WEBVTT - John Harbaugh, J.K. Dobbins, Rashod Bateman: Ravens Practice 8/23 Press Conferences 0:00:02.880 --> 0:00:05.400 Welcome in the Ravens Press Pass. Today, we'll hear from 0:00:05.440 --> 0:00:08.960 running back JK Dobbins, wide receiver Rashad Bateman, and head 0:00:08.960 --> 0:00:12.440 coach John Harbaugh. Let's start with running back JK Dobbins. 0:00:13.800 --> 0:00:15.680 How do you feel physically right now? 0:00:15.840 --> 0:00:17.640 I mean, it's been a while since the injury play? 0:00:17.880 --> 0:00:19.400 Ye know me physically? How do you feel? 0:00:19.560 --> 0:00:23.200 I feel amazing. I feel pretty dang good. I'm'a just 0:00:23.280 --> 0:00:24.639 leave it at that cause I feel so good. 0:00:25.280 --> 0:00:25.520 JK. 0:00:25.600 --> 0:00:27.320 When we asked John at the beginning of training camp 0:00:27.600 --> 0:00:29.640 why you weren't practicing, he said, that's a JK question. 0:00:29.720 --> 0:00:31.640 So we'll we'll ask you straight out. Why why weren't 0:00:31.640 --> 0:00:32.360 you practicing. 0:00:32.080 --> 0:00:37.240 At the beginning of training Uh, that's a tough question. 0:00:37.560 --> 0:00:37.680 Uh. 0:00:37.760 --> 0:00:40.000 I was just you know, being cautious. 0:00:40.760 --> 0:00:43.360 You know, my teammates need me, you know, so I 0:00:43.440 --> 0:00:44.920 wanna be there for my teammates, you know. 0:00:45.000 --> 0:00:46.280 And that's all it was. 0:00:46.680 --> 0:00:50.040 You know, my teammates understood, you know what was ha 0:00:50.240 --> 0:00:53.800 what was going on. So it's all good now I'm 0:00:53.800 --> 0:00:54.200 out here. 0:00:55.200 --> 0:00:56.960 That difficult was I? 0:00:57.160 --> 0:01:01.600 I guess the decision both now and when you play 0:01:01.680 --> 0:01:02.680 after sea four weeks. 0:01:02.520 --> 0:01:04.399 When you how did you I guess that. 0:01:04.840 --> 0:01:05.160 Oh I was. 0:01:05.200 --> 0:01:06.720 I was here the whole time. I was here the 0:01:06.720 --> 0:01:08.800 whole time. I was going to meetings right right, Sorry, 0:01:08.840 --> 0:01:11.039 but I I had to practice. Oh that was you know, 0:01:11.080 --> 0:01:13.000 that's tough. That's always tough for me cause I'm a 0:01:13.000 --> 0:01:16.280 guy who who loves to play football. I love playing football. 0:01:16.280 --> 0:01:18.160 I love being with my teammates out there, and they 0:01:18.200 --> 0:01:18.679 love when. 0:01:18.520 --> 0:01:20.959 I'm out there. So it was it was super tough, 0:01:21.640 --> 0:01:21.840 you know. 0:01:21.959 --> 0:01:26.840 But we got through it, you know, and we'll we'll 0:01:26.880 --> 0:01:29.080 continue to get better as a team, you know, with 0:01:29.240 --> 0:01:31.120 me out there, and it'll be great. 0:01:31.160 --> 0:01:33.200 It'll be a great year. It's gonna be a great year. 0:01:33.680 --> 0:01:38.040 Take a you get to your confidence, your optimism around 0:01:38.040 --> 0:01:38.919 the type of year when. 0:01:38.800 --> 0:01:39.480 You can have this year. 0:01:39.920 --> 0:01:41.480 You said, what did you speak. 0:01:41.200 --> 0:01:43.480 To the confidence the end the optimism you have around 0:01:43.520 --> 0:01:44.880 the type of season and you could have this year. 0:01:45.319 --> 0:01:46.320 Yeah, I'm pretty confident. 0:01:47.040 --> 0:01:50.040 I'm pretty that confident, you know, especially coming off of 0:01:50.520 --> 0:01:53.360 you know, the end of the year last year, when 0:01:53.520 --> 0:01:56.000 a lot of people could see that I wasn't all 0:01:56.040 --> 0:01:58.880 the way with one hundred percent healthy, but still had 0:01:58.880 --> 0:02:01.280 some pretty good games there. But I always say, like 0:02:01.440 --> 0:02:03.920 those those games that I had good games could have 0:02:03.920 --> 0:02:06.320 been even better if I was one hundred percent. So 0:02:06.880 --> 0:02:09.239 you know, if I get the volumes some of the 0:02:09.280 --> 0:02:11.880 other guys, it'll be it'll be a real good year. 0:02:13.600 --> 0:02:14.000 Lines. 0:02:14.520 --> 0:02:16.160 You were pretty honest at the end of last year 0:02:16.160 --> 0:02:18.680 about wanting to have a bigger workload, wanting the ball more. 0:02:19.160 --> 0:02:20.120 It's a new office. 0:02:19.880 --> 0:02:23.120 Coordinator, new offense. How confident are you is that you 0:02:23.120 --> 0:02:24.960 don't have a bigger workload, then they don't. 0:02:24.800 --> 0:02:27.440 Have a defens Well, what I mean by having a 0:02:27.480 --> 0:02:31.200 bigger workload is like if the game is going like 0:02:31.200 --> 0:02:33.480 if we're running the ball good, you know, that's all 0:02:33.480 --> 0:02:35.440 I meant. Like I didn't mean like I don't want 0:02:35.440 --> 0:02:37.640 to be a ball or anything like that, Like whatever, 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:40.280 what if the game is flowing and I'm hot, let's 0:02:40.360 --> 0:02:42.040 let's let's rol you know what I'm saying and stuff 0:02:42.080 --> 0:02:44.680 like that. That's what I meant, you know. But if 0:02:44.680 --> 0:02:46.280 the game is going good in the past game, let's 0:02:46.320 --> 0:02:48.680 keep passing it, you know. So that's all I meant, 0:02:48.680 --> 0:02:51.640 you know, And you know, hopefully I have a hot 0:02:51.639 --> 0:02:53.480 hand this year, and everyone has a hot hand. So 0:02:53.919 --> 0:02:56.640 defensive coordinators are having nightmares and they see the ravens 0:02:56.639 --> 0:02:59.040 on the schedule because we have so many weapons. We 0:02:59.080 --> 0:03:01.400 have an amazing quarterback, you know, we just we have 0:03:01.400 --> 0:03:03.480 an amazing line, like amazing defense. 0:03:03.520 --> 0:03:06.520 We really have a lot of tools here. So hopefully 0:03:06.520 --> 0:03:08.040 it'll be good, a good year for all of us. 0:03:08.120 --> 0:03:11.280 KJK it mentions that you weren't you feel her percent 0:03:11.400 --> 0:03:12.160 last last year? 0:03:12.480 --> 0:03:15.040 Do you feel her per cent as we're speaking right now, Yes, sir, 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:18.079 I do, and by one hundred percent, like one hundred percent. 0:03:18.120 --> 0:03:20.400 I mean, my knee felt good, my body felt good, 0:03:20.400 --> 0:03:23.840 but I didn't have the off season that I needed 0:03:23.880 --> 0:03:25.760 to to be me, you know, so I didn't have 0:03:25.840 --> 0:03:27.720 all my speed there and stuff like that. 0:03:27.760 --> 0:03:30.080 But now it's a little different, yeah, JK. 0:03:30.320 --> 0:03:33.360 Obviously the business side of the NFL is very tough, 0:03:33.440 --> 0:03:36.160 but seems to be even tougher now for running backs. 0:03:36.440 --> 0:03:38.680 How has it been for you as as a person that's. 0:03:38.560 --> 0:03:42.440 In a contract situation like that, It's been a blessing, 0:03:42.520 --> 0:03:44.680 you know, because for me to even be in a 0:03:44.720 --> 0:03:47.000 situation in the NFL, you know, a lot of people 0:03:46.960 --> 0:03:49.440 will dream of being an NFL and for me to 0:03:49.480 --> 0:03:52.040 even be talking about a contract another contract is as 0:03:52.080 --> 0:03:55.320 a blessing, you know. And with the with the whole 0:03:55.360 --> 0:04:00.360 running back thing. Like each organization knows who they have, 0:04:00.560 --> 0:04:03.880 you know what I'm saying. Each each organization knows who 0:04:03.880 --> 0:04:07.560 they have as a whole team. So you know, each 0:04:08.040 --> 0:04:12.160 organization stands alone, you know, like guys like Sakuan and 0:04:12.200 --> 0:04:12.680 those guys. 0:04:12.680 --> 0:04:14.200 Those guys are amazing. 0:04:13.800 --> 0:04:18.120 Guys, and only that organization knows what to do with 0:04:18.200 --> 0:04:23.680 that situation, you know. So whatever the next organization wants 0:04:23.680 --> 0:04:25.360 to do with the with the running back they have, 0:04:25.600 --> 0:04:28.320 they feel special about them, then maybe they pay them. 0:04:28.360 --> 0:04:30.760 You know, you can't say that because like Christian McCaffrey 0:04:30.800 --> 0:04:33.960 makes a lot of money, you know. So I think 0:04:33.960 --> 0:04:36.960 it's all about what the organization wants to do. And 0:04:37.400 --> 0:04:40.359 far as me, I love I love it here, you know, 0:04:40.520 --> 0:04:42.920 and I always want I want to finish my career here. 0:04:42.960 --> 0:04:44.920 I want to be I'm a one, I'm a loyal man, 0:04:45.000 --> 0:04:48.800 so I only want one team. So hopefully that happens. 0:04:48.839 --> 0:04:51.440 But you never know what God has planned. So we're 0:04:51.440 --> 0:04:53.560 just gonna keep going, keep playing playing good football. 0:04:53.600 --> 0:04:54.000 That's it. 0:04:54.720 --> 0:04:58.880 You and you have had productive conversations with Eric about 0:04:59.360 --> 0:05:01.279 the possibility be here, beyond this here or is that. 0:05:01.560 --> 0:05:03.320 Just on a hold enough? Uh? 0:05:03.480 --> 0:05:07.400 Yeah, we the conversations. You know, mister Eric is he's 0:05:07.440 --> 0:05:10.200 a great He's a he's the best gym, the best 0:05:10.240 --> 0:05:12.360 gem in the game, you know, So he'll get it 0:05:12.400 --> 0:05:15.600 worked out. Whatever happens happens. You know, he's gonna get 0:05:15.600 --> 0:05:18.600 it worked out. We have good conversations and I and 0:05:18.600 --> 0:05:22.200 I have much respect for mister Eric and mister Harball, 0:05:22.240 --> 0:05:24.000 coach Harball, everyone, mister Steve. 0:05:24.680 --> 0:05:26.960 So it is what it is, you know. 0:05:27.040 --> 0:05:29.280 But I'm you know, when the time be, I'm gonna 0:05:29.279 --> 0:05:31.599 go out there and play and and do good, you know. 0:05:31.720 --> 0:05:34.240 So hopefully I'm playing for the Ravens for the rest 0:05:34.279 --> 0:05:36.039 of my life, my football career. 0:05:36.240 --> 0:05:38.960 Jake k you you preach positive usually. 0:05:39.800 --> 0:05:42.880 There were a lot of negative reactions to your absence. 0:05:43.040 --> 0:05:44.560 Did you shield yourself from that? 0:05:44.800 --> 0:05:46.680 How do you take that in when there are those 0:05:46.680 --> 0:05:48.279 who are critical of your stands? 0:05:48.800 --> 0:05:49.520 Yeah, I mean. 0:05:51.040 --> 0:05:53.800 A lot of a lot of people don't really know 0:05:53.839 --> 0:05:56.600 what it takes to be in a position as as 0:05:56.640 --> 0:06:00.159 I am, and you know what it takes to just 0:06:00.200 --> 0:06:01.720 go out on the field. You know, it could be 0:06:01.760 --> 0:06:07.000 pretty dangerous and things like that. And you know, with 0:06:07.040 --> 0:06:09.719 that being said, a lot of people don't like didn't 0:06:09.800 --> 0:06:12.159 like what was happening. No one even knows the truth 0:06:12.320 --> 0:06:15.520 that was what was happening, right, So I see that 0:06:15.680 --> 0:06:18.880 and it I see it as a positive thing because 0:06:20.000 --> 0:06:22.920 God chose me to be the people throw all the 0:06:22.960 --> 0:06:25.000 stuff at me, the dirt on my name and stuff 0:06:25.000 --> 0:06:27.600 like that, and I did see a little bit of stuff. 0:06:27.360 --> 0:06:29.800 You know, like oh, what is he doing? What is 0:06:29.839 --> 0:06:30.760 he doing? This and that. 0:06:31.560 --> 0:06:34.840 But at the end of the day, I do think 0:06:34.839 --> 0:06:37.599 I'm pretty good at football, and the numbers will say 0:06:37.600 --> 0:06:41.040 that and things like that. So I'm positive about it 0:06:41.080 --> 0:06:42.760 always because at the end of the day, the people 0:06:42.760 --> 0:06:45.280 who really love me, who really help me, that's the 0:06:45.360 --> 0:06:47.719 only thing that matters. And the people who genuinely care 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:51.240 for me, I care for them back. So even if 0:06:51.400 --> 0:06:54.120 even if a person is rude to me or anything 0:06:54.160 --> 0:06:55.640 like that, I'll just pray for him, you know. I'll 0:06:55.680 --> 0:06:57.680 pray for those people that were talking negative about me, 0:06:58.360 --> 0:07:00.760 because that's not gonna bring me down. I've been through 0:07:00.800 --> 0:07:04.160 too much to care about what someone I probably don't 0:07:04.160 --> 0:07:07.640 know says about me, you know. But to those people 0:07:07.680 --> 0:07:10.640 who say great things about me, I'll do, like I'll 0:07:10.680 --> 0:07:13.840 literally do anything for any of the good people I 0:07:13.840 --> 0:07:16.720 don't know who's all good here right now. But if 0:07:16.720 --> 0:07:18.320 you are, if you needed any help for me, I 0:07:18.320 --> 0:07:22.120 would help you, right So that's why that's why I 0:07:22.120 --> 0:07:24.240 stay with it. You know, I would always help like 0:07:24.760 --> 0:07:26.840 anyone like, if you ever needed help, I would make 0:07:26.840 --> 0:07:30.920 sure to help you. Unless you just straight out rude 0:07:30.920 --> 0:07:33.760 to me, then I can't help you. Sorry, you got 0:07:33.760 --> 0:07:35.960 it on your own. But nine times out of ten, 0:07:36.080 --> 0:07:39.320 I'm gonna help you. So shame on those people who 0:07:39.400 --> 0:07:41.480 talked about me, because I do feel like I'm a 0:07:41.480 --> 0:07:43.960 great guy and that I would do anything. 0:07:43.960 --> 0:07:45.480 I would do a lot. I would do a lot 0:07:45.520 --> 0:07:46.960 for people you know that need help. 0:07:47.040 --> 0:07:53.920 So always always man, I I I do think that healthy. 0:07:54.800 --> 0:07:56.280 You know, I can be one of the top backs 0:07:56.320 --> 0:08:00.000 in the league. And that's that flashes that flashes sometimes, 0:08:00.240 --> 0:08:02.640 you know, but I just gotta prove it, and I'm 0:08:02.720 --> 0:08:03.880 gonna prove it one day. 0:08:04.280 --> 0:08:06.400 One day. It would happen more. 0:08:06.440 --> 0:08:09.200 In in Todd's offense, you know, it's pretty clear that 0:08:09.240 --> 0:08:11.320 the running backs might be more of a receiving and 0:08:11.440 --> 0:08:13.680 your just what are your thoughts on that and what 0:08:13.720 --> 0:08:14.720 you bring to the table there? 0:08:15.560 --> 0:08:17.440 I mean, y, you see, you see, I know I 0:08:17.480 --> 0:08:20.440 gotta say you can see it. You'll you will see it. 0:08:20.800 --> 0:08:23.280 You know you will see it. You'll see it. 0:08:23.720 --> 0:08:25.960 Lomore Jackson right before the season last year. So we're 0:08:26.000 --> 0:08:28.360 just done with this stuffing laugh on the scene. 0:08:30.280 --> 0:08:35.400 Is that going to be your approach as well? We'll see, 0:08:35.720 --> 0:08:35.920 you know. 0:08:36.080 --> 0:08:39.199 Uh, Like I said, each person stands alone in that 0:08:39.240 --> 0:08:42.360 type of situation, and I I if that that worked 0:08:42.360 --> 0:08:45.120 for him, that works for him. 0:08:45.160 --> 0:08:45.560 We'll see. 0:08:45.600 --> 0:08:47.760 We'll just see what God has planned for you know 0:08:47.800 --> 0:08:52.560 what's happening. I just hope I'm raving for life, That's 0:08:52.600 --> 0:08:55.800 all I said. 0:08:56.000 --> 0:09:01.280 Going back to Landover given your work, your life, your 0:09:01.320 --> 0:09:03.280 career kind of behind you. You said, what you're going 0:09:03.320 --> 0:09:05.800 back to Landover FedExField, you know for anything after you 0:09:05.840 --> 0:09:06.520 if it it's like a. 0:09:06.400 --> 0:09:08.120 Part of your kind of story behind here. 0:09:08.280 --> 0:09:10.720 Yeah, man, that was that was a great thing for 0:09:10.760 --> 0:09:13.840 me to go back, you know, just to feel like 0:09:13.960 --> 0:09:16.600 in it, like just to feel and see everything again 0:09:16.720 --> 0:09:18.599 because that. 0:09:18.200 --> 0:09:20.560 That was a hard time for me. But it's also 0:09:20.559 --> 0:09:21.800 a blessing in disguise. You know. 0:09:21.920 --> 0:09:24.680 It made me a stronger man, made my face stronger, 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:27.520 It made me a better person, you know, and so 0:09:27.600 --> 0:09:30.160 I it sucked at the moment, but now that I 0:09:30.160 --> 0:09:31.559 look back and when I went back there, I was 0:09:31.640 --> 0:09:34.600 just it was it was all smiles because I made 0:09:34.600 --> 0:09:36.640 it through that. That was a hard time and I'm 0:09:36.640 --> 0:09:40.000 still getting better from it, you know, and it's a blessing. 0:09:41.840 --> 0:09:44.080 Next up is wide receiver Rashad Bateman. 0:09:45.040 --> 0:09:47.160 I think it's still good to get back out there 0:09:47.200 --> 0:09:50.160 with the guys. So just still getting a hang of things. 0:09:50.200 --> 0:09:51.560 So it feel good to be back out there. 0:09:54.400 --> 0:09:57.800 We've had various coaches saw us. They have seen you 0:09:57.960 --> 0:10:00.760 be on a roller coaster, you know, in the last 0:10:00.880 --> 0:10:04.240 year closer closer year. How how would you describe it? 0:10:05.960 --> 0:10:07.640 I would definitely say that it's been tough. 0:10:07.800 --> 0:10:10.319 Uh, it's been a battle, but I'm happy to be here, 0:10:10.360 --> 0:10:11.720 blessed be part of this organization. 0:10:11.960 --> 0:10:12.040 Uh. 0:10:12.080 --> 0:10:14.679 My teammates have had my back the whole time, so uh, 0:10:14.800 --> 0:10:17.839 very thankful for them. And you know, I guess we'll 0:10:17.840 --> 0:10:18.880 see what this year holds. 0:10:19.240 --> 0:10:21.000 We're shot, I'm sorry, We'll think. We'll give the work 0:10:21.080 --> 0:10:21.520 first questure. 0:10:21.760 --> 0:10:24.640 But the how do you feel that the foot feels 0:10:24.760 --> 0:10:25.800 at you at at. 0:10:25.640 --> 0:10:27.120 This moment, it feels good. 0:10:27.320 --> 0:10:30.200 I feel strong better than I was uh during Ota, 0:10:30.400 --> 0:10:32.200 So making good progress so far. 0:10:33.000 --> 0:10:35.280 Come close to a hundred percent of what you said, you. 0:10:35.320 --> 0:10:39.520 Feel ninety nine very close. 0:10:40.400 --> 0:10:42.599 I remember sit, they they've they've added a bunch of 0:10:42.640 --> 0:10:44.400 pieces and this is an exciting proceiding course. 0:10:44.480 --> 0:10:46.120 Just how excited are you about. 0:10:46.080 --> 0:10:48.520 The potential where you fitted with this group with all 0:10:48.559 --> 0:10:50.559 these pieces around you, How how that can help you. 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:51.240 Succeed as well. 0:10:52.080 --> 0:10:53.840 I'm happy with the new pieces that we added. You know, 0:10:54.000 --> 0:10:56.679 Odell is a you know, both incredible receivers. 0:10:57.080 --> 0:10:57.200 Uh. 0:10:57.240 --> 0:10:59.480 We all bring different things uh to the table. So 0:11:00.480 --> 0:11:02.720 you know, new offensive coordinator top monkey, and he's using 0:11:02.800 --> 0:11:05.120 us very well right now. So I'm definitely excited to 0:11:05.120 --> 0:11:07.160 see what we can do week one and the rest 0:11:07.160 --> 0:11:07.680 of the season. 0:11:08.559 --> 0:11:11.360 Mentioned Odell with two things on him. What what's he 0:11:11.480 --> 0:11:14.040 brought from we? Uh, obviously the catches in the round 0:11:14.080 --> 0:11:17.720 right hand s w But what's he draw up you know, 0:11:17.800 --> 0:11:19.959 inside locker room, inside practice and. 0:11:19.920 --> 0:11:22.240 So forth, and both I would say, brunts of swag 0:11:22.320 --> 0:11:24.400 and personalities to the locker room, not that we didn't 0:11:24.400 --> 0:11:27.040 have it, but Obj is OBJ, so you know he's 0:11:27.040 --> 0:11:29.600 gonna bring that energy with him. It's gonna changeous. You know, 0:11:29.640 --> 0:11:31.360 we all feed into it. So you know, he's been 0:11:31.360 --> 0:11:32.560 good for the locker room for sure. 0:11:32.679 --> 0:11:34.360 And then what's what's that like when he was with 0:11:34.559 --> 0:11:36.959 fans are out here channing his name. You know, he's 0:11:37.320 --> 0:11:39.960 he's obviously a pretty certain level of the start up. 0:11:40.600 --> 0:11:42.319 I mean it's the same. It's the same for us. 0:11:42.320 --> 0:11:43.920 This is the same for you and the kids. So 0:11:45.080 --> 0:11:47.439 I still don't really understand it, but I kind of do. 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:51.520 But you know, it's obj So and Lamar Jackson on 0:11:51.520 --> 0:11:52.760 the same team, So I think you go hear a 0:11:52.800 --> 0:11:54.319 lot of that this year for sud H. 0:11:54.480 --> 0:11:56.559 How did last season and missy much of the year, 0:11:56.600 --> 0:11:57.920 how did that change you. 0:11:57.840 --> 0:12:00.079 As a person, as a player, and and br do 0:12:00.120 --> 0:12:00.839 you know where you are now? 0:12:01.679 --> 0:12:05.080 I would say it changed me a lot. I ain't 0:12:05.080 --> 0:12:07.800 never been through anything like this before, never been hurt, uh, 0:12:07.880 --> 0:12:11.480 especially two years in a row. D have some off 0:12:11.520 --> 0:12:15.839 the field, you know, personal issues too, but it's been fine. 0:12:16.080 --> 0:12:18.200 You know, I'm here, I'm excited, I'm ready to go. 0:12:18.320 --> 0:12:20.800 So I'll ask for and so far and how. 0:12:20.760 --> 0:12:21.240 Does it change? 0:12:21.280 --> 0:12:21.959 Is very different? 0:12:22.000 --> 0:12:22.480 Hunger level? 0:12:22.559 --> 0:12:23.760 What what is different? 0:12:24.840 --> 0:12:25.080 You know? 0:12:25.280 --> 0:12:27.559 Just taking you know, these are the cars that was 0:12:27.600 --> 0:12:30.000 D dealt to me, you know, so I gotta deal 0:12:30.040 --> 0:12:33.079 with that, you know, stay in my lane, keep working, 0:12:33.160 --> 0:12:33.720 keep grinding. 0:12:34.200 --> 0:12:36.240 That's all I really could do. Control out and control 0:12:36.480 --> 0:12:37.240 to those to. 0:12:37.160 --> 0:12:39.520 Those who're saying now that you're you're injury prone, or 0:12:39.520 --> 0:12:40.880 that you have to prove that you're not an injury 0:12:40.920 --> 0:12:41.520 from or what I mean? 0:12:41.559 --> 0:12:41.800 Does that? 0:12:42.200 --> 0:12:44.240 Does it irritate you? Do you shut it out? 0:12:44.320 --> 0:12:44.400 Like? 0:12:44.440 --> 0:12:45.160 How do you r? 0:12:45.320 --> 0:12:46.200 How do you deal with that? 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:47.400 I don't really care? 0:12:47.840 --> 0:12:49.520 It is what it is? Should I could? 0:12:49.520 --> 0:12:51.839 Could you kind of take us through the I guess 0:12:51.880 --> 0:12:52.720 the decision making. 0:12:52.559 --> 0:12:54.280 Process last year that looked like you might have gotten 0:12:54.320 --> 0:12:55.599 hurt a couple of weeks before you a can have 0:12:55.679 --> 0:12:56.760 the surgery where you just kind of. 0:12:57.000 --> 0:12:59.040 Trying to play through it. Hope it they heal on its. 0:12:58.920 --> 0:13:00.160 Own or what hop? 0:13:00.720 --> 0:13:02.240 Yeah, I did get hurt and then I tried to 0:13:02.240 --> 0:13:04.480 play through it, and then I heard it more when 0:13:04.480 --> 0:13:07.280 I tried to play through it, so obviously I needed surge. 0:13:07.320 --> 0:13:10.080 I couldn't push through it anymore. So, uh, in that 0:13:10.160 --> 0:13:10.959 end of my year. 0:13:11.840 --> 0:13:14.320 Shall like you said, you haven't gone through the the 0:13:14.440 --> 0:13:15.560 last two years, the things. 0:13:15.480 --> 0:13:16.240 You've gone through, the jury? 0:13:16.280 --> 0:13:17.839 Why did you haven't gone through that before in your 0:13:18.080 --> 0:13:18.839 football career? 0:13:18.840 --> 0:13:21.840 How frustrat you hasn't been to deal with those issues 0:13:21.880 --> 0:13:23.640 on the field, especially when it's something. 0:13:23.600 --> 0:13:24.640 You got to deal work before. 0:13:26.040 --> 0:13:27.640 All, like I said, is very frustrating. 0:13:28.120 --> 0:13:31.439 But you know, I guess it happened to me for 0:13:31.480 --> 0:13:33.559 a reason, and I'm here to see what that reason 0:13:33.559 --> 0:13:34.200 it's gonna bring. 0:13:35.320 --> 0:13:35.680 What shull? 0:13:35.720 --> 0:13:37.960 Did you feel like you had productive conversations? 0:13:38.040 --> 0:13:39.160 Been there at the Costa. 0:13:38.880 --> 0:13:42.080 After and uh little. 0:13:42.080 --> 0:13:42.680 Think I'm playing? 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:45.720 Yeah, yeah, he said his piece, I said mine. We 0:13:45.800 --> 0:13:48.240 had a conversation and now we're best friends. So it's 0:13:48.280 --> 0:13:49.520 kind of how things work around here. 0:13:50.320 --> 0:13:51.880 Do you feel like this is where you should be 0:13:51.920 --> 0:13:53.360 right now? Like I mean, or you or you? 0:13:53.679 --> 0:13:55.480 I love Baltimore. I love everything about it. 0:13:55.480 --> 0:13:59.600 I love my teammates, the chemistry, and I love my coaches, position, coaches. 0:14:00.400 --> 0:14:02.160 I love everything about it. I'm in the NFL. You know, 0:14:02.320 --> 0:14:05.480 I'm blessed. I'm playing my dream. You know what I'm saying. 0:14:05.480 --> 0:14:07.720 Everything's not gonna be perfect. I'm not gonna be perfect, 0:14:07.720 --> 0:14:09.880 the coach is not gonna be perfect. You know, we're 0:14:09.880 --> 0:14:12.120 gonna have all battles. But at the end of the day, 0:14:12.160 --> 0:14:14.240 long as you can communicate, talk it out, you know, 0:14:14.440 --> 0:14:16.040 make sure everybody's on the same pace. 0:14:16.120 --> 0:14:19.040 Then it all work out a real time. 0:14:19.160 --> 0:14:21.480 Although you've gone through the challenge, do you feel like 0:14:21.520 --> 0:14:22.240 there's been any. 0:14:22.160 --> 0:14:23.120 Profens come from it? 0:14:24.040 --> 0:14:27.400 Yeah, I definitely, uh say matured me. And I don't 0:14:27.400 --> 0:14:30.120 even know what ways that is, but I definitely can 0:14:30.120 --> 0:14:30.480 feel it. 0:14:30.840 --> 0:14:30.960 Uh. 0:14:31.000 --> 0:14:33.280 My approach to the game, my approach to life, Uh, 0:14:33.680 --> 0:14:35.520 just taking it, you know, one day at a time, 0:14:35.640 --> 0:14:39.200 not thinking too far ahead, you know, uh, just enjoying 0:14:39.240 --> 0:14:42.720 what I can, my family, my friends, you know, and 0:14:42.760 --> 0:14:44.280 just cherishing the game with all my heart. 0:14:44.280 --> 0:14:46.920 Throw shall would have been your impressions with Todd Monking 0:14:47.040 --> 0:14:48.640 and his views on the passing game. 0:14:49.680 --> 0:14:50.120 I love it. 0:14:50.120 --> 0:14:53.640 It's very different, so I don't wanna say too much, 0:14:53.680 --> 0:14:57.200 but you know, hopefully some good things this season for sure. 0:14:57.680 --> 0:14:59.840 Sorry, cause it's there's been a lot of talk about Paul, 0:14:59.880 --> 0:15:01.360 the receivers that have been added. 0:15:01.840 --> 0:15:05.120 Is there enough to go around for everybody? Was kind 0:15:05.120 --> 0:15:07.080 of your feeling on that now being and kind of 0:15:07.120 --> 0:15:08.360 a a loaded offense. 0:15:08.440 --> 0:15:11.720 Now, I'm here to see just like y'all, i'm'a see 0:15:11.720 --> 0:15:13.440 how we go do it. I just wanna be there 0:15:13.480 --> 0:15:15.440 with everybody to get their ring. I don't really care who, 0:15:15.920 --> 0:15:18.040 you know, got too many catch catches and touches. I 0:15:18.080 --> 0:15:19.560 just wanna be a part of the something big. 0:15:20.080 --> 0:15:22.320 Wish I wasn't meaningful to you and uh remarking what 0:15:22.440 --> 0:15:22.840 you might. 0:15:22.760 --> 0:15:23.920 Receive the word that stuff. 0:15:24.480 --> 0:15:26.680 For sure, you know, my teammates still believe in me. 0:15:27.040 --> 0:15:28.920 They know my capabilities, they know what I can do. 0:15:29.000 --> 0:15:31.560 I've done it before, I do it in practice, you know. Uh, 0:15:31.560 --> 0:15:32.880 it just sucks that the injury has been in the 0:15:32.920 --> 0:15:35.880 way in a way for me to prove it to 0:15:35.960 --> 0:15:39.600 y'all and everybody else. So hopefully, you know, third time 0:15:39.600 --> 0:15:43.200 it's the charm and charm city, So we'll see, we'll see. 0:15:43.520 --> 0:15:47.320 Just curious to your captain, was that something. 0:15:47.480 --> 0:15:50.480 I knew somebody would ask about that Me and my 0:15:50.520 --> 0:15:52.840 friends got it in twenty twenty, Uh, when George Floyd 0:15:52.840 --> 0:15:56.240 passed away. I was in Minnesota at the time, and 0:15:56.280 --> 0:15:58.280 Fafrican Americans there was just a very tough time, and 0:15:58.760 --> 0:16:00.760 you know, it's still a tough time for us. So 0:16:01.120 --> 0:16:02.760 you know, you got to really find your lane out here. 0:16:02.840 --> 0:16:04.480 And man, my friends got a tattoo to kind of 0:16:04.680 --> 0:16:07.320 remind us to stay humble, you know, remember each other, 0:16:07.480 --> 0:16:10.280