1 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: I love that a parent has for the children is 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: something um unexplainable. You know what you can seeing that 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: little girl. You know, you guys just all in. One 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,479 Speaker 1: of two things need to happen. If you go to 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: do you need to stop playing football because if it's 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: football that's caused you to be this way, you know, 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: I don't want to see you this way. If you're 8 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: gonna be this way, you know, I would rather see 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: you not playing. Or you need to figure out what's 10 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: going on. Welcome into the lounge. We're coming to you 11 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: a little late this week. We apologize. Well, sometimes it 12 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: takes a little bit of time to get the guests that, yeah, 13 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna pass the buck. We're gonna believe everybody else. 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: It's never it never is, never will be. But anyway, 15 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: we got a really special one coming at you today, 16 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: the double Feature. You know, this is like the drive 17 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: in theater where you get the two for one. I 18 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: love a two for one. And speaking of a two 19 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: for one year, I got a deal for you, all right, 20 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: the Papa John's fifty. All right, it's the Ravens fifty. 21 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: The day after every Ravens win, you can get fifty 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: percent off regular menu online orders with promo code Ravens 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: fifty at Papa John's dot com, but essentially a Bogo deal. 24 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: By the way, I used the Ravens fifty after the 25 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: win in Oakland. I was talking to my wife Christie, 26 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: and she was like, hey, can you pick up dinner 27 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: on the way, And I said, I know what I'm doing. 28 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: I didn't even hesitate, didn't even hesitate. I gonna use 29 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: the Ravens fifty on this one. Picked up Papa John's 30 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: on the way home at a boy you can also 31 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: get don't forget about this one, Ravens flot Special. Alright, 32 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: you order the Ravens Flox Special all season long. You 33 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: get a large specialty pizza and a large two topping 34 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: pizza with promo code Ravens flock at Papa John's dot com. 35 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: You don't even need a win for that one. That's true. 36 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: Anytime you can order that one. By the way, this 37 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: is funny. Someone a guy stopping Papa John story to 38 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: Papa John story. I'm not even making this up. Someone 39 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: stopping on the field pregame in Oakland's name was Victor 40 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: h was at the game and he was like, how 41 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: I'm a huge fan of the lounge, try to get 42 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: in some beer. They wouldn't let me in the public 43 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: and beer. But he was lying on that, but he 44 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: said that, and then he also was like, I love 45 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: the lounge. I even like Ryan, I'm a big fan 46 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: of Papa John's. I was like, there you go. If 47 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: you know the sponsors, you're good. That's awesome. And speaking 48 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: of the publican beer, we had a number of emails 49 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: come in with suggestions. I went to the store the 50 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: other day and was looking for one of them. Couldn't 51 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: it was the illegion one one with the coffee. But 52 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: we don't have enough time right now to read it 53 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: because the table. We're gonna table that discussion because we 54 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: have two interviews to get to. But some good stuff 55 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: and we appreciate those emails. As always, you can get 56 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: us at the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. 57 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: So with that mind, let's jump into our first interview 58 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: with Raven's offensive tackle Austin Howard. Yeah, Austin, thanks for 59 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: joining us today and I'm really glad to have you here. 60 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: So I'm curious. I was watching you, you know, when 61 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: we're flying back from Oakland. It's not comfortable, right, and 62 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: it's in the middle of the night, and I'm sitting 63 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: there and I'm complaining, and I got long legs. I'm 64 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: like six too, and I'm like sitting there complaining about 65 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: how uncomfortable I am on the plane. And then I 66 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: saw you strolling through the plane, And have you ever 67 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: been comfortable flying like this guy? I feel bad that 68 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 1: I even consider complaining, right right, You know, it's one 69 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: of those things we kind of got used to. But typically, 70 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: like in the offseason, if my wife and I go places, 71 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: you know, we like to treat ourselves a little bit. 72 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: You can get a little bit in the first class, 73 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: but you know, one of those things there to live with. 74 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: I mean, was that flight miserable for you though? Because 75 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: it looked like you were walking around? I'm like, this 76 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: guy can't be comfortable. It's a six hour flight. You're right, 77 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: it would have been a lot worse had we lost, 78 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: you know, so the fact that we want that absolutely 79 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: made it better. So you know, we made it back 80 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: on one piece, so we're good to go. What is 81 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: the best advantage to being huge? Is there an advantage 82 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: to being huge? I don't know. You kind of stick out, 83 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know. I don't know it makes 84 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: you a better football player. I would say, I guess 85 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: small guys are a good football players too, though you 86 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: know says you know one of those things, but I 87 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: guess you have tas okay, so offensive tackle being tall, 88 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: I guess one of the good things is having long 89 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: arms and being able to create separation between me and 90 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: the defensive end outsideline back and past protection and things 91 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: like that. And then obviously, uh, just continue to work 92 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: on strength and powerful, I mean more daily life, your 93 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: personal life. What advantages are there to being a massive 94 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:10,119 Speaker 1: human being? Helped me capture a beautiful woman and a wife? 95 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: I guess did she say that? Did she said it 96 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: was definitely the height. We'll say we'll say that she 97 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: does for me because I'm like six one, you're not. 98 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: So when we do we do videos together and we 99 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: have to get a little box out because I'm about 100 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: six too, and we have to get a little box 101 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: out for Ryan to stay so that he doesn't look 102 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: like that's a little secret behind the scenes. At what 103 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: point did you when you were a kid growing up 104 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: have to like no longer use a normal car, like 105 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: go to an suv or truck, Like when did you 106 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: first stop using a sedan. Um, we'll see. I actually 107 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: used my brother's Tourists, which previous was my dad's all 108 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: the way up until college. And then my dad uh 109 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: allowed me to borrow. I guess you could say he 110 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: didn't give me nice you gave it to me, because 111 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: he really never got it back. But yeah, he gave 112 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: me his truck that he bought out in Colorado, and 113 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: I drove from Colorado's Philadelphia in my first year and 114 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: that's what I used for my first year in the league. Wow, 115 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: you're driving the truck in your first year and I 116 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: was That was my dad's truck. Didn't find a car 117 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: for myself until my third or fourth year. Yeah, so 118 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: what are you driving now? You gotta be in something large? Well, yeah, 119 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: my wife has a Toyota Highlander. She loves it. She 120 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: won't get rid of it, don't. I don't know why. 121 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: And I have a qwo X eighty. But we're looking 122 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: to get a bigger SUV. You know. Our families growing, 123 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: so one of those things I heard, uh that it's 124 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: about to grow here really really soon. It is. It is. Um, 125 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: we're looking to have our second child. Do dat is 126 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: December one? But hopefully, you know, we get a little 127 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: earlier than that. Looks like she's ready to be done 128 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: being pregnant and you know, just looking forward to it. 129 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: That's awesome. I saw one I think it was an 130 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: Instagram post that you put up that captured all of 131 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: our hearts in digital media, and it was you with 132 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: your daughter, and it was something like, you know, when 133 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: your daughter asked you to put on makeup, always just 134 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: have to say yes or something. So the question is 135 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: how many times have you wore makeup that has been 136 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 1: applied by your daughter? Have a many more times than 137 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: I'd like that, man. You know, you know, when I 138 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: first had my daughter, I was like, you know, she's 139 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: not wearing makeup, she's not doing this, and here I 140 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: am putting on makeup, but the letter all over my face. 141 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: It's you know whatever, but you know that's uh, she's 142 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: my little angel, you know, do anything for her, and 143 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: she's daddy's little girl, you know, and it's it's one 144 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: of those things that I never ever dreamed I thought 145 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: I would have or even knew how to have. Like, 146 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: you know, the love, the love that a parent has 147 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: for their children is something unexplainable. You know, it's Uh, 148 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: it's it's God given something that's a miracle and it's uh, 149 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, once you see that little girl, you know 150 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: you're just all in your head up here as in love. 151 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: And that's the way it's been for me. You know 152 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: the gender of the second child, and we don't so 153 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: we we found out the gender of our daughter. Um, 154 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: we did like a cake reveal. Uh and this one 155 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: we're kind of waiting. So we have boy names and 156 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: girl names set up. I haven't told anybody the names yet, 157 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: so I'm kind of holding onto those. But yeah, this one, 158 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 1: this one would be a surprise. So you're gonna wait, 159 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: are you rooting either way? Are just gonna say we 160 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: want a healthy baby? You know what, I absolutely want 161 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: a healthy baby. People are saying that don't you want 162 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: to boy? You want to boy? That of course won 163 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: that I want a boy. But this relationship that I 164 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: have with my daughter is such something that's so amazing 165 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: to me that I wouldn't mind having two little two 166 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: little girls, you know that would you know? She has 167 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: my h you know, her daddy wrapped on her little finger, 168 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: and she has my heart, So two little girls would 169 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: be amazing. But you know, I wouldn't absolutely would love 170 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: a boy as well. So that's the same thing I said. 171 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: I have a eighteen month boy at home, and I 172 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: was like, oh man, I'm so happy to have a boy. 173 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: And then people say, well, do you want to want 174 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: to each you know, because when we try for a 175 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: second one, I'm like, that would be awesome. I would 176 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: love to have the experience of like daddy's little girl, 177 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: and yeah, experience, but a clone of my first when 178 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: you love that kid, So ch if I can get 179 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: one more of those, that sounds double absolutely absolutely. I 180 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: don't envy the boys that come over in high school 181 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: trying to date your daughter. When you do, we're preparing 182 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: for that already, you know. I remember how it was 183 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: in high school and all the other boys were in 184 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: high school, so we're already having those talks across that 185 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: bridgement in comm So we should probably talk a little 186 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: bit of football. Uh. Mike Wallace, I thought he was 187 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: funny after the way in Oakland. He was like me 188 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: and our offensive line was awesome today. But I'll tell 189 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:21,239 Speaker 1: you one thing. Austin Howard was jacked up. He said 190 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: it like a couple of times, So you gotta tell 191 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: us what was the emotion going back there playing against 192 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: the Raiders, your former team. You know, I've said it before, 193 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: it was such a unique experience for me because you know, 194 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: I've played an old team before, but this one was 195 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 1: kind of different because literally I got released the day 196 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: before training camp, so it's super brand new. You know, 197 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: before when I went from the Jets to Oakland, you know, 198 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: that transition happened way back in March, so I had 199 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: that transition time for a few months to kind of 200 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: get used to the team. But it wasn't like the 201 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: Jets got rid of you. I mean, yeah, it's great. Yeah. 202 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: It was one of those things where, you know, I 203 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: was trying not to let the emotion part of it take, 204 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, take over me a little bit. I was 205 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: trying to just focus on, you know, going out there 206 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: doing what I had to do, stay within myself and 207 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: not trying to be Superman. You know, you get into 208 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: these situations where you you're so jacked up emotionally and 209 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: you're trying to do too much and you end up 210 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: having a bad game. I just want to focus on 211 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: you know, little things, be detailed and you know, just 212 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: go out there and try to have a good game. 213 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: Unfortunately we came up with a great team win. But 214 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: once you're out there, did the did the emotions start 215 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: to kind of ramp? You know, Like leading up to it, 216 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: I know you said like, I gotta keep control, But 217 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: once you're out there and be like that's what I imagine. 218 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: I think I was more calm. Actually, um, I think 219 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: I kind of stuck true to what I wanted to do. Um. 220 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: I can't say that so much for after the game. 221 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: You know, after the game, everyone's pretty excited, and I 222 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: think I kind of led that charge, you know, when 223 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: I'm walking into that locker room and just being super 224 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: proud of my teammates and this team in general. You know, 225 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: we've been out there in all three phases, and I 226 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: believe from my point of view, you know, off the 227 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: phase had a great game. Uh well, I know after 228 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 1: the game, I know you were excited because I was 229 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: trying to interview my balls on the sidelines and you 230 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: came up and blew up the interview with him. So 231 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: I saw, like I didn't like five or six guys 232 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 1: interview video. I didn't realize I was going on at 233 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,599 Speaker 1: the time. You're just so when you're you're so on 234 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: the element. Oh yeah, everyone was. I think everybody was excited. 235 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: And that's also that's a great thing for a team 236 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: to do, to be able to celebrate as a team. Uh. 237 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: You know, it's one of those things that you cherished forever. 238 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: When you walked into the locker room. What was that 239 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: moment like, you know, you talked about how you were 240 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: kind of fired up there and then um, just the 241 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure you were getting congratulations from from coach hardball, 242 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: from your teammates, like, what was that moment like for 243 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: everyone to kind of give you a big pad on 244 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: the back. You know, that's actually one of the first 245 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: times I ever experienced in my entire career. Um, so 246 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: that's something I'll never forget. Um, something super emotional, you know, 247 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:49,599 Speaker 1: super proud, not only for myself before this team and 248 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: looking at my teammates and seeing how just drawn out 249 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: they were. They put everything they had into that game. 250 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: Guys retired, you know, I think guys were you know, 251 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: it was hot there, so guys are losing you know, 252 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: eight pounds, ten pounds, seven just waterway just sweating because 253 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: they were working so hard. And to see teammates put 254 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: themselves out there like that and to get everything they had, 255 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: uh to get that win with something super special. Well, 256 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: you have good reason to be really proud. I just 257 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: saw this that you held Cleil mac without a pressure 258 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: for the first time in his career since Yeah, with 259 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: the zero pressures. I mean, that's really impressive. But how 260 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: much did a performance like that not only for yourself, 261 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: but I mean Jensen had a really good game. The 262 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:32,359 Speaker 1: whole offensive line had a great game, Ronnie James, everybody. 263 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: How much did that really boost you guys? Because you know, 264 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: around Baltimore there's been no secret, like the offensive line 265 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: has been a question mark. This whole training camp, everything, 266 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: you guys have been under a microscope to put it 267 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: all together and have that kind of performance, how much 268 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: does that boost you going forward? Yeah? Well, first off, 269 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: just to be clear, you know, it wasn't just Austin Howard. 270 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: It wasn't just Money Stanley at the tackle position. Um, 271 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, our our tight ends will help them with 272 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: chip block because every teams are running back the same way. Um, 273 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: Marty Morning wig gero Oh. They all had a great 274 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: game plan and put us in really good positions to 275 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: have success out there. So, I mean it was a 276 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: collective effort and like I said, we came out with 277 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: a good game plan and had success, and you know 278 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: it was one of those things that worked out for 279 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: us and we got to win. But do do you 280 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: think moving forward having a performance like that really gets 281 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: you guys? That kind of gels everybody moving forward, right? 282 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: I believe that it definitely, uh gives you confidence. Um, 283 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: the thing that you don't want to do is be overconfident, 284 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: and you know you still have to work on those 285 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 1: those small detailed things. You know you have to step 286 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: to humby yourself. Yeah, we had success, but we're not 287 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: there yet. We're strides away. We're miles away, and it's 288 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: a long season. So we just have to stay within ourselves. 289 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: Like I said earlier, Uh, go through the practices throughout 290 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: the week, be full of intent and focus, and just 291 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: carry what we do throughout the week and carry that 292 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: to the game. Isn't fair to say, like in the 293 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: locker room, just came out of open locker room and 294 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: it was a fun atmosphere there today. You guys were singing, ed, sheering, 295 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: everyone was kind of jumping around like it was a 296 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: on relaxed atmosphere. You guys were giving Jensen a hard 297 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: time when he was doing his interview like it was fun. Um. 298 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: It just feels like after that win, from the time 299 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: the clock struck zero, like it was almost a side 300 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: relief and there's so much excitement, Like this team felt 301 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: like it needed something to go right and something went right. 302 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: Do you think that that feeling can carry over to 303 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: the next week and the next week and then you 304 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,359 Speaker 1: can build all that? Is that tangible? I mean absolutely, 305 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: it's it's it's addictive. You know, once you taste success, 306 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,079 Speaker 1: you know you need it, you want it, you need it, 307 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: you have to get it every day and every week. 308 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: And I believe this group of guys that we have 309 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 1: in this team understand that, you know, and that's a 310 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: huge um you know, gesture to our leaders, you know, uh, 311 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 1: Eric Weddell says Charles Suggs. You know those guys keeping 312 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: that momentum, going that emotion, you know, having fun um. 313 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: You know. I remember back in two thousand eleven when 314 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,839 Speaker 1: I was here, that's something that this team has always had. 315 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 1: For some reason, it's kind of been different than any 316 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: other team I've been on. The locker room has always 317 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: been such that guys really have fun, They enjoy each other, 318 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: and you know, when things will well, we celebrate, and 319 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: when things are going bad, we know how to get 320 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: back out there and work. So, you know, that's one 321 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: of the things that this team has always been good at. 322 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: How weird is it for you in your career? Like 323 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: you said, you're back here in two thousand and eleven 324 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: and you're on the practice squad. Now your turn, and 325 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: you're the most experienced guy on the offensive line right now, 326 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: like they're looking to you. I'm sure as like the 327 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: leader of that group, you know, or a leader of 328 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: that group at least. How weird is that for you? 329 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: You know, um, I definitely want to take that, take 330 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: that on as best as I can. Unfortunately, as everybody knows, 331 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: you lost Marshal early. You know, he was kind of 332 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: our leader in that group. And then when things wouldn't 333 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: happen with him, uh, you know, somebody had to throw 334 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: that void. And I know that, you know myself, Jensen, 335 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: You know the whole group really, Um, what was was 336 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: looking to someone and I believe everybody collectively took it 337 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: upon themselves to do their part and kind of like, yeah, 338 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: do we have a leader of the group? You know, Yeah, 339 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: I have the most you know, history and the most 340 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: you know, reps and the oldest bad things like that. 341 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,080 Speaker 1: But you know, this is a group that really to 342 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: understand that we just can't rely on one guy. It's 343 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: a it's a it's a group effort. And even the 344 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: young guys have stepped up. So I'm really appreciative them 345 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: who we have in that group. So you're when they 346 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: when you came here, you're right next to Flacco your locker, 347 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: right do you guys locker mates right now? Right, so 348 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: you came in here, they gave you kind of like 349 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: a primo locker spot you and Flacco and like Wallace 350 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: right over there. Is that kind of like a reminders 351 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: to you, like this is a guy I'm protecting, Like 352 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 1: horrib I put you there right there every single day 353 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: so you can have that reminder, right. I don't think 354 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: that uh, I needed much of them. You know, we 355 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: as offensive linemen, we take huge pride in protecting our 356 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: quarterback and making those holes for the running back. And uh, 357 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: you know, I don't think that we need much reminder. 358 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 1: We just want to go out there and do our 359 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: best to do those things. And uh, you know that 360 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: has been perfect. We like I said, we have so 361 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: much to to do better with, and so many more 362 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: strides to make and so many more goals to reach. 363 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: You know, we just have to keep you in better 364 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: offensive line before we let you go here. This will 365 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: be my last question. Maybe Garrett has another one, But 366 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: offensive Line that like a tight knit group. I feel 367 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: like it's like a unique group. You know, you guys 368 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: like get really close. You gotta tell me what's one 369 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: weird thing or something we don't know about each of 370 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: the other starting offensive line. Oh man, that's a tough 371 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: all right, you can pick one guy and really just 372 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: go all on. That's getting worse, man, I mean we're 373 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: all a bunch of weirdos. Like every guy has this thing. 374 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: And the thing about offensive line, uh, that I just 375 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: love being a part of is everybody has thick skin 376 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: because walk into the room, you know, in some way, 377 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: shape or form, someone's gonna try and get at you, you 378 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: you know, jab at you a little bit, make fun 379 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: of you some way, and uh, you know, you just 380 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: laugh it off, and you know you're you're gonna lookout 381 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: to see who you can get next. You know, even 382 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: the coaching staff, you know, it's it's funny. So we 383 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: have fun with each other. Um, but you know, one 384 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: weird thing about me and gosh, I I really couldn't 385 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: tell you. There's so many things I have to sit 386 00:16:55,840 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: down to write a book. Cool. Well, thank you so much, Austin. 387 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: I really appreciate it, buddy, Thank you back here. Appreciate it. 388 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: Thank you well. Thank you to Austin. Really good guy. 389 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: I hadn't really talked to him that much leading up 390 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,199 Speaker 1: to this because he's a little bit more reserved, but 391 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: really cool guy. Yeah, I liked him. I think he's 392 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: enjoying it here. You know, we were chatting just as 393 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: we were getting ready to the interview. I think he's 394 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: liking being back in Baltimore and he's playing good football, 395 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: so that's always a good combination. Yea. So now to 396 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: transition from a good guy to a real great a 397 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: scumbag and we were gonna welcome in Ryan Jensen. Really 398 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: excited for this interview. Thanks for joining us, man. I 399 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: know Ryan said your scumbag, but you know we'll let 400 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: him slide by that that's a compliment. It is a compliment. 401 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: So you know, you kind of were the Markee attraction 402 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: in the locker room today. There was I don't know, 403 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: maybe a dozen or so reporters surrounding you today out 404 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: of that field. You know, your teammates seemed to be 405 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 1: having fun with it today. I think, yeah, definitely, teammates, 406 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: give me, give me some crowd about it. But yeah, 407 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 1: you know it was to me. I'm not a big 408 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: media guy, but you know, it's kind of cool seeing 409 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, some of the media around asking questions about 410 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: you know, performance and stuff like that. So you know, 411 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: it's it's cool getting a little bit of attention. But 412 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: to me, I'd rather just be in the background and 413 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: you know, just be known for doing my job. You 414 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: good thing. Yeah, we used this joke all the time, 415 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: but now you've really made it. Now you're joining the 416 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: last podcast. You know you use this time. This is 417 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: how you know you've really made it when you're on 418 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: the last podcast. But yeah, so talk about that Raiders game. 419 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: I mean, pff, you're in the nineties, the score and 420 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 1: you got punched a couple of times by Mario Edwards. 421 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: I mean that's a typical game for you. I know 422 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: that's not anything special with the Raiders, but just talk 423 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: about that game and what it meant to you. Yeah, 424 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: you know, it was just you know, coming obviously coming 425 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 1: off with two losses. We wanted to go out there 426 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: and you know a lot of people are like, oh well, Marshall, 427 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: Yanda's out, you know this, yeah, which which it hurts. 428 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 1: But you know, everybody started kind of, you know, using 429 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: the old line as you know, the fall guy a 430 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: little bit, you know, and we want to go out 431 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: there and show what, you know, what we actually can 432 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,439 Speaker 1: do and once we get a little bit of coal 433 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 1: heasiveness and you know that, I think that was what 434 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: it was. You know, we went out as a group 435 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: and you know, we had talked about just want to 436 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: go out there and be you the most dominant force 437 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: that that we can be. And I feel like, you know, 438 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 1: we what we put on tape was a pretty dominant performance. Yeah, 439 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:09,920 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about the punches you got give 440 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: set the scene here, it's what the fourth quarter, you 441 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: guys are running the ball on him a little bit 442 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: and Mario had had enough, right Yeah, I guess so. 443 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't know why everybody always wants 444 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: to punch me for but I have a feeling, you 445 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: do know that most me something about my face. I 446 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: don't know, Uh no, you know, we're just we started 447 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: running the ball kind of down their throat a little bit, 448 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: and uh, you know when when that happens to a 449 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: defensive line, you know it kind of get some get 450 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: some down and get some little give some a little 451 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: angry and as you guys know, I kind of, you know, 452 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: push just a little bit past the echo of the whistle. 453 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: So some guys don't appreciate that very much, do you? 454 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: Are you a trash soccer down there? Yeah? What is 455 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 1: it that bothers you push it to the line? Like, 456 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: what is it? I'm not a big trash talk guy. 457 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,479 Speaker 1: I just I'm just that annoying, annoying guy who you know, 458 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: even after the whistle blows, I'm gonna have a hand 459 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: on you and push, putting a little bit of pressure 460 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: on you and you know, just let you know that 461 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: I'm still there and I don't know, guys just don't 462 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: appreciate that. Well. It's always funny because in training camp, 463 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: you know, we kind of take a little bits amongst 464 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: the media's We're sitting out there watching practice and it's like, 465 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: all right, today's like ninety eight degrees. It's really hot. 466 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: You know, something's going on. If there's haven't been any 467 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: fights yet, at what point does Jess to throw it out? 468 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: It is are true. We're always like, all right, who's 469 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 1: the first guy that's gonna do it? Who's the first guy? 470 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: John Reid was an early contender. When he was here, 471 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: he was usually pretty reliable. Some lineback Albert. Definitely, I 472 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: feel like it's you and Albert half the time. Yeah, 473 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: because that was the same way he ain't gonna put 474 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 1: up with any Yeah, that's how we are. We're you know, 475 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: we're bullheaded, and you know, we want to oppose our 476 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 1: will on people. So you know, when when me and 477 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 1: him go at it, it's it's you know, obviously when 478 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: it's really hot and during camp that's when the most 479 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: most of the time it goes down. But you know, 480 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: then we're back in the locker room joking around it, 481 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: you know, joking about it later that day and stuff 482 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: like that. So but yeah, it's it's a I don't know, 483 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: it's just something about me. I I annoy people, you know, Yeah, 484 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 1: he said your I've heard some more colorful language about 485 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 1: you know, the way I play. But no, definitely it's 486 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: to me. I take that as a compliment. You know, 487 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: I'm trying to be out there and and you know, 488 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: set the tone and be that guy to you know, 489 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: everybody can rally around. I've never I'm impressed by the 490 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: use of butth hole, I haven't. I haven't heard that worse. 491 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: It's sixth grade and I was like, nice, throwback, what's 492 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: the what's the worst thing that, like an opposing player 493 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 1: has said to you or done? Like if you ever 494 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: hasn't ever been really bad that you got into it 495 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: with somebody? Not not terrible, you know, the occasional punched, 496 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: the occasional you know, f you stuff like that. But 497 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: to me, when I think it makes them even more mad, 498 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: when when they start swinging on me, I just started 499 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: laughing in their face and and stuff like that, and 500 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: then that just makes them that, you know, even more mad. 501 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: And I just I take I take pleasure in getting 502 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: in people's heads. I guess I don't know, but yeah, 503 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: I mean for the most part, it's you know, I 504 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: haven't haven't had too much nasty things said, right, So 505 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 1: I want to go back and talk a little bit 506 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: about your career because I mean, this year it's your 507 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: first time as a starter and like we were saying, 508 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you're kind you're blowing up right now, which 509 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: is awesome, but it wasn't always that way. You know. 510 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:26,959 Speaker 1: You come out of California State, Pueblo, Colorado, Colorado State, sorry, 511 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: Colorado State, Pueblo, six round pick right, and you know, 512 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 1: rookie season goes all right, but then you're cut at 513 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: the start of your second year. Take me into what 514 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: led to that. What was going wrong? Then? Yeah, definitely. 515 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 1: Uh you know, first year, you know, I broke my 516 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 1: foot early on and like third day camp and ended 517 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: up being on the act of roster all year, didn't 518 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: dress out for any games or anything like that. And 519 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: then you know, going into the second game or second year, 520 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: you know, actually getting into an NFL training camp, Uh, 521 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: you know, I wasn't I wasn't sleeping well, I was. 522 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: I was agitated all this. I started losing a bunch 523 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: of weight, all my strength and uh, you know that 524 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: my my parents came to the San Francisco forty Niners 525 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: preseason game was our first. It was my first game 526 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: I actually played in in the NFL, and so they're 527 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: out there and you know, I think we ended up winning, 528 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: but I didn't. I didn't, you know, I didn't play 529 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,159 Speaker 1: very well, and I went out to dinner with my 530 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 1: mom and my dad, and uh, you know I thought, 531 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 1: I you know, had a normal, normal conversation, normal dinner, 532 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 1: you know, it was my normal self. And uh, the 533 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: next day, after my dad and mom got back to Colorado, 534 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: my dad called me and goes, hey, you know, what's 535 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 1: your deal? And I was like, what are you you know, 536 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: what are you talking about? He goes, You're not yourself? 537 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: What do you mean? He goes, When we got back 538 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: to the hotel after dinner, you know, your mom was 539 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: in tears. And you know, I had no idea, but 540 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: apparently I was just being just essentially a scumbag to 541 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: my parents. And I didn't I didn't know why or 542 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 1: you know, I was even doing it, and you know, 543 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: he kind of was talking to me, and he goes, 544 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: you know, you know, one of the the two things need 545 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: to happen. And he goes, do you need to stop 546 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: playing football? Because if it's football that's causing you to 547 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 1: be this way, he goes, You know, I don't want 548 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: to see you this way, he goes. He goes, I 549 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 1: know you love the game and this and that, but 550 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: if you're going to be this way, you know, I 551 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 1: would rather see you not play anymore. And he goes 552 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 1: or you need to figure out what's going on. He 553 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: goes just because you know, I don't want to see 554 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: your mom ever like that again, you know, crying at 555 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: the hotel after you know that we came out to 556 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: you know, celebrate with you essentially on your first NFL 557 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: game and all that, and you know that was that 558 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: was you know, eye opening and uh, you know, he 559 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: suggested I get you know, tested for sleep apnea and 560 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: I I kind of because I got tested in college 561 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: and it came back negative for some crazy reason. And 562 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: so I went in. Harry Swain helped me get set 563 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: up with an appointment, and within you know, four or 564 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 1: five days of that conversation with my dad, I had 565 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,199 Speaker 1: my sleep apnea machine, my c PAP, and I was 566 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: you know, on the you know, essentially the road to 567 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: recovery with you know, my he off. What was that 568 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: when he calls you you had that conversation Like was 569 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 1: that you said it was eye opening? Was that like 570 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: tough to hear? Like? How did you feel in that 571 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: in that moment? Yeah? I mean I broke down. I 572 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: you know, I love my mom, I love my dad. 573 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,360 Speaker 1: Is the here that I was causing my mom pain 574 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 1: by the way I was acting. It was it was crazy, 575 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: like I broke down on the phone with my dad 576 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: and got super emotional and could you know, barely summing 577 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 1: up words talking to him because I was that upset, 578 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: and you know, yeah, So it was like it really 579 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: opened my eyes to you know, not only like getting better, 580 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: but you know, making sure that I'm going to be, 581 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 1: you know, a better person after you know, I figure 582 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: out what's going on with me. But it wasn't like 583 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: an immediate I mean, the immediate change was you were 584 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 1: sleeping a lot better, but then the Ravens end up 585 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: releasing you at the end of that training camp in preseason, 586 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,479 Speaker 1: and so it's like, just as you're getting better, it's like, man, 587 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: this is another shot. I mean, yeah, where did you 588 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 1: see your career going at that point? I mean honestly, 589 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, I was maybe gonna be on 590 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 1: practice quad for the rest of the year, and you 591 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: know that that might have been and that might have 592 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: been a rap. You know, I didn't. I didn't know, 593 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, there's a lot of doubt and 594 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: stuff in the back of my mind going through that 595 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: entire year. Am I gonna if somebody gonna come snipe 596 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: me off the practice squad? This that, Are they going 597 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: to activate me? You know what's gonna happen at the 598 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: end of the season if you know, they don't sign me, 599 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna be you know, are they gonna sign 600 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 1: me to a futures contract? This? That? And you know, 601 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 1: going back and talking to my dad, you know, after that, 602 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: he goes, well, you know you can. All you gotta 603 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: do is just put your nose to the grinding stone 604 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: and you know, whatever happens is going to happen. And uh, 605 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: you know ended up getting signed at the end of 606 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: the season with two games left in the regular season, 607 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 1: and uh, you know here I am now, But I 608 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: mean you thought your career might be over there I did. 609 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, there's there was no way going 610 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: you know, wait, no way back. You know, I felt 611 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: like I had I had hit my rock bottom of 612 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 1: my career, and you know, there wasn't any way back. 613 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:56,919 Speaker 1: You know when I when I first when I first happened, 614 00:26:56,920 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 1: and then you know, just started grinding a way and 615 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: you know, chipping, chipping at it, and you know, things 616 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: got better. So what made you say let's get tested 617 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: for sleep afternia? Like where you just really tire, Like, 618 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 1: what were the symptoms that made you say this is 619 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: the problem and and sleep after diagnosis will cure it? Uh? Snoring, 620 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: I would, I would wake up, you know, fighting for 621 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: air um one crazy uh uh symptom that I I 622 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: didn't I didn't even know until I went into the doctor. 623 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: And it made a lot of sense once I went 624 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: and talk to him. Was getting up to go to 625 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,400 Speaker 1: the bathroom in the middle of night. I was getting 626 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: up six to ten times a night to go to 627 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:35,959 Speaker 1: the restroom. You know, I thought maybe I was just 628 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:38,360 Speaker 1: you know, drinking, you know, athlete, I'm drinking a bunch 629 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:41,919 Speaker 1: of water. But one of the symptoms of sleep afteria 630 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:43,959 Speaker 1: is when you stop breathing and you you know, your 631 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 1: body wakes you up. It wakes your brain up to 632 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:49,719 Speaker 1: you know, the say, hey, stupid, you stop breathing, so 633 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 1: your brain starts to activate. And you know what's the 634 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 1: first thing to do when you wake up in the morning, 635 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,719 Speaker 1: You get up and you go, you go, you know, 636 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 1: go to the bathroom. Well, when you have sleep AFTERNIA 637 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: and you're your brain is consistently waking your body up 638 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 1: and your brain starts to activate, it's you know, it's instinct. 639 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: It's trigger is all right, time to get up and go, 640 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: you know, you go empty, you know, empty the bladder 641 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. So that was one big Looking 642 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: back on it, I'm like, yeah, I'm twenty at the time, 643 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: I was twenty three four and I'm getting up ten times. 644 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: You know. At first I thought him, maybe I have 645 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: a prostate issue. I was. I wasn't sure, you know, 646 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, this sounds Garrett, you're an old man 647 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: out of the night right makes tries to say that 648 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: I'm an old man just because he's having enough tough 649 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: time coming to grips with his elderly age. But yeah, 650 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: that's gonna be crazy. But yeah, it was. It was 651 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: things like that and that, you know. And my dad 652 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 1: has sleep afternia. My uncle has sleeping so you know, 653 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: it runs in the family. My brother, my older brother 654 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: has you know, got diagnosed with it after you know, 655 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: I when he got tested. I kind of forced him 656 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: to go get tested because he was a snore and 657 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: and all that, and you know, so it kind of 658 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: runs in our genetics a little bit. You know, we're all, 659 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: you know, bigger guys. But even my uncle he's you know, six, 660 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: he's six three, but he's only about twenty and he has, 661 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: you know, severe sleep having it too, So it's it's 662 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: got to be something with our way our throats are 663 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 1: structured that you know, it's hereditary and all that. But 664 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: he's the one kind of session that he goes, well, 665 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: why don't you go get tested? And you know, you 666 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: say you're tired all the time. You say it's just 667 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: because of football, but you know the way you you're acting, 668 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,479 Speaker 1: your your temperament stuff like that, you probably will get checked. Right. 669 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: Those things look like almost like a fighter pilot mask, right, yeah, 670 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: top gun kind of yeah, kind of Yeah. It's it's 671 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,200 Speaker 1: what's your wife think about that? That's got to be 672 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: really like a charmer. No, she's used to it now, 673 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: but it's better than her having to you know, hit 674 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: me to wake me up when I would stop breathing, 675 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: because that's that's she's sleeping better too now, because you 676 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: know I would, I'd be snoring. I'll be snoring. I'll 677 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: be snoring and then all of a sudden it would 678 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: be anywhere from thirty five to thirty five seconds to 679 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 1: a minute where I wouldn't breathe. Yeah, in the middle 680 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: of the night. So she would she would hear me 681 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: stop snoring and not breathing, so she would, you know, 682 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: would wake her up. And so it's really it's it's 683 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 1: helped the whole household. Wow, well that's I mean, it's 684 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:09,760 Speaker 1: so do you feel completely different today like that you 685 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: did three or four years ago? Definitely? Uh, you know, now, 686 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: crazy things before I got diagnosed. You know, I'd I'd 687 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 1: be rolling into bed at eight thirty nine o'clock a 688 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: night and waking up you know seven, you know, seven 689 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: o'clock in the morning getting I don't even know what 690 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:27,160 Speaker 1: is that of sleep, and I would wake up and 691 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: I would feel like death, Like I would be getting 692 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: that much sleep that I that you know, I thought 693 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: I was getting. But really when I when I got 694 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: tested and my results came back and they said it 695 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: was probably a uh I say, a slow night, but 696 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: like it wasn't a bad night of apnews for me, 697 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,040 Speaker 1: Like I didn't have a ton of apnews, but I was, 698 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: I was waking up thirty six times an hour and 699 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: I would stop breathing like fifteen times an hour for 700 00:30:54,800 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: upwards of thirty thirty seconds to a minute. So you know, 701 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: I would I'd be in bed asleep quote unquote for 702 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: you know, eleven hours. But I was only getting about 703 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: two hours agrim sleep at night. So now it's like 704 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: with my machine. Every time, you know, I put it on, 705 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: I go to bed at nine o'clock. I can wake 706 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 1: up at five o'clock in the morning and you know, 707 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 1: I'm ready to roll. I can get five hours of 708 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,719 Speaker 1: sleep and I'm ready to roll. Now. It's it's definitely 709 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 1: changed my life. That's great. And now you're about to 710 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 1: be getting a lot less sleep because you're gonna be 711 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 1: a father, right, Yeah, it's pretty soon, thirty seven weeks today, 712 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:33,040 Speaker 1: so you know, any minute now. That's pretty exciting. You 713 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: guys really excited. Oh yeah, yeah, we're definitely excited. It's 714 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: gonna be a fun adventure. But are you Are you 715 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 1: not excited for the return to the lack of sleep? 716 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 1: Haud be worth it, I think nice. So Ryan, thanks 717 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: a lot for coming. Really appreciated, No problem much. Well, 718 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: thank you to both Ryan Jensen and Austin Howard. The 719 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: offensive line double featured lines are getting a lot of 720 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: love this week. You deserve it. Yeah, they absolutely both 721 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: of them had a great game. The offensive line as 722 00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 1: a whole play great and uh I think you know 723 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: what bull statement. I think they can keep it going. 724 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: I think they can keep it going. Ryan, I like it. 725 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna get Dennis fitted in here. You know you 726 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: started kind of dropping the hammer on the line. Nobody. 727 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: We did what you missed with him this week, and 728 00:32:09,680 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: he had great things to say that and get credit 729 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: or credits to. Yeah. I like it. I like it. 730 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: I like it. So anyway, thank you for listening. As always, 731 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:19,400 Speaker 1: you can reach us at the lounge at Ravens dot 732 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: NFL dot. Don't pretend you can actually pall that on 733 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: the regular. You can't fall in that football. We're gonna 734 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: get into the whole poem in the football. So with 735 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: an interview with Alex Collins, which just a little spoiler, 736 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: we're trying to get Alex Collins on the pot. Alex, 737 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: if you hear this, come on, buddy, let's come on down. 738 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: Stop being a ghost. All right, thank you for listening. 739 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: We'll be back with you next week.