1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:01,160 Speaker 1: Hey, Leo, how are you. 2 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 2: I'm good, how are you doing good? 3 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Thanks for doing this for us. 4 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 2: Yes, Sir. 5 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Andrew Thomas was with us the other day and said 6 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: that the closing the gap on the Eagles starts up front. 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: And I'm wondering on both sides of the line, because 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: Philly with you know, the guys who battled for years, 9 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: the Fletcher Cox, that Lane Johnson, Brandon Grahams have been 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: there so long, and he said, it starts up front 11 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: on both sides. Do you feel that way that for 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: the Giants to get where they want to be, the 13 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: defensive line and offensive line have to take them there. 14 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 2: Absolutely. I mean, even outside the Eagles conversation or any 15 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 2: other team for that matter, that's something that we go 16 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: into practicing. That's something that we're going to every meeting saying, 17 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 2: and that's something that the D line takes pride in. 18 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: We always talk about being the engine of the defense 19 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: and the engine of the team. And you know, I 20 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: think that's something that our teams I was in is 21 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 2: winning up front on both sides of the ball. 22 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: You're a little older than some of those guys, but 23 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: do you see do you can you envision a day hopefully. 24 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: You know, I'm sure you want to be here for 25 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: some of it. But can you envision a day where 26 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: Thomas and Cavon and Neil and uh decks are like 27 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: the new Graham and Cox and Johnson and those guys 28 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: can can Can the Giants have that kind of ten 29 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: year core that the Eagles have? 30 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: I mean, that's a tough question. It's hard for me 31 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: to like try to compare teams that way. I don't 32 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 2: want to say that, you know, they're going to be 33 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 2: like the Eagles or anything like that, but you know, 34 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: I definitely see uh some great players over here on 35 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: both sides of the ball. You know, Andrew Thomas leading 36 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: the way on the offensive side, and you know Dexter 37 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: Lawrence and and cave on on on this side of 38 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 2: the ball, and uh, you know, I think a lot 39 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: of those guys are you know, still just starting to 40 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 2: touch their prime or have even got to their prime yet. 41 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 2: And I think they're going to have a long, great 42 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 2: career in this in this league, Sir All Schwartz, he let, hey, 43 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: what's up? 44 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: Hey? As a guy who's you know, been in the 45 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 3: league for a while, and you know, one of your 46 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 3: main goals is stopping to run, you know, having to 47 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 3: deal with running backs. What do you make of this 48 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 3: whole running back not getting paid situation that's going on here? 49 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 3: And when you look at that position, do you say, Man, 50 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 3: I fear the running back or I fear the quarterback 51 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 3: and the receiver. What's your take on all that? 52 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 4: Hmmm? 53 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: I mean, uh, you know, that's definitely something that's interesting 54 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 2: that's been going on this offseason. I try to usually 55 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 2: focus on myself and what I can do and and 56 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: better myself and things like that, But at the same time, 57 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: I think it is unfortunate that that's the one position 58 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: that you know, seems to not be getting, you know, 59 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,679 Speaker 2: the respect that they deserve. I think, uh, having a 60 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 2: running game definitely balances out the offense and and makes 61 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 2: d lineman have to play both things. You know, if 62 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 2: we just knew it was going to be passed every day, 63 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 2: every play, it would be a different game. So I 64 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: think that the running backs definitely bring a lot of 65 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 2: value to to the offense. 66 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 3: Do you when you you know, I don't know, if 67 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 3: you stay up at night thinking about this year, you 68 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 3: also got a guy blocking you, but right you know, 69 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 3: when you worry about the next day's opponent. Do you think, 70 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: oh my god, we got to deal with this great 71 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 3: running back or this great quarterback receiver. You know what, 72 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: what what keeps. 73 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 2: You up at night? I mean three things. For me. 74 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: I focus on the offensive lineman that I'm going against, 75 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: uh first, and then I focus on the quarterback, and 76 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: then and then the running back. You know, the quarterback 77 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: is definitely the engine of the of the offense. And 78 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: UH and the offensive lineman I'm going against the guy 79 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: that I'm going to have to be regardless of what 80 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,839 Speaker 2: type of play it is, So I focus on them 81 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 2: the most. But at the same time, you know, there's 82 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: times where we play against great backs and we put 83 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: a lot of emphasis on stopping the back in order 84 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:10,839 Speaker 2: to stop their offense. When we played against Seattle last year, 85 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 2: their running back was was playing really well, and that's 86 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: something that we talked about as a defense, is making 87 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 2: sure that we stopped that running back which was going 88 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 2: to slow down their offense. 89 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 5: Thanks lor sir, EF Jones, Thank Leonard, glad to hear 90 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 5: you're doing well. 91 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 3: Thank you for doing this. 92 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 5: How much did you guys looking back on last season, 93 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 5: miss Azas being out there with you, you know, for 94 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 5: more games frankly than he was. 95 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean Zi's is a great player to have 96 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 2: on the team. You know, he's a great player to 97 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 2: have on the field. You know, it's unfortunate when guys 98 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 2: ever go through injuries and stuff like that. And you know, 99 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 2: when he was on the field, he was very productive. 100 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 2: So I think, you know, having him out there is 101 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 2: always a great thing, and I think he's focusing a 102 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: lot on you know, taking care of him solf and 103 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 2: taking care of his body to make sure that he 104 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 2: is out there as much as he can be. 105 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 5: You currently answered might follow up with that part of 106 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 5: the answer, but I'm just curious, like when you watch 107 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 5: him play and everything, do you look at him You 108 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 5: may not think of it this way, but do you 109 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 5: look at him as a player now happy to be 110 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 5: back with his teammates and on the field playing the. 111 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: Game he loves. Yeah, for sure. I think he has 112 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 2: a natural feel for the game, a natural feel for 113 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 2: pass rushing. And I think it just it's it's smooth 114 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: the way he passed rushes. It doesn't seem like he 115 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 2: has to try too hard. I think it's great to 116 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 2: have all four of us, and you know, even the 117 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 2: more additions that we added to the team. Just healthy 118 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 2: on the field when we're called upon, and you know, 119 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 2: we're trying to create more bond between us all this 120 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 2: year and work together. 121 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 6: I appreciate you. 122 00:05:52,320 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 4: Leonard, Thank you, Mark Cana, Sarah, Hey, Leonard, Hope doing well. 123 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 4: I have two completely unrelated topics, one of which is 124 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 4: about you and and your impact with the Giants, And 125 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 4: I'm just kind of curious what kind of things you've 126 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 4: been working on from last year to this year, Uh, 127 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 4: to become more of an impact player. 128 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 7: Uh. 129 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 4: And uh, that's that's my first question on that. 130 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, coming off of the Z's question, 131 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 2: you know, I also missed a few games last year 132 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 2: for the first time in my career, and you know, 133 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 2: that's that's something that I pride myself on most of 134 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 2: my career, is being healthy and being durable and being 135 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: ready to go and called upon. And uh, you know, 136 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 2: so this offseason, I definitely focused a lot on my body. Uh. 137 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 2: Knowing that I am getting a little bit older and 138 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 2: knowing that I have to you know, apply myself more 139 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 2: in the training room and and keep up with things 140 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 2: on my body is going to be important going forward 141 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 2: for me. 142 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 4: There was so much. 143 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: Uh. 144 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 4: Obviously attention on the on the transit action you're going 145 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 4: from the Jets of the Giants, and you kind of answered, 146 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 4: you know, with that eleven and a half sack year, 147 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 4: is that your best year in your opinion? Or is 148 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 4: that just the number saying it's your best year? 149 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: Uh? 150 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 2: I mean that that was one of my more productive 151 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 2: numbers years. But the year after that I also had 152 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 2: career high in tackles and stuff like that as well, 153 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 2: So I wouldn't say that that was my only productive year, 154 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: but it was definitely in terms of sacks, my highest year. 155 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 4: And to my completely unrelated question, you you were with 156 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 4: Durell Reeves for a couple of years, last his second 157 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 4: stint with the with the Jets, and obviously he's going 158 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 4: into the Hall of Fame in this weekend. Can you 159 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 4: tell me in your opinion what kind of player this 160 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 4: guy was, what kind of teammate he was, and and 161 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 4: you know, and what your reaction is for him going 162 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 4: to the Hall of Fame. 163 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 2: Guy you played with, you know, he was obviously a 164 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 2: lot older by the time I got there, but you know, 165 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 2: just he was a great teammate and but overall, what 166 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: I liked about you know, paying attention to him is 167 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 2: just how he carried himself. He was very poised and 168 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 2: humble and uh, you know, no moment seemed like too 169 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 2: high or too low for him. He was just kind 170 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 2: of like even even like all the time. And I 171 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: think like that is a kind of shows you know, 172 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 2: a great player to me, because you're he trusting his 173 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 2: ability and trusted himself that you know, he doesn't have 174 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: to get like super raw raw or you know, he's 175 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 2: not low about making a mistake or anything like that. 176 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 2: He's onto the next play and he stays like pretty even. 177 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 4: Did you see hall of fame coming for him when 178 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 4: you when you were even that was late in his career, 179 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 4: knowing what he had we accomplished. 180 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 2: I mean, just knowing his career in general. You know, 181 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 2: I thought I thought of him as. 182 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 4: One Thanks for all that I appreciate, man, sir. 183 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,319 Speaker 5: We have time for two more, aren't Stapleton? 184 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 4: And then Tom Cannaban. 185 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 6: Hey, Leo, this is always the day when I guess 186 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 6: camp really starts for the lineman, right, pads go on? 187 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 6: How is your perspective change on this day? And you know, 188 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 6: how do you handle when the pads go on? And 189 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 6: what that's going to be like, you know, every year. 190 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 2: I mean, I think that was a good question of 191 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 2: how is my perspective change, because I think it has 192 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,319 Speaker 2: changed a bit. You know, when I was younger and 193 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: leading up until even just you know, maybe a year 194 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 2: or two ago. That first day of pads is like 195 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 2: super raw raw. Everybody's getting like super excited, like ready 196 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 2: to run into each other again. But at the same time, 197 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 2: you know, we've been working our technique and taking care 198 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 2: of each other as a team pretty well and competing 199 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 2: pretty well so far that you know, I don't want 200 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 2: any of that stuff to go out the window now 201 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 2: that paths are on and now just go full speed 202 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 2: and lose technique and stuff like that just to make 203 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 2: big hits. I think that's something that we've been focusing 204 00:09:55,640 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 2: on as a team, is not losing fundamentals and technique, uh, 205 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: now that the pads are on, and still taking care 206 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 2: of each other because we're gonna need everybody. 207 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 4: Thanks man, Sir Canavan. 208 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 7: Hey Leo, since everybody's been ragging on you about your age, 209 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 7: I'm gonna ask about somebody older. So can you talk 210 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 7: a little bit about what Nacho brings to the defense 211 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 7: and and and the other thing was how good is 212 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 7: it to see him back out there after the accident. 213 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 2: I mean, it was great to see him back, you know, 214 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 2: glad nothing happened to him during that accident. But also 215 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 2: he's just a great guy to to bring into this building, 216 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 2: to bring into the defense. He has great energy and uh, 217 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 2: so far he's been playing the run really well, and 218 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 2: I think he's going to be a great addition on 219 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: the D line.