1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to a special twenty twenty five NFL Draft edition 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: of the From the Podium podcast. I'm Gabe Colera. It's official. 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: The Browns have selected Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham with 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: the number five overall pick. On this episode, you'll hear 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: from general manager Andrew Berry, head coach Kevin Stefanski, and 6 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: the newest Brown Mason Graham. We'll start with general manager 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: Andrew Berry, who discussed his process to trade down to 8 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: the fifth pick and select Mason Grant. 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: All right, all right, I really excited to use the 10 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: fifth overall pick on Mason Graham. He is a DNA 11 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 2: match for our defense, you know, disruptive, you know, interior penetrator. 12 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 2: I think he can really affect you know, the pocket 13 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: from from inside. A high motor player, really physical, really tough. 14 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 2: You know, we thought he was one of the more 15 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 2: dominant trench prospects in this year's class. Now, I'll dress obviously, 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: the trade we just felt like was a fantastic opportunity 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 2: for our organization to move down three spots, you know, 18 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: still get a you know, a top notch prospect in 19 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 2: the trenches, adding a pick, you know, and what we 20 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: view as really the sweet spot for this year's draft class, 21 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 2: and then adding a first round pick next year, you know, 22 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 2: in a class that you know, quite frankly, we think 23 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 2: will be a bit stronger in the first you know, 24 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 2: the first thirty picks. So we just felt like, over 25 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 2: both in the short term and over a multi year 26 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: time horizon, it was a it was a fit, you know, 27 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 2: for what we wanted to do with the team and 28 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 2: what we wanted to do with the roster. And you know, 29 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: we're excited to add Mason, We're excited to add the 30 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 2: extra draft resources both this year and next, and with 31 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: that all opening up for questions, I wouldn't say that 32 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 2: we necessarily targeted an individual player, Tony. There are a 33 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: number of players that we liked at the top of 34 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: the draft, and we spent a lot of time with 35 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 2: with each of them. Mason would be among that group. 36 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: You know, we think he's he's he's one of the 37 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: premier you know linemen in this draft on either side 38 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 2: of the ball, and we were excited to have the 39 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: opportunity to select him. So, you know, I think that 40 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: for any trade, it depends on how far back you're going, 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 2: you know, realistically, you know, for this one that like 42 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 2: that was a huge, huge part. It was, uh, you know, 43 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: it would have been a non starter for anyone without 44 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: getting a future one to you know, to move back, 45 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 2: you know, because these picks, these resources are so are 46 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: so valuable. 47 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 3: Andrew, when you look at it the way this played 48 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 3: out to end up with not only five, but thirty 49 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 3: three and thirty six so close together this year and 50 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 3: then those first rounders next year back to back, can 51 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 3: this be transformational for your football team over these two seasons. 52 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we certainly hope that's the case, Mary kay, 53 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 2: you know, but we also have to make good on 54 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: the players that we do select, and that's not just 55 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 2: a selection or the acquisition process, but that's development process 56 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 2: as well. But you know, we're excited about because you know, 57 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 2: we look at it as you know, as we sit 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 2: here today, we'll have you know, five picks in the 59 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 2: top one hundred three of those in the top thirty six, 60 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: and then really over a two year time span, you know, 61 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 2: we'll have five top thirty six picks and probably six 62 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: top fifty picks. So that's you know, quite an opportunity 63 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,239 Speaker 2: for us, you know, to add young players to the 64 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 2: roster or to use those resources, whether it's for veteran 65 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: player or generate other resources over the next twenty four months. 66 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 4: Andrew, is there any because. 67 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 5: Such? 68 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 6: Yeah? 69 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 2: So, you know, Jeff, you know, we've we've always long 70 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 2: believed that, you know, we want to be elite in 71 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 2: the trenches. You know, with the big guys. They go early, 72 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: and they're they're hard to acquire and they're hard to find. 73 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: There are a lot of great players that we liked 74 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 2: at the top of the draft, and you know, I 75 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 2: kind of joked with our internal crew, especially as we 76 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 2: got to meet the prospects and their families, that you know, 77 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 2: I wish I had multiple top five picks because they're 78 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 2: not only players, but they're they're great people, and Ashton 79 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 2: would certainly be among them. 80 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 4: Andrew, you, I mean, you really discussed about Travis last week. 81 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, carn Otani, you know all that stuff. 82 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 4: Is there any concern that, like, you just traded a 83 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 4: chance to get a great player that is very unique, 84 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,919 Speaker 4: you know, tell you do get these other picks, you. 85 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 2: Know, Terry, I think that you know, we obviously had 86 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 2: strong affinity for Travis, you know, no different than we 87 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 2: had strong affinity for a number of players at the top. 88 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: I think the thing for us are there are a 89 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: lot of good players in every in every class. And 90 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 2: you know, as much as we liked you know, Travis 91 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 2: or Abdul or you know, Ashton, Jeff like you know, 92 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: whoever that may be, you know, the opportunity is still 93 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 2: to get a premiere prospect and add significantly to our resources, 94 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: which gives us added flexibility to build the team. You know, 95 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 2: we felt like it was an opportunity to. 96 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 4: I mean this, you also do this as a chance 97 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 4: you're still recouping picks from the last few years that 98 00:04:58,880 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 4: you gave away. 99 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, I wouldn't. I wouldn't really tie to that. 100 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 2: This is really more of an independent decision to move 101 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: back three spots and to get you know, pick number 102 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 2: thirty six in this draft in a future one while 103 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 2: also getting a top player in the trenches. We thought 104 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 2: that was you know, just an excellent outcome for us 105 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: in terms of using the resource of the number two pick. 106 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 6: Am I supposed to follow the mic? Okay, okay, I 107 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 6: got it. 108 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 5: I guess Andrew is kind of going off of Terry's question. 109 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 5: But you talk about the chance to add more like 110 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 5: high talented prospects Like, what do you say then to 111 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 5: people that are like, oh, well, they've passed up on 112 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 5: you know, such guys who could be transformational this year 113 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 5: to bet on next year. 114 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 6: Sort of. 115 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, actually, I think that there's probably more 116 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: than you know, one or two top prospects in the draft, 117 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 2: and and by nature, even if you select someone at too, 118 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 2: you're gonna pass on a good play. 119 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 6: Like by by definition, you're going to pass on a 120 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 6: good player. There's more than one good player in every draft. 121 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 2: And for us to be able to add you know, 122 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 2: multiple premier prospects over a longer time horizon, we think 123 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 2: that will allow us to build a stronger team. 124 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 7: Kevin recently told me that he saw value and a 125 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 7: lot of guys in the later rounds of the draft. 126 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 8: Two. 127 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 7: Where do you now sit with that, and who's left 128 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 7: for you guys, especially on the offensive side of the 129 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 7: ball that you guys might take this year. 130 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I think, you know, we really view the 131 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 2: sweet spot of this draft, you know, realistically is is 132 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 2: in day two, we think there's a there's a strong 133 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 2: pool of players, you know, and it flats outs maybe 134 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 2: a little bit more quickly than in some previous drafts, 135 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: But Look, I think they're gonna be good players up. 136 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 6: And down the board. 137 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 2: And as we sit here today, we have four picks 138 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 2: on on Friday, and we'll be excited about that and 139 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 2: you know, we'll see how the first round unfolds and 140 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 2: what's available to us as we head into tomorrow. 141 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 9: Andrew, do you and Jim Schwartz believe that Mason Graham 142 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 9: is a better compliment to Miles Garrett than Abdul Carter? 143 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: I wouldn't necessarily, I mean, look, would love to have 144 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 2: both of them, Tony, just to be just to be candid, 145 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 2: you know, we the reason we like Mason is because 146 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 2: he has the ability to to to be an excellent 147 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 2: pass rusher from the interior, and that's really really hard 148 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 2: to get find. It's a premium skill set now in 149 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 2: the NFL. Those guys they make a lot of money 150 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 2: and they very rarely become available. You know, in terms 151 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 2: of Abdul, you know whether where the pass rush comes 152 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 2: from the edge. 153 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 6: Or the interior, preferably both. 154 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: Uh, it doesn't matter to us, but we'll always take 155 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: pass rushers. 156 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 10: Andrew, when you talked about the DNA fit, can you 157 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 10: go a little bit more into that, what specific position 158 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 10: will he play and also just how do you see 159 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 10: him fit in when when Mike Hall was also your 160 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 10: first pick last year and so it seems like he 161 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 10: got a lot at one spot. 162 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 6: Yeah. 163 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 2: So, so to answer your first question, Nate, you know, 164 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 2: when we say d m a fit, we want players 165 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 2: what we call attack players, So guys who can use movement, quickness, 166 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 2: power to really re establish the line of scrimmage, you know, 167 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 2: get upfield and ultimately rush rush the passer the d line. 168 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: They're the engine of our defense and their job is 169 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 2: really just to mess things up at the line of scrimmage, 170 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 2: just to attack and disrupt. And and that's a perfect 171 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 2: fit for both Mason's you know, physical skill set as 172 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 2: well as his competitive competitive personality. 173 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 6: Uh. 174 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 2: In terms of like positionally, like we don't in an 175 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 2: ideal world, we're not really distinguishing our defensive tackles in 176 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 2: our system, like sometimes we'll play with left and right. 177 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 2: I know some teams will say, hey, nose tackle or 178 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 2: three tech. We really just want very similar defensive tackles. 179 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 2: We feel like the best way to get mismatches in 180 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 2: the NFL is to have you know, interior pass rushing 181 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 2: defensive linemen because there's just a lot harder to protect 182 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 2: against slide to than your edge guys, and so we're like, 183 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 2: part of the reason we're so excited is is, you know, 184 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 2: to have Mike and Mason, two guys that we think 185 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 2: will legitimately affect the quarterback and if they get singled 186 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 2: up because Miles is commanding those lives, they can really 187 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 2: make offenses pay. And then the last thing I'd say is, 188 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 2: you know, we really want to be six to eight 189 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 2: deep across the defensive line because we play our guys 190 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 2: like they're like hockey lines, right, like you know they 191 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 2: so we really shuffle them in and out because we 192 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 2: demand so much of them running to the ball, getting 193 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 2: off the ball that you can't play with that intensity 194 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: for ninety percent of the snaps for the game. 195 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 3: Andrew with this quarterback class not necessarily being the strongest 196 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 3: one in recent memory, and next year is supposed to 197 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 3: be stronger. Now that you've got two first round picks, 198 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 3: are you guys poised to potentially be in a really 199 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 3: good position to get that spot next year? 200 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that's a possibility, Mary kay. But I 201 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 2: also say that we're pretty early in the weekend, so 202 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 2: I don't know how the rest of the draft is. 203 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 6: Going to unfold there. 204 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 2: There's there's talent across positions, including uh, the quarterback position, 205 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 2: and we just really have to see kind of how 206 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 2: our next I'm trying to remember how many picks we have, Peter, 207 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 2: but next seven or eight picks, whatever it is, unfold 208 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 2: throughout the weekend. 209 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 11: Andrew, along those lines, how you said you guys watched 210 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 11: quarterback classes two years at a time. How much of 211 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 11: this trade has something to do with what you saw 212 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 11: in that. 213 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 2: I'd say it's it's maybe tangentially related, but it even 214 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 2: with that quite frankly, you know, unless unless we were 215 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 2: going to take a quarterback there, it's it's a trade 216 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 2: we probably would have done regardless. 217 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 12: Andrew, would you say the goal going into today was 218 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 12: to trade out at number two? 219 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,200 Speaker 2: First of all, Uh, I don't know that that was 220 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 2: the goal, as I put it more broadly as using 221 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 2: number two to make the maximum impact on the team. 222 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 12: And can you say if Hunter would have been the 223 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:58,199 Speaker 12: pick at number. 224 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 6: Two, that's gonna have to go to my grave. 225 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I'd say this, you know, James and I 226 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 2: you know, we discussed this for probably the better part 227 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 2: of two weeks. Obviously we didn't you know, formalize it, 228 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 2: finalized it until we were on the clock tonight. Actually, 229 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 2: you know, it's obviously the first deal I've I've done 230 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 2: with James, but I respect him a lot because he's 231 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 2: he was great to work with and not often do 232 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: you work on a big deal and it doesn't like 233 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 2: necessarily lea immediately. So like knowing that he's actually a 234 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 2: you know, a pretty good a pretty good trade partner, 235 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 2: he deserves a ton of credit for you know, being 236 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 2: a partner and bringing this to fruition. 237 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 13: And you're obviously a lot of stuffs to play out tonight. 238 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 13: But given some of the capity you added, do you 239 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 13: feel there's you know, there there's still some advantageous opportunities 240 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:51,439 Speaker 13: to potentially move back into the first round before the 241 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 13: night's over. 242 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 6: Would never say never. 243 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 14: Uh, Graham played like five different sports, lots of lots 244 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 14: of sports in high school. But how much a player 245 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 14: like that, I mean, when you're looking into the background 246 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 14: and digging into these guys that you know, versatility in 247 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 14: terms of sports they play, how much does that play 248 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 14: into the exactly? 249 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, that's a great question, Chris. 250 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 2: It's something that we we actually track like we we 251 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 2: we actually have a specific area in our scouting reports 252 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: where we ask our area guys to document that. And 253 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 2: and candidly, a lot of these players, you know, whether 254 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 2: you're skilled player alignment or like even specialists, Like a 255 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 2: lot of them were top athletes across sports and you know, 256 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 2: in in high school growing up. I think the most 257 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 2: impressive thing with Mason that we really liked was just 258 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 2: his wrestling background. And you can see that in his 259 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 2: play in terms of how he uses leverage, in terms 260 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: of how he uses his hands, you know, his grip 261 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 2: strength and and you know, we we do feel like 262 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 2: that there's a there's always a pretty good track record 263 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 2: of these guys who are high end wrestlers, the big 264 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,359 Speaker 2: guys who are high end wrestlers, and and how that translates. 265 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 2: But you know, I would say, just like his his 266 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 2: overall athleticism is something that we found attract at the position. 267 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 15: Andrew he played as Graham played his first couple of years, 268 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 15: wouldn't mentor and then wing Martindale this past year, Just 269 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:12,199 Speaker 15: how was his adjustment to that scheme and also an 270 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 15: advantage because Martindale has NFL experience in this scheme. 271 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 2: So I'd say it's probably a little bit more of 272 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 2: an advantage going from Mentor to Martindale because you know, 273 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 2: while they're not the same defenses, the requirements of the 274 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 2: defensive line in terms of being more of a read 275 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 2: and react front, are pretty similar to the characters are 276 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 2: pretty similar. It'll be a little bit more of an 277 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 2: adjustment here because we're not a read and react front. 278 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 6: We're an attack front. 279 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 2: So the good thing is it's it's it's simpler mentally, 280 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 2: but it usually takes guys maybe a little bit of 281 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:41,319 Speaker 2: time to like. 282 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 6: Call it like breakold habits in that in that regard. 283 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 2: But you know, he's he's been coached by by NFL guys, 284 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 2: you know, certainly, so he'll know the standard techniques may 285 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 2: be a little bit different. 286 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 9: There was a report that you had an offer to 287 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 9: move down from five. Is that true or false? 288 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 6: That is not true? Not true? Okay, all we're here 289 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 6: for actually. 290 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 5: Just with Graham's time at Michigan, and he's obviously really 291 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 5: good two years ago when they win a title, but 292 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 5: it seems like people say he was even better in 293 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 5: twenty twenty four, Like I mean, do you see that 294 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 5: number one? And just what about those two years as 295 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 5: a package. Like, what improvement did you see from him 296 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 5: that made him really appealing? 297 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, I'll be honest, like he was to your point. 298 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 2: Actually, he was pretty good both years, and the approven 299 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 2: is I guess he was just more dominant, more disruptive. 300 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 2: This is a guy who he affects the run, he 301 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 2: affects the pass, he produces in a variety of ways. 302 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 2: I really can't say enough good things about him. So 303 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 2: we're excited to get him in our scheme, in our 304 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 2: front that that really does, you know, highlight you know, 305 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 2: highlight the defensive tackle position in terms of what we 306 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 2: ask of them, and we're. 307 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 6: Looking forward to them. 308 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 16: Hey Andrew Beck here, I know you mentioned that you 309 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 16: and James were talking about this deal for a couple 310 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 16: of weeks. What was Can you take us through what 311 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 16: today look like? Did the offer change at all? What 312 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 16: was the logistics looking like for you? 313 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 6: I'm sorry I didn't catch the first part of your quest. 314 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 16: I know you mentioned that you and James Gladstone have 315 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 16: been disgusting this deal for the last couple of weeks. 316 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 16: Can you take us through today on how it evolved 317 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 16: at the offer change? Was there a moment of decision 318 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 16: for you at any point today. 319 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 6: It's a great question. Honestly, I prefer to keep those 320 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 6: details private. 321 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 2: You know, that's just kind of how I operate with 322 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: with trade discussions with other teams. 323 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 6: Through the draft process. 324 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 12: When did you shift to the point where you started 325 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 12: to realize that a trade was possible or you were 326 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 12: going to entertain it, and how many teams did you 327 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 12: end up talking to about it? 328 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, Jeremy, we were always pretty open minded to it. 329 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 6: I think. 330 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 2: You know, oftentimes when people think of a pick, it's 331 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 2: naturally automatically goes to like, okay, well, how do you 332 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 2: maximize it by selecting? But it's a resource, and there 333 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 2: are so many different avenues that you can use the 334 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 2: resource to improve your team. Whether it's what we did tonight, 335 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 2: you know, whether it's I'll use the example, whether it's 336 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 2: we're picking Travis Hunter, whether it's you're selecting a quarterback, 337 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 2: whether it's. 338 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 6: You use it to trade for a high end veteran. 339 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 2: And so we really went into the spring pretty open 340 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 2: minded because you know, part of our DNA is we 341 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 2: want to be opportunistic and flexible. We don't want to 342 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 2: necessarily close off, you know, our mind to how we 343 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 2: can best utilize a resource to to you know, to 344 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 2: improve the team. So it was I guess, you know, 345 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 2: we probably went our process probably went a little bit 346 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 2: in parallel as we thought through, as we gain more 347 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 2: information about the players, and we thought through how we 348 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 2: would actually use the pick, and ultimately came down to like, Okay, well, 349 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 2: you know what will we potentially get offered, who's going 350 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: to be on the board, what's our assessment of those 351 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 2: of those prospects, and then given those prospects, how big 352 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 2: of an impact can they have on the team in 353 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 2: the long term, you know, relative to what we could 354 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 2: have in a trade package. 355 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 12: Angel I know you just made the pick, but have 356 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 12: you heard from Miles Garrett at all? 357 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 6: Did he have any idea this was what happen? 358 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 17: And then what was Jim Schwartz's reaction to selected Mason Graham. 359 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 2: I have not heard from Miles, But after I get 360 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 2: up here, I use I'll send him Mason's contact information. 361 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 2: I'm sure he'll be pretty happy, you know, Jim, I'm 362 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 2: sure our camera's gotten everything. He was excited. He you know, 363 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 2: he likes Mason lot. Jock might have even been more excited. So, uh, 364 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 2: we're looking forward to get him down here. 365 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:21,919 Speaker 18: Wow, than what would your message be to Brown's fans after, 366 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 18: you know, trading the pick? It seemed like there was 367 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,199 Speaker 18: a generational talent there in Travis Hunter. What would your 368 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 18: message be to them after making the trade and overall 369 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 18: ended up taking Mason Graham? 370 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know the message would be too much 371 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 2: different than what I talked about, you know in my 372 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 2: opening comments. 373 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 6: You know, look, we're always going to make the decisions. 374 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 2: That we think can can maximize the team or give 375 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 2: us the give us the opportunity to maximize the team. 376 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 2: And you know, we're really excited for what we view 377 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 2: as an elite trench prospect in Mason Graham and in 378 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 2: addition to that, to get you know, another top forty 379 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 2: pick this year and a future one. You know, we 380 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 2: we think that that's something that's really going to help 381 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 2: improve our franchise. 382 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 1: Up next to head coach Kevin Stefanski, who expressed his 383 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: excitement to have a player in the trenches like Mason Graham. 384 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 17: Yeah, obviously, Mary Kay, that's a you know, a big 385 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 17: trade for this organization and what we're able to get 386 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 17: back and the picks that you're able to get back 387 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 17: and you know, it can set you up and we 388 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 17: still get a really really good player that we all 389 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 17: are excited about adding to our team on top of that. 390 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 17: So it's it's it's something that's it's exciting for us. Obviously, 391 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 17: you know, until it's done, it's not done. So got 392 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 17: on the clock there and consummated the trade, but excited 393 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 17: to add Mason to this team and excited to add 394 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 17: some picks as well. 395 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 12: Play. 396 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 17: Yeah, I think when you look at the top of 397 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 17: these drafts, there's a lot of players that we like. 398 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,919 Speaker 17: You know, it's you like all of them. So I understand, Uh, 399 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 17: you know you pick fifth and and you're fifth in order, 400 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 17: but uh, we're we're thrilled with uh Mason Graham, thrilled there. 401 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 19: Last weekend points or last year and so you could 402 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 19: have some explosive guys on offense. 403 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 9: To that day. 404 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 20: What are you gonna do to be more above roup? 405 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 17: Yeah, we're uh, we're working on that right now, just 406 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 17: as we get our veterans back in here, Jeff and 407 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 17: we're starting down, uh the path of putting the system 408 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 17: together and and Tommy's doing a great job with the coaches. 409 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 17: We'll add some players throughout this draft potentially, So, Uh, 410 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 17: we're excited about the group that we'll be able to 411 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 17: put together. 412 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 19: So do you think with the players at you But 413 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 19: is that in its south gone to make. 414 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:52,440 Speaker 4: You guys. 415 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,400 Speaker 17: W what is that one more time with chef? Yes, yeah, 416 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 17: I mean that's the the goals to improve certainly, and 417 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 17: and we a lot of work to do and and 418 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 17: you know, room to improve. But I'm very, very confident 419 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 17: in the group we have. Yeah, he's a perfect fit 420 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 17: really just the way his skill set, the way he 421 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 17: gets off the ball, the way he's able to disrupt 422 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 17: is exactly what we do now. He did that sometimes, 423 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 17: maybe not all the time. There is some two gapping 424 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 17: in Michigan system, but you saw plenty of times where 425 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 17: where when he goes, he goes and uh, just great balance, 426 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 17: great ability to be disruptive, make plays in the run game, 427 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 17: in the past game. Uh, those interior rushers are are 428 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 17: really valuable in the scheme. 429 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:52,360 Speaker 14: There. 430 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 17: It happens all the time. You get, happens in free agency, 431 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 17: it happens in the draft. I mean, Wink does a 432 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 17: great job. I have a ton of respect for coach 433 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 17: and what he does there. So it's not like it's 434 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 17: a completely foreign thing than what they do. They do 435 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 17: a little bit of both, I would say, but there's 436 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 17: been countless examples of guys in free agency. There are 437 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 17: five year veterans that come into an attack scheme from 438 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 17: a two gapping scheme. So you work at it like 439 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,159 Speaker 17: anything else, and it'd be the same really if you 440 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 17: went vice versa, you. 441 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,959 Speaker 6: Not just Travis, but Abdul. 442 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 8: Fans look at we'll look at that as you know, 443 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 8: giving up the opportunity to add to one, at least 444 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 8: one blue chip type of talent that can be transformational. 445 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 8: When you watch Mason on tape, I know Andrews said 446 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 8: he fits your defensive DNA with what Jim Schwartz asked for. 447 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 8: You're playing against guys like Lamar and Joe Burrow twice 448 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 8: a year when you watch them on tape. What is 449 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 8: it that you see in him that kind of gives 450 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 8: you that same feeling and he can have of the 451 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 8: same transformational impact for you. 452 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:09,159 Speaker 17: Yeah, I think there's a the fit piece of this, Darryl, 453 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 17: in terms of the skill set in our scheme, but 454 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 17: also the production is there. This is not a guy 455 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 17: that's been doing it for one game or one season. Uh, 456 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 17: He's been doing it for a long time and been 457 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 17: productive in his career. So I think what you see 458 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 17: from this player has been consistent. Uh And he is 459 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 17: a guy that is constantly disrupting the offense. Uh And 460 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 17: and you know obviously the run game and able to 461 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 17: defeat blocks and make plays down the line using his 462 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 17: speed for such a big man, and then in the 463 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 17: past game being disruptive beating guards. I mean, obviously we've 464 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 17: talked a lot about it with Miles on our team. 465 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 17: There's you know, there's opportunities to rush on guards when 466 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 17: you're defensive tackle with the center potentially going away. It's 467 00:22:58,240 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 17: it's a it's a true one on one and it's 468 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 17: the nearest point to the quarterback. And just feel really 469 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 17: strong about his skill set, feel really strong about the person. 470 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 17: I just think he fits fits who we are. 471 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 5: With Mason Kevin. It just seems like everyone always brings 472 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 5: up the wrestling background and the leverage and things like that, 473 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 5: Like how much does that just pop on his film 474 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 5: and how unique does that make him the scheme of 475 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 5: this D line class. 476 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 6: Yeah, as coaches, you love when. 477 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 17: Guys near the ball have that background because you're so 478 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 17: often having to work through contact and stay balanced. So 479 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 17: I do think there's a very advantageous part of being 480 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 17: on that wrestling mat and then taking into the football 481 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 17: field because you know how to lean, you know how 482 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 17: to get on one leg and transfer power to the other. 483 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 17: So I think that's a really big part of it 484 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 17: and something he's used. You can see it on tape 485 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 17: him using that background. 486 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 10: Hey, Kevin, with you guys, not having a first round 487 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 10: pick in the last three years make it all more 488 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 10: appealing to pick up another one in this deal. 489 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 17: Yeah, I think it's a strong deal. You know, we 490 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 17: felt good about the deal from a compensation, what's what's 491 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 17: going on, what's going out, that type of thing. Feel 492 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 17: like it's good for both teams. But but you know, 493 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 17: obviously those those picks, certainly the pick next year. You know, 494 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 17: having multiple first round picks is a big deal. 495 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 6: And and then with. 496 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 10: Then with Mason, what kind of predraft interactions did you 497 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 10: have personally with him and was there anything memorable about 498 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:32,680 Speaker 10: any of it? 499 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 17: Met with him at the combine, uh in that in 500 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 17: the quick speed dating portion of the combine, brought him 501 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 17: in here for a Top thirty Visit really like like 502 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 17: everything about him, you know, just what he brings to 503 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 17: the building. Uh, he's got a nastiness to him. He 504 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 17: can to play defensive defensive line, particularly in our front. 505 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 17: You got to have a little bit of an edge, 506 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 17: and he's got a big edge. And I just like 507 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 17: what he brings to this football team. I think, you know, 508 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 17: I've talked a lot about the scheme fit, but I 509 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 17: also think just his competitive nature, his toughness. 510 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 6: I think that's a big part of this as well. 511 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 15: Kevin, you talked about players coming from a two gap 512 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,640 Speaker 15: to an attack scheme. Is it better for a young 513 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 15: player getting them younger to come into that maybe? 514 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 6: Probably? 515 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 17: I think coach Schwartz could definitely speak to this. He's 516 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 17: had a lot of guys in his past that just 517 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 17: like you said, we're in the league for five years 518 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 17: and then he got to them and worked hard and 519 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 17: in that scheme, and it's it's no secret how you 520 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 17: just have to get on the grass and work at it. 521 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 17: So there's plenty of glimpses on tape with Mason though 522 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 17: that show you very clearly that he's has the ability 523 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 17: to play a tax scheme. 524 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 7: Mentioning the importance of the player too, you talked about 525 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 7: Mason's competitiveness, But what else about him as the person 526 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 7: made him such a fit because that was so important 527 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 7: to you guys in the selection. 528 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 17: Yeah, I think Cam, you do so much work on 529 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 17: these guys. You find out damn near everything about them, 530 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 17: and you talk to their high school coaches and their 531 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 17: position coaches, and you just get a really well rounded 532 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 17: picture of the person, how they've been raised, uh, what 533 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 17: their work ethic is like. And then you get to 534 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 17: spend time with him. You get to get a feel 535 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:30,679 Speaker 17: for for the person, and I just know that his 536 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 17: makeup fits our culture. 537 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 6: Yes, you you're tony. 538 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:42,120 Speaker 2: Guy who. 539 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,360 Speaker 9: More so than others. 540 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 17: I don't remember JD's saying that I do. I mean, listen, 541 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 17: you could talk yourself into as many good players and 542 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,439 Speaker 17: put them all over the formation as you can. I 543 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 17: can definitely speak to an offensive coaches perspective. It is 544 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 17: difficult when you have an outside guy and an inside guy. 545 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 17: There are times that you're gonna want them on the 546 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 17: same side. There are plenty of times you're gonna want 547 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 17: them opposite each other for obvious reasons. You know, Miles, 548 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 17: We've talked about this at nauseam. He gets a lot 549 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 17: of attention and it comes in the form of chips. 550 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 17: It comes in the form of slides that opens up 551 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 17: one on ones for other players, whether it's an outside 552 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,160 Speaker 17: player or an inside player. Now, as we've all seen, 553 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 17: plenty of teams put two tight ends on both sides 554 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 17: and can chip both sides. So there's certainly ways to 555 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 17: try to slow down interior players. I think you see 556 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 17: more often with the chip help that people give and 557 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 17: certainly devote to miles and outside players, the interior players 558 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 17: can get that quicker win puts them in the lap 559 00:27:56,080 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 17: of the quarterback. Just interior players in the attack scheme. 560 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 6: Man. 561 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 17: I wish Coach Schwartz was up here for a history lesson. 562 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 17: You know, he he's had some great ones. We're just 563 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 17: up there talking about his bills defensive line, you know, 564 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 17: with I guess it was Mario Williams, Hughes, Marcel Darius, 565 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 17: Kyle Williams inside. I mean, those were four guys that 566 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 17: could win by themselves, but they had they really had 567 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 17: an outside and inside presence. But this scheme and how 568 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 17: Coach Schwartz coaches it, and what we demand of our 569 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 17: guys up front is really to be the engine, of course, 570 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 17: but also to mess things up mess stuff up. Other 571 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 17: words are sometimes used, and that's what this defensive line 572 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 17: is charged to do. And I think that's why when 573 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 17: you watch Mason's tape, you see so many examples of 574 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 17: that where it's very easy to translate that player into 575 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 17: our sky. 576 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: Finally, here's the man himself, Mason Graham. 577 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 3: Hi, Mason, just wondering have you thought about pairing with 578 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 3: Miles Garrett and what that might be like for you? 579 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 20: No, yeah, I've definitely thought about that. And he's, you know, 580 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 20: one of the best players in the league and he's 581 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 20: been really dominant, so you know, nothing but grateful to 582 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 20: play next to him and build up Cleveland. 583 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 5: Hey, Mason, just curious how much you know about Jim 584 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 5: Schwartz already and just that his defense, he loves to 585 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 5: let interior guys get after the quarterback. 586 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 6: Just how appealing the thought of that is for you. 587 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 20: Yeah, for sure, Even on my thirty visit, you know, 588 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 20: he's telling me, I riding with the scheme, you know, attacking, 589 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 20: being disrupted on the front and then playing alongside other 590 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 20: great players is only gonna make this defense better. 591 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 7: Mason. Congratulations. Andrew Berry has talked about before the pick 592 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 7: was even in that whoever they selected would have to 593 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 7: be a good fit for the organization and someone that 594 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 7: would fit in in Cleveland. So for what you know 595 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 7: about this organization and really northeast Ohio, if you know 596 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 7: anything about it, what makes you a good fit for 597 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 7: this organization? 598 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 20: Yeah, I've been really close in Michigan the past few years. 599 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 20: So uh yeah, Cleveland, I think I'll just come in 600 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 20: and sit right in. You know, I feel like this 601 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 20: defense and just this culture that the team has. You know, 602 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 20: even on my thirty visit, I can tell that, you know, 603 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 20: everyone's about business and you know, wants to get back 604 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 20: on top. 605 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 18: Hey Mason, when did you know that the Browns are 606 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 18: going to be a possibility? And were you shocked at 607 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 18: all when you got drafted there? 608 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 20: Uh? I kind of heard some stuff, you know, But 609 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 20: on my thirty visit, I had a really good conversation 610 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 20: with coach to Fansky, Coach Schwartz, and coach Jocks, So 611 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 20: you know, I was really confident about you know, I 612 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 20: didn't know how it was on to play out, but 613 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 20: you know, unfortunately, you know, they traded back a few 614 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 20: picks and I was able, you know, they're able to 615 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 20: pick me up and you know, I'm nothing but grateful. 616 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 6: I was going to ask you about that visit. 617 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 19: What stood out to you most about your conversation with 618 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 19: Jim Schwartz. 619 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 20: Yeah, I mean we had multiple conversations, but you know, 620 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 20: just him seeing, you know, how I could play in 621 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 20: the defense and you know, all of his experience that 622 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 20: he's had previously. He thinks I can fit right in, 623 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 20: you know, and I believe, you know, I'm a great 624 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 20: friend fit for the Cleveland Browns and this defense. 625 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 14: It Mason Andrew Berry was talking about, you know, your 626 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 14: background and wrestling uh in high school and just how 627 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 14: it's how much important is as a defensive tackle. Can 628 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 14: you kind of expound on that a little bit and 629 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 14: how much you feel like it's benefited you and and 630 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 14: and you know technique and everything like that. 631 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 20: Yeah, I feel like it's benefited me a lot. I 632 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 20: feel like wrestling teaches you just you know, mental and 633 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,280 Speaker 20: physical toughness as well, you know, along with you know 634 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 20: the stuff that comes with being a d lineman. You know, 635 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 20: feeling leverage, feeling body weight. I mean, you know, you're 636 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 20: wrestling another big guy, and that's what you know, basically 637 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 20: is what offense and defensive line do all games, so 638 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 20: I feel like it really translates. 639 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 12: Hey, Mason, I heard you call yourself a fierce competitor 640 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 12: right after you've been picked. Why is that so important 641 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 12: to you? And how else would you describe yourself as 642 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 12: a player. 643 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 20: I mean, yeah, I called myself that because you know, 644 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 20: my main goal is to come in and win. You know, 645 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 20: I want to make this organization better. And you know, 646 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 20: me coming in here and playing along the front, I 647 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 20: feel like, you know, its only going to make the 648 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 20: team better. 649 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 14: Mason, you played for a former NFL defensive coordinator in 650 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 14: in UH, coach Martindale. How much did uh? How much 651 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 14: do you feel like that will prepare you for what 652 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 14: you're you're gonna see, you know, coming into the league. 653 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 20: Yeah, I mean just you know, gaining knowledge from him 654 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 20: this past year. You know, he's been in the league 655 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 20: for a while now, and then grateful to come to Michigan. 656 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 20: Know he the first thing that happened, he was, you know, 657 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 20: giving me the you know tips for the next level 658 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 20: because he knew, you know, I was gonna be at 659 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 20: this ultimate level come this time. So he was just 660 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 20: kind of preparing me and you know, giving me to 661 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 20: cern tips and stuff to uh you know, start fast 662 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 20: and you know, help the organization. 663 00:32:57,840 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 8: Hey, Mason, how much are you looking forward to chasing 664 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 8: Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow? 665 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 20: Well, I mean, Cleveland take me for a reason, so 666 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 20: obviously want me to take those guys down. So half 667 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,400 Speaker 20: my main agenda, Mason. 668 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 3: A lot of the guys that come through here say 669 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,680 Speaker 3: they're going to attach themselves to the hip of Miles 670 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 3: Garrett so that they can learn so much from him. 671 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 3: Is that one of the things that you aim to do? 672 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 3: And what do you hope to learn from him? From 673 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 3: a pass rush standpoint? 674 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 20: Yeah, I mean he's just a great overall player that 675 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 20: you can learn a lot from. You know, seems like 676 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,840 Speaker 20: a good person. Haven't met him, but you know, I'm 677 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 20: sure I'll meet him pretty surely. But yeah, just gaining 678 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 20: knowledge from him. You know, he's he's one of the best, 679 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 20: so if not the best, So he just grateful to 680 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 20: you know, learn from him. And you know, I've been 681 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 20: blessed with a good vet. 682 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 7: Mason. As you get into this organization and get acclimated 683 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 7: and start meeting people, I think people will start to 684 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 7: get to know you. But right now, what's the first 685 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 7: thing that Browns fans should know about you as a 686 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 7: player and a person. 687 00:33:57,520 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 20: I feel like player first of all, the domine coming 688 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 20: in dominy, you know, make this team better fit right 689 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 20: in and the dog pound, and you know coach Schwartz, 690 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 20: you know, really relies on his front. So you know 691 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 20: that's what I'm gonna do. And you know he calls 692 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:11,359 Speaker 20: at the engine and I'm gonna be just that for 693 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 20: you know, this team. And uh, talking about player, just 694 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 20: kind of what kind of person I am. I'm a 695 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 20: team guy, teen guy. I want to win at all 696 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 20: costs and I want to get Cleveland back on top. 697 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,239 Speaker 5: Hey, Mason, these guys took my call from Ohio State 698 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,880 Speaker 5: obviously last year with their first pick in that draft, 699 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 5: So I'm sure there's some familiarity there that you have 700 00:34:31,640 --> 00:34:33,799 Speaker 5: with him. So, uh, just what do you think it'll 701 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 5: be like to play with you know, former rival here? 702 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:36,959 Speaker 6: Now? 703 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 20: Yeah, I mean I've seen I've seen a lot of 704 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,319 Speaker 20: his stuff the past three years, especially playing them. I 705 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 20: feel like he's a really good player. He moves really well. 706 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,400 Speaker 20: So I feel like, you know, we can both you know, 707 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:48,319 Speaker 20: work really well on the front and you know, get 708 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:51,280 Speaker 20: into this attack you know, defense and cause some disruption. 709 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:58,200 Speaker 12: Ye are you close with Zach Zenter And if so, 710 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:00,040 Speaker 12: will you get him on the phone real quick to 711 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:02,280 Speaker 12: find out what Cleveland and the Browns are all about. 712 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:05,080 Speaker 20: Yeah, I'm close with him. I just you know, when 713 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,319 Speaker 20: I was on my visit, I've seen him around working out, 714 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:11,800 Speaker 20: so it was cool to see him. Yeah, he texted 715 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:14,239 Speaker 20: me earlier. I've seen it pop up. I've got a 716 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 20: lot of messages, but you know, I've seen his and 717 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:18,080 Speaker 20: he says, just welcome to Cleveland. It's worked. 718 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 10: Hey, Mason, congratulations. Obviously it's nothing you can control. But 719 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 10: when the Browns trade down from number two and you 720 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:31,399 Speaker 10: know they bypassed Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter, who are 721 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 10: you know, obviously very highly touted guys, is that something 722 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,879 Speaker 10: that can motivate you to show you can make an 723 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 10: impact like like they may be able to. Is that 724 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:45,720 Speaker 10: something that you can kind of look forward to lighting 725 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:46,120 Speaker 10: a fire? 726 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,320 Speaker 20: Yeah? For sure. You know, you know, they traded it 727 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 20: back for a reason. They wanted to pick me, and 728 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 20: then you know, I feel like I'm just grateful for 729 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,279 Speaker 20: the opportunity and I'm gonna come in and you know, 730 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:58,600 Speaker 20: do whatever it takes. And yeah, blessed to be a 731 00:35:58,600 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 20: part of the Cleveland Browns. 732 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 1: That'll do for this episode of the From the Podium Podcast. 733 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: Be sure to like and subscribe to the show wherever 734 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 1: you get your podcast, keep it locked to Cleveland Browns 735 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 1: daily each weekday, and follow the Browns on social media 736 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:12,399 Speaker 1: for more coverage from the cross Country Mortgage Campus right 737 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: here in Borea. I'm Gabe Kollura. Thanks for listening to 738 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 1: the From the Podium Podcast.