1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Darius, Um, did you, um, where did you think you 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: were going to go? I mean, obviously there was a 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: cluster of the Alabama receivers and Chase uh, then it 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: was maybe a group after that. How do you look 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: at them compared to you? Do you think you're like 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: in the second tier? Do you think you're as good 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: as anybody in this draft? You know where did you 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: kind of get a sense for where you fitted? Really? 9 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: I don't even like try to compare myself to nobody. 10 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: I did try to be the best Verden of myself 11 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: I can, um like, throughout the process, I didn't really 12 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: see myself well, I didn't really envisaging myself going like 13 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: anywhere but a place that I was on it, you 14 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. So like by them really just 15 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: taking say chance on me and just you know, they 16 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: just showed me like who was really in my corner 17 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: the whole time? Do you think you were a first 18 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: round pick all the way? Yeah? For sure. I feel 19 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: like like I was. Look like it's my dream I've 20 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: been striving to beat up ever since. Thank you, Dan 21 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: dug in the Athletic Hey Darius, for people play, What 22 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: do you bring to the Giants? Offense. Uh, really a 23 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: lot of dynamic and versatility and during the process, how 24 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: much questions of teams have about some of the off 25 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: field stuff you had earlier in your career in Florida. Um, 26 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: right now, like everybody not really like concerned about like 27 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: anything that I had. I'll feel because I mean that 28 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 1: was like two or three years ago. What I'm saying, like, yeah, 29 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: Bruce Bett NBC, can Darius, if somebody gives you a 30 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: call like later tonight, a good friend, somebody from the family, 31 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: what are you gonna tell them about this experience tonight 32 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: and what it's gonna mean to you to be a 33 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: New York football giant. Realized say, this whole experience was 34 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: kind of special. It was what I'm saying, it was 35 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: kind of eye opening too. It was like it really 36 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: kind of felt I really can't even describe the feeling 37 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: that I felt like once my phone started ringing, I 38 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: was saying, like it was, I don't feel like just 39 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: uh like this emotion, you know what I'm saying, Like 40 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: it was it was really a lot to digest. But um, 41 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: you feel like you're joining Cadarius, you feel like earning 42 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: an iconic franchise. Do you do you like it's kind 43 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: of crazy the growing up watching like NFL football sometimes 44 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: like it's like just me just going into a team 45 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: that was like really like Eli Manning was there, you know, 46 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: saying was that like you know what I'm saying, like, 47 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: well you know that Ruddy Wall like you like you 48 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying, Like like a lot of people 49 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: that was a part of this franchise and I'm just 50 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: nixing line and do something special. I guess you can 51 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: say thank you, good luck Giants Country. Hey Darius, congratulations. 52 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you, while you have a history 53 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: of playing quarterback I think in high school, Um, what 54 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: has that done for your game? Do you feel that 55 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: that's helped you maybe grasp the receiver routes and all 56 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: the stuff that the receivers do a little bit better 57 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: than if you didn't have that experience. I really feel 58 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 1: like it helped me as far like learning players and 59 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 1: learn the offense and stuff, you know what I'm saying, 60 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: seeing like things and defenses and you know what that 61 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: recognizing coverages like on the run and on the move 62 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: and stuff. I feel like it helped like a lot 63 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: of my game. Thank you appreciate Tom Rock News Day, Darious, Congratulations, 64 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: who are some of the players that you've sort of 65 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: modeled your game after that we would know of obviously 66 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL. And then how do you envision yourself 67 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: fitting into an offense that has already a lot of 68 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: weapons and wide receiver? Um? Really, I say, like I 69 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: kind of like my game is like kind of like 70 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: Van Adams Camarrow like just verse like this, you know 71 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: what I'm saying, like this quick dynamic just you know 72 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: what I'm saying, like explosive, like because Camara like he 73 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: really explosive, like really lousive. But um, really coming to 74 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: the offense, that's that's already fool. I guess you could 75 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: say we'll pack man. I just want to just play 76 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: my role or whatever, like whatever my job if I 77 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: just do it the best of my ability, like oh 78 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: if Valentine big Blues del or I'm sorry, just quick 79 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,080 Speaker 1: to Darius, there aren't a lot of wide receiver is 80 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: who would name running back as a comparison to themselves? Yeah, 81 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: because I mean I'm versatile. A lot of people can't 82 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: play running back various. Congratulations. Just wanted to ask you 83 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: on some people say that that you may still you know, 84 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: have room to develop as a as a route runner 85 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: and things like that. Where do you feel like like 86 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: you have room to grow as a player? I mean, 87 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: I agree. I mean I'm only just embarking on my 88 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: journal and really playing receiving like my third third and 89 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: a half, you know what I'm saying, playing like really 90 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: just grasping receiver. So I mean after like, I got 91 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: a lot, you know I'm saying to really learning a 92 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: lot of grasps. You know, I'm saying, I feel like 93 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: I'm in the right position, in the right system, the 94 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: right organization. You know what what I'm saying, learning and grasp 95 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: a lot of things earlier. Thank you our steps in 96 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: the record. Hey canarious congratulations, thank you? Thank you. Can 97 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: you take us through who called you first to let 98 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: you know they were taking it? Was? It was it 99 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: Chris Pettitt. Now you'll get it to him, man is 100 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: But I'm just playing. Hey, you'll get it to the 101 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: day that I went through the door. Here we are 102 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: what what did What was the message from from Joe 103 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: George when when you spoke to him tonight, Um, it 104 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: was more it was more of like confidence, like confident, 105 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: like like you know, if he would like he didn't 106 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: believe in me or whatever, like you want to you 107 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying, Like, you know what I'm saying. 108 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: Took a risk, but took a chance on what I'm saying. 109 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: So they're really thankful for that right now. And the 110 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: last thing would be have you seen any future teammates? 111 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: Does anybody out to you yet? Uh? Now? Not? Ye? 112 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: Join Runo, ESPN, Hey, Darius, Welcome man? How you doing? 113 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: Good man? I'm curious what do you know about New 114 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: York and what do you know about the Giants in general? 115 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: I know New York kind of big, it's crazy big album, 116 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: But now I don't really know a lot about New 117 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: York and I've never been, like, I never traveled a lot. 118 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: But um, I feel like it's a lot to learn 119 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: about the Giants that I don't look I'm saying, so 120 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm really I don't know anything right now, 121 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. For right now, I'm just 122 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: trying to find the quick thing I can learn and 123 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: say move forward. What do you think about keep being 124 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: up here? Like that's I'm thinking about the playbook right 125 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: now before learning right now? What about living here? Coming here? 126 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: Changing your life? Moving up, rooting yourself. I mean, I'm 127 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: I'm always I'm always on the move regardless anyway that 128 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: I was never like at home, like I'm always don't 129 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: saying moving around, So it ain't gonna really be I 130 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: don't think it's gonna really be tough for me to 131 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: just know what I'm saying, like they gotta get used 132 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: to waking up, you know, I'm saying earlier to get 133 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 1: wherever I gotta go and stuff, But I don't say 134 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: it ain't no problems. Last question here Pat Lenard Daily News. Hey, 135 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: Darius said, were you over shattered overshadowed at all in 136 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: this process by your teammate Kyle Pitts and obviously how 137 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: high he was drafted and um, how exciting of a 138 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: player he is. Do you feel like you flew under 139 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: the radar a little bit year and you know what 140 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: it was it like seeing him go that high as well? 141 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: Now I would really happy for Kyle to go that high, 142 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: like I expected him to go highlight. I expect the 143 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: Kyle trash to go hidh to you know what I'm saying, 144 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: Like I expect like a lot of people to go 145 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: hid from my team because I just kind of player 146 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: who he is, Like, we just are working and dedicated. 147 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: But now I don feel like I was overshadowed or anything. 148 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: I just feel like I played my part. Well you know, 149 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: I'm saying, I just did what I had to do 150 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:22,679 Speaker 1: when I had to do it.