WEBVTT - Denzel Perryman, Davis Mills join the show | Texans All Access 0:00:00.240 --> 0:00:01.240 What's up, everybody. 0:00:01.240 --> 0:00:04.880 Welcome into a Monday edition of Texans All Access. 0:00:05.080 --> 0:00:07.440 Yeah boy, going solo all week. 0:00:07.520 --> 0:00:11.400 John Harrison Football Analysts sideline reporter as Mark gets some 0:00:11.680 --> 0:00:13.000 R and R this week. 0:00:13.080 --> 0:00:16.400 Yeah, we got plenty for you throughout the week. 0:00:16.480 --> 0:00:18.840 We've got all these players interviews that we had media days, 0:00:18.880 --> 0:00:21.480 so we're gonna hear a few of those today and 0:00:21.520 --> 0:00:24.239 we're gonna add in and where are they now? With 0:00:24.480 --> 0:00:27.200 Anthony Hill, I thought when the Hill was coming out 0:00:27.200 --> 0:00:30.160 of an Cy State, I was before you I even 0:00:30.200 --> 0:00:31.320 knew he's coming to Texans. 0:00:31.480 --> 0:00:32.800 I was like, that dude can play. 0:00:32.840 --> 0:00:35.720 And then the injuries as they have at the tight 0:00:35.800 --> 0:00:40.040 end position have left their mark for a lot of 0:00:40.080 --> 0:00:42.839 tight ends. But Anthony Hill, as aware are they now, 0:00:43.040 --> 0:00:46.720 was exceptional and we'll have him with Drew Dory a 0:00:46.720 --> 0:00:49.840 little later in the show. Plus we've got Davis Mills tonight. 0:00:49.880 --> 0:00:52.400 It's fun to catch up with Davis. I actually was 0:00:52.440 --> 0:00:53.920 out for dinner the other night with my wife and 0:00:54.040 --> 0:00:57.200 kids and just sitting there and look over, I'm like, Hey, 0:00:57.640 --> 0:01:00.600 that's Davis, same place I was, So I guess I 0:01:00.680 --> 0:01:02.400 must be hanging out with some pretty good places to 0:01:02.440 --> 0:01:05.160 have the same place as Davis Mills. 0:01:05.200 --> 0:01:06.040 That was kind of fun. 0:01:06.200 --> 0:01:07.880 But Davis will be by in a little bit with 0:01:08.000 --> 0:01:10.160 a good time talking to him about how the quarterback 0:01:10.240 --> 0:01:12.600 room has changed, what he's looking forward to do in 0:01:12.680 --> 0:01:15.760 twenty twenty three. Thinks he's learned in the two years 0:01:15.760 --> 0:01:19.760 he's been in this city and what has he been 0:01:19.840 --> 0:01:23.479 learning from Bobby Slowck and this Texans offense. I don't 0:01:23.480 --> 0:01:24.800 even want to refer to it as the forty nine 0:01:24.880 --> 0:01:27.039 ers offense anymore. It's a Texans offense. It's a Bobby 0:01:27.040 --> 0:01:31.480 Slowic run offense with elements, of course from the forty 0:01:31.560 --> 0:01:33.560 nine ers, but hopefully coach Slowank's gonna make it his 0:01:33.600 --> 0:01:36.480 own and Davis mill speaks to that as well. But 0:01:36.520 --> 0:01:39.080 we're gonna kick off the show with the guy that 0:01:39.160 --> 0:01:43.039 when he signed with the Texans, I was thrilled with 0:01:43.240 --> 0:01:45.800 the caveat that's come with a lot of these free agents, 0:01:46.680 --> 0:01:52.320 and that is if he's healthy. If he's healthy, Denzel 0:01:52.360 --> 0:01:57.520 Perriman can be an absolute baller. He can run sideline 0:01:57.520 --> 0:02:04.360 to sideline, make plays. His speed is it's wow. I 0:02:04.360 --> 0:02:07.880 did a Tellstrader of it's only one play, but it's 0:02:07.960 --> 0:02:09.960 just it's showing you that speed I can't. 0:02:10.000 --> 0:02:11.040 I think it was the Broncos. 0:02:11.600 --> 0:02:15.040 It was a zone play he ran, he ran through 0:02:15.080 --> 0:02:18.040 on a backside and tackled it for a loss before 0:02:18.040 --> 0:02:18.639 the play. 0:02:18.400 --> 0:02:20.960 Even had any chance of developing. I mean, it was incredible. 0:02:21.560 --> 0:02:24.280 And that's what you're gonna get with Denzel Perryman if 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:27.240 he's healthy. And when he is healthy, I think this 0:02:27.320 --> 0:02:31.560 linebacking corps can be deep. I think can be very talented. 0:02:31.960 --> 0:02:34.480 You bring in Denzel perim You adam to Christian Kirks, 0:02:34.560 --> 0:02:37.639 he was already here. You adam to Christian Harris, who 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:39.840 I think has got an opportunity to be one of 0:02:39.840 --> 0:02:42.519 the most important Texans on this team. You adam to 0:02:42.600 --> 0:02:44.480 Jake Hansen, who he had on I think a couple 0:02:44.480 --> 0:02:45.000 of nights ago. 0:02:45.960 --> 0:02:47.959 Jake I thought had a great end of the season. 0:02:48.520 --> 0:02:49.280 In twenty twenty two. 0:02:49.639 --> 0:02:53.240 You bring back Neville Hewitt, You signed Corey Littleton, but 0:02:53.240 --> 0:02:55.480 then you signed Denzel Perriman and he could be the 0:02:55.560 --> 0:02:58.440 game changer on this run defensive run defense that has 0:02:58.480 --> 0:03:00.600 been Let's be honest, it's been off for the last 0:03:00.600 --> 0:03:02.639 couple of years, and that's got a change and Denzel 0:03:02.680 --> 0:03:07.400 Perramid's gonna do everything possible to make that better. And 0:03:07.400 --> 0:03:09.880 he started by coming in studio with Mark and I 0:03:09.960 --> 0:03:14.520 and discussing well, coming to Houston, his background, staying healthy. 0:03:15.160 --> 0:03:16.639 He was a really fun guy to talk to you, 0:03:16.680 --> 0:03:18.400 and of course, you know, we had to talk about 0:03:18.440 --> 0:03:22.000 the you from the fact that Mark's well, he's a 0:03:22.080 --> 0:03:24.359 hurricane and Denzel's arct kind of fell left out a 0:03:24.400 --> 0:03:24.799 little bit. 0:03:24.960 --> 0:03:28.440 But well you'll hear what happens here with Denzel Paraman. 0:03:28.240 --> 0:03:31.280 Denzel Peramid joining us in the hun Day Texans Radio studio. 0:03:31.400 --> 0:03:32.679 Welcome to Houston. 0:03:32.760 --> 0:03:33.639 How's it going, man? 0:03:33.919 --> 0:03:36.440 Thank you for having me, and it's going. It's going 0:03:36.440 --> 0:03:36.840 great man. 0:03:36.920 --> 0:03:40.000 Than all right, So, how's the adjustment been to being 0:03:40.040 --> 0:03:43.280 part of this organization? You're here and we're really happy 0:03:43.280 --> 0:03:46.480 to have you here, being around Tomko, being around Matt Burke, 0:03:46.640 --> 0:03:47.720 the entire staff. 0:03:47.800 --> 0:03:48.720 What's it been like for you? 0:03:48.840 --> 0:03:51.720 I'm an adjustment has been been quite an adjustment. I 0:03:51.720 --> 0:03:54.920 would say the weather to start with, It's been a 0:03:54.920 --> 0:03:57.960 minute since I've been you know, in this humidity. Yeah, 0:03:58.000 --> 0:04:00.000 I can't say that, but you know, just the energy, 0:04:00.280 --> 0:04:03.040 you know, being around the guys. Coach Demco I tell 0:04:03.120 --> 0:04:04.280 him all the time, you know, I feel like, you know, 0:04:04.320 --> 0:04:05.200 he still wants to play. 0:04:05.240 --> 0:04:06.000 You know, that's how much the. 0:04:05.960 --> 0:04:07.720 Energy you know, he cares, you know, around and you 0:04:07.760 --> 0:04:09.160 know everybody just feeds off of it. 0:04:09.600 --> 0:04:11.840 Denzil, I'm sure there are a lot of reasons for everything, 0:04:12.720 --> 0:04:14.640 but what was kind of the main couple of reasons 0:04:14.640 --> 0:04:16.520 for you to pick Houston to come here to play 0:04:16.520 --> 0:04:17.160 for the Texans? 0:04:17.160 --> 0:04:19.040 Well, honestly, it is because you know, they were one 0:04:19.080 --> 0:04:21.080 of the teams that, you know, really to give me 0:04:21.080 --> 0:04:23.760 an opportunity, you know, me coming off my shoulder surgery. 0:04:24.040 --> 0:04:25.240 They were, you know, one of the teams that was, 0:04:25.279 --> 0:04:27.000 you know, real adamant about you know, getting me on 0:04:27.080 --> 0:04:29.159 and you know, uh, you know, actually give me a deal. 0:04:29.200 --> 0:04:30.520 So so did it? 0:04:31.000 --> 0:04:32.760 I know a lot of people sometimes well they love me, 0:04:32.800 --> 0:04:35.360 I'm gonna love them. Maybe it wasn't quite like that, 0:04:35.400 --> 0:04:37.839 But just the fact that they looked at you and said, 0:04:38.120 --> 0:04:39.280 we know you can still play. 0:04:39.040 --> 0:04:40.839 We believe in you. How much did that matter to 0:04:40.920 --> 0:04:42.440 you and the whole decision making process. 0:04:42.480 --> 0:04:44.800 I mean, I think for any human I would say, 0:04:45.200 --> 0:04:46.800 you know, this is bigger than football, you know, just 0:04:46.839 --> 0:04:48.920 somebody believing in you in general. H You know that 0:04:48.920 --> 0:04:50.560 that that was a big step and you know I 0:04:50.640 --> 0:04:52.360 took it as you know, bigger than football. You know, 0:04:52.520 --> 0:04:53.880 you know what I've been through. You know, he just 0:04:53.880 --> 0:04:55.320 turned on the film. You know, they see what I 0:04:55.360 --> 0:04:57.560 can do, and you know that's my approach to it. 0:04:58.080 --> 0:05:00.000 Do you feel back to the weather here for a moment, 0:05:00.120 --> 0:05:02.200 Not that this is the most important topic in the world, 0:05:02.279 --> 0:05:06.559 but being down in Miami and you played high school 0:05:06.600 --> 0:05:07.719 ball in Miami as well. 0:05:08.320 --> 0:05:09.719 What's the difference so far? 0:05:09.800 --> 0:05:12.080 Now we haven't hit the really big stuff yet, although 0:05:12.080 --> 0:05:14.479 it's getting there. What do you think the difference is 0:05:14.520 --> 0:05:17.719 so far between South Florida humidity and this. 0:05:18.839 --> 0:05:22.320 I would say probably just a mindset. Is probably just 0:05:22.360 --> 0:05:24.520 a mindset. I mean, I'm pretty sure you know, Houston 0:05:24.560 --> 0:05:26.760 have a lot of different attractions, but you know South Florida, 0:05:26.839 --> 0:05:28.400 you know you can just stop whatever you're doing is 0:05:28.520 --> 0:05:30.120 just go to the beach or you know, you can 0:05:30.160 --> 0:05:33.520 get distracted real quick down there. But I say, it's 0:05:33.560 --> 0:05:34.880 just the mindset with when it comes. 0:05:34.720 --> 0:05:38.960 To but I'm at the heat specifically, I don't know, man, 0:05:38.960 --> 0:05:41.000 they're kind of the same to me, they're kind of 0:05:41.000 --> 0:05:41.320 the same. 0:05:41.480 --> 0:05:43.280 Like I said, it's been from Florida, been for Miami. 0:05:44.600 --> 0:05:46.800 I don't know. Man, hell is hell wherever you are. Man, 0:05:46.839 --> 0:05:48.599 when it's hot like this, that's what it feels like. 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:52.400 A breeze in Miami over here every now and there 0:05:53.160 --> 0:05:54.479 and then every now and again. 0:05:54.560 --> 0:05:57.760 Then Zel, For for people that haven't seen you play, market, 0:05:57.800 --> 0:06:00.240 I've seen you play a lot over the years we've 0:06:00.240 --> 0:06:01.320 been there seeing. 0:06:01.120 --> 0:06:01.960 You live play. 0:06:03.080 --> 0:06:05.000 What are the Texans getting a dense hel peram and 0:06:05.279 --> 0:06:08.239 what can a fan look forward to in watching you play? 0:06:08.320 --> 0:06:10.440 Well, the fans are going to get a very physical player. 0:06:10.560 --> 0:06:11.320 I can't say that. 0:06:11.400 --> 0:06:14.039 I mean just that's just the nature I've been then 0:06:14.080 --> 0:06:15.599 and uh, you know, I know I have a history 0:06:15.600 --> 0:06:17.440 of injury, is just because of you know, the way 0:06:17.440 --> 0:06:17.839 I play. 0:06:18.920 --> 0:06:21.440 But they're going to get a leader, you know. 0:06:21.440 --> 0:06:23.880 I try to lead, you know, vocally, but more you know, 0:06:23.960 --> 0:06:26.600 by an example than anything. They're going to get a 0:06:26.600 --> 0:06:27.760 guy that's going to give it their all, you know, 0:06:27.760 --> 0:06:30.320 every Sunday. And you know I'm really going to be 0:06:30.360 --> 0:06:31.280 available every Sunday. 0:06:31.400 --> 0:06:33.280 You've been in the league for a while, Denzel, How 0:06:33.320 --> 0:06:35.159 have you changed the way you take care of yourself? 0:06:35.200 --> 0:06:37.600 Your body, nutrition and all of that has that evolved 0:06:37.640 --> 0:06:38.159 over time? 0:06:38.279 --> 0:06:38.400 Oh? 0:06:38.440 --> 0:06:38.600 Yeah? 0:06:38.600 --> 0:06:41.839 It was a blessed year. Nine for me, so I 0:06:42.000 --> 0:06:43.640 was Yeah. I would say over the years, I had 0:06:43.680 --> 0:06:46.640 to change up my diet. You know what I put 0:06:46.640 --> 0:06:50.120 in my body, you know, the rest, the massages, stretching, 0:06:50.279 --> 0:06:52.680 all that good stuff like that literally plays a role. 0:06:52.760 --> 0:06:57.240 I went from two fifty to now down like two 0:06:57.240 --> 0:07:00.880 twenty five to twenty whoa wow, you were playing at 0:07:00.920 --> 0:07:01.480 two fifty. 0:07:01.520 --> 0:07:01.880 Yeahah. 0:07:01.880 --> 0:07:03.640 When I first got in the league, I was two fifty. 0:07:03.760 --> 0:07:05.880 Now I'm like good to twenty five? 0:07:05.960 --> 0:07:06.839 Did you have to change that? 0:07:06.960 --> 0:07:08.760 Not only because of injury, but because of the way 0:07:08.839 --> 0:07:11.440 linebackers are playing these days? 0:07:11.840 --> 0:07:15.320 Both of those play the role, I would say more so, 0:07:15.720 --> 0:07:18.600 like with myself, I felt like a lot of injuries 0:07:18.640 --> 0:07:20.840 that I did have, you know, like soft tissue injuries, 0:07:20.920 --> 0:07:23.080 a little small things, and I know my weight. 0:07:22.880 --> 0:07:25.240 Did play you know, roll in that Denzil. 0:07:25.280 --> 0:07:29.240 I know when we've talked to players that have been seasoned, 0:07:29.360 --> 0:07:32.200 they've been around a little bit. Sometimes when I ask 0:07:32.240 --> 0:07:33.560 me this question, they kind of look at me and like, 0:07:33.680 --> 0:07:36.600 you know, I got to do my thing. But do 0:07:36.640 --> 0:07:39.560 you have any kind of poll or feel for being 0:07:39.640 --> 0:07:40.800 kind of a mentor to guys? 0:07:40.840 --> 0:07:42.160 I mean, you got a lot of young dudes in 0:07:42.160 --> 0:07:44.360 that linebacker room. I mean some guys. I mean obviously 0:07:44.400 --> 0:07:45.960 got rookies in there. You've got dudes that have been 0:07:45.960 --> 0:07:46.760 there for a couple of years. 0:07:46.800 --> 0:07:48.880 I mean, there's not a lot of experience in that 0:07:48.960 --> 0:07:52.280 linebacker room outside of you, Christian Kirksey, et cetera. I 0:07:52.320 --> 0:07:54.360 don't want to say that you feel compelled to help 0:07:54.400 --> 0:07:57.880 those guys, but do you feel there's some responsibility in 0:07:57.960 --> 0:08:01.320 some sense to share your knowledge of the game with 0:08:01.360 --> 0:08:03.280 those young guys so they can then pass it on 0:08:03.320 --> 0:08:04.760 to the next guy after that You kind of look 0:08:04.760 --> 0:08:06.280 at that and look at leadership that way. 0:08:06.440 --> 0:08:06.880 Of course. 0:08:07.000 --> 0:08:10.480 Of course, I can say with this style of defense, 0:08:10.560 --> 0:08:12.840 the game that we're playing. Out of the nine years 0:08:12.880 --> 0:08:16.200 I played seven in this game, Okay, So I think 0:08:16.240 --> 0:08:17.760 it's just in my nature, you know, to want to 0:08:17.760 --> 0:08:19.440 help out the younger guys like I know when I 0:08:19.480 --> 0:08:21.880 was younger guys, you know, looking towards the older guys 0:08:21.960 --> 0:08:25.440 know to help me out, and they did. So I 0:08:25.440 --> 0:08:26.880 don't feel like, you know, I don't have that. I 0:08:26.880 --> 0:08:28.880 got to do my thing, you not help the next 0:08:28.880 --> 0:08:29.160 guy out. 0:08:29.160 --> 0:08:29.800 At the end of the day. 0:08:29.840 --> 0:08:31.200 You know, we're all here on the same team. We're 0:08:31.200 --> 0:08:33.280 all you know, compete for the same thing with all 0:08:33.280 --> 0:08:36.440 the families. So I feel like when I'm helping out 0:08:36.440 --> 0:08:38.160 the next guy, I'm you know, kind of you know, 0:08:39.679 --> 0:08:42.840 I'm reteaching myself also and you know, just refreshing my brain. 0:08:42.920 --> 0:08:45.520 So you know, it's all just a learning curve. Like 0:08:45.520 --> 0:08:46.840 I said, I've been in the system for a while 0:08:46.840 --> 0:08:48.320 and I'm still you know, learning new things. 0:08:48.320 --> 0:08:51.720 Also, Denzel, you went to Coral Gables High School? Yes, 0:08:51.920 --> 0:08:56.160 Frank or he went there a long time ago. Yeah, 0:08:56.440 --> 0:08:58.520 but do you how well do you know him? 0:08:58.520 --> 0:09:00.000 He's from the U two. I mean, I know it's 0:09:00.080 --> 0:09:00.880 big fraternity. 0:09:01.040 --> 0:09:04.400 So he played forever in this league, which was so 0:09:04.480 --> 0:09:07.640 impressive to me. How he was the last one from 0:09:07.679 --> 0:09:10.520 that one team to make it as long as he. 0:09:10.480 --> 0:09:12.320 Did, got just so funny story. 0:09:12.720 --> 0:09:14.920 Frank Gore played with my older brother in the high school, 0:09:15.480 --> 0:09:18.000 and I played with Frank girl's younger cousin growing up 0:09:18.000 --> 0:09:20.839 football wise, so kind of grew up in the same neighborhood. 0:09:20.920 --> 0:09:23.600 And I remember when I was coming out, you know, 0:09:23.760 --> 0:09:25.719 for you know the pros, uh, you know, to come 0:09:25.720 --> 0:09:27.800 by and train all that good stuff. Frank would also 0:09:27.840 --> 0:09:30.560 train at University of Miami. And we will also compete, 0:09:30.600 --> 0:09:32.640 you know in that uh you know, in that little 0:09:32.640 --> 0:09:36.040 phase and you know, just playing against him was I 0:09:36.080 --> 0:09:38.800 would say it was a star gaze of the moment 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:40.520 for me because I remember watching him in high school, 0:09:40.520 --> 0:09:42.280 you know, playing with my older brother, you know, just 0:09:42.320 --> 0:09:44.360 like now I'm playing against you, you know in the you know, 0:09:44.400 --> 0:09:48.839 in the big time, in the big league. So man, yeah, 0:09:48.880 --> 0:09:51.240 like you said, man, he played, he played a while 0:09:51.520 --> 0:09:53.880 and uh just like his worth ethic and you know, 0:09:54.120 --> 0:09:56.040 his his mindset, you know, attacking the game. 0:09:56.480 --> 0:09:58.119 It's one to follow the bands. 0:09:57.880 --> 0:10:00.080 With you, all right, Benjiel I've been around Mark for 0:10:00.080 --> 0:10:03.160 almost ten years now and he's not been able to 0:10:03.200 --> 0:10:05.480 explain this to me. So maybe you can. I hear 0:10:05.520 --> 0:10:07.400 this all the time, and we've heard this all the time. 0:10:07.679 --> 0:10:13.199 It's a Canes thing. You wouldn't understand. Help me understand. 0:10:13.600 --> 0:10:15.560 What is it about the you? What is it about 0:10:15.600 --> 0:10:16.760 the University of Miami. 0:10:16.960 --> 0:10:20.360 It's it's really it's really a Cane's thing, man, I know, 0:10:20.520 --> 0:10:23.320 like I know it sounds so cliche, but it's really 0:10:23.320 --> 0:10:25.040 like a cane thing. Like you have to you know, 0:10:25.559 --> 0:10:28.160 be you know in those meeting rooms, you have to 0:10:28.160 --> 0:10:28.880 be in the locker room. 0:10:28.920 --> 0:10:29.280 You have to. 0:10:29.440 --> 0:10:32.000 You know, he's not there anymore, but you had to 0:10:32.000 --> 0:10:33.880 deal with coach sways. You had to go on Green 0:10:33.960 --> 0:10:36.240 Tree like you know, it's really like a cane's thing. 0:10:36.400 --> 0:10:39.080 And I would say, you know, for me when I 0:10:39.160 --> 0:10:41.199 was there, you know, it was just you know, continue 0:10:41.200 --> 0:10:43.280 that legacy. You know that those guys you know, building 0:10:43.840 --> 0:10:46.400 laid the platform down for great explanation. 0:10:46.600 --> 0:10:47.880 Denzelt ex a love for joining us. 0:10:49.040 --> 0:10:51.640 Thank you, man. I gotta say I got that. I 0:10:51.640 --> 0:10:54.600 got the handshake thing down. Man. It's good emphasis at 0:10:54.600 --> 0:10:55.320 the end to let you know. 0:10:55.320 --> 0:10:57.840 The interviews over so I give those guys a good 0:10:58.080 --> 0:11:00.360 handshaking bro hug before they leave. It was good catching 0:11:00.440 --> 0:11:05.320 up with Denzel Perriman didn't go through OTA's you know, 0:11:05.400 --> 0:11:08.000 still rehabbing and getting himself ready. Knows he's gonna be 0:11:08.000 --> 0:11:09.679 ready for spring training. But man, you talk about a 0:11:09.720 --> 0:11:12.920 guy in shape and ready to roll, Denzel Perriman is 0:11:13.280 --> 0:11:16.480 that guy. And as he walked into studio, I was like, 0:11:16.600 --> 0:11:18.880 do you go to Northwestern? And he was like no, No, 0:11:18.880 --> 0:11:21.320 and Miami Northwestern High school. 0:11:21.480 --> 0:11:24.800 Man. Those Miami guys very provincial about their high schools. 0:11:24.840 --> 0:11:26.680 I should have known him better than to have screwed 0:11:26.679 --> 0:11:27.160 that one up. 0:11:27.160 --> 0:11:29.920 I should know he didn't go to Northwestern, But either way, 0:11:30.120 --> 0:11:32.920 it was great to have Denzel Perryman in with us 0:11:33.320 --> 0:11:39.200 to kick off this show. Next the aforementioned Davis Mills. Yeah, 0:11:39.240 --> 0:11:41.680 we had a great time talking with Davis and Mark 0:11:41.679 --> 0:11:43.840 and I will meet with him next right here when 0:11:43.840 --> 0:11:47.200 Texans All Access. Welcome back to this Monday initiative Texans 0:11:47.280 --> 0:11:51.280 All Access from the Hyundai Texans Radio studio. 0:11:51.440 --> 0:11:52.440 I am John Harris. 0:11:52.240 --> 0:11:55.599 Football On All a sideline reporter, and I'm kind of 0:11:55.640 --> 0:11:58.320 flying solo this week, but because we had so many 0:11:58.360 --> 0:12:02.200 interviews with his players during media days at the beginning 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:04.560 of last week, actually a week ago, on this day, 0:12:04.640 --> 0:12:07.280 we just they were in and out. 0:12:07.600 --> 0:12:07.760 Hi. 0:12:07.800 --> 0:12:10.679 I'm Kendall Sheffield. Hi, I'm Davis Mills. Hi, I'm Denzel Perrman. 0:12:10.760 --> 0:12:13.800 I mean, they were just just going back and forth. 0:12:13.800 --> 0:12:14.280 It was great. 0:12:14.679 --> 0:12:17.200 It was great because, well, you know, you get to 0:12:17.240 --> 0:12:19.120 the desert and you got to have good things to 0:12:19.160 --> 0:12:22.160 talk about, and it's good to talk about these players 0:12:22.280 --> 0:12:24.920 with these players, and one of those is Davis Mills. 0:12:24.960 --> 0:12:25.680 We met with him. 0:12:25.520 --> 0:12:28.680 Obviously for the last three years, the last couple of years, 0:12:28.679 --> 0:12:30.920 in particular last year a tough one. He ended twenty 0:12:30.960 --> 0:12:33.560 twenty one, we know very well twenty twenty two didn't 0:12:33.600 --> 0:12:37.280 go the way that Davis probably wanted. There were some 0:12:37.679 --> 0:12:39.760 throws I'm sure he probably wanted to have back and 0:12:40.400 --> 0:12:42.880 you know, just got his feet wet all year long. 0:12:43.360 --> 0:12:45.400 But the drafting of c J. Stroud, I think a 0:12:45.400 --> 0:12:47.000 lot of people look at c J. Strott to think, Wow, 0:12:47.000 --> 0:12:48.520 he's gonna be the starter. So what's the role of 0:12:48.559 --> 0:12:50.640 Davis Mills. I mean, John McClain has talked about I'm 0:12:50.640 --> 0:12:51.160 being traded. 0:12:51.440 --> 0:12:51.719 I don't know. 0:12:51.800 --> 0:12:53.880 I still think there's some good football and Davis Mills, 0:12:54.280 --> 0:12:56.280 and I think this offense will. 0:12:56.040 --> 0:12:59.760 Help him going forward. I still think there's something there 0:13:00.120 --> 0:13:00.520 for sure. 0:13:00.679 --> 0:13:03.160 And we talked about a lot of those things with 0:13:03.240 --> 0:13:05.200 the man himself, Davis Mills. 0:13:05.200 --> 0:13:07.319 Who's Mark, Me and Davis right now. 0:13:07.679 --> 0:13:10.400 Davis Mills joining us in a hunday Texans radio studio. 0:13:10.480 --> 0:13:12.240 Davis, thanks to lot for being with us. How's it going, 0:13:12.720 --> 0:13:13.439 It's going great. 0:13:13.720 --> 0:13:14.920 Thanks for having me all. 0:13:14.880 --> 0:13:18.080 Right, good to have you. So, how's the off season 0:13:18.080 --> 0:13:20.800 going for you so far? It's a new system, you know, 0:13:20.880 --> 0:13:23.400 here you are again, it's your third one, right as 0:13:23.400 --> 0:13:25.120 a pro third one. 0:13:25.160 --> 0:13:27.480 Now I feel like the off season that was flown 0:13:27.520 --> 0:13:29.920 by faster and faster every year i've been in it. 0:13:30.920 --> 0:13:33.640 Like you said, completely new system, new staff, new guys 0:13:33.640 --> 0:13:36.880 in the room. It's been exciting getting to know everybody 0:13:37.240 --> 0:13:40.440 picking up the new system. A lot of proven success 0:13:40.520 --> 0:13:43.800 across the league running this scheme, so I'm excited. I've 0:13:43.800 --> 0:13:46.280 already learned a lot and I'm looking forward to continue 0:13:46.320 --> 0:13:47.240 making those next steps. 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:48.840 Dave's one of the things that Mark and I have 0:13:48.880 --> 0:13:53.040 talked about. People think voluntary OTAs, you know, conditioning all 0:13:53.040 --> 0:13:55.320 that stuff. It's voluntary two days and mini camp, et cetera. 0:13:56.040 --> 0:13:59.560 But because there's so little time before the first preseason game, 0:14:00.280 --> 0:14:03.320 we've started thinking that, Man, the's OT's are hugely important. Man, 0:14:03.360 --> 0:14:05.679 getting all this stuff down, all the verbiage, all the 0:14:05.679 --> 0:14:08.719 things that are different. There might be some elements that 0:14:08.720 --> 0:14:10.560 are the same from previous offense you've been in. But 0:14:10.559 --> 0:14:12.680 how important has that part been to try and get 0:14:12.720 --> 0:14:15.559 all that language and verbiage down before you come back 0:14:15.600 --> 0:14:17.640 for training camp Because you got hit it running ether 0:14:18.000 --> 0:14:20.480 ten twelve days before we play New England? How important 0:14:20.480 --> 0:14:22.320 have these weeks been in the otaste to get all 0:14:22.320 --> 0:14:22.760 that down. 0:14:23.120 --> 0:14:26.520 Oh, I mean extremely important. I think we've already installed 0:14:26.520 --> 0:14:28.560 pretty much the whole offense. Obviously there's a couple of 0:14:28.600 --> 0:14:32.840 situational situational things that haven't gone in yet, but we'll 0:14:33.120 --> 0:14:36.280 go in towards training camp. But I mean if you 0:14:36.320 --> 0:14:39.640 don't come and take full advantage of these voluntary camp 0:14:39.760 --> 0:14:42.200 days and the whole offseason program, then I mean you're 0:14:42.240 --> 0:14:45.280 pretty far behind going into training camp in those preseason games. 0:14:45.280 --> 0:14:49.160 So we've been getting after it, putting in a lot 0:14:49.200 --> 0:14:53.240 of time. Obviously there's the hour rule, but yeah, you 0:14:53.280 --> 0:14:54.400 got to do a lot on your own to make 0:14:54.440 --> 0:14:56.280 sure you're prepared and come in every day and put 0:14:56.320 --> 0:14:57.160 your best foot forward. 0:14:57.560 --> 0:14:59.320 And how important is it to help out the other 0:14:59.360 --> 0:15:02.160 players too, because you've got to know a cold but 0:15:02.280 --> 0:15:04.760 also delivering it to all the receivers and everything. We 0:15:04.800 --> 0:15:06.480 talked to a couple of guys who said, sometimes you 0:15:06.480 --> 0:15:08.760 give them a little extra help leaving the huddle what 0:15:08.840 --> 0:15:09.720 they might ask for it. 0:15:09.840 --> 0:15:12.640 Yeah, I mean that's kind of the onus of the 0:15:12.720 --> 0:15:15.840 quarterback with your job. Make sure you know everybody's position 0:15:16.080 --> 0:15:18.360 and what everybody's doing out on the field because one 0:15:18.400 --> 0:15:21.440 little slip up, I mean, the blame always comes back 0:15:21.440 --> 0:15:23.680 to the quarterbacks and to make sure everybody's on top 0:15:23.760 --> 0:15:27.160 of it and doing their job. But I think kind 0:15:27.200 --> 0:15:31.200 of having that perspective and taking on that responsibility makes 0:15:31.240 --> 0:15:33.880 you learn it better yourself when you can kind of 0:15:33.880 --> 0:15:35.400 get to the point where you can start teaching it 0:15:35.440 --> 0:15:38.320 to the other guys around you. I wouldn't say I'm 0:15:38.360 --> 0:15:41.640 fully there. I'm still obviously only say, ten weeks into 0:15:41.680 --> 0:15:45.200 the system, but I'm getting there, and I'm really picking 0:15:45.240 --> 0:15:47.640 it up, and I'm excited. It's nice having different guys 0:15:47.640 --> 0:15:50.160 in the quarterback room who are learning the system for 0:15:50.200 --> 0:15:53.280 the new the first time too, so we're all bouncing 0:15:53.280 --> 0:15:55.560 ideas off each other and making sure we're all on 0:15:55.600 --> 0:15:56.880 the same page moving forward. 0:15:56.960 --> 0:15:59.120 And Davis, you got guys option into the spectrum. 0:15:59.240 --> 0:16:01.160 You gotta guys were playing the NFL before, and you 0:16:01.240 --> 0:16:03.440 got a guy that's played a lot in the NFL before. 0:16:03.880 --> 0:16:05.600 What is each one of them? CJ. Stroud in case 0:16:05.640 --> 0:16:09.000 Keenum meant to you? What have you meant to them? 0:16:09.080 --> 0:16:11.960 The fact that you've been here they haven't, but they're 0:16:12.000 --> 0:16:14.000 coming in fresh looking at different things. How's it kind 0:16:14.000 --> 0:16:15.240 of been to have those two in the room with you? 0:16:15.880 --> 0:16:16.520 It's been great. 0:16:16.920 --> 0:16:20.200 Starting with Case, I think, I mean, he has a 0:16:20.200 --> 0:16:24.000 different perspective than I do. I've started twenty something games now, 0:16:24.040 --> 0:16:26.440 and I mean he's probably doubled that, if not more, 0:16:27.560 --> 0:16:29.200 played in a ton of games, been in the league 0:16:29.240 --> 0:16:31.200 for a long time, and he has a ton of 0:16:31.240 --> 0:16:33.880 built up experience that I mean, he's seen a lot, 0:16:34.000 --> 0:16:37.120 and it's nice being able to have somebody where you 0:16:37.120 --> 0:16:39.640 can ask questions too. And I mean he's been in 0:16:39.680 --> 0:16:42.000 the shoes, done what you're trying to do at a 0:16:42.000 --> 0:16:44.960 really high level, So he has a good perspective on 0:16:45.000 --> 0:16:46.800 a lot of things. He's been in a similar scheme 0:16:48.160 --> 0:16:51.200 back with Koubiak and just different offenses around the league, 0:16:51.440 --> 0:16:54.920 so he knows kind of what the teach the coaches 0:16:54.920 --> 0:16:57.920 are trying to teach and how to interpret that in 0:16:58.000 --> 0:17:02.840 our perspective. And then hej stepped in completely new offense 0:17:02.880 --> 0:17:07.080 for him. I don't even think he's really called huddle 0:17:07.119 --> 0:17:10.080 calls in college and in high school. So really seeing 0:17:10.160 --> 0:17:13.560 him step in and take that responsibility, and I mean 0:17:13.560 --> 0:17:17.600 he's sitting at full stride, very impressive. Seems like he's 0:17:17.640 --> 0:17:20.560 been doing it for years now, but I mean he's 0:17:20.560 --> 0:17:22.959 new to it, just like we are, and it's excited 0:17:23.080 --> 0:17:25.240 seeing his growth and just seeing him getting better and 0:17:25.240 --> 0:17:26.160 better each practice. 0:17:26.280 --> 0:17:28.960 What about some of the weapons you have Singletary now 0:17:29.000 --> 0:17:31.520 to work with Robert Woods, some of the other guys 0:17:31.520 --> 0:17:32.880 who are new to the arsenal. 0:17:33.480 --> 0:17:36.000 Yeah, I mean there's a lot. We have a lot 0:17:36.040 --> 0:17:38.400 of new guys, and I'm excited to kind of see 0:17:38.400 --> 0:17:40.360 how those guys come, come in the building and work 0:17:40.400 --> 0:17:44.080 every day. I think the vibe and the feeling around 0:17:44.080 --> 0:17:46.520 the locker room that we have a lot of great 0:17:46.560 --> 0:17:50.640 new players ready to kind of add add their own 0:17:50.640 --> 0:17:55.680 flavor to the offense, guys like Motor, Robert Noah Dalton. 0:17:55.960 --> 0:17:58.240 I mean, there's a ton of guys who bring a 0:17:58.280 --> 0:18:02.080 lot of different traits and to attack defenses, and we're 0:18:02.119 --> 0:18:03.679 excited to see what we can do once we get 0:18:03.720 --> 0:18:04.320 out on the field. 0:18:04.600 --> 0:18:07.440 Davis dimiko as hey coach who tucked a few of 0:18:07.440 --> 0:18:09.560 the guys, brought up the fact that he played before. 0:18:09.600 --> 0:18:12.520 He's been sitting literally in those shoes, wearing a Texans logo, 0:18:12.640 --> 0:18:14.960 being in his building. But what have you seen from 0:18:15.119 --> 0:18:17.720 Demico and what do you think he has meant to 0:18:17.800 --> 0:18:20.800 this organization thus far since joining in January? 0:18:21.400 --> 0:18:22.080 It's been great. 0:18:22.960 --> 0:18:25.239 I mean, have somebody who's walking in and has as 0:18:25.320 --> 0:18:27.840 much juice as him, and team meetings and out on 0:18:27.880 --> 0:18:29.960 the field, you just get a ton of respect for it. 0:18:30.000 --> 0:18:33.959 And knowing that he's been in your shoes, he's experienced 0:18:33.960 --> 0:18:36.320 some of the heat during training camp practices that we're 0:18:36.359 --> 0:18:39.760 going to have to go through. Boy, gives you a 0:18:39.760 --> 0:18:43.440 lot of respect. But also, I mean it makes it exciting. 0:18:44.119 --> 0:18:47.520 It's kind of a new wave of energy in the 0:18:47.560 --> 0:18:49.520 building around here, and I mean we're all excited to 0:18:49.560 --> 0:18:51.600 get get rolling once we get to the season. 0:18:52.160 --> 0:18:54.480 Davis Mills with us, what about this defense? What are 0:18:54.480 --> 0:18:57.000 you seeing from them? What could you tell the listeners 0:18:57.000 --> 0:18:59.840 about what we might expect from this Demiko Ryans, Matt Burke. 0:19:01.000 --> 0:19:02.720 I mean, I think it all starts up front with 0:19:02.760 --> 0:19:06.280 the defensive line. They're firing off the football. Can only 0:19:06.320 --> 0:19:10.199 have so much contact in these uh offseason practices, but 0:19:10.320 --> 0:19:11.919 I mean, I think they're taking it right up to 0:19:11.960 --> 0:19:14.040 that edge, and you can feel the energy they have 0:19:14.119 --> 0:19:16.879 on that side of the ball, flying flying around and 0:19:16.920 --> 0:19:18.119 having fun making plays. 0:19:18.240 --> 0:19:18.920 It's exciting. 0:19:19.520 --> 0:19:22.680 Yeah, it's been fun to watch you guys compete against 0:19:22.760 --> 0:19:26.120 one other in practice as you're going into your third year, Dause. 0:19:26.200 --> 0:19:27.840 I know it's not to training camp or not your 0:19:27.880 --> 0:19:31.480 third season, but do you feel and I would imagine 0:19:31.680 --> 0:19:34.480 probably tougher because you are learning something new, But do 0:19:34.480 --> 0:19:36.080 you feel the game slowing down for you at all? 0:19:36.160 --> 0:19:38.040 Like you're seeing things you know, they say that you know, 0:19:38.080 --> 0:19:39.960 oh quarterbacks, of the game slows down for them. Do 0:19:40.000 --> 0:19:41.960 you kind of sense that as you're going through OTA's 0:19:42.000 --> 0:19:42.800 in these practices. 0:19:43.320 --> 0:19:47.640 Definitely, I think kind of just even having the feeling 0:19:47.720 --> 0:19:50.320 of you've been there before. You it's not your first 0:19:50.359 --> 0:19:52.480 time walking in the building your rookie year, where it's 0:19:52.600 --> 0:19:55.639 you feel like you're being watched the whole entire time. Obviously, 0:19:57.200 --> 0:19:59.200 I mean, I'm keeping a chip on my shoulder playing 0:19:59.240 --> 0:20:02.880 with that same mindset where I mean every snap, every 0:20:02.880 --> 0:20:07.159 single tiny drill I'm doing, and individuals throughout practice, I 0:20:07.200 --> 0:20:10.320 feel like I have all eyes on me. There's any 0:20:10.320 --> 0:20:13.400 type of slip up at all, you never know when 0:20:13.440 --> 0:20:15.639 it could be your last snap. So I'm trying to 0:20:15.640 --> 0:20:18.000 take a full full advantage of every opportunity I have 0:20:18.160 --> 0:20:22.440 and continue kind of with that pressure in the mindset 0:20:22.480 --> 0:20:25.399 of taking advantage of everything and getting better at every 0:20:25.560 --> 0:20:26.119 every rep. 0:20:26.280 --> 0:20:27.600 All Right, so you got engaged. 0:20:27.680 --> 0:20:31.399 How involved are you in the planning process here for 0:20:31.440 --> 0:20:32.280 the wedding, Davis? 0:20:32.320 --> 0:20:35.919 Have you stepped aside? Are you being recruited to join in? 0:20:36.040 --> 0:20:36.439 How's that? 0:20:38.520 --> 0:20:41.640 I would like to say, I'm in control of most 0:20:41.640 --> 0:20:45.120 things in my life, but the wedding planning is something 0:20:45.160 --> 0:20:46.760 I've kind of passed off to my fiance. 0:20:47.760 --> 0:20:49.280 I trust entirely. 0:20:48.960 --> 0:20:50.879 That she's gonna make the right decisions. 0:20:50.920 --> 0:20:54.200 And that's a first down throw. That's exactly first connection 0:20:54.320 --> 0:20:54.640 right there. 0:20:55.119 --> 0:20:56.840 I mean that that would it would have if you 0:20:56.840 --> 0:20:58.919 would have said, yeah, you know, I'm in charge of this, 0:20:58.960 --> 0:21:00.920 we would have thought that, you know what. 0:21:01.040 --> 0:21:03.440 Maybe we haven't done the tastings yet, so maybe I'll 0:21:03.480 --> 0:21:05.360 have a little more call whatever she's what the menu 0:21:05.400 --> 0:21:08.199 items are going to be. But yeah, ultimately it's it's all, Uh, 0:21:08.400 --> 0:21:09.200 she's in control. 0:21:09.320 --> 0:21:11.240 Yep, whatever she wants, it's fine. 0:21:11.440 --> 0:21:13.359 Just don't shave your head before the wedding. It's almost 0:21:14.359 --> 0:21:16.720 if you don't do that, then you're okay. There's somebody 0:21:16.760 --> 0:21:18.199 that's room that did that and got in trouble. 0:21:19.080 --> 0:21:20.800 That would have been you because I didn't do it. 0:21:21.520 --> 0:21:24.760 There we go how much golf this offseason? Getting a 0:21:24.760 --> 0:21:27.040 little bit in. I know you have OTAs interfering with that, 0:21:27.160 --> 0:21:27.920 but what else? 0:21:28.280 --> 0:21:32.280 Played a lot immediately after the season February and March, 0:21:32.320 --> 0:21:35.920 and then flew back to Houston. Kind of My main 0:21:35.960 --> 0:21:39.000 focus has been learning, learning this offense, picking up the playbook. 0:21:39.040 --> 0:21:40.720 So I haven't had a ton of time to play. 0:21:40.920 --> 0:21:43.200 So if you and Fairbarn go out, is he giving 0:21:43.200 --> 0:21:46.080 you strokes? Or are you just saying we're going straight 0:21:46.160 --> 0:21:46.520 up here? 0:21:47.760 --> 0:21:50.000 My confidence tells me that I would like to play 0:21:50.080 --> 0:21:53.160 him straight up, but he'll end up beat me nine 0:21:53.200 --> 0:21:53.880 times out of ten. 0:21:54.640 --> 0:21:56.520 Who else is good on the team that we don't 0:21:56.560 --> 0:21:57.000 know about? 0:21:57.960 --> 0:22:01.359 It's been fun getting out there with k Case is 0:22:01.400 --> 0:22:04.240 good and you always hear that quarterbacks in the NFL 0:22:04.280 --> 0:22:06.760 are really good golfers, and he's one of those guys 0:22:06.760 --> 0:22:08.000 who has a pretty good golf game. 0:22:08.080 --> 0:22:11.040 Punters can be good too. But I don't think Cam plays, 0:22:11.160 --> 0:22:12.320 does he Cam? 0:22:12.680 --> 0:22:12.760 No? 0:22:12.800 --> 0:22:15.600 I don't think Cam plays weeks weeks plays a lot. 0:22:16.280 --> 0:22:19.720 Got out with him this past weekend. He's a good player, 0:22:20.680 --> 0:22:24.760 fairly inconsistent, but he's going to put together a string 0:22:24.800 --> 0:22:26.600 of good holes and take some money. 0:22:26.600 --> 0:22:27.639 Probably hits it a mile. 0:22:27.760 --> 0:22:30.919 What offensive lineman would be the best golfer. That's the 0:22:30.920 --> 0:22:34.520 biggest question. Which offensive lineman would be the best golfer. 0:22:36.160 --> 0:22:38.400 I think if you went and asked them, Titus would 0:22:38.440 --> 0:22:40.760 tell you he's the best, without probably going out there 0:22:40.760 --> 0:22:41.280 and proving it. 0:22:41.320 --> 0:22:42.320 But he's a quarterback. 0:22:42.400 --> 0:22:44.720 You if you gave him, I know, quarterback. 0:22:44.320 --> 0:22:45.960 In the past. 0:22:46.200 --> 0:22:49.439 But I think it's probably a toss up between Jimmy 0:22:49.640 --> 0:22:50.720 and Scott. 0:22:50.960 --> 0:22:53.560 Okay, makes sense. I think if Laramie put his mind 0:22:53.600 --> 0:22:54.760 to it. Yeah, you never know. 0:22:55.040 --> 0:22:57.160 Golf Davids, thanks a lot for joining us. Good luck 0:22:57.160 --> 0:22:59.560 to you, Thank you, thank you. 0:22:59.640 --> 0:23:01.280 Yes, it was very sweet, David. 0:23:01.320 --> 0:23:05.119 Appreciate you stopping by hanging out with Mark and myself. 0:23:05.200 --> 0:23:07.720 Now we're gonna go in the way back machine. 0:23:07.800 --> 0:23:09.840 We're gonna go a little where are they now with 0:23:10.080 --> 0:23:14.080 former Texans tight end, former Ency State star Anthony Hill. 0:23:14.440 --> 0:23:15.600 That's next with Drew Doerty. 0:23:15.680 --> 0:23:17.560 Right here on Texans All Access, we go one final 0:23:17.600 --> 0:23:20.600 segment this Monday edition of Texans All Access. 0:23:20.600 --> 0:23:22.919 I'm your host, John Harris, Football and all the sideline reporter. 0:23:22.960 --> 0:23:25.800 And fortunately I wasn't here back when Antony Hill was 0:23:25.880 --> 0:23:30.919 drafted to be a Houston Texan and he didn't have 0:23:31.080 --> 0:23:35.720 the greatest careerest. Injuries really set him back, but he 0:23:35.840 --> 0:23:38.960 made a name for himself after his NFL career ended. 0:23:39.000 --> 0:23:41.080 Here's a little where are they Now. 0:23:40.960 --> 0:23:44.480 With Drew Doherty given the background on Anthony Hill in 0:23:44.520 --> 0:23:45.800 case you forgot, he. 0:23:45.800 --> 0:23:48.240 Was a two thousand and nine draft pick out of 0:23:48.480 --> 0:23:52.080 NC State, but he's a Houstonian well by way of 0:23:52.160 --> 0:23:54.720 Clearbrook High School, so he grew up in the area, 0:23:55.320 --> 0:23:59.480 went away to college in North Carolina, and then was 0:23:59.560 --> 0:24:02.960 drafted back in two thousand and nine by Gary Kubiak 0:24:03.000 --> 0:24:05.520 and Rick Smith, the general manager of the Texans. He 0:24:05.680 --> 0:24:09.040 joined a tight ends group that included really the two 0:24:09.080 --> 0:24:11.920 best in franchise history. You know when Daniels and Joel 0:24:12.000 --> 0:24:15.520 Dreesen and he immediately was on a winner. Nine to 0:24:15.560 --> 0:24:18.360 seven were those Texans his rookie year, and he has 0:24:18.480 --> 0:24:23.359 turned his post football career into a big time success. 0:24:23.520 --> 0:24:25.080 Like many of the guys that we've talked to on 0:24:25.119 --> 0:24:29.320 this podcast, he's doing well in his retirement and really 0:24:29.359 --> 0:24:31.720 he's not retired. He just retired from the game of football. 0:24:31.760 --> 0:24:35.240 He's not retired at all from the work world. But 0:24:36.040 --> 0:24:41.160 without further ado, please enjoy this brief conversation with Anthony Hill. 0:24:41.720 --> 0:24:43.920 Where are any of these days with Bronny? What's wrong? 0:24:44.680 --> 0:24:47.000 Man? Hey? First off, thanks for having me on. 0:24:47.520 --> 0:24:52.240 Definitely has been a been an awesome time right now. 0:24:52.280 --> 0:24:56.119 I'm currently I actually own a construction company here today. 0:24:56.359 --> 0:25:00.040 Got into construction soon as I finished playing back in 0:24:59.640 --> 0:25:04.320 twenty twelve is twenty thirteen. Got into construction, buying homes, 0:25:04.320 --> 0:25:07.720 flipping homes, buying apartment complexes, got into concrete with my 0:25:07.880 --> 0:25:10.480 dad and that kind of took off, and have been 0:25:10.600 --> 0:25:13.760 a part of some pretty decent sized projects throughout the city. 0:25:14.240 --> 0:25:16.760 Mister modesty here, I've been around you a time or 0:25:16.760 --> 0:25:18.720 two because we go out and we do events and 0:25:18.920 --> 0:25:22.040 we speak at various groups and whatnot. You have been 0:25:22.080 --> 0:25:25.159 involved in some pretty major projects. 0:25:24.760 --> 0:25:26.160 You're not just. 0:25:26.320 --> 0:25:28.560 Flipping houses, which is a big deal in and of itself. 0:25:28.800 --> 0:25:30.760 You're doing a lot more than that, Anthony. 0:25:31.280 --> 0:25:32.240 Yes, sir, Yes, sir. 0:25:32.760 --> 0:25:35.320 You know I was giving a few chances by the 0:25:35.320 --> 0:25:38.440 the you know, definitely, the connections through the Texans has 0:25:38.480 --> 0:25:41.240 definitely helped me out throughout the city. And I see 0:25:41.280 --> 0:25:44.480 the Tellipson family had a friend, Trent Tellips, and he 0:25:44.720 --> 0:25:47.840 gave me a chance on the project over at Memorial 0:25:47.880 --> 0:25:50.960 Park where they put the two tunnels in those really 0:25:51.000 --> 0:25:53.159 large tunnels, and so that was one of our larger 0:25:53.200 --> 0:25:54.800 projects Port of Houston. 0:25:55.359 --> 0:25:57.320 We were at United Airlines. 0:25:56.800 --> 0:25:59.800 For about about five six years, and so yeah, that 0:26:00.080 --> 0:26:01.960 those are kind of our staples. That kind of was 0:26:02.000 --> 0:26:06.080 able to help us grow significantly in the concrete slash 0:26:06.080 --> 0:26:06.960 construction world. 0:26:07.280 --> 0:26:08.960 This is where are they now? With your dority and 0:26:09.080 --> 0:26:10.520 former Texan Anthony Hill. 0:26:10.800 --> 0:26:12.879 Yeah, I knew about the United Airlines one because I 0:26:12.880 --> 0:26:15.080 think the last time you and I were at a 0:26:15.119 --> 0:26:17.720 specific event, you know, speaking and doing a Q and A, 0:26:17.880 --> 0:26:20.679 that's what you were kind of immersed in. But I 0:26:20.720 --> 0:26:23.080 did not know about the Memorial Park one. I'm a 0:26:23.119 --> 0:26:25.280 former runner. I don't run as much anymore, but I 0:26:25.359 --> 0:26:27.680 used to run around that loop a lot in the 0:26:27.720 --> 0:26:30.840 late nine mid nineties, late nineties. Every time I come back, 0:26:31.040 --> 0:26:34.840 that's just an entirely transformed area. You guys are a 0:26:34.840 --> 0:26:38.040 big part of that. How exciting was that to see 0:26:38.040 --> 0:26:40.280 that just go from start to finish And it's not 0:26:40.320 --> 0:26:41.560 really finished ever, is it. 0:26:42.119 --> 0:26:42.159 No? 0:26:42.600 --> 0:26:44.399 I don't think it'll be finished for some time. I 0:26:44.400 --> 0:26:47.960 mean technically it's finished, but I think it'll continue to grow. Yeah, 0:26:48.040 --> 0:26:51.240 over the years, that was awesome. That was a project 0:26:51.240 --> 0:26:55.080 that I got with me and my dad and then 0:26:55.359 --> 0:26:58.640 actually about just about as we were completing, my dad 0:26:58.760 --> 0:27:01.840 he actually end up passing away. So me finishing that 0:27:01.880 --> 0:27:05.280 project was a It was a huge accomplishment for me 0:27:05.840 --> 0:27:07.640 just to say, Okay, hey, look I finised a project. 0:27:07.880 --> 0:27:09.320 I know, I really made him proud. 0:27:09.400 --> 0:27:12.760 And just to just to see the project start as 0:27:12.920 --> 0:27:16.320 trees and woods and and you know, those guys are like, 0:27:16.359 --> 0:27:18.399 you know, hey, look we are We're tired of people 0:27:18.440 --> 0:27:21.600 getting smacked by cars from crossing the streets and different 0:27:21.600 --> 0:27:23.879 things like that. So we're going to have this huge 0:27:24.240 --> 0:27:26.720 tunnel and land bridges. And I didn't know that it 0:27:26.720 --> 0:27:29.960 would turn out so nice, but it's definitely a piece 0:27:29.960 --> 0:27:31.399 of work over there. So it was it was a 0:27:31.440 --> 0:27:33.919 huge blessing to be able to be a part of 0:27:33.920 --> 0:27:34.359 that one. 0:27:34.560 --> 0:27:38.600 It's where they now with Anthony Hill, and I mainly 0:27:38.600 --> 0:27:41.320 stayed on the trail so I didn't I didn't run 0:27:41.359 --> 0:27:43.960 the risk too often getting smacked by car. Way back 0:27:43.960 --> 0:27:46.080 in high school, every once in a while we'd veer 0:27:46.119 --> 0:27:48.800 off and go to basically Sabine Bridge from Amoral Park 0:27:48.840 --> 0:27:53.640 and turn around. Okay, so you're from this area, Clearbrook, 0:27:53.680 --> 0:27:56.639 you know, down sort of south in between Houston and Galveston. 0:27:56.720 --> 0:27:58.679 You grew up, You go to the NC State, you 0:27:58.720 --> 0:28:02.359 play there for a rounder in two thousand and nine. 0:28:03.240 --> 0:28:05.520 What was it like when you find out you get 0:28:05.560 --> 0:28:07.359 the call from the hometown team. 0:28:08.200 --> 0:28:10.960 Oh? Man, it was crazy. I couldn't believe it. 0:28:11.200 --> 0:28:14.639 I actually, quote unquote I got sick during the draft, 0:28:15.080 --> 0:28:17.160 and so you know, I had this huge fishing trip 0:28:17.200 --> 0:28:19.000 plan before the draft because I was like, you know, 0:28:19.000 --> 0:28:20.240 I don't want to be around people. 0:28:20.280 --> 0:28:21.760 I'm going to go fishing, I'm gonna do all these 0:28:21.760 --> 0:28:22.320 other things. 0:28:22.480 --> 0:28:24.760 I'm going to go out to Galveston Bay and just 0:28:24.840 --> 0:28:27.080 kind of go catch some red fish and get away 0:28:27.520 --> 0:28:28.959 and I'll just have my phone handy. 0:28:29.160 --> 0:28:32.360 You know. Whatever. That didn't happen, that didn't go as planned. 0:28:32.520 --> 0:28:34.480 I think it was it could have been anxiety, but 0:28:34.520 --> 0:28:36.760 I don't but I don't want to say it. But yeah, 0:28:36.800 --> 0:28:39.360 I was in a hotel room sick, and then I 0:28:39.400 --> 0:28:41.080 got the phone call from a Houston and I'm like, 0:28:41.120 --> 0:28:43.080 who you know? You know, who is this call? And 0:28:43.080 --> 0:28:44.880 it was coach Kobiak. He was giving me a call. 0:28:44.920 --> 0:28:46.040 He said, Hey, man, I want you to come and 0:28:46.040 --> 0:28:52.040 play here. Family went nuts. You know, you know, we 0:28:52.120 --> 0:28:56.080 have a family divided. So I have half Cowboy fans. 0:28:56.760 --> 0:29:02.040 Yeah boo, yeah, we have Texans fans. And so my 0:29:02.440 --> 0:29:06.480 aunt and my dad actually they were they were hidden, 0:29:06.720 --> 0:29:09.400 hidden hands and they were in church actually, and so 0:29:09.920 --> 0:29:12.400 and so they were in church and they came back 0:29:12.400 --> 0:29:14.920 and they were like, you know, they've made a huge 0:29:14.960 --> 0:29:17.760 announcement over church, and you know, they all celebrated as 0:29:18.040 --> 0:29:20.160 the Cowboy fans were like, God, dank it, you know, 0:29:20.280 --> 0:29:22.600 you know, they were all pissed off. So but it 0:29:22.640 --> 0:29:24.880 was it was amazing, man, it was. It was amazing 0:29:24.920 --> 0:29:27.080 to come back home. I had been gone for six 0:29:27.160 --> 0:29:29.640 years going to to n C State and. 0:29:29.560 --> 0:29:32.720 So it was just hard grave before that the military counter. 0:29:32.680 --> 0:29:35.800 Yeah, definitely definitely went to the military and so just 0:29:35.800 --> 0:29:38.840 just a lot of structure and so was really away 0:29:38.840 --> 0:29:42.440 from home for yeah, five six years, and then to 0:29:42.520 --> 0:29:44.760 just be able to come back and be with my 0:29:44.840 --> 0:29:47.640 mother and sisters and really my whole family. 0:29:47.680 --> 0:29:48.960 So it was just it was great. 0:29:49.080 --> 0:29:53.560 Yeah, you come to a team with Owen Daniels at 0:29:53.560 --> 0:29:56.440 tight End old Reason, really good tight end as well. 0:29:56.640 --> 0:29:58.720 You come in the mix there too. What was that 0:29:58.840 --> 0:30:00.920 like you get to rookie minicamp. It's not like rookie 0:30:00.920 --> 0:30:02.960 minute camp O ta is kind of geting your feet wet. 0:30:03.000 --> 0:30:05.760 As a professional, it was you know, honestly, it was 0:30:05.760 --> 0:30:09.520 intimidating to start. I mean, od I I definitely had 0:30:09.560 --> 0:30:13.800 already known about him. Joel Drewson was a super solid player. 0:30:14.320 --> 0:30:16.880 Came in. Me and James Casey we get we get 0:30:16.960 --> 0:30:18.280 drafted in the same draft. 0:30:18.400 --> 0:30:21.400 So some really good guys, and so, you know, I mean, 0:30:21.400 --> 0:30:23.440 I was just kind of like very much so humbled 0:30:23.920 --> 0:30:27.480 to go from being the man at n C State 0:30:27.560 --> 0:30:30.360 to kind of being the last man on the totem pole, 0:30:31.040 --> 0:30:33.560 really trying to fight for a spot to actually play 0:30:33.600 --> 0:30:36.280 on Sundays. So it was just a very humbling experience. 0:30:36.520 --> 0:30:38.880 And I want to say, to start, I want to say, 0:30:38.880 --> 0:30:41.680 we had like seven or eight guys, you know, like 0:30:41.840 --> 0:30:44.120 seven or eight tight ends, and so. 0:30:44.000 --> 0:30:46.400 It was like it was just like tank, you know. 0:30:46.480 --> 0:30:48.320 I mean, we went from having two and three to 0:30:48.480 --> 0:30:50.800 having you know, five and six, then we had seven 0:30:50.840 --> 0:30:52.600 and eight, and it was it was a ton of 0:30:52.600 --> 0:30:53.280 guys in the room. 0:30:53.880 --> 0:30:55.880 Yeah, and you would you joined the team that had 0:30:55.880 --> 0:30:58.360 been gone eight to eight the previous two seasons. You 0:30:58.360 --> 0:31:00.760 get there, and you're in that that class with Cushing, 0:31:00.840 --> 0:31:04.400 the first rounder, Barwin had a nice rookie season, Glover 0:31:04.520 --> 0:31:08.640 Quinn would go on to do fantastic things. You're in there, 0:31:08.960 --> 0:31:11.840 Bryce McKain. I mean, everybody kind of contributed. And then 0:31:11.840 --> 0:31:15.720 he had two rookie free agents in Arian and Tim Jamison. 0:31:15.960 --> 0:31:19.120 I mean everybody on that not roster, but on that 0:31:19.480 --> 0:31:23.880 rookie roster really wound up doing something at some point 0:31:23.960 --> 0:31:24.840 or another, didn't they. 0:31:25.000 --> 0:31:28.120 Yeah, definitely, And you know, I actually still communicate with 0:31:28.240 --> 0:31:31.640 a lot of those guys. Actually text Cushion like a 0:31:31.800 --> 0:31:33.280 couple of weeks ago, ask him about. 0:31:33.120 --> 0:31:36.200 His kids and little league football. Shoot. 0:31:36.600 --> 0:31:39.800 I did an event with Tim Jamison last week, a 0:31:39.880 --> 0:31:41.640 taste testing where we ate way. 0:31:41.440 --> 0:31:42.280 Too much dessert. 0:31:42.480 --> 0:31:42.960 There you go. 0:31:44.080 --> 0:31:46.960 So James Casey is coaching now, so he's always busy. 0:31:47.000 --> 0:31:49.720 So like we'll shoot each other text messages here and there. 0:31:50.080 --> 0:31:52.760 But a lot of those guys, we definitely still keep 0:31:52.760 --> 0:31:55.720 in contact. I see Cushing all the time. I think 0:31:55.760 --> 0:31:58.400 it was a close knit group. I think those those 0:31:58.400 --> 0:32:01.440 are bonds that will have from probably from here on. 0:32:01.760 --> 0:32:04.000 What was that rookie season? Like it was a weird year. 0:32:04.280 --> 0:32:07.800 You start out at home and you get Mark Sanchez 0:32:07.920 --> 0:32:10.880 in his first start against the Jets, and then everyone's thinking, oh, 0:32:10.880 --> 0:32:13.240 you got this, Texans will win this, and they blow 0:32:13.280 --> 0:32:15.360 the Texans doors off. But then you go to Tennessee 0:32:16.160 --> 0:32:18.720 and you literally all get in a fist fight with 0:32:18.800 --> 0:32:21.040 the Titans on the bench. But it's a fist fight 0:32:21.040 --> 0:32:23.440 of a game, just going back and forth. But Houston 0:32:23.440 --> 0:32:25.280 comes out victoria. It was a great game, one of 0:32:25.320 --> 0:32:27.640 the best games I've ever seen. And yeah, it was 0:32:27.720 --> 0:32:28.320 that whole year. 0:32:28.520 --> 0:32:31.000 Like for you, it was a roller coaster. I remember it. 0:32:31.120 --> 0:32:33.080 I definitely remember it, just you know, just trying to 0:32:33.120 --> 0:32:35.040 fight just to get on the field and just kind 0:32:35.040 --> 0:32:38.600 of seeing, you know, the ups and downs of you know, preseason, 0:32:38.640 --> 0:32:40.320 we're like, oh man, we're going to be pretty good. 0:32:40.760 --> 0:32:42.560 And then, like you say, we came in, we took 0:32:42.560 --> 0:32:45.440 a we took a hard l burst the Jets, and 0:32:45.480 --> 0:32:48.040 then we kind of had our ups and downs where 0:32:48.080 --> 0:32:50.320 we showed like just hey look we're really really good, 0:32:50.360 --> 0:32:52.040 and then we kind of we slunk it up a 0:32:52.040 --> 0:32:54.840 few times. I was able to learn that the NFL 0:32:54.960 --> 0:32:57.520 wasn't promised that hey, look anybody can win it, you know, 0:32:57.600 --> 0:33:00.640 any given Sunday just kind of learning. I think Ode 0:33:00.840 --> 0:33:03.600 ended up getting injured or something like that that season, 0:33:03.640 --> 0:33:05.400 and I ended up getting some more playing time than 0:33:05.440 --> 0:33:08.040 I got injured, and so it was, you know, it 0:33:08.080 --> 0:33:09.880 was just a just a roller coaster. So I was 0:33:09.920 --> 0:33:11.600 able to kind of learn, like, Okay, this is what 0:33:11.640 --> 0:33:13.880 the NFL is with you know what all these guys 0:33:13.880 --> 0:33:14.600 I've been talking. 0:33:14.400 --> 0:33:17.680 About five and three at the buy and then you 0:33:17.720 --> 0:33:19.320 come out of the buy, you lose four straight. 0:33:19.400 --> 0:33:21.160 You're you guys are five and seven? 0:33:21.640 --> 0:33:23.800 Yeah, and then you end with four straight wins and 0:33:23.840 --> 0:33:27.160 in the process, Arian Foster kind of comes out of 0:33:27.160 --> 0:33:30.360 the woodwork. Now it wasn't he didn't just get the job, 0:33:30.480 --> 0:33:32.720 and he wasn't the anointed the guy for the next season, 0:33:32.720 --> 0:33:34.600 but you saw some things down the stretcher. You also 0:33:34.640 --> 0:33:37.000 beat the Patriots to end the season, and for a 0:33:37.040 --> 0:33:39.520 few hours there was like Texans might be getting in 0:33:39.560 --> 0:33:40.840 the playoffs depending on what happens. 0:33:40.920 --> 0:33:43.479 It didn't. Yeah, that was finished, wasn't it? 0:33:43.680 --> 0:33:44.280 That really was. 0:33:44.320 --> 0:33:46.800 It was awesome to see Foster kind of come out 0:33:46.840 --> 0:33:49.040 of nowhere. He was always a really humble guy and 0:33:49.200 --> 0:33:52.040 I actually played with him in the All Star Game 0:33:52.200 --> 0:33:55.160 and he tore his hamstring on the first play, I 0:33:55.160 --> 0:33:57.720 think it was Pat maybe Pat White fumbled the ball 0:33:57.800 --> 0:33:59.480 and he went to pick it up and just kind 0:33:59.480 --> 0:34:02.200 of a freaky he just he just snapped his hamstring 0:34:02.280 --> 0:34:03.640 or something like that. So I was, you know, I 0:34:03.640 --> 0:34:05.800 didn't you know, I didn't think to see him again 0:34:05.960 --> 0:34:07.960 or anything like that. And then next thing you know, 0:34:08.000 --> 0:34:10.080 we were on the team again together. It's like, okay, 0:34:10.080 --> 0:34:12.319 well that was the guy that snapped his hamspring and 0:34:12.320 --> 0:34:14.600 then he for him to bounce back and just come 0:34:14.640 --> 0:34:15.080 out of nowhere. 0:34:15.080 --> 0:34:15.960 I thought that was awesome. 0:34:16.200 --> 0:34:19.279 It's where they now with former Texan and Clearbrook High 0:34:19.360 --> 0:34:21.120 School lom Anthony. 0:34:20.719 --> 0:34:21.720 Hill with Drew Dody. 0:34:21.840 --> 0:34:24.080 So you come to that team, Andre Johnson is on 0:34:24.120 --> 0:34:26.640 the offense with you, and I know you think Andre 0:34:26.760 --> 0:34:28.120 Johnson belongs in the Hall of Fame. 0:34:28.400 --> 0:34:29.000 I do too. 0:34:29.280 --> 0:34:32.719 Most people listening to this also do. But explain to 0:34:32.840 --> 0:34:35.680 the morons out there that don't think Andre Johnson belongs 0:34:35.680 --> 0:34:37.600 to why does he belong in the Hall of Fame? 0:34:37.920 --> 0:34:40.160 Oh? Man, I think he. I definitely think he does. 0:34:40.239 --> 0:34:43.560 I mean he kind of carried a team whenever, you know, 0:34:43.600 --> 0:34:45.640 I mean, we were we were struggling, he'd always come 0:34:45.680 --> 0:34:48.480 through with that great catch with that Turkus catch that 0:34:48.520 --> 0:34:51.480 you never thought that anybody would be able to come 0:34:51.520 --> 0:34:53.799 through with. You have three guys on him, still still 0:34:53.800 --> 0:34:55.960 come catch the ball. I think I think he did 0:34:56.000 --> 0:34:58.319 a great job. He definitely deserves to be there. I 0:34:58.360 --> 0:35:00.600 do think that he'll end up there, just don't know 0:35:01.040 --> 0:35:03.000 when or what the heck is taking so long for 0:35:03.080 --> 0:35:03.759 him to get in there. 0:35:03.800 --> 0:35:07.280 So everybody's rooting for him. At least all the players 0:35:07.280 --> 0:35:08.640 are rooting for him. I know that much. 0:35:09.200 --> 0:35:11.560 You're you're so diplomatic, and you didn't call. 0:35:15.360 --> 0:35:17.520 Hey, look I might I might need those guys. 0:35:20.640 --> 0:35:23.640 So he was one leader on that team, another guy 0:35:24.400 --> 0:35:26.320 leadership wise who was massive. 0:35:26.800 --> 0:35:27.840 Damiko Ryans. 0:35:28.000 --> 0:35:31.040 Yeah, how excited were you to see when he got 0:35:31.120 --> 0:35:31.600 hired here? 0:35:31.760 --> 0:35:35.480 As the head was definitely excited to see. It's so excited. 0:35:35.640 --> 0:35:37.759 He was actually a guy that I really looked up 0:35:37.800 --> 0:35:40.400 to when I played. I would almost say he was 0:35:40.400 --> 0:35:42.920 the leader of the team when he was there, you know, 0:35:43.080 --> 0:35:45.000 the leader of the offense and the defense almost to 0:35:45.080 --> 0:35:47.560 see just the way he would work and the way 0:35:47.600 --> 0:35:50.480 he put it together, the way he was consistent. From 0:35:50.520 --> 0:35:52.880 the first day I met him till we were to 0:35:52.960 --> 0:35:54.480 practice what was that Tuesday. 0:35:54.840 --> 0:35:55.719 Yeah, he was. 0:35:55.760 --> 0:35:56.560 He was the same guy. 0:35:56.920 --> 0:36:00.200 So to see that even just going to church and look, 0:36:00.200 --> 0:36:02.799 I'm going to church early on Sunday and then going 0:36:02.800 --> 0:36:04.799 to the game, or I'm doing this, I'm doing that, 0:36:04.840 --> 0:36:08.239 you know, just he was so strategic and just so 0:36:08.440 --> 0:36:11.799 consistent that I really did appreciate the friendship that we 0:36:11.880 --> 0:36:14.359 actually had. And so to see him come back and 0:36:14.680 --> 0:36:16.440 to see him still be the same guy, still that 0:36:16.480 --> 0:36:19.080 big old smile, but still you can tell that he's 0:36:19.120 --> 0:36:22.240 about to get after someone's ass. And so yeah, definitely 0:36:22.360 --> 0:36:25.879 definitely want to just try and you know, I mean 0:36:26.040 --> 0:36:29.680 us as former players, we just want to support him 0:36:29.680 --> 0:36:33.239 as much as possible. It seems like he supports the 0:36:33.480 --> 0:36:36.279 guys that are played, and he's i mean, he's still 0:36:36.320 --> 0:36:40.520 the same guy. So definitely, I think everyone's excited about that, 0:36:40.840 --> 0:36:42.880 ready for the season to actually get here, you know, 0:36:43.040 --> 0:36:46.160 I mean, now we basketball is almost over with all 0:36:46.200 --> 0:36:49.520 sort stuff. You know, we're we're really eager, you know, like, hell, man, 0:36:49.560 --> 0:36:50.720 come on, let's get the same. 0:36:52.239 --> 0:36:55.480 Well, I know he said publicly right after that that 0:36:55.640 --> 0:36:57.239 day that you all were out there. It was you 0:36:57.320 --> 0:37:00.799 and probably twenty five thirty other guys used to play here, 0:37:01.040 --> 0:37:03.520 some with most with him, some before, some after it. 0:37:04.400 --> 0:37:05.440 He really appreciated it. 0:37:05.480 --> 0:37:06.799 He said that publicly, and then I was at an 0:37:06.840 --> 0:37:09.400 event with him yesterday and he reiterated that meant a 0:37:09.400 --> 0:37:13.320 lot to him. What did you see, not just with Demiko, 0:37:13.400 --> 0:37:16.120 but looking at practice, What did you see that kind 0:37:16.120 --> 0:37:18.839 of stood out to you earlier this week about these 0:37:18.840 --> 0:37:21.400 twenty twenty three texts here in June. I know you 0:37:21.440 --> 0:37:24.000 got to put that asterisk by things because there's no paths, 0:37:24.000 --> 0:37:24.600 there's no hitting. 0:37:24.600 --> 0:37:26.520 But what stood out to you so far? 0:37:27.320 --> 0:37:29.560 It just seems like there's a chip. There's a chip 0:37:29.600 --> 0:37:31.440 on the guy's shoulder. It looks like they have something 0:37:31.480 --> 0:37:34.120 to prove. I know, everyone's coming off of a season 0:37:34.239 --> 0:37:35.960 where we're kind of saying I could just win a 0:37:36.000 --> 0:37:39.440 couple more games. We just kind of there's not huge expectations, 0:37:39.440 --> 0:37:42.120 and he that's not this, that's not that. But I 0:37:42.120 --> 0:37:44.399 don't think that's what Demiko is going for. I don't 0:37:44.440 --> 0:37:47.000 think he's going for, Well, if we win two or 0:37:47.040 --> 0:37:48.240 three more games and we won. 0:37:48.200 --> 0:37:50.359 Last year, then that's a successful season. I think he's 0:37:50.480 --> 0:37:51.920 in hell. No, I want to win. I want to win. 0:37:52.040 --> 0:37:54.080 Now, you guys are going to have to play with 0:37:54.640 --> 0:37:57.960 the same focus that he played with. And you know, 0:37:58.000 --> 0:37:59.920 I mean he's coming from the forty nine ers. They 0:38:00.080 --> 0:38:03.040 had a winning season. They were actually very successful while 0:38:03.080 --> 0:38:06.160 he was there. So I think he has seen what 0:38:06.360 --> 0:38:08.040 needs to be done and you know, you know the 0:38:08.120 --> 0:38:11.000 type of guys that you need to be on that team. 0:38:11.160 --> 0:38:13.240 And so it seems like everyone is clicking. 0:38:13.280 --> 0:38:17.719 Everyone's trying their damns to make the team be you know, 0:38:17.760 --> 0:38:20.319 be on the field on Sundays. And so even the 0:38:20.400 --> 0:38:24.319 alumni guys are eager about this season, where let's just 0:38:24.320 --> 0:38:27.040 say last season they weren't as eager. Guys are like, man, 0:38:27.040 --> 0:38:29.600 I'm ready for the season to actually really get going. 0:38:29.719 --> 0:38:32.600 So I think that looking at the players, I think, 0:38:32.680 --> 0:38:34.719 you know, I really do think that those guys are 0:38:34.880 --> 0:38:37.400 they're really playing aggressively. 0:38:36.800 --> 0:38:38.759 And I mean just kind of got a chip on 0:38:38.760 --> 0:38:39.240 the shoulders. 0:38:39.400 --> 0:38:42.640 That's Anthony Hill, former Texan and Clearbrook High School alum, 0:38:43.000 --> 0:38:44.480 with Drew Doherty unaware of they now. 0:38:44.560 --> 0:38:47.520 Can you tell much at this point early June about 0:38:47.560 --> 0:38:50.760 the tight ends. Were you watching much of Dalton Schultz 0:38:50.800 --> 0:38:53.399 and teak In Cotriano and Brevin Jordan some of those guys. 0:38:53.400 --> 0:38:55.120 Can you tell a whole heck of a lotters is 0:38:55.239 --> 0:38:57.240 still a little too early to get a gauge. 0:38:57.680 --> 0:39:00.920 I mean, it's earlier to see those guys here, I guess, 0:39:01.000 --> 0:39:02.319 And I mean we know that that guy was. 0:39:02.760 --> 0:39:05.040 I mean, he's a he's a damn good player. You know. 0:39:05.080 --> 0:39:07.600 I believe he was at the Cowboys. 0:39:07.160 --> 0:39:09.839 Right yep, Yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean he's I mean, 0:39:09.840 --> 0:39:11.600 we already know that he's a damn good player. So 0:39:12.120 --> 0:39:14.160 it looks like a really solid group. I know, he 0:39:14.200 --> 0:39:16.239 looks really good. When I heard he was here on 0:39:16.280 --> 0:39:17.560 like a one year deal, I was like, I was 0:39:17.600 --> 0:39:19.960 like okay. I was like, well, hopefully he comes and 0:39:20.000 --> 0:39:23.879 proves itself and he's here for a lot longer, you know. Yeah, yeah, 0:39:24.200 --> 0:39:24.640 we'll see. 0:39:24.719 --> 0:39:26.520 I had a fun conversation with him too. He's he's 0:39:26.520 --> 0:39:29.360 a little different. He was pretty fun. I don't know 0:39:29.400 --> 0:39:30.680 if you've got a chance to catch up with him 0:39:30.680 --> 0:39:31.000 at all. 0:39:30.920 --> 0:39:33.279 But yeah I did. I didn't get to catch up 0:39:33.320 --> 0:39:33.840 with him today. 0:39:34.200 --> 0:39:35.400 I got you. I got you. 0:39:35.880 --> 0:39:38.279 Besides those guys from the two thousand and nine class, 0:39:38.280 --> 0:39:40.720 who are some other Texans that you've either either befriended 0:39:40.800 --> 0:39:42.960 or you're still keep in touch with from your playing days? 0:39:43.280 --> 0:39:48.040 So one of the main guys is probably Moran Norris. Yeah, 0:39:48.239 --> 0:39:51.120 me and him, we damn there talked too much throughout 0:39:51.120 --> 0:39:51.840 the day's time. 0:39:52.360 --> 0:39:53.560 We talked all day long. 0:39:53.640 --> 0:39:56.600 I mean, heck, heck, we've we've already probably talked an 0:39:56.760 --> 0:39:57.720 hour for today. 0:39:58.880 --> 0:40:00.520 So I got to get him in one of these 0:40:00.560 --> 0:40:01.600 suit he hasn't been right. 0:40:01.960 --> 0:40:04.880 Oh yeah, he will, he'll, he'll, he'll definitely do it. 0:40:05.000 --> 0:40:09.359 He'll for me if he's yeah, I promise you he'll 0:40:09.360 --> 0:40:10.359 do it all right. 0:40:10.880 --> 0:40:13.799 Fred Rury really good guy. Me and him hang out 0:40:14.080 --> 0:40:14.800 talk often. 0:40:14.960 --> 0:40:17.680 Those are kind of two of the main guys that 0:40:17.760 --> 0:40:19.360 I really hang out with that. I mean, there's a 0:40:19.400 --> 0:40:21.479 few other guys, but those are kind of the main guys. 0:40:21.480 --> 0:40:24.279 And I mean we stay pretty close. E Brown just 0:40:24.320 --> 0:40:28.399 some really good guys overall. And so they love being 0:40:28.400 --> 0:40:31.520 around the team, love being here, so me personally, I 0:40:31.600 --> 0:40:32.400 love being here also. 0:40:32.560 --> 0:40:34.080 So we're all a pretty tight group. 0:40:34.440 --> 0:40:36.120 That's really cool because you didn't play with those guys. 0:40:36.160 --> 0:40:38.040 They were before you, but you've you've become friends with 0:40:38.080 --> 0:40:41.760 them afterwards. That's awesome. That's really if you share something 0:40:41.760 --> 0:40:43.480 even though you didn't play together, right. 0:40:43.520 --> 0:40:45.600 And I can call them all old and all that stuff. 0:40:45.800 --> 0:40:47.600 You know, I kind of it kind of makes me 0:40:47.640 --> 0:40:49.840 feel younger, so a little bit. 0:40:49.920 --> 0:40:54.520 Yeah, yeah, right, we Hey, what's next for you currently? 0:40:54.560 --> 0:40:56.319 I'm in the process of just trying to start some 0:40:56.360 --> 0:41:00.120 new businesses. I kind of want my concrete business to 0:41:00.160 --> 0:41:03.560 continue to grow. My son actually lives with me currently. 0:41:03.960 --> 0:41:05.880 He'll be here twenty four to seven now, so I'm 0:41:05.920 --> 0:41:08.640 trying to room him up and you know, make sure 0:41:08.680 --> 0:41:11.759 that if he wants to play football, that he is 0:41:11.800 --> 0:41:13.279 able to play it at the you know, you know 0:41:13.320 --> 0:41:14.200 that he's ever to play it. 0:41:14.560 --> 0:41:15.799 How old is He's eight? 0:41:15.960 --> 0:41:19.840 He thinks he's about eighteen, so yeah, so I'm yeah, 0:41:19.880 --> 0:41:23.640 so he's he's trying to learn and everything else. And 0:41:23.719 --> 0:41:25.920 I mean he looks like a tight end already, so 0:41:26.480 --> 0:41:28.319 I'm trying to just you know, just trying to bring 0:41:28.360 --> 0:41:29.359 him up the right way and. 0:41:29.680 --> 0:41:30.319 Keep on going. 0:41:31.120 --> 0:41:31.520 Awesome. 0:41:31.719 --> 0:41:33.960 Well, Anthony Hill, it's always good to catch up with you. 0:41:34.040 --> 0:41:36.200 Good to see it here on the zoom screen. I 0:41:36.239 --> 0:41:37.680 can't wait to see out and about it in another 0:41:37.760 --> 0:41:41.120 Texans Legends event where we're you know, talking about financial 0:41:41.120 --> 0:41:44.200 literacy or you know, fighting bully or something. You know, 0:41:44.200 --> 0:41:46.960 there's always something interesting when you and I are together 0:41:47.000 --> 0:41:48.000 at one of these events. 0:41:48.080 --> 0:41:49.359 Yeah right, yeah, because you. 0:41:49.320 --> 0:41:51.120 Are active with it. It's it's a good thing. It's 0:41:51.160 --> 0:41:53.480 good for us, good for all the people that helps me. 0:41:53.600 --> 0:41:55.480 Anthony, thanks so much for the time, my friend. Have 0:41:55.520 --> 0:41:56.960 a great summer and we'll see you again soon. 0:41:57.440 --> 0:42:00.880 Yeah, sir, thank you all. I appreciate it. 0:42:01.040 --> 0:42:05.520 True. This music, it's awesome. I'm so mad that we 0:42:05.560 --> 0:42:08.000 didn't use that for all access. It's awesome. For where 0:42:08.000 --> 0:42:08.480 are they now? 0:42:08.600 --> 0:42:12.440 Drew's awesome, Anthony Hill's awesome, Davis Mills and Denzel Perriman, 0:42:12.840 --> 0:42:13.600 you are awesome. 0:42:13.640 --> 0:42:15.520 Thank you so much for listening. Well see tomorrowybody, and 0:42:15.520 --> 0:42:16.640 as always, go Texans.