1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: Where were you the night you got drafted by the 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Steelers And you know who made the phone call? And 3 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: how did it all go down? Um? I was in Santonio, Texas, 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: and you know it was with family at an airbnb 5 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: out in Leon Valley, and you know, got on a 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: call with coach and you know, first everybody was inside 7 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: watching the draft, but then you know, it was like, 8 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: let's go by the pool, let's just look at the sky, 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: you know, get away from the TV for a little bit. 10 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: So we all just migrated outside and was just talking, 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: just having having each other, enjoying each other's time, and 12 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: then they you know, there goes the call. Were you 13 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: surprised it was the Steelers or did you maybe have 14 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: a hunches? You know, they were coming up with that pick. Um, 15 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: I wanted to come here, so like it was a 16 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: no brainer when I got that call from Pittsburgh. So 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: it was like I was more waiting on it, just time. 18 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: So it was just all God's time and as well, 19 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: so I just was blessed when I first got it. 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: Why do you want to come here? You know Coach Dunbar, 21 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: you know, he's a fantastic the coach and you know 22 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: he has ties with my defense line coach at A 23 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: and M as well. So you know, just when we 24 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: first met, it was just automatically clicked. You guys clicked. 25 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: And how much interaction did you have with coach Dunbar 26 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: and other people in the organization throughout this entire crazy process. 27 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: We you know, we have thrown a few phone calls 28 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: and then we also had dinner after pro day and 29 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: that was good for good two hours, just made him 30 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: just talking up, talking about ball and each other, just 31 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: you know, personal life things that we like to do 32 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: and everything. So it just went extremely well. So what 33 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: kind of players coach Dunbar getting he's getting somebody's really 34 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: waiting to give his all, you know, just somebody that's 35 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: going to be fully committed. I wanted like sinking as 36 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: much wisdom as I can. How do you approach coming 37 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: in obviously Cam Heyward's here, you know, guys who are established, 38 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: Where do you want to play? How do you go 39 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: about learning all the positions and just you know, giving 40 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: your best effort and being able to get on the field. 41 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: You know with the older guys, you know, I know 42 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: there's a lot of older Reds here. So you know, 43 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: just like I said, just want to be a spot, 44 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: just want to sink in as much wisdom as I 45 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: can about the game itself. And you know they've been 46 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: hitting for a long time, so definitely gonna you know, 47 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: look at those guys as big brothers and you know, 48 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: take their advice when it comes to a lot of things. 49 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: And you know, just try to play all the positions 50 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: that I can possibly on the defensive line. So you 51 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: know that's going to take a lot of communication, a 52 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: lot of learning, and you know, just trusting the process. 53 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: What about just you know, working with t. J. Watton, 54 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: guys like that too, who works so close with the 55 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: coach Dunbar. Definitely, yeah, I can't wait, honestly, you know 56 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: that's a yeah, you're that guy. He's that guy, and 57 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: so you know, just learning just how they go about, 58 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: you know, preparing for the game. And you know it's 59 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: a whole another ball game now, so it's just learning 60 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: how they prepare for the game mentally, physically, emotionally as well, 61 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: and just take all that wisdom in who called you 62 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: first and more junior Buddy Johnson. It was Buddy john Thing. 63 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: He won. What have they told you just about? You 64 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: know this organization they're experienced so far. I'm gonna love 65 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: it here. You know, it's a great place and that 66 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: you know, just you can't wait for me to get in. 67 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: And you know, we hopped on the phone call last 68 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: night and we just talked about it and it was like, yeah, 69 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: I got my linebacker back, all right. Well, thanks for 70 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: your time, Welcome to Pittsburgh. Thank you for having me.