1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to the NFL Legends Podcast, an NFL podcast for 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: the players, by the players. Here is your host, four 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: team year NFL veteran and Hall of Famer Anius Williams. Hello, 4 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: and welcome again to the podcast. Man, it's been so 5 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: great with quarterback Derek Carr Las Vegas Raiders. That's right, 6 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: I'll say it again, Las Vegas Raiders. We're gonna jump 7 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: right back into it. And it's been outstanding. Listen in, Derek, 8 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: here's a question for you. Have you had any of 9 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: your teammates reach out to us pastor during this time? 10 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: Do you know it's funny as I have and and 11 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: those are the stories, man, I'm sure you've gotten known 12 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: so many times. Man, just getting your playbook, stop reading 13 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: your Bible or all of these kind uh. And it's 14 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 1: the funny thing because it's like, you know, how much 15 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: time I spend my boy telling me like I'm sick, 16 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: you need to chill out right and all that kind 17 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: of stuff. And what's what's been beautiful about this is 18 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: I have I've had people ask questions, I've had deep conversations, 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: I've had meaningful conversations, uh with people about this and 20 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: and obviously without putting people's business out there and stuff 21 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: like that. But um, watching watching God's impact on their 22 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: lives just by me and be able being able to 23 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: answer some questions or go through some experiences that I 24 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: can share and things like that. It's like, Man, I 25 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't trade that for anything. You know, I'm not changing 26 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: who I am for anything. So I definitely haven't been 27 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: It's been really cool. How is football giving you the 28 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: tools to stay flexible in your work? Uh? Well, both 29 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: physically and as a dad. Uh, it's been. You know, 30 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: football has given me just an amazing platform to be right, 31 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: which for me, first and foremost is a man. I 32 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: believe in Christ. I believe that he is the son 33 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: of God, and I believe that that's who I am 34 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: and that's what I stand on. And second, I'm a 35 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: I'm a husband. I'm a dad with three kids, which 36 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: explains the two great hairs in my beard. Already, they're 37 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: going to school and that's stressing me out. Their math 38 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: is starting to get a little tougher too, so I'm 39 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: getting nervous about that also. So but it's just helped me. 40 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: You know, football has been fun for our family, something 41 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: we're all a part of. It's something I'm sure that 42 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have nephews playing in the NFL. And these 43 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: kids that i'm watching, my son's maybe, you know, hopefully 44 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: they're pretty talented too, but just watch them. You're like, 45 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: the football is gonna be in our family, you know. 46 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: But I think the most important thing for our family 47 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: is just realizing that it's it's an amazing job. It's 48 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: an amazing platform, it's an amazing opportunity. It's a it's 49 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: a once in a lifetime, you know, dream job that 50 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people wish they could have. And so 51 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm enjoying it, you know, I'm loving it, 52 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: Whereas it used to stress me out earlier on in 53 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: my career. But i mean, I've the last couple years, man, 54 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: I've just enjoyed it and enjoyed the ride, given it 55 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: everything that I've got. And that's that's how boys great. 56 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: And I always leave it all out there, right, wrong 57 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: or indifferent. I'm gonna give it everything that I have. 58 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: So when I'm done, I can look at my boys 59 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: and say, hey, I wasn't perfect, but I gave it 60 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: all that I had. And as long as I can 61 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: say that to my children, I'll be good with that. 62 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: But football is giving me an amazing tool on a 63 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: platform to where I can stay flexible. Uh, like I said, 64 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: physically and and just in my day day to day 65 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: life with my with with my platform, and with with 66 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: my children and with the community and all types of things. 67 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: It's been it's been really cool. There are people listening 68 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: Derek Legends, players, fans of all faith and non faith. 69 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: Why is it so important for people to reach out 70 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: and get support, whether it be really just a known 71 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: religious during this time. You know, I'm I've always been 72 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: the person that said, I man, I'm just gonna run 73 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: my head through a ball to make it happen. And 74 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: I had a moment and my wife and his life 75 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: where our oldest son when he was born, long story short, 76 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: there were some some problems and he had to be 77 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: rushed and uh, you know an ambulance to the Valley 78 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: Children's Hospital, had three surgeries and we don't we didn't 79 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: know if he was gonna make it and all these 80 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: kind of things right, And is at that moment where 81 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: I realized, it doesn't matter how strong I am in 82 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: the weight room, It doesn't matter how tough I am, 83 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: doesn't matter what lengths I'll go. There's some things that 84 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: are just out of my control. And I should have 85 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: learned that with my Grandpa. Prayed over him so many 86 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: times as great man Pastor, I told you about last time, 87 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: and U and I prayed and prayed and prayed, and 88 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: he didn't make it. And I should have realized, you know, 89 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 1: we're not gonna get everything we asked for it, just 90 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: like my kids don't get every toy they asked for. 91 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: Right That does it changed that I'm still good? You know. 92 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: That doesn't change the fact that that I still need 93 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: help sometimes. And what I've realized in just a couple 94 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 1: of experiences in my life is that you can't do 95 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: it on your own. Life was not made to be 96 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: done alone either, you know. I think when we separate 97 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: ourselves um to that misery or to that sadness for 98 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: the things. You know, misery loves company, and it loves 99 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: to just drag you in there by yourself and hold 100 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: you down. And I think the having strong people in 101 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 1: your corner and strong people that check in with you weekly, 102 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: uh and and grab you by the you know, grab 103 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: you by the tail, pull you up and say hey, 104 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: look here, that's not how we do thing, hey keep 105 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: doing that. Encourage you and things like that. I think 106 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: that life was meant to be done together. And whether 107 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: you have a faith or you don't have a faith, 108 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: I still encourage you. Man, just goes cheek out help 109 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: with anybody you know. Take it from you know, NFL players, 110 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: take it from doctors, take it from day to day 111 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: people that have you know, uh nine to five jobs, 112 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: whoever it is. I mean, everyone needs help and everyone 113 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: needs to do life together with somebody. And I think 114 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 1: for the married people, it starts with your spouse. I 115 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: truly believe that that you guys are made to be 116 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: one and you guys may be encourage the left one 117 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: another and so uh that's why that's why marriage is 118 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: such a beautiful thing. I think that for my wife, 119 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: she is there for me, constantly encouraging me, there for me, 120 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: has my back, has my support, and I'm there for 121 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: her in the same way, and that we can hold 122 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: each other to a certain standard and put each other 123 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: accountable to what each other wants to be in life 124 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: and things like that. I think doing it together is 125 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: what helps us uh dominate some things. And Derek, you 126 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: played a perfect position to speak to needing other people 127 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: because in today's game the NFL, if you have a quarterback, 128 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 1: you have a chance more than ever to be successful. 129 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: So a lot of them will be drafted. But tell us, 130 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: you know, no matter how much they pay the quarterback position, 131 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: you're only as good as your teammates around you. So 132 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: now doing this pandemic, it takes humility, uh, for legends 133 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: or anyone to reach out. So how do you keep 134 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: that what I call even kill perspective? Even though the 135 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: media fans all talk about the quarterback? In reality, you know, 136 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: you're only as good as the people around you. Can 137 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: you speak to that? Oh? Absolutely? Uh? I speak to 138 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: that pretty good for a while, you know, you that 139 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: question is so beautiful because uh, you know, well, everyone 140 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: knows that football is the ultimate team sport. Everybody knows that. Um, yeah, 141 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: we don't talk about it like it is, right. It's 142 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: always his fault or his fault or their fault, or 143 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: backgroups fault or that side. And it's crazy that in 144 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: the ultimate team sport we always try and tear something down. Um. 145 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying that that's what we do and 146 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: saying that that's what some people on the outside looking 147 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: into and it drives me kind of insane. At least 148 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: it used to do. But I finally realized that, man, 149 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: that's just how it's gonna be. And I had to 150 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: learn to, uh not care so much because I'm when 151 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: people please. I try to please everybody. When everyone to 152 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: be happy, Right, there's twenty people in the room, and 153 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: when all twenty people to be happy, uh make sure 154 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: everyone's good. But I've learned that that's that's not possible. 155 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: But what I've also realized, like you said, is it's 156 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: the ultimate team game. Man. I cannot I can't go 157 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: to three Pro Bowls without my offensive line, my receivers. 158 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: I can't go to three Pro Bowls without my my 159 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: coaches dialing like these played that the schematically get people open. 160 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: I can't go through those things, those Pro Bowls without 161 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: my receivers making plays, when running backs picking up plots, 162 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: my defense making stops and giving a short field so 163 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: I can throw another easy, cheap touchdown, right, Like, you 164 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: just can't do those things right. And it's the ultimate 165 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: team sport. And uh, if that doesn't speak to exactly 166 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: what we're talking about right now, is even with this 167 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: virus sitting at home and doing it all trying to 168 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: figure things out or what's your next step or this, 169 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: or that you can't do it, it just won't happen. 170 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: And uh, you've got to be able to, you know, 171 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: grab a group of people that you love, that you trust, 172 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: that you that that you know, Uh I love you enough. 173 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,599 Speaker 1: I'll say this way, I would say, surround yourself with 174 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: people that love you enough to tell you even when 175 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: you're wrong, um, because they love you so much that 176 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: they want the best for you. And uh, if if 177 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: that means, hey, you gotta you're gonna have to get 178 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: off your butt and get off that couch and get 179 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: to work, then you need to listen to those people. 180 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: If it's hey, you probably don't stop doing that. Or 181 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: and people can encourage you and build, you know, speak 182 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: life into you. I think it's so important this time. Well, 183 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: before we close, I want to talk a little bit 184 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: about football and about the Las Vegas Radars. Are you 185 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 1: for a new start in Las Vegas? Derek? Tell me 186 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: about that? Oh, you know what I can't go forward without. Firstly, 187 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: and how thankful I was for the Bay Area and 188 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,839 Speaker 1: to get my family in and we had a lot 189 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: of fun times. They're not goodness a lot of highs, 190 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: a lot of lows, just like football always does us 191 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 1: right and just why live in that roller coaster? But 192 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: staying steady through it. Um it was. It was a 193 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: great time and we love Oakland, had a great time there. 194 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: But let me tell you how I'm excited we are 195 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: here to be in Las Vegas. We moved here, we're here. 196 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: My family is excited everywhere I go that kids, you not. 197 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's because the Bay Area has 198 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: so many professional teams whatnot, but everywhere we go, like 199 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 1: it's like college football all again. Like they know everything 200 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: about your family and your your mom, your dad, your kids, 201 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: and they want to ask about them. They care about 202 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: you as a person. I'm out, I'm not just going 203 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: to you know, the hardware store to install some doorstoppers, 204 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: you know on my doors, and people all all in 205 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: there and just man, there we are so happy you 206 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: are here in your family. Like it's more like that 207 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: they're just happy to our community rather than just the 208 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: football players. And it's been it's literally everywhere we go 209 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: or the door dash, theirs coming to our door like, oh, 210 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: dere Carr, I'm like, yeah, what's up? Man? He's like 211 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, we're a huge man. Welcome to the Vegas. 212 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: It's like it's like this breath of fresh air. It's 213 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: just a new start. And uh, I think it was 214 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: just uh it comes at the right time. Um. You know, obviously, 215 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: whenever you're leaving a place any anytime you're leaving a place, 216 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: it's never it's never pretty, you know, and in all 217 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: of sports it's usually it's usually not pretty, but usually 218 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: it gets it gets back exciting whenever you get to 219 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: the new place and you know, see all the new 220 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: toys and you see the new facility in the new 221 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: stadium and all that kind of stuff. It's it is 222 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: a breath of fresh air and and it's exciting and 223 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: not going. I've heard about all the technology and the 224 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 1: bills and whistles in the stadium. Have you been inside 225 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: of the stadium yet? I have not been in the stadium. 226 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: I went to it and we did a little event 227 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: there and with the owner and things like that. But 228 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: we did go inside the practice facility, you know, our 229 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: training our training facility, and that I walked in there 230 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,559 Speaker 1: and I was like, this is what the NFL is 231 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: supposed to look like. So it was it was nice. 232 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, I'm pretty bump up. And you 233 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: talked about the fans already, just overall the excitement that 234 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: you're seeing in the fans. What's the what's been the 235 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: biggest pleasant surprise for you? Now that you guys are 236 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 1: in Las Vegas. You know, I think the biggest thing 237 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: here is uh everyone. You know, they talked about how 238 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: how well the city received the nights and things like that. 239 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: When you any time, like a kid from Presidel, California 240 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: and growing up in Fresnel, Bakersfield, I lived in Houston. 241 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: The last two places in the world. I was gonna 242 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: pick the lives Oakland and Las Vegas and uh and 243 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: and that's where we went. And we loved Oakland, and 244 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: then we got here to Las Vegas. It's like, oh gosh, 245 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: what's it gonna be. It's really it's really like a 246 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: small big city, you know, like it's everyone knows everyone 247 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: in the community on the outskirt of the strip. Everyone 248 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: you know knows this business or that business, little mom 249 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: and pop shops, all these kind of things, and it's 250 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: it's just this little community that's it honestly reminds me 251 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: of like a little college community that is just so 252 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: excited to support their football team. Um, and it will 253 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: be there no matter what. Greater Nation is great about that. 254 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: But everyone here is just they said. As much as 255 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: we love the hockey team, you know, football it is 256 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: just a different beast and we can't wait for that. 257 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: My family and I on Sunday night, we looked at 258 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: the Last Dance with Michael Jordans said over six million 259 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: people actually saw it. So a lot of legends and 260 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: a lot of players talk about their legacy. What do 261 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: what does Derek Carr want his legacy to be? Oh, 262 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: that's good, I want it. I want people to say 263 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: that he finished, he finished with excellent. Um, you know, 264 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: looking at my career, this will be my seventh year 265 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: and nothing's promised in this league. As we know, you 266 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: never know when's the last snap, You never know when 267 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: is uh you know, when's the last time you go 268 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: put the pads on? All those kind of things. I 269 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,719 Speaker 1: just I just wanted to be as as fun as 270 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: it has been the start. I'm just in the prime 271 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 1: of my career. I feel like I'm I feel like this, 272 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: I feel like this year is like the best I've 273 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: ever felt like with my body and where I'm at 274 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: mentally and things like that, Like I finally got to 275 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: a place where I'm like man, like, yes, there's like 276 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: a little tweaks to make here and this and that, 277 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: but I feel like I can take another step right now, 278 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: and I think that right here, at this time, from 279 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: here on out, I want these to be my best 280 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: years where people say, wow, that man finished well, or 281 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: when when we're not talking about years, I want them 282 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: to say, just my career, Hey, whatever happened, he won 283 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: these people, he didn't win that or whatever. We know 284 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: that he gave it everything that we had in introspective, 285 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: you know, he played hurt, he played with broken bones 286 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: in his back, he played man, he loved his teammates, 287 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: all those kind of things. Just I just want people 288 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: when they when they when kids can look at my 289 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: careerly can say that that's what it's like to be 290 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: a professional. You know that that's how you handle your business. 291 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: And and I perfect note if we all know that 292 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: I'm not perfect, but if I can inspire some kids, 293 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: if I can inspire the next generation, uh to say 294 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: they can look at me and watch my work ethic 295 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: and things like that, I can said he gave it 296 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: all that he had and he finished, He finished well, 297 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: and he did it the right way. I think that 298 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: that would be a success for me. All right there, 299 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: if you give me this answer in less than two minutes. 300 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 1: You're playing for Chucky coach grout. What a one or 301 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 1: two things you as as a quarterback you've learned from 302 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: him already? Oh my goodness. The the different there's a 303 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: different level of preparation. One there's another level that I 304 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: thought I'd prepared my tail off, which I do, and 305 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: I would be very shocked or surprised to watch some 306 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: other guys prepared what we do is in Spain with 307 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: coach Uh. What I watched, how we prepared, the lengths 308 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: we go to get every little inch of knowledge we can. Um, 309 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: I'd say that. And and number two, Uh, I have 310 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: watched a coach that obviously, coming in I didn't know 311 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: him as a coach. I just know him as the 312 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: TV guy and you know, someone that I got to 313 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: know uh in my college years. But what I didn't 314 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: know is how much he loves his players. Um, like 315 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: his players are his family. And a lot of people 316 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: say that, but like this, this dude, I mean it, 317 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: Like our our team, our players are his family, and 318 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: he treats us just like it. He'll tell us when 319 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: we're wrong. Obviously we've all seen those clips, but we 320 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: are definitely family and his love and he he'll tell him. 321 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: He'll tell me he loves me on the phone four times, 322 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: you know, as many times as he'll jump me as 323 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: soon as I you'll make a wrong check or anything 324 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: like that. Right, but but he'll make sure that you 325 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: know how much he cares about you. And it's a 326 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: it's a beautiful thing to watch, Derek. This has been 327 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: an amazing conversation. This is enlighten me and encourage me. 328 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: And we can't wait. I was hoping to be there 329 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: for the draft in Las Vegas. Can't wait to see 330 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: you guys playing your new stadium and see you lead 331 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: the team. Thanks for joining us and thanks for listening 332 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 1: to the best is Jettica. Thank you. This has been 333 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: the NFL Legends podcast. To provide feedback or request a 334 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:39,719 Speaker 1: topic for discussion, email us at NFL Legends at NFL 335 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: dot com.