211 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: every win. You know, I try to sell auction off 212 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: my game Wing Jersey on social media and just did 213 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: an event this past Monday with United Way n y 214 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: c UH for trying to raise funds for this New 215 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: York Try state area trying to it's called Reading y 216 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: c trying to give books to kids since from the 217 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: time they're boring up until high school, just so that 218 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: we can change the narrative of not not being on 219 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: like the reading grade level at their school. Man. So 220 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: anything dealing with our youth and our community is trying to, 221 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: you know, increase the resources that they get in education. 222 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 1: Anything dealing with just trying to help out communities and 223 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: people who are you know, less, you know, less blessed, 224 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: are you know, like less privileged than others. That's my 225 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: passion and I'm gonna try to do that as long 226 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: as I got a voice in the platform. Absolutely, I 227 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,839 Speaker 1: love it. Um Yeah, you do a lot with kids. 228 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: Is there are there moments that you remember that stick 229 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 1: out to you? Do you kind of see these kids 230 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: later down the path after? It's crazy. Just playing in 231 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: the Cardinals game, one of the Savers came up to me. 232 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: It's like, Bro, you don't even remember you came to 233 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: my school when you were in Stanford and went to 234 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: the forty nine is you know, he's like, I went 235 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 1: to Pali High School, which is right across the street 236 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: from Stanford, and it's like, yeah, you can't spoke to 237 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: us and say what up? So no, I mean, it's 238 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: it's so many moments like that, and you see kids 239 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: and they've grown up or you know, you've you've you've 240 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: done things in the past, and he's like, man, that 241 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: really had an impact. And that's what I wanted, is 242 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: like I remember growing up, you know, so you see 243 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: the place sixty commercials all the time. It's like, man, 244 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 1: I can't have an NFL player, you know, comes surprised 245 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: my school. I do something in my school, So I said, 246 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: if I ever made it, you know, I try to 247 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: give back as much, you know, as much as possible, 248 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: and to see that it actually has an effect, like 249 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: some kids, even if it's one, you know, it really 250 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 1: has an impact on them. Like that's it's cool. That's 251 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: great though. I love when things come full circle like 252 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: that because you know, you have these moments and then 253 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: the game brings you a lot of different places and 254 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: you've got you know, uh, like you're in this game 255 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: for a while and somebody's new in the field, and 256 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden you're like, oh my gosh, 257 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: it's it's great. Like you said, this game, it takes 258 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: you a lot of places, and long you stay in, 259 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: the more experience as you get a lot of things. 260 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 1: I never thought I'd be able to do in places, 261 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: you know, I never thought i'd go just from being 262 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: in this game has been such a blessing to my family. 263 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: So like I said, I respect this game so much, 264 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: just trying to get my all every time I step 265 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: out on there field. I love it. Michael Thomas, thank 266 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 1: you so much for taking the time with us today. 267 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening to the Giants Huddle podcast. 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