1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: Okay, so clearly you two are ill informed. You know 2 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: what actually took place a field, tell the story. Honestly, 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: who do you dislike more? Me or Garrett. It's it's 4 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: a toss up. It just really depends on the day. 5 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: I haven't done a lot of funky chickens in my day. Wow, 6 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: it is my privilege to be here with you two. 7 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: Welcome to the lounge. I'm Ryan Mink and I'm Garrett Downing. 8 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: And what we want to do with this podcast is 9 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: we want to introduce you guys into things that we 10 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,279 Speaker 1: see here in this building, in the castle here and 11 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: take you guys kind of behind the scenes to give 12 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: you a unique perspective on what's happening in the world 13 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: of the Baltimore Ravens. So today we have a special 14 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: treat for you. What are our favorite players? I'd say 15 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: this is one of my favorite guys. It is, and 16 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: I think by the end of this podcast people will 17 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: agree with us with that sentiment definitely. Well, we have 18 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: the privilege today of being joined by Dennis Pitta. And Dennis, 19 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: I can just tell by your attitude right now that 20 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: you could not imagine being anywhere else other than this couch, 21 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: right now that you're just so excited to be here. 22 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: You guys know me so well, it is my privilege 23 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: to be here with you too. Honestly, who do you 24 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: dislike more? Me or Garrett? It's it's a toss up. 25 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: It just really depends on the day there we go 26 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: the request, Yeah, the number of requests that we Yeah, 27 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: it depends on who's talking to me in the law. 28 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: So we want to get to the bottom of these 29 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: elite Flacco shirts. So's had one. Joe said that you 30 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: were wearing one this weekend going to the game. So 31 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: what's the story behind these? Yeah, we uh so, I 32 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: will take full credit for the elite shirts. I'm not 33 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: going to give it to anybody else. However, Um Morgan 34 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: Box did find them on like bar stool. Yeah, it 35 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: sounds about right. And uh so he showed me and I 36 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: I was like, yes, we need to order a bunch 37 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: of those. We're wearing those, and so we ordered like 38 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: ten or fifteen. We made Morgan pay for him and then, uh, 39 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: well that's kind of order them. We'll pay you back. 40 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: Obviously nobody's paid him back, but um the guy, Yeah, 41 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: he just signed an extension. He's under a five year deal. 42 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: He'll be fine. Um, so yeah, we got him in 43 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: when was again we got him in Saturday morning, and 44 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: so we we all war them to the Saturday night 45 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: meetings and then sugs I think word on the podium today. 46 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: He wanted to show it off. So all all fifteen 47 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: and twenty guys or whatever. However, Mandy, you got war 48 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: him to the meeting. Yeah, Joe's reaction although I heard 49 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: you ruin the surprise. Yeah, well, I mean Joe actually 50 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: drove me two meetings. He came and picked me up, 51 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: so I didn't really feel like changing shirts after I 52 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: got there, so I was just wearing it. But he 53 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 1: laughed he had he actually wanted one. Yeah, of course 54 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: he played it off all cool. Can you imagine the 55 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: memes if Joe a photo was taking him Joe wearing 56 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: that shirt? If you out of control? Was actually some 57 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: discussion in the locker room post game on Sunday whether 58 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: or not he should wear one to the podium, and 59 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: I advised him not to just because of the public opinion, 60 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, the mass public opinion. Um, but he actually 61 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: wanted to. He's got to do it. After a huge 62 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: day this week. It was defensive performance, it was more 63 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: of a defensive day. We we we struggled at times 64 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: offensively for sure. Well, once he throws, like it's like 65 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: the Bucks game, he throws five touchdowns again or whatever, 66 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: then we'll just have it on hand at all times. 67 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: Speaking of your boy, can you talk to him about 68 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: throwing you the ball a little higher? He was making 69 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: you work for it everything first game back from the hip, 70 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: you're going to every single time. I know, I it 71 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: was tough. I mean now it's one of those things 72 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: that that will come back for both of us. You 73 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: know I I had to go low for a couple 74 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: of them, and you know, I actually I didn't come 75 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: up with one of them, which was kind of frustrating, um, 76 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: which you know I feel like I normally do. But um, 77 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: you know that'll come back. You know, his timing, my timing, 78 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: everything that you know, we uh we built over the 79 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: years and you know, he hasn't played in a long time. 80 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: I haven't played in a long time. So it's just 81 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: one of those feel things that it'll come back and 82 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: we'll we'll be a little bit more you know efficient 83 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,679 Speaker 1: down the road. Well you caught three for thirty nine. 84 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: I mean you had the twenty seven yard or that. 85 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: I mean that was vintage. That was vintage action right there. Yeah, 86 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: that was a good one. I mean really, I wasn't 87 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: that open. You know, the linebacker carried me, thank you. 88 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,559 Speaker 1: You know, the linebacker just carried me up the middle. 89 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: And it was one of those throws where we've done 90 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: that for you know, we we've made that that throw 91 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: and catch before in practice and and in a game situation, 92 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: and so, um, you know when he threw it, I 93 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: wasn't surprised at all. And he did a good job 94 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: because really the backer was running with me but had 95 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: his head turned towards me and away from Joe, and 96 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: so he wasn't able to make a play on the 97 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: ball and I could just kind of put on the 98 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,559 Speaker 1: brakes and make the catch there. Here's a serious question. 99 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: Do you do you feel like now, like as you 100 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 1: go out there and practice and you played a game, 101 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: do you feel like you're as good now as you 102 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: were before both of the injuries. Yeah, I mean physically 103 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: I do. I think I just have to get a 104 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: little bit more comfortable in the game. Like you know, 105 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: on Sunday, Um, I felt good. I felt good physically. 106 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: I felt like I was running really well. And like 107 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: I used to, UM, I just needed you know to 108 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: kind of get you know, that game under my belt. 109 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: And uh, it's tough when you haven't played in so 110 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: long to really get the same fieldback that you had. 111 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: And so you know, I am happy at you know, 112 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: some of the things I was able to do in 113 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: the game, but certainly um frustrated at some other plays 114 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: that I had and just one of those things where 115 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: you know, it was good to build off of, but 116 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: you know, I I need to get you know, better 117 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: in samarias and and and more comfortable in sum areas 118 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: and that that that will come with time, and that 119 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: will come with you know, the reps as we as 120 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: we move forward, we got to talk about the elephant 121 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: in the room in this case, the hip. Oh that 122 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: was for you, well played, thank you very much. And 123 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: that's the hip and the whole comeback, the whole, the 124 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 1: whole story. So I got a hypothetical for you. Sure, Okay, 125 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: you're in rehab process coming back from the second one. 126 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: You're at a wedding. Okay, twists and shout comes on 127 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: the chicken long no no no, no, no no, no, 128 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: you sit that one out. Do you go out there 129 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: and test the hit. What do you do? I think 130 00:06:53,880 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: I always set that one out or not. I I 131 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: haven't done a lot of funky chickens in my day. Wow, 132 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: I kind of would think you're a funky chicken kind 133 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: of guy. I think, like you know, you think that 134 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: some of the faster dances, I would expect you to 135 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: sit out. I think you're a slow dance and a 136 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: scripted dance kind of guy. Really keep a shuffle, so yeah, 137 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: like the group dances, I would see you doing that. 138 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: So you don't trust my ability to improvise on the 139 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: dance floor, Well, you just basically think I need to 140 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: be very choreographed in my movements. I'm looking at touchdown 141 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: celebrations and you haven't shown me a lot. Well, I 142 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: haven't showed you anything. That's there's a big difference there. 143 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: If I was attempting to dance post touchdown, then that 144 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: would be one thing. But I haven't danced at all. 145 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: Nor will I we get the Antonio Brown torque out 146 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: of you? Yeah, I don't think you'll see that one 147 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: out of me. Can I do it? Yeah? Will I 148 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: do it? No? Can you talk a little bit about though, 149 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: actually the real rehab process that you went through with 150 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: Todd heat and playing basketball, because I remember you telling 151 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: me that that was that was like he laughed, But 152 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: that was an important part, was it not? Yeah, I 153 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: mean it was. You know, I was at a point, 154 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: this was after last season where you know, I was 155 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: on the puplist. I made an attempt to practice and 156 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: get back on the field, and although I was running 157 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: pretty well and felt pretty good overall in practice, it 158 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: just wasn't quite right. And so you know, we kind 159 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: of shut it down for the year and made sure that, 160 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 1: you know, we didn't want to get out there and 161 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: risk anything when when we didn't quite feel like it 162 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 1: was the right time. And so the season ended. And 163 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people, because I didn't come 164 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: off the pup list, UM when I had the opportunity 165 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: last season, UM kind of wrote me off, thinking I 166 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: was going to retire. And and even in my own mind, 167 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: I wasn't sure because if I was going to continue 168 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: to feel some of the things that I was feeling, UM, 169 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: like I did when I practiced last year, UM, it 170 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: was going to make it difficult to to justify playing again. UM. 171 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: So there was not a lot I could do at 172 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: home away from the football field to really simulate anything 173 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 1: that I would have to do on the field. And 174 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: so the closest thing that I could do was to 175 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: play basketball, you know, to to go against other people, 176 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: to run, make full speed cuts and and bang up 177 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: against people and and do all that. And so I 178 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: played a lot of basketball from January till March and 179 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: April before I had to make a decision whether or 180 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: not to come back. And h you know, Todd, you know, 181 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:34,839 Speaker 1: is a good friend of mine and we hang out 182 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 1: all the time in Arizona. So I got him out 183 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,319 Speaker 1: to the basketball court, and um, it was a lot 184 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: of fun. You know. I scored a lot of points 185 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: on him and you know, put him in his place 186 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: a lot. But Todd's a pretty good player. But um 187 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: it was fun. And uh, you know, it gave me 188 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: the feedback I needed and the information I needed that 189 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: you know, I could run and my hip was gonna 190 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: feel really good. It felt great, you know, through those months. 191 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: And so it gave me a lot of confidence coming back. 192 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: I mean convincing Todd. It's not like you have to 193 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: convince Todd that you can come back and play. You know, 194 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: he he knows he's more doing it just because he 195 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: was a friend and playing with you. But when you 196 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: actually went through that process and then you feel like, Okay, yeah, 197 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: I think I can do this. How did you actually 198 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: convince your family because you've said it, I mean you've 199 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: said that there are doctors and family members that said 200 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: don't do it. But how were you able to eventually 201 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: convince them? And what was the final trump card that 202 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: you had to play? Well? I mean once I made 203 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: the decision that I was going to go back and play, 204 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: you know, I was, I think most nervous to tell 205 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: my mom. I had had a lot of conversations with 206 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: my dad about it, and uh, you know, he was 207 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: really supportive one way or another. My mom was very 208 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: firm in her stance and she didn't want me to 209 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: come back and play obviously. Um, you know, as a mother, 210 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: you don't want to see your child taking hits like that, 211 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: getting injured the way I was the last couple of 212 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: years and seeing you know, your son carded off the field. 213 00:10:57,040 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm a parent. I have three children, and 214 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: I certainly wouldn't want to watch any of my kids 215 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: get hurt like that. And so I understand, um, you know, 216 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: from a parental perspective, how difficult that is. UM. So 217 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: you know when I told her, I I think she 218 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: was she was I don't know the right word for it. 219 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 1: I guess frustrated or you know, maybe a little taken 220 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: back by it. But but at the end of the day, 221 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: you know, she's been very supportive, and she's certainly expressed, 222 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: like my wife, her her nervousness, you know, um, for 223 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: each game and and you know, her nervousness going into 224 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:41,719 Speaker 1: last Sunday. But you know, my family has been tremendous 225 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: and there They're always going to support me one way 226 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: or another, and I think they trust me and my judgment. 227 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 1: So it's always toughest to convince mom. Yeah, I mean, 228 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: and to make that phone call when you know, like 229 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: Mom's gonna be ticked off. Nobody like to do that. Yeah, 230 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: I'd always rather do it with my wife. I think 231 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: what I actually did it was I told my dad 232 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: and I said, hey, make sure you relay that message, UM, 233 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,359 Speaker 1: And no way you actually did that. No, I initially 234 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: we did, and then you know, just to soften the 235 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: blow a little bit, and then she obviously called me 236 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: and we talked. Was that was that the toughest conversation? Yeah? 237 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: I think it was. I think it was. I mean, um, 238 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: telling my wife was you know, she kind of knew 239 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: all along that I was really contemplating coming back and so, um, 240 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: that was always something that she kind of knew was 241 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: a possibility. But I don't think I was this upfront 242 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: with my mom about, um, you know what my thoughts 243 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: were moving forward. You're a super emotional, super expressive guy. 244 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: Has everybody knows. It's just outwardly expressive. Are you being sarcustic? You? So, 245 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: what was what was the emotional most emotional part of 246 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: Sunday's game? Your first game back? Well, I mean, I 247 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: think just running out of the tunnel, and that's, you know, 248 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 1: probably a pretty cliche answers, you know, one that you 249 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: would probably expect, but it's true. I mean that's really 250 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: when your emotions run the highest, because once the game starts, 251 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: you kind of get into football mode and thinking about oh, 252 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: this is my first game back, this and that that 253 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: all goes away, and so running out of the tunnel 254 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: and being able to come out and you know, hear 255 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: the crowd here and you know, running and slap hands 256 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: with my teammates going through, and it was just it 257 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: was a special moment, certainly, because I knew it was 258 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of hard work and a lot 259 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: that went into you know, me being able to have 260 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: that opportunity again. And so it was cool. But you know, 261 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: like you said, I don't get overly emotional about things. 262 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: I think so A lot of people have asked me 263 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: how cool was that? And it was cool. But at 264 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you know, it was another game, 265 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: and I you know, I'll have plenty more going forward. 266 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: Was the reaction from your family after the game when 267 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: you see your wife? IM sure if your parents were there, 268 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 1: But was it Mom didn't come to this one. Mom 269 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: will come to you know, one down the road, but 270 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 1: she I think she was a little too nervous to 271 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: be at this one. What was their reaction after the game? 272 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: Did you get a lot of texts or yeah, I 273 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: got a lot of texts, and you know a lot 274 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: of congratulatory texts. You know, Um, not so much on 275 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: the win. I mean, they were obviously excited that we won, 276 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: but just you know that I was able to get 277 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: through a game healthy, I guess. So now you're going 278 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: to Cleveland? Yeah, the place where has there any significance 279 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: about Cleveland? Yeah? Exactly is there for you? You know, 280 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: obviously it was. It was the site of my my 281 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: last injury, But um, I don't think it's something that 282 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: I'm gonna really think about all that much. Right, It's 283 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: another game. You know. Sure, I dislocated my hip on 284 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: that field, you know, two years ago, but hopefully it 285 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: won't be something I'm thinking about because if I am, 286 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: you know, I got bigger I got bigger issues. But um, 287 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: it'll be fun to go back out there and you know, 288 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: play on that field again. So let's change the topic. 289 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: Let's go to One of the things we like to 290 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: do is tell stories on this so we call it 291 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: story time. So can you tell us the story from 292 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: training campus year when you got in the fight with 293 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: Casey and you pulled the classic move a punch and 294 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: a guy when he has his helmet on, the classic 295 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: move that we're all like, why would you ever do that? 296 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: You would be the last guy who I would ever 297 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: expect to punch a guy wearing a helmet. Okay, so 298 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: clearly you two are ill informed what actually took place field? 299 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: Tell the story. Were you guys there, yes, aerial view, 300 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: you weren't even okay, so did you press so you 301 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: weren't even there. Okay, so from the press box you 302 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: couldn't really tell. You just saw a scuffle. Whatever. Anyways, 303 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: here's what happened. So it was a run play. I'm 304 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: on the backside cutting off for whatever reason. I think 305 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: Casey just got yelled at by his coach, you know, 306 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: telling him to go hard. Whatever it was, you know, 307 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: I don't really know the circumstances behind it, but so 308 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: he was going a little extra hard and and the 309 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: whistle had blown, the play was dead, and he there 310 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: was an extra shove. Now I am not somebody whoever 311 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: resorts to fighting in those circumstances, but in this circumstance, 312 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: I really felt like my hand was forced. You know, 313 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: when you get shoved that late in front of everybody, 314 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: you really can't just cower and walk away. And so 315 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: I came back at him. If you watch the film, 316 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: he actually threw a punch at me. First glanced off 317 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: my face match which now in a football fight, like 318 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: you guys pointed out, thinking it was me, you don't 319 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,120 Speaker 1: throw a punch at a helmet, obviously, that does no good. 320 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: He threw a punch of me. I didn't even know 321 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: he threw a punch of me in the heat of 322 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: the moment, because obviously you don't feel you have a 323 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 1: helmet on. I onlyed saw it on the film afterwards. 324 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: So he threw a punch at me, and then I 325 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: came back countered with a face mask grab, which in 326 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: football is the most effective way two take somebody down 327 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: and control them in a fight because where the head goes, 328 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: the body goes. So I grabbed the face mask. I 329 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: did not punch at the face mask. I grabbed the 330 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: face mask and actually slung him to the ground by 331 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: his face mask, and his helmet came flying off in 332 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: the process. Somehow my finger got caught on the face 333 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: mask and so it bent sideways and that's where I I, 334 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: you know, had a fracture. So to summarize, I'm not 335 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: dumb enough to throw a punch at somebody's helmet. I 336 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,159 Speaker 1: don't just take my bare knuckle and slam it against 337 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 1: steel like some people doing a fight like Casey actually did. 338 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: I'm so glad he was fortunate that it was a 339 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: glancing blow and he didn't break his hand. You look 340 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: at it, sounds like you've been trying to set the 341 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: record straight on this. I mean, I haven't because obviously 342 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: I look like the idiot who threw a punch in 343 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: a football fight at somebody's helmet broke their hand. That's 344 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: what you immediately assume when you say, oh, he broke 345 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,120 Speaker 1: his hand, he's throwing a punch at a helmet. Stupid. Yeah, 346 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: that's dumb. That wasn't what I did. That's why I 347 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 1: didn't do it right, and I will I will contend 348 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 1: that I am the one who actually won the fight. 349 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: That's that's because I threw him to the ground and 350 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: then obviously we were swarmed and immediately grabbed and then 351 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: it was pretty much over. But but you got to 352 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: take down, So yeah, I like to say that I won. 353 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: I guess in hindsight, I'm the only one who got 354 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: injured out of it, So I guess you can make 355 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: that argument. But that's the story behind the fight. And 356 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 1: obviously Casey and I are were good friends now, so 357 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: he's he's a good guy. I think you're there's no 358 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: hard feelings at all, it's just it's just what happens 359 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,320 Speaker 1: in the heat of practice sometimes, right. I think you're 360 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 1: so upset because he was trying to mest with your 361 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: hair with that first punch. We all know nobody comes 362 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 1: after my hair. That's right, You've got good hair, So 363 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: I got two great hair. I have two questions on 364 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: the hair. How much time you spend in the morning 365 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: doing it? A and B? Who has the best hair 366 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: in the locker room? And I'm included in that question? 367 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: You're included. I'm included. Feel like you should be included? Yes? 368 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: All right? Um, okay, to answer your first question, my 369 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: hair has been trained so well over the years that 370 00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: it literally takes me twenty seconds to do it. Product 371 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: in the hand, swoop it one way, get it going done. 372 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: It's years of practice. It sounds like I mean, it's 373 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: years of training. It's even if I if I got 374 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: out of the shower, dry my hair, even if I 375 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: didn't put product in it, it would, you know, take 376 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 1: this kind of shape just naturally. But you know, obviously 377 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: you want to you want to clean it up and 378 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 1: really you know, show the shaved in part and everything. 379 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: So you gotta right, right, you gotta just put a 380 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 1: little bit of product in it. It's the best hair 381 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: and locker room including me? Is it including me? You 382 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: can't pick yourself, you can't vote for yourself, Okay, So 383 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: We'll just say that I have the best hair and 384 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: who's second. Um, One thing I do want to say 385 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: is there is there have been several people in the 386 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: locker room that I have influenced in a positive direction. 387 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: Who's that It's gotta be Flacco. Flacco is one of them. 388 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,199 Speaker 1: If you go back five or six years ago and 389 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: you look at Joe's hair, there is zero style to it. 390 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 1: It's just there wasn't much of it. Well yeah, it 391 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: was just a straight buzz cut hair, just like you know, 392 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: falling straight forward. There was really nothing. I feel like 393 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: I was a big part in helping him kind of 394 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: blossom into you know, the side part and what was it? 395 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: What was the latest Jimmy fallon meme or what all 396 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: the Bachelor Bachelor At contestants rolled into one. He was 397 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: actually pretty proud of that. And you know, because they 398 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 1: all if you watch that show, which I certainly do, 399 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: and I don't think that's you know, surprised anybody. Um, 400 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,959 Speaker 1: they all have the part, the side swoop, you know 401 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 1: all that. So it's funny. The other person who you 402 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: may not realize has better hair than when they came 403 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,679 Speaker 1: here was Kyle us Chick go back and look at 404 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: Kyle's hair when he was a rookie in his second year. 405 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: It's quite poor, and we have really molded him into 406 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: a much better human being. Is this a leadership that 407 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: you really take a pride? You know, you're like the 408 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 1: fashion leader in the I want people to realize their 409 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: potential when it comes to their hair, and I just 410 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: feel like so many people are under utilizing their potential. 411 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 1: As did you also get rid of Joe's unit brow. 412 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: I had nothing to do with that. I think that 413 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: was I don't I don't do eyebrows. Just changing things 414 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: for the better in the locker room. All right, So 415 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: let's go the other direction because a couple of years 416 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: ago you did the e Fashion Police. So who is 417 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: You've talked about the improvements? Who right now do you 418 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: need to take on? Is your case study? Like who's 419 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: the worst dressed guy? It's that's a tough question because everybody, 420 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: when I see everybody, it's it's in you know, just 421 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: workout clothes or Jim. You know, it's like rarely do 422 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: we see guys dressed up? You know, I think it 423 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: takes an away game to really see what guy's style 424 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: is all about. If I had to help somebody. Here's 425 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: let me go back to the hair. Okay, I'm gonna 426 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: just that, I'm gonna skirt the question for a second. 427 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: I've been trying to get Nick Boyle to grow his 428 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: hair out for a really long time, and I even 429 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: told him, you know, he's gone for ten weeks. I said, 430 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 1: you need to come back and you need to have 431 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: a full head of flowing hair, because it would be amazing. 432 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: All he does is shave it to the to the 433 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: you know, the none right now. Yeah, it's just it's 434 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 1: not good. But you don't have any You're not as 435 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 1: much in the style like the clothes. You're just here 436 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 1: you specialize. I mean obviously, Yeah, I viciously judge people 437 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: based on what they were, um, but I don't I 438 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:16,719 Speaker 1: don't want to put anybody's personal style into question right now? Okay, 439 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: all right? Do you think you could have ever gone 440 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: on the Bachelorette? Could you have been the bachelor? Absolutely? 441 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: And would you have been a really good one? Absolutely? 442 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: I My wife and I actually have these conversations that 443 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: if we were both on the show, who would go farther? 444 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: Obviously obviously me. So I don't know, we're actually we're 445 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: actually in the process of trying to get Dan Brown 446 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: onto the show. Dan's a very eligible bachelor. There you 447 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: go and uh, you know, we think he'd be good 448 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: on there. Why do you say of confidence that you 449 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 1: would go far? Because you've gotta Also in the early episodes, 450 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: you've got to kind of have you gotta have you 451 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: got to take a sigh. You neither need to be 452 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: like the jerk or or something. Why do you feel 453 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: like you good role? Are things? You know? That's a 454 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: pretty good card? Yeah, I mean worked well last season. 455 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 1: It certainly did. Um I don't know. I mean I 456 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: just feel like, you know, why wouldn't I go the farthest? 457 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: You know, that's a better question to question. Yeah, so 458 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: you you've got three kids, son and twin daughters. Flacco 459 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: has got three kids. Are you two racing those kids? 460 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 1: I do not want to try and keep up with 461 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: the flat They have a fourth coming in a couple 462 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: of months. Listen, we we thought we were going to 463 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,560 Speaker 1: be at this point with only two kids, and then 464 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: we had twins. So that certainly wasn't scripted or in 465 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,880 Speaker 1: the cards. Um so that was a bit of a surprise, pust. 466 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: But so we got to we're going from one to three. 467 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: We didn't want to be caught up to Joe this quickly. 468 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: But um, it's been a lot of fun. It's a 469 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: lot of work. So we've got three kids three and 470 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: under right now, and we're we're a busy household. Uh. 471 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: You were college, you did a mission in Dominican Republic, 472 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: and you still speak Spanish. Uh, you know, I have. 473 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,639 Speaker 1: I've forgotten a few words here and there, but I 474 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: talked to Manny in the cafeteria all the time, and 475 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: you know, it helps me keep my fluency in in 476 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: the language. Um. But it you know, for a while 477 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: there it was tough to really practice. And you know, 478 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 1: I'm in America now, so not as many people want 479 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: to speak Spanish to me. So basically your Spanish is 480 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: really locked in on the food. You know, you have 481 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: learned a lot of food vocabulary, yes, through Manny. Um. 482 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's just good to practice. You know, Manny's Guatemalan, 483 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: I believe, great guy. Can you can you say something 484 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: really smart in Spanish right now? Your som hinted? Is 485 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: that literally? Did you just repeat what I just said? No, 486 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 1: I just said I'm really smart? Yeah, I even knew 487 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: that that was a couple of years. That was a 488 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 1: couple of years of German say something in German. Uh, wow, 489 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 1: what is that? You're very ugly. I only remember the insults. 490 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,720 Speaker 1: That was really rude to say to Garrett something even 491 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: worse game in my head, I had to cut that way. 492 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: Everyone remembers the cost words. Seriously, that's all I remember. 493 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: So go back to the cafeteria, because yesterday there was 494 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: victory cake. It's always a nice thing. Did you guys 495 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: have some? I didn't. That's what I was gonna ask. 496 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: Do you indulge in the victory I didn't have any. No, 497 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: I uh, you know, I'm a professional athlete in training. 498 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: I can't just be eating cake all the time. Is 499 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 1: there a stigma? So when you go in there and 500 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: there's victory cake, is everyone kind of like, yeah, I 501 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: don't want to take too big of a piece because 502 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 1: Harves was watching and all the other like junk food 503 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 1: has been banned from the cafeteria. No, there is. We're 504 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 1: all pretty upset about the junk food being taken out 505 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: of the cafeteria. It's not just us. Yeah, yeah, no, 506 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: we're all We're all on board with you guys. Well, 507 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: I'm also pretty upset the players only snacks. I used 508 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: to bowler bars like it was my job. Now they're banned. 509 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: If you guys want me to slide you a couple 510 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: just what I'm talking about. I got my bowler bars 511 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: are coming back. You can have as many as you want. 512 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: You know you're actually gonna pay me. So we we 513 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: were talking about you know, your wife earlier and whatnot, 514 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: and uh, we need some advice. We need some advice, 515 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: right because my anniversary is this week really eight years? 516 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 1: Eight years? Eight years? Yep, I got married young Garrett's 517 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 1: wife's birthday this week. Yep. No, nothing nothing planned, bought nothing, No, 518 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: we got plans. But the gift. I always struggle with 519 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 1: the gift. The gift to me is the hardest part 520 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 1: because there's a lot of pressure that goes into getting 521 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: the gift. You know, you don't want to get something 522 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,439 Speaker 1: you already have. Is it going to be the right size? 523 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 1: If you go the clothing route. I'm also more of 524 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: an experience this guy, you know, I like to go 525 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 1: and whether it's or something, what's your last minute go 526 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: to gift? Um, that's a great question. So I've been 527 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: married eight years and now too being married a while 528 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: how long have you been married here about the year 529 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,000 Speaker 1: and a half. Okay, so you're still super nervous about 530 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: what you're gonna get her. Yeah, exactly. See, it's like 531 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, it's your birthday. My wife literally forgot 532 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 1: that it was there in apparate, I knew she would. Yeah, 533 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: an our anniversaries late July, so it's like, you know, 534 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:27,880 Speaker 1: we're just about ready to go back for training camp. 535 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: We you know, we're in the press of kind of 536 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: moving everything back. We just never really end up doing anything. 537 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: We can't really go on a trip or anything like that. 538 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 1: So it's it's pretty it's been pretty lackluster the last 539 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: few to say the least. I am not the best 540 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: person to give you advice about gift giving. I I 541 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: really don't know. I mean, clothing is difficult because that 542 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: sizing and all that. I feel like everything just gets 543 00:28:55,760 --> 00:29:00,080 Speaker 1: taken back and with danger that. Yeah, I wish I 544 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: could give you a good answer. I can't. Do you 545 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: struggle with it as much as we apparently do. I 546 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: just I don't think I stress over it as much 547 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: as you are. So would you say that your wife 548 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: would say that you're romantic? Probably not? Would she say 549 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: you have great hair, she would say have great definitely. Well, 550 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: speaking of gifts, it's been a real gift to have 551 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: you on the podcast. You guys are welcoday. Thank you 552 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: so much and uh best luck to you. Well thanks 553 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: to Dennis Pidow once again as he walks out of 554 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 1: the room. Here, great interview. But Garrett, I want to 555 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: turn the focus to football, and yeah, Dennis has gone. 556 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: You think he's really bad? Is he really going to 557 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:45,840 Speaker 1: be good? What he said that he feels like he's 558 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: could be as good in that first game. I actually 559 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 1: thought it was kind of interesting that he said he 560 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:51,600 Speaker 1: admitted that the first game was sort of like getting 561 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: those jitters out of there, getting to start to feel 562 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,959 Speaker 1: like he getting back to that point, like he needed 563 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: that first game to get back to feeling like he 564 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: can play at a high level again. I mean, I think, 565 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 1: so Joe is gonna throw on the ball and he 566 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: can still catch it. Now you say I put out 567 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: a million different takes, you know, and and then kind 568 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: of split the difference. But will you give me this. 569 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: I have been on the dentist pit up bandwagon since 570 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: the second hip injury. I've said he's gonna come back 571 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: he's gonna play. The only time I ever doubt it 572 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: for a second was that the clock or clean out 573 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 1: last year and talking to him, and he just didn't 574 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: sound very optimistic then. But I've been I've been rudding 575 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: this straight. I've been on the optimistic side. No, I'll 576 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: give you that. I was less optimistic when he said 577 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:39,560 Speaker 1: last year, if I don't come back and play this year, 578 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: it's probably not gonna happen. And then he didn't come 579 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: back and play last year. I was like, well, I'm 580 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: gonna take his word for is probably not gonna happen. 581 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: But I'll give credit where credit is due. You said 582 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 1: that you you were high on him, and I think 583 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: this year. I mean, I think if if he's available 584 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: in your fantasy league, he's a pretty good pickup. Right now, 585 00:30:56,560 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: I'm still really as salted that I didn't get him expectation. 586 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: What do you think seasons end, what's Dennis's number is 587 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 1: gonna look like? I think that he probably I don't know. 588 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 1: I think he's probably gonna average about five catches a game, 589 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: so I think he's probably gonna have like fifty catches 590 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 1: and probably around six hundreds some receiving yards and probably 591 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 1: like six touchdowns because that's where he's most valuable, is 592 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: in the end zone and on third downs over the 593 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 1: middle of the field. So five catches per game, that's 594 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: eighty catches. Quick math here sit around So give or 595 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: take to some? Well, he'll have five, I don't have 596 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: some will have to. I was gonna give him sixty 597 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:36,280 Speaker 1: catches for six hundred and fifty yards and six touchdowns. 598 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 1: I'm going do you just take my number? I said 599 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: six touchdowns and around six hundred yards. So you just changed, 600 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: all right, I said around six hundred yards. So basically 601 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 1: you just copied exactly what I just said. Give the touchdowns, 602 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: yes I did. We can go back pull the tape. 603 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 1: Did you say six? Yes? All right? Well then you're 604 00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:57,560 Speaker 1: smarter man that yeah, exactly. All right. So we've had 605 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: enough back and forth this podcast, but we have a 606 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: lot of cool stuff lined up in the coming weeks. 607 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: We have several players lined up to do interviews, and 608 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: then we also are just going to continue to break 609 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: down what happens with this team over the course of 610 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: the season. Really big game in Cleveland. I know people 611 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:14,720 Speaker 1: might not agree with that when you say big game 612 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: in Cleveland, but the Ravens need to start the season 613 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 1: strong already, want to know they need this win. There's 614 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: only sixteen of them. They're all big. They're all big, 615 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: so we'll have everything to break it down from that 616 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: game in Cleveland. There will be a podcast on that 617 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 1: coming out next Tuesday. Thank you very much for listening. 618 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: Make sure you rate, review, subscribe, share, and email us 619 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: at the Lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. We'll 620 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: talk to you next week.