1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,440 Speaker 1: Hey, Vikings fans. Ben Lever here. 2 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 2: I'm so excited to be a new Lifetime member, and 3 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 2: so are my kids. 4 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 3: They love the tennis, the pick a ball, the basketball, 5 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 3: and of course the yummy cafe. 6 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: Check them out at Lifetime dot life to find a 7 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: club nearest you. 8 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 4: This is the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. 9 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 2: I'm your host Tatum Everett and the Vikings were victorious 10 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: down in Jacksonville. A twelve to seven victory over the 11 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 2: Jags improved the Vikings record to seven and two. We're 12 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 2: now joined by Vikings defensive tackle Harrison Phillips. 13 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 4: One day removed from the victory. 14 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: And Harrison, you know, the time possession was a wacky 15 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 2: in this one. We were just talking before the podcast 16 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: about how that can. 17 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 4: Affect the way that you feel. 18 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 2: You know, they had the ball for forty two minutes, 19 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: the offense did, and then you guys were just kind 20 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: of waiting to get your chance. 21 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 4: I mean, what is that? Have you ever been a 22 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 4: part of something like that? 23 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 3: I mean, I'm sure there's been some games that we've 24 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 3: heavily won the time of possession, but yeah, it's you 25 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 3: feel a little more fresh, for sure. I don't know 26 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: if there's too many defensive players complaining about how they 27 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 3: how they feel today now. They were very physical snaps 28 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 3: because the style of the game, a lot of you know, 29 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 3: twelve personnel, you know, tough duo, double team type stuff 30 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 3: in the trenches. But you feel a little bit better 31 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 3: not being out on your feet that much. And then 32 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 3: you have to be able to mentally stay locked in 33 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 3: when you're on the sidelines and there's a timeout and 34 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 3: a long drive and a halftime and a court. You 35 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 3: got to be able to then keep the body repped up. 36 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: It almost felt like you guys shined during the sudden 37 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: change plays like those drives where you had you know, 38 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 2: Sam Darnold was in his three picks. Afterwards, you allowed 39 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 2: no points two point nine yards per play on those drives. 40 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: I mean, it was incredible what you guys do. So 41 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: despite hanging out there on the sidelines for a little while, 42 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 2: you guys were able to get in there. And how 43 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: does that work, Like, how do you kind of mentally 44 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: get ready for those moments? 45 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think that that's something we've had 46 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: built back in OTAs and some of the way that 47 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 3: they built our roster. A lot of guys on our 48 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 3: defense have a reason to have a chip on them 49 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 3: shoulder ben counted out before, or have a lot to prove, 50 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 3: And so that's just kind of. 51 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: The identity of the team. 52 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,559 Speaker 3: And with Flow's leadership, you know, he has his coin 53 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 3: sayings like you know you don't seek comfort, and uh, 54 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 3: we don't want to comfort seeking group. We want to 55 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 3: have a group that runs into the burning building. 56 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: And so when those. 57 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 3: Huge moments and momentum shifting plays happen in a game, 58 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,519 Speaker 3: we want to go in and put out the fire immediately. 59 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: And so there are a lot of times where we'll. 60 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 3: Take the field in those moments and their smiles on 61 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 3: our faces like dang, this is that Like, if you 62 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 3: want to be an elite football player, you're gonna make 63 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 3: a play right now to help this team win. So, yeah, 64 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 3: that's as unfortunate as those situations are when they come up. 65 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 3: We have a group that's not like tucking your tail. 66 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 3: They're putting their chin up and poking their chest out, 67 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 3: saying like I can't wait to stand up in this moment. 68 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 4: It just said something that kind of caught my attention. 69 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 2: A lot of guys who feel like they've been counted out, 70 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,839 Speaker 2: How did you guys talk about those things. 71 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 4: How do you know that about one another? 72 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: What? 73 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 3: You can't have unique results without unique relationships. And so 74 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 3: the unique relationships that we built when you're sitting in 75 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 3: the sana, or when you're on a road trip, or 76 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 3: when you're in Cleveland for a week with joint practices 77 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 3: and golfing in the off season, you know, things just 78 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 3: organically come up. You know, what's your family structure, Like, oh, 79 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 3: your mom and dad's still in the picture, how your siblings? 80 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: What you know? 81 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 3: Tell me about high school? Oh, you didn't get recruited 82 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 3: or this this school flipped on you. Or you thought 83 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 3: you were going to get drafted here and you got 84 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 3: drafted there. They just kind of organically come out. And 85 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 3: I think the easiest way to relate to one another 86 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 3: is through shared adversity, because everyone in their life has 87 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 3: gone through something, and yeah, just through those kind of 88 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 3: small organic And sometimes we'll have players get up and 89 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 3: introduce themselves or say where they're from and tell a 90 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 3: story about themselves, and you know that that also gets 91 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: a chance to be vulnerable and learn more about other 92 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: people's why why they play the game and why they 93 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: dedicate so much of our life and sacrifice for this, 94 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 3: and yeah, you know, you've you know a lot of 95 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 3: our team, so you probably know some of those individual 96 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 3: stories themselves. But yeah, it's nice to look to the 97 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 3: guy next to you and know that he's not just 98 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 3: out here to try to make another statistic or something 99 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 3: like that. He's out here because he loves the game 100 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 3: and what it does for he and his family. 101 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean you mentioned that a little bit in 102 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: some of your postgame interviews about this defense being a 103 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 2: selfless group and how instrumental that is to success. How 104 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: much does that play into it because you guys are 105 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: obviously out there and you are getting there. 106 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,359 Speaker 4: I mean, guys are leading the league in takeaways, like. 107 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 2: There are stats out there, thirty sacks on the year, 108 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 2: there are stats like there. 109 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 4: But how do you convince or how does everyone. 110 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 2: Get on the same page as far as like, hey, 111 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 2: we need to be selfless in this because it's not 112 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 2: always the case in this league. 113 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: I think it's because of how close of a group 114 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: we are. 115 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 3: You know, if you're just colleagues with the guys next 116 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 3: to you, and you're just coworkers out there like, yeah, 117 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 3: I don't really care if I pissed this guy off 118 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 3: for this guy. I mean, this is my job and 119 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 3: this is what i have to do to make a living. 120 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 3: So I'm gonna go make sure and I go get mine. Well, 121 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 3: when you're out there with your family and you're out 122 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 3: there with your brothers, like the people that you love, 123 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 3: you don't want to let them down and you don't 124 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 3: want to, you know, have to come back after. Yeah, 125 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: you know, you might have a hero play, but then 126 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 3: the three other ones that you did the wrong thing, 127 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 3: we got gashed on, and now we're not tops in 128 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 3: the league. Now we're we're losing football games and we're 129 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 3: playing bad defense. And so I think we just have 130 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 3: enough guys to understand like, yeah, there's a few moments 131 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 3: and a few times you can kind of shoot a 132 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 3: shot or get a little more aggressive through your responsibility. 133 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 3: But for the most part, we don't have a group 134 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 3: that's like I'm going to get a sack today no 135 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 3: matter what the freak happens. 136 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying, I'm gonna catch a pick. 137 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: I don't care what I have to do. I'm jump 138 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: every out until I get one. 139 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 3: Well, great, you got burnt four other times, or sweet 140 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 3: every time you swum out of a double team they 141 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 3: ran it for two hundred fifty yards, but you got 142 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 3: your sack. 143 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: We don't have that. 144 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 4: Group, so that's really awesome. 145 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: Good. 146 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 4: I mean, the results are still coming though. 147 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 2: I mean, you guys had three turnovers on the final 148 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 2: three drives of that Jaguars game. Had you guys before that, 149 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 2: we're all talking about we got to turn this ball over. 150 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 4: Like, was there that conversation on the sideline. 151 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 152 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 3: I think a lot of times we were just like, 153 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 3: all right, this is gonna you know, we think this 154 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 3: is going to game that we have to win on 155 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 3: our side, Like let's let's let's make the takeaway, let's 156 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 3: make the stop, let's just keep giving the ball back 157 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 3: into the offense's hands, especially when we got the lead 158 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 3: there towards the end. 159 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: But yeah, that always comes up. Coaches are running up 160 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: and down the sidelines, veteran players too. We gotta take 161 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: the ball off these guys. We get it. Wet. I 162 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: got a turnover. So thankful with the way it ended. 163 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, one of those was your fumble recovery off the 164 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: botch snap a chuckle it on that one. That was 165 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 2: a pretty cool moment when you see the ball get 166 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 2: loose like that, like what's your first reaction. 167 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know. Yeah, it happened really fast. 168 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: It was like a gap scheme. 169 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 3: I think they were going to run some type of 170 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 3: trap counterpass, and so we also had a pressure on 171 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 3: so I was moving, I was moving a different direction. 172 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 3: The center was trying to get to me, so we crossed. 173 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 3: I see the ball kind of pop up, and uh, 174 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 3: obviously it kind of came right to me. 175 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: So it would have been very embarrassing if I didn't 176 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: end up with that football. 177 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 3: But we got the football, and yeah, you know, you 178 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 3: can call it what you call it. 179 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 4: It was. 180 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: You know, Jesus took the wheel there for that. 181 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I think that there should just be a 182 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,239 Speaker 3: different category for like three hundred pounds plus. 183 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: We shouldn't have the same standard. 184 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 4: Maybe not so sprightly like not. So I don't know, 185 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 4: a light. 186 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: Footage, keep it nice in my wheelhouse. Trying to heart 187 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: a hamstring out here, That's very true. 188 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 3: But you know, I am looking back, and if you know, 189 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 3: each week when you watch the film, you go back 190 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 3: and you stay up late at night thinking if I 191 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 3: had this play back or this play back, what I 192 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 3: could have done. And I'm just thinking about when I 193 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 3: saw that Jaguar mascot in the end zone, and you 194 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 3: just keep me up at night last night, I'm wondering, 195 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 3: would it have been worth it to just totally take 196 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 3: him out, deck him. 197 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: I mean, Cam's going for the celebrations of the year. 198 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 3: I'm sure I would get fined physically put hands on 199 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 3: a mascot, But like he tried to stop the selly 200 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: and then we were all kind of clustered after that, 201 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 3: and I just I think if I could play it 202 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 3: over again, I would have played it differently, and I'd 203 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 3: been on Sports Center today and I would have been 204 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 3: fine tomorrow. 205 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 4: I don't know. 206 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I don't think that the Jaguar's going 207 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 2: to do anything to you, but I wouldn't want to 208 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 2: be on your bad side. 209 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I know it just yeah, what could have been? 210 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 4: You know, what could have been? He is a little 211 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 4: bit of a troll, though he is a bit I liked. 212 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: I think it was cool. I didn't think it was cool. 213 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 3: I just when he was in the end zone and 214 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 3: I was trying to hand him the football, so I 215 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 3: was like, Okay, if he if he plays along, if 216 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 3: he if he takes the football, and maybe I could 217 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 3: then tackle him. So I was trying to put the 218 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 3: football in front of him and he wasn't. He wasn't taken. 219 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 3: I was like, all right, so he's just kind of 220 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 3: doing this thing. I'm sure they have strict instructions as well, 221 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 3: but yeah. 222 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 2: So that before though, that was he was like really 223 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 2: up in there. And afterwards, Kevin O'Connell was very fired 224 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 2: up in his speech about you guys, especially on defense, 225 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: just talking about how the whole team though never flinched 226 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 2: and the attitude of like this is the one that 227 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 2: you're never going to forget. And to me as like 228 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: a fan or not a fan perspective all the way, 229 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 2: but just from the outside looking in, I was like 230 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 2: one that you'll never forget. Like I'm when I think 231 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 2: of that, I think of those like major moments like 232 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 2: throughout the season or you know, a big dominant win 233 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 2: over a tough Texans team or the win over the. 234 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 4: Forty nine ers rate But like, why would he say you'll. 235 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 2: Remember this one the most after you know what heuckspired 236 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 2: on the field. 237 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: I think because it takes a full team. 238 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 3: You know, there's gonna be times in a season where 239 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 3: one or two phases of the football game aren't going 240 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 3: the way that you want it, but you build a 241 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 3: team the right way. 242 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: Uh. 243 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 3: It's not a PingER for finger pointing outfit. It's it's 244 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 3: you know. 245 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: Guys understanding, like all right, hey, there's been. 246 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 3: Weeks that we gave up a handful of touchdowns or 247 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 3: a handful of yards and our offense then answered the 248 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,599 Speaker 3: call every single time. For us, this is one of 249 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 3: those moments where, hey, things things are kind of going 250 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 3: the way they are defensively, we gotta we gotta do 251 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 3: this ourselves. We got to you know, help our brothers 252 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 3: out for all the times that they helped us out, 253 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 3: and special teams plays a role in that. Other times 254 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 3: there's you know when you look at starting field positions 255 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 3: and field goal percentage and punts and all these great things. 256 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 3: So I think you look back on it almost to 257 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 3: like the Raiders win two years ago, shutout to say 258 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 3: that like there's we don't have to be you know, 259 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 3: we've thought that we had a model of how we 260 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 3: win football games. You know, you strike first, go up 261 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 3: early in the first quarter, a point differentials insane, you know, 262 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 3: protect the football, win the turnover battle. And when you 263 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 3: don't do those things, you could say like, dang, if 264 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 3: this isn't our you know, we found our recipe to 265 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 3: win and this isn't going the right way and we 266 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 3: still want So that allows you to say, like, Okay, 267 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 3: you know we have a mentally strong group that's able 268 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 3: to find find ways to win even though if it's 269 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 3: not exactly how we plan it to be. And I'm 270 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 3: sure that that's why, you know, Ko mentioned it's something 271 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 3: you can look back on, just that all of us 272 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 3: as a team can have increased confidence knowing that if 273 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 3: the games aren't starting out to the way that we've 274 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 3: seen repeated success before, we still are in every every game. 275 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, that's that's just a great point. You mentioned 276 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 2: the special teams. Parker Romo for four. I mean, the dude, 277 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 2: the dude has ice in his veins. 278 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 4: I mean that was. 279 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 2: Incredible, and I mean he was the only one to 280 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 2: score points in this game after seeing the defensive scored 281 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 2: so many points. Defense scores so much points in this 282 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 2: one or throughout the season the offense has been scoring 283 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 2: and now Parker Romo. 284 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's incredible. 285 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 3: It's just one of those stories you love to hear, like, 286 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 3: even if you're not a fan of sport, just like 287 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 3: you know, this guy's been a kicker for fifteen years 288 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 3: or however long and loved the game and worked his 289 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,080 Speaker 3: butt off and set goals and thought that those goals may. 290 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: He fell short. 291 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 3: And then sure enough he gets his number called get 292 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: in an NFL football game. And I mean, obviously not 293 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 3: but single handedly you know, quote unquote when when. 294 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 4: That game he didn't fluedge. 295 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, and moment that we just joked today while we 296 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 3: were in the lift. I don't remember who I was 297 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 3: joking with or whatever, but like, this guy forty five 298 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 3: years from now on the golf course is going to 299 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 3: be talking about this game like there's no doubt about 300 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 3: first time rookie. I'll go nail four for four And yeah, 301 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 3: I'm just really happy for him. I cheer for those moments. 302 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 3: And again, you talk about a team that has players 303 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 3: with chips on their shoulders and things to prove, and 304 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 3: he falls. 305 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: In that category. 306 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: I kind of feel like he was an unsung hero 307 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 2: of this season. He'll always be like an unsung hero 308 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 2: of this season for his performance in that one. 309 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 4: And I think that's a word. 310 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 2: If people use a lot to describe what you do, 311 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 2: they're in the middle. So is there any kind of 312 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 2: relation to that, Like, do you kind of understand maybe 313 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 2: where he's coming from a little bit? 314 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: I guess. 315 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 3: I guess we'll have to see how the trajectory of 316 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 3: the season holds out. But I know that, you know, 317 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 3: we won a football game, and wins are very hard 318 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 3: to come by because of what he did for us yesterday, 319 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 3: and I'm glad that he gets his moment like yeah, 320 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 3: for being an unsung hero. It's nice to I asked 321 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 3: him how many text messages he got. 322 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: I think he said two hundred and eighty eight. 323 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 4: Oh my goodness. 324 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: I said, I'd never had two hundred and eighty. 325 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 4: Eight, not even after the draft day. 326 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 3: I thought, that's why I said, I said, my highest 327 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 3: ones are a draft day, signing my contract here, and 328 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 3: then signing my extension would have been the most. 329 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: But I wasn't. I wasn't in that those numbers. 330 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 2: No, it's actually funny you mentioned that because I wanted 331 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 2: to bring this up at some point during this conversation. 332 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 2: I remember you coming in here after you signed the 333 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 2: contract here, and you had said to us how important 334 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 2: it was to sign that second contract, like what that 335 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 2: means to you and your family and your accomplishments, and 336 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 2: then in September you get that extension. What were the 337 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 2: feelings like comparably, because I kind of wanted to ask 338 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: you that because we've talked after the first one, but 339 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 2: not after this one as much. 340 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, both situations were highly emotional, and not 341 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 3: only positive emotions. For when the first free agency came you, 342 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 3: I was under the impressions that I would never get 343 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 3: to free agency because I thought that I would remain 344 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 3: in Buffalo, and so there was that dang, I'm saying 345 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 3: goodbye to a really cool chapter of my life. And 346 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 3: there was that part, and then Minnesota was super happy 347 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 3: and positive stuff. So there was that kind of contradiction. 348 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 3: And then with this last one there was the you know, 349 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 3: kind of long talks from when the season finished last 350 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 3: year going into the last year of your deal. There's 351 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 3: nothing guaranteed. We like you here, but you get you know, 352 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 3: your age is a thing, You're playing well, but you know, 353 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 3: there's just so many conversations and your agents and your 354 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 3: team are telling you one thing, and then the vikings 355 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 3: are another thing, and then you start throwing values in 356 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 3: the situation where my agents say that if you do 357 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 3: what you we think you're gonna do you play how 358 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 3: you're supposed to play. We see you at this number, 359 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 3: but the team sees you at this number, so you know, 360 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 3: for when it finally got done, there was a huge 361 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 3: weight lifted off my shoulder, but there was still that 362 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 3: battle of different emotions of like, well did. 363 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 1: I did I leave some money on the table but 364 00:13:58,440 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: not the money on the table. 365 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 3: But ultimately the difference in dollars is easily surpassed by 366 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 3: being in an organization that I love, cities that I love, 367 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 3: around a team that's doing incredible things, led leadership that 368 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 3: is absolutely fantastic, and so like, you can't put a 369 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 3: price tag on some of that stuff. And then yeah, 370 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 3: I had set goals for a monetary amount of what 371 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 3: I wanted to get from this game to set up 372 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 3: future generations of my family, and hopefully playing this out 373 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 3: you can do that for me. 374 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 2: We've got to take a quick break from our conversation 375 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 2: with Harrison Phillips, but he agreed to return afterwards and 376 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 2: we are going to talk a little bit more about 377 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 2: the Titans matchup on Sunday, his work with his foundation, 378 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 2: the Harrison Playmakers, and what Salute to Service means to him. 379 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 2: Say hello to Fallacy smooth Skin at pure Lux Medspa, 380 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 2: the preferred medspob the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders specializing in elite 381 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 2: laser hair removal, body contouring, Botox cosmetic filter, and age 382 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 2: defying skincare treatments such as Diamond Glow and skin Pin. 383 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 4: For collagen induction therapy. 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I 401 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 2: know it's a little early in the week and you're 402 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 2: not going to watch film n till later today, But 403 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 2: what do you know about this team? 404 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 3: I mean, well, okay, so this will be our last 405 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 3: AFC South opponent. 406 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: Yes, these guys, I know this their. 407 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 3: Identity playing them in the past, like their physical They 408 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 3: want to set the line of scrimmage offensively and defensively, 409 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 3: and they have some unbelievable all pros at the positions 410 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 3: uh to set that temple that that are those aggressive 411 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 3: mindset of people. So I know that for us it's 412 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 3: going to be how we respond as a team. I 413 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 3: know defensively we've joked about not being out on the 414 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 3: field as much, but on the other side of the football, 415 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 3: being out on the field more than they have this 416 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 3: entire season. So how how quickly can we address the recovery, 417 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 3: get our bodies back, get a plan in place so 418 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 3: that we were able to go down I mean a 419 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 3: road game against a team that every time I see 420 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 3: them or watch them when they've been on there, they're fighting, 421 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 3: and they're fighting and their clawn and they're scratching and 422 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 3: they want to win. And so you know, I'm not 423 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 3: sure I didn't get to watch yet how the quarterback 424 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 3: play happened from this last week. I believe will Levis 425 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 3: was starting for them or but I know that again, 426 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 3: like anybody in this league is in this league for 427 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 3: a reason, and any given Sunday is a saying for reasons. 428 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 4: So you guys kind of know what it's like. 429 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 2: Even if a team is two and seven, which the 430 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 2: Titans are heading into this one, you can't count any 431 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 2: of these people out. 432 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 3: I mean, you never want to say, like you play 433 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 3: to the level. We want to have a Minnesota Viking standard. 434 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 3: We play to that standard. We don't if there is 435 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 3: a team that we are more talented to, you wouldn't 436 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 3: want to play at their level. And then against the 437 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 3: good opponents play good. You want to play Minnesota Viking 438 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 3: standard football every single game you play. And so that's 439 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 3: probably what our messaging should be this this week is 440 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 3: it's the most important week of the season because it's 441 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 3: our next week. 442 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: It's the next game. 443 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 3: That's why it's the most important one, and we just 444 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 3: have to be our best version of ourselves. 445 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 2: Why do you think that becomes a narrative in the media, Oh, well, 446 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 2: they're playing they only play up to their competition, or 447 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 2: they play down. 448 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 4: Like why do you think that becomes a narrative? 449 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: That's a good question. 450 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 3: I mean, I would just I think that came up 451 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 3: a lot in twenty two. 452 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,000 Speaker 1: When we had all those one score games, Like. 453 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 3: Everything was one score, three points for that. And I 454 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 3: mean if you just look historically NFL football games, I 455 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 3: would say seventy five percent of them are one score game. 456 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 3: So like we just were in the norm for what 457 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 3: happens in football. And I don't know, it's just an 458 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 3: easy way for probably for media to put reasoning to 459 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 3: things happening in football. But and I understand, you know 460 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 3: that they're just trying to get a check, get a click, 461 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 3: get you know, you get the get this exclusive story, 462 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 3: that the hot take. 463 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:28,239 Speaker 1: But yeah, I don't know. 464 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 4: I'm not sure I can see you doing the media 465 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:30,479 Speaker 4: in the future. 466 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: Maybe we just. 467 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 3: Talked about we were talking about Belichick, and we were 468 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 3: talking about coaches who say, like. 469 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: You know, don't listen to the media. 470 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 3: And now in the media and yeah, right now, my 471 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 3: initial impressions are probably higher than some of my teammates 472 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 3: because I've seen how much great media attention has come 473 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 3: to my playmakers through Harrison's playmakers, and so I'm a 474 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 3: little bit more reluctant to have positive relationships and some 475 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 3: of my teammates. 476 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: With the media. 477 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean, we'll see how it all plays. 478 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 3: I think Paul Allen does a good job. I'm not 479 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 3: necessarily coming for his job. I want to play for 480 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 3: a little longer. 481 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 2: I think great, though, I mean he's gonna I mean, 482 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 2: he's going to retire eventually. 483 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, the hot tub takes are getting a little. 484 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 2: But there are so many former players who now do 485 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 2: like the color commentary. You don't have to like to 486 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 2: do the play by play. But I mean, I don't know, 487 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 2: do you want to make a play call. 488 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 3: I think it's a highly competitive market. And I think 489 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 3: that you talked about what my role is here as 490 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 3: unsung hero. 491 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 4: I don't think so. 492 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 3: I don't know if I can compete with some of 493 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 3: these franchise players. 494 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 4: When I beg, I really beg to differ. 495 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 2: I think you see some of these guys out there 496 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 2: who were analysts, and maybe maybe you make such a 497 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 2: huge market here in Minnesota, Like one day you come 498 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 2: in as a color analyst, or you can work with 499 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 2: us at VANNA afterwards. 500 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 4: Yes, yeah, depends on where you in a shake call 501 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 4: home at. 502 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: The end of the day. It depends on what salary 503 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: you're offering. Yeah, I will look. 504 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 3: I love this game and unlike a lot of other professions. 505 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 3: For example, if you if you're in sales and you 506 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 3: work in sales for twenty years, you learn a lot 507 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 3: in that profession that you can transition into many other fields. 508 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 1: You know, you maybe became. 509 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 3: Excellent and excel, or you know how to set up 510 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 3: business like you just you learn a lot of qualities 511 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 3: that can parallel to other professions. 512 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: In football, it's not necessary. 513 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 3: I can break down coverages and offensive schemes, and I 514 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 3: could talk your guys' heads off, talk circles around you 515 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 3: when it comes to football, but that doesn't translate to anything. 516 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: Outside of football. 517 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 3: And so that's why the transition when people are done 518 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 3: with the game, it's so difficult. So long story Shortsy, 519 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 3: I'd love to lean in to those strengths and that 520 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 3: those things that I've learned over my long career of 521 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 3: playing football since a little kid, and not just completely 522 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 3: cut myself off from the game. 523 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I love it to death. So coaching, we'll 524 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: see what life looks like. We'll see what we'll see 525 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: what life looks like at that. 526 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 4: With coaching, the schedules just as hard. 527 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: It's not more hard, it's harder. 528 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 3: And the way that even in my short time playing, 529 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 3: how the NFL player has changed, I'm not I'm not 530 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 3: sure that as the new wave of players coming in 531 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 3: with n I L and however those the new player 532 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 3: is if the coaching style that I'd want to have 533 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 3: would be receptable, I might not be a very liked 534 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 3: coach now, kids and stuff like that. 535 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 1: Little league I'd love to love t ball coach and 536 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: would't that be great? Yeah? 537 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 2: Well, you can tell that you love being around that 538 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 2: age group and being around those guys. You see that 539 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 2: with your love from playmakers and what you're able to do, 540 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 2: and you mentioned them a little bit already. What's the 541 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 2: latest with with what you've been doing with your with 542 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 2: your foundation. 543 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 3: Well, I got to give a shout out to our 544 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 3: our unified team that we sponsor Hacer Bikes. 545 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: We've got some playmakers on the team. 546 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 3: Big Dub in Jacksonville, Big Duve got to see him 547 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:46,119 Speaker 3: at the hotel the night before game, and they're celebrating, 548 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 3: having a beer, you know, making sure that the club 549 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:51,919 Speaker 3: that they were going to go to that night was vetted, 550 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 3: you know, make sure they have a good time. Yea. 551 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 3: But yeah, you know, I have my Thanksgiving turkey drive 552 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 3: next week, so me and my Harrison's Playmakers will be 553 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 3: handing out two hundred meals and Thanksgiving turkeys to our 554 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 3: veterans at the VA. And you know, that's always a 555 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:12,120 Speaker 3: really fun one because it's my individuals with developmental differences 556 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 3: and special needs giving back and serving in their own communities. 557 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 3: A lot of times people think that, like the children 558 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,360 Speaker 3: and young adults that I work with are the charity themselves, 559 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 3: but no, they're actually just like you and I serving 560 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 3: in their community around the holidays and then as like 561 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 3: a thank you to some of them and stuff, about 562 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 3: a month later, I'll be taking one hundred or one 563 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,959 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty Harrison's Playmaker's Christmas shopping. 564 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 4: It's not the shopping and shields. Yeah, they always love that. 565 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 3: And what's really cool about it is that, you know, 566 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 3: we'll give them a gift card. I think it's a 567 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 3: one hundred one hundred and fifty dollars gift card I'll 568 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,640 Speaker 3: get for each of them, and it's up to them. 569 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 3: I've done a lot of things all year round where 570 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 3: I've asked them to do challenges or community events or 571 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 3: like my Thanksgiving drive, bring in donations, and so the 572 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 3: Christmas one is like, hey, this is a thank you 573 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 3: for all the great work you've done this year. You've 574 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 3: always answered the challenges I put out. And however, you know, 575 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,439 Speaker 3: when you're shopping, here's also a wish list of some 576 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 3: items that other people might need. 577 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 1: And I think last year. 578 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 3: We chose Warrior Dog Rescue, and this year we're secondhand hounds, 579 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 3: I think. But so we'll have a list from a 580 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 3: nonprofit organization here in the Twin Cities and they're say, hey, 581 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 3: these are the ten things we need the most. And 582 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 3: so I'll give this playmaker his one hundred dollars one 583 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 3: hundred dollars gift card and he can go spend all 584 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 3: of it on his legos or or on her Barbie 585 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 3: dolls or whatever. And so sometimes when you see him 586 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,199 Speaker 3: checking out, you'll see someone say, you know, by themselves 587 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 3: a ninety dollars gift and then like one dog treat 588 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 3: or you'll see someone by themselves one small little socks 589 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 3: and the other ninety something dollars on the nonprofit. It's 590 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 3: super cool to see that and let them make that 591 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 3: choice for themselves. 592 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 2: Was that your goal when you created this, like to 593 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 2: to provide a sense of community between your playmakers that 594 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 2: they are giving back, Like? 595 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: Where? 596 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 4: How did that idea originally? 597 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 3: I just think that for people who don't have a 598 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 3: direct link to someone with differences other than like, oh 599 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,359 Speaker 3: I saw them in middle school or high school or 600 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 3: something like that, there's sometimes a sense of pity or 601 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 3: a sense of I don't think these people can do 602 00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 3: many things they're not like is just a negative connotation, 603 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 3: and I really didn't like that. 604 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: I want some of the best. 605 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 3: Relationships and some of the most caring and loving people 606 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 3: that I've ever met in. 607 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 1: My life have differences. 608 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 3: And so I was like, what is the easiest way 609 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 3: to try to flip this perception to some people out 610 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 3: there that you know ignorantly have no idea how amazing 611 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 3: and special these people are. And so I thought that 612 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 3: the number one way to shut up these haters would 613 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 3: be to say, these people are so capable and such 614 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 3: amazing civilians that they are serving and giving back in 615 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,640 Speaker 3: their own communities. You think that they need all these 616 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,679 Speaker 3: programs and all this help and stuff, and sometimes everyone 617 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 3: needs a helping hand, But the vast majority of my 618 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 3: playmakers are the first ones to volunteer and the first 619 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 3: ones to sign up to do something. And so that's 620 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 3: where that thought first came to me, is like, I 621 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 3: think the easiest way to show the world my playmakers 622 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 3: can kick is that they will go out in the community. 623 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: And do things and stuff. 624 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 3: We'll clean up a park, We'll meet up at the 625 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 3: VA and handout meals, We'll bring in donations for animal rescues, 626 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 3: We'll do a bunch of stuff to show the world that, 627 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 3: you know, I'm so good. 628 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: I can take care of myself and take care of. 629 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 3: Other peoples, and I'm a benefit to our society. 630 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 2: You mentioned doing the VA work and this is the 631 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,400 Speaker 2: Salute to Service Month for the NFL. 632 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 4: What does this initiative mean to you? 633 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 3: Both my grandfathers served in the military, and you know, 634 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 3: if my life had won a different way and sports 635 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 3: wasn't my outlet, I think that that would have been 636 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 3: an option for me. I just have an extreme amount 637 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 3: of gratitude through my years in the NFL, working with 638 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,359 Speaker 3: the organizations I do. I've got to sit down for 639 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 3: hours with World War two survivors, with Vietnam survivors and 640 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 3: talk to these people and hear their stories and hear 641 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 3: what it's like, and it just gives you such a 642 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 3: perspective and such a gratitude that I can play a 643 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 3: childhood's game. We can sit here in a podcast studio 644 00:25:59,920 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 3: and BS talk for a couple of minutes because people 645 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 3: sacrifice their lives and fought for our freedoms. 646 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: And the things that they've seen. 647 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 3: Some of the stories that people have opened up to 648 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 3: me about gave me just an incredible perspective on life. 649 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 3: And when I'm in the thick of it, when it's 650 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 3: a full padded practice in week eleven and my body 651 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 3: frickin hurts and I think that I'm going to war, 652 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,880 Speaker 3: this isn't going to war. These guys really went to war, 653 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 3: and they and they fought for the freedom that I 654 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 3: have to be in such a great country. And so 655 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 3: this the Salute to service also is complete side note, 656 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 3: but the Salute to Service gear is always the coolest gear. 657 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 1: Every single year. The artist. 658 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 3: It's nice, but Yeah, I wear that gear with honor, 659 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 3: and I make it a mission every week to find 660 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 3: the military people at our stadium and at our games 661 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 3: and I shake their hand, looking in the eyes and 662 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 3: say thank you for your service. 663 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 2: That's amazing. Well, thank you for doing that on behalf 664 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 2: of the Vikings. That salute to service game will not 665 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 2: be until December first, when the Cardinals play the Vikings 666 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 2: at noon as of now at us Bank Stadium, So 667 00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 2: looking forward to that one. 668 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 4: Thank you so much for time, Harrison. 669 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: You didn't have to give this all of your free time, 670 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:03,959 Speaker 2: but I really appreciate it. 671 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,679 Speaker 3: No, it's always good to come on and give the 672 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 3: give the fans here in the Twin Cities a little content. 673 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 3: All love you, we love we love them. 674 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: I promise you, promise you. 675 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 4: Thank you. 676 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:13,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. 677 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 2: Of course we are so happy and honored to have 678 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 2: Harrison Phillips on this week's episode of the Minnesota Vikings podcast. 679 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 2: We thank you as well for tuning in. We record 680 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 2: this every week. You can find it on our podcast 681 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 2: channel wherever you listen to your podcast, and please check 682 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,880 Speaker 2: out all of our preview content on Vikings dot com, 683 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 2: the Vikings YouTube page, or the Vikings app. The Vikings 684 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:39,120 Speaker 2: are back out on the road against the Tennessee Titans 685 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,360 Speaker 2: from Nashville at noon on Sunday. Thank you so much 686 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,680 Speaker 2: for listening. We'll see you at noon for that kickoff 687 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 2: on CBS