WEBVTT - Terry McLaurin Joins Gary Clark | Episode 22

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Braam Weinstein, Lak

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<v Speaker 1>Charlie Taylor, Bobby Mitchell, three players who wore the Burgundy

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<v Speaker 1>of Gold that ended up in Canton in the Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Fame. But what if I told you none of

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<v Speaker 1>them in the first three seasons of their career statistically

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<v Speaker 1>matched with Terry McLaurin has done in the first three

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<v Speaker 1>years of his career. McLaurin is either first or second

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<v Speaker 1>on the Franchises all time list in most receiving statistical categories.

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<v Speaker 1>The guy who is ahead of them sat down with

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<v Speaker 1>mcclurin for an unforgettable interview. Terry McLaurin, What I can't

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<v Speaker 1>believe I'm sitting here with your brother. I've been watching

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<v Speaker 1>you from day once since you got here, and you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, you're starting to end a truth all my numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>Man surpassing me, and that's the best thing I've ever heard.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a pleasure to meet you. Man. Tell me

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit about today on what you're feeling. First

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<v Speaker 1>of all, it's great just to be sitting with you

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<v Speaker 1>and we're talking and you're one of the great receivers

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<v Speaker 1>that's played in this franchise. So I just to be

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned in the conversations with you is humbling for me.

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<v Speaker 1>So I appreciate that. And this is a really exciting day,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. Like coming from a player,

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<v Speaker 1>you know how hard it is to get to this moment,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. And a lot of people think,

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<v Speaker 1>just we first get drafted, that's the end all be all,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a great day, but that's when the real

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<v Speaker 1>work starts. And you know, to be drafted to this

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<v Speaker 1>organization and to be able to become a leader early

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<v Speaker 1>in my career and to be able to be productive

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<v Speaker 1>and things like that, you know, it's a testament to

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<v Speaker 1>the hard work and that I've been able to put

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<v Speaker 1>in and the support that I've had. So to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to share this with my family is just it

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<v Speaker 1>brings it all together, you know what I mean. It

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<v Speaker 1>makes those those days where I just you don't necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>know sometimes or you know, you kind of have those

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<v Speaker 1>those setbacks and you just keep grinding through it, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I mean, You keep praying through, or you

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<v Speaker 1>keep working through, and you lean on your support system

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<v Speaker 1>and to finally be at this moment, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like an exhale to a certain degree, but

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<v Speaker 1>that you know my mindset, it's kind of like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>now that this has happened, I'm just ready to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to work and show that I can improve my

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<v Speaker 1>game and get it us to where we need to

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<v Speaker 1>be as a team, because you know, when you were playing,

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<v Speaker 1>there's so many great things that you guys were doing

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<v Speaker 1>amongst this organization and set the table before we're at today.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know we have a good group of guys

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<v Speaker 1>in that locker room that really want to get this

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<v Speaker 1>organization back to where it belongs. Dude, you are on point.

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<v Speaker 1>I loved you. I loved you before, imagine now I

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<v Speaker 1>love you even more so. To understand the history of

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<v Speaker 1>the game, the history of the franchise, to know who

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<v Speaker 1>came before quick thing. Did you know this though? None

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<v Speaker 1>of our hall of famers And we got some great

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<v Speaker 1>hall of famers, right mom, Charlie Taylor, Bobby Mitchell, three

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<v Speaker 1>of the best I've ever seen in this franchise. None

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<v Speaker 1>of them put up the numbers in our first three

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<v Speaker 1>years that you put up. Wow, So that ain't tell

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<v Speaker 1>it's going Nobody put up those numbers. But you how

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel about being in that category of player

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<v Speaker 1>in this franchise. Yeah, I mean, that's that's why you

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<v Speaker 1>play the game. You want you want to be one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best to ever do when you hang up

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<v Speaker 1>your cleats. And I think, you know even more, what

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<v Speaker 1>motivates me is just I want to win one of

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<v Speaker 1>those that you got on your finger, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, like genuinely, And I think through those team accolades,

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<v Speaker 1>you get the individual success and you know, just to

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<v Speaker 1>be those guys you see, you know, around the Ring

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<v Speaker 1>of Honor in the stadium, and um, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of those guys one day. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>fortunate to have some early success in my career, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>I still take that day when mind set that when

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<v Speaker 1>this camp starts at the end of this month, where

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<v Speaker 1>I got to earn my spot again. You know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm that kid that is still hungry and it has

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<v Speaker 1>feel like I need more to do, and I genuine

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<v Speaker 1>believe that I just don't say that. So I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>to get back to work and try to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>earn you know, the respect of you and people around

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<v Speaker 1>the league and my teammates and my coaches each and

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<v Speaker 1>every day. So hopefully one day when it's all said

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<v Speaker 1>and done, then I can be sitting here with another

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<v Speaker 1>young player saying what you're saying to me, Oh man,

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<v Speaker 1>you are Art did not speak that way, where Art

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<v Speaker 1>didn't ever talk at all. You remind me a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of Ricky Sanders in the guests, Like Ricky was just

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<v Speaker 1>a natural talent, hard worker. I think you remind me

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<v Speaker 1>of Ricky y'alls reminding myself, natural talent is Ricky like

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<v Speaker 1>that's Rickie was just a natural talented guy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>quite honestly, he had to do anything. People still spectacular.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a grinder and I see that you still grind. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I see that. The leadership came your first year, your

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<v Speaker 1>first year. That kind of obsessed me to because I

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<v Speaker 1>just start my leadership to my second year in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>But to have the locker room and the respect of

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<v Speaker 1>the locker room the way that you have that must

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<v Speaker 1>make you feel extremely proud because you became a leader

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<v Speaker 1>from day one. You know, you show it with your

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<v Speaker 1>play and then you should it with your words. The

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<v Speaker 1>play came first to me, which is the most important part.

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<v Speaker 1>The play came first, and then you should it with

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<v Speaker 1>your words. And you can see how the team rivals

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<v Speaker 1>around you when you speak, they listen. It's on your

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<v Speaker 1>third year in the league, just to be your fourth

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<v Speaker 1>year coming up. But how does that make you feel? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a great question, and I think you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of coaches and mentors I've had have seen those

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<v Speaker 1>leadership qualities in myself, but I never wanted to appoint

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<v Speaker 1>myself as that leader. I always saw myself as a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who wanted to work hard, be accountable, be on time,

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<v Speaker 1>be somebody you can depend on the field, depend on

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<v Speaker 1>off the field. Not being perfect because I make mistakes,

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<v Speaker 1>but just understanding what the standard is of this organization

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever team group I've been a part of, and

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to uphold that with my actions. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, over time, people wanted to kind of hear

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<v Speaker 1>more from my voice, and you know, sometimes you hear

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<v Speaker 1>leadership just some kind of some people like tell people

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<v Speaker 1>what to do or dictators. I didn't really want to

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<v Speaker 1>be that, but I've kind of noticed that my leadership

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<v Speaker 1>style is just vocally is you know, just continue to

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<v Speaker 1>uphold the standard of which we're trying to create this

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<v Speaker 1>culture right now, and you know, if we're having a

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<v Speaker 1>tough day at practice, getting those guys up and encourage

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<v Speaker 1>a young guy who may be struggling, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, picking myself up when I when I may

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<v Speaker 1>not be making the place I need to be making

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<v Speaker 1>in practice of showing the consistency because you know to

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<v Speaker 1>who much is giving much as expected and you have

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<v Speaker 1>to bring it every day as a leader, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, And you can't pick and choose your days.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm still growing and learning. I think I was

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<v Speaker 1>very fortunate my first year to learn from a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of great guys. Have an a killer to be my

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<v Speaker 1>receiver coach at the time, Morgan Moses, case Keenum, Vernon Davis,

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<v Speaker 1>Adrian Peterson, Like I got to learn from some ogs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, That's why I'll call them, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, and who've been around and had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of great success. So I really got to learn early

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<v Speaker 1>when I was here to see what it looks like,

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<v Speaker 1>what a leader looks like, what that feels like, how

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<v Speaker 1>guys respect and respond to that. And I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>just be myself and I think I've just continue to

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<v Speaker 1>try to grow in that role. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think with the other leaders that we have, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think he's I don't think it's just me. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's really nice to have another group of guys that

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<v Speaker 1>you could depend on to help lead this group. Because

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<v Speaker 1>everybody has different leadership styles, but you put them all

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<v Speaker 1>together and you have a great group. So I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>looking to try to continue to earn that respect from

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<v Speaker 1>them each and every day, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>like to so they know that Terry's going to be dependable.

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<v Speaker 1>We also know he has our back and he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>give us everything he got from first day of camp

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<v Speaker 1>till last day of the season. And you know, that's

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<v Speaker 1>so nice to hear because when I played, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the general public they believe that the quarterbacks the leader,

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<v Speaker 1>the middle linebackers a leader, safety of leader. They look

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<v Speaker 1>at a position way right. But what we found that

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<v Speaker 1>when we won, it's because we had eight to ten

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<v Speaker 1>leaders on the field that all the players will look

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<v Speaker 1>up to and understand. Like, what I loved about what

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<v Speaker 1>you just said is you can have somebody to come

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<v Speaker 1>pick you up, and you can go pick somebody else up,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can complain to somebody. Somebody can complain to

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<v Speaker 1>you and it's not taken out of context. They're not

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<v Speaker 1>mad about it. You'd be like, yeah, I gotta get

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<v Speaker 1>my button, gel, I gotta get going. And that's so

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<v Speaker 1>nice to hear that the leadership is starting to volte

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<v Speaker 1>and turn that way. So I love with the direction

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<v Speaker 1>that the team's going to be going. I love anytime

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<v Speaker 1>that a receiver gets paid. I love that, especially when

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<v Speaker 1>it's the Burgundy and go. And you just are so

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<v Speaker 1>much more than what I expected, you know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I understood that you could play, but meeting you, having

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<v Speaker 1>a conversation with you to see how you carry yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to where you present yourself, and what I did get

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<v Speaker 1>from day one is that you're passionate about playing. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's why I liked you right off. That's why I

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<v Speaker 1>loved about you right off. You're passionate about playing. You

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<v Speaker 1>do not like to lose at all. And you see

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<v Speaker 1>that you got another receiver coming in here, rookie coming

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<v Speaker 1>in here. I kind of like him too. Starts and

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of like him pretty good. So I'm wondering

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<v Speaker 1>if you guys going to have the same chemistry as

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<v Speaker 1>like Art and myself had because Art, I came in

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<v Speaker 1>art with you right he was a person who's been here.

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<v Speaker 1>The offense was built around him at the time the

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<v Speaker 1>passing game runs. Our passing game is built around you,

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<v Speaker 1>as it should be, because you're the guy that they know, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I was talking about your love earlier today. Anything that

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<v Speaker 1>comes around you, you bring, you come down. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you got some of the best hands I've seen in football. Ye,

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<v Speaker 1>if a bass high over my head, I was trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get my chest up there so I could still

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<v Speaker 1>body catch that, bad boy, because I didn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>trust in my hands. So when you have to trust

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<v Speaker 1>in your hands and you literally grab everything that you can't,

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<v Speaker 1>how did this come about the wy you always out

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<v Speaker 1>way or did it come over time? Yeah, it's humbling

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<v Speaker 1>as you say that, because talking to Julie just not

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<v Speaker 1>too long ago, I was speaking about that was actually

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<v Speaker 1>one of the weaknesses in my game. Kind of my

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<v Speaker 1>ball skills in college is something that they really wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to to see me improve on if I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to play at this level at a high level.

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<v Speaker 1>And um, you know, I was a body catcher and still,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I still at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, just catch the ball, you know what. That's

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<v Speaker 1>always in my mindset at the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think there's there's time in this game where

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<v Speaker 1>the separation UM's so small that the dbs are getting bigger.

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<v Speaker 1>They're bigger, and separation may be hit to hit, but

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<v Speaker 1>if you extend out with your hands, you can be

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<v Speaker 1>able to bring that ball in. And that's the difference

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<v Speaker 1>between a touchdown, the first down or the punt team

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<v Speaker 1>and the field goal team coming on and um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's just practicing. Then I really got into college

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<v Speaker 1>and I started developing these drills with a tackling dummy

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<v Speaker 1>that the the Alownman used with a jugg machine, and

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<v Speaker 1>I would start shooting the ball a little above the

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<v Speaker 1>tackling dummy, catching it over, making it hit my hands,

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<v Speaker 1>just putting myself in really awkward situations, because if you

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<v Speaker 1>really think about it, the juggle machines, I think it

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<v Speaker 1>is great for receivers, but I think also you have

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<v Speaker 1>to create drills that kind of really put you in

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<v Speaker 1>game like situations, Like if you were out on that field,

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<v Speaker 1>you never, rarely you catch your ball. You're just catching

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<v Speaker 1>it and you're just standing there, nobody's around your arms grabbing.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've really tried to create drills and scenarios that

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<v Speaker 1>emulate the game, and then going into practice really trying

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<v Speaker 1>to emphasize that. So if I have an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, make a contested catch, I'm treating it like

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<v Speaker 1>a game. So when I go in the game, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily think about it just becomes habit and routine. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>as you continue to start making those plays, I saw

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<v Speaker 1>myself making those plays more and more in practicing in games.

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<v Speaker 1>It brings your confidence up more so now it's not

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<v Speaker 1>am I going to make it? Now you just confidently

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<v Speaker 1>go up there and try to make that play. And

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<v Speaker 1>so um, it's really exciting, you know for me to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to improve on that, and you know, to have

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a low drop percentage and the contested catching

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<v Speaker 1>success that I had last year. But I'm just just

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<v Speaker 1>good with that, you know what I mean. I think

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<v Speaker 1>if you don't come in with that same mindset for

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<v Speaker 1>this season, then you could change just like that. So

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<v Speaker 1>just your second, your second point of having Johan and

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that we have, I think I take I

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<v Speaker 1>take pride in being you know, I'm only my fourth year,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm only twenty six, but I'm kind of the older

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<v Speaker 1>guy in our room, and you know what it kind

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<v Speaker 1>of looks like, and it's hard. It's hard to to

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<v Speaker 1>play in this league and to do it consistently week

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<v Speaker 1>in week out, like you know that, like you have

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<v Speaker 1>to bring it every single week. And so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I have no problem leading our group and being the

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<v Speaker 1>guy that takes the run of that, but I also

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<v Speaker 1>want guys around me, and I think we have those

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<v Speaker 1>guys in our room that can make plays and it's

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<v Speaker 1>not just on one guy. We all can make plays.

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<v Speaker 1>And you have to respect all the guys on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I mean, I think that puts pressure on

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<v Speaker 1>the defenses, and the best offenses you see in the

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<v Speaker 1>league have multiple weapons. So I'm just gonna try to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, share as much wisdom as I can with

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<v Speaker 1>him in our group and push them, and I know

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna push me. And we're gonna have a competitive room,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. I think we're all going

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<v Speaker 1>to compete to try to get better and come Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna be the best group we can be for

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterbacks in our offense. Um, so we could try

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<v Speaker 1>to score a lot of points and make some big plays. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I tell you what, Man, I just want to say

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<v Speaker 1>congratulations again. It could not happen to a better guy,

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<v Speaker 1>a nicer guy, a smarter guy. See, there's a pleasure meeting.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I call it, tam Mac. It's a pleasure

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<v Speaker 1>of being you. I hope you get to know you

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<v Speaker 1>a lot better in the future. Thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for allowing me to have a few words with Thanks appreciate,

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