1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: UM definitely a lot of growth, definitely a lot of learning. 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: UM had had a pretty solid rookie year. UM definitely 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: kind of coming in the year, kind of gaining that 4 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: routine and UM kind of finding my footing in this 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: league and yesterday. Last year, I had some adversity and 6 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: a lot of learning, and I'm definitely a well needed 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: UM learning experience definitely, So I felt a lot of growth. 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: I felt a lot of maturity with with mental and 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: off the field and also on the field. So I'm 10 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: definitely excited with with learning all that going into year three. 11 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: What do you expect from Eli and how much confidence 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: do you still have a game? I have the utmost 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: confidence in Eli. I mean, he's he's our leader. UM, 14 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: he's he's our vet and Uh, I mean he's a 15 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: two time champ and so whenever you whenever you bring 16 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: that to the table, no matter what year you're in, 17 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: UM that that's definitely a big asset to the team. 18 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: And UM, he's he's always getting us right. Uh. We're 19 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: like we're going into year two in this offense and 20 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: with a little bit more comfortability and UM being able 21 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: to kind of find some more details and find some 22 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: more ripples in the offense to make us even better. 23 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: So I'm really excited to get back to work with 24 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: him and then go into this year with him as well. Yeah, 25 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: in a month or so ago, when you trade o Gil, 26 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: what was your an issue reaction? You're sitting on what 27 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: the heck are they doing? Or how are you looking at? 28 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: You know, I get asked that a lot, and UM, 29 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: it's like, I'm not a fan of the the other game. 30 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: I'm not on another team, so I can't really really 31 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: be shocked or or surprised this league is. It's crazy. 32 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: It's a crazy business. Um. And at the end of 33 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: the day, I'm still in New York Giants. So I 34 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: was in the middle of my training and the obviously 35 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: it was big news and everybody was talking about it, 36 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: But um, I was focused on on the better on 37 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: myself and then better on my team, and I'm going 38 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: forward with the guys we have. When do you guys resigned? 39 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: Chat last week? What did that say to the locker? Everything? 40 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: Gentleman always talks about everything he does. He sends a 41 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: message to the locker when you resigned shape, Um, I 42 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: think it was it was I think the big thing 43 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: that s brings to this team. Is is a dog 44 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: mentality and that that mentality that we hate to lose um. 45 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: And then that's that's shut on and off the field. UM. 46 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: And so seeing them get that contract and resign with 47 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: us and him finding that security, UM, I was very 48 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: happy for him and and as send a message to 49 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: the locker room, UM, we need more guys like that. 50 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: We need more guys with that mentality to work ethic 51 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: um and and the ability to do whatever we need 52 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: wherever we can on the football field to win. And 53 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: that's that's startling sheep as a young guy yourself. But 54 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: it important to see that after seeing Odal and landing 55 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: two guys who were driving here not here anymore, to 56 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: see them keep one of their own thing, I don't 57 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't really think that deep into it. Um. Like 58 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: I said, we we need we need more guys in 59 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: our locker room like schep um And like I said, 60 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: I was just happy for him and to get that 61 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: deal and uh and too for him to have that 62 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: security with that with for him and his family without Beckham. 63 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: Do you think you have enough weapons offensively? Definitely, UM. 64 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: O'Dell is one of a kind of talent. UM is 65 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: I think he's the best receiver in the league, hands down. 66 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: But we got guys ready to step up, and we 67 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: got guys ready, um that are that are here now 68 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna come in here. Um, they're gonna make this 69 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: team better. So UM, it's definitely ah, it's definitely a 70 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 1: like he said, the message of the locker, um, uh, 71 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: for for guys to prepare and get ready for the 72 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 1: big opportunities that are gonna come at hand with him going. 73 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: Other than becoming more comfortable in the office, where did 74 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: you personally hate to sleep in the game? Um? Just 75 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: like I said, with the learning experience, it's just kind 76 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: of um, slowing my game down, playing more in the control. 77 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: I'm getting more confidence in myself and and find that 78 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: groove and finding that um, find that formula that that 79 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: that that can help me be successful. Um. And so definitely, UM, 80 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: this kind of that that end of that year and 81 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: and the kind of me staying healthy and then me 82 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: kind of turning on and and getting opportunities within the offense. 83 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: So it was definitely a big, big learning curve for me. Uh. Positively, 84 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: while so I'm just excited to get back and work 85 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: with my teammates. Had a great offseason training, UM and 86 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: getting ready to bring everything I've learned into this next year. 87 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: How curious to you about the draft of me and 88 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: the teammates to number one picks? Pretty cool? Yeah. UM, 89 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: it's like I said, I said an interview while um 90 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: our our front office and our coaches, UM, they know 91 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: what they're doing. The rook class that came in here 92 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: last year, we're definitely really mature. We're kind of natural 93 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: leaders and they stepped up to the plate. So I 94 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: know those guys are doing up there, and then they're 95 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: scouting and hanging out with these guys and whoever we 96 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: bring to the team where we're bringing the draft, UM, 97 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: is going to be the guys that belong here and 98 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: is there to be here, and they're gonna help us 99 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: win more games. One of the things that hurt being hurt. 100 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: I mean, is there anything you can do injuries? Um, 101 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: it's it's with that thing. It's a year round thing, 102 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: all season in season, and I'm definitely gonna take a 103 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: bigger approach with just trying to do as most as 104 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: I can take care of my body wise and UM 105 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: and staying more healthier. And that's that's eating better, that's 106 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: sleeping better. UM, that's being more active and in the 107 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: training room and and UM. And it don't even have 108 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: to be hurt, just kind of staying on top of things. 109 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: And then because we we do have a hard workload 110 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: and we run around a lot, and we do get 111 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: nix and banged up a little bit. So it's just 112 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: it's a maturity that I talked about, UM, And it's 113 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: that responsibility and discipline. UM, that's that I've learned and 114 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: I've definitely learned um to to to take hold of 115 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: that and gonna be really really important with that this year.