1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: What does it for you guys to finish? 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 2: I think so I think, you know, obviously the chance 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 2: to finish the home you know, and the last opportunity 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 2: this football team has, uh, you know, and for the 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 2: guys that you're gonna be here to next year, to 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 2: build on that, right, I think that's a big thing. 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: Uh. 8 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: And you know, obviously for the guys that you know, 9 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 2: are gonna go do something else or do you know, 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 2: you know, opportunities to go play somewhere else, you know, 11 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: with contract stuff, then obviously you want to you want 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 2: to put good tape out there and and finish on 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 2: a win. 14 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think that's. 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: Everyone's goal, you know, this week, especially get to do 16 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 2: it in front of our home fans, you know, for 17 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 2: the last one of the year. I think, you know, 18 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: it's a great opportunity. Oh man, there's a lot. He's 19 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: just been It's it's been so fun to get to 20 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: watch him every day and learn from him. 21 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. 22 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: I came into the league when he still had hair 23 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 2: and you know kind of you know, I think that 24 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: would have been what year five for him is sixteen 25 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 2: nine for me, So it's something like that. 26 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: It's five or six, And uh, you. 27 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: Know, and I didn't know a lot about him obviously, 28 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 2: you know, I knew about you know, the Tom and 29 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 2: Gronk and you know, things like that, and but didn't 30 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: know a lot about you know, Matthew Slater. And then 31 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 2: getting to learn from he's become one of my best friends, 32 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 2: a confidant, someone I can lean on for football advice, 33 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 2: for for life advice. And I've watched him become a 34 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: dad and admired him for that and then now find 35 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 2: myself being a dad and trying to, you know, emulate 36 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: him in a lot of ways. And because the things 37 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 2: he's just not a great football player, and I think 38 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: it's well documented on how great a man he is 39 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: off the field to his family, his wife, his kids, 40 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: and I think it's pretty admirable. And you know, obviously 41 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: I've just had such a close relationship with him and 42 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: just tried to soak up as much as I could 43 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,959 Speaker 2: from him. I think our diets, that's probably the one 44 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 2: area that I did not try to soak up, and 45 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 2: he was his diet advice, so that was a little. 46 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: Too much for me. But he's a big guy at 47 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: hard I know. 48 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: After the the the Falcons or not the Falcons the 49 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: Rams Super Bowl in Atlanta. He was like telling me, 50 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: He's like, do my first stops waffle house after the game, 51 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: and so, uh, you know that was pretty that was 52 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 2: pretty fun to hear. So uh, he loves food, and 53 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 2: you know, even though he's so strict with his diet, 54 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: that's something. 55 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: You know, we're always talking about his eating. I'm just 56 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: doing a lot more of it than him. 57 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 3: You guys large personality of the press as Tom Brady 58 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 3: and a lot of respective it seems like Matthew was 59 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: a voice for the walk the room to the organization. 60 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 3: What does it say about somebody who's in the field. 61 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that organization one. I think it just 62 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 2: is about what kind of person he is, right like 63 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,959 Speaker 2: and and the obviously on those you know, whatever plays, 64 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 2: he's usually making a very big impact on those plays, 65 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 2: whether it's his name getting called or he's drawn a 66 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 2: lot of attention so other. 67 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: Guys can make plays. 68 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 2: And you know, I think it just it says a 69 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 2: lot about who he is and what kind of person 70 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,839 Speaker 2: he is, the kind of character he has. I think 71 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: that's just the you know, just shows about just who 72 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 2: he is. And I can't you can't say enough about 73 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 2: Matthew Slater, and you know the things he's done, the 74 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: career he's had, how he's done it, because he's done 75 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: everything the right way. 76 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: I don't want to change anything. You're a one hundred 77 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: percent stamps right now. What does that mean to you 78 00:03:58,680 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: to a play ever since then? 79 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, take a lot of pride in it. I've always 80 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: taken pride and being out there and that's what they 81 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: expect me to do, and that's what you know, I'm 82 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: asked to do. And I think the biggest thing with 83 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 2: this game is, you know, it comes to an end 84 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 2: for everybody, and I think, you know, for me personally, 85 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 2: the biggest thing I look at is, you know, one 86 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 2: day I'm I have to look at myself in the 87 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 2: mirror and I want to say I did everything I 88 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: could and I got the most out of this game, 89 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 2: and not only for myself, but you know, I care 90 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: a lot about you know, this organization and representing the 91 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: people that have helped me and my teammates. 92 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: So I take a lot of pride in that. 93 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: So I think that's kind of when I get done 94 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: one day, I want to be able to look in 95 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 2: the mirror and be at piece with you know what 96 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 2: I've accomplished and. 97 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: What I've done, and uh, part of that to. 98 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 2: Me is is being out there and competing and you know, 99 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 2: doing what's asked of you even when things aren't going 100 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 2: great for you. You know, I think that's kind of 101 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: a big sign of mental toughness and putting the team first. 102 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: So for how long you want to play, I don't know, 103 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: we'll see. 104 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know it's closer to my end than my 105 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: beginning in obvious ways, and you know, I don't know. 106 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 2: I think every year, you know, you just try to, 107 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 2: you know, get away and I'm you know, I'm excited 108 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 2: to do that this year and take a deep breath 109 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 2: and evaluate. 110 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: And I think I try to do that every year. 111 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: It changes every year. 112 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 2: There's things that come up and different things like that, 113 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 2: so you know, you life changes, and you you know, 114 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: I used to have a kid and now I have 115 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 2: a kid, and you know, and you're getting older, different things. 116 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 2: Her surgeries some years not surgery. So it's just always 117 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: trying to evaluate and looking at it as a whole. 118 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 2: But uh, yeah, I think that's something. You know, I'll 119 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 2: make a decision at some point with you know, my wife, 120 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: my family and and and go from there, because it's 121 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 2: not really just me that effects that. 122 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: It obviously affects you know, you know her, and. 123 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 2: You know she kind of has to put up with me, 124 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 2: and and she's been right there by my side through 125 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 2: the injury and hospital stays and you know all that stuff, so, uh, 126 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 2: you know, and has to see me, you know, sometimes 127 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 2: be grumpy and sore and other things. 128 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: So I don't know, we'll see. Thanks guys, appreciate it.