1 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Braam Weinstein, Lak 2 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: Charlie Taylor, Bobby Mitchell, three players who wore the Burgundy 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: of Gold that ended up in Canton in the Hall 4 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: of Fame. But what if I told you none of 5 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: them in the first three seasons of their career statistically 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: matched with Terry McLaurin has done in the first three 7 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: years of his career. McLaurin is either first or second 8 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: on the Franchises all time list in most receiving statistical categories. 9 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: The guy who is ahead of them sat down with 10 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: mcclurin for an unforgettable interview. Terry McLaurin, What I can't 11 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: believe I'm sitting here with your brother. I've been watching 12 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: you from day once since you got here, and you 13 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: know what, you're starting to end a truth all my numbers. 14 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: Man surpassing me, and that's the best thing I've ever heard. 15 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: So it's a pleasure to meet you. Man. Tell me 16 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: a little bit about today on what you're feeling. First 17 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: of all, it's great just to be sitting with you 18 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: and we're talking and you're one of the great receivers 19 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: that's played in this franchise. So I just to be 20 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: mentioned in the conversations with you is humbling for me. 21 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: So I appreciate that. And this is a really exciting day, 22 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Like coming from a player, 23 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: you know how hard it is to get to this moment, 24 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And a lot of people think, 25 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: just we first get drafted, that's the end all be all, 26 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: and it's a great day, but that's when the real 27 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: work starts. And you know, to be drafted to this 28 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: organization and to be able to become a leader early 29 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: in my career and to be able to be productive 30 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: and things like that, you know, it's a testament to 31 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: the hard work and that I've been able to put 32 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: in and the support that I've had. So to be 33 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: able to share this with my family is just it 34 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: brings it all together, you know what I mean. It 35 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: makes those those days where I just you don't necessarily 36 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: know sometimes or you know, you kind of have those 37 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: those setbacks and you just keep grinding through it, you 38 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: know what I mean, You keep praying through, or you 39 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: keep working through, and you lean on your support system 40 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: and to finally be at this moment, you know, it's 41 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: kind of like an exhale to a certain degree, but 42 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: that you know my mindset, it's kind of like, Okay, 43 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: now that this has happened, I'm just ready to get 44 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: back to work and show that I can improve my 45 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: game and get it us to where we need to 46 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: be as a team, because you know, when you were playing, 47 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: there's so many great things that you guys were doing 48 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: amongst this organization and set the table before we're at today. 49 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: And I know we have a good group of guys 50 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: in that locker room that really want to get this 51 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: organization back to where it belongs. Dude, you are on point. 52 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: I loved you. I loved you before, imagine now I 53 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: love you even more so. To understand the history of 54 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: the game, the history of the franchise, to know who 55 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:49,839 Speaker 1: came before quick thing. Did you know this though? None 56 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,519 Speaker 1: of our hall of famers And we got some great 57 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: hall of famers, right mom, Charlie Taylor, Bobby Mitchell, three 58 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: of the best I've ever seen in this franchise. None 59 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: of them put up the numbers in our first three 60 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: years that you put up. Wow, So that ain't tell 61 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 1: it's going Nobody put up those numbers. But you how 62 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: do you feel about being in that category of player 63 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: in this franchise. Yeah, I mean, that's that's why you 64 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: play the game. You want you want to be one 65 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: of the best to ever do when you hang up 66 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: your cleats. And I think, you know even more, what 67 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: motivates me is just I want to win one of 68 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: those that you got on your finger, you know what 69 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: I mean, like genuinely, And I think through those team accolades, 70 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: you get the individual success and you know, just to 71 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: be those guys you see, you know, around the Ring 72 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: of Honor in the stadium, and um, you want to 73 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: be a part of those guys one day. And I'm 74 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: fortunate to have some early success in my career, but um, 75 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: I still take that day when mind set that when 76 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: this camp starts at the end of this month, where 77 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: I got to earn my spot again. You know, I mean, 78 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: I'm that kid that is still hungry and it has 79 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: feel like I need more to do, and I genuine 80 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: believe that I just don't say that. So I'm excited 81 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: to get back to work and try to continue to 82 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: earn you know, the respect of you and people around 83 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: the league and my teammates and my coaches each and 84 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: every day. So hopefully one day when it's all said 85 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: and done, then I can be sitting here with another 86 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: young player saying what you're saying to me, Oh man, 87 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: you are Art did not speak that way, where Art 88 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: didn't ever talk at all. You remind me a lot 89 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: of Ricky Sanders in the guests, Like Ricky was just 90 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: a natural talent, hard worker. I think you remind me 91 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 1: of Ricky y'alls reminding myself, natural talent is Ricky like 92 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: that's Rickie was just a natural talented guy. I mean, 93 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: quite honestly, he had to do anything. People still spectacular. 94 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: I'm a grinder and I see that you still grind. Yeah, 95 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: I see that. The leadership came your first year, your 96 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 1: first year. That kind of obsessed me to because I 97 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,239 Speaker 1: just start my leadership to my second year in the league. 98 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: But to have the locker room and the respect of 99 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: the locker room the way that you have that must 100 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: make you feel extremely proud because you became a leader 101 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: from day one. You know, you show it with your 102 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: play and then you should it with your words. The 103 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: play came first to me, which is the most important part. 104 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: The play came first, and then you should it with 105 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: your words. And you can see how the team rivals 106 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: around you when you speak, they listen. It's on your 107 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: third year in the league, just to be your fourth 108 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: year coming up. But how does that make you feel? Yeah, 109 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 1: that's a great question, and I think you know, a 110 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: lot of coaches and mentors I've had have seen those 111 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: leadership qualities in myself, but I never wanted to appoint 112 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: myself as that leader. I always saw myself as a 113 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: guy who wanted to work hard, be accountable, be on time, 114 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: be somebody you can depend on the field, depend on 115 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: off the field. Not being perfect because I make mistakes, 116 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: but just understanding what the standard is of this organization 117 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: or whatever team group I've been a part of, and 118 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: just trying to uphold that with my actions. And then 119 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: you know, over time, people wanted to kind of hear 120 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: more from my voice, and you know, sometimes you hear 121 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: leadership just some kind of some people like tell people 122 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: what to do or dictators. I didn't really want to 123 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: be that, but I've kind of noticed that my leadership 124 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: style is just vocally is you know, just continue to 125 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: uphold the standard of which we're trying to create this 126 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: culture right now, and you know, if we're having a 127 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: tough day at practice, getting those guys up and encourage 128 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: a young guy who may be struggling, you know what 129 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: I mean, picking myself up when I when I may 130 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: not be making the place I need to be making 131 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: in practice of showing the consistency because you know to 132 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: who much is giving much as expected and you have 133 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: to bring it every day as a leader, you know 134 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: what I mean, And you can't pick and choose your days. 135 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: And I'm still growing and learning. I think I was 136 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: very fortunate my first year to learn from a lot 137 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: of great guys. Have an a killer to be my 138 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: receiver coach at the time, Morgan Moses, case Keenum, Vernon Davis, 139 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson, Like I got to learn from some ogs, 140 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: you know, That's why I'll call them, you know what 141 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: I mean, and who've been around and had a lot 142 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: of great success. So I really got to learn early 143 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: when I was here to see what it looks like, 144 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: what a leader looks like, what that feels like, how 145 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: guys respect and respond to that. And I wanted to 146 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: just be myself and I think I've just continue to 147 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: try to grow in that role. And you know, I 148 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: think with the other leaders that we have, I don't 149 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: think he's I don't think it's just me. I think 150 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: it's really nice to have another group of guys that 151 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: you could depend on to help lead this group. Because 152 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: everybody has different leadership styles, but you put them all 153 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: together and you have a great group. So I'm just 154 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: looking to try to continue to earn that respect from 155 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: them each and every day, you know what I mean, 156 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: like to so they know that Terry's going to be dependable. 157 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: We also know he has our back and he's gonna 158 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: give us everything he got from first day of camp 159 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: till last day of the season. And you know, that's 160 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: so nice to hear because when I played, you know, 161 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: the general public they believe that the quarterbacks the leader, 162 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: the middle linebackers a leader, safety of leader. They look 163 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: at a position way right. But what we found that 164 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: when we won, it's because we had eight to ten 165 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: leaders on the field that all the players will look 166 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: up to and understand. Like, what I loved about what 167 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: you just said is you can have somebody to come 168 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: pick you up, and you can go pick somebody else up, 169 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: and you can complain to somebody. Somebody can complain to 170 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: you and it's not taken out of context. They're not 171 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: mad about it. You'd be like, yeah, I gotta get 172 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: my button, gel, I gotta get going. And that's so 173 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: nice to hear that the leadership is starting to volte 174 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: and turn that way. So I love with the direction 175 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: that the team's going to be going. I love anytime 176 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: that a receiver gets paid. I love that, especially when 177 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: it's the Burgundy and go. And you just are so 178 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: much more than what I expected, you know. I mean, 179 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: I understood that you could play, but meeting you, having 180 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 1: a conversation with you to see how you carry yourself 181 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: to where you present yourself, and what I did get 182 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: from day one is that you're passionate about playing. And 183 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: that's why I liked you right off. That's why I 184 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: loved about you right off. You're passionate about playing. You 185 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: do not like to lose at all. And you see 186 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: that you got another receiver coming in here, rookie coming 187 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,599 Speaker 1: in here. I kind of like him too. Starts and 188 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: I kind of like him pretty good. So I'm wondering 189 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: if you guys going to have the same chemistry as 190 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: like Art and myself had because Art, I came in 191 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: art with you right he was a person who's been here. 192 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: The offense was built around him at the time the 193 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: passing game runs. Our passing game is built around you, 194 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: as it should be, because you're the guy that they know, right. 195 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: I was talking about your love earlier today. Anything that 196 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: comes around you, you bring, you come down. I mean, 197 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: you got some of the best hands I've seen in football. Ye, 198 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: if a bass high over my head, I was trying 199 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: to get my chest up there so I could still 200 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: body catch that, bad boy, because I didn't have to 201 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: trust in my hands. So when you have to trust 202 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: in your hands and you literally grab everything that you can't, 203 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: how did this come about the wy you always out 204 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: way or did it come over time? Yeah, it's humbling 205 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: as you say that, because talking to Julie just not 206 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: too long ago, I was speaking about that was actually 207 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: one of the weaknesses in my game. Kind of my 208 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: ball skills in college is something that they really wanted 209 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: to to see me improve on if I wanted to 210 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: be able to play at this level at a high level. 211 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 1: And um, you know, I was a body catcher and still, 212 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: you know, I still at the end of the day, 213 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, just catch the ball, you know what. That's 214 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:12,439 Speaker 1: always in my mindset at the end of the day. 215 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: But I think there's there's time in this game where 216 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 1: the separation UM's so small that the dbs are getting bigger. 217 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: They're bigger, and separation may be hit to hit, but 218 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: if you extend out with your hands, you can be 219 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 1: able to bring that ball in. And that's the difference 220 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: between a touchdown, the first down or the punt team 221 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: and the field goal team coming on and um, I 222 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: think it's just practicing. Then I really got into college 223 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: and I started developing these drills with a tackling dummy 224 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: that the the Alownman used with a jugg machine, and 225 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: I would start shooting the ball a little above the 226 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 1: tackling dummy, catching it over, making it hit my hands, 227 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: just putting myself in really awkward situations, because if you 228 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: really think about it, the juggle machines, I think it 229 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 1: is great for receivers, but I think also you have 230 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: to create drills that kind of really put you in 231 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: game like situations, Like if you were out on that field, 232 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: you never, rarely you catch your ball. You're just catching 233 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: it and you're just standing there, nobody's around your arms grabbing. 234 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: So I've really tried to create drills and scenarios that 235 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: emulate the game, and then going into practice really trying 236 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: to emphasize that. So if I have an opportunity to 237 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: you know, make a contested catch, I'm treating it like 238 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: a game. So when I go in the game, I'm 239 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: not necessarily think about it just becomes habit and routine. So, um, 240 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: as you continue to start making those plays, I saw 241 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: myself making those plays more and more in practicing in games. 242 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: It brings your confidence up more so now it's not 243 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: am I going to make it? Now you just confidently 244 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: go up there and try to make that play. And 245 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: so um, it's really exciting, you know for me to 246 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: continue to improve on that, and you know, to have 247 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: you know, a low drop percentage and the contested catching 248 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: success that I had last year. But I'm just just 249 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: good with that, you know what I mean. I think 250 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: if you don't come in with that same mindset for 251 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: this season, then you could change just like that. So 252 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: just your second, your second point of having Johan and 253 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: the guys that we have, I think I take I 254 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: take pride in being you know, I'm only my fourth year, 255 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: I'm only twenty six, but I'm kind of the older 256 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: guy in our room, and you know what it kind 257 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: of looks like, and it's hard. It's hard to to 258 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: play in this league and to do it consistently week 259 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: in week out, like you know that, like you have 260 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: to bring it every single week. And so you know, 261 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: I have no problem leading our group and being the 262 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: guy that takes the run of that, but I also 263 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 1: want guys around me, and I think we have those 264 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: guys in our room that can make plays and it's 265 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: not just on one guy. We all can make plays. 266 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: And you have to respect all the guys on the field, 267 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, I think that puts pressure on 268 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 1: the defenses, and the best offenses you see in the 269 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: league have multiple weapons. So I'm just gonna try to, 270 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: you know, share as much wisdom as I can with 271 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: him in our group and push them, and I know 272 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: they're gonna push me. And we're gonna have a competitive room, 273 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. I think we're all going 274 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: to compete to try to get better and come Sunday, 275 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: we're gonna be the best group we can be for 276 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks in our offense. Um, so we could try 277 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: to score a lot of points and make some big plays. Well, 278 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: I tell you what, Man, I just want to say 279 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 1: congratulations again. It could not happen to a better guy, 280 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: a nicer guy, a smarter guy. See, there's a pleasure meeting. 281 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: That's what I call it, tam Mac. It's a pleasure 282 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: of being you. I hope you get to know you 283 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: a lot better in the future. Thank you so much 284 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 1: for allowing me to have a few words with Thanks appreciate, 285 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: Thank you for all your Commanders news and analysis. 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