1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: Now I feel great to be back out. There has 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: been a lot of times I played football. Um god 3 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: reminded quickly as a physical game. But that's all we played. 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: That's why we love it. That's the first time you've 5 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: been did like that since you're injury. Probably before that, 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: so yeah before it's probably since um since my lives 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: comes again. That's my first time been tacled. So I 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: mean I feel I see why I feel love with 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: the game. I feel like, uh I just loved that 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: a dumal. I just love getting just like just love 11 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: being physical. Like I said, quickly, I was reminded is 12 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 1: a physical game. And uh, I just gotta get back 13 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: to myself. Um grateful that I'm out here playing making plays. 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: Uh that's allowed you got to get back to myself 15 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: and uh step in the right progress popped up both 16 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: times really quickly. Was you could have grown out of 17 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: bounds on both of those two and avoided that contact. 18 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: Was there a part of you mentally that wanted to 19 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: get hit? No I need yeah, no, I need that. 20 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: I mean, like you said, I haven't played it so long, 21 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: Like I want to get tacled. I need to get tacled, 22 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: just to get back to get my body, my body 23 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: back and made it with that. I just been at 24 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: home working out, chilling on the couch, stuff like that, 25 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: so come out here to get left bumps and bruises. 26 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: I missed that. I missed that contact. You know, I 27 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: made sound crazy, but I missed kind of being those 28 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: car crashes with a hit like that in any a 29 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: C C game. Now, that would never happened. That would 30 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: never happened in the game. Yeah, just get Yeah, you're 31 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: not now. I've seen it since code and I mean 32 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: I've seen since going and and honestly, I could have 33 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: came a little more of a boom, but like you said, 34 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: I just needed that contact, just needed to see what 35 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: it felt like that. I think that was the first player, honestly. 36 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: So I was looking for contact and I got on 37 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: the outside edge and uh got out real quick, and 38 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: I was just trying to get my body. ACCLA made 39 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: it so that way I went waiting a second player 40 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: to get hit. You know, just get it out of 41 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: the way. Proving it to yourself is one thing. Is 42 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: there's something he said for proving it to everybody else 43 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: that I'm back. Uh No, not really. I feel like 44 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: I don't play the game for everybody else. I'll play 45 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: to be the best player that I can be. And uh, 46 00:01:58,080 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: I feel like if I'd be my best self, my 47 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: teams will see that. So I feel like it just 48 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: works hand to hand. How do you see this offense 49 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: coming together? And now that you guys have been together 50 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: for a few weeks now, I felt we've got a 51 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: bunch of great things going. I feel like we have offense, 52 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: We've got a bunch of players that complement each other. 53 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: We can do all kind of things, and I feel 54 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: like it's gonna be very exciting to see us play. 55 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: You see the chemistry growing. I mean, obviously you and 56 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,119 Speaker 1: Trevor have already had that chemistry, but do you see 57 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: it growing within all the rest of the team. Definitely, definitely. 58 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: I feel like that's what football is. And I feel 59 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: like today was a really vital day for us because 60 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: to go out damn babe, which is just have those 61 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: life life reps with each other. We're definitely gonna gel 62 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: stronger together, and I think that's uh, we don't gonna 63 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: help us moving forward. Friday night, Yes, sir, I feel like, um, 64 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: I feel like I haven't played it forever and I 65 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: feel like any chance I get to showcase my skill, 66 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: UM always ready and I feel like, hell yeah, I 67 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: want to play. If you've missed so much time, do 68 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: you get jiggery or nervous about what that person like 69 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: game record or a lot rougher Now I try to 70 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: think about it. Honestly, I try to think about it. 71 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: I try to just make it seem as dull as possible, 72 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: so whenever it happens, I'm not too in my head 73 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: about it, and it just happens. Where'd you come up with? 74 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: I have to fall in love with the mundane uh 75 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: Tony Elliott. Uh he was my college coach and uh 76 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: just in college, the day to day, just day to day, 77 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: it's just so crazy and just you have to fall 78 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: in love with it to uh be great. And I 79 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: feel like every day I wake up, I gotta get 80 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: better at something. And if I keep stacking great, then 81 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: on the top of each other's going to show. And 82 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: that really was helpful the injury, because there was nothing more, 83 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: nothing more month dan about that. I mean, I would 84 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: wish that to my worst enemy. Just uh, just going 85 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: through more pickups every damn day. I just might not 86 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: people more available again. So Travis, what have you seen 87 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: from a guy like Snoop from my shop? I like Snoop. 88 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: I feel like, uh, he has that grid to him, 89 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: he has that fight to him, and he wants to learn, 90 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: he wants to be better, and I feel like a 91 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: guy like that pushes me to be the best player 92 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: I can be. So I feel like we just kind 93 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: of had that push and pull. And he's a very 94 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: different runner than I am, but Destine's I can learn 95 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:12,839 Speaker 1: from him. He's a very physical runner. He gets behind 96 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: his paths, and I like that about him a little 97 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: feet But why do you keep taking Travis or Trevor's towel? 98 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: He said, now, so so my tip would be like 99 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: in the back of me, and uh, my towel like 100 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: it's it's soaked, so it usually gets soaked. So I 101 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: can't wipe my towel. I can't wipe my girls on 102 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: my towel. He keeps his tie with frish and dry, 103 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: so I just used his to dry my gloves. Good friend, right, 104 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: great friend, great friend. He's there when I need him, Travis, 105 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: how hard does honor exists? Go ahead? I mean I 106 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: would say he's on my teammate. He hit hard, but 107 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: I would say he is hard. He seems to find 108 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: the ball though, and find the I mean Thursday he 109 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,119 Speaker 1: made a couple really nice place in the open field. 110 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: Just what have you seen from him in terms of 111 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: just running the ball and how he finds the ball. 112 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: I feel like, I feel like Cisco is a great 113 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: open field tackle tackler. Um. I feel like like one 114 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: of the last reps I had to where I was 115 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: one and one with him and I wish I could 116 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: have scored him up a little more, but I didn't 117 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: score him up, and uh, he kind of shot fast 118 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: and I wasn't able to get my stiff for him 119 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: off and he kind of got me. So I feel 120 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 1: like I gotta get better in that aspect. And I 121 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: feel like, but that's just him been a great open 122 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: field tackler because you've seen, uh he had like a 123 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: one one with Josh Jacobs kind of a similar look. 124 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: He got him down. But I feel like for me, 125 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 1: I gotta I gotta get past that. I feel like 126 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: that's what makes me special and that's what I want 127 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: to get back to, just being able to just stun him, 128 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: throw that stiff for him and keep it moving. But 129 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: Cisco is a great typing. It looks like you got 130 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: the point on the field where you were like holding 131 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: your leg maybe or traffic. Trevor looked at you and 132 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: said something then came up to the sideline to kind 133 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: of keep you off the field. Was that something that 134 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: he talked about or did you want to come out 135 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: or what was Oh? Well, I had kind of brought 136 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: my knee on a previous play before, and uh they 137 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: was like you're good. I was like, yeah, I'm good. 138 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: I mean I want to play. I haven't played as 139 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: life reps, so of course I'm trying to take those reps. 140 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: And it was like not just be smart and uh 141 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: as when trail sickle to get me out of there, No, no, 142 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: nothing at all. I feel like I'll get some ice 143 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: on it, be back out here tomorrow running. How hard 144 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: is that balance where you know, hey, I'm gonna place. 145 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: I need these live reps. But also I'm sure coaches 146 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: and any teammates are saying, you know, take it back 147 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 1: a couple of notches as well. I got Max. That's 148 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: really hard to you to balance. Now. It is hard 149 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: for me to balance because I feel like I feel 150 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: like for me to just start feeling myself, I have 151 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: to get those reps. And so these are my first 152 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: life reps on forever, and I feel like the first 153 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: couple of reps I really wasn't myself. Might have had 154 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: great runs, but I feel like I wasn't as physical 155 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: as I am and as I need to be. So 156 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: I feel like, just for me, it's repetition just getting 157 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: those reps over and over again. So I feel like 158 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: in the game, I'm gonna be down, I'm gonna be hurt, 159 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be fatigued, and I have to still get 160 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: those reps. And I feel like when it gets to 161 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: that point, it's all up. It's all mental. We're all hurting, 162 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: we are they're tired, So it's just who can keep pushing? Uh, 163 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,679 Speaker 1: who could keep pushing through the mind? I felt football 164 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: is in mind game at first, so if I can 165 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: just like we're professionals, like you have to be at 166 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: your best when you're hurting. So it's like That's what 167 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: I'm trying to work towards and just keep getting better at. 168 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: You were trying with a few other NFL players over 169 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: the summer, just working with guys in the off season. 170 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,119 Speaker 1: What is that like and what does that do for you. Oh. 171 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: For me, Uh, it's like my first time ever doing 172 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: that and I felt like I really did that. This 173 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: year was for confidence, just to see how it stacked 174 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: up against those guys, just see how they worked and 175 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: how can I better my game? And now just saying 176 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: guys like Zeke, just see him put in an extra 177 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: work after all he did in his career and he's 178 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: still working stuff like that was very invitab for me 179 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: to see and I felt he gave me the confidence 180 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: I needed to go in the season.