1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official JETZ Podcast powered 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: by Amazon Web Services. Ethan Greenberg Eric Allen here in 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: the bed MGM studio. Today's episode, we have Pierre Desire 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: in the house, who's one of the more unique stories 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: of the NFL when you look at his track and 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: I know e A mentioned that to him in the interview, 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: And Pierre Desire is just a good dude. I mean 8 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: we've only met him virtually, but yeah, we haven't got 9 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: him technically met him in person. He seems like a 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: lovely dude down to earth. Like you said, his journey, 11 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: his trek to the New York Jets is really something. Uh, 12 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: we only had an opportunity to speak to him, maybe 13 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: like tent swelve minutes, but uh, what is very impressive 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 1: about him and many young guys in the National Football League. 15 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: It doesn't receive a lot of headlines, but he has 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: taken his platform and went out and helped the various 17 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: communities that he has somehow touched throughout his life. So 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: you gotta give him a lot of problems. Actually, right 19 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: around the time he was released, he donated twenty thousand 20 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: meals to St. Louis And I think that Pierre does here. 21 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: One of the more unique things about him. You read 22 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: all the articles online about what he's done in the 23 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: community and of course what he's done on the field, 24 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: but he's a Broadway lover. And that was one of 25 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: the things he said to me when after he signed. 26 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: He said, Look, is that one of the perks is 27 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: that I'm really close to Broadway. But I don't know 28 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: if I'm gonna be able to see a show because 29 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: obviously Broadway is shut down right now. I didn't realize 30 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: it until you just told me a moment ago that 31 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: Broadway still is shut down. Yes, I knew it when 32 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: the pandemic really struck this country in March and everything 33 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: basically closed his doors, that Broadway was shut down. But 34 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: now that we're back here in the office, sometimes I forget, 35 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: because we're so football focused that the pandemic is still 36 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: impacting other entertainment venues like Broadway, and that is such, 37 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: um such a signature New York thing for people to 38 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: do is to participate and go out in the nightlife 39 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: and and watch the tremendous entertainment way half here. So, unfortunately, 40 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: Pierre is gonna have to wait a little bit while 41 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: a while longer and hopefully we get uh vaccine really soon. 42 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: I drove through Times Square earlier in the pandemic and 43 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: you could hear a pin drop. It was extremely weird. Wow, 44 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: especially for a guy grew up in Manhattan. I I 45 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 1: gotta imagine that's well, yeah, it's it's like something you 46 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: couldn't really imagine it almost. It's kind of like out 47 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: of a movie, Like, like, what what's the movie? I'm thinking, 48 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: I am legend. I mean, that's yeah exactly. I'm not 49 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: comparing the plots. I did like I am legend because 50 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: Will Smith did have his dog still, you know, yeah, 51 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: yeah he is big dog, his dog. You know, something 52 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: about it pulled me in. All right, Well, let's hear 53 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: from Year Desire about a number of things that include Broadway, 54 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: his time on the field, his time with the Colts, 55 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: and really just his entire path to the NFL. Now 56 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: joined by Jets cornerback Pierre de Zer. Pierre, thanks a 57 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: lot for joining us here on the Official Jets Podcast. 58 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, man. Thank you for having so in 59 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: our prior conversations throughout the virtual offseason. I've still yet 60 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: to meet you in person. Same with e A. But 61 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: We've talked a lot about Broadway and your love of Broadway, 62 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: so I know you must be extremely happy or were 63 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: extremely happy when Hamilton's dropped on Disney Plus. Absolutely. I've 64 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: seen it about I've seen it in person three times. 65 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: See you know Disney Plus about probably about ten times. 66 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: So I was very excited to see you on that 67 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 1: it was on TV. What did you like so much 68 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: about Hamilton's. I like that it was like the incorporated 69 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: hip hop. Um. I just I just like how they 70 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: told the story. Um. And you know, theater has always 71 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: been a love of mine. This seeing that come hip 72 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: hop and theater come together, it's just it was a 73 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: beautiful thing. Where did your love of theater start? And well, 74 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: how old were you? I would say my love of 75 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: theaters started in middle school, so I was probably twelve 76 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,840 Speaker 1: years old. Um. I was in a couple of drama classes. 77 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: And I just like it the way that you're you 78 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: were able to express yourself and you could be you know, 79 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: be a different person or you can like just do 80 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: all these type of things. And I just always had 81 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: a love of that. Once too many plays and uh 82 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: in school never got involved a little chicken, but I 83 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: always appreciate it. So so you never acted, I've never acted. 84 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: I always wanted to. I always wanted to. You know, 85 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: maybe that's something i'll venture. Uh, you know after my career. 86 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: Who are actors out there that you really enjoy? You 87 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: talked about watching Hamilton's but whether it's on Broadway or 88 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: the big screen and the movies. Who were guys that 89 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: you like watching? Uh number one, I mean no order, 90 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: but you know Chadlick Bozeman, Uh, you know, definitely he 91 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: had a lot of range. Um, Denzel Washington someone that 92 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: I looked up to was a great actor when I 93 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: was younger. Um, I mean Will Smith and he Will 94 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: Smith Mooney. I just go see, um, let's see. Um, yeah, 95 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: there's this. I mean, there's so many great actors out there, 96 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: and I just tried to, uh you know, just to 97 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: see how they they change from you know, character character. 98 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: Samuel Jackson plays everything, um, you know, but most of 99 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: the time he plays very bad. But you know he 100 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: had a lot of rank as well. Um. So yeah, 101 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: there's this many different actors that I look at. Um. 102 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: I just always appreciate how well they can really reach 103 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: out to the always Pierre, did you know that fellow 104 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 1: cornerback Bless Austin wants to be an actor after his 105 00:05:54,760 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: football career. No, no, we haven't had a time to 106 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: really go out and you know, adventure out to you know, 107 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: go see a player. So I mean once everything you know, 108 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: started down, but we could do that. Definitely hit up 109 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: the less that we can go through one. Are you 110 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: a cut the cord guy or or do you have 111 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: cable at home? And what are you into watch now? Well, 112 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: I'm into watching now whatever Netflix says that their top ten. 113 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: I'll try to watch whatever Netflix says. Um. You know, 114 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: you know Game of Thrones is over with um and 115 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: uh so it's not really you know that was like 116 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: my beanies watch the show? Um, you know I actually 117 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: started picking up raising at me and I was like, 118 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: you know, might as well was I'm billion seasons? Might 119 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: a world start watching that show? So I'm all little 120 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: place Pierre. I asked bless Austin this question and it 121 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: involves him in acting. So I want to ask you 122 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: the same thing I said to Bless If you could 123 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: choose any actor to play yourself in a movie, who 124 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: would you choose? He said he would choose Michael B. 125 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: Jordan's So if somebody were to play Pierre to Zier 126 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: in a movie, who would you choose to play Pierre 127 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: des Here? Oh? Man, Well, if it was like a 128 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: bottle pick, I would have to start out like that. 129 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: You know, A young is me and my youth and 130 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: you just album when I'm a little bit older. Um, 131 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit Denzel when I get I would 132 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: like forties ish. So I mean I have a have 133 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: the list of guys that would play me because I 134 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: go out through my throughout my life back, I kind 135 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: of actually have fo Yeah, Mike could be Jordan definitely. Uh, 136 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: you know right now in my age, Hey, let's trace 137 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: you back all the way to your childhood in Haiti. 138 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: Do you how much do you remember that growing up 139 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: because you were there until about four, right, do you 140 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: remember anything a little bit when you were a little guy? No, 141 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: just very little, you know, just the stories and you know, 142 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: I get a lot of it from the pictures that 143 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: are seen. Um um, just you know when that when 144 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: that happened. When I'm moving from Haiti into America, so 145 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: I mean into the stage. So I was just trying 146 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: to really everything happened so fast, you know, and trying 147 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: to pick up a new language, So it's kind of 148 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: all kind of gets bottled up when I moved up there. 149 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: But you know, my parents tell me stories all the time, 150 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: and you know that definitely helps, um filling the gap. Peter, 151 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: do you speak any French Creole? I speak a little bit. 152 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: I speak a little. I know I speak enough to 153 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: know someone's talking about about me. Um, so that definitely helps. Uh. 154 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: And you know my mom, she tries her. She tries 155 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 1: her best because she when you call her, you have 156 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: to speak Trench to her first and foremost sou she 157 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: she definitely gets us back on that trying to get 158 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,319 Speaker 1: back into Creole speaking. How much have you had the 159 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to go back? Uh? You know, unfortunately I was 160 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 1: I was supposed to go back in March. I mean 161 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: to go in March because of the situation. Um, but uh, 162 00:08:54,320 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 1: you know, and in college around two thousand two, thou know, 163 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: I was gonna go back, and then the earthquake happened. 164 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm looking forward to go back. UM. 165 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: I have so much family, their cousins, unts, grandparents still 166 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: live in Haiti Um and so I'm just very excited 167 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 1: to get opportunity to go there and visgin Piter. Can 168 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: you talk a little bit about earlier this offseason you 169 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: donated twenty tho meals to the St. Louis Food Bank. 170 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: Just you're really good dude. And for Jets fans that 171 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: don't know that you are a good dude, I think 172 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna think this is a great story. So can 173 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: you just explain where your love of giving back to 174 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: the community comes from and how you try to give 175 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: back in many different ways. You know, my parents have 176 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: always U still the lait that you know if you 177 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: if you give back UM to someone who need, whether 178 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: it's your time, money, UM, that's going to help that 179 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 1: person is going to help the next person. So for me, 180 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 1: it's just what my my parents had taught me. And 181 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: being the positions I am, I think that it's my 182 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 1: duty to help others that are the need, and uh, 183 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: you know, I tried to do whatever I can and 184 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: try to reach out to those um they need, especially 185 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: during the pandemic. And I know how important to us 186 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 1: the kids um to go to school um and get 187 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: those meals. So I just try to do whatever I can, 188 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: reach out to whoever I need to and just try 189 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: to make a difference. You were the Colts Peyton Manning. Uh, 190 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: I'm sorry you were the Colts Walter Payton Man of 191 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: the Year. Can you talk about the programs you were 192 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: involved in in Indianapolis and now coming here, like you 193 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 1: mentioned in the midst of a pandemic, what are some 194 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: things that you're trying to establish here and maybe in 195 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: the Tri state area. Uh. Right now, I'm partnered with 196 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: an organization that working with in the past, con Sumarban 197 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: Speed and UH. We're actually setting up a shoe distribution 198 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 1: in U in October. And that organ is that the 199 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: organization is set out to help everyone who who do 200 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: not have SHOGUM try to give everyone an opportunity to 201 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,199 Speaker 1: have that luxury to have a pair of shoes. UM. 202 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: That's that's an organization Samerican speet. That's close in my heart. 203 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,680 Speaker 1: I've done it in uh An Indie, I've done it 204 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 1: in St. Louis UM, and I'm excited to have a 205 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: shoe distribution UH in the upcoming months. What did it 206 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: mean to you to have that honor bestowed upon you? 207 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: Walter Payton such a great football player, but he was 208 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: so instrumental and what he did in the community. You 209 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: know that warded for me when you know, I got nominated. 210 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: It made me realize how important it was. Um, you 211 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: know that community. I know a lot of times to 212 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: get locked up in you know, football, football, football, but 213 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: you know that being able to show the community that 214 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: we are there for them, um, even with our schedule, 215 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: and I think that's very important. And I was just 216 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: you know, very blessed, a nonant to be able to 217 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: be you know, nominated. But you know, it's always about 218 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: the community wanting to know even though we're always you know, 219 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 1: in our books and about football, that they didn't matter. Pierre, 220 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: we only have like three minutes with you. It's three 221 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: you got meetings at three thirty. We're speaking to you 222 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: before you go back to Indianapolis. So I'm just curious, 223 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: how do you want The other day you said there's 224 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: some type of way that you're feeling when you go 225 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: up against Indianapolis, even though that's yet to happen. But 226 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: how do you make sure that you don't let those 227 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: emotions overcome and almost take over you? Uh? You know, 228 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: for me, it's just making sure I know my job. 229 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 1: I know that there's gonna be guys on the sideline, 230 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: There's gonna you know, say some things at church, but 231 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,199 Speaker 1: not to really let that, you know, get to be 232 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: I know we had We're going in there and we're 233 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 1: going in there for a win, and that's my main focus, um, 234 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: And that's what I'm gonna be worried about the most, 235 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,719 Speaker 1: is doing my job and making sure I can help 236 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: the team. What can you say about your journey man? 237 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: You grew up in Heyiti, it came over here. You're 238 00:12:57,280 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: gotta be the only player in NFL history who went 239 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: to linden Wood and Washburn then drafted, of course in 240 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: the fourth round. And you've you've played on a number 241 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: of teams throughout your career. What can you say about 242 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: the Pierre Desier track that you have lived so far? Uh? 243 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: I never doubted myself. I would believe in what I 244 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 1: to do. I was kept faith and I had great 245 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: people that talk surrounded myself with that kept me motivated. 246 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: And I never took no for an answer. University head, 247 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: I just kept going, kept pushing, and I wasn't gonna 248 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: let anyone tell me. Um, I was gonna live out 249 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: my drenet. So I just kept going and persevered. Where's 250 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: that ball going? The first interception in Green and White? Uh? 251 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: You got that the other day. Where's that gonna be? Oh? Man, 252 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: that's that's Uh, that's that's gonna go in the man 253 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: cave with all the jerseys and stuff that I have, 254 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,719 Speaker 1: and um, you know I have the I have the 255 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 1: jersey from the game. So I'm gonna keep that and 256 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: put it in a special special place. All right, last 257 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: question for you. Describe linden Wood in a single word 258 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: or phrase. Uh, the best visit to school in the country. 259 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: All right, all right, that's great. That's how we wrap 260 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: up here. Pierre, thanks a lot for joining us. Thanks, 261 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: thank you. He are you a Broadway person? Um, I'm 262 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: not against Broadway. I haven't been to a show in 263 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: a long time, well a long time, okay. I think 264 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: the last show I saw was a musical and uh, 265 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: I can't even remember. I can't. I can't even remember 266 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 1: the name of it. I'm more of a play guy 267 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: the musical. Okay, that's fair. I I took theater in 268 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: high school because my options were theater or second science, 269 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: and I didn't want to do a second science. That's 270 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: what you told Pierre. Yeah, so yeah, it wasn't. It wasn't. 271 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: In the interview though, was before the interview. So I 272 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: took theater and as part of our homework, we have 273 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: to go see two Broadway shows every I think it 274 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: was a year or every trimester. I think it was 275 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: a year though. And you have to write up a 276 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: like a criticism, like as if you were going to 277 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: value to play, how would you critique it and what 278 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: do you think of it? And it was fun homework, 279 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: but I think I am I'm not against Broadway. I'm 280 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: not itching to go to a Broadway show. I'd rather 281 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: go see a movie than go to broad Really, that's interesting, 282 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: would not. Um? Shoot, I've been to a movie there 283 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 1: a lot of time. I'm the kind of guy who 284 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: if a movies coming out, I'll wait for it to 285 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: hit because on demand. It's no Man, was the last 286 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: movie you saw in person? Man? I don't even know. 287 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: I really don't. Movie theaters are open now though, right, yeah, 288 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: I think so, I think in a very limited capacity. 289 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: How about this. My sisters and I went in on 290 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: a Christmas president a couple of years ago where we 291 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: got my parents Hamilton's tick. It's my mom really enjoyed that. 292 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: My dad was a former is a former history government 293 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: politics teachers, so they both got that's fun. Did you 294 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: watch Hamilton when it came out on Disney Plus? That's enough, 295 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: that's enough, I haven't seen it. That's on demand. That 296 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: fits the E eight criteria. It's on demand. You don't 297 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: have to move shows. So we keep on asking these 298 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: guys what shows they're watching and binge watching and all 299 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: this stuff. And I I had to find a new 300 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: program because the last one that was I was really 301 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: into was on Showtime that I heard, Uh, it's not 302 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: coming back. I'm quite piste off. Wait, so what shows 303 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: should I be watched? Every time we're on a podcast. 304 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: I feel like you bring up Peaky Blinders with dudes. 305 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: Peaky Blinders is good. Peaky Blinders is a good show. 306 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: I definitely suggest that. But I'm gonna ask you. You 307 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: asked Pierre, did he cut the corrid or? Is he 308 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: a cable guy? I'm still cable guy. I'm paying I'm 309 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: paying too much money. The problem is I'm a sports guy. 310 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: So like the one, I have an opportunity maybe to 311 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: view something. It's a thirty nine o'clock at night and 312 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: maybe I'll go to the gym, and then you just 313 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:13,919 Speaker 1: turn on the tube and just kind of relax, just 314 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: for Tube just for a little bit. But my thing 315 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: with apps is I wouldn't know, Oh, well, this one 316 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: has this, but this one has this, that one has that, 317 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,120 Speaker 1: and it seems like I need the all encompassing one, 318 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, I so I have cable. By the way, 319 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: we're not sponsored by any app out here, so we 320 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 1: are taking applications. No, no, no Official Jets podcast powered 321 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: by AWS. We're not taking application So well they can 322 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: get in a segment. Maybe yeah, maybe maybe you gotta 323 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: hook you up with an all encompassing app. So I 324 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: have cable. But then on the TV there's also Netflix, 325 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 1: and through Xbox you can download uh Netflix, HBO, go 326 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: to the Plus Hulu. But I ever, I ever roco 327 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: with him and don't tell anybody, but I think there's 328 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: a way I can jump on Netflix. I don't want 329 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: to divulge how that's all happen. Okay, wait, so I 330 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: want to end the podcast. We gotta talk about Pierre 331 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 1: to Sira, I was gonna try to nobody cares about us. 332 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: What I was gonna try to profile you a show 333 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: like the Sopranos. No, you have you seen the Sopranos. 334 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,919 Speaker 1: I've seen Sopranos but I haven't watched it from beginning 335 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: to end, and you can't say that if you're living 336 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,600 Speaker 1: in Jersey. So I just did not say that. Okay, 337 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: never mind, Why did you see Sopranos? No I did. 338 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,199 Speaker 1: I My sophomore year roommate in college was like, you 339 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,679 Speaker 1: gotta watch the show. So we watched it. He rewatched 340 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: it with me, so we watched the beginning to end. Uh. 341 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: You know, James Gandelfeenie was a huge Jets fan and 342 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,880 Speaker 1: he used to come out to games and speaking of gentleman, 343 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: he was a great guy and he treated people at 344 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 1: this organization so well. And you know, he being at 345 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: games was just cool because when you thought of the 346 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:08,000 Speaker 1: Jets in New York and New Jersey thought of Gandelfeenie. 347 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,439 Speaker 1: So I mean, that's one guy who is iconic and 348 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: is always gonna, you know, leave an imprint I think 349 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: on this region. And it sucks that he left us 350 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: bar too soon. One thing about Pierre does here before 351 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: we wrap up, kind of like his path to the 352 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: NFL winding. His beginning of his Jets career is kind 353 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: of winding and bumpy as well. He had the hamstring 354 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: injury that held him out of training camp for a 355 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: long time, gets the start in week one, gets benched 356 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 1: in week one, and then in week two. This is 357 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: this is epitome of the NFL. You always gotta stay 358 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: ready because Pierre Dezier had an opportunity to pick off 359 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: Nick Mollins and he cashed in on it. And sometimes 360 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 1: the ball find too, and sometimes when the ball find too, 361 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: that leads you in another direction. And uh, the seer 362 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,880 Speaker 1: made a lot of plays on the ball in Indianapolis, 363 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: especially last season. I think he had three picks, but 364 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: a lot of Pets defend is. So hopefully his best 365 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,239 Speaker 1: play is in front of him. He's not a guy 366 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: who's gonna make excuses, but that's a tough start when 367 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: you're dealing with the hamstring. Throughout training camp, he did 368 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: not have one practice out there where he's participating in 369 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: team drills. So you would think his best is yet 370 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,959 Speaker 1: ahead of him, and the Jets are gonna need him 371 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: over the course of these next thirteen games because they 372 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: just played the Colts on Sunday. We're taping prior to 373 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: that game, and you know that game is gonna be 374 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: special for him. He played three years there. Uh, did 375 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 1: most of his damage throughout his professional career as far 376 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,239 Speaker 1: as his highlights with the Colts, and they let him 377 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 1: go in March, and then the Jets signed him a 378 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: few days later, So obviously it's gonna mean a lot. 379 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 1: When guys say, oh, it doesn't mean anything to me 380 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: that I'm going to against the team who let them go, 381 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 1: that's just not true. It's somebody just fired you from 382 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: your job. So yeah, you're you're gonna be somewhat emotional 383 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:01,919 Speaker 1: about it, But how can you uh compartmentalized that and 384 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: also focused on the test at hand? And this guy 385 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: is a professional. And I hope Jets fans enjoyed just 386 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: getting a little sneak peek on who Pierre do Zerer is, 387 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: and I'm sure they'll be rooting for him throughout the year. 388 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: I feel like Pierre to Zier is one of those 389 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 1: guys where if you got dinner with him, you just 390 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: come away like being like, man, that's just a really 391 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 1: good dude. And he I'm sure he has some great 392 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 1: stories from his childhood to his path in the NFL, 393 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 1: even just being in the NFL. I mean, he's a 394 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: veteran now and to be able to scratch and claw 395 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: to where he's made it essentially is really telling of 396 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:39,880 Speaker 1: who he is as a person. He's one of twelve 397 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: thirteen guys who are affiliated with this organization who we're 398 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: with the Colts at one point. Yeah, yeah, that's a 399 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: that's a whole other story. Yeah, there's a lot um 400 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: but yeah, you know, most of these guys all have 401 00:21:55,760 --> 00:22:01,199 Speaker 1: interesting stories, but his stands out because born in Haiti, 402 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: coming over here. It for going to a couple small, 403 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: very small schools and then taking a U not a 404 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: direct route here in the National Football League, you know, 405 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: high school. He's a former track star too. By the way, 406 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: Peter Dozer is a very interesting person. He could almost 407 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: be in like the dos Ekes commercial. Most interesting man 408 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: in the world. I don't like it all right, And 409 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: that's how we wrap up here on the Official Jets 410 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: Podcast powered by Amazon Web Services. We'll see you next week.