1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: You talking about how you know you're. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 2: Going to compliment each other. Yeah, I think we definitely 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 2: got a lot of similar skill sets. 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Uh. 5 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 2: Things that you know he does, you know, are things 6 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 2: I like to emulate as well, you know, in the 7 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: run game, being able to play deep in the half 8 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 2: of being able to. 9 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: Play in the post. So uh, he's a very versatile player. 10 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 2: And he's a guy that I looked at a lot 11 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: when I was in college, you know, coming coming into 12 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: the league. So definitely a lot of respect for him 13 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 2: there in that aspect. So uh yeah, definitely, definitely we 14 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: could do a lot. 15 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: He's obviously a veteran learn from. 16 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 2: Them, Yeah, definitely. Man, I learned from Bond every day, man, 17 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 2: so something new every day. He's he got a lot 18 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: of a lot of knowledge of the game just because 19 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: he's played so much. 20 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: He's seen so much. Uh So I just try to 21 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: soak in as much as I can. 22 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 3: It's an interesting to kind of watch a player when 23 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 3: you were in college, to be a teammate with him. 24 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 3: What's that kind of like to just be like, oh, 25 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 3: now I'm teammates with the guy that I've really admired 26 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 3: and study. 27 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: It's cool, man, It's really cool. Like like I said, 28 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 2: I was. I was studying him a lot in college 29 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: because you know, I admire his game. I think we 30 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 2: have a lot of similar traits. You know, we're both 31 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 2: bigger guys. We can both come up and tackle, we 32 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: can both you know, cover, we can both play in 33 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: the half, you know, do a lot versatile things. So, uh, 34 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: it's it's it's awesome to being able to you know, 35 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 2: get a chance to play with them and learn with them. 36 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: I think it was session for a rookie year what 37 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: you were going to do in. 38 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 2: Years I mean rookie year. It was a lot of learning, man, 39 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 2: a lot of a lot of new experiences for me. 40 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: But I'm glad I got them because you know, all 41 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 2: those experiences now I can you know, put into my 42 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 2: in my tool belt, you know, my roller decks of 43 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: you know, things that you know, I. 44 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: Can use to help myself be successful in the future. 45 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: And this year, you know, I'm really just focused on, 46 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 2: you know, just just getting better, just just getting better 47 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: every single day, and you know, becoming a leader and 48 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: leading by example. 49 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 1: That's that's really what I want to do. I hope 50 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: you're a low type of dreams out there when through 51 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: last year. 52 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 3: To rookies ding out there pretty much all the time. 53 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, man. 54 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: Uh, you know, me and Drew got got really tight connection, 55 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: especially playing so much last year with each other. 56 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: Uh, and you know we're only gonna continue to grow that. 57 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: What do you like? All right? 58 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 3: Sorry, changed your number? Just kind of what's the story 59 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 3: behind that? We know it's a family members what they 60 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 3: want to change it? 61 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: Man, I've been wearing twenty seven my whole life. 62 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 2: My dad and his two brothers, actually they all went 63 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: to three separate colleges a freshman year ended up wearing 64 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 2: twenty seven, just you know, out of the blue. So 65 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 2: that was kind of you know, a family member for 66 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 2: them or a family number for them at first. But 67 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: then my uncle he actually he played at University of Michigan, 68 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 2: Steve King. He ended up passing away in twenty fourteen 69 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 2: and ever since then, I told myself, you know, I'm 70 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 2: definitely gonna keep this number, keep this legacy going, you know, 71 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,919 Speaker 2: for him, man for the family. So it was super 72 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: special to be able to you know, change back and 73 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: get back in his number for sure. 74 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: What does he mean to you personally? 75 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 3: Just as far as just your uncle, What do you 76 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 3: mean to you just as a person, player, nephew, everything. 77 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: Man. He lived in Chicago. 78 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 2: He lived down town Chicago, so I grew up, you know, 79 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,119 Speaker 2: obviously in Illinois. So he was at every every big 80 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: football game I ever had. One of my first you 81 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: know memories with him is playing football, throwing the football 82 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: by the beach in the city, you know, doing things 83 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 2: like that, you know, taking us around the city. And 84 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 2: he meant a lot to us. Man, he met a 85 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 2: lot to the whole family. And that's why I try 86 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: to honor him with you know, with this number. 87 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 4: You feel like a debo as added to this secondary of. 88 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: This season a lot. Man. 89 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: Uh, he's real smart, bro, He's super smart football player. Uh, 90 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 2: real technical, you know, he's a pro. So I think 91 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: he's just another you know example for you know guys 92 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: to look at, you know, somebody that's really you know 93 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 2: doing it the right way. Uh everybody can you know, 94 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: following his lead and following his footsteps. 95 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 4: And then he's kind of do some of you guys, 96 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 4: I know, like he's been really sort of high top 97 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 4: the NFL leaderboard and pastes defended the last couple of 98 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 4: years as anything from his technique or anything you guys 99 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 4: have taken from him early on here. 100 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely, man, I think you know, all the corners 101 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: are learning from him. Bro. 102 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 2: You know, he's he's a guy that's that's not afraid 103 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 2: to talk and let you know like what he's thinking, 104 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: you know, his techniques and things that he likes to 105 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: work on. So I think the corners are are doing 106 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: a really great job, you know, just you know, working 107 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: with him and you know, allowing you know that to happen. 108 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: You guys have a d line in a pass rush, 109 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 2: Like you guys, what is to do for a secondary? 110 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: When you have guys that dominant, man, it makes our 111 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: job a lot easier. 112 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: Definitely. We know the balls got to come out. You know, 113 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 2: we got Kvon, we got burns, we got a dual. 114 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 2: You know, guys that can really get out of the quarterback. 115 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 2: You know, the quarterback knows that. So you know, his 116 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: clock is going to be sped up already because he 117 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 2: knows that those guys are coming. So that just gives us, 118 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: you know, extra extra confidence to be able to go get. 119 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 3: How would you talk about the rooky here but after 120 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 3: you got hurt, it was just kind of tough senior 121 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 3: rookie here and not the way you wanted to just 122 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 3: that injury. 123 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely. Man, it sucks being injured at any time. 124 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 2: You know, I love this game, and uh, anytime that 125 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: I can't plays, it sucks. But I think it gave 126 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 2: me a chance to really step back, you know, focus 127 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 2: on my body, get a lot of things better that 128 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 2: you know, we're aching and you know, bugging me during 129 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: the season. 130 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: So this year, I'm definitely definitely back to hunting. You 131 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: got a surgery after the season, right, Yes, sir. 132 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 5: When you looked at your your rookie year, you said 133 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 5: it was a big learning experience. You were a big 134 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 5: impact player in college, you know, big plays, big impacts. 135 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 5: Did you see enough of them as a rookie and 136 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 5: if if, do you think that you get to that 137 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 5: you know this year? 138 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, man, I got a lot of goals for myself 139 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 2: this year. Man, But now I'm gonna keep those to myself. 140 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 2: You know, I'm gonna let my play speak for it, 141 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 2: and you know, let let everybody else aside what it 142 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 2: is you know at the end of the day. But yeah, 143 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: I also I always want to be an impact player. 144 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 2: That's that's what I pride myself on, is being somebody 145 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: that when When it's you know, crutch time, I'm gonna 146 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 2: show up.