1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Giants Huddle. Get him in a Huddle, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,479 Speaker 1: Get him in Huddle, Get him in New York Giants podcast. 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: I'm Brandon London and welcome to another edition of Giants 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: Huddle Podcast. Today's guest he's a rookie, but the boy 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: has been playing like a vet as of recently. We've 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: got wide receiver Darius Slayton here. But before we get 7 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: into talking with Darius and going one on one with him, 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: I want to remind Big Blue. I want to remind 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: you fans that the Giants Huddle podcast can be found 10 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: on all of your favorite podcast platforms. 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Much man, You're you're very like 21 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: you're a very quiet guy, but when you get out 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: on the field, your play speaks loudly, like have you 23 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: always been have you always been quiet? What's what's the 24 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: deal when it comes to that, Like your temperament. Yeah, 25 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: I've always been kind of a calm, calm guy just 26 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: in general. Um, you know, just pretty even kill all 27 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: the time. Never really too high, never really too low. Um, 28 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: not really that emotional so to speak. But um, you know, 29 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: football is probably the one thing, one avenue of life 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: where um, you know, my personality emotion, you know, it 31 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: brings you know, the inner passionate me. So and that's 32 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: different than what we're used to here when it comes 33 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: to giants, receivers, you know, I mean the rock stars, 34 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: you know, they're all you know, you go back. You 35 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: could just name a receiver after receiver who has made 36 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: plays here. They're they're kind of like rock stars. So 37 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: is it Has it been a huge adjustment for you 38 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: to get to know and get used to the New 39 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: York media and its fans. Um yeah, definitely, I mean 40 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: I no, I did there was this much media coverage. 41 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: You know, I wasn't expecting, you know, media every day 42 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: at practice after practice. UM, so it's kind of it's 43 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: almost but um, you know, starting to get used to 44 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: it over time. All right, let's talk about the team 45 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: first before we get into like kind of talking about 46 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: your personal goals and and self analyzation on on your 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: season you're having team wise, we're going into the second 48 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: game of the second half of the season. What some 49 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,920 Speaker 1: of the things you can tell us that coach Pat 50 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: Shermer has been talking to you guys about in the 51 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: team meeting rooms when you guys meet, Um, just doing 52 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: the little things right. You know, a lot of times, um, 53 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: you know the difference between winning and losing and games 54 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: just doing the small things, so like people handling their assignments, um, 55 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: you know, everybody being on the same page and just 56 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: trying to make sure that we know we crossed all 57 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: the teas dot all our eyes and when it comes 58 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: acrossing the tease and adding the eyes. Is that something 59 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: where you guys look at it and you look at 60 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: some of the games and you're like, man, we're one 61 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: step away, or man we're we're uh not completed incomplete 62 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: ball away? Or is it like how do you guys 63 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: feel when you go back and you've watched the tape 64 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: on some of these heartbreaking losses, um something. Most of 65 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: our losses, you know, been closed games. You know, when 66 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: you play at close games, there's obviously a few players 67 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: here and there that you know, if they go your way, 68 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: you probably have a you probably win, or have a 69 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: lot better chance to win the game. So you definitely 70 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: go back and look at those things, and you know, 71 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: kind of at the end of the day, it just 72 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: comes down to execution. Consistent execution. I mean, that's the NFL. 73 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: Consistent execution, that's what that's what makes pros be pros. 74 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: Uh last been at least talking about the team as 75 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: an overall what's like a model that that coach Shermer 76 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: has got. You got a model or slogan in terms 77 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: of finishing the season. Is there anything you guys are 78 00:03:54,480 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: using in terms of, like, you know, motivation or slogan. Um, 79 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: maybe just forget it attack was kind of one of 80 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: our was kind of one of his things, forget it attack, 81 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: just like you know, if something goes bad, he was, 82 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: you know, something goes good or bad, because the end 83 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: of the day, you can't live on one good play 84 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: for the whole game. And you also you definitely can't 85 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: live on one bad play, so just kind of you know, 86 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: forget it, attack, you know, And that's just kind of 87 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: like been like a little mantra of his. Um, we've 88 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: kind of adopted as a team, you know, as far 89 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: as just you know, clear your mind, folks on next 90 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: play and be ready to go. And that's been helping 91 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: you as a rookie, you know, forget things and in 92 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 1: terms of like a bad play and attack the next play. Definitely. 93 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: All right, So let's go into the receiver locker room 94 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: because I'm a former receiver here, I I mean, I 95 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: love our receiver Sterling Shepherd, Uh, Golden Tate, Benny Fowler, 96 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: you you guys are really coming along making plays for 97 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones. Take us inside the receiver room. Who are 98 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: the leaders? Who are the jokers? Like, what's it like 99 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: being in a New York Giant receiver room right now? Um? 100 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: It's pretty crazy. You know. We've got a lot of 101 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: personalities in there, Like you said, yes you do, you know, 102 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: goat and Sterling is a huge personality. Russell Shepherds a 103 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 1: massive personality. Um, you know, but you have required guys, know, 104 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: meet Cody Latimer. Um, you know, CC kind of more 105 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: of the acquieter guys in the room. But um, you know, 106 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: we all get along really well, and um, you know, 107 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: I feel like we'll play well, you know, once we 108 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: all get on the field the same time. And when 109 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: you guys you get into the meeting rooms, you get 110 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: it and you're watching tape together. What are some of 111 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: the things you guys are saying to yourselves in terms of, Hey, 112 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: we're doing this really well, and what are some of 113 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: the things you're saying to yourself when it comes to 114 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: a we gotta be better as a receivering corps doing X, 115 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: Y or z. Um. You know, for the most of 116 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: our receivers, you know, I think we're we're hard on 117 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: ourselves and immentually want about getting open and then two 118 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: months you're open catching the ball, you know, because at 119 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: the end of the day, wide receivers for a reason. So, um, 120 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: you know, I think we do a good job of 121 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: holding each other accountable of those types of things, and um, 122 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: you know, ultimately, and also you know, making sure we're 123 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: on point in the run game, you know, because oftentimes 124 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: in order to spring a long run, it's gonna take 125 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: perimeter blocking. So um, you know, I think we do 126 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: a good job of managing that within the room. And 127 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: when you talk about perimeter blocking, my rookie year, I 128 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: was here with Plexico, Burris and the Monti Tumor two 129 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 1: are the best perimeter blocking wide receivers that I've been 130 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: blessed to have played played with. And I remember Plexico 131 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: used to always get upset with guys if they missed 132 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: a block and practice they missed the blocking game because 133 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: he and the Monty would pride themselves and blocking, and 134 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: so they wanted all the other receivers to block as well. 135 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: And this may be a boring question to you, guys, 136 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: Big Blue, because I know you know you think of receivers, 137 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: you want the flashiness, the downfield catches. But who's the 138 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: best blocker in that room as a receiver? Best blocker 139 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: probably probably been here, Cody Um. They're also two of 140 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: the biggest in the room. Helps a little bit, but 141 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: probably one of them too. They're both they both do 142 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: a good job. Who leaves the room and knockdowns? Oh knockdown, 143 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: y'all record that it's a lot harder to get him. 144 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: You know, these new rules, you know, kind of with 145 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: the blind sideblocks and stuff like that, it's a lot 146 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: harder to get him, but probably probably Benny. Benny, okay, 147 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: Benny Fowler. I see, hey, it's Benny Fowler. Ever got 148 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: You know he has the loose sleeves on his jersey. 149 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: Is he be tightening him nut up a little bit? Yeah? 150 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: It was. And he was like, I want to I'm 151 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: gonna go with the loose leaves. I was like, you know, 152 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: I feel like that was one thing that was like 153 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: an Eli Manning thing and like nobody else, no one else, 154 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: you know, maybe Darryl Green as well. Yeah, you know, 155 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: like Eli still had the long sleeves and it was 156 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: cool like that was his thing. But you know, I 157 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: feel like it was just a him thing. You know. 158 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: At least that was my two sins to Benny. Obviously 159 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: he didn't listen to me, but um, you know, he 160 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: wanted to go with it. If there are anyone around, 161 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: uh in Jersey, New York to try try state area 162 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: that can him, uh, Benny Fowler's shoulder jersey over his 163 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: shoulder pads, go look at it. Tell me what you think, 164 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'll pay that cost to get those him. 165 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: Let's talk about Daniel Jones. I mean, you guys, come 166 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: in together. You guys got that dynamic in between in 167 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: terms of rookie quarterback, rookie wide receiver. When did you 168 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: feel like, what moment did you get did you feel like, hey, 169 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: me and this guy were clicking. Um. I was actually 170 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: just telling somebody the other literally yesterday about like when 171 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: we first came in for rookie minicamp and it was 172 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: just us rookies out there, and I remember we did 173 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: we're doing one on ones and I ran to go 174 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: and I just remember, you know, I'm launching it and 175 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: it was just you know, right in my hands, caught 176 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 1: and stride for me. From that point, for I was like, 177 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: ask my guy, you know, if you can, if you 178 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: can drop a long ball on me like that, being 179 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: a speed guy, you know that that's all. That's all 180 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: I need, you know. So, um, you know, I felt 181 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: like since the first day's been here, you know, he's 182 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: he's had of himself tremendously and you know obviously it's 183 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: paid off on him. Take me into a huddle, Take 184 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: me into one of the huddles on a moment where 185 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: you guys, are you need this drive or you need 186 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: to make a play. What's his temperament like what's what's 187 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: give us to Daniel Jones that we don't get to see. Um, 188 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: you know, I think Dan's a really he were similar 189 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: in the sense of like off the field, it's like 190 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: not a whole lot of you know, you know, but 191 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: but in the in the moment, in the heat of 192 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 1: the game. I mean, he's definitely can be intense. You know, 193 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: there's you know, there's times where you know, we knew 194 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: we need to drive and go score, we need to 195 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: go drive and get a field goal wherever, and you know, 196 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: and he'll you know, he'll get in the huddle, you know, 197 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: come on, guys, let's go, guys, come on, let's go 198 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: go put the ball and the ends on right here, 199 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: you know, those kind of things, and um, you know, 200 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: I think I think you know that it comes out 201 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: of him in that competitive environment, all right. Yeah, And 202 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: I mean this guy, he's come onto the scene. He's 203 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: been looking great. I mean, he trademark Danny Dimes, even 204 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: though I know he really didn't like that name. At 205 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: What does he said about that nickname? Uh, he hasn't 206 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: really talked much about. Russell Sheppard wasn't a fan of it. 207 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: He felt like we should try to get another hashtag going. 208 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: But you know it's you know it's it's stuck now 209 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: right now, Giants Huddle Podcast, Darius Slayton, you have the 210 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: chance right now to get a new hashtag going for 211 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:26,199 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones. I'm putting you on the spot. Pressure. It's 212 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: the NFL. You're always feeling some sort of pressure. Give 213 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: us the new hashtag for Daniel Jones. And I just 214 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: had to talk along to give you a little bit 215 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: of time to think of something. Um. I mean we 216 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: call him DJ, I feel DJ, I know DJ DJ 217 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: Khalid oh Man, that's tough. I'll give you to the 218 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: end of the show. Yeah, alright, last minute before we 219 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: get into talking about you and your success and your growth, 220 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: let's talk about two sticks. Because you're you said earlier 221 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: you didn't expect the New York media and the fans 222 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: and the interviews and all to be like it is 223 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,559 Speaker 1: to six and Sae Kwon Barkley is who we're talking about, 224 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: has come in and he's doing Chunky suit commercials, Nike commercials. 225 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,959 Speaker 1: He wow at the same time taking care of business 226 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: on the field. What kind of things do you see 227 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: in him in terms of his on the field work, 228 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: ethic and his off the field branding, marketing, and the 229 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: way he handles himself as a professional. Yeah. Um, honestly, 230 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: I don't know how he does it. Um, when we 231 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: first came in kind of in the summer, even, I mean, 232 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: it seemed like every day I looked up and he 233 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: was filming something, he was somewhere, and I mean, I 234 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know how i'd be able to 235 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: manage it if I was him, you know, just having 236 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: always you know, be doing stuff like that. But I mean, 237 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: he does a great job of managing it. It doesn't 238 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: seem to never distract him, Um, the game, it doesn't 239 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: seem never tracking from practice, He never misses anything. So um, 240 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: you know, obviously whatever he's doing works. You know, he's 241 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 1: still a great player on the field. Um, you know, obviously, 242 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: you know, I'm sure I'm sure he wished he probably 243 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: you know, had a you know, a more up to 244 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: this point. You know, I'm sure he wishes he you know, 245 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: had some more exposed to games or whatever. But UM, 246 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: I think that definitely just comes from you know, us 247 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: as a whole, you know, helping him. You know, we 248 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: got block on the primary block up front, and um, 249 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: you know, because we know he's a special player. What's 250 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 1: he like as a leader? Um, I think he's a 251 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: good leader. I mean he's definitely he's not He's not, um, 252 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: not a super br ruck guy kind of unless he 253 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: needs to be. You know, if the energy is down, 254 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: if your energy isn't right, you know, he'll try to 255 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: get us going. Um. Obviously in games, you know, he'll 256 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: make a crazy play and that'll get us going. So UM, 257 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: you know, I think he does a good job as 258 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: a leader. All Right. We've talked about the offense. We've 259 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: talked about the receivers, We've talked about Daniel Jones, We've 260 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 1: talked about se Kwon Barkley. Now it's time to shift 261 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: the focused on you. And I want to apologize because 262 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: when I was coming in here during training camp, you know, 263 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: I was coming in like once a week, you know, 264 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: two times a week, doing stuff with the fans, and 265 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: I was excited to see Darius Slayton. I'm like, I 266 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: want to see Darius slaying. I want to see what 267 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: he looks like on in the offense. Hamstring injury kind 268 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: of plagued you throughout training camp and you weren't able 269 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: to really practice, and you know, I'm a man where 270 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: I can say I can look at you in your 271 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: eyes and say I apologize because I was like, man, 272 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: I want this guy out there. I want this guy 273 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: to get out there. And I'm sure there's a lot 274 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: of New York media and fans who felt the same way. 275 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: But since you have stepped on this scene, you have 276 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: been bawling. So when you're in those training camp moments, 277 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: when you're off to the side getting rehab and not 278 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: being able to practice, did you think in your head 279 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: that you would have five touchdowns and you would be 280 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: the explosive receiver that you are right now at this point. 281 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: Be honest with um. At the time, no, because you know, 282 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: I was just trying to get healthy, and UM, you know, 283 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: I hate I hate missing time, I hate being off 284 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: the field. And you know, obviously that's kind of like 285 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: the first impression. You know that first training camp be 286 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: a rookie year, and I you know, in the back 287 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: of my mind, I knew that, and UM, you know, 288 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: the last thing you want to do is to get 289 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: a reputation as a guy you know who doesn't you know, 290 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: maybe doesn't want to play, or you know, it's just 291 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: trying to you know, ride the pond, so to speak. Um, 292 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, so I definitely, you know, it's just kind 293 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: of upset myself at the time, so the situation, but um, 294 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: you know, I definitely was working every day trying to 295 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: get back as quick as possible. You know, fast forward too, 296 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: when you took the field your first game, What were 297 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: your emotions like, what were you feeling like? Take us 298 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 1: through the routine. Take us through when you woke up 299 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: that morning, You're like, you know, this is gonna be 300 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: my first NFL game. Take us from everything. Who'd you call? 301 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: What music did you play? You know, what? What dances 302 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: were you doing to get yourself of pump? Just take 303 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: us through that day. Um, I mean it was Tampa. 304 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: I woke up in the hotel. Um, you know, I 305 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: talked to one of my friends plays for Tampa or 306 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: actually two of my college teammates played for Tampa deep 307 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: corner at that so one of them starts, so, um, 308 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: you know I talked to the other one. He was 309 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: at the time, he was injured. He didn't play, but 310 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: I talked to him the day before, you know whatever, 311 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: just you know, what's up, you know, and just kind 312 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: of the day of the game, you know, I just 313 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: didn't know what to expect. You know, I wasn't. I 314 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: wasn't even sure you know, if I was going to 315 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: be active. You know those kind of last minute things. 316 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: Really Yeah, there's people up and down, and as I've 317 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: come to learn, you know, on game day, you know 318 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: there's you know kind of sometimes last minute this guy 319 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: gets hurt or doesn't whatever. So um, but you practice 320 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: all week. Yeah, but you know I was still kind 321 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: of coming off the leg. You know, they were they 322 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: still I mean, you know, we were still wasn't so 323 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: you know, I was hoping I would play a lot 324 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: or play at any but you know, it wasn't really sure. 325 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: But you know, obviously you know, got a chance to 326 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: be after that game, and you know, played played a 327 00:15:58,520 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: lot of played a lot of snaps of the game. 328 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: When you when they pile the fireworks and stuff went 329 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: off and you took the field. What was going through 330 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: your head? Then I saw that I saw it in 331 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: your eyes when the ladies and just a big blue 332 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: when he went it was something in his eyes and 333 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: he smiled. So I want to hear this story, Um, 334 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: just like surreal honestly, because you know, you dream of 335 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: of playing I have a dream of playing in the 336 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: NFL since like as far as back as I can remember. 337 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: And so to be running out on the field, um, 338 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: you know about to play my first in game. You 339 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: know it was it was just dream like you know. Um, 340 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: so it was. It was a special moment. And then 341 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: I want to go to that deep post. Is that 342 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: deep post you call? I think you got us down 343 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: to what the four y'all? I mean, gott take us 344 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: Take us through that play because Daniel Jones was was 345 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: was mobile and he was accurate on the throw. Take 346 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: us through that play? Was I mean, was it a 347 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: broken play? Was it called? Like what what happened? No? 348 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: It was a call play. You know, Uma, you don't Yeah, yeah, 349 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 1: I had a post and after I didn't know that 350 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: he you know, was running the other way got hit through. 351 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: I thought the boy, the ball looked as well as 352 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: it was thrown. I thought, you understand in the pocket, 353 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,959 Speaker 1: you know, chilling through a good ball and um, you know, 354 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: after the game, I obviously saw the video of the 355 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: clip and I was like, man, this guy is different. 356 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: Like it's a lot of quarterbacks you know, see hits 357 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: coming and you know the balls off. I mean he 358 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: threw a dime. Um you know, so, yeah, that was 359 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 1: that was really impressive to me in general. But I've 360 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: heard a lot of people like, oh, you gotta get 361 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: an the en zone right there. Honestly, I was like, 362 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: a wide open. This is my first NFL game. I'm 363 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: not dropping the ball. I was like, I was like, 364 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: this ball is not getting dropped. That's all singing in 365 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 1: my head was don't drop the ball. So I caught it, 366 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 1: secured it. I was like, great, made to play, Let's go. 367 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 1: And then from there, I think your confidence probably just 368 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: grew from there and you knew, hey, I can play 369 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 1: in this league. So let's go to the Minnesota game. 370 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: Because Xavier Rhodes's one of those corners to where when 371 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 1: you're working out in the summertime, you're like, yo, I 372 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: get to go up against Xavier Rhodes. I get to 373 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,160 Speaker 1: go up against the Josh Norman. That's the sort of thing. 374 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,880 Speaker 1: You made him look average that day, you made him 375 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: look really average. So was it that moment when you 376 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: scored that touchdown? What was going through your head then? 377 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: Is that that moment where I've officially arrived New York? 378 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:32,360 Speaker 1: What's up slating in the building? Um? It was definitely 379 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: like it was definitely like a like, I can do 380 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: this moment for sure? For sure. I mean because he's 381 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: a really good player, like you said, and you know 382 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: I was able to beat him on a route deep 383 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 1: and and you know obviously Dan threw another good balls 384 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 1: reach out and grab it, and it was it was 385 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: for sure, just I can do this moment. I'm going 386 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: forward for the rest of the season. What do you 387 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 1: want to see from yourself? Well, let's go, let's what 388 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: do you want to see from the team? First? You know, 389 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: team first round here? And in what kind of goals 390 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: and standards are you putting on yourself as well to 391 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: finish out this twenty nine to NFL season. Um, I 392 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: think it's a team. I think it just the ultimately 393 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: goes to win. So to go, we got six games 394 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: left to go, six and oh d just left back 395 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: half of the season. You know, I feel like that's 396 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: our biggest team goal, number one goal. I love to win. 397 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: I want to I want to win every time I 398 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: go out through on the field. So I'm gonna be 399 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 1: fighting hard to win. And um, you know, I know 400 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,360 Speaker 1: my teammates will do the same. What about yourself though? Um? 401 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: For myself. I just wanna I just want to continue 402 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: to make place in the ball comes my way, you know. Um, 403 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: you know with Sterling back now, we got Sterling, me, 404 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: I Golden, myself, Bennie Fowler, Um, you know, Cody Latimer. 405 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: We got a lot of guys that could get the ball. So, 406 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: you know, at the end of the day, for me, 407 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: you know, I don't I'm not I'm not looking. I'm 408 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,239 Speaker 1: not you know, like I need ten catches again, you know, 409 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 1: I mean I'm good. You know if I get the 410 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: ball three or four times and have a chance to 411 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: make a play, you know, at the end of the day, Um, 412 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: I feel like that's all I can ask for, you know. 413 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: All right, So let's have some fun right now. Man, 414 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: because you've been in New York for about six eight 415 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: months now, you've been around. You got a chance to 416 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,199 Speaker 1: go into the city. I imagine you guys went to 417 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: a Yankee game. It was a Yankee Mets game. You 418 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:18,199 Speaker 1: guys went to Oh man, you don't need I didn't go. 419 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: It was a Yankees game. It was I wasn't there. 420 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: You weren't there, alright, alright, So since you've been here, 421 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 1: I know you're from Georgia and your Falcons guy and uh, 422 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 1: probably a Braves guy. But I'm I'm I'm gonna give 423 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: you these questions really fast, and I need fast response. 424 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: Yankees or Mets. Yankees, Oh say what your chest though, 425 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 1: because there's some mess fans out there. They may come 426 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: up to you on the street. I'm letting you know 427 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: right now. It's New York. They're crazy out there. I'm 428 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: gonna go Yankees just because they're the big I guess 429 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: you know, they got a lot of great baseball players, 430 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: So I go Yankees. Okay, Nicks or Nets Nicks? Oh, 431 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: even with Kyrie and Katie Trade. Yeah, I mean, I 432 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: feel like it's easy to say the Nets now. But 433 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: like I was a huge Karmarlo Anthony. I'm a Chicago 434 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: Bulls fan basketball, but like when Carmelo, I was a 435 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: huge Karmrado Anthony fan when he was playing, and so 436 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,159 Speaker 1: you know, and the Nixture story franchise, so you know, 437 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: and I hope R. J. Barrett does well all right, 438 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: Rangers or Islanders. I don't know anything about hockey really, yeah, 439 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, Big Blue. Someone has to take this 440 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:30,959 Speaker 1: guy to a Rangers games. Hockey in Georgia have been 441 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: going for six years? Have they been for five years? 442 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: I guess I'm not a hockey guy either, but I've 443 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: been to a Rangers game. Man, that was a lot 444 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: of fun. So Big Blue out there if anyone wants 445 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: to volunteer their services or tickets to take Darius Slayton 446 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: to Rangers and or Islanders game, Let's get this guy 447 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: on the ice. It's a fast paced game, man, it's 448 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: it's it's a it's quality sports when you go to 449 00:21:56,480 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: a hockey game or Red Bulls or n y FC football. 450 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: Oh oh man, I don't know. You're not a soccer 451 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: guy like World Cup? Oh my god? Other than that. Now, 452 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: we just got a soccer team, Atlanta just got a 453 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: soccer and they're good. They are and the games I've 454 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: heard are wonderful. But it's been two years, Big Blue. 455 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: I hate to impose again, but can someone take this 456 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,400 Speaker 1: guy to one of the soccer team franchises? Like, get him, 457 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: give them something? All right? Favorite New York musician artist rapper, 458 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: uh boy, probably jay Z jay Z. Yeah, alright, man, 459 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,919 Speaker 1: do you know any give me an old school jay 460 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: Z song? Oh? Man, not not that big of a 461 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: jas man. You're making me feel old here, man, I 462 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: can't jay Z song artists come out of Atlanta. You're 463 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: in You're in New Jersey, New York now, and they 464 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: come here. I guess I gotta, I gotta. I guess 465 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: I gotta educate myself on New York rappers and New 466 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: Jersey rappers. I'll get back to you on that, all right, 467 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: All right. Have you been able to go to a 468 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: Broadway play with like, what's something you like to do 469 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 1: in the city. Yeah, actually we went to um see 470 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 1: The Lion King on Broadway. Yeah, that was actually, um 471 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: shockingly like great experience. Why so, I don't know, I 472 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: just I mean, you hear about Broadway and you know 473 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: all that type of stuff, but like you know, players 474 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: are kind of you know, there's movies and stuff now 475 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,199 Speaker 1: you know, Netflix and all kind of stuff. So but 476 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: it was like just the I was surprised, and I 477 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: guess I shouldn't have been because it's Broadway. But like 478 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: the level of the talent level, like the singing and 479 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: the everything about the production was just it was really 480 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: well done. The artist street, Yeah, you respect art, you 481 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 1: respect like people who worked their tails off that who 482 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:53,239 Speaker 1: put together or to entertain you, And so what are 483 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: some like what does Darius Slayton like to do when 484 00:23:55,800 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: he leaves Quest Diagnostics? Who go home? Pick up the sticks, 485 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 1: play the game, play video games. That's such a rookie move. 486 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: That is such a rookie move. My my rookie year. 487 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 1: Me and Steve Smith who used to play the Steve 488 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: Smith that went to USC. He was the second round 489 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,959 Speaker 1: draft pick here. The first thing met him, Aaron Ross, 490 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: Mike Johnson, uh a mob Bradshaw, that rookie class. The 491 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: first thing we would do when we would leave here 492 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: was go to Aaron Ross's basement and play video games 493 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 1: all day. And everyone gets in their cars to go home, 494 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 1: go back to practice the next day, go back to 495 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 1: Aaron Ross's house. That's just well, I mean, these days 496 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: you got the internet, so you just play with your 497 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: buddies online. So why do you have to say it 498 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: like that? What do you mean? What do you mean? 499 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: I mean two thousand seven we had internet and two 500 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 1: thousand but the game lagged from time to time. It's 501 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: a little far back, but we but you know, hey, 502 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,479 Speaker 1: wifile is pretty new. Then your generation likes to just 503 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 1: sit in your house and use the internet. To connect. 504 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: We used to sit around on the hang out together. 505 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: I didn't have a choice. Sorry, are you a Fortnite guy? 506 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: Like with video games? You play because I can guarantee 507 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: you big Blue Giants fans will hit you up to 508 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: play mad in Fortnite. They did it all the time 509 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 1: with Snacks Harrison when he was here. I'm not a 510 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: big Fortnite guy. Comes the battle Royale's more Apex, pub 511 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: g Um play Madden two, k Um, got Gears of Wars, 512 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: my first Gears of War game, got Gears of War five. 513 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 1: I played a lot of stuff. Fia, no, no, FIFA. 514 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: Not a soccer guy. I don't like Soccer's too hard 515 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 1: to get the ball. Like in football, you get a possession, 516 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: like give me the ball, let me have my possession. 517 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: What do you mean? I don't like having to like 518 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: give me my possession. I gave you had your possession 519 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 1: to score my goal, all right, now give me give 520 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:48,479 Speaker 1: me I don't want to have to keep so you 521 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: or participation possession? Yeah no, no generation do you you 522 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: want the ball because it says it's your turn to 523 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 1: have the ball. When you're scoring soccer, the team automatically 524 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 1: gets the next team automatically gets the game. No you don't. 525 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,919 Speaker 1: It's I equate a touchdown to a goal in soccer. 526 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: No no, no, no, no no. If you scored three goals, 527 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: that's three touches of twin one points. But it's but 528 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: it's it's just completely different. All right, man, all right, 529 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,679 Speaker 1: I see there's this whole gender gap thing going on 530 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: right now. I found gray hair and my beard the 531 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: other day, and you're talking about we didn't have internet 532 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: back in my day. So we can go ahead and 533 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,879 Speaker 1: in this, but give a shout out to uh, to 534 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: Big Blue, the Giants fans, man, I do the tailgates 535 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,479 Speaker 1: before the games. One name that keeps continuously comes up 536 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: in terms of someone who they want to see continue 537 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 1: to do well is Darius Slayton. So you get a 538 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,639 Speaker 1: lot of love from Big Blue. So if you can 539 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:47,239 Speaker 1: give them a shout out right now, tell them how 540 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: you feel. Yeah, man, I appreciate all the Giants fans, 541 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: you know, since you know I've been here I started 542 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: playing um, you know, particularly they just showed a lot 543 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: of love, you know, whether it be social media or 544 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 1: I've been out and about and ran in. I went 545 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: back to Auburn last week and no exaggeration. I was 546 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: an Auburn. I ran probably ten or fifteen people from 547 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,439 Speaker 1: New York. Wow, Like, hey, I'm from New York, can 548 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 1: from Jersey. You know, I'm a big Giants fan and 549 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: this is really cool, you know, to be able to 550 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: see people meet people like that. So um, you know, 551 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: if I've ever met you, or you've ever reached out 552 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: in any way in a positive man, you know, I 553 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: just want you don't appreciate it. Hey did they show 554 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 1: love out here? Man? They absolutely showed love so big 555 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: blue I want you. Oh, before we get off social 556 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: media handles, where can they find you? Because I know 557 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: you're active on Twitter. Yeah, I'm a decent Twitter. I 558 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:36,360 Speaker 1: thought Twitter was for us old guys when you on Twitter? Yeah, 559 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: I think my twitter's young slave underscore too. I believe 560 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: you were one of those guys with an underscore. Why 561 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:43,719 Speaker 1: do you need to have an underscore in your name? 562 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: He's still got it. That's back when it was first. 563 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: You know, underscores used to be cool, back back back 564 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: when the Internet which came out, Like okay, back in 565 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: the day, underscores were cool. Alright, so it is. Let 566 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: me let me get this one for you. It's young 567 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: underscore slave too, got sixteen K file. It was only 568 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: following five and fifty eight people. Yeah, I followed mostly 569 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,880 Speaker 1: people I know and other athletes. You don't follow me, bro, 570 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: you don't follow me. I do follow you know. You 571 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: know I do follow you because I had to tweet 572 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: the whole Panini Trading card Panini Blitz Trading card of course, 573 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: because you don't follow me. So I mean clearly we're 574 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: not friends. I'll make sure thank you, to follow you, 575 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,400 Speaker 1: to thank you, thank you, and we're gonna I'm gonna 576 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 1: check up on that to Big Blue to see if 577 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 1: he's a man of this world. But we want to 578 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: thank Darius Slayton for joining us today, and we want 579 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: to thank all the Big Blue Giants Nation out there 580 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: for listening to the Giants Huddle podcast. You know what 581 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: can be found on Giants dot Com and the Giants 582 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: Mobile app and all of your favorite podcasts streaming platforms, 583 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: along with the rest of the Giants podcast and the networks. 584 00:28:51,560 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: And make sure you check out Giants First Intent, Giants 585 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 1: Excess Blue, all of the content that we have coming 586 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: out for you all. Look the second half of the 587 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 1: Sea and we're looking to you know win games rally 588 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: the fan base, so we thank you all for your support. 589 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for being with us. Darius Slayton, I guess 590 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: we're out of here, man, Sir. Appreciate you guys having 591 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 1: me all right. We'll see you guys next time.