WEBVTT - DeCosta, Harbaugh & Draft Picks: Ravens 2025 NFL Draft Day 3 Press Conferences

0:00:02.960 --> 0:00:05.840
<v Speaker 1>Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. The twenty twenty

0:00:05.840 --> 0:00:08.479
<v Speaker 1>five NFL Draft is complete for the Ravens. They made

0:00:08.480 --> 0:00:11.600
<v Speaker 1>eleven picks over the course of three days. Let's run

0:00:11.640 --> 0:00:14.120
<v Speaker 1>through the list. The first round, they took safety Malachi Starks.

0:00:14.160 --> 0:00:17.279
<v Speaker 1>They follow that up with outside linebacker Mike Green in

0:00:17.320 --> 0:00:20.880
<v Speaker 1>the second round and offensive tackle Emery Jones in the third.

0:00:21.239 --> 0:00:24.400
<v Speaker 1>On Day three, the Ravens took linebacker Teddy Buchanan from

0:00:24.440 --> 0:00:28.280
<v Speaker 1>cal then offensive tackle Carson Vincent from Alabama A and M.

0:00:28.320 --> 0:00:30.960
<v Speaker 1>In the sixth round, they took cornerback balal Kone from

0:00:30.960 --> 0:00:34.400
<v Speaker 1>Western Michigan. They then took kicker Tyler Loop from Arizona,

0:00:34.520 --> 0:00:39.120
<v Speaker 1>wide receiver Lejohntay Wester from Colorado, defensive lineman and Unice

0:00:39.159 --> 0:00:44.040
<v Speaker 1>Peebles from Virginia Tech, cornerback Robert Longerbeam from Rutgers, and

0:00:44.120 --> 0:00:47.760
<v Speaker 1>finally they took offensive lineman most likely a guard, Garrett

0:00:47.760 --> 0:00:50.640
<v Speaker 1>Dellinger out of LSU. After the draft, we got a

0:00:50.720 --> 0:00:53.360
<v Speaker 1>chance to hear from general manager Eric Tacosta and head

0:00:53.360 --> 0:00:54.560
<v Speaker 1>coach John Harbaugh.

0:00:58.960 --> 0:01:02.680
<v Speaker 2>It was a long day, a couple of days, but

0:01:03.240 --> 0:01:07.800
<v Speaker 2>today was a long day. Happy the way that it transpired,

0:01:07.880 --> 0:01:13.080
<v Speaker 2>I think we added some really interesting, good developmental players,

0:01:13.080 --> 0:01:14.920
<v Speaker 2>some guys that can come in and help us right away,

0:01:15.480 --> 0:01:17.920
<v Speaker 2>and some guys that like looking out. You know, I

0:01:17.959 --> 0:01:20.240
<v Speaker 2>think we'll be looking back and saying, hey, these guys

0:01:20.240 --> 0:01:24.759
<v Speaker 2>really helped our team. So just quickly, some quick things

0:01:24.800 --> 0:01:28.360
<v Speaker 2>on these guys. Buchanan was a guy that I did

0:01:28.480 --> 0:01:31.600
<v Speaker 2>late in the process. The coaches and scouts like them.

0:01:32.040 --> 0:01:37.040
<v Speaker 2>I saw a guy that played very hard, very gifted mover, explosive,

0:01:37.920 --> 0:01:41.840
<v Speaker 2>excellent coverage linebacker. Should translate well to special teams. I

0:01:42.000 --> 0:01:46.720
<v Speaker 2>think he's a really polished, tough, tenacious guy. Carson Vincent

0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:51.240
<v Speaker 2>coach warhop one of his favorite prospects. A small school guy,

0:01:51.600 --> 0:01:54.880
<v Speaker 2>a tremendous size and strength. I can tell you he

0:01:55.280 --> 0:01:57.600
<v Speaker 2>came into my office last week. He visited last week

0:01:57.640 --> 0:02:00.040
<v Speaker 2>and almost broke my hand and then he tried to

0:02:00.040 --> 0:02:01.640
<v Speaker 2>shake my hand and just leave my office, and I

0:02:01.680 --> 0:02:04.640
<v Speaker 2>just looked at him said I'm good. But he's just

0:02:04.680 --> 0:02:08.440
<v Speaker 2>a big, strong, physical athletic player. I think coach Warhawp's

0:02:08.440 --> 0:02:14.800
<v Speaker 2>excited to work with him. B K from Western Michigan,

0:02:15.639 --> 0:02:18.799
<v Speaker 2>as he likes to be known, tall, long corner. I

0:02:18.880 --> 0:02:22.359
<v Speaker 2>think he runs really well, good ball skills. I think

0:02:22.400 --> 0:02:24.720
<v Speaker 2>he can, you know, get stronger, but I think he's

0:02:24.720 --> 0:02:27.000
<v Speaker 2>got really good coverage ability. Think he's a guy that

0:02:27.080 --> 0:02:30.080
<v Speaker 2>can play from off and play from press, good developmental

0:02:30.080 --> 0:02:31.799
<v Speaker 2>corner with the size that we look for and the

0:02:31.840 --> 0:02:32.799
<v Speaker 2>speed that we look for.

0:02:34.280 --> 0:02:35.400
<v Speaker 3>Tyler Loop, the kicker.

0:02:35.520 --> 0:02:37.720
<v Speaker 2>We told you guys that we would consider drafting a

0:02:37.800 --> 0:02:39.520
<v Speaker 2>kicker if the right one was there, and this was

0:02:39.520 --> 0:02:42.840
<v Speaker 2>a guy that you know, for the last I don't know,

0:02:42.960 --> 0:02:46.519
<v Speaker 2>three weeks, Randy Brown, our kicking coach, has been out

0:02:46.560 --> 0:02:50.600
<v Speaker 2>canvassing the country looking at kickers and evaluating guys, and

0:02:50.960 --> 0:02:52.400
<v Speaker 2>I gotta be honest, it was kind of nice having

0:02:52.480 --> 0:02:54.280
<v Speaker 2>him out of the office for an extended period of time.

0:02:54.960 --> 0:02:57.359
<v Speaker 2>Oh no, just a joke, But I think Randy does

0:02:57.360 --> 0:03:01.280
<v Speaker 2>a phenomenal job evaluating these kickers. And he came back

0:03:01.320 --> 0:03:03.280
<v Speaker 2>and he said, really, hey, Eric, there's one guy that

0:03:03.320 --> 0:03:07.240
<v Speaker 2>I really covert and it's Loop. And so, you know,

0:03:07.280 --> 0:03:10.239
<v Speaker 2>I think for us, we've kind of felt like we

0:03:10.320 --> 0:03:12.480
<v Speaker 2>had to draft him and it was just a matter

0:03:12.520 --> 0:03:14.280
<v Speaker 2>of getting the right spot and kind of working the

0:03:14.280 --> 0:03:16.040
<v Speaker 2>picks and kind of come up with the right combination.

0:03:16.720 --> 0:03:18.880
<v Speaker 2>And we think he's got a really strong leg and

0:03:18.880 --> 0:03:23.240
<v Speaker 2>He's got a lot of potential. I think Wester is

0:03:23.320 --> 0:03:26.280
<v Speaker 2>a guy that you know, what stands out about him

0:03:26.320 --> 0:03:28.600
<v Speaker 2>is really his returnability. If you watch him, I think

0:03:28.639 --> 0:03:32.680
<v Speaker 2>he's a twitchy, explosive punt returner. I think, you know,

0:03:32.800 --> 0:03:35.640
<v Speaker 2>last year, it became evident that we could probably get

0:03:35.680 --> 0:03:38.360
<v Speaker 2>better there at that position. I feel like last year's

0:03:38.360 --> 0:03:41.080
<v Speaker 2>probably I didn't do a good enough job making sure

0:03:41.080 --> 0:03:43.400
<v Speaker 2>that we had a good punt return around the team.

0:03:43.440 --> 0:03:45.720
<v Speaker 2>We had some guys, but we couldn't get the right mix,

0:03:45.920 --> 0:03:47.480
<v Speaker 2>the right guy to really do it. And we think

0:03:47.520 --> 0:03:50.000
<v Speaker 2>Wester has a chance to really come in here and

0:03:50.080 --> 0:03:52.840
<v Speaker 2>be an impact punk returner for us. So excited about him.

0:03:53.720 --> 0:03:58.160
<v Speaker 2>Ania's peoples is coach Arbot one of his guys. He

0:03:58.200 --> 0:04:00.280
<v Speaker 2>loved his tape. We loved his explosion and he's a

0:04:00.280 --> 0:04:03.560
<v Speaker 2>little undersized, but he's a twitchy, disruptive player who can

0:04:03.640 --> 0:04:06.480
<v Speaker 2>rush the passer, who plays hard. I think he's got

0:04:06.480 --> 0:04:09.000
<v Speaker 2>a really, really good skill set for us as a

0:04:09.120 --> 0:04:12.320
<v Speaker 2>third down sub rusher who runs to the football and

0:04:12.400 --> 0:04:15.400
<v Speaker 2>can make some plays that way longer beam I think

0:04:15.680 --> 0:04:18.719
<v Speaker 2>another corner as I was looking at it, you know,

0:04:18.880 --> 0:04:21.000
<v Speaker 2>the last couple of weeks for me, the two guys

0:04:21.000 --> 0:04:24.359
<v Speaker 2>that were most intriguing corner wise well with BK and

0:04:24.880 --> 0:04:28.160
<v Speaker 2>Longer Beam. And you know, I think we were kind

0:04:28.200 --> 0:04:30.000
<v Speaker 2>of going back and forth because they were so close

0:04:30.040 --> 0:04:32.920
<v Speaker 2>and both so talented in different ways. And I think

0:04:32.960 --> 0:04:34.640
<v Speaker 2>our goal was to get one of those two guys.

0:04:34.640 --> 0:04:36.200
<v Speaker 2>And as we got to the end of the draft,

0:04:37.080 --> 0:04:38.520
<v Speaker 2>Longer Beam was still there. It was like a no

0:04:38.560 --> 0:04:40.320
<v Speaker 2>brainer for us to take him. He's just a really

0:04:40.320 --> 0:04:43.599
<v Speaker 2>really quick footed, good corner who can play off coverage.

0:04:43.839 --> 0:04:46.760
<v Speaker 2>He supports the run, he plays bigger than his size,

0:04:47.000 --> 0:04:49.200
<v Speaker 2>and he's got tremendous speed. You know, one thing we

0:04:49.240 --> 0:04:51.480
<v Speaker 2>know here in Baltimore is you can never have enough corners.

0:04:51.720 --> 0:04:53.520
<v Speaker 2>We think now we have a really really good mix

0:04:53.520 --> 0:04:56.480
<v Speaker 2>of veteran corners and also younger developmental guys too who

0:04:56.480 --> 0:04:58.480
<v Speaker 2>can help us get better. And then the final guy

0:04:58.560 --> 0:05:04.279
<v Speaker 2>is Garrett Dellinger, another offensive lineman from LSU. We watched

0:05:04.320 --> 0:05:06.840
<v Speaker 2>him this year at the Senior Bowl. He's in get

0:05:06.839 --> 0:05:10.159
<v Speaker 2>the talented athlete, a big, wide body guy, a true guard.

0:05:10.520 --> 0:05:14.120
<v Speaker 2>He's physical, he's tough. I think he's a smart player. Incidentally,

0:05:14.120 --> 0:05:16.520
<v Speaker 2>born in the state of Maryland, so that was kind

0:05:16.520 --> 0:05:18.520
<v Speaker 2>of cool. A guy that we're excited about. We think

0:05:18.560 --> 0:05:23.240
<v Speaker 2>he has traits and we like the way he plays questions.

0:05:25.760 --> 0:05:28.760
<v Speaker 4>Okay, you know, area, it seemed like it was a

0:05:28.839 --> 0:05:30.719
<v Speaker 4>very heavy defensive draft.

0:05:30.720 --> 0:05:33.120
<v Speaker 5>How you got especially early on. How much do you

0:05:33.160 --> 0:05:36.200
<v Speaker 5>think you impacted the defense with this rap?

0:05:38.560 --> 0:05:41.640
<v Speaker 2>Well, I think, you know, we went into it, you know,

0:05:41.760 --> 0:05:44.240
<v Speaker 2>thinking maybe that we would allocate some resources to that

0:05:44.320 --> 0:05:48.400
<v Speaker 2>side of the football. You know, I think it's very cyclical.

0:05:48.440 --> 0:05:50.360
<v Speaker 2>Some years we spend most of our picks on offense,

0:05:50.400 --> 0:05:52.680
<v Speaker 2>some years more so on defense. Some years were balanced.

0:05:53.200 --> 0:05:54.880
<v Speaker 2>You know, I think early on this year we did

0:05:54.920 --> 0:05:57.800
<v Speaker 2>spend some some picks on defense. I think we got

0:05:57.839 --> 0:06:01.360
<v Speaker 2>some great football players at important position, you know, uh,

0:06:01.720 --> 0:06:04.640
<v Speaker 2>guys that can make plays on the football, Guys who

0:06:04.680 --> 0:06:07.920
<v Speaker 2>can get to the quarterback. You know, I think that's

0:06:08.760 --> 0:06:10.760
<v Speaker 2>that's great. And probably the one thing we couldn't do

0:06:11.440 --> 0:06:15.240
<v Speaker 2>is get that big, wide body type guy. And I think,

0:06:15.320 --> 0:06:17.719
<v Speaker 2>you know, that's something that will assess and the address

0:06:17.760 --> 0:06:19.680
<v Speaker 2>after the draft, and you know, we're already starting to

0:06:19.720 --> 0:06:22.120
<v Speaker 2>talk about that, so we're aware of that. But I

0:06:22.120 --> 0:06:24.719
<v Speaker 2>think the guys we took can really impact the defense

0:06:24.760 --> 0:06:25.960
<v Speaker 2>for short and we're excited about him.

0:06:27.080 --> 0:06:30.120
<v Speaker 5>Like the back of him nos Te to make up from.

0:06:30.040 --> 0:06:33.440
<v Speaker 2>Michael Pearce's a big, you know, first and second down

0:06:33.520 --> 0:06:36.120
<v Speaker 2>run stuffing type of guy. Probably have a place for

0:06:36.160 --> 0:06:37.839
<v Speaker 2>a guy like that. We had a couple of guys

0:06:38.240 --> 0:06:40.240
<v Speaker 2>late that got picked in the late in the draft

0:06:40.279 --> 0:06:43.559
<v Speaker 2>that we were targeting potentially and and they got picked.

0:06:43.560 --> 0:06:46.599
<v Speaker 2>But I think we do have some options. Yeah, you know,

0:06:47.120 --> 0:06:49.920
<v Speaker 2>with street free agents and different things that we will

0:06:49.960 --> 0:06:51.800
<v Speaker 2>have an opportunity to address that in some way.

0:06:54.040 --> 0:06:58.960
<v Speaker 6>The selection of a kicker, I mean, is the expectation

0:06:59.080 --> 0:07:01.960
<v Speaker 6>that you would, i mean compete with Justin Is the

0:07:01.960 --> 0:07:03.760
<v Speaker 6>expedition that he would come in and be the kicker?

0:07:03.880 --> 0:07:05.880
<v Speaker 3>Is it too early to say with what you're thinking

0:07:05.920 --> 0:07:06.120
<v Speaker 3>on that.

0:07:06.600 --> 0:07:08.840
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think he's a really talented player, and I

0:07:08.880 --> 0:07:10.560
<v Speaker 2>think that you know, right now, they're both on the

0:07:10.760 --> 0:07:13.400
<v Speaker 2>on the roster, and you know, it was a situation

0:07:13.520 --> 0:07:14.880
<v Speaker 2>for us where we're just trying to find the best

0:07:14.920 --> 0:07:19.280
<v Speaker 2>football players. So we're excited to see what he can do.

0:07:20.960 --> 0:07:23.960
<v Speaker 2>I've actually never met you know, uh Tyler. I'm looking

0:07:24.000 --> 0:07:26.040
<v Speaker 2>forward to that he'll be here next week, get a

0:07:26.080 --> 0:07:29.960
<v Speaker 2>chance to see his leg and that will help us

0:07:29.960 --> 0:07:31.680
<v Speaker 2>address you know, what our decision making is going to

0:07:31.760 --> 0:07:33.640
<v Speaker 2>be moving forward.

0:07:33.520 --> 0:07:36.600
<v Speaker 7>Do you guys get carried outic updates from the d's

0:07:36.680 --> 0:07:38.280
<v Speaker 7>investigation into Tucker?

0:07:38.400 --> 0:07:41.720
<v Speaker 5>And have you gotten any ballpark idea when?

0:07:41.840 --> 0:07:45.760
<v Speaker 7>Why do you concluded, you know, June training him?

0:07:46.760 --> 0:07:49.280
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, so I'm not a part of that loop,

0:07:49.560 --> 0:07:51.880
<v Speaker 2>so to speak. Uh, you know, I do get some

0:07:52.080 --> 0:07:57.920
<v Speaker 2>updates from Sashi periodically. I haven't gotten anything recently, and

0:07:58.040 --> 0:08:00.520
<v Speaker 2>we're not really under any you know, idea when that

0:08:00.600 --> 0:08:02.320
<v Speaker 2>timeline is going to be. We're just kind of waiting.

0:08:03.680 --> 0:08:06.800
<v Speaker 5>Hearing a fire you do attracting the kicker? How much

0:08:06.880 --> 0:08:10.280
<v Speaker 5>that what does that do to impact you Justin's roster

0:08:10.360 --> 0:08:10.880
<v Speaker 5>spot at all?

0:08:11.520 --> 0:08:11.640
<v Speaker 8>Now?

0:08:11.640 --> 0:08:13.400
<v Speaker 2>I haven't really thought about that at this point. I

0:08:13.480 --> 0:08:16.480
<v Speaker 2>just thought he was a really talented player, and uh

0:08:16.600 --> 0:08:18.240
<v Speaker 2>it made sense for us to do that for a

0:08:18.280 --> 0:08:23.000
<v Speaker 2>lot of different reasons, you know. I mean we've we've

0:08:23.040 --> 0:08:26.080
<v Speaker 2>told you guys multiple times this spring that we would

0:08:26.080 --> 0:08:28.000
<v Speaker 2>look at kickers, and so for us, it's like any

0:08:28.040 --> 0:08:30.920
<v Speaker 2>other position this year. We evaluated all these guys, we

0:08:30.960 --> 0:08:32.640
<v Speaker 2>felt like he was draftable, we felt like he was

0:08:32.679 --> 0:08:35.160
<v Speaker 2>the best kicker, and uh it made sense for us

0:08:35.200 --> 0:08:35.520
<v Speaker 2>to take.

0:08:35.480 --> 0:08:37.000
<v Speaker 5>Him any trade.

0:08:37.040 --> 0:08:40.000
<v Speaker 9>The decision for you guys to make your move when

0:08:40.040 --> 0:08:41.920
<v Speaker 9>you did or was it all planned when.

0:08:41.720 --> 0:08:45.280
<v Speaker 2>You had Uh, you know, that's a good question, Jerry.

0:08:45.360 --> 0:08:48.640
<v Speaker 2>I think it certainly. You know, it's it's like this

0:08:48.720 --> 0:08:50.920
<v Speaker 2>with every position, right, So you have a player that

0:08:50.960 --> 0:08:53.640
<v Speaker 2>maybe you like, and you know you're certainly aware of

0:08:53.760 --> 0:08:55.400
<v Speaker 2>runs and we see that all the time, and you know,

0:08:55.440 --> 0:08:57.319
<v Speaker 2>it's something that we're very attuned to, and that's really

0:08:57.400 --> 0:08:59.880
<v Speaker 2>a thing. It's like it's like momentum in sports, right,

0:09:00.000 --> 0:09:02.720
<v Speaker 2>It's it's there was a run, and so you know, uh,

0:09:03.200 --> 0:09:04.880
<v Speaker 2>we had sort of targeted if we were going to

0:09:04.920 --> 0:09:06.880
<v Speaker 2>take this guy, it was going to be somewhere probably

0:09:07.640 --> 0:09:09.440
<v Speaker 2>in the third day of the draft and probably in

0:09:09.480 --> 0:09:11.360
<v Speaker 2>one of the latter rounds. But when you see sort

0:09:11.360 --> 0:09:13.720
<v Speaker 2>of the toothpaste open up, you know, you have to

0:09:13.760 --> 0:09:15.560
<v Speaker 2>be aware that, hey, this could start a run. And

0:09:15.760 --> 0:09:18.920
<v Speaker 2>you know we've seen it with other positions. We saw

0:09:18.960 --> 0:09:21.319
<v Speaker 2>it last year with offensive lineman in the second round.

0:09:22.200 --> 0:09:24.360
<v Speaker 2>You know, we saw it a few years ago when

0:09:24.360 --> 0:09:28.520
<v Speaker 2>we drafted Jordan Stout with punters. So it does happen.

0:09:28.760 --> 0:09:29.320
<v Speaker 5>Aware of that.

0:09:31.120 --> 0:09:35.480
<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't say it necessarily like, uh, increase the urgency

0:09:35.520 --> 0:09:39.240
<v Speaker 2>for us necessarily, but it was definitely like Okay, this

0:09:39.280 --> 0:09:40.839
<v Speaker 2>is the time and we probably have to go ahead

0:09:40.840 --> 0:09:41.199
<v Speaker 2>and do it.

0:09:42.000 --> 0:09:45.199
<v Speaker 4>You close relationship with just and it's see someone you

0:09:45.320 --> 0:09:47.160
<v Speaker 4>talk to give my heads out that you're playing a

0:09:47.240 --> 0:09:47.920
<v Speaker 4>drafting kicker.

0:09:48.080 --> 0:09:49.960
<v Speaker 5>You think he's been around a long time. When he

0:09:50.040 --> 0:09:52.520
<v Speaker 5>understands that's right.

0:09:52.559 --> 0:09:54.280
<v Speaker 10>Both, you know, I don't think we would have to,

0:09:54.360 --> 0:09:56.000
<v Speaker 10>but we we had talked to him. He was he

0:09:56.040 --> 0:09:58.680
<v Speaker 10>was in this week kicking and working out. So we

0:09:58.720 --> 0:10:02.280
<v Speaker 10>had conversations and he already understood. He knew the situation

0:10:02.320 --> 0:10:04.839
<v Speaker 10>and you guys knew he had seen all those kind

0:10:04.840 --> 0:10:07.679
<v Speaker 10>of quotes too, so he knew that was possibility.

0:10:08.600 --> 0:10:10.640
<v Speaker 5>Kind of stood out, you know, and you've you've put

0:10:10.679 --> 0:10:11.600
<v Speaker 5>Hi around a few kickers.

0:10:11.840 --> 0:10:14.200
<v Speaker 11>What stood out to you when and looking at what

0:10:14.240 --> 0:10:15.280
<v Speaker 11>you saw from from Tyler?

0:10:16.280 --> 0:10:18.360
<v Speaker 10>Yeah, well yeah, I watch the tape with Randy took

0:10:18.400 --> 0:10:20.680
<v Speaker 10>me through it. Randy saw him in person. Also, we

0:10:20.760 --> 0:10:23.440
<v Speaker 10>looked through all the guys and uh, he's good. I mean,

0:10:23.440 --> 0:10:27.360
<v Speaker 10>he's talented guy. He's he's strong, and he's very consistent

0:10:27.440 --> 0:10:28.960
<v Speaker 10>with his leg swing. I think he's one of these guys.

0:10:29.040 --> 0:10:31.280
<v Speaker 10>He's a he's a kicking nerd. Do you like to

0:10:31.280 --> 0:10:33.200
<v Speaker 10>see that? I mean he's really into every detail and

0:10:33.280 --> 0:10:37.200
<v Speaker 10>technique and he studied, Uh he studied justin a lot,

0:10:37.240 --> 0:10:38.520
<v Speaker 10>you know, and a lot of other guys too, and

0:10:38.559 --> 0:10:41.880
<v Speaker 10>he studied our operations, so he I know, he's excited too.

0:10:43.880 --> 0:10:44.880
<v Speaker 5>He signed Cooper Russia.

0:10:44.880 --> 0:10:45.880
<v Speaker 3>You have a veteran backup.

0:10:45.960 --> 0:10:49.240
<v Speaker 4>Was there any consideration of drafting a developmental quarterback during

0:10:49.240 --> 0:10:49.720
<v Speaker 4>this draft?

0:10:50.040 --> 0:10:50.760
<v Speaker 5>We did look at that.

0:10:50.800 --> 0:10:52.160
<v Speaker 12>We had a few guys that we liked.

0:10:52.400 --> 0:10:55.559
<v Speaker 2>We were probably in a situation on a third day

0:10:55.559 --> 0:10:58.440
<v Speaker 2>when we might have done that, and uh, you know,

0:10:58.480 --> 0:11:00.000
<v Speaker 2>I can I can tell you one guy got paid

0:11:00.360 --> 0:11:03.640
<v Speaker 2>that we really did like. We talked about it. I mean,

0:11:03.640 --> 0:11:06.280
<v Speaker 2>we still think Devan has a chance to develop, and

0:11:06.320 --> 0:11:08.040
<v Speaker 2>I think he improved over the course of the year.

0:11:08.160 --> 0:11:11.440
<v Speaker 2>But again, there were some guys we liked, one in

0:11:11.480 --> 0:11:13.560
<v Speaker 2>particular that we might have taken, but he got picked.

0:11:16.160 --> 0:11:16.800
<v Speaker 3>Or can you.

0:11:18.640 --> 0:11:21.960
<v Speaker 4>Explain the rationale? Be kind that one trade with the Titans?

0:11:23.600 --> 0:11:27.439
<v Speaker 4>What was see kind of odd to move back five

0:11:27.640 --> 0:11:29.760
<v Speaker 4>in one round and then move out five in the past.

0:11:29.960 --> 0:11:30.480
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was.

0:11:30.520 --> 0:11:34.200
<v Speaker 2>It's kind of an analytics thing for us. I know,

0:11:34.240 --> 0:11:36.560
<v Speaker 2>I agree it kind of looked weird, but it also

0:11:36.679 --> 0:11:38.040
<v Speaker 2>had to do with our draft board and where we

0:11:38.040 --> 0:11:40.080
<v Speaker 2>thought we had to take guys and that just a

0:11:40.080 --> 0:11:44.679
<v Speaker 2>combination of picks, you know, potentially tied to the kicker,

0:11:45.000 --> 0:11:48.480
<v Speaker 2>just for us to gain some additional flexibility in the

0:11:48.520 --> 0:11:51.120
<v Speaker 2>sixth round and maneuver a little bit that way. It

0:11:51.200 --> 0:11:54.360
<v Speaker 2>really wasn't anybody that we really coveted that specific point

0:11:54.440 --> 0:11:59.280
<v Speaker 2>when we picked, so we just liked the movement in

0:11:59.360 --> 0:12:02.280
<v Speaker 2>the sixth round for us to kind of get some

0:12:02.320 --> 0:12:07.040
<v Speaker 2>things accomplished, and also we felt like it might be

0:12:07.080 --> 0:12:12.360
<v Speaker 2>an opportunity for us to actually use potentially use some

0:12:12.440 --> 0:12:14.800
<v Speaker 2>of those six round picks potentially to acquire some picks

0:12:14.800 --> 0:12:19.000
<v Speaker 2>next year, which we we sort of did by by

0:12:19.040 --> 0:12:21.319
<v Speaker 2>trading a sixth round pick and then as part of

0:12:21.360 --> 0:12:23.200
<v Speaker 2>another deal but to get a fifth round pick. So

0:12:23.559 --> 0:12:25.560
<v Speaker 2>it was really an analytics thing, a strategy that we

0:12:25.679 --> 0:12:28.600
<v Speaker 2>used based on the board, the type of players that

0:12:28.640 --> 0:12:32.599
<v Speaker 2>we thought were there, and then also the percentages that

0:12:32.840 --> 0:12:34.840
<v Speaker 2>we not to get to geeky.

0:12:34.880 --> 0:12:35.960
<v Speaker 5>But we we.

0:12:36.320 --> 0:12:38.640
<v Speaker 2>Have this list that Derek gam does which gives us

0:12:38.679 --> 0:12:40.319
<v Speaker 2>percentages of when guys are going to be there in

0:12:40.360 --> 0:12:43.000
<v Speaker 2>each round at each point at each pick. So for us,

0:12:43.040 --> 0:12:45.199
<v Speaker 2>based on that and the players that we wanted, we

0:12:45.240 --> 0:12:46.439
<v Speaker 2>thought it made some sense.

0:12:52.280 --> 0:12:54.280
<v Speaker 9>Since we're not been talking for a while, do you

0:12:54.280 --> 0:12:56.120
<v Speaker 9>have any uptake on your offer?

0:12:58.640 --> 0:13:00.120
<v Speaker 2>I do not, thank you.

0:13:04.040 --> 0:13:06.240
<v Speaker 1>We also heard from some of the prospects today, including

0:13:06.280 --> 0:13:09.600
<v Speaker 1>linebacker Teddy Buchanan out of Cal, the Ravens fourth round pick.

0:13:09.640 --> 0:13:11.800
<v Speaker 1>They were ables took him at pick number one twenty nine.

0:13:12.080 --> 0:13:15.920
<v Speaker 1>Here's what he had to say about joining the Ravens.

0:13:16.960 --> 0:13:21.240
<v Speaker 13>Congratulations Teddy, thank you your your final season that Cal

0:13:21.520 --> 0:13:24.120
<v Speaker 13>really seemed like you really came on, had a very

0:13:24.160 --> 0:13:27.240
<v Speaker 13>strong season. What really do you feel like led to

0:13:27.280 --> 0:13:29.720
<v Speaker 13>that where it all kind of came together that last season?

0:13:31.520 --> 0:13:33.920
<v Speaker 14>Man, I feel like, you know, I worked extremely hard

0:13:34.520 --> 0:13:36.240
<v Speaker 14>four years at Davis, and I feel like all that

0:13:36.320 --> 0:13:39.400
<v Speaker 14>work just kind of, you know, came to a came

0:13:39.440 --> 0:13:41.480
<v Speaker 14>to a point, and you know, I was just able

0:13:41.520 --> 0:13:42.719
<v Speaker 14>to show what I was able to do on the

0:13:42.800 --> 0:13:44.920
<v Speaker 14>national stage. You know, I had great coaches, great teammates

0:13:44.920 --> 0:13:48.280
<v Speaker 14>around me, and yeah, just getting a chance to shut

0:13:48.280 --> 0:13:50.640
<v Speaker 14>that and really just put it all out there and

0:13:50.920 --> 0:13:52.640
<v Speaker 14>I think put together a really good season.

0:13:54.280 --> 0:13:59.720
<v Speaker 15>We'll go to Gianahan, I said, Rats, I was wondering

0:13:59.800 --> 0:14:03.000
<v Speaker 15>how much you have talked with Ravens defensive coordinator and

0:14:03.080 --> 0:14:05.880
<v Speaker 15>Zach or what it means don't have a DC has

0:14:05.960 --> 0:14:08.760
<v Speaker 15>inside linebacker experience.

0:14:09.800 --> 0:14:13.439
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, honestly, haven't. Haven't talked to the Ravens as much

0:14:13.440 --> 0:14:15.800
<v Speaker 14>as other teams, but you.

0:14:15.760 --> 0:14:18.319
<v Speaker 5>Know, I'm just super grateful to to get the.

0:14:18.280 --> 0:14:20.560
<v Speaker 14>Opportunity, and you know, I'm just gonna give everything I

0:14:20.600 --> 0:14:22.880
<v Speaker 14>got to this organization and I'm just blessed to be here.

0:14:25.640 --> 0:14:26.680
<v Speaker 3>We'll go to Garret Downey.

0:14:27.920 --> 0:14:29.680
<v Speaker 1>Did you say you haven't talked to them that much,

0:14:29.720 --> 0:14:31.600
<v Speaker 1>so it sounds like you were maybe surprised when they

0:14:31.600 --> 0:14:34.680
<v Speaker 1>were the team that called. What was your reaction when

0:14:34.680 --> 0:14:37.680
<v Speaker 1>you found out it was the Ravens, Oh.

0:14:37.520 --> 0:14:38.360
<v Speaker 5>Man, I was exciting.

0:14:39.440 --> 0:14:43.040
<v Speaker 14>You know, Ravens are a team that, you know, just

0:14:43.080 --> 0:14:46.120
<v Speaker 14>a great organization and a team that I followed my

0:14:46.160 --> 0:14:47.480
<v Speaker 14>whole life as a football fan.

0:14:48.640 --> 0:14:51.479
<v Speaker 5>You know, I think about raven.

0:14:51.280 --> 0:14:56.680
<v Speaker 14>Linebackers, you know, obviously, you know ray Lewis just kind

0:14:56.720 --> 0:14:59.800
<v Speaker 14>of epitomizes what a middle linebacker was for me growing up.

0:14:59.800 --> 0:15:03.040
<v Speaker 5>So so you know, I wasn't surprised.

0:15:03.080 --> 0:15:04.520
<v Speaker 14>I kind of had a gut feeling that it was

0:15:04.520 --> 0:15:06.120
<v Speaker 14>going to be a team that I didn't talk to.

0:15:06.240 --> 0:15:09.200
<v Speaker 14>So I'm just grateful for the opportunity and just excited

0:15:09.200 --> 0:15:10.600
<v Speaker 14>to give everything I got.

0:15:11.960 --> 0:15:12.760
<v Speaker 3>Brian Whacker.

0:15:14.440 --> 0:15:18.480
<v Speaker 16>Hey, Teddy, congrats mentioned you know, following the Ravens a

0:15:18.520 --> 0:15:21.880
<v Speaker 16>little bit, just how familiar argue with their defense and

0:15:21.960 --> 0:15:24.800
<v Speaker 16>their schemes and some of their players, and what do

0:15:24.840 --> 0:15:26.480
<v Speaker 16>you think you add in that respect?

0:15:27.640 --> 0:15:27.840
<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

0:15:27.880 --> 0:15:30.880
<v Speaker 14>I mean for me, really, I'm just gonna add whatever

0:15:31.000 --> 0:15:34.440
<v Speaker 14>whatever coach wants needs me to add. First of all,

0:15:34.440 --> 0:15:38.400
<v Speaker 14>it's just gonna be effort and and toughness and just consistency.

0:15:38.440 --> 0:15:42.280
<v Speaker 14>And you know, I'm not really really looking to do

0:15:42.360 --> 0:15:45.840
<v Speaker 14>anything outside of my realm, just doing whatever whatever coach

0:15:45.880 --> 0:15:49.640
<v Speaker 14>needs for me, and just whatever the team needs.

0:15:50.320 --> 0:15:50.880
<v Speaker 3>Ran Mink.

0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:55.320
<v Speaker 13>Yeah, Teddy, I saw that you have a little bit

0:15:55.320 --> 0:15:58.920
<v Speaker 13>of a quarterback background, uh or linebacker. How do you

0:15:58.960 --> 0:16:01.160
<v Speaker 13>feel like that helped you as a linebacker?

0:16:02.240 --> 0:16:04.520
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, I helped in a bunch of ways, just you know,

0:16:04.600 --> 0:16:07.280
<v Speaker 14>understanding first of all, the mentality of a quarterback.

0:16:07.320 --> 0:16:09.960
<v Speaker 5>You know what things affect them.

0:16:10.080 --> 0:16:13.800
<v Speaker 14>You know, the processing speed of playing quarterback definitely translates

0:16:13.880 --> 0:16:17.560
<v Speaker 14>right over to defense. And then you know, just understanding

0:16:17.680 --> 0:16:20.440
<v Speaker 14>offense and how they're trying to attack RPOs and different

0:16:20.440 --> 0:16:21.760
<v Speaker 14>things like that, especially in college.

0:16:21.760 --> 0:16:24.520
<v Speaker 5>So definitely was definitely was helpful.

0:16:26.080 --> 0:16:27.240
<v Speaker 3>Go back to Brian Whacker.

0:16:28.840 --> 0:16:31.400
<v Speaker 16>Yeah, real quick, Teddy, just on your first name, a

0:16:31.400 --> 0:16:33.720
<v Speaker 16>little bit of an unusual spelling. I guess at the

0:16:33.880 --> 0:16:35.440
<v Speaker 16>at the end, is there anything to that or just

0:16:35.560 --> 0:16:36.600
<v Speaker 16>just the way you guys spelled it.

0:16:36.600 --> 0:16:39.680
<v Speaker 5>Or that's just that's a question for my parents.

0:16:39.680 --> 0:16:41.680
<v Speaker 14>But you know, I like it if if I feel

0:16:41.720 --> 0:16:43.760
<v Speaker 14>like it makes my name unique, you note to me

0:16:43.800 --> 0:16:45.160
<v Speaker 14>if it's the Teddy with the E.

0:16:45.360 --> 0:16:53.360
<v Speaker 3>So yeah, Clifton Brown, Yeah, Teddy, congratulations.

0:16:53.520 --> 0:16:57.440
<v Speaker 17>One, I know a lot of Ravens players, rookies come

0:16:57.440 --> 0:16:59.640
<v Speaker 17>in as special teamers. Just want to know you're reacting

0:16:59.680 --> 0:17:03.720
<v Speaker 17>to that maybe you experience on special teams. And two

0:17:03.800 --> 0:17:06.359
<v Speaker 17>about you know, being learning from a guy like Rokwan

0:17:06.480 --> 0:17:09.240
<v Speaker 17>Smith who's in the linebacker room with the Ravens.

0:17:09.600 --> 0:17:13.119
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, I mean for me, special teams is you know,

0:17:13.280 --> 0:17:15.600
<v Speaker 14>going to be your priority for me, I'm super excited

0:17:15.600 --> 0:17:18.080
<v Speaker 14>to play special teams. I played special team in college,

0:17:18.920 --> 0:17:20.320
<v Speaker 14>you know, played all four of them.

0:17:20.359 --> 0:17:22.520
<v Speaker 5>So I'm super excited in that regard.

0:17:22.520 --> 0:17:24.400
<v Speaker 14>And you know, I'm I'm super excited to learn from

0:17:24.400 --> 0:17:26.639
<v Speaker 14>guys like Rocon and just pick their brain and do

0:17:26.680 --> 0:17:29.600
<v Speaker 14>everything I can to you know, see how they're pros

0:17:29.640 --> 0:17:31.880
<v Speaker 14>and and just follow their lead.

0:17:32.560 --> 0:17:35.240
<v Speaker 3>And then we will close it out with Jonas Schaeffer.

0:17:37.040 --> 0:17:40.680
<v Speaker 9>Hey, Teddy, congrats. I saw from your UC Davis profile

0:17:40.720 --> 0:17:43.840
<v Speaker 9>that you were a design major there. I guess could

0:17:43.840 --> 0:17:45.479
<v Speaker 9>you kind of talk about just your interest there and

0:17:45.560 --> 0:17:47.720
<v Speaker 9>what did you did you continue those studies when you

0:17:47.720 --> 0:17:49.400
<v Speaker 9>got to Cality or did you take up the track.

0:17:50.040 --> 0:17:51.920
<v Speaker 14>Yeah, so I have a bit of an art background,

0:17:51.960 --> 0:17:55.080
<v Speaker 14>so you know, I went into design at Davis and

0:17:55.880 --> 0:17:57.800
<v Speaker 14>you know, I learned learned a lot of cool things

0:17:57.800 --> 0:18:01.480
<v Speaker 14>about design there and then I follow that up with

0:18:01.960 --> 0:18:05.280
<v Speaker 14>I got my certificate and business administration at cal SO.

0:18:05.680 --> 0:18:09.240
<v Speaker 14>A bit of a different route, but yeah, design definitely

0:18:09.240 --> 0:18:10.800
<v Speaker 14>stemmed from our background.

0:18:12.680 --> 0:18:13.080
<v Speaker 3>All right.

0:18:13.119 --> 0:18:16.479
<v Speaker 18>Well, Teddy, congratulations again, thank you for joining us, and

0:18:16.680 --> 0:18:19.080
<v Speaker 18>we look forward to meeting you here in Baltimore soon.

0:18:19.320 --> 0:18:19.560
<v Speaker 2>Thanks.

0:18:20.160 --> 0:18:21.760
<v Speaker 5>I appreciate it, all right.

0:18:21.680 --> 0:18:24.639
<v Speaker 3>Thank you everybody.

0:18:26.240 --> 0:18:29.920
<v Speaker 1>Next up, we heard from offensive tackle Carson Vincent out

0:18:29.920 --> 0:18:34.479
<v Speaker 1>of Alabama A and M.

0:18:34.520 --> 0:18:39.000
<v Speaker 18>It's our pleasure to introduce Cartson Vincent from the newest

0:18:39.080 --> 0:18:42.199
<v Speaker 18>Raven from Alabama A and M. Carson, thank you for

0:18:42.240 --> 0:18:45.719
<v Speaker 18>taking the time to join us today. As always, please

0:18:45.880 --> 0:18:49.480
<v Speaker 18>utilize the ray's hand function if you have a question,

0:18:49.720 --> 0:18:52.240
<v Speaker 18>and we will call on you and with that we

0:18:52.320 --> 0:18:58.119
<v Speaker 18>will kick things off with Ryan Minks.

0:18:58.200 --> 0:19:02.800
<v Speaker 13>Carson, can you talk about Yeah, can you talk about

0:19:02.880 --> 0:19:06.000
<v Speaker 13>your your emotions being selected by the Ravens and how

0:19:06.040 --> 0:19:08.000
<v Speaker 13>much pre draft contact you have with them.

0:19:08.040 --> 0:19:09.560
<v Speaker 19>Did you think you could end up in Baltimore?

0:19:09.720 --> 0:19:11.560
<v Speaker 20>You know, I had my thirty visit with them and

0:19:11.640 --> 0:19:13.680
<v Speaker 20>it was an amazing time. And you know, you always

0:19:13.720 --> 0:19:15.920
<v Speaker 20>think in the back of your head, but especially coming

0:19:15.920 --> 0:19:18.040
<v Speaker 20>from a small school, like it's almost surreal, like you

0:19:18.080 --> 0:19:20.000
<v Speaker 20>never like you think it's gonna happen, but you never

0:19:20.040 --> 0:19:23.120
<v Speaker 20>really know. So, like I seen the bottomorren number pop up,

0:19:23.359 --> 0:19:24.840
<v Speaker 20>and everything kind of slowed.

0:19:24.560 --> 0:19:26.400
<v Speaker 19>Down a little bit. It kind of slowed down. I said,

0:19:27.040 --> 0:19:29.520
<v Speaker 19>let me answer this call. But it's just it's been

0:19:29.520 --> 0:19:29.919
<v Speaker 19>a blessing.

0:19:29.920 --> 0:19:31.560
<v Speaker 20>I don't know if it's even still hit me yet,

0:19:31.600 --> 0:19:34.320
<v Speaker 20>but I can't put in the words how much I'm

0:19:34.520 --> 0:19:37.160
<v Speaker 20>blessed to be putting into this position.

0:19:38.960 --> 0:19:44.040
<v Speaker 7>Luke Jones, congratulations Carson. Going through the pre draft process,

0:19:44.560 --> 0:19:47.479
<v Speaker 7>you said it coming from a small school, what kind

0:19:47.480 --> 0:19:50.360
<v Speaker 7>of feedback did you get the teams liked and where

0:19:50.359 --> 0:19:51.919
<v Speaker 7>do you feel you need to improve the most for

0:19:52.000 --> 0:19:53.600
<v Speaker 7>your game to translate to the next level.

0:19:54.040 --> 0:19:54.400
<v Speaker 19>Yes, sir.

0:19:54.480 --> 0:19:56.119
<v Speaker 20>So, like the biggest thing with me is like I

0:19:56.160 --> 0:19:58.919
<v Speaker 20>bring tenacity and I'm an athlete. Those two things I

0:19:58.960 --> 0:20:00.800
<v Speaker 20>really hang my hat on. And a lot of things

0:20:00.800 --> 0:20:02.920
<v Speaker 20>that the Ravens organization can help me with other things

0:20:02.960 --> 0:20:04.440
<v Speaker 20>that I need to work on, as like my technique.

0:20:04.440 --> 0:20:06.520
<v Speaker 20>Coach Warharp, he's a great coach. So it's a lot

0:20:06.560 --> 0:20:07.960
<v Speaker 20>of things like that where I feel like I'm in

0:20:08.000 --> 0:20:09.840
<v Speaker 20>a perp position to be the best player that I can.

0:20:11.760 --> 0:20:15.480
<v Speaker 3>We'll go to Brian whacker th Parson.

0:20:15.640 --> 0:20:20.240
<v Speaker 16>Congratulations, man, things just you know how familiar argue with

0:20:20.359 --> 0:20:23.239
<v Speaker 16>the Ravens just as an organization in terms of what

0:20:23.280 --> 0:20:26.880
<v Speaker 16>they'd like to do on offensive line and obviously getting

0:20:26.880 --> 0:20:29.960
<v Speaker 16>a chance to work with guy you know, veteran All

0:20:30.000 --> 0:20:31.840
<v Speaker 16>Pro guy like Ronnie Stanley and so forth.

0:20:32.440 --> 0:20:34.280
<v Speaker 20>Yes, Sir, like Ronnie Stanley, he's a great He's a

0:20:34.320 --> 0:20:35.960
<v Speaker 20>guy that I watched a lot of tape on because

0:20:36.000 --> 0:20:37.800
<v Speaker 20>I feel like me and him had a lot of

0:20:37.840 --> 0:20:38.640
<v Speaker 20>similarities and.

0:20:38.560 --> 0:20:40.400
<v Speaker 19>Stuff like that. So I watched a lot of tons

0:20:40.400 --> 0:20:40.919
<v Speaker 19>of tape on him.

0:20:40.920 --> 0:20:43.479
<v Speaker 20>And when I think of the Ravens, I think of fast,

0:20:43.520 --> 0:20:46.440
<v Speaker 20>physical players and like getting up and down the field,

0:20:46.480 --> 0:20:48.879
<v Speaker 20>and that's really who I am as a person. I'm fast,

0:20:48.880 --> 0:20:52.439
<v Speaker 20>I'm violent, That's really what I do. So it's a

0:20:52.480 --> 0:20:54.720
<v Speaker 20>blessing made of heaven. And I just can't thank you

0:20:54.760 --> 0:20:55.320
<v Speaker 20>guys enough.

0:20:56.800 --> 0:21:01.360
<v Speaker 1>Garrett Downy than Garrison, just as you went through this process,

0:21:02.400 --> 0:21:04.439
<v Speaker 1>were the Ravens a team, he kind of circled and

0:21:04.480 --> 0:21:06.440
<v Speaker 1>hoped that you would end up here. How did you

0:21:06.560 --> 0:21:08.680
<v Speaker 1>view the possibility of potentially coming to Baltimore.

0:21:09.359 --> 0:21:12.240
<v Speaker 20>It's so it's so crazy because my agent and he's

0:21:12.240 --> 0:21:14.760
<v Speaker 20>gonna love it. Because my agent he literally tellts me

0:21:14.800 --> 0:21:17.080
<v Speaker 20>before the JEV he says, I can literally envision you

0:21:17.160 --> 0:21:19.040
<v Speaker 20>in the Ravens jersey and it's happened.

0:21:19.040 --> 0:21:22.160
<v Speaker 19>So I guess he's the man. This is man I taught.

0:21:22.200 --> 0:21:24.919
<v Speaker 20>You know, this process is a long process, but you

0:21:24.960 --> 0:21:26.399
<v Speaker 20>know that I was able to get up there for

0:21:26.440 --> 0:21:28.160
<v Speaker 20>a visiting and it really felt like home. It really

0:21:28.160 --> 0:21:29.920
<v Speaker 20>felt like a place that I can live with, I

0:21:29.960 --> 0:21:33.360
<v Speaker 20>can live grow up in. So is an amazing.

0:21:35.800 --> 0:21:43.520
<v Speaker 9>Jonas Schaefer, Hey, Garson, congratulations, Uh what what? How important

0:21:43.520 --> 0:21:46.920
<v Speaker 9>do you think was the Senior Bowl? Your experience there?

0:21:47.200 --> 0:21:50.400
<v Speaker 9>I saw that you were the only HBCU player invited there.

0:21:50.680 --> 0:21:52.120
<v Speaker 9>I mean, did do you feel like that was a

0:21:52.400 --> 0:21:54.560
<v Speaker 9>kind of, you know, a momentum changer for you during

0:21:54.560 --> 0:21:55.600
<v Speaker 9>this pre draft process.

0:21:55.920 --> 0:21:58.200
<v Speaker 20>Yeah, so I really think it was that Senior Bowl

0:21:58.359 --> 0:22:00.760
<v Speaker 20>was able to put me on a on the stage

0:22:00.840 --> 0:22:02.560
<v Speaker 20>where I can really prove myself against the best of

0:22:02.600 --> 0:22:05.040
<v Speaker 20>the best athletes, especially like when you're coming from a

0:22:05.080 --> 0:22:07.280
<v Speaker 20>smaller school. That's one thing that a lot of people

0:22:07.320 --> 0:22:09.000
<v Speaker 20>have questions on is if it can translate into a

0:22:09.040 --> 0:22:11.560
<v Speaker 20>higher level. So the Senior Bowl was a blessing to

0:22:11.560 --> 0:22:14.200
<v Speaker 20>get the invite and then to prepare myself to play

0:22:14.240 --> 0:22:15.160
<v Speaker 20>well at it.

0:22:15.160 --> 0:22:17.320
<v Speaker 19>With just the ice on the cake.

0:22:18.560 --> 0:22:20.920
<v Speaker 3>We'll go to Jionahan and then Brian Wicker.

0:22:20.680 --> 0:22:24.160
<v Speaker 15>Again kind of going off the fact that you came

0:22:24.160 --> 0:22:24.960
<v Speaker 15>from an HBCU.

0:22:25.000 --> 0:22:27.080
<v Speaker 21>What does it mean to have the chance to represent

0:22:27.160 --> 0:22:29.480
<v Speaker 21>them at the sex level being.

0:22:29.240 --> 0:22:32.200
<v Speaker 20>From an HBCU. Is it's so special because you're been

0:22:32.320 --> 0:22:35.680
<v Speaker 20>like over this entire process. When HBCU guys get past

0:22:35.720 --> 0:22:37.399
<v Speaker 20>our space, you know, we have our rivalries and we

0:22:37.440 --> 0:22:39.439
<v Speaker 20>have the teams that we go at each other, but

0:22:39.600 --> 0:22:41.680
<v Speaker 20>after when we get past it, like we're all one

0:22:41.680 --> 0:22:44.199
<v Speaker 20>big family, We're all one big thing. So I mean,

0:22:44.240 --> 0:22:47.960
<v Speaker 20>I've got support from every single team from a HBCU

0:22:48.119 --> 0:22:50.639
<v Speaker 20>especially after I got the Singing Bowl invite. After games,

0:22:50.640 --> 0:22:52.359
<v Speaker 20>they would say, hey, you're gonna do great things at

0:22:52.359 --> 0:22:54.600
<v Speaker 20>the So it's all one big family, and you know

0:22:55.080 --> 0:22:57.199
<v Speaker 20>what the transport on the way things is a lot

0:22:57.240 --> 0:22:59.359
<v Speaker 20>of guys feel like they have to transfer up to

0:22:59.359 --> 0:23:01.359
<v Speaker 20>go to where they want to go. But it's really

0:23:01.520 --> 0:23:03.760
<v Speaker 20>important to me that, you know, I say that Alabama

0:23:03.760 --> 0:23:05.320
<v Speaker 20>A and M for all four years. You know, it

0:23:05.359 --> 0:23:07.000
<v Speaker 20>was the best four years of my life. And you

0:23:07.040 --> 0:23:10.240
<v Speaker 20>can go anywhere you want to from the institution that

0:23:10.320 --> 0:23:12.320
<v Speaker 20>you're at. So it was really it was really important

0:23:12.320 --> 0:23:12.560
<v Speaker 20>for me.

0:23:13.880 --> 0:23:15.520
<v Speaker 3>Brian Wacker and then Ryan Mink.

0:23:16.560 --> 0:23:19.240
<v Speaker 16>Yeah, Curvison, speaking of A and M, I think you're

0:23:19.280 --> 0:23:22.680
<v Speaker 16>the first player get drafted from there in like thirty years. Yes, sir,

0:23:22.920 --> 0:23:25.159
<v Speaker 16>what does that kind of mean to you? You know,

0:23:25.240 --> 0:23:29.240
<v Speaker 16>is it sunk in? And and you know, does it

0:23:29.240 --> 0:23:32.399
<v Speaker 16>doesn't matter where a guy comes from, ie small school

0:23:32.480 --> 0:23:33.800
<v Speaker 16>versus big school and so forth.

0:23:34.240 --> 0:23:38.199
<v Speaker 20>Man, you know, football is just an amazing sport that

0:23:38.280 --> 0:23:40.760
<v Speaker 20>there's people from all walker life. That's why football is

0:23:40.760 --> 0:23:43.359
<v Speaker 20>the ultimate team sport. There's people from all watks of life,

0:23:43.600 --> 0:23:46.000
<v Speaker 20>every single background, and that's the really thing that brings

0:23:46.040 --> 0:23:48.760
<v Speaker 20>the sport together. So, you know, being from a smaller school,

0:23:49.560 --> 0:23:52.879
<v Speaker 20>it was so amazing, just like the family feel that

0:23:52.920 --> 0:23:54.640
<v Speaker 20>I got from there, and then they built me up

0:23:54.760 --> 0:23:57.119
<v Speaker 20>because everything I am right now is that Alabama A

0:23:57.160 --> 0:24:00.760
<v Speaker 20>and M built So you know, I credited them and

0:24:00.800 --> 0:24:03.240
<v Speaker 20>my coaches and those training staff and they got me together.

0:24:03.359 --> 0:24:05.359
<v Speaker 20>And you know, it's really just to be a blessing

0:24:05.440 --> 0:24:08.679
<v Speaker 20>that can not only be coming from those institutions, but

0:24:08.720 --> 0:24:10.160
<v Speaker 20>when I get to where I'm at, I can give

0:24:10.160 --> 0:24:10.560
<v Speaker 20>it back.

0:24:10.400 --> 0:24:12.359
<v Speaker 19>Because that's one of the most important things too, is

0:24:12.359 --> 0:24:12.880
<v Speaker 19>giving back.

0:24:14.359 --> 0:24:16.080
<v Speaker 3>Ryan and then created parks.

0:24:16.640 --> 0:24:20.160
<v Speaker 13>Yeah, Carson, I'm curious about your decision not to leave

0:24:20.200 --> 0:24:22.119
<v Speaker 13>A and M and enter the portal and try to

0:24:22.160 --> 0:24:25.359
<v Speaker 13>go somewhere else. Why did you make that decision specifically?

0:24:25.400 --> 0:24:30.800
<v Speaker 13>And then secondarily, why how did everybody miss on recruiting

0:24:30.840 --> 0:24:32.919
<v Speaker 13>you out of high school? Like how did that happen

0:24:32.920 --> 0:24:35.400
<v Speaker 13>given your size and everything? Why were you so lately recruited?

0:24:35.640 --> 0:24:38.000
<v Speaker 20>Yeah, you know, I'm from Carry, North Carolina and n

0:24:38.119 --> 0:24:40.439
<v Speaker 20>C State's right here, Duke's right here, North Carolina's right here.

0:24:40.520 --> 0:24:42.600
<v Speaker 19>None of them wanted me. None of them wanted me.

0:24:42.600 --> 0:24:44.000
<v Speaker 20>I slipped through the crass. But ada been in A

0:24:44.040 --> 0:24:46.080
<v Speaker 20>and m They found me. They found me, and they

0:24:46.080 --> 0:24:48.480
<v Speaker 20>took me in with open arms. So especially like when

0:24:48.480 --> 0:24:50.600
<v Speaker 20>those schools came back around calling I grew up in

0:24:50.680 --> 0:24:53.040
<v Speaker 20>North Carolina, man, I wanted to go to Carolina and

0:24:53.080 --> 0:24:55.240
<v Speaker 20>they came back all around my junior same year, and

0:24:55.320 --> 0:24:57.119
<v Speaker 20>I wasn't gonna go because you didn't want me out

0:24:57.119 --> 0:24:58.960
<v Speaker 20>of high school. So it was really just a chip

0:24:59.000 --> 0:25:00.760
<v Speaker 20>on my shirt that I took through about college and

0:25:00.920 --> 0:25:02.680
<v Speaker 20>I said, Okay, I'm gonna do it from the school

0:25:02.720 --> 0:25:04.200
<v Speaker 20>that wanted me first.

0:25:05.560 --> 0:25:08.160
<v Speaker 3>Created do you have a question I do?

0:25:08.240 --> 0:25:10.320
<v Speaker 22>Hi, Carson, I just wanted to circle back you were

0:25:10.400 --> 0:25:12.960
<v Speaker 22>when you were talking about being from an HPP. You

0:25:12.960 --> 0:25:14.680
<v Speaker 22>said it's supportant for you to give back.

0:25:14.720 --> 0:25:15.120
<v Speaker 19>So I'm just.

0:25:15.160 --> 0:25:18.560
<v Speaker 22>Curious if you could just tell me what it is

0:25:18.600 --> 0:25:20.959
<v Speaker 22>that you're looking to do, Just give me more insight

0:25:21.080 --> 0:25:21.720
<v Speaker 22>on that piece.

0:25:22.320 --> 0:25:24.960
<v Speaker 20>Yeah, so I want to pour into it, like when

0:25:25.000 --> 0:25:27.919
<v Speaker 20>you when you get past the HPC. It's really important

0:25:27.960 --> 0:25:29.800
<v Speaker 20>not only just to give money. Anybody can give a check,

0:25:29.800 --> 0:25:31.760
<v Speaker 20>but it's really important to be there and give be

0:25:31.920 --> 0:25:33.840
<v Speaker 20>hands on because you know a lot of times when

0:25:33.840 --> 0:25:35.520
<v Speaker 20>we make it from these spaces, we might give a

0:25:35.600 --> 0:25:37.520
<v Speaker 20>check back or might give some money back, but I

0:25:37.560 --> 0:25:39.399
<v Speaker 20>really want to go back to my institution and be

0:25:39.400 --> 0:25:41.680
<v Speaker 20>there where they could see me because it's important. I

0:25:41.720 --> 0:25:45.080
<v Speaker 20>know when Robert Mathis came to practices, when we had

0:25:45.160 --> 0:25:47.960
<v Speaker 20>John Saliver come to practices. It's really easy when gods

0:25:48.000 --> 0:25:49.919
<v Speaker 20>say like, Okay, this guy's did it, this guy's get it,

0:25:49.920 --> 0:25:51.840
<v Speaker 20>But when you see them in the flesh, it becomes real.

0:25:52.119 --> 0:25:54.200
<v Speaker 20>So I knew it was real because I've seen Robert

0:25:54.240 --> 0:25:56.520
<v Speaker 20>Mathis in person and he went to the same institution

0:25:56.600 --> 0:25:59.240
<v Speaker 20>I did. I seen John Stalwart, So it's really important

0:25:59.240 --> 0:26:01.600
<v Speaker 20>to be there, and that's how I really wanted to

0:26:01.640 --> 0:26:03.719
<v Speaker 20>give back. It's about me being hands on.

0:26:05.000 --> 0:26:06.639
<v Speaker 18>We have time for two more, so we'll go to

0:26:06.720 --> 0:26:09.560
<v Speaker 18>Jonas Schaeffer and then wrap it up with Ryan mink.

0:26:11.320 --> 0:26:14.240
<v Speaker 9>Hey Carson. Yesterday, one of the picks that the Ravens

0:26:14.280 --> 0:26:17.240
<v Speaker 9>made was on one of your fellow Senior bowlers, of

0:26:17.280 --> 0:26:19.359
<v Speaker 9>Mike Green. I don't know if you guys ever matched

0:26:19.400 --> 0:26:21.239
<v Speaker 9>up when on one or in practice, but what were

0:26:21.280 --> 0:26:22.840
<v Speaker 9>your impersions of him as a player and a person?

0:26:23.480 --> 0:26:24.919
<v Speaker 19>Man that due is a dog, you know.

0:26:25.080 --> 0:26:28.639
<v Speaker 20>I we didn't get to match up at the Senior Bowl,

0:26:28.720 --> 0:26:31.880
<v Speaker 20>but I saw clips now especially dabaira one that everybody

0:26:31.920 --> 0:26:33.919
<v Speaker 20>was talking about. So, you know, and that man is

0:26:34.080 --> 0:26:35.760
<v Speaker 20>he's an animal, he's a dog. He's going to help

0:26:35.800 --> 0:26:37.280
<v Speaker 20>our organization. We're going to Super.

0:26:37.080 --> 0:26:45.680
<v Speaker 3>Bowl, Ryan mink, Ryan un mute please.

0:26:49.000 --> 0:26:49.359
<v Speaker 19>Sorry?

0:26:50.400 --> 0:26:53.040
<v Speaker 13>Yeah, Carson, I know you went against a couple of

0:26:53.119 --> 0:26:56.479
<v Speaker 13>SEC teams Vandy and Auburn. You know during your career,

0:26:56.960 --> 0:26:58.960
<v Speaker 13>how'd you feel like that that went when you kind

0:26:58.960 --> 0:27:01.600
<v Speaker 13>of had this big teams as opponents.

0:27:02.600 --> 0:27:05.399
<v Speaker 20>Yeah, those are amazing experiences because you really see how

0:27:05.440 --> 0:27:07.880
<v Speaker 20>you match up against those guys, and you really see

0:27:08.160 --> 0:27:09.639
<v Speaker 20>on what you're made of, and you know, those are

0:27:09.680 --> 0:27:12.600
<v Speaker 20>great experiences for me. Those are games that a lot

0:27:12.640 --> 0:27:14.360
<v Speaker 20>of scouts and a lot of people wanted to see

0:27:14.359 --> 0:27:16.399
<v Speaker 20>from me. So it was just an amazing experience to

0:27:16.440 --> 0:27:18.480
<v Speaker 20>play against those players and really show that, you know,

0:27:18.640 --> 0:27:19.800
<v Speaker 20>I can do this, and then you go to a

0:27:19.800 --> 0:27:21.639
<v Speaker 20>space out of Singer Bowl, which is the best of

0:27:21.760 --> 0:27:24.680
<v Speaker 20>those best and it just is just exponentially better.

0:27:26.080 --> 0:27:28.680
<v Speaker 18>Well, Carson, we are appreciative of your time today. Thank

0:27:28.720 --> 0:27:31.480
<v Speaker 18>you very much, and again, congratulations. Look forward to meet

0:27:31.560 --> 0:27:32.400
<v Speaker 18>you in person soon.

0:27:33.240 --> 0:27:34.600
<v Speaker 19>Yes, sir, I appreciate you guys.

0:27:37.960 --> 0:27:41.200
<v Speaker 1>Next up is cornerback Balalcone. Out of Western Michigan.

0:27:44.480 --> 0:27:48.119
<v Speaker 18>It's our pleasure to welcome balal Cone, the newest member

0:27:48.160 --> 0:27:50.639
<v Speaker 18>of the Baltimore Ravens. Blall, thank you very much for

0:27:50.760 --> 0:27:54.720
<v Speaker 18>joining us today. So finder, please use the race hand

0:27:54.760 --> 0:27:58.400
<v Speaker 18>function if you have a question. And to start things off,

0:27:58.480 --> 0:28:00.080
<v Speaker 18>we will go with Ryan mink.

0:28:00.520 --> 0:28:06.800
<v Speaker 13>Well, congratulations below. Uh, you just talk about your your

0:28:06.800 --> 0:28:09.919
<v Speaker 13>connection with the Ravens and the pre jaft process and

0:28:09.920 --> 0:28:12.040
<v Speaker 13>and whether you thought that they could be the team

0:28:12.040 --> 0:28:12.280
<v Speaker 13>for you.

0:28:13.720 --> 0:28:16.359
<v Speaker 23>Well, I've always been a fan, you know, the defense

0:28:16.400 --> 0:28:19.280
<v Speaker 23>has always been just a great defense to watch. They

0:28:19.359 --> 0:28:21.879
<v Speaker 23>got Dogars, you got Kyle Hamilton, and then you just

0:28:21.920 --> 0:28:25.600
<v Speaker 23>got Malachi Stars with someone who I've had a relationship

0:28:25.640 --> 0:28:29.600
<v Speaker 23>with about the last couple of months. We've been working

0:28:29.600 --> 0:28:32.440
<v Speaker 23>out at the same spot over in Tampa, so we've

0:28:32.440 --> 0:28:34.359
<v Speaker 23>been competing against each other and making each other better

0:28:34.680 --> 0:28:35.480
<v Speaker 23>for joking around.

0:28:35.520 --> 0:28:37.320
<v Speaker 5>So we got we got close throughout there.

0:28:37.440 --> 0:28:40.480
<v Speaker 23>So like being able to come here with him and

0:28:40.520 --> 0:28:44.640
<v Speaker 23>getting right back to it is really really great, really great.

0:28:46.560 --> 0:28:47.680
<v Speaker 3>We'll go to Garrett Downing.

0:28:48.680 --> 0:28:52.400
<v Speaker 1>I guess just along those lines, what happened your impressions

0:28:52.400 --> 0:28:55.200
<v Speaker 1>of Malachi and the two of you working together and

0:28:55.200 --> 0:28:57.640
<v Speaker 1>and just kind of the thoughts of of certainly you'll

0:28:57.640 --> 0:29:00.280
<v Speaker 1>be connected and coming here to Baltimore, but then action

0:29:00.360 --> 0:29:02.080
<v Speaker 1>that the two of you will share here as rookies

0:29:02.080 --> 0:29:02.600
<v Speaker 1>coming here.

0:29:03.280 --> 0:29:07.600
<v Speaker 5>Yeah from can you guys still see me? Yeah?

0:29:08.480 --> 0:29:13.880
<v Speaker 23>For me, the connection we got already is just going

0:29:13.920 --> 0:29:16.880
<v Speaker 23>after everything, just going going at each other, learning about

0:29:16.920 --> 0:29:19.240
<v Speaker 23>each other, the type of type of player we are,

0:29:19.520 --> 0:29:22.040
<v Speaker 23>the type of type of attitude we come in with.

0:29:22.240 --> 0:29:26.000
<v Speaker 23>So yeah, I can't wait to see what it brings.

0:29:28.600 --> 0:29:33.960
<v Speaker 13>Go back to Ryan Manker, Yeah, can you just tell

0:29:34.040 --> 0:29:36.120
<v Speaker 13>us you know what you're gonna bring here to Baltimore,

0:29:36.320 --> 0:29:37.720
<v Speaker 13>what kind of player you are.

0:29:38.400 --> 0:29:40.200
<v Speaker 5>So you're gonna get a dog. You're gonna get a

0:29:40.200 --> 0:29:44.000
<v Speaker 5>guy who's wanting to play whatever it is.

0:29:44.040 --> 0:29:47.040
<v Speaker 23>That's a that's about winning, that doesn't that doesn't care

0:29:47.080 --> 0:29:48.360
<v Speaker 23>when it is he has to lace up.

0:29:48.480 --> 0:29:50.680
<v Speaker 5>You're gonna get that type of player. You're gonna get

0:29:50.720 --> 0:29:52.240
<v Speaker 5>a dog with a chip on his shoulder.

0:29:52.400 --> 0:29:55.160
<v Speaker 23>You're gonna get a guy who's been through the longest journey.

0:29:55.440 --> 0:29:58.160
<v Speaker 5>You're gonna get a guy who has fought through every

0:29:58.200 --> 0:29:58.920
<v Speaker 5>type of adversity.

0:29:58.920 --> 0:30:02.440
<v Speaker 23>You could probably think of a guy who's seen a

0:30:02.480 --> 0:30:05.160
<v Speaker 23>lot of different perspectives and is grateful and humble, but

0:30:05.200 --> 0:30:07.280
<v Speaker 23>at the same time willing to work and ready for

0:30:07.320 --> 0:30:08.440
<v Speaker 23>that spot at any time.

0:30:09.360 --> 0:30:10.840
<v Speaker 5>That's that's the type of guy you get in.

0:30:12.800 --> 0:30:13.360
<v Speaker 3>Giannahan.

0:30:15.320 --> 0:30:15.840
<v Speaker 17>Congrats.

0:30:16.240 --> 0:30:19.240
<v Speaker 21>I was wondering if you know or have watched any

0:30:19.480 --> 0:30:23.280
<v Speaker 21>of the current Ravens cornerbacks and what you're excited about

0:30:23.600 --> 0:30:25.040
<v Speaker 21>working with them once you got here.

0:30:26.960 --> 0:30:29.800
<v Speaker 5>Honestly, for me, it's.

0:30:30.520 --> 0:30:33.160
<v Speaker 23>I'm grateful to be working with anybody who's in who's

0:30:33.200 --> 0:30:35.440
<v Speaker 23>in the NFL. You know, guys, I'm going to be

0:30:35.440 --> 0:30:39.120
<v Speaker 23>able to learn from you. Guys have a tremendous group,

0:30:40.000 --> 0:30:44.080
<v Speaker 23>always been known as a great defensive defensive team. So

0:30:44.240 --> 0:30:47.880
<v Speaker 23>I'm I'm ready for whoever is willing to help me out,

0:30:48.000 --> 0:30:51.000
<v Speaker 23>you know, be a be a mentor in that room.

0:30:51.240 --> 0:30:52.440
<v Speaker 5>That's that's all I'm ready for.

0:30:54.080 --> 0:30:55.440
<v Speaker 3>Go back to Garrett Downing.

0:30:57.040 --> 0:31:01.360
<v Speaker 1>You mentioned the journey and the university, and I'm sure

0:31:01.360 --> 0:31:02.880
<v Speaker 1>that's going through your head when you get a moment

0:31:02.960 --> 0:31:05.560
<v Speaker 1>like this. How have you Is that something you kind

0:31:05.600 --> 0:31:07.200
<v Speaker 1>of thought about in the moment of getting this pick,

0:31:07.280 --> 0:31:09.760
<v Speaker 1>of the culmination of all that led up to this moment.

0:31:10.560 --> 0:31:12.120
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, definitely.

0:31:12.320 --> 0:31:15.840
<v Speaker 23>I mean, just going from Juco to art to Indiana

0:31:15.920 --> 0:31:17.120
<v Speaker 23>State to Western Michigan.

0:31:18.240 --> 0:31:21.880
<v Speaker 5>All those flashbacks are definitely reminiscent around.

0:31:21.680 --> 0:31:24.440
<v Speaker 23>These times right now, especially just sitting down and washing

0:31:25.040 --> 0:31:28.240
<v Speaker 23>Washington happened in front of me. It is a surreal

0:31:28.280 --> 0:31:31.040
<v Speaker 23>full circle moment as well, you know, just just seeing

0:31:31.080 --> 0:31:34.440
<v Speaker 23>all this and then having my family here and seeing

0:31:34.440 --> 0:31:38.080
<v Speaker 23>what I've been through, seeing the challenges that overcame throughout football.

0:31:38.240 --> 0:31:41.320
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, that's real.

0:31:43.360 --> 0:31:45.720
<v Speaker 1>It just on the Juke route, Like, how what does

0:31:45.760 --> 0:31:47.440
<v Speaker 1>that mean to go from the Juco route to make

0:31:47.480 --> 0:31:48.680
<v Speaker 1>it to this point to the NFL.

0:31:49.400 --> 0:31:53.800
<v Speaker 23>Yeah, so the Juco route it's where you find out

0:31:54.040 --> 0:31:56.200
<v Speaker 23>how much you really love football, you know. It's a

0:31:56.240 --> 0:31:58.880
<v Speaker 23>place where you just sit, put your feet in the

0:31:58.920 --> 0:32:01.760
<v Speaker 23>dirt and work every day, you know, and if you

0:32:01.880 --> 0:32:04.600
<v Speaker 23>don't really like football, you're probably gone before the end

0:32:04.600 --> 0:32:08.000
<v Speaker 23>of the week. So it showed me my purpose. It

0:32:08.040 --> 0:32:10.480
<v Speaker 23>showed me how much purpose I really have. It showed

0:32:10.480 --> 0:32:14.480
<v Speaker 23>me how much I'm willing to sacrifice, and I found

0:32:14.480 --> 0:32:15.520
<v Speaker 23>my consistency there.

0:32:15.960 --> 0:32:17.880
<v Speaker 5>So I'm grateful for sure.

0:32:19.240 --> 0:32:20.200
<v Speaker 3>We'll go to sam.

0:32:19.960 --> 0:32:26.040
<v Speaker 8>Con Able all congratulations. I saw you would you would

0:32:26.040 --> 0:32:29.160
<v Speaker 8>post it on Twitter. I believe it's your your late

0:32:29.240 --> 0:32:32.480
<v Speaker 8>baby brother's birthday. Just serious, how special it is to

0:32:32.480 --> 0:32:35.920
<v Speaker 8>be drafted on today, of all days.

0:32:38.680 --> 0:32:40.920
<v Speaker 5>I me and my brother got on the phone.

0:32:40.920 --> 0:32:45.080
<v Speaker 23>My brother plays basketball over in Australia, so we got

0:32:45.080 --> 0:32:47.600
<v Speaker 23>on the phone and he told me, like, there's no

0:32:47.640 --> 0:32:50.760
<v Speaker 23>coincidence about this happening to day, and we know that

0:32:50.800 --> 0:32:54.160
<v Speaker 23>for a fact, and we're just so blessed that I

0:32:54.200 --> 0:32:56.320
<v Speaker 23>was able to get picked on this day. And it's

0:32:56.360 --> 0:32:59.600
<v Speaker 23>also my little brother's birthday, so not two births with

0:32:59.680 --> 0:33:03.600
<v Speaker 23>one that's my it's another day to celebrate my birthday,

0:33:03.960 --> 0:33:04.960
<v Speaker 23>my brother's birthday.

0:33:06.800 --> 0:33:08.120
<v Speaker 5>I was thinking about that all morning.

0:33:08.160 --> 0:33:11.800
<v Speaker 23>Honestly, that was that was more on my mind than

0:33:11.960 --> 0:33:12.800
<v Speaker 23>a lot of things.

0:33:13.080 --> 0:33:14.560
<v Speaker 5>So I'm really grateful.

0:33:14.560 --> 0:33:17.880
<v Speaker 23>And I know he's watching above, just guiding all of us,

0:33:17.920 --> 0:33:21.880
<v Speaker 23>so I'm appreciated for him.

0:33:22.040 --> 0:33:24.720
<v Speaker 3>We'll go to Ryan and then wrap things up with Gianna.

0:33:24.800 --> 0:33:27.920
<v Speaker 13>Please, Yeah, can you talk a little bit more about

0:33:27.920 --> 0:33:31.520
<v Speaker 13>your upbringing childhood. I read that you know your your

0:33:31.520 --> 0:33:33.960
<v Speaker 13>family was on house for a bit and you you know,

0:33:34.080 --> 0:33:37.040
<v Speaker 13>found kind of different housing and moved in with some people.

0:33:37.120 --> 0:33:39.680
<v Speaker 13>Can you talk about the challenges that you've already overcome

0:33:39.720 --> 0:33:41.520
<v Speaker 13>in your life and how that has shaped you as

0:33:41.520 --> 0:33:41.920
<v Speaker 13>a person.

0:33:42.520 --> 0:33:45.240
<v Speaker 23>Yeah, I mean a lot of challenges I mean coming

0:33:45.360 --> 0:33:48.600
<v Speaker 23>here first from Ivory Coast, I mean I was born here,

0:33:48.640 --> 0:33:52.600
<v Speaker 23>but I came, I came back to the US.

0:33:53.160 --> 0:33:54.960
<v Speaker 5>I had to learn English, you know, I.

0:33:54.880 --> 0:33:59.400
<v Speaker 23>Had my first language was French, so picking up English.

0:34:00.080 --> 0:34:03.560
<v Speaker 23>Going from my freshman year, my little brother passed away,

0:34:04.080 --> 0:34:06.560
<v Speaker 23>and that's that's when like the motive came, That's when

0:34:06.640 --> 0:34:08.600
<v Speaker 23>the purpose came a little bit, and I had an

0:34:08.640 --> 0:34:12.000
<v Speaker 23>idea of how how great a person he was unshard.

0:34:12.080 --> 0:34:14.160
<v Speaker 23>But then that's when perspectives came in. And I grew

0:34:14.239 --> 0:34:17.000
<v Speaker 23>up a little quicker than most guys had to. And

0:34:17.080 --> 0:34:22.239
<v Speaker 23>so carrying that onto to Juco was was kind of

0:34:22.280 --> 0:34:25.200
<v Speaker 23>what willed me a little more than other guys. That

0:34:25.320 --> 0:34:28.279
<v Speaker 23>kept me around and knowing that I had something that

0:34:28.280 --> 0:34:31.239
<v Speaker 23>I wanted to make something out of people that I

0:34:31.239 --> 0:34:35.080
<v Speaker 23>wanted to make proud of my little brother. And so

0:34:35.360 --> 0:34:37.839
<v Speaker 23>me and my brother always fought like that for him.

0:34:38.000 --> 0:34:40.879
<v Speaker 23>We always put our best foot in front, not for us,

0:34:40.920 --> 0:34:42.439
<v Speaker 23>but because of my little brother.

0:34:42.680 --> 0:34:42.880
<v Speaker 5>You know.

0:34:43.000 --> 0:34:45.040
<v Speaker 23>That's what we do every day, and that's what my

0:34:45.040 --> 0:34:46.960
<v Speaker 23>mom does every day, and we just we lived through

0:34:47.040 --> 0:34:50.440
<v Speaker 23>him as well. So going through through that, going to Juco,

0:34:51.080 --> 0:34:53.640
<v Speaker 23>that's that's honestly when it started for me. But then

0:34:53.680 --> 0:34:57.360
<v Speaker 23>in high school, Yeah, I did end up moving out

0:34:57.360 --> 0:35:01.560
<v Speaker 23>out of my mom's place because we can't we couldn't

0:35:01.600 --> 0:35:05.239
<v Speaker 23>be together because of financial reasons. So I moved in

0:35:05.280 --> 0:35:07.480
<v Speaker 23>with some other people who really helped me out throughout

0:35:07.520 --> 0:35:09.880
<v Speaker 23>the way, and I was grateful for that as well,

0:35:10.520 --> 0:35:14.080
<v Speaker 23>And so a lot of perspectives have have really helped

0:35:14.120 --> 0:35:17.640
<v Speaker 23>me until this day, which I'm super grateful.

0:35:17.680 --> 0:35:22.240
<v Speaker 3>Ford and Gianna will close it out with you please.

0:35:24.280 --> 0:35:28.759
<v Speaker 15>I saw the university that you suffered injury last year

0:35:28.800 --> 0:35:31.200
<v Speaker 15>where I guess you weren't able to eat for a while.

0:35:31.200 --> 0:35:33.640
<v Speaker 21>Can you talk about that and what it was like

0:35:33.760 --> 0:35:37.120
<v Speaker 21>to fight back through that and then get to the

0:35:37.120 --> 0:35:37.879
<v Speaker 21>point you are now?

0:35:38.680 --> 0:35:40.120
<v Speaker 5>You said what, I'm sorry.

0:35:40.440 --> 0:35:42.279
<v Speaker 21>The injury that you suffered at the end of last

0:35:42.320 --> 0:35:45.000
<v Speaker 21>season that had you missed the end of the season.

0:35:45.000 --> 0:35:48.160
<v Speaker 12>What was it like to fight back through too?

0:35:48.280 --> 0:35:48.600
<v Speaker 5>Sorry?

0:35:48.719 --> 0:35:51.240
<v Speaker 21>Oh yeah, and going from I guess like a liquid

0:35:51.280 --> 0:35:52.360
<v Speaker 21>diet and then getting.

0:35:53.800 --> 0:35:56.200
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, that was It was a crazy time.

0:35:56.280 --> 0:35:58.960
<v Speaker 23>Honestly, it happened during the game when I was at

0:35:59.000 --> 0:36:03.160
<v Speaker 23>Indiana State, and but I didn't feel until after the

0:36:03.160 --> 0:36:05.719
<v Speaker 23>game was over. And after the game was over, I

0:36:05.719 --> 0:36:07.680
<v Speaker 23>had I told them I couldn't.

0:36:07.880 --> 0:36:10.200
<v Speaker 5>I couldn't. I could barely breathe, I could barely eat.

0:36:10.239 --> 0:36:12.920
<v Speaker 23>So I stayed the night when we were I think

0:36:12.920 --> 0:36:14.719
<v Speaker 23>we're in South Dakota and I.

0:36:14.600 --> 0:36:17.760
<v Speaker 5>Stayed the night there instead of flying back with the team.

0:36:17.840 --> 0:36:20.720
<v Speaker 23>And they told me that I kind of like fractured

0:36:20.760 --> 0:36:23.680
<v Speaker 23>something in my hyoid I think it was, and so

0:36:25.560 --> 0:36:28.640
<v Speaker 23>that that took me out for just like a month

0:36:28.719 --> 0:36:31.640
<v Speaker 23>or something, a month maybe, but yeah, I didn't finish

0:36:31.680 --> 0:36:34.319
<v Speaker 23>the rest of that season. But I mean I could

0:36:34.320 --> 0:36:36.600
<v Speaker 23>barely eat, so I was on liquid diet.

0:36:36.719 --> 0:36:40.040
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, and it was it was not fun.

0:36:40.080 --> 0:36:42.680
<v Speaker 23>I was I was missing my burgers, I was missing,

0:36:43.040 --> 0:36:44.080
<v Speaker 23>missing a lot of those.

0:36:43.880 --> 0:36:45.520
<v Speaker 5>Types of things that I usually eat.

0:36:45.640 --> 0:36:48.680
<v Speaker 23>So but I bounced back quick just because I wanted

0:36:48.680 --> 0:36:50.640
<v Speaker 23>to heal and I knew I needed to transfer. I

0:36:50.640 --> 0:36:55.440
<v Speaker 23>needed to get to my new situation. So I bounced

0:36:55.480 --> 0:36:56.239
<v Speaker 23>back pretty quick.

0:36:59.760 --> 0:37:03.120
<v Speaker 1>And finally we heard from kicker Tyler Loop out of Arizona.

0:37:06.719 --> 0:37:10.319
<v Speaker 1>It sound like congratulations. Just what was the yeah, what

0:37:10.400 --> 0:37:13.719
<v Speaker 1>was the reaction when you got the call in? You know,

0:37:13.760 --> 0:37:16.000
<v Speaker 1>the Ravens Rainny Brown, I know had been looking at

0:37:16.360 --> 0:37:18.480
<v Speaker 1>different kickers. Had you met with him during the process,

0:37:18.520 --> 0:37:22.040
<v Speaker 1>and what were your impressions throughout those process.

0:37:22.040 --> 0:37:26.759
<v Speaker 24>Oh dude, total elation getting the call. I saw saw

0:37:27.120 --> 0:37:29.800
<v Speaker 24>the area code come across my phone and I was like,

0:37:29.880 --> 0:37:30.239
<v Speaker 24>let's go.

0:37:30.320 --> 0:37:31.319
<v Speaker 12>I'm going to Baltimore.

0:37:33.080 --> 0:37:38.160
<v Speaker 24>But yeah, total totally awesome, big big fan of Randy,

0:37:38.320 --> 0:37:40.800
<v Speaker 24>and this whole process has been really fun.

0:37:41.160 --> 0:37:42.680
<v Speaker 12>Uh, just getting.

0:37:42.400 --> 0:37:45.799
<v Speaker 24>To learn learn from him, even just in the conversation

0:37:46.040 --> 0:37:48.799
<v Speaker 24>of like, Hey, you know, no, no guarantee that we

0:37:49.239 --> 0:37:51.880
<v Speaker 24>you know that we end up together, but I, you know,

0:37:51.960 --> 0:37:55.279
<v Speaker 24>here's what here's how I've helped guys find success in

0:37:55.320 --> 0:37:55.760
<v Speaker 24>the league.

0:37:55.880 --> 0:37:57.759
<v Speaker 12>And you know, here's what I think you do.

0:37:57.840 --> 0:38:00.359
<v Speaker 24>Well, here's where you know, if you're with us, we

0:38:00.360 --> 0:38:02.640
<v Speaker 24>can improve and go try and win games and make

0:38:02.719 --> 0:38:06.480
<v Speaker 24>kicks and be successful in Baltimore. And it's been a

0:38:06.520 --> 0:38:10.080
<v Speaker 24>it's been a really cool, cool process getting to know

0:38:10.200 --> 0:38:11.920
<v Speaker 24>Randy and it's been special.

0:38:13.280 --> 0:38:14.080
<v Speaker 3>James and Hansley.

0:38:15.680 --> 0:38:19.439
<v Speaker 11>Hey, graduation, Tyler, how many total total times did you

0:38:20.000 --> 0:38:23.840
<v Speaker 11>meet with the Ravens and what was kind of did

0:38:23.920 --> 0:38:26.080
<v Speaker 11>you think what was kind of your confidence level that

0:38:26.120 --> 0:38:29.080
<v Speaker 11>you would be getting taken by the Ravens today.

0:38:30.600 --> 0:38:35.279
<v Speaker 24>Oh, as far as times we've met, I don't have

0:38:35.360 --> 0:38:36.279
<v Speaker 24>a great ballpark.

0:38:36.880 --> 0:38:39.440
<v Speaker 12>Howd a good like good amount of phone.

0:38:39.200 --> 0:38:41.800
<v Speaker 24>Calls, conversations, like I met with a scout at the

0:38:41.840 --> 0:38:44.480
<v Speaker 24>Hula Bowl and then at the at the combine, I

0:38:44.480 --> 0:38:49.280
<v Speaker 24>got to chat with Randy during the specialist workout and then.

0:38:50.840 --> 0:38:51.279
<v Speaker 3>He came.

0:38:51.800 --> 0:38:54.280
<v Speaker 24>You know, we got to got to chat a bunch

0:38:54.360 --> 0:38:58.120
<v Speaker 24>and got to exchange film and just talk about that

0:38:58.480 --> 0:39:04.120
<v Speaker 24>and just through the process, especially the draft. I think

0:39:04.160 --> 0:39:07.000
<v Speaker 24>the moment that was like all right, hey, I think

0:39:07.400 --> 0:39:09.680
<v Speaker 24>I think we're gonna We're gonna end up at Baltimore

0:39:10.000 --> 0:39:13.440
<v Speaker 24>was right after the Patriots took Andy other right here

0:39:13.560 --> 0:39:18.399
<v Speaker 24>goes like yeah, here, here we goa Baltimore raven and

0:39:18.120 --> 0:39:19.640
<v Speaker 24>going to.

0:39:19.280 --> 0:39:22.880
<v Speaker 12>Be with Randy and Harvlle and uh, Pete the raven

0:39:23.040 --> 0:39:24.879
<v Speaker 12>Is is pump and pumped.

0:39:26.080 --> 0:39:30.399
<v Speaker 3>Pete Gilbert the congratulations.

0:39:31.920 --> 0:39:35.160
<v Speaker 18>I'm curious, what does it mean to you to be

0:39:35.280 --> 0:39:38.200
<v Speaker 18>the first kicker ever drafted by the Ravens.

0:39:38.560 --> 0:39:42.839
<v Speaker 12>Oh, it's so special. That was that was a cool thing.

0:39:42.920 --> 0:39:45.080
<v Speaker 12>My my dad had mentioned.

0:39:45.200 --> 0:39:48.319
<v Speaker 24>It's like, hey, like the Ravens never drafted a kicker,

0:39:48.719 --> 0:39:51.520
<v Speaker 24>and uh, it's it's really special.

0:39:51.719 --> 0:39:52.279
<v Speaker 5>I mean just.

0:39:53.760 --> 0:39:57.400
<v Speaker 12>You know, to get to get drafted in itself.

0:39:57.120 --> 0:40:01.280
<v Speaker 24>Is just so cool, and especially in organization like the Ravens.

0:40:01.560 --> 0:40:04.520
<v Speaker 12>That's I mean, it's you couldn't you couldn't dream of

0:40:04.560 --> 0:40:05.280
<v Speaker 12>anything cooler.

0:40:07.400 --> 0:40:08.560
<v Speaker 3>We'll go to Child's Walker.

0:40:11.400 --> 0:40:18.120
<v Speaker 6>Congratulations. Obviously there's uncertainty around justin Tucker's situation. Are you

0:40:19.239 --> 0:40:21.520
<v Speaker 6>thinking that you might end up competing for the job

0:40:21.560 --> 0:40:24.000
<v Speaker 6>with a guy that many people regard as the greatest

0:40:24.080 --> 0:40:26.600
<v Speaker 6>kicker of all time? What's your what's your sense of

0:40:26.600 --> 0:40:27.799
<v Speaker 6>that situation as of right now?

0:40:28.600 --> 0:40:32.000
<v Speaker 24>I'm just excited to get there and be be around

0:40:32.120 --> 0:40:35.520
<v Speaker 24>the be around those guys and learn from you know,

0:40:35.600 --> 0:40:37.919
<v Speaker 24>be be with the team and find ways to make

0:40:38.000 --> 0:40:43.400
<v Speaker 24>kicks in Baltimore, you know, finding be being successful up

0:40:43.440 --> 0:40:45.960
<v Speaker 24>there is what matters the most, going and making kicks

0:40:46.000 --> 0:40:48.960
<v Speaker 24>and winning games and uh, just taking it one day

0:40:49.000 --> 0:40:52.240
<v Speaker 24>at a time. So I'm gonna celebrate today and tomorrow,

0:40:52.320 --> 0:40:54.759
<v Speaker 24>get right back to work and stack some days and

0:40:54.760 --> 0:40:57.920
<v Speaker 24>figure out how we can, you know, be have success

0:40:58.000 --> 0:40:58.319
<v Speaker 24>up there.

0:41:00.120 --> 0:41:03.960
<v Speaker 12>Gianahan, congratulations.

0:41:04.400 --> 0:41:06.920
<v Speaker 21>I know a lot of NFL kickers have said that

0:41:06.960 --> 0:41:09.880
<v Speaker 21>the AFC North is a really hard division to kick in.

0:41:10.080 --> 0:41:12.560
<v Speaker 21>What sort of experience do you have kicking in weather

0:41:12.719 --> 0:41:15.640
<v Speaker 21>like that and anticipation you have to be in this division?

0:41:16.120 --> 0:41:20.319
<v Speaker 24>Yeah, you know, I've being in the pac twelve got

0:41:20.360 --> 0:41:24.600
<v Speaker 24>to go up to Washington and Washington stay Oregon and

0:41:24.719 --> 0:41:27.200
<v Speaker 24>play up there and some some cold weather and some

0:41:27.239 --> 0:41:30.680
<v Speaker 24>wind and crazy conditions, and it's it's something that gets

0:41:30.719 --> 0:41:34.960
<v Speaker 24>me excited, you know. I think having having a challenge

0:41:35.000 --> 0:41:39.280
<v Speaker 24>to go conquer and you know, a skill set to

0:41:39.280 --> 0:41:43.000
<v Speaker 24>to refine and really work on and become an expert

0:41:43.000 --> 0:41:45.719
<v Speaker 24>of kicking in those conditions is something that gets me

0:41:45.840 --> 0:41:50.640
<v Speaker 24>fired up. You know, learning from learning from coaches who

0:41:50.640 --> 0:41:54.120
<v Speaker 24>have been up there for a long time and learned

0:41:54.120 --> 0:41:58.360
<v Speaker 24>how to be successful in the AFC North kicking like that,

0:41:58.360 --> 0:42:01.600
<v Speaker 24>that's something that the sound of gets me pumped up.

0:42:01.600 --> 0:42:04.680
<v Speaker 12>So we're looking forward to it and learning all that.

0:42:06.040 --> 0:42:12.399
<v Speaker 16>Brian Whacker, Hey, Tyler, congratulations. Obviously it's curious who were

0:42:12.640 --> 0:42:17.960
<v Speaker 16>maybe some of your favorite kickers growing up and and

0:42:17.960 --> 0:42:21.160
<v Speaker 16>and knowing, you know, kind of alluding to the question

0:42:21.200 --> 0:42:24.160
<v Speaker 16>about Justin Tucker earlier, is that you know, is that

0:42:25.280 --> 0:42:27.400
<v Speaker 16>something you just have to set aside or how do

0:42:27.440 --> 0:42:30.120
<v Speaker 16>you kind of apartmentalize that?

0:42:30.160 --> 0:42:35.000
<v Speaker 24>I guess, Yeah, So as far as kickers that I

0:42:35.040 --> 0:42:41.840
<v Speaker 24>really looked up to growing up, you know, especially especially

0:42:42.000 --> 0:42:46.680
<v Speaker 24>like getting into college. Nick Folk, uh Beel Arizon a Wildcat.

0:42:47.320 --> 0:42:47.480
<v Speaker 11>Uh.

0:42:47.760 --> 0:42:50.880
<v Speaker 24>You know, obviously Justin Tucker's from from Texas and I

0:42:50.920 --> 0:42:53.919
<v Speaker 24>was I was a long horn fan growing up, so uh,

0:42:54.239 --> 0:42:57.279
<v Speaker 24>you know, there's elements of guys like that who have

0:42:57.400 --> 0:43:01.319
<v Speaker 24>passed success in the league and been regarded as like

0:43:01.360 --> 0:43:03.720
<v Speaker 24>the elite place kickers in the NFL.

0:43:03.760 --> 0:43:05.960
<v Speaker 12>You know, I admire a lot of parts of their games,

0:43:07.640 --> 0:43:08.160
<v Speaker 12>but it's.

0:43:08.000 --> 0:43:10.640
<v Speaker 24>One of those where it's like, hey, I you know

0:43:10.920 --> 0:43:13.480
<v Speaker 24>the I've got I've got things that i can do

0:43:13.640 --> 0:43:16.279
<v Speaker 24>to to learn from them, but I've also got my own,

0:43:16.520 --> 0:43:20.000
<v Speaker 24>my own style and my own kicking and just figuring

0:43:20.040 --> 0:43:24.000
<v Speaker 24>out what's gonna work to be successful in Baltimore and

0:43:24.160 --> 0:43:25.640
<v Speaker 24>it kicks and win games.

0:43:26.440 --> 0:43:26.720
<v Speaker 5>Uh.

0:43:26.880 --> 0:43:30.680
<v Speaker 24>You know what that looks like is, you know, just

0:43:30.719 --> 0:43:34.320
<v Speaker 24>stacking days and learning and taking input and just competing

0:43:34.360 --> 0:43:34.799
<v Speaker 24>every day.

0:43:34.880 --> 0:43:35.600
<v Speaker 12>So that's that's what.

0:43:35.520 --> 0:43:36.000
<v Speaker 5>I'm gonna do.

0:43:36.480 --> 0:43:37.319
<v Speaker 12>That's what I'm ready for.

0:43:38.080 --> 0:43:44.520
<v Speaker 13>Ryan Mink, congratulations, Tyler. You talk about your style of kicking.

0:43:44.640 --> 0:43:48.239
<v Speaker 13>Can you describe what your style is and did you

0:43:48.320 --> 0:43:50.880
<v Speaker 13>feel like you had the biggest leg of any kicker

0:43:50.880 --> 0:43:51.880
<v Speaker 13>in this year's draft.

0:43:54.719 --> 0:43:58.319
<v Speaker 24>I'd say the one thing that I my hat on

0:43:59.040 --> 0:44:04.520
<v Speaker 24>is U loving like being a student of the craft.

0:44:04.960 --> 0:44:08.920
<v Speaker 24>You know, guys in golf and baseball, you have a

0:44:08.960 --> 0:44:11.960
<v Speaker 24>swing coach because we're doing the same thing, trying to

0:44:12.000 --> 0:44:12.640
<v Speaker 24>hit the same.

0:44:12.480 --> 0:44:13.200
<v Speaker 12>Ball every time.

0:44:13.960 --> 0:44:17.479
<v Speaker 24>And so I was super fortunate to have a coach

0:44:17.520 --> 0:44:21.680
<v Speaker 24>here in Texas through Cole's kick and Morgan Laneberry and

0:44:22.600 --> 0:44:25.160
<v Speaker 24>uh from my sophomore years, like, Hey, we're going to

0:44:25.200 --> 0:44:28.719
<v Speaker 24>figure out, we're gonna learn your swing, we're gonna learn

0:44:28.760 --> 0:44:31.319
<v Speaker 24>what works, what keys worked for you, and we're going

0:44:31.400 --> 0:44:31.560
<v Speaker 24>to be.

0:44:31.520 --> 0:44:32.719
<v Speaker 12>As efficient as possible.

0:44:33.520 --> 0:44:37.000
<v Speaker 24>And that's something that that I really enjoy because there

0:44:37.000 --> 0:44:38.719
<v Speaker 24>are days where you don't feel good. There are days

0:44:38.719 --> 0:44:41.520
<v Speaker 24>where you're not in a groove, and if you're not

0:44:41.600 --> 0:44:43.920
<v Speaker 24>feeling it, you know you can always fall back run

0:44:44.000 --> 0:44:46.800
<v Speaker 24>your mechanics to be to be successful, to make kicks,

0:44:48.160 --> 0:44:51.399
<v Speaker 24>and so that that gets me excited knowing that that's

0:44:51.520 --> 0:44:55.080
<v Speaker 24>just something that I enjoy, is the mechanics of the

0:44:55.120 --> 0:44:59.520
<v Speaker 24>game and how kicking works. And as far as life strength, Like, dude,

0:44:59.520 --> 0:45:02.120
<v Speaker 24>there's some rest of legs in this class, I definitely

0:45:02.400 --> 0:45:05.960
<v Speaker 24>would think I'm up there, but man, it was it

0:45:06.000 --> 0:45:07.640
<v Speaker 24>was really fun like competing with those.

0:45:07.440 --> 0:45:10.040
<v Speaker 12>Guys at the combine and just seeing how talented they are.

0:45:09.920 --> 0:45:13.080
<v Speaker 24>And just that that brotherhood is really special, so it

0:45:13.400 --> 0:45:13.759
<v Speaker 24>was fun.

0:45:15.480 --> 0:45:18.960
<v Speaker 3>Jameson Ensley.

0:45:19.640 --> 0:45:22.960
<v Speaker 11>I mean, you know everyone talks about Justin Talker and

0:45:23.000 --> 0:45:26.520
<v Speaker 11>how he's the most accurate kicker in NFL history. How

0:45:26.560 --> 0:45:28.000
<v Speaker 11>much pressure would it be?

0:45:28.360 --> 0:45:30.480
<v Speaker 5>Do you would you feel whether.

0:45:30.280 --> 0:45:33.520
<v Speaker 11>It's competing against him or following in his footsteps. I'm

0:45:33.560 --> 0:45:36.360
<v Speaker 11>just trying to gate how much pressure you would feel

0:45:36.680 --> 0:45:37.760
<v Speaker 11>in that type of situation.

0:45:39.520 --> 0:45:42.280
<v Speaker 24>I think it's I think it's really exciting more than pressure,

0:45:43.800 --> 0:45:46.120
<v Speaker 24>just because it gives me something to shoot for. Right

0:45:46.400 --> 0:45:48.680
<v Speaker 24>There's you know, we always want to be improving, We

0:45:48.760 --> 0:45:53.160
<v Speaker 24>always want to be chasing, chasing perfection and learning how

0:45:53.200 --> 0:45:56.880
<v Speaker 24>to adjust well and make kicks, and you know, getting

0:45:56.920 --> 0:45:58.840
<v Speaker 24>to get him to fall in the footsteps of a

0:45:58.840 --> 0:46:01.960
<v Speaker 24>guy like that has been and so elite and get

0:46:02.000 --> 0:46:03.920
<v Speaker 24>to compete with him and they learn from him like

0:46:04.120 --> 0:46:06.400
<v Speaker 24>that just gets me. That gets me fired up and

0:46:06.440 --> 0:46:10.480
<v Speaker 24>I'm ready to get up there and start start competing

0:46:10.600 --> 0:46:13.800
<v Speaker 24>and final ways to win games, to make kicks.

0:46:14.440 --> 0:46:21.440
<v Speaker 21>Giannahn Tyler, I know this snapping and holding is a

0:46:21.480 --> 0:46:23.640
<v Speaker 21>really big part of what you do. I was wondering

0:46:23.680 --> 0:46:26.720
<v Speaker 21>if you've had a chance to follow the Ravens seven

0:46:26.800 --> 0:46:29.360
<v Speaker 21>hold operational or if it's something that you've talked with

0:46:29.360 --> 0:46:30.240
<v Speaker 21>Grandy Brown about.

0:46:31.160 --> 0:46:34.040
<v Speaker 24>Yeah, we've we've chatted about it a little bit.

0:46:35.239 --> 0:46:36.719
<v Speaker 12>Now, I'm I'm excited.

0:46:36.880 --> 0:46:39.160
<v Speaker 24>I think the operation they got up there is is

0:46:40.160 --> 0:46:40.800
<v Speaker 24>top level.

0:46:41.680 --> 0:46:43.560
<v Speaker 12>You know, those guys care deeply about their.

0:46:43.560 --> 0:46:46.000
<v Speaker 24>Job and they take it, take it seriously, their true

0:46:46.000 --> 0:46:50.920
<v Speaker 24>professionals and just getting the I'm so excited to get

0:46:51.000 --> 0:46:52.759
<v Speaker 24>up there and work with them and start building that

0:46:52.840 --> 0:46:56.880
<v Speaker 24>chemistry and find ways to be finally to be successful

0:46:56.920 --> 0:46:57.800
<v Speaker 24>with them.

0:46:58.400 --> 0:47:00.360
<v Speaker 18>We have time for two more. We'll go to Brian

0:47:00.400 --> 0:47:02.960
<v Speaker 18>Wacker and then close it with Jonah's Shafer.

0:47:05.719 --> 0:47:08.160
<v Speaker 16>Sorry, I'm good, actually, thank you good guess.

0:47:08.040 --> 0:47:10.600
<v Speaker 3>Okay, all right, Jonas close this out please.

0:47:11.160 --> 0:47:12.360
<v Speaker 5>Sure thing um.

0:47:13.719 --> 0:47:17.000
<v Speaker 9>Tell Sorry if I hopped on late, did you already

0:47:17.040 --> 0:47:19.120
<v Speaker 9>have that raven shirt handy or were you just kind

0:47:19.120 --> 0:47:21.080
<v Speaker 9>of heading your bet and had a bunch of shirts?

0:47:21.520 --> 0:47:22.960
<v Speaker 12>No, we were, we were ready with it.

0:47:23.040 --> 0:47:24.680
<v Speaker 5>We were ready with it.

0:47:24.400 --> 0:47:27.880
<v Speaker 12>It was Andy Well order it ordered a couple of

0:47:27.920 --> 0:47:28.399
<v Speaker 12>days ago.

0:47:28.560 --> 0:47:36.440
<v Speaker 1>So yeah, you're listening to the Ravens Press Past podcast.

0:47:36.480 --> 0:47:39.200
<v Speaker 1>Make sure you're subscribe here. Also head over to the

0:47:39.280 --> 0:47:42.440
<v Speaker 1>Ravens Lounge podcast feed. Riyan making I do a full

0:47:42.680 --> 0:47:45.680
<v Speaker 1>breakdown of the draft with everything you need to know

0:47:46.200 --> 0:47:48.120
<v Speaker 1>about these prospects and how they're going to impact the

0:47:48.200 --> 0:47:51.880
<v Speaker 1>Ravens this year. That's it for us, Thanks for listening,

0:47:51.920 --> 0:47:54.080
<v Speaker 1>and we will be back with you again soon