1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: Sorry about about that. As the New England Chapter president 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: of the Pro Football Writers Association, I'm presenting this year's 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: Ron Hobson Media Good Guy Award, which is presented to 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: the player who's most helpful, available and accommodating to the media. 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: A little bit of background on Ron. He covered the 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: Patriots for fifty years from their inception until twenty ten. 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: He was known to his peers as the Humble One. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: It's become an annual tradition now for the media to 9 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: vote on this award, and this year's recipient, with some 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: tough competition on the roster, is quarterback Cam Newton. Previous 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: winners were Matthew Slater, Devin mccordy, James White, and Stefan Gilmore. 12 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: It's obviously been a trying year from any of us, 13 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: but Cam was always a pleasure to interview, win or lose. 14 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: I wish that these sessions could have been held in 15 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: person rather than zoom, so that we could have got 16 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: to know each other a little bit better. But Cam 17 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: has always been accountable and taking time with us all season. 18 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: Always seems to drop at least one or two gems 19 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: during his media sessions. It's always easy either write or 20 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: report after Cam talks. Cam has been as open and 21 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: honest with us as possible. I know that we reporters 22 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,199 Speaker 1: always look forward to these weekly chats with Cam, So Cam, 23 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: we would like them sent you with this year's Ron 24 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: Hobson Media A Good Guy Award. It's happy. Thank you, 25 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: appreciate Oh oh I'm already breaking out. Spent twenty in 26 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: the nutshell right look at a kid boom. Oh you 27 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 1: can't really see it because it comes with this dope 28 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: little light. Oh you can see like a little lights 29 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: kind of reflective. It's pretty cool right here, man, Thank you. 30 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: Appreciate you. Guys, absolutely appreciate you. And we'll make some 31 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: we'll make some video footage available of what the award 32 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: looks like if anybody wants to grab from our social media. Yeah, 33 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: that's pretty cool man, Thank you. I gotta do my 34 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: research on Ron Hobson be you know, I'm good on 35 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: you know, I always paying how much to history, So 36 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: I had to check up on my guy with that. 37 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna go ahead and open up with questions. We'll 38 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: start with Joe Kayata, Hey, Cam, a happy new year, 39 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: and how are you today feeling? So twenty twenty one 40 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: that's a good thing. I guess right. Hey, it can't 41 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: be any worse than twenty twenty. Your boy, you did, 42 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: I hear you. I was wondering your mindset obviously playing 43 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: this final game? What is the mindset heading to this one? 44 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: You seem like a guy with a lot of pride 45 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: and a lot on the line. What's your mindset heading 46 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: into this final one? Uh? Start twenty twenty one off 47 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: and winning fashion little extra motivation for this final game 48 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: or normal same motivation? You know, the motivation doesn't change. 49 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: It's just you know, gott if I'm a flush this 50 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: system tonight, I'm having a what do we call it? 51 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: I can't think of right now, but I'm having, oh, 52 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: a manifesting party. Manifesting party, that's what it's called. So 53 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: you kind of call your close friends loved ones, and 54 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: it's like skype and you guys, set your intentions on 55 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: what you expecting, sage yourself, saved your environment, crystals if needed, 56 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: you know, and just have this this euphoric kind of 57 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: conversation go on with you and the loved ones, the 58 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: people that you know best, and it kind of puts 59 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: people in that position to be your accountability partner too 60 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: as a new year approaches, so it can be a 61 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: new year's resolution, it could be what you expectations are. 62 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: It kind of stems, it kind of makes you go 63 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: from that to you know, having a vision board. And yeah, 64 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: so that's my plans for the night and I'm looking 65 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: forward to it. Awesome. Thank you, And I just wanted 66 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: to reiterate with what Doug said earlier. We all appreciate 67 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: what you've done for us this year in your openness 68 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. Thank you, Ken, appreciate you. Next question, 69 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: Love and Rene, followed by Chris Ryan. It cam first 70 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: and foremost Happy New Year, UM, last practice of twenty twenty. 71 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: Was there much rejoicing on the field, UM because because 72 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: of basically how tough was this year on and off 73 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: the field? Or different was it for everyone on and 74 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: off the field? It was most definitely a lot of 75 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: you know, it was tough in many ways than one, UM, 76 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: but yeah, it was. It was. It was still the 77 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: same expectations. You know, go out, be a professional, understand 78 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 1: what your job is. You know, we didn't want to 79 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: put it sloppy work on film, and you know, he 80 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: had a great, really good practice and you know that's 81 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: what our expectations is going, you know, with this last game. 82 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: I just want to reiterate to what the guy said earlier. 83 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: It has been a pleasure of covering you this year. 84 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: It's been fantastic listening to these interviews with you. It's 85 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: been fantastic. Appreciate it. Thank you. Next question Chris Ryan 86 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: falloed by Chris Mason, Hey Camp, Happy New year. UM. 87 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: Wanted to to get your kind of reflections on what 88 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: this year has been like for you in Foxborough and 89 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: some of the lessons that you've taken from this process 90 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: and how you hope that they m contribute to the 91 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: future growth. Oh man, I think throughout the whole year, UM, 92 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: just me personally, and since you know, I did just 93 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: get an award, it's kind of like my acceptance speech, 94 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: but uh yeah, for me like a for half of 95 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: the year and and even still kind of now, I'm 96 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: still having to introduce myself to either the fan base 97 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: or to you know, people who I've been around all 98 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: year but really don't know me, you know, in a 99 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: way that you know, the media can portray you as 100 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: this person that you're completely not like. And I think 101 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: I the only regret that I have is just not 102 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: being able to, you know, have face to face interviews 103 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: with people because you know, I'm pretty sure just as 104 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: eager as I wanted to have those conversations, I know, 105 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: it's a lot of other you know, reporters that wanted 106 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: to do the same. And I understand that. One thing 107 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: I do know and I've learned this, you know, rather 108 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: in the latter part of my career was understanding that 109 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: you guys have a job and responsibility, you know, and 110 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: I know it's tough. I know it's hard, but once 111 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: you understand that this is you guys, is livelihood, it 112 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: kind of takes the emotions out of the constant like 113 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: why would you even ask me that question? You know 114 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: what I'm saying, And I know, you know, the frustration 115 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: of you know, not having the game that you wanted 116 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: to have, not having the season that you wanted to have, 117 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: not having the day that you wanted to have, can 118 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: kind of boil over into an interview. But yet, needless 119 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: to say, I mean, I've just appreciated, you know, this 120 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: whold opportunity and I don't know what the future holds, 121 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: and I'm not even looking to the future, you know, 122 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: my've plate is full, right now, and I'm just trying 123 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: to finish what I started and make the most of it. 124 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: In conclusion, for me, do you feel that you've been 125 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: given you all the best opportunities to have success this year, 126 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: whether it's play calling, whether it's it's weapons. Is there 127 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: anything that you feel could have been done differently in 128 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: terms of allowing for your personal success. Oh? Yeah, without 129 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: a doubt, And all of that is contingent upon me. 130 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: You know, I've had a great relationship with Jed while 131 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: he was here, great relationship with Josh, great relationship with 132 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: mister Kraft, great relationship with you know, dollar dollar Bill, 133 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: and just this whole coaching staff. You know. So my 134 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: only regret was I wish I had more time to 135 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: dissect what I was actually getting into. And I've been 136 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: in this league long enough to kind of always down play, like, man, 137 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: we don't need preseason, we don't need OTAs, we don't 138 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: need you know, we're ready to go. Yeah, maybe if 139 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: I was still in the same system that I came from, 140 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: But learning a this system, yeah, you just need more time. 141 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: You need more of real reps to kind of go 142 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: through because it's only but so much you can kind 143 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: of kind of makeup like you can put the eyelashes on, 144 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: you could do your eyebrows, you can put your listed on, 145 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: the masks scra and the lipliner. But sooner or later 146 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna rain, and the real, the real, true you 147 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: will show. And unfortunately it's showed, not necessarily in ways 148 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: that I wanted it to. But it just it was 149 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: just hesitation. But now you know, as I get comfortable, 150 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: it's nobody to necessarily, you know, pick at or to say, 151 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: you know when no, whish, Josh would it? Man wish 152 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: they wouldn't. No, that's not me, that's not me. I 153 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,719 Speaker 1: have children, and I know one day We're going to 154 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: have a conversation and I'm gonna say, you know, it's 155 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: as a grown man, you just accept all responsibilities and 156 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: you hope, who really knows this game just know that 157 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: they can dissect it for what it's worth. But for me, 158 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: I still can be better. I still can be more consistent. 159 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: Some of the throws that I've had, you know, I 160 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: wish I would have had back. But yet nobody cares 161 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: about the circumstances. Nobody cares about the waves of the 162 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: tide that's in the water. They just care about you 163 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: just rilling that ship on it and I didn't do 164 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: that consistently enough. It just creator and everybody said, I 165 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: really appreciated these sessions and your emotional honesty UM has 166 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: been really uh, you know, important, and I think that 167 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 1: forth rightness has really stuck with folks appreciation. Next question 168 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: Chris Mason, followed by Jophie chen Hey can so um 169 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: obviously for you personally, twenty twenty has been a crazy 170 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: year between you know, free agency, coming to New England, COVID, 171 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: the ups and downs of the season. What do you 172 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: think you've learned about yourself this year? I'm a mentally 173 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: tough sob bro like and everything that you just said 174 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: really wasn't the main one that that I'm just like, 175 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: you know what, which ones did you say? He said, 176 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: the injuries, her injuries, That was tough to kind of 177 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: get over late for the free agency, Yeah, that was 178 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 1: tough COVID you mentioned h and even the success. Those 179 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: are all ones that you kind of look back and 180 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: kind of, yeah, it could have been better. But the 181 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: one for me, it's my kids. It's my children. It's 182 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: like any any father, any mother who's on this call 183 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: right now, to go without talking to your kids or 184 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: your family. That was that was That's everything, you know 185 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: what I'm saying, because it's like I put it. I 186 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: put it like this. I put it like this and 187 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: out and I'm and and we I'm being honest right. 188 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: I had two two birthdays that I didn't see. Um 189 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 1: My son Chosen's birthday was on Christmas Eve. I didn't 190 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 1: get to see it with him. Um My son Cashmir, 191 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: his birthday was on September thirtieth, and I didn't get 192 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: to see that too. Cashmir just turned one, so that 193 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: was kind of like a big deal for him. Chosen 194 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: just turned five. So and even more or less, you know, 195 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: not seeing my kids first steps, you know, like all 196 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: those things, like been unemployed for the eighty six nights. Yeah, 197 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: that's tough. Having injuries, Yeah, that's tough, you know, going 198 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: through this season and you can kind of assume what 199 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:31,359 Speaker 1: a juggernaut, juggernaut media market that Boston is or Foxborough, 200 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 1: New England, whatever you want to call is, and the 201 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,839 Speaker 1: slander that comes with, you know, living up to the 202 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: TB twelve expectation. Yeah, that all that's tough, you hear it, 203 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: But none of it, I mean, it's a not even 204 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 1: a close second that comes to not being able to 205 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: see your children, and just that you know, you miss 206 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: your kids first walks, your first steps. You're out there 207 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: during Christmas, you're out there on birthdays, and then on 208 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: hawf of that, you're sucking. Oh man. And then coming 209 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: from a person who's already emotional, and I don't even 210 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: want to talk to people, you know, on a regular day, 211 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: let alone when everything ain't going you know good. So 212 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: but I've learned. I've learned that you know, through it all, 213 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: you know, you you only got your faith in God, 214 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: your faith in yourself, and that's pretty much it. I've 215 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: really relied on, you know, understanding of trying to find 216 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: something to build off of. It didn't matter if it 217 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: was a okay, well, it was an incomplete well it's 218 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: that and you may think of it as you know, 219 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 1: a A oh. I don't care what you think about it. 220 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: But for me, I'm being optimistic through it all. And 221 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 1: I've learned to be optimistic, especially throughout these trials and tribulations, 222 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: because at times during this year, it was like God, like, man, 223 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: what is it? Like? What are you doing? Like? What's 224 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: the what are you trying to tell me? Like what 225 00:13:56,040 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: am I not doing? And yeah, you know, having to 226 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: wake up at a certain amount of times, leaving the 227 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: facilities that you know a certain amount of times and 228 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: still not having the success that you want to have. 229 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: You know, it teaches you resiliency, It teaches it teaches 230 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: you patience, It teaches you to you know, have faith 231 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: and understanding that listen sooner or later, like you're going 232 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: to get a break and I'm not looking for note handouts. 233 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: It's just more or less for me to just say, bro, 234 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: damn finally right and twenty twenty Man, I'm about to 235 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: sign seal I am about the tightest year up, put 236 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: a big knot on it. I can buy every single 237 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: lock key and throw away autumn kit. I don't want 238 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: to see no part of twenty twenty. But it made 239 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: me a better person that that it do, that I 240 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: do believe and that something being a part of this, 241 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: this franchise is something that you just don't you just 242 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: don't wash away that that stinch, you know, that aura 243 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: of being a patriot, you know, it's something that's in you, 244 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: and you know, being around arguably the greatest coach of 245 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: all times and looking at him from afar you know, 246 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 1: because obviously my living methods may not be as you 247 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: know his, you know living methods. He wears jeans and 248 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: a bubble code or Patriots gear every single day. Meanwhile, 249 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: I'm Polo down, my Claire down. You know what I'm saying. 250 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: Maschika had shades like that's just about Steves and I'm like, man, 251 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: it's cold. I ain't never been able to win his 252 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: jacket boom and I'm wearing it. But it still teaches 253 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: you different methods of being like producing and having production 254 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: in this league. And I and I'll never forget that 255 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: next question you if he chann Fall by Michael Hurling, 256 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: he cam hypy New Year talking about twenty twenty one. 257 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: You have said that you like to be part of 258 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: the solution, but you also said all you want is 259 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: to win. So I just wander what et the solution 260 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 1: or part of it is to have you come back 261 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: to mentor the younger players who may who may or 262 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: may not be in that locker room right now. I 263 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: will promising it with a starting job for the team 264 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: next year. If that's the case, is this still going 265 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: to be a solution you you want to be part of? 266 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: Like I said, I'm not. I'm not trying to foreshadow 267 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 1: nothing at this particular point in time. You know, I 268 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: have work here that's still not finished. And even though 269 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: you know we're not we're not getting what we what 270 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: we want, we still can, you know, in this in 271 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: this season the right way and that's where to win. 272 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: In two final questions, Michael Hurley and Alan Segel, Hey, Cam, 273 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: you talked earlier here about the lack of face to 274 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: face interaction and things like that. I was wondering how 275 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: that's affected just the feeling of of being the quarterback 276 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: of the Patriots. Have you gotten any you know, without 277 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: sixty eight thousand fans in the stadium, without being able 278 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: to do community events and things like that, have you 279 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: felt good bad otherwise? Feelings coming at you from fans, 280 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: media and everything else. Well, I don't too much get 281 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: caught up in to hearing what people say about me. Obviously, 282 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: you know, I was a professional prior to coming to Foxborough, 283 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: so I've learned early on, you know, never never care 284 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: what people think about you when loser draw. So I 285 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: kept that whole approach when I came here, so I 286 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: didn't necessarily hear what people I wouldn't know if who 287 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: said would and how they said it. But yet, like 288 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: I've mentioned, you know, in weeks past, like I'm I'm 289 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: a sociology major, so that's cut that the root word 290 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: of sociology as being social. But at the same time, 291 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: I'm the biggest socials, most introverted person you've ever met. 292 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 1: You know, like a lot of people may look at 293 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:08,360 Speaker 1: me and be like, oh my god, like I bet 294 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: he has a great time out. You will never see 295 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: me out, you know. I just enjoy shows and and 296 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 1: and really great documentaries, smoking a cigar with some veno. 297 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: You know. Now, you guys would have never known that 298 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: until but that's something that just probably happens face to face. 299 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: But yeah, so yeah, just just having a better understanding 300 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: and even really I think what it is is about 301 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: learning other people is it's only but so much you 302 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: can learn off of a FaceTime call, off a zoom call. 303 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: And what I've learned in my history of learning is 304 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: the more senses that you use to try to, you know, 305 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: learn about something, the better office is going to stick 306 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: to your membrane. Right, So obviously we're only using our 307 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: sense of hearing and seeing, but obviously if we can 308 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: touch each other, if we can smell each other, if 309 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: we can hear each other, and other senses that we 310 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: do have, that you can kind of have and face 311 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: to face rather than you know, on the zoom calls. 312 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 1: I don't know how tall you guys are. I don't know, 313 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 1: you know, if you guys got swag or not. You know, 314 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: maybe one of you guys are as you know, swaggy 315 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 1: as me. I would never know that may be in 316 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: a connection. Maybe there may have been a challenge. You know, 317 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,679 Speaker 1: when I seen Coach Dollar, you know dollar Bill in 318 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: La the hawk came with a whole Hawaiian shirt tucked 319 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 1: in with the cargo shorts, with the throne flip flops. Man, 320 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: I would have known he was a swaggy took it 321 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: as a challenge. So next we got had to get 322 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: swaggy or brother. Come on, well, just so you know, 323 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:54,679 Speaker 1: I'm very tall and I have a lot of swag. 324 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: So now you know, hey, you look, you can't grade 325 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: your on paper. Now you can't. You can't say that 326 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: you know, I'm this, I'm that, you know, No, somebody 327 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: else has to say that, and then that gives you 328 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: your validation, all right. They have to be boogie approved right, 329 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: I can do that as cheating. And final question all 330 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: thanks Stacy cam happy to hear first of all, and 331 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: by the way, you'll congratulations on the run Hotson Award. 332 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 1: He's a first class guy and he was a first 333 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:31,239 Speaker 1: class journalist, so you'll enjoy learning about Ron definitely. Um 334 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: that pleasure you mentioned at the beginning of the year, 335 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,439 Speaker 1: how much knowledge that you know when you're the very 336 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: beginning to talking about how much knowledge that Bill has 337 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: about the game of football. You mentioned learning a couple 338 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: of times today. I'm just curious, as you've gone through 339 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: the whole year, do you have you learned stuff about 340 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: football that you didn't know coming in here from from 341 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 1: billing this staff that you have a better understanding of 342 00:20:52,720 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: the game itself. Now, Yes, yes, yes I do. And 343 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: it's not to say that being in coach Ron Rivera's 344 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: you know systems or coach you know Shoe Love Uh, 345 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: Chazinski um who else, who um, wherever I've been or 346 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,719 Speaker 1: whoever coached media. It was just asked, you know, for 347 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: the quarterback position to do other things. And like I said, 348 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: this is this is a system that it wasn't just 349 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: a system. It was twenty years you know, back when 350 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: Bill Parcels was here, you know, back when you know, uh, 351 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: different coaches and I look at the whole you know, 352 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,479 Speaker 1: lineage and the almanac of coaches because they're hung up 353 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: as you walk into the building. I didn't know, you know, 354 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll was here. I didn't know, you know, multiple 355 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: coaches was here that coached and you know that may 356 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: not have been as you know when when um, you know, 357 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: coach Bill was here. But at the same time, you 358 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: know what it is. So look to answer your question, 359 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: it wasn't to be asked to do as much as 360 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,239 Speaker 1: I was asked to do. Was never placed on my 361 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: shoulders ever as much as it was this year, and 362 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. It made me a more cerebral football 363 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: player sort of speak and I'm going home, you know, 364 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: telling my dad like man, pop, man, it was over 365 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: double Tom and you know I had to slide the protection. 366 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: But when the safety rolled down late, I had to 367 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: move it back to fifty six and I had the 368 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: locker fifty six. I just forgot the locker receiver. He 369 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: ran the sight of Just. I had to hit the 370 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: sight of Just and boom, you know, to kind of 371 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 1: talk it out like that, I couldn't say that week four, 372 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,640 Speaker 1: you know, and I'm still like listening looking at Josh, like, Josh, 373 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: we gotta meet Jad, We got to meet you know, 374 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: we got to talk it out. You know. I don't 375 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to be the dummy that asked the question, 376 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: you know, in front of everybody. But I just we 377 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 1: all learned differently. And yeah, it took twenty plus years 378 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: to come up with it, and they have their own 379 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: reason and because of it, and also for them to 380 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 1: try to incorporate some of the things that I'm comfortable 381 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 1: with was another you know, wrench in the two box too. 382 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,679 Speaker 1: So um, get through it all. And I ain't gonna complain. 383 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: I won't complain. I'm just gonna make make the most 384 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: of this whole opportunity. Man, I'm gonna have fun, been 385 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: having fun and just love on the guys, you know 386 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: while I can, and man, I just appreciate it. I 387 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,360 Speaker 1: appreciate it. I can. I can definitely knock this off 388 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: my bucket list to a degree, man, But at the 389 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,679 Speaker 1: same time, I'm yearning for more. You know, any competitor 390 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: I think you know, Bill said, you know, any competitor 391 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,359 Speaker 1: who is a competitor will show up on Sunday and 392 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: that's what I expect to do. But yet, through it all, 393 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:50,120 Speaker 1: you know, this year has taught me so much about myself. 394 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 1: It was that it was almost like you know, going 395 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 1: up under the hood for me, you know, working on 396 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 1: my attitude, working on my patients, working on my faith, 397 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:02,640 Speaker 1: working on you know, the the resilient side of you. 398 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: You know, what are you gonna do when things aren't 399 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: you know so good? When are we gonna you know, 400 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:13,199 Speaker 1: tackle your family, tackle your health, tackle your success. Can 401 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: you still do it? Can you throw? Can you run? Right? Then? 402 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 1: How are you gonna respond to it? So you know, 403 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: through it all, man, it's always a challenge. I'm always 404 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: a person that's trying to get better and I will 405 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,479 Speaker 1: continually have that same mentality and I look forward to 406 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 1: it and it's it's some okay guys on in this 407 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: locker room that I plan on still, you know, having 408 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: connections with and um, yeah, there you go. Great it again, 409 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: cam On behalf of everybody. Thanks for cooperation all year. 410 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: It's been wonderful.