1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: Similar spots last week on the mindset of trust the 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: trainers continue to rehab and you know, take a day 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: by day. Do you feel like you're closer to being 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: out there? Oh? Yeah, I mean I feel like I'm 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: training every week. I feel better last Wednesday and last Thursday, 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: this Thursday and Wednesday, then last Wednesday and Thursday. But 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: you know, you have injuries, it's sometime, it takes time. 8 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: And like I said, I've just been listening to the 9 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: trainers coming here, trying to do everything I can and 10 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: take a day by day sick. When is there any 11 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:37,959 Speaker 1: thought since you dealt with this kind of like two 12 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: years ago, about not wanting to rush back so that 13 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: if it's fully healed when you get back out there. 14 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: Uh no, that's not really the case, like fully a 15 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 1: fully healed ankle. I mean, I don't want to talk 16 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: like I'm a doctor or something like that, but it's 17 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: like you're you're this is what six to eight weeks 18 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: like for to actually fully scar in and do everything, 19 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: and like so, you know, I don't think it would 20 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: be in my best interest to you know, sit out 21 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: and just let it fully scar in. Like I've played 22 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: with this before, Like you can play with it, you know, 23 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: just it sucks. Sometimes you make a cut, you feel it, 24 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: sometimes you don't. Every week it gets better. You just 25 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 1: gotta hope it, don't backtrack. And that's what I'm That's 26 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: what I've just been doing is listen to the trainers, 27 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: listen to the staff, go out there, take the reps 28 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 1: I can take, fill it out, and just every week 29 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: to try to get better. How frustrating is it for 30 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: you to see this offense struggle and you're on the 31 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: side line. Yeah, it sucks just as a competitor. Uh, 32 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: you want to be out there and it's not like 33 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: more of the mindset. I want to be out there. 34 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: It's gonna change something more to mindset, Just like seenior 35 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: guys fight and you can do nothing about it. It's 36 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: hard to lead, it's hard to have a presence, and 37 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: when you're on the sideline and a and a hat 38 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: and a hoodie and the straight clothes. So I think 39 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: it's important for me to get back out there, especially 40 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: where we are at in this season, and I feel 41 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: like that I can make an impact and hopefull I'm 42 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: able to show that. You mean, like, is it the cutting? 43 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: Is it just the pain? Like? Yeah, pain cutting. You know, 44 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: it's that that's what happens when when you know you 45 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: bump up your ankle, you get some information in there 46 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: and you're kind of just working through that, working through 47 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: the soreness. But like I said, each week it's been trending, 48 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: turning upwards, and I feel way better this Wednesday and 49 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: this Thursday than I felt in past. Daniels situation in 50 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: any way influence you. If he can't go, you want 51 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: to be out there. I don't really think that has 52 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: too much of a or plays a factor. And if 53 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: DJ can go or not, do I want to be 54 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: out there anymore or less. Just me as a competitor, 55 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: I want to be out there. I feel like that, 56 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: uh you know, wouldn't lose your draw. I like going 57 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: out there. I like playing football. You know, we get 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: paid for it, but it's something I've been doing since 59 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: I was a kid. I enjoy it. You know. The 60 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: other stuff is not fun on the business side, and 61 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: you know, you got to hear people say this and 62 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: say that. But going out there and playing the game 63 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: you love, it's always fun to me. So that's what 64 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: what pushes me and motivates me to go out there. 65 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 1: And also being the lead on the team. I said, 66 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: it's hard to lead in street clothes. I think the 67 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: last game you played, you played all but two snaps. 68 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: Have you looked back at all on that work club 69 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: that day as any reason that the ankle was compromised. No, 70 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: I felt great, to be honest, I felt great after 71 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: the ankle like it was just I didn't think it 72 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: was it would take this long. To be completely honest, 73 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: I would I can't. I can't even say it's taking 74 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: this long. It's the timeline I probably was given. But 75 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: as competitor, you want to, you know, try to beat it, 76 00:03:58,160 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: get out there as fast as you can for your team. 77 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: But I felt really good from from the workload. I 78 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: felt really good this camp coming into the season. But 79 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: it's football. Uh. We had an unblocked guy, Uh, come 80 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: take my leg out. I was a getting hit this 81 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: way at the same time and had a high equal spring. 82 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: To be honest, it could have been way worse. So uh, 83 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: you know, kind of look at it from that perspective 84 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: as a blessing and knowing that I we'll be able 85 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: to get back on the footfield soon. It's not something 86 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 1: I'm out for a year or Gott to go serveery 87 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: for what would give him this start, what would qualify 88 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: now as a successful season for this team in your mind? 89 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: I don't think anything changed from me where we were 90 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: in camp, and the same thing. The season is not. 91 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: You know, I know everybody want to tear us apart 92 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: and give up and focus on the future, but I don't. 93 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone I know, no one in in 94 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: this locker room as that mindset. We still believe in 95 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: each other. We won't believe each other till these things 96 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: fall off, till we camp when I've been in this 97 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: position before and I'm nothing's gonna change. It's not me 98 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: trying to be optimistic. And this is how really, that's 99 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: how I really feel. That's a competitor until you till 100 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: this thing is over and they say we don't have 101 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: a chance to make it to the playoffs and compete 102 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: for Super Bowl. That's what we're gonna continue to do. 103 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor reached a pretty large extension this past week. 104 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: I don't think we've gotten a chance to talk with 105 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: you about it. What were your thoughts when happy for him? 106 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: Happy for him? I'm excited for him. He deserves it. 107 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: He's a heck of a player. You know, one of 108 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: the best running backs in the league. It definitely helps 109 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: out the running back position.