1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Congratuation, Thank you, thank you. Contract. Yes it is I 2 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: love it. The process went good. I'm happy to be 3 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: back here, so that's all that matters. The process. Yes, 4 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: I did. I saw the business side of it. It 5 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: was good to just talk to people and really uh 6 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: get people's opinions and uh talk to the people that 7 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: were really in control of things. And you know, at 8 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: the end of the day, my contract situation worked out 9 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: and I'm happy about it. Was there something that caused 10 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: you to me that decision. There's some singular better whether 11 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: serious or bestuff like you said coming up the episode. 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 2: Not really. 13 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: I was just more confident myself. You know, I've talked 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: to some people in the past that did it themselves, 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: and you know, I just felt like it was something 16 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: I could do. 17 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: Was there ever a moment af during that contract discussion 18 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 2: that you felt you care that the possibility would be back. 19 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: Was it always trending in the direction? 20 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think it was always trending in the direction 21 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,279 Speaker 1: now will be back. Me and the Patriots were always 22 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: uh kept the communication line up and then we are 23 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: We're talking about everything. So it was a good, good time. 24 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: Bro Josh Jay for under nd Range and the other 25 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: guys about their decision. You return and I'm thinking obviously 26 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: a contract to play it, roll with it. But there's 27 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: something deeper. The helpless understand maybe some of those other 28 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: reasons as to why use the turn part really just 29 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: the opportunity to build. You know, definitely has been a 30 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,559 Speaker 1: good year, good four years to me and the people 31 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 1: that returned as well. But you know, we have opportunity 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: to build and start something new, and I think that's 33 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: really what's important. We all see the opportunity and we 34 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 1: want to take the opportunity. Anybody anything cool? Have you 35 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: signed it up now? I haven't bought that yet. I 36 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: just gave my peoples, took care of my peoples, and 37 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: about it right now. My only purchase I bought was 38 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: a Rolex, So that's all I want it Right now. 39 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 2: We're playing for share their plan for you. When it 40 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: comes to your position, you stick tackle, play the trade. Yeah. 41 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: Through the whole process, we spoke about me playing tackle, 42 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: and even after I signed, you know, that was still 43 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: the same thing. So under my notion, I'm still playing 44 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: right tackle. 45 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 2: Important for you to kind of get clarity in this process, 46 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: to stay on the outside or were you okay even 47 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 2: if the team said we want you. 48 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: To play guard. I was okay. I was okay to both. So, yeah, like, 49 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: how does the training change for you this offseason? 50 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 2: In the tackle or you're gonna stick? It's a difference 51 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: than getting ready to. 52 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: Play guard this year just because we have a whole 53 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: new staff, it'll be new technique anyways. But uh, in 54 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: the prior years now, it hasn't really changed. You know, 55 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: I pretty much said the same or assessed like the 56 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: defender of the same whether or what position I'm playing. 57 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: But this year it'll be new techniques and new tools 58 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: playing tackle, make light tackle draw that. 59 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: The older Speedache said something along the lines of, hey, 60 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: you never know, maybe maybe Mike can play left tackle 61 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: for us? Is that something that you think as a 62 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: possibility this year? 63 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 1: This year? I don't. I mean I wouldn't say so, 64 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: but I mean definitely, with with the practice and trying 65 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 1: it out, I definitely think I could. Would you'd like 66 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: to do that? Or would you prefer to shut the 67 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: right side? But I think it'll come when I practice 68 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: at it. You know, you can't really say. I mean 69 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: I'm a I'm an athlete and a competitor, so I 70 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 1: like to compete either way or wherever I'm at. So, yeah, 71 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: how are you feeling about some of the somatic changes 72 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: this year with yesterday or early to sweep er Mandre 73 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: talked about how it's more live zone the season's posting 74 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: it down. Yeah, we haven't really put as much in 75 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: right now, but definitely touching touching down what Mandra said, 76 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: like it is a lot of white zone and more 77 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: instants on actually stretching the ball and having a ball 78 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: on the outside, whereas like last year we were more 79 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: cutback or everything was a lot of cutback. So it'll 80 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how it plays, and it'll probably 81 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: allow us just to finish our blocks and really stand 82 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: on our blocks without worrying about the guy falling off 83 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: or worrying about where the running back is going to go. 84 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: He's gonna make us right. So how much with the 85 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: track do you feel any any if it all increased 86 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: responsibility from like a leadership just just by the contract. 87 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: I don't, but I mean as a player and as 88 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: a person, you know, I definitely this is year five 89 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: for me, so I do feel the need to be 90 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: more and do more as a leadership. You know, I 91 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: primarily lead by example, so I just want to antestify 92 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: that and being back, you know, and that's what I 93 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: plan to do. 94 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 2: When you have to adjust to a new staff and 95 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 2: new cinematics, I would imagine it's a pretty significant adjustment. 96 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 2: Today you guys are often spot and had to get activated. 97 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: A new coach at that position. 98 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,679 Speaker 2: It seems like gonna write down the basis that prepared 99 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 2: you now for what you're undergoing with system staff. 100 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: I won't say it prepared us because I mean it's 101 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: all new techniques and new teachings, so I'll just say 102 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,559 Speaker 1: you know it. I'm not gonna say it'll be easier 103 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: for us to adjust, but everyone is more open minded 104 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: and you know, taking taking the teachers and taking the 105 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: lessons as they go. So I mean, like we're always 106 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: about learning. And then like you said, like throughout the 107 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: past years, we've always had like a new person or 108 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: a new coach coaching us. So you know, we just 109 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: put our heads down and go to work, committed to 110 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: the organization. Was there sense? 111 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 2: Do you have confidence that the staff that's in a 112 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 2: good place. 113 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: Yes, I definitely have confidence in our staff. 114 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 2: You're at the draft and are you thinking, like just 115 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 2: give me a name that I can pronounce, like, don't 116 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 2: give me like a long. 117 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 1: Name, like I had a little nurse right before I 118 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: went out. But uh, surprisingly, like everyone there was like 119 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: you seem so calm, and I was just like yeah, 120 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: but inside, you know, but I got a good name. 121 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: I got an easy name, so it all went good 122 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: and the process was fun. Yeah, definitely, definitely. I was 123 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: seeing some of the guys that went before me, they 124 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: names and I was just like, yeah, all right. 125 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 2: Thinking trade in trade and then I don't have an announcement. 126 00:05:57,839 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean that was me. Actually when we had 127 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: the first pick and I was back there and about 128 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 1: to go out, and that was like, yeah, we traded it, 129 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: so I was like okay, it was like, yeah, we 130 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: not too far the so I don't go too far. 131 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: So yeah, being out there but also seeing in that swamp, Yeah, 132 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: it was good for the city and you know, everybody 133 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: came out support it. I think it just brought a 134 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: lot of people and showed people what Detroit stands for, 135 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: hard work and you know, we support everything in every 136 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: event for the city. So I maybe really proud. And 137 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: what was that other question? He said, Yeah, yeah, yeah, 138 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: it was. It was definitely a good moment and saw 139 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: a lot of friends, a lot of family saw me 140 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: there and then actually on TV, so you know, just 141 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: got a lot of congratulate, congratulations and all that. So 142 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: it was just a good feeling overall, like you overlap 143 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: at all. Yeah, I was there with y'all. He was, 144 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: I want to before he transferred, so I want to 145 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: say his his I think he transferred his sophomore year 146 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: or after his sophomore So yeah, I was there with 147 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: him for two years. Wow, stories about I mean, I've 148 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: seen everything. He can put the ball anywhere you want, 149 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: so you know he got that's been a Scott Pears 150 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: and Robert Cooper coach pe coach p is definitely a 151 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: good guy. He brings a lot to the table, especially 152 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: with the UH with what we'll be doing this year 153 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: and UH coach Kobs. I haven't really sat down with 154 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: him as much. A funny story. I know his younger brother. 155 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: I played with his younger brother, UH Pat Michigan. He 156 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: was our center, so you know, we we locked in. 157 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 2: I guess you wanted to ask you about some of 158 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 2: the stuff that it sounds like you guys you can 159 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 2: go with this outside zone. 160 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: How old does that fit your skill set? 161 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 2: I'm just thinking of last year, you and city kind 162 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: of you know, going north South and getting down there 163 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 2: your best friends. Does this other shop what you do that? 164 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely. I mean at the end of day, we're 165 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: all football players, so you know, whatever scheme you put 166 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: in front of us, we're gonna run and we're gonna execute. 167 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: So I think whatever they call, you know, the player 168 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 1: is going to be ran, it's gonna be ran. Well check. Yeah, 169 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: has been cool. You know, I know him from growing 170 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: up together and being from Michigan. But I'm definitely a 171 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: good player. He's a really good athlete, so I'll be 172 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: excited for him this year. How long my family has 173 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,679 Speaker 1: known each other, but like going back to high school, 174 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: Like he went to Southfield and then he went to Western, 175 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: so we've been in contact since like high school so 176 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: all of Yeah, so all the defensive players. I got 177 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: that for the Christmas gift last year. I wanted one, 178 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: but everybody took their bike, so I couldn't steal nobody's. 179 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: But I think a couple of guys had left them 180 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: here over the over the off season, so they had 181 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: just built them, and I was just proud of it 182 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: in a way room not serious. But I need one 183 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: of them bikes though, if I can get one for free. 184 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm not sure who who gifted them to them. 185 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 1: But yeah, the defensive players, yeah 186 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 2: I handed w