1 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to from the podium. I'm Jason Gibbs. The preseason 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: has officially wrapped up. The Browns have started preparations for 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty three regular season and a date with 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, September tenth. Today the first 5 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: practice for the team since returning from Kansas City. Today's 6 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: show features two players who have been in the news 7 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: recently and coach Kevin Stefanski, who talked for the first 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: time since the team reduced the roster to fifty three players. 9 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: Along with coach, today we'll hear from wide receiver Marquise 10 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: Goodwin and running back Pierre Strong Junior. First up, the 11 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: head coach of your Cleveland Browns, Kevin Stefanski, who addressed 12 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: the media after practice to discuss the initial fifty three 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: man roster announcement and to give some injury updates on 14 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: a few players. 15 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: Okay, good day to work out here. 16 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 3: As you know, it's always an exciting day when you 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 3: talk about setting your roster in those type of things, 18 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 3: it's also a tough day. You have a lot of 19 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 3: conversations with guys that have been working so hard and 20 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 3: doing everything you asked them. To do and and some 21 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 3: of them will have opportunities in other places and in 22 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 3: your root for them, and then other guys are trying 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 3: to get back to your practice squad. But uh, there's 24 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 3: definitely a sense of disappointment with some young men today. 25 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 3: That is again part of this business, but today it 26 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 3: was for this group, was about getting out here, continue 27 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 3: to stay sharp, heavy on the individual today. So a 28 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 3: lot of work with their position coaches, a lot of 29 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: situational football work to sharpen up our situational awareness. 30 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 2: And there's still guys out there running extra gassers right now. 31 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 3: So again, this week is just about staying sharp and 32 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 3: preparing for September tenth and beyond. But with that, I'll 33 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 3: take any questions. 34 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,639 Speaker 4: What about Deshaun and Elijah Ball. 35 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 2: Today out with just sick nothing, just sick, should be 36 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 2: back soon? 37 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 4: Did affect practice that I'll only ever want no quarterback? 38 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 5: And just looking long term, do you think do you 39 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 5: want or need a third quarterback on the active roster. 40 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 3: Or what to practice squad got you? Yeah, Well we'll 41 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: work through that. We kind of have a plan. I 42 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 3: think we're definitely gonna bring in another quarterback soon, but 43 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 3: we'll kind. 44 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: Of let you guys know what plan moving forward. 45 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 3: I think it'll be interesting to around the league what 46 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 3: teams decide to take to keep three on the active, 47 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 3: which teams decide to keep some guys in practice squad. 48 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: We'll see how that goes. Kenn, I know you wanted 49 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: to bring un a kid as as you can kind 50 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 2: of kind of streamed out. 51 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 4: Was there kind of a breaking point in your mind. 52 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 6: Or was this as a matter of him not being 53 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 6: able to get his confidence back? 54 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think as you can imagine, Tom, those are things. 55 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 3: Those are conversations you have throughout training camp, throughout this 56 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 3: whole month, things that you talk about internally, and ultimately, 57 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 3: uh we Andrew felt like the decision there bring in 58 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: a veteran kicker, and we're excited to add dustin to 59 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 3: this group. He'll be in here today. But it's a 60 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 3: tough decision. All these are tough decisions. So, but those 61 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 3: are all things that you're constantly talking about in this building. 62 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 4: I'm sorry, what is the state of war right now? 63 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: But there's a serious Yeah, I can't. I wouldn't want 64 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: to speculate there. 65 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 3: I just would tell you he's in protocol, like like 66 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 3: any guy working through it. 67 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 4: His fourth concussion. Just what's the level of concern as 68 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 4: far as just the big picture when. 69 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 2: You when you just you know, you look at the 70 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 2: human own well. I mean that goes without saying. 71 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 3: With all of our players, when it comes to any injury, 72 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 3: you want to make sure that that they're safe. So 73 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 3: with Denzel in this case, obviously we'll follow every protocol 74 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 3: and I'm confident in our medical staff and confident in 75 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 3: Denzel win. 76 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 4: The decision went in the decision to not keep the 77 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 4: Boston wants. 78 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: You know, I tell you there's a ton of tough 79 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 3: decisions that you gotta make. Jeff, as the coach, you'd 80 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 3: love to keep all. You know, you want to keep 81 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 3: all in ninety So there's gonna be some guys that 82 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 3: you let go. Austin certainly gave us some some really 83 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 3: good moments in practice in the games, and I think 84 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 3: highly of them. 85 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: But just some tough decisions you have to make. 86 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 4: Do you have a enough clip side of. 87 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 7: That, having too undrafted with the d and make the 88 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 7: team like what you saw from them throughout cam. 89 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I I think that's a culmination of hard work. 90 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 3: Actually, I tell you that goes all the way back 91 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 3: to when they stepped foot on campus. For rookie Minnie Camp, 92 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 3: I mean it, it's really that what we talked about 93 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 3: last week, that global evaluation. They've they've done a nice job. 94 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 3: Uh so they've they've earned it. That I that's uh 95 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 3: definitely a testament to the hard work that they've put 96 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 3: in and and I think now the next step. 97 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: Is continuing to grow. 98 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 3: And I think there's some great examples on our team 99 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 3: right now of young players that have taken uh leaps 100 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 3: in going into their sophomore year quote unquote, right their 101 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 3: junior year. I think you see a lot of players 102 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 3: that are maturing and and getting better. 103 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 2: What do that thing about the best? 104 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 4: It's the rest of the team. When a guy like 105 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 4: that and looks so hard at rus, that's about what 106 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 4: did you say? 107 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 2: The rest of that in the last year? 108 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I I think for for all these guys, I 109 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 3: mean that, Ay, this is the day you get in 110 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 3: here and you look around you see the guys that 111 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 3: are still standing it. 112 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: It's tough. 113 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: It is really hard to make an NFL roster. It's 114 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 3: hard to make the fifty three. There are a lot 115 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: of good football players across the league that are that 116 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 3: are that don't make a fifty three, So it's just 117 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 3: knowing how challenging it is. And I think for me 118 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 3: and and for coaches, it's now time to remind them. 119 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 3: Now you gotta stay on that fifty three. And and 120 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 3: how much are you gonna work on your body? How 121 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 3: much you're gonna work on on your understanding of our 122 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 3: schemes so that you can carve out a role for 123 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 3: his football team? 124 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 4: Kivin, What is it about Dustin that you know kind 125 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 4: of made him the guy that that you targued? 126 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 8: What and what? What? 127 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 2: What do you like about you know, his leg and everything. 128 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, as you can imagine, Andrew and the crew looked 129 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 3: at a lot of guys and just kind of zeroed 130 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 3: in on on Dustin as a veteran that's been uh, 131 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 3: you know, he's been very reliable and accurate over the 132 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:34,799 Speaker 3: course of his career. 133 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 4: How do you do you oh, can you uh what 134 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 4: was it. 135 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: Like to see Markey stood being out there today? Yeah? 136 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 3: That was uh, that's that's uh, you know, pretty special 137 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 3: for the young man. And uh, I don't know that 138 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 3: I've ever been around a player who's as locked in 139 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 3: as he is without practicing for a long time and 140 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 3: coach wll Sherrett and I were just talking about that, 141 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 3: uh as he got out here. I mean he's I 142 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 3: in every meeting, he is locked in and every walk 143 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 3: through every game. I mean that's hard for a player 144 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 3: that's not getting any reps to play that role for himself, 145 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 3: for his teammates. So I'm I'm proud of the young man. 146 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 3: I'm excited for him. I know as a team, we're 147 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 3: excited for the boost that he gives us. 148 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 8: Cincinnati. 149 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 3: I think it's it's for me, it's too early to say. 150 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 3: I'm very optimistic about him every single day, but we'll 151 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 3: see how it goes over the next. 152 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 2: Feel good about them? 153 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 4: Yes, how much saw him over the working off to 154 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 4: the side, I mean, how is and you know how 155 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 4: far along is he? 156 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 2: Yeah? Getting close again. 157 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 3: I think it's hard to give you guys an exact 158 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 3: day week, but he's getting close. 159 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 4: Jack, there's another guy he was you know, he was 160 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 4: going through the protocol. Got how did he kind of 161 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 4: make it through the game on that? 162 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 2: Right? Yeah? Good? 163 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 5: No, worse, mean you look like the makeup of your line. 164 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 5: You feel like you need to add a guard, you know, 165 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,280 Speaker 5: loop work there some right? You got three thunders and 166 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 5: I don't know if if any true backup guard. 167 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 4: Yeah. 168 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 3: I think those are all things Scott that we we 169 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 3: talk about. We work different guys in their different combinations. 170 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 3: Uh So we're comfortable with the guys we have, as 171 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 3: you also know, you're you're constantly working on the roster. 172 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 2: Uh so, but we feel really good about the guys 173 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 2: we have. 174 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 4: Would you guys want to keep a ticker on the 175 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 4: practice squad? 176 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 2: Uh? Yeah, I think that remains to be seen. 177 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: I think there there's a a good chance for it, 178 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 3: but we'll see how it shakes out over the next companiation. 179 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 2: Aide somebody you would be interested in that for sure? 180 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 4: Yes, uncomfortable Kevin. Are you going into the season with 181 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 4: U of rookie quarterbacks or. 182 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 2: Have made back up? Yeah? Feel good about it. Uh. 183 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 3: He's he's somebody that, as you know, Tony, he's come 184 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: a long way. I mean he's really worked very hard, 185 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 3: uh all the way back to the spring when he 186 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 3: first showed up here. 187 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 2: Uh. 188 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 3: He he's done a nice job. There's a lot that 189 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 3: goes into playing that backup role. Uh that really he 190 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 3: just doesn't know yet cause we're he's being taught and 191 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 3: you know, I point out Alex Van pelt Uh in 192 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 3: that room with him every day a VP. That was 193 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 3: his role for his career was as a backup quarterback, 194 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 3: So we kind of knows the ins and outside. 195 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 7: Obviously, when you make a trade, you probably have a 196 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 7: pretty good idea where a guy fits in with adding here, 197 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 7: just how do you envision his his role? 198 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 4: Nout that he's here and you got to. 199 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 3: See you Yeah, you know somebody that you study from 200 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 3: Afar Darryl, but then you got to get him ultimately 201 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 3: in your program and you got to see what what 202 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 3: makes sense to him and how quickly he can pick 203 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 3: it up. He's a he's a very smart young man, 204 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 3: so I know he'll get it. But as a matter 205 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 3: of us getting to know him a little bit, seeing 206 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 3: what he fits both offensively and on special teams. 207 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 4: What'd you'd like about him coming on New England? 208 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think speed really can can has that ability 209 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 3: to take the ball and go, versatility, can can catch 210 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 3: it coming out of the backfield and again gives you 211 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 3: some good reps and special teams as well. 212 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 4: When you look at him as a kicker, turn Kevin 213 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 4: Art because you think Jerome form. 214 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 3: To be okay, His Yeah, potentially he's that's certainly something 215 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 3: that he can do, and so that helps us as 216 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 3: you look, you know, forward into these next couple of weeks. 217 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 3: But we'll see how Jerome comes out in the next 218 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 3: few days. 219 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: Next up, the players. Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin talked for 220 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: the first time since being cleared for football activities. Talked 221 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: about his struggle with blood clots and how happy he 222 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: is to be back with the Cleveland Browns on the 223 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: practice field. 224 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 2: Hello, everybody, Hello, hope you that I appreciate it. 225 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 8: I agree. 226 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 4: Was it to be back today? 227 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 9: First of all, given all honest to my lawyer and say, 228 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 9: with Jesus Christ waking me up today and giving me 229 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 9: the opportunity of it, was great to be back today. 230 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 2: With the team. 231 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 9: Martis, Can you take us through just how scary it 232 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 9: must have been to find out, you know, that you 233 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 9: had blood clots and you know what was that like, 234 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 9: what was that moment at that time period? Like I 235 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 9: would say it would be with it, it was more 236 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 9: alarming and scary. 237 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 2: I'm protected. I'm glad it by God. 238 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 9: So I really don't too much fear anything. I know 239 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 9: it's all in his hands, out of my control. But 240 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 9: I was kind of alarmed at the news. 241 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 4: You know, did you feel no or how did you? 242 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 8: Did you did? 243 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 4: Do you feel ill when this happened? 244 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 2: Uh? 245 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 9: I really don't wanna go into too many details about 246 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 9: how I feel. I feel great right now, and I 247 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 9: think that's what's most important. I'm healthy and I'm able 248 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 9: to be back on the field, So I'm just happy 249 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 9: to be here. 250 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 4: How good did it feel to be out there? 251 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 7: And just what do you imagine your timeline to be 252 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 7: in game shape would be down? 253 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 2: It's a good question. I'm in shape. 254 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 9: In game shape, I would have to play in some 255 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 9: games m So we'll see after I play in the game. 256 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 6: Coach is marveling at how locked in you stayed during 257 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:34,559 Speaker 6: the time you were away. 258 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 4: How were you able to do? 259 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:41,319 Speaker 9: Ah Man, being locked in is a part of my DNA, honestly, 260 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 9: and thank you coach for those kind words. It's just 261 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 9: part of my job. I'm a professional player. I'm a 262 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 9: professional and as a professional, you know, you guys are 263 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 9: all locked in. Y'all out here, y'all looking and getting questions. 264 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 9: Know what you had to do coming out here? I 265 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 9: approached my job the same way or cause. 266 00:10:57,520 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 4: Did you ever y'all think you'd be able to come back. 267 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 2: Nah, it was no doubt in my mind. I knew 268 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 2: I would come back. 269 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 9: That's why I stayed there every day with a smile 270 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 9: on my face, positive attitude, cause I knew I was 271 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 9: coming back. 272 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 4: Got Did the doctors guarantee that or you just have 273 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 4: that faith. 274 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 9: Nobody can even guarantee if probably be alive tomorrow. 275 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying. Nobody can guarantee anything. 276 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 9: Credit to the doctors though, all the hard work that 277 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 9: they did to uh help get me back. The trainers, 278 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 9: Joe and his staff did a incredible job in helping 279 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 9: me make sure that I was safe every day and 280 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 9: to get back and forth. 281 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 6: Hell, I know what, understand the details, But is there 282 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 6: any f fear of like reoccurrence? 283 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 2: I know you're you're taking it day by day. What 284 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 2: have you no fear at all? I fear God? That's it? 285 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 4: Are cord so just treated with medisine basically? 286 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: Uh? I guess it depends on it's person a person. 287 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 9: Some people do treat 'em with medicine, some people do 288 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 9: other remedies. Uh, however you choose to really go about it. 289 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 9: These different cases, different levels for everything. 290 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 4: Yea, you been to it's like ten times. So what's 291 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 4: it like when training camp's finally over for you guys 292 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 4: and you you couldn't start locking in the other seas? 293 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, eleven times too for re. 294 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 9: But uh, training campus finally over, ready to get locked 295 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 9: into the season. 296 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: Not a whole lot of changes other than. 297 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 9: The fact it's it's live football, live tackling, and the 298 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 9: stats matter, the wins lost, they matter. 299 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 7: You've been through so much. 300 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 4: In your life that it's so many trials, so many 301 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 4: tribulations in your life. 302 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 2: Was this do you feel just. 303 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 7: You know, another thing that you had to deal with. 304 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 2: And and overcome? 305 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 9: One hundred percent, this is just something that I had 306 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 9: to deal with and overcome. Another another hurdle that I 307 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 9: had to jump over. You know what I'm saying, a 308 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 9: lot of things that were throwing our away we have 309 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 9: to overcome and and I'm just glad that I was 310 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 9: able to. I watched you from day one at the 311 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 9: Greenbrier just you know, dancing and you know, mentoring your 312 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 9: teammates and just laughing and having a good time out there. 313 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 4: How important was it for you. 314 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,119 Speaker 9: To present that that front to your teammates? 315 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 2: Did you like my dance moves first. Yes, I think 316 00:12:58,120 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 2: I got some of my video. 317 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 9: I love being out there and just having fun. I'm 318 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 9: thirty two, I'll be thirty three in November. And what 319 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 9: I found out playing football is that if you don't 320 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 9: have fun with this game, it could be alone alone, 321 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 9: very long year. So it's credit to my teammates for 322 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 9: allow embracing me and allowing me to beat myself, to 323 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 9: come out and smile and just be a happy dude, 324 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,319 Speaker 9: and to to dance and sing and do whatever it 325 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 9: is that I feel when I'm out on the field, 326 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 9: as long as I'm taking care of business. 327 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 4: How difficult is it? How difficult is it to to 328 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 4: kind of maintain that that kind of upbeat spirit and 329 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 4: everything in the face of uh of you know of. 330 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 8: Adversity like that? 331 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 2: You ever heard of the term a zebra? Can't change? 332 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 9: It strikes man. I don't know how to not be 333 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 9: happy enough, beat man. That's just a part of my 334 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 9: genetic makeup. 335 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 2: It is what it is. 336 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 9: So I'm not out here faking. That's why it's so 337 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 9: easy for me to do it every day. I can't 338 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 9: sit out here and pout when something don't go my way. 339 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,199 Speaker 9: Life han't went my way. Yet I'm waiting on God 340 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 9: to let me get in charge of and do things 341 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 9: how I wanna do. But if I did, then I 342 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 9: probably wouldn't be here. 343 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 4: So how important is your faith to get you through 344 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 4: all this? 345 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 2: Excuse me? 346 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 4: How important is your faith in Christ to get you 347 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 4: through all this? 348 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 2: Hugely important? Man? Uh? And everything that I do every 349 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 2: single day, that's how attack each day. Following God's League. 350 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 4: You get two weeks until the opening? Do you expect 351 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 4: to be out there? 352 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 2: I expect to be out there. 353 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 9: I mean it's really up to the staff and the 354 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 9: and the the trainers to make sure that I'm ready 355 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 9: to to be in a position to help the team. 356 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 9: I can say that I'm ready and and do all 357 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 9: of these things, but until they get me to go ahead, 358 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 9: then it's really up to them. 359 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,239 Speaker 4: Are there any like medical hurdles that it's still clearly. 360 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 2: I I think uh, they're that. That's a question that 361 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 2: that'll be answered over time. I don't know. 362 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 9: It's just day to day right now, and which just 363 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 9: dealing with today. I'm just it's my first day of practice. 364 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 9: I barely made it through practice. 365 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying. 366 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 6: I know you've done this eleven times now, But because 367 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 6: of what you went through this summer, that first route 368 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 6: today feel a little more special. 369 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 9: Man, it did feel special, even though I had been 370 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 9: running routes, catching the ball and all. But I've been 371 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 9: catching it and everything just on my own time. But 372 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 9: don't tell coach you know what I'm saying. That's nah, 373 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 9: but uh yeah it it definitely felt good to get 374 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 9: it from the quarterback, for sure. 375 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 2: Oh Markey's I've watched you also spend a lot of time, 376 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 2: like with Cedric Tillman. 377 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 4: You know, I see him picking your brains and you 378 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 4: you guys are. 379 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 2: Working on things when he comes off the sideline. 380 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 4: How important was that for you to hurt some of 381 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 4: that wisdom. 382 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 2: On a young guys like that. I'm naturally a big brother. 383 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 2: I'm the oldest the twelve kids. 384 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 9: So it's I it's it's like I I'll be doing 385 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 9: myself for disservice if I didn't say something to 'em 386 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 9: that I saw that would make him better. 387 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 2: And I just try to embrace any guy that that 388 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 2: uh w that is willing to listen. 389 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 9: And you know, I've been around the game and seen 390 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 9: some things, so I just give what I can and Uh, 391 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 9: thank you to say it, and God like him who 392 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 9: have embraced that in me and and listening to and 393 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 9: taking on the things that I've given. 394 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 6: Not now that you can look at how you newt 395 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 6: to the season and and just football in general, what 396 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 6: has you most excited. 397 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 5: About being with this group and what you guys might 398 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 5: be able. 399 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 2: To accomplished together. 400 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 9: I'm most excited just about playing football again. Honestly, It's 401 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 9: a game that I've been playing since I was nine 402 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 9: years old. I remember my first time being on the 403 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 9: field and just having jitters, not not nervous or anything, 404 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 9: but really just high anxiety to okay, and the thrill 405 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 9: to wanna play. 406 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying, Once you you don't Once 407 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 2: you kind. 408 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 9: Of like have a lax luster feeling, you don't really 409 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 9: attack your job the same may. So I'm just really 410 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 9: really appreciative that I have that feeling playing on this 411 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 9: team this year, and I'm I'm excited every day that 412 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 9: I step out here. 413 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 2: I'm turned up, I'm ready to just go, and uh, I. 414 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 9: Just wanna continue to feel like that nine year old 415 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 9: boy who stepped that first day on the football field. 416 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 2: But you gotta be a coach some day when you 417 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 2: eventually retire, Man, wherever God leave me. You know what 418 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 2: I'm saying. 419 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 9: I got a lot of plans in life, Shooter. I 420 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 9: plan on being a billionaire, but I I don't know 421 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 9: how i'm'a get there. I don't know how I get there. 422 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 9: But you know, if that's where God leave me, that's 423 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 9: what I'll be. 424 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 7: How about this offense if you had a different view 425 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 7: of it from the sidelines for most of training camps? 426 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 8: So what are you seeing and how. 427 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 3: Good can be? 428 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 9: I think the offense has no sealing. Obviously, we got 429 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 9: some things in some areas that we can get better in. 430 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 9: I'm glad that we haven't arrived yet and and defined 431 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 9: ourselves yet, So I'm I'm excited to see where we 432 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 9: can take it. Just keep getting better every day, not 433 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 9: putting a car before the horse, you know what I'm saying, 434 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 9: Just taking it one day at a time and just 435 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 9: focusing there together and getting better. 436 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 4: Do you have you seen an illisure? 437 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 2: Moore? 438 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 4: I'm sorry. 439 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 7: Do you feel like your perspective has changed at all 440 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 7: heading into this season? Been going through what you've been through? 441 00:17:58,640 --> 00:17:59,719 Speaker 2: Uh, I'm just more grateful. 442 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 9: I think my perspective has changed in that sense, just 443 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 9: more grateful for life, more grateful for opportunity because it 444 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 9: could have very well ended. It could have been my 445 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 9: last play in mini camp. So I'm glad just to 446 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 9: be back on the field for real. 447 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, I was just wondering, what have you seen in 448 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 4: Elijah Ward throughout this. 449 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 9: Gamp electric I mean, fast hands, routes. It's just ready 450 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 9: ready to go, and I'm excited to see what he'll 451 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 9: do this shit. 452 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 2: For sure, I'm glad we got him. 453 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: Finally, it was New Brown's running back Pierre Strong Junior, 454 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: who spoke to the Cleveland media for the first time 455 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 1: since being acquired from the New England Patriots. He talked 456 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: about how excited he is to work with running back 457 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,479 Speaker 1: Nick Chubb and how running back coach Stunt Mitchell has 458 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: already made an impact on him. 459 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 7: So, first of all, just take us through what the 460 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 7: last couple of days have been like for you and 461 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:52,239 Speaker 7: how you found out you were coming here and all 462 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 7: that stuff. 463 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 8: It's been good. 464 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 10: It's been you know well when but you know it's 465 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 10: business that and I'm in I can't do nohe beleve, 466 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 10: So you know, I just been catching over everything, you know, 467 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 10: getting into rhythm of things the Browns away. 468 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 11: So did you do you have any sense that you 469 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 11: might get traded or might not be in New England 470 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 11: to to start the ear was a kind of a surprise. 471 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 8: Uh nah, it was a kind of a surprise. 472 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 2: You know. 473 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 10: Uh, cant of work every day, but you know it's 474 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,200 Speaker 10: one of them. Like I said, it was like a 475 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 10: business thing. 476 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: You know. 477 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 8: I called called to the front office and you know, 478 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:22,239 Speaker 8: rest is this here now? 479 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 12: So I saw Nick Chubb giving you some pointers over 480 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 12: there during the drills. How nice is it is it 481 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 12: to be in a backfield with arguably the best running 482 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:33,120 Speaker 12: back in the football. 483 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 10: It's great? You know, Uh he can you know everything. 484 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 10: You know, he wouldn't be top five if he would 485 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 10: in every year. So you know, I listen everything you 486 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 10: say and to take it all in. You know, he 487 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 10: uh help me perfect my game and just telling me 488 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 10: little key pointers that he use and he do, so 489 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 10: he helped my game out as well. 490 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 11: This is a I mean, this is an offensive line, 491 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 11: but it's really good. 492 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 2: The scheme is really good. This is you know a 493 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 2: little bit like. 494 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 11: San Francisco's ski is there a little bit of excitement 495 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 11: to kind of get behind this line and run behind it. 496 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 10: Yeah yeah, I'm I'm ready, man, you know, like like 497 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 10: you said, one of the best lines and not in 498 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 10: the in the league. 499 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 8: So you know, just just every day, come to work, 500 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 8: run behind them. You know, can't do nothing but look good. 501 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 11: So is uh Kevin already dialing up some trick place 502 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 11: where you saw you threw some touchdown passes in college. 503 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 10: Now, I don't know, I don't let you you n 504 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 10: uh you know, I'm just giv 'em my feet. Word 505 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 10: out here, you know today is just you know, catching 506 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 10: those the rhema, rhythm of things and how every how 507 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,360 Speaker 10: things belong and how things are operated here conclusive. 508 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 2: So c could you be a returner if they wanted 509 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 2: you to do that? 510 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 4: Uh? 511 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 10: Yeah, I'm be anything, man. You know, I'm a football 512 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,119 Speaker 10: player at the end of the day. So anything they 513 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 10: need me to do, i'm'a do it. 514 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 7: Is there a part of your game that you're maybe 515 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 7: excited to show off to t people here in Cleveland? 516 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 8: Uh? 517 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 10: You know, uh versus time, my speed, my hands out 518 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 10: the back field block and just just been all around 519 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 10: black back you know. 520 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 8: Uh, just like I said, speed, just showing 'em, you know, uh, 521 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 8: break away and get to the edges and just do 522 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 8: anything they need me to do with the bottle of 523 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 8: my hands. So what's it's? 524 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 2: Uh, I think if I'm playing with the seawan? Yeah 525 00:20:57,760 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 2: what did you kind of know? I missed it? Got 526 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 2: you followed it a y obviously, and and what's that? 527 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 2: What do you think about? 528 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 4: Point with him? 529 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 2: Man? 530 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 10: It's you know, it's like it's just it's crazy. You know, 531 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,679 Speaker 10: you know you dream, like you said, dream as a kid. Uh, 532 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 10: But you know when I get here, you know, he's 533 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 10: my you know, my teammates. So I don't look at 534 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 10: it like that no more. I just go out there 535 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,719 Speaker 10: and play perform man, and just you know, go as 536 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 10: he leaves. 537 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 7: So you know you've caught the ball quite a bit 538 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 7: in college to how much you're looking forward to maybe 539 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 7: getting to showcase that a little bit. 540 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 10: Man, Like I said, whatever they need me to do, 541 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 10: you know, i'm'a do it. So whatever they need me 542 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 10: to catch out the back from field, run block, anything 543 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:33,959 Speaker 10: they need me to do, that's my road. 544 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 8: That's so i'm'a do. So you know, I ain't just 545 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 8: looking at one thing, looking at anything coaches need me? Really, 546 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 8: what was your family? 547 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 2: You act family? 548 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 8: They family, muntry name to your thin my families. Yeah, uh, 549 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 8: you know, we pray about it. 550 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 2: You know. 551 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 10: Uh they finna come up and help me move. You know, 552 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,119 Speaker 10: it's it's really nothing we can really do about it. 553 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 10: But you know, I'm glad to be here. I'm happy 554 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 10: to be here. So at the end of the day, 555 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 10: you know, my my parents rocking with me. They they 556 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 10: Browns fans. 557 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:56,959 Speaker 2: Now. 558 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 12: So yeah, coming from an organization with argue the greatest 559 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 12: coach of all time, how has he helped you preparrest 560 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 12: in your career so far? 561 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 2: Uh? 562 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:06,719 Speaker 8: It just help you know, uh, help me be a pro. 563 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 10: You know, coming from a small school to NFL, you know, 564 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:11,480 Speaker 10: it's a it's a big jump in uh for the 565 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 10: small school kids. 566 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 8: So just like I said, like help me practicing like 567 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 8: a pro. I'm public like a pro. 568 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 2: You know. 569 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,479 Speaker 8: He he holds you accountable for everything, and I think 570 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 8: it's for that. 571 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 12: I know it's still early on, but is it. Do 572 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 12: you see any similarities with Stefanski and Bill Belichick? 573 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: Yeah? 574 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 10: Yeah, yeah, uh yeah coach here, he he always you know, 575 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 10: just tell us, uh tell us he you know, he 576 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 10: care about us. 577 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 8: And and like Belichick, you know, he did the same things. 578 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 10: So you know when the coach cared about you, and 579 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 10: you can really feel that he they care about you know, 580 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:39,120 Speaker 10: he'll give me you all. 581 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 1: Go ahead to me. 582 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 4: Do you remember the Browns showing interest in you out 583 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 4: of the draft? 584 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:45,479 Speaker 2: They say they did. 585 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 8: Yeah, yeah, I had a couple uh interviews with him. 586 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 8: So you know, you know I'm here now. It's so 587 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 8: glad to be here. 588 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 7: Reading some of what Coach Belichick saying about you in 589 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 7: the past, Like he really praise you for taking a 590 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 7: jump in your two I guess how do you feel 591 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,359 Speaker 7: like you made to jump from your rookie year or 592 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 7: to tow your two? 593 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: Uh? 594 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 10: Just knowing how to be a pro at everything y'all 595 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 10: do for like outside of football, out in public, on 596 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 10: the field, you know, and how to watch film, just 597 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 10: you know, just growing up you know, uh as a 598 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 10: young player. So like you said, like a y like 599 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 10: a jump. Uh, Like I said, just doing everything the 600 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 10: right way and just following everybody's lead that was there 601 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 10: before me. 602 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 6: So this is a tough time of year guys getting 603 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 6: cut but also moving around and in a lot of 604 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 6: adjustments for you. 605 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 2: How do you if you go into this time of 606 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 2: the year mentally knowing that you know, you ended up 607 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 2: here in Cleveland. You you moved a little bit. 608 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 4: How do you approach that? 609 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 2: Uh? 610 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 8: I approach it. 611 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 10: Uh keep a smiling my face, you know, Uh getting 612 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 10: my playbook down, you know, only day I look at 613 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 10: it moving forward always, so I never do well on 614 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 10: the past, you know, I always move forward. So here 615 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,640 Speaker 10: I'm now, I'm here. You know, I'm ready to work, 616 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 10: you know, uh, ready to see what the season got. 617 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 8: You know, got ahead. So you know, I just like, 618 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 8: like I said, looking a look in the future. 619 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 2: I know you j you just got here. But yeah, guy, 620 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 2: every run thank that comes through here. And Love's playing 621 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 2: for stone A Drugs. What are your first impressions to happen? Uh? 622 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 10: He's real, like you know, he's he's a old g 623 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,679 Speaker 10: of the game. You know, he's a older, older guy. 624 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 10: So he he's been around the game for quite a 625 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 10: long time. So you know, I I respect him, you know, 626 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 10: Uh just go like he like I said, just follow 627 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 10: his league, you know, cause they been around the game 628 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 10: way probably be if I was born. So I'm just 629 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 10: I'm just I'm just I'm just always like whatever you say, 630 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 10: you know, I I a hundred percent agree with it cause, 631 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 10: like I said, he been around the game five many years. 632 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 7: So Nick Chubb's a big Batman fan. I guess are 633 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 7: you're a big Batman fan or you're a fan of 634 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 7: any other superheroes? 635 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 8: Nah, I really ain't got no superhero. 636 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 7: Any other like off the field interests for you that 637 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 7: you wanna Cleveland fans center about or wanna share. Uh. 638 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 8: I just recently got a dog. 639 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 2: So what kind of dog? 640 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 8: I got an American? 641 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 2: Uh? 642 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 8: Board up her name? 643 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 4: Do say he spelled that? 644 00:24:53,920 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 8: It's d U, says he with the acting. Yeah, my mind, Andrews. 645 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: That's today's From the Podium podcast. You can like and 646 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 1: subscribe today to the From the Podium podcast wherever you 647 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 1: get your podcasts. To find more episodes, be sure to 648 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: check out the brown social media platforms Cleveland Browns dot com, 649 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: the YouTube channel YouTube dot com, slash Browns, and the 650 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns mobile app for the latest news from the 651 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three season, including week one. On September tenth, 652 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: I'm Jason Gibbs, thanking you for listening to the Browns 653 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: from the Podium podcast.