1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, man, it's tough. UM. You just get in, you 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: get in the middle of the game. Man, you're just 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: not thinking, you know, you're not thinking about the end. UM. 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: You know we played tough today. UM. Obviously the kickoff 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: returns really uncharacteristic of how we played UM this year. 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: Just a I don't know, man, it's it's hard to 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: put in the words. You know, I think the fight 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: of this team, UM. I think going forward as a 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: lot of guys in that locker room, UM that I 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,160 Speaker 1: would play with on any given day. UM. I think 11 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: that the saddest part for me is just, man, watching 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: the growth of that defense from last year to coming 13 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: in this year and you know, some questions about what 14 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: we could do, you know, losing JC and Steph UM 15 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: in the secondary. I look at you know, John Jones, 16 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: and you know last week, Miles playing outside, UM, Marcus 17 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: coming coming in here as a rookie, and Jack and 18 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: Jay Mills. Just the just the fight and that and 19 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: that group of guys UM always undersize each week. UM. 20 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: And then you know, I think just our safety room 21 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: of uh four guys just coming together and finding a 22 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: way to all coexistent and make a good group. UM. 23 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: It felt like we had it going today. And you know, 24 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: I think that was probably that was probably the bone 25 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: crushing thing about today. How part of you with the 26 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: effort and just actually then you went for that. Yeah. 27 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: Me and Jude was a Jude I was on the 28 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: bottom fighting for it. Um. You know, it's just that 29 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: type of the type of time in the season where 30 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: you just gotta fight. Um. You know it didn't hit 31 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,279 Speaker 1: me until you know, sitting there and they're taking a knee, 32 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: Um of just the emotions that everything that comes in Uh, 33 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: and you go through through a season, um and not 34 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: knowing your future. Um. You know, I just said to 35 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: myself today to just go out there and give him 36 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: my all and see where that got me. So always 37 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: proud of, you know, my effort to go out there. 38 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: And I never take for granted what it means to 39 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: stand in front of other men and leading, um, and 40 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: other guys look to you. And you know I always thought, 41 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: you know, my rookie year, Lee Batten was here, and 42 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: Lee Botten said to me, he said, I really don't 43 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: care what you know other people thinking me. I've always 44 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: wanted to play this game to get the respect of 45 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: my teammates and respect of my opponents when I play 46 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: against him, and I think about my career and you know, 47 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: him telling me that as a rookie meant a lot. Um, 48 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: And I based my career on that of playing against 49 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: guys and guys understanding you know, me playing the game 50 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: the right way. Um, trying to be a team player, 51 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: trying to be a guy that can play anywhere on 52 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: the field every snap. And most importantly, you know, for 53 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: other guys in the locker room, look at me as 54 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: a mentor. Um. And you guys just heard slate. Man. 55 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,119 Speaker 1: What he's meant to me is not just a teammate, 56 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: but h someone to look to, someone to kind of 57 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: old my life as I grew and got married and 58 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 1: had kids. Um, just always look, you know, look down 59 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: the locker room and always know that he was there. Um, 60 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to we're gonna have to always keep 61 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: in touch and face time and stuff. But um, you 62 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: just start to as you get older, you think about 63 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: all those things each year, Um, not knowing if it'll 64 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: be the same together again next year. What's good? Yeah, 65 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: I mean I think it's it's a little bit of both. Man. 66 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: Like he's thirty seven, I'm thirty five. UM, you can't 67 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: play this game forever. There's there's a big unknown. UM 68 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: with all of that him you know, even what we decide, 69 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: or you know, even what other people decide if you know, 70 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: if they if you still are able to play somewhere 71 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: and figure that out. But UM, I just always think of, 72 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: you know, being in these moments. You don't want to 73 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: walk away and not be able, UM to speak about 74 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: what people have meant to you in your life. And UM, 75 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: you know Matt's been He's just been phenomenal. Uh for me. UM. 76 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: My wife would say the same thing about Shazai. Uh. 77 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: So it's just been It's been a heck of a year. 78 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: We felt short um today UM, and I would say 79 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: throughout the season of you know, just the things that 80 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: you hate, looking at the season, look back and just saying, man, 81 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: if we just did a few things, this could have 82 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: been totally different. UM. But proud to be part of 83 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: this team this year. UM. That's a good question. UM. 84 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: Never been in this position like that. UM. I think 85 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: just figuring out of what what UM, what makes me happy? 86 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: What God has playing in my life going forward? UM. 87 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: Obviously I still enjoyed playing the game of football. UM, 88 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: But Like I said before, you can't do it forever. 89 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: I think my wife, my kids, just deciding on what's 90 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: best overall for not just me but the whole family unit, 91 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: you know, and just figuring out, you know, what it's 92 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: going to be. I wish I could give you a 93 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: better answer right now, but I don't know. I'm gonna 94 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: enjoy I'm gonna enjoy this playing ride back with the guys, 95 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: m and just again, like I said, Church, each moment, 96 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: not knowing what's ahead, appreciate it.