1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Would you would you like to part here? 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 2: What do you think of the whole atmosphere? 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 3: Uh? The atmosphere is great. You know, I'm happy to 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 3: be here. You know, the Giants organization is a great organization. Yeah, 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 3: I'm happy to be here. 6 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: Gamo said he would tell you guys to take it easy, 7 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: get in the flow a little bit today. 8 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 4: But you're a competitor. You made it over the head draft. 9 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 4: How hard is it to not wanna show off today? 10 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: Uh? 11 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 3: It's hard, you know. Coach Grill told me I wouldn't. Uh, 12 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 3: I wasn't gonna be participating in everything. And I told 13 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 3: him why, So you know that competitiveness and me, you know, 14 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 3: it's it's always gonna show how what what are the 15 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 3: the uh correlations from your first day at LSU to 16 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 3: your first day as an NFL player? 17 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 4: So real? 18 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 3: You know, I gotta keep telling myself, you know, continue 19 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 3: to work hard. You know all your dreams came too, 20 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 3: but it's time to move forward from all that. You know, 21 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 3: all that's over, So it's just now it's just being 22 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: a pro. 23 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: The kind of advice have you've gotten about playing in 24 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: New York and playing in this market? Obviously used to 25 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: just start to doubt he has experience and what's been 26 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: the message to you play. 27 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 3: Just continue to be who I am. You know who 28 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 3: I am and got me here today. So you know, 29 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 3: he just kept telling me, you know, to still work hard, 30 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 3: stay with that chip on your shoulder. 31 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: Who are you like? Why would you describe who you 32 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:14,279 Speaker 1: are as a person? 33 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 3: Uh? 34 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 4: A person? 35 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 3: I'm a funny person to be wrong, a good person 36 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,639 Speaker 3: to be wrong, you know, I just as a person 37 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 3: you know that plays football, you know, kind of thing 38 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 3: that saved my life. So you know I take it serious. 39 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 3: So like again, you know, I'm happy to be here. 40 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 3: I'm finally here, so just to get out there running 41 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: with the guys. You know, it's a dream come true. 42 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 4: Why you said you uh? You know, it was only 43 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 4: thing that I felt like I could do with my life. 44 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 3: You know, it was the only thing that I felt like, 45 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 3: you know, when I looked on what I wanted to 46 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 3: do in the future. It was the only thing that 47 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 3: you know, I had, you know, plans to do so 48 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 3: and save me and my family's life. You know, is 49 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 3: you put my mom in the house that she want. 50 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 3: You know, it changed my life for forever. So I'm 51 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 3: happy to be here. 52 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: How important was it to take care of mom in 53 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: the house. 54 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 4: Uh, it was very important. You know, that was the 55 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 4: that was the most important thing of my life. 56 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 3: I would probably say it's you know, having her, you know, 57 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: have her own house, you know, feel comfortable and not 58 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 3: have no worry about you know, bills to pay. 59 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 4: You know, you know that her you know, her little 60 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 4: boy did. 61 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 3: It for her. 62 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 2: I don't wanna pride, but is this the first house? 63 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 4: She said, Uh, yes, ma'am, it's first house. He's never 64 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 4: been to do that. 65 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 3: Uh. I was able to do it, you know, about 66 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 3: a week ago. So yeah, just just seeing that smile 67 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 3: on her face. 68 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 2: You me, Uh you mentioned get the combine? How you 69 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: know you're interacting with the giants and with coach Gable 70 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: or they were fun to be around and things like 71 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: that. That was before you were drafted. Right, have you seen 72 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 2: maybe a different side yet? I mean it hasn't gotten 73 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: crazy intention yet. 74 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 4: Obviously it's her first day, but. 75 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 2: I have you kind of seen like that was kind 76 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: of trying to figure out if they wanted you and 77 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 2: they liked you, and now that they've gotten you, it's 78 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,519 Speaker 2: it's maybe more work or you know, I d do 79 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: you see like a little bit of a. 80 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 4: Shift there at all. Nah, cause Dave was the same 81 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 4: person I met on day one. 82 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 3: You know, he likes to uh crack jukes with me, 83 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 3: pushed me to be you know who I want to be. 84 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: So you know the ship hasn't been a change or 85 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 3: the same people that I met first. 86 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 2: They give me your example of a coach Katy boltrope to. 87 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 4: You, Uh, I can't say believe. 88 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 3: Uh. Jayden said something controversial the other day, like you 89 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 3: guys having a bet on a rookie of the year. 90 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 4: Can you tell us what actually happened. 91 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: On You know, I'm educated now that I got here 92 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 3: that you know about sports betting and uh gambling, so 93 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 3: you know we calling the bet off. You know there's 94 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 3: no bet now. It was just another brother pushing another 95 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 3: brother to try to get to you know, success, That's 96 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: all it was. 97 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: What do you think you did play for a life? 98 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 4: Is it kind of similar to what you did at LSU? 99 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 4: Like what's new to you now that you just. 100 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 3: The probably just the calling out of the plays. It's 101 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 3: not technically the same offense, but you know, the terminology 102 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 3: is the same. 103 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 4: It's still football. 104 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 3: Just you know, you gotta switch your brain from you know, 105 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 3: hearing one thing, seeing signals from out hearing it with 106 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: your ears, and then just comprehending on with a lineup atlakue. 107 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 4: You mentioned, uh, buying the house for mom. You got 108 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 4: your first deal done here. Any any big purchases for 109 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 4: yourselves that you're making here, Nah, wouldn't say any big persons. 110 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 4: I I let and I handle all those things. That number, 111 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 4: why did you go with number nine? What you say? 112 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 4: Nice to have about the number? Why did you choose 113 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 4: number nine? 114 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 3: And it's just I think this is just a temporary 115 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 3: number for right now, just to put me in something 116 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 3: right now. So I hope it looks great on me. 117 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 3: I'll see it on film the see if I really 118 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 3: want to keep. 119 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: It or nine Laga, you gotten together with any of 120 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: the other Giants quarterbacks, like away from here for any 121 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: kind of throwing sessions. 122 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 4: Or no, not yet. You know. 123 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 3: It was pretty about just while I was away, you know, 124 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 3: it was trying to get back into that football shape. 125 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 3: I was talking to day coach day ball, you know, 126 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: just running the plays up before I get here. So 127 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 3: it was just a conversation between me and the coaches 128 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 3: about plays. 129 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: Your mother has been one of your biggest fans. You know, 130 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 2: we talked about the advice you've gotten from you know, 131 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: Porman players. What advice is she giving you about, you know, 132 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 2: this next part of your journey. 133 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 3: You know, as a mother, she always going to you know, 134 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 3: protect me from you know, everything that comes my way. 135 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 3: But you know it's an understanding that you know, I'm 136 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 3: doing it. You know, it's my life that's going forward, 137 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 3: you know, and this football thing, you know, I chose 138 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 3: to do it, and I know everything I like about football. 139 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 3: You know, they just you know, watching from the back end. 140 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 3: So she just you know, she's supportive. She's just gonna 141 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 3: support me in any way possible. And she just you know, 142 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: happy for me and proud of me. 143 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 2: Like, how do you envision yourself fitting in to this team, 144 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 2: this offense and and making a. 145 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 3: Difference for right now, I was just learning the playbook, 146 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 3: you know, interacting with my teammates, interacting with the rookies here, 147 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 3: you know, tryna, you know, learn how to be a 148 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 3: giant following you. 149 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 4: Know, the instructions, all the rules that they have here. 150 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 4: So it's just you know, being a pro. 151 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,600 Speaker 3: At the end of the day, the Lakes, like, is 152 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 3: if any receive is that you study either in the 153 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 3: past or well currently playing in the NFL. 154 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 4: Not really study. 155 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 3: You know, we always watch a lot of those guys 156 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 3: when they play, you know, highlight games and we just 157 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 3: go over the games and stuff like that. So I 158 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 3: watch a lot of different guys, too many to even 159 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 3: you know, say like Ceedee, Lamb Jamar Jets, you know, 160 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 3: all the guys that you know when they came in 161 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 3: as a wiki, you know it was producing. 162 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 4: So just some of those guys. 163 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're already watching NFL cornerbacks. 164 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 4: No, I haven't took a look on any corner back yet. 165 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: Nah. 166 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 4: Nah, does just feel like a like a starter or 167 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 4: d do you think once the veterans come in in 168 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:17,239 Speaker 4: the next week. 169 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,799 Speaker 1: Can you hear when dinner any other workouts and stuff 170 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: like that exacts, I. 171 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 2: Could feel a lot different. 172 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 4: Nah, I feel it feels the same. 173 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 3: I mean, I mean I've never been here. I mean 174 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 3: it feels brand new to me. So I'm just here 175 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 3: with my feet that, you know, thanking God that I 176 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 3: find I'm finally to hear. You know, I'm blessed to 177 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 3: be in this you know, this state, this opportunity, and 178 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 3: in New York. 179 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 4: You know it's a dream come true. Are you a 180 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 4: patient guy? 181 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 2: You know? 182 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 4: Yes, very just are you? 183 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 2: Because you know do you are? You gonna want it fast? 184 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 2: And you know you are a rookie, but he's out 185 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 2: in your head, I'm a rookie. I gotta take it 186 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 2: slow or are you gonna wanna be really good right away? 187 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 4: Right? Uh? 188 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 3: You know the level that I see myself playing, you know, 189 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 3: as a player and as a you know, a competitive person. 190 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 3: And I'm always you know, wanna go fast, but you know, 191 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 3: cause stayball, he always tells me. You know, I know 192 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 3: the type of player you are. You're gonna wanna take 193 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 3: in all the information at once. But you know with 194 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 3: this offense, you gotta slow it down. You gotta take 195 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 3: a step by step. 196 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 4: For you to be where you wanna be. You gotta 197 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 4: know what you gotta do. 198 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 3: So for me to play at a hundred you know, 199 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 3: a hundred miles ball, you know, I still gotta know 200 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 3: what I gotta do? 201 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 4: I say, three movie? What was what was it like? 202 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 4: I assume you signed this morning, right you want to 203 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 4: the office and stuff? What was that whole process? I'm 204 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 4: sure you dream of it of what it's gonna happen. 205 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 4: What it feel like to actually go uh so real. Uh. 206 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 3: You know when I was putting my hand, when I 207 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 3: put my uh my name on that paper, I was 208 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 3: kind of you know, shaking a little bit because you 209 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 3: know that, and I got emotional cause you know, the 210 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 3: job's not done, but you. 211 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 4: Know, another stage in my life was done. 212 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 3: So you know, for me to make it to this 213 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 3: part of my life and part of my journey, you know, 214 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 3: it was a pad on my back in that moment.