1 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Thanks again for tuning into another episode of school Stories. 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Today's guest had a ten year NFL career, including nine 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,119 Speaker 1: seasons with your Minnesota Vikings. He had an act for 4 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: the big play and made his presence known both on 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: and off the field. Please enjoy today's conversation with former 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 1: Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr. Well. It is certainly my pleasure 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: to bring Anthony Barr into the conversation. Anthony, How are 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: you doing? What's going on these days? Just give the 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: listeners a little update on your life and where you are. 10 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm doing great. I'm out here in Los Angeles, California. 11 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: It is currently eight degrees fond of but I guess 12 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 2: we'll take you well, we got it. But I'm doing well. 13 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 2: I'm getting busy. I got engaged recently. So wedding planning 14 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: is my number one priorty right now, which is it's okay, 15 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: you know, it's okay. I try for the wedding itself. 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: The planning part process not my favorite. But we're working 17 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 2: through all that as well as spending my sundays watching 18 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,559 Speaker 2: the Vikings. So I've got I've got a few things 19 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,199 Speaker 2: going on right now, but all all in all, everything 20 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: is going wonderfully. 21 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: Sometimes anthony athletes have a tough time making that adjustment 22 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 3: from the pro football life to their real life and 23 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 3: you just talk about wedding plans, et cetera, et cetera. 24 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 3: How did that transition go for you in terms of, 25 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 3: you know, knowing it's over and now I got to 26 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 3: move on and you're a young man with the with 27 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 3: the rest of your life which has got such promise. 28 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's a I think it's a process 29 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 2: that is ever evolving. I don't think I would say 30 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 2: I'm fully transitioned or fully uh, you know, comfortable in 31 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 2: my current situation. I'm not. I'm happy, that's for sure, 32 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: but there's definitely some figuring figuring out, you know, try 33 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 2: and find things that you're passionate about outside of the sport, 34 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: which you know, was part of my life for so long, 35 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: and that's been that's been a transition, But it hasn't 36 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: been too difficult. I think I have a very strong 37 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 2: support group and there's enough thing that I have interested 38 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: in that as occupying my time in a productive and 39 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: positive ways. So at first, I would say last year 40 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: was a little more challenging for me having uh, you know, 41 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 2: not being fully ready to stay goodbye and hang it up. 42 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 2: Now I'm in a much better mentally, feel feel really 43 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 2: good about where I'm at and happy and excited for 44 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 2: what's to come. 45 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: Having made it myself. There's just nothing's ever going to 46 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: fill that hole of being with the team and you know, 47 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: being on the road and the locker room and and 48 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: all that, and that's a that's a tough hole to fill, 49 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: and you've got to be pretty creative, uh, you know, 50 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: to do so and and find other meaning in life. 51 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 2: I guess, yeah, I think it's multitastic, you know. I 52 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,839 Speaker 2: think there's a there's part of it, you know, whether 53 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 2: it's the competition part and the you know, the part 54 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: of the conturer friendly going that aspect of it, and 55 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 2: then you also have the camaraderie and relationsip part, uh, 56 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: you know, like you mentioned being in the locker room 57 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: and being on the field with the guys, going through 58 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: practice of meetings and just kind of always having that group. 59 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: And I guess another another aspect too would be the routine. Uh, 60 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 2: your your day is pretty much mapped out for you 61 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 2: when you're playing. You know, you know what time you're 62 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 2: gonna beat in breakfast, you know what time you're gonna 63 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 2: be in there, and you know what time you're gonna 64 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: be doing everything else in between. That I think now 65 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: with a lot more freedom, a lot of time, not 66 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: having that necessarily that camaraderie, that locker room group setting, 67 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: and not having uh a constant competitive outlet, I think 68 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 2: those are the three things that have kind of challenged me. 69 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: But I think I've done well to kind of fill 70 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: those boards. I'm filling my buckers with other you know, 71 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: whether it's activities or other uh, you know, working on 72 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: the home. You know I'm doing out here in La. Uh. 73 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: It's been It's been okay, it's been. Uh. The initially, 74 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 2: like I mentioned, was a little more difficult. Now I'm 75 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 2: feeling real comfortable. I got my group, I got my routine, 76 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 2: and I'm looking forward to whatever is to come. 77 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 3: Anthony, you mentioned you grew up in La or out 78 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 3: in La. Right now we've attended Loola High School. What 79 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 3: what was your childhood experience like and when did your 80 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 3: part start playing sports? Did you play multiple sports and 81 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 3: ultimately of course the sport which gave you your livelihood football? 82 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was great. You know, I grew up I 83 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: was born in South ben Indiana at another day. 84 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: Many uh, and congratulations for getting out of there. I 85 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: spent too many, I spent. 86 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I got out of there at a young age. 87 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: Months so you escaped. Congratulations. 88 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: But I still love to play, don't don't get me wrong. 89 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: I came back to l A at a young age, 90 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 2: grew up. Uh. My mother was a single mom. I 91 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 2: grew up with her and my grandparents, A couple of 92 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: first siblings in the house. I had a lot of cousins. 93 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: I'm the oldest and sixteen on my mom's side, and 94 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: so there's there's a very strong family environment. And I 95 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 2: started playing sports at a young age. I think I 96 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: wasted playing tacer football, maybe when I was eight years old, 97 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 2: maybe a little younger than I would recommend, maybe my 98 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 2: futures coaching in their kids these days, But it ended 99 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: up working out for me. I played football, basketball, ran track, 100 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 2: you know, never played baseball, did a little bit of 101 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 2: soccer here and there, you know, soccer, nothing serious, and 102 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: then you know, made my way a look A high 103 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 2: school was near and dear to my heart and is 104 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 2: a very special place in my opinion. And you know, 105 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 2: I think there I was molded into a young man 106 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 2: and kind of parted my journey into the real world 107 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,239 Speaker 2: from there. Said four years there. Uh, missed my senior 108 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 2: season due to the leg which was tough, but ended up 109 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 2: to u C. L A. And you know, played four 110 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 2: years there and time my way to a beautiful, funny 111 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: Minnesota and. 112 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: Not too long after that say it like you mean 113 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: it now. 114 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 2: Uh. 115 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 1: One of the most one of the more fascinating aspects 116 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: of of of your college career. I remember getting in 117 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: and digging into all this after after you were drafted here, Uh, 118 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: was that you made the transition from running back to 119 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: linebacker in college. That is an unbelievably huge deal on 120 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: so many levels. I mean not just not just you're 121 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:54,799 Speaker 1: sitting there and I don't know how it was handed 122 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: to you. Uh if someone just walked up and said, yeah, 123 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: we're moving you, and then you have to deal with it, 124 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: like you get moved from D line to or O 125 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: line to D line and then or D line of 126 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: the old line of the bus line is what we 127 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: used to call it. But then it's it's a from 128 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: a just an execution standpoint, you can't have more of 129 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: a polar opposite than going from a running back to 130 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: a linebacker fundamentals, techniques, the whole thing. I mean, that 131 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: had to have been a very very difficult but maybe 132 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: possibly and I'm hoping rewarding time for you. 133 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was. I would say that the challenging part 134 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: for me, other than the position change, was kind of 135 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,119 Speaker 2: falling out of love with the game as at that age, 136 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: like leaving my end of my sophomore year going into 137 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 2: my junior year, that just the joy of football wasn't 138 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 2: really there and something I had loved my whole life. 139 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 2: So that was very difficult for me to kind of process. 140 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 2: And we had a coaching change that winter. I think 141 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 2: we're new High one of my favorite coaches that I had, 142 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 2: he ended up leaving, and we brought in Gym Moore, 143 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: another one of my favorite coaches, and they're they're you know, 144 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 2: very very good coaching, both very detailed, but very different 145 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 2: in personality. You know, Coach Knew was very you know, outgoing, charismatic, 146 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: everyone's best best friends, very positive, always kind of upyt 147 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: and more. Not to say that he wasn't, but he 148 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 2: was a little more, you know, very detailed, very just, 149 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: and very strict, and I think that's kind of structure 150 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 2: that I needed. At the time, and he brought in 151 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 2: Jeff Ulber because now the DC with the AUF as 152 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: a linebacker coach, and he was a very big influence 153 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 2: song on my success in my will speaking to him 154 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 2: on his first days on campus, he prosed me about 155 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 2: the position team, and I was kind of like, look, 156 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 2: I got really nothing else to do, so I'm about 157 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 2: not playing all also the other so don't give it 158 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 2: a shot, you know, see where it takes me. I 159 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 2: didn't have any expectation. Goes and go out there, try 160 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,239 Speaker 2: to have a good time, and it ended up being 161 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: very successful at a at A at a very early stage, 162 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 2: and I kind of just rolled with it and I 163 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 2: ended up, you know, playing outside linebacker in three four 164 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 2: and then when I got Jack in the Minnesota, it 165 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 2: was almost like doing a whole other position change. Is 166 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: now I'm playing off ball line back behind the D line. 167 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 2: Ehs are in a whole different place, kind of learned 168 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 2: that position over again. So I almost feel like I 169 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: did two position changes, you know, from running back to 170 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 2: outside linebacker on a three four and then three to 171 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 2: four linebacker to H four to three And even though 172 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 2: I feel like I was kind of playing out of position, 173 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: I was still able to walk there and see. 174 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, Anthony Barre, you ended up going taking U c 175 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 3: l A over over Notre Dame and he ended up 176 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 3: hooking up with another linebacker. But Eric Kendricks and you 177 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: had quite a bond with not just at the UCLA 178 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 3: of course here at the Minnesota Vikings as well. When 179 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 3: did you guys first meet and what made your friendship 180 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 3: and so close over the years then to this day. 181 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, we first met on a visit I believe to 182 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 2: U u c l A. Maybe our senior years of 183 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 2: high school, I think it was. And then again I 184 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 2: kind of ran into him at Disneyland random enough, our seniors, 185 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 2: our senior California, and then we kind of just, you know, 186 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 2: we grew close. We're in the same class. While I 187 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 2: was playing offense, he was playing defense at the time. 188 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 2: You know, our press and confer a year. But you know, 189 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 2: we were similar in terms of we're in the same 190 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 2: kind of weight group or the waiting our little lifting group, 191 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 2: and then we're gonna compete on the fields and those 192 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 2: type of drills. And then off campus we lived in 193 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 2: the dorms right across the way from each other, so 194 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 2: there was a lot of connectivity from that standpoint, and 195 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 2: then as you get to learn who he is as 196 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: a person and who is as a man, it's like, Okay, 197 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 2: we grew up with a single bomb, Okay, you grew 198 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 2: up bi racial. Okay, you like this and you like that, 199 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 2: and it's like, okay, we have a lot of similar interest, 200 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: similar backgrounds, kind of similar moral compass. And I think 201 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 2: that really drew us together. And then obviously once I 202 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 2: moved into the linebacker room, uh, you know, we were together. 203 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 2: It was more often than for clarents through that, and 204 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 2: then we end up living together in tolls with a 205 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 2: couple of a couple of other of our buddies. So 206 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 2: there was just a lot of uh being around one another, 207 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: learning each other, and just a lot of similarities and 208 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,680 Speaker 2: parallels to kind of how we are as people. 209 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: Let's transition that to one that that relationship moved up north. 210 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you were drafted. You were drafted ninth overall, 211 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: so that's a that's a lot of pressure and you're 212 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: kind of like you said, you're you're moving to a 213 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: different position. You get here, you've got people. You got 214 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer obviously, but then your teammates like Chad Greenway 215 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: and Jasper Brinkley, who's still here, uh working with the players. 216 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 1: Now what we're what you know when you walked in here? 217 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: What was that like? And who and what do you 218 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: take away from what guys? What guys you remember the 219 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,119 Speaker 1: most from just from when you first walked on campus. 220 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it was, uh, you know, I think 221 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 2: someone as a rookie, there's obviously expectations and you're gonna 222 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 2: get a little south and some of the guys. I 223 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 2: think Chad was kind of an ass at part, you know, 224 00:10:55,440 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 2: and he's kind of how he is, you know, a joke, 225 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 2: SERI is the Prince are gonna let you, let you 226 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 2: hear and let you have a little bit. And I 227 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 2: was all for that, you know. I kind of my 228 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 2: first year, I would say, my first damn there eight 229 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 2: two months. I didn't say a whole lot of words 230 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 2: to anybody. You know. It's like, I don't know any 231 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 2: of these people. I just want to come here, go 232 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: to work, do my job, and go home. I was 233 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 2: kind of like my mindset. 234 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: The best part is that just remember hurt people. Hurt people. 235 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: So the reason Greenway was that way is because somebody 236 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: did that to him. Trust me, right right, right. 237 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. As I got to know him, understood that a 238 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 2: little more. Okay, this ain't really his fault, you know, 239 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: it's kind of something else and directed at me, you know, 240 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 2: But it ended up being he's been being very influenceid 241 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 2: on my life in terms of just being a professional, 242 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 2: how to go back to the business, and then his 243 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 2: psilanthropic efforts and how he was always very generous in 244 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,559 Speaker 2: kind with his time and the resource was to Minneapolis 245 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 2: in the swim City. So he was very important to 246 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 2: have a guy and that you could watch first handle 247 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 2: about his business, how he operates as a pro, watches 248 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 2: picture of his body, and I was like, you know, 249 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 2: family man, say, okay, this is a good will mall 250 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 2: that had. Same goes for Jaffra, same go for Audi Pull, 251 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 2: Mike Mahdi and even Gerald Hodge. You know, I think 252 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 2: I took a little bit from all these guys kind 253 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 2: of how they operated and you know, try to take 254 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 2: a few tools that they had and that maybe done successful, 255 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 2: try to implement into my game my lifestyle. And I 256 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 2: think seeing white and not saying too much of just 257 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 2: being able to serve was very helpful in that aspect 258 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 2: because I could just sit back and kind of absorb 259 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 2: all the information. 260 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 3: Your head coach, Mike Zira was a defense first type 261 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 3: of personality. And what was that experience like with Zim? 262 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 3: Sometimes a man a few words, pretty intense at the 263 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 3: same time, you know, you you were there behind closed 264 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 3: doors and with all the meetings, et cetera, et cetera. 265 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 3: What was that learning curve like under under Zim? 266 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 2: It was tough for me. Definitely, learning to you know, 267 00:12:50,240 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 2: learn the whole position was was way different than anything 268 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 2: I had experience even in college. You know, very simple 269 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 2: and it's like you or play the Sea Gap where 270 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 2: you rush the pastors, but like, okay, that's very easy 271 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:08,719 Speaker 2: in this defense. In defense, there's a lot more nuances, 272 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 2: a lot more checks, a lot more communication that takes place. 273 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 2: And that part was I remember we played Green Bay 274 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 2: one night, I think maybe a Thursday or Monday night 275 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 2: up at Third Place. We got blown out, I don't know, 276 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 2: it was like forty to ten or something like that. 277 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 2: And we're in the meeting room the next day in 278 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 2: front of everybody. He's asking me questions like what my 279 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 2: responsibility is, and I'm like, I got no idea. I'm 280 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 2: out here just playing to be honest with you, and 281 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 2: I think that was a big moment for our relationship. Toy, 282 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 2: He's like, Okay, I got to really kind of hone 283 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 2: in on this guy, and you know, I took you 284 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 2: at a high pick. I expect high expectations of you, 285 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 2: and we kind of I think our relationships started to 286 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 2: grow from that moment on. And he's one of my 287 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 2: favorite coaches of all time. Definitely a kind of a 288 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: hard nosed dude, doesn't really you know, it's kind of 289 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 2: his way or no way, and I appreciate that about him. 290 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 2: You know, some people may rub you the wrong way, 291 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: but I could appreciate him being his true self at 292 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 2: all times and create everybody the same. And h you know, 293 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 2: kind of what you saw was what. 294 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: You guys in twenty seventeen, you kind of had a 295 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: you kind of had your you left your mark on 296 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: the NFL when you chased down and sacked well he 297 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: did and sacked the Mans after he threw the football, 298 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: but Aaron Rodgers and then broke his collar bone. And 299 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: since then things have changed. So what do you I mean, 300 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: I guess what's your whole remember? Tell us what you 301 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: remember of that day and do you agree with the 302 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: changes and you know how they're being implemented. Uh, And 303 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: what do you think of how the NFL reacted to 304 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: that play? 305 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 2: I mean, I remember that day. It was just it 306 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 2: was an intensive game. You know, it was obviously how 307 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 2: all the Division games are plus against those guys, and 308 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: you know I was able to catch him when he 309 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 2: was throwing the ball leave in the pocket up. I 310 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 2: was pretty you know, normal play. I think I had 311 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 2: a similar play against James Winton maybe a couple of 312 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 2: weeks prior, and nothing was called. Nothing was called in 313 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 2: this one either, you know, kind of just landed awkwardly 314 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 2: and maybe there was no intent behind it. I definitely 315 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 2: wanted to make him fiel me a little bit. I 316 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 2: wasn't trying to injine nobody, you know, kind of playing 317 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 2: the game I've always played. Remember, I got contested later 318 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 2: in that game, So I don't remember too much after that, 319 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 2: you know, that part of it. But in terms of 320 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 2: the reaction, it's I think it's a little drastic in 321 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 2: my opinion. The game is hard enough for defenders. Now 322 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 2: you can't hit them, you can't land on them. It's like, okay, well, 323 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 2: what are you supposed to do? Right? I mean the 324 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 2: name that you can't hit drop them, you got to 325 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 2: find a way to wanca just help them and pull 326 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 2: them up is basically kind of what they're peoples. But 327 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 2: the quarterback position, it's so fragile, seems like it's the 328 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 2: rules now. You know, you got to adjust. And I'm 329 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 2: glad now I only had to deal with that for 330 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 2: a few years because I think I would have been, 331 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 2: you know, one of the guys highly penalized as well, 332 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 2: because you know, you play the game of RESSI physical Again, 333 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 2: You're not trying to hurt anybody, but you're gonna land 334 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 2: on that guy's suss the game of hoop, I don't 335 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 2: know what you respect them, especially at the speeds are playing. 336 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 2: You only have such a small target zone. Now the 337 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 2: game is becoming it's altady so hard for defenders. Now 338 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 2: it's even more man. 339 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 3: You were public enemy number one among Packer fans for 340 00:15:58,280 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 3: a long time. But did you kind of just try 341 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 3: to shy away from it? Was it impossible not to 342 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 3: hear the feedback from Green Bay fans after that injury 343 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 3: to Rogers? 344 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think I'll still hear it every now and then. 345 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 2: That's still a little funky about it, you know, as 346 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 2: I get over it years ago, but look, I understand 347 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 2: that was that was their guy, that was their messiah 348 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 2: for for a long time, and rightfully. So you know, 349 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 2: you're a Hall of Famer great player, and I look, 350 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 2: I get it. I definitely heard it. I definitely read it. 351 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 2: I didn't take much from it. You know, a lot 352 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 2: of people have opinions, and that's really all they are. 353 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: What's ironic I think about. The whole thing was I 354 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: remember a home game against the New York Giants and 355 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: you gout you defensively blitzing linebackers in the A gaps. 356 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: We do still do that now, but we were doing 357 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: it back then, and they had made the change to 358 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: put a tight end in the backfield for protection, and 359 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: you blitzed on an A gap and I hope I 360 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: don't know if you remember this play, but you hit 361 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: this guy and blew him in the next week. I mean, 362 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: you think you hit him one hundred and fifty times 363 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: harder than you hit Aaron Rodgers. But because it's a 364 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 1: tight end, and it's because it's a line, no one 365 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: cares but you. I mean, I'll never I I will, 366 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: Anthony Barr, I will never ever forget that play. I mean, 367 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: you put that guy. He's a two hundred and eighty pounds. 368 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: I'm glad you should be proud of it because that 369 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 1: was unbelievable. 370 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 2: Thank you, sir. 371 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 3: Hey you had a chance to play with Harrison Smith. 372 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 3: What are your impressions of Harrison? A pretty private guy, 373 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 3: but by all accounts, just a wonderful teammate and a 374 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 3: leader on this football team to this day. 375 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, I mean I can't say no good things 376 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 2: about him as a person. As a player, I think 377 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 2: he's yeah, first ballot Hall of Famer. He's just I 378 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 2: think what sets them apart from everybody else is just 379 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 2: a mindset. His mentality. It's like he doesn't feel pain, 380 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: he doesn't get tired. You would never know anything's ever 381 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 2: wrong with me. And if the something is, and that 382 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 2: necessari always a good thing, you know. But he kind 383 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 2: of just he plays his own game. He lives in 384 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 2: his own world almost, and he's just he's he may 385 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 2: not even like strike you as like a big dude, 386 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 2: but he got some big hands, he got some big 387 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 2: like legs on him. You know, he's a physical he's 388 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,439 Speaker 2: a specimen. Honestly, even though you might not think of 389 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 2: him as that, but watching him and being up close 390 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 2: with him every day, he was my locker made for 391 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 2: nine years. He's a he's a different dude, man, and 392 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 2: he's wired different than a lot of guys. Uh. He 393 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 2: got the worst diet I've ever I don't know how 394 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 2: he works. I don't know how he The way he 395 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 2: eats made no damn sense. But he's just one of 396 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 2: those special dudes, right that could just do whatever. You know, 397 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 2: he works hard, don't get me wrong, but he could 398 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 2: eat whatever he wants and up and he'll just fall 399 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 2: and he'll go all day. He could play all day, 400 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 2: all night, no matter if he got a frained ankle 401 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 2: or a broken hand, He's gonna show up. He's gonna 402 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 2: play hard, he gonna play his game. And that's how 403 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 2: he is. He goes about it real quiet, like you said, 404 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 2: doesn't say a whole lot of words, doesn't need to know. 405 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 2: I think his game does a lot of talking, and 406 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 2: behind the scenes. Is a very cool, cool guy, real uh, 407 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:05,320 Speaker 2: real cerebral dude, real smart, but has a lot of 408 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 2: but very fun. I knows how to have a good 409 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 2: time and one of my favorite people I've ever cross. 410 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, you had the he also ran, I mean ran 411 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: across Adrian Peterson right when you got here, and and 412 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: uh saw another future Hall of Famer. I believe in 413 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 1: him as a running back. What was it like watching 414 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: that guy do go about his work. 415 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 2: I mean, he he's just he's just like an action figure, 416 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 2: you know, he just fild differently. 417 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 4: He just like he just knows he knows football. He's 418 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 4: just he's just a he just knows football what he knows. 419 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 4: And he's also very very very competitive dude, especially in 420 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 4: the locker room. He will he will bet you on 421 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 4: anything I can. I bet you I can make this 422 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 4: ballat tape in the past hand that's like inter feet 423 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 4: away and you're like, man, no way, and he'll he'll 424 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,080 Speaker 4: bet you until he wins. You know, he's not gonna 425 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 4: not believing until he gets you get this done. But 426 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 4: in terms of like a football speciment and like the 427 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 4: ideal running back, you look at him and as like, 428 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 4: that's who you want back there. If I'm want to 429 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 4: take anybody, you know, super Bowl, I need I need 430 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 4: a first down. I'm giving to Ap because I know 431 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 4: he's gonna get it. 432 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 2: He's just he's just a freak athlete. I can't really 433 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 2: put into words what he does or what he did 434 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 2: on a football. 435 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 3: Well, I think nothing I think puts more of light 436 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 3: in your eyes. And discussing and talking about your Raise 437 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 3: the Bar Foundation, which has been so important as a 438 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 3: mission of yours to get back boltering and after your career, 439 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 3: you explain to the folks listening right now what Raised 440 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 3: the Bar is and why it continues to be so 441 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 3: important to you. 442 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. Raise the Bar as a nonprofit that my mother 443 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 2: and I started, will be our ten year anniversary next 444 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 2: year after we So we'reve been going through for nine years. 445 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 2: You know, we're supporting single parent families and their children 446 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 2: with their pursuit of education and financial freedom. So we've 447 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 2: you know, I think we've had over one hundred dollars 448 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 2: given over to two million dollars in scholarships families in 449 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 2: the Twin Cities and Los Angeles is kind of at 450 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 2: primarily set right now. We recently opened a affordable housing 451 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 2: unit up North and Sacramento here in California where families 452 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 2: can live. I think there's eight units there was fully 453 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 2: occupied with eight single parent families, and it's just trying 454 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 2: to give people in these families free gain control of 455 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 2: their life, regained some financial freedom to where they can 456 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 2: make decisions on their own without having to depend on 457 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 2: anybody else. And it's been a beautiful thing to see, 458 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 2: beautiful thing the witness. Our ten year anniversary is next 459 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 2: ye we're going to be celebrating in the Twin Cities 460 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 2: and Los Angeles. Twin City will probably be in the springtime. 461 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 2: Don't have a date just yet, but we will get 462 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 2: that see you guys. And it's been it's been very 463 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 2: fruitful for me to be a part of. It's definitely 464 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 2: something that feels good in the heart. And to see 465 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 2: kids like me when I was young, to see these parents, 466 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 2: these moms like my mom and she was young and 467 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 2: she had me trying to, you know, kind of navigate 468 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 2: their lives. And all they need is a little support. 469 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 2: And I think I had a lot of support systems. 470 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,959 Speaker 2: I had a song support system age with my family. 471 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 2: That's not the same for all these fans, as we're 472 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 2: learning going through this, So to be that system to 473 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 2: be the toal lean on when these parents need it most, 474 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 2: and they also provide them our networks so once they graduate, 475 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,199 Speaker 2: they're not just kind of left out there on their 476 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 2: own it's kind of a cool wrap around service that 477 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 2: we're providing in beautiful. 478 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: And what so what about it? It makes you different 479 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 1: in this regard you. You had challenges growing up, but 480 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: instead of just lamenting and uh, you know, using it 481 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 1: as an excuse, you went ahead and became something, did something, 482 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: and now you are going about fixing it. You're not 483 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: just leaving it alone. And I think, what more can 484 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: you say about somebody? But what help somebody? And just 485 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,959 Speaker 1: I guess somebody else who's listening, help them understand the 486 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: mindset you need to overcome those things or to do 487 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 1: something about those things. 488 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, first you have to want it, you know. 489 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 2: I can't want something for you more than you want 490 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 2: to be so right, like, you have to obviously kind 491 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 2: of have that drive and that ambition, that desire. But 492 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 2: that alone is not gonna set you free. That loan's 493 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,360 Speaker 2: not gonna make because you're gonna need support at some point. 494 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 2: I didn't get to where I'm at now without, you know, 495 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 2: without any help. You know, I had to marriage supports 496 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 2: with some great coaches, great teachers, great friends that kind 497 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 2: of all helped me along with the process. That is 498 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 2: the truth. For a lot of people like they need support, 499 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 2: they need help, they need a nudge here, nuds there. 500 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 2: And I think, like I said, I when I was younger, 501 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 2: I had my grandma, I had my aunt, I had 502 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 2: my cousins, I had my uh you know, my uncles. 503 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 2: And so that was very helpful. And that allowed my 504 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 2: mom to go out and pursue her education and work 505 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 2: while while I was at home she knew. I was say, well, 506 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 2: these moms, these dads, while they're out working, I mean, 507 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 2: they got nobody else to watch their kids. They got 508 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 2: you know, they don't have that support. But now we're like, okay, 509 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 2: we're gonna provide you the means to go and get 510 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 2: your education, will provide you the means to allow you 511 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 2: to put your parents some daycare while you're doing this 512 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 2: for school schooling, while you're doing your thing, and then 513 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 2: and at the end of the day, now you have 514 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 2: a little bit more ownership of what you're doing. And 515 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 2: then once you graduate, we're going to also provide you 516 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 2: to this network of individuals, network with people that we 517 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 2: have so where you can tap in with okay, if 518 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 2: you want to do this one that X Y or LEA, 519 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 2: and it gives people's choices and option, and that's all 520 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 2: we really want is a choice and the opten opportunity, 521 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 2: and that's kind of what we're trying to do. 522 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 3: It's a wonderful mission of yours. Congratulations on the continued 523 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 3: success with that. One more football question before we get 524 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 3: you out of here, Eric Wilson, that he's a oh man, 525 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 3: a survivor. What are your thoughts, man, You've got pretty 526 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 3: excited talking about him. 527 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 2: I mean, he's just one of the best teammates I've 528 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 2: ever had. He's one of the He's just a ball player, man, 529 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 2: And I remember I think I mess my whole season 530 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 2: twenty nineteen twenty with a peck. He came in and 531 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 2: played so well. There really no surprise to anybody. I 532 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 2: think that is around his guys sinsistently, just because he is. 533 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 2: His work ethic is second to nine. I think he 534 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 2: was made the seventh round or undrafted at a Connecticut 535 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 2: or not gonna sit Cincinnati, and he just came with 536 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 2: the mindset like I'm just gonna outwork you. That's how 537 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 2: I'm gonna have to sayst and that's what he's done. 538 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 2: He could run all day, he could play all day. 539 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 2: He doesn't get hired His mindset is wife where he's 540 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 2: the best no matter who's out there, and it's true. 541 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 2: I mean you watched him out Sometimes he's last, he's 542 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 2: the best play I'm just on the old time and 543 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 2: he's he's funny because he could. He's good at everything, 544 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,360 Speaker 2: like there's nothing I've seen him do. He's good at basketball, 545 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 2: he's good a dark he's good at bowling, he's good 546 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 2: at any any game that you come up with. Dolph 547 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,159 Speaker 2: King Pong, he's good at all that stuff. And I 548 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 2: think that's just again a mindset like I'm just gonna 549 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 2: beat I'm better than you. That's the time I'm gonna roll, 550 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 2: and as an underdogs might be a little smaller and faster, 551 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 2: but he makes up for all that with his mindset, 552 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 2: his heart and how fast is all right? 553 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,880 Speaker 1: Anthy, thank you very much, you, thank you very much 554 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: for your time. You will not be forgotten. Uh, there's 555 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 1: no way that anybody who was around this team during 556 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: the time that you were here will forget you. Your 557 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:58,679 Speaker 1: impact was huge and we appreciate you and thank you well. 558 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 2: Thank you very much. Man. That means not I appreciate you. Guys. 559 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 2: Have me on or anytime. 560 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 3: Thanks again. To Anthony for joining the show today, and 561 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 3: thank you fans for tuning into another edition of Skull Stories. 562 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 3: Be sure to check out all of our content via 563 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 3: the audio tab on Vikings dot com, our iHeartMedia feed, 564 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 3: Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more, and we'll see you all 565 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 3: again next week.