WEBVTT - Nick Bosa: ‘I’m Excited to be Back’ | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>You have these forty plus days or training camp opened

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<v Speaker 2>and you weren't here. How did you stay positive? What

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<v Speaker 2>was going through your mind during.

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<v Speaker 3>That whole process?

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<v Speaker 1>A lot, definitely a lot of thinking. There's certain points

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<v Speaker 1>throughout it that are more stressful than others. But I

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<v Speaker 1>trust the team around me, and I know that they

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<v Speaker 1>have my best interest in mind. And I trusted the

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine ers organization and all of them to work

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<v Speaker 1>well with with my guys, and I had trust all along.

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<v Speaker 1>But it definitely was stressful.

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<v Speaker 2>A point late where you just told your representation get

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<v Speaker 2>it done. I don't care what it looks like.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's always the goal. But I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>defer to Brian ay Roll. He's the best there is

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<v Speaker 1>and I trust him to tell me when it's time

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<v Speaker 1>when And yeah, he's he's as good as it gets.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fun to fun to watch him do his job.

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<v Speaker 3>Kyle was saying that as it came down to it

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<v Speaker 3>for the last weekend, he just resigned himself to the

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<v Speaker 3>fact that you weren't going to be here, just so

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<v Speaker 3>he would quit going back and forth in his mind.

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<v Speaker 3>Did did he get to that point for you? Did

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<v Speaker 3>you think that there was a good chance you were

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<v Speaker 3>not going to be here the first game.

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<v Speaker 1>I always I mean, you don't know what people are thinking.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't know really what's going to happen. You're just

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<v Speaker 1>getting updates every once in a while. And the closer

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<v Speaker 1>he got, the more it seemed like it was a possibility.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm very appreciative of of this organization obviously for

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<v Speaker 1>believing in me, and the York Family for believing in me,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just want to thank them for for doing that,

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<v Speaker 1>and John, Lene and Kyle for believing in me. It's

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<v Speaker 1>definitely an honor to be able to be with this

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<v Speaker 1>organization for the majority of my career.

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<v Speaker 4>It was twenty nineteen a guide for you and that

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<v Speaker 4>you could, you know, go right up until the start

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<v Speaker 4>of the season and still perform.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, I think I did kind of the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing in twenty one. I was around, but obviously, but

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't really practicing as much. And yeah, I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get out here at least get a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>days in. And I mean, I've been training the whole time,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's different just doing all football stuff. And the

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<v Speaker 1>past two days it's felt really good. So I'm really confident, Mo,

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<v Speaker 1>since you've been able to.

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<v Speaker 2>Do to kind of duplicate what you can do on

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<v Speaker 2>the field or what you'll be asked to do on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 2>Is there anything in training that can really get you

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<v Speaker 2>ready for what you're going to go through on Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. And my trainer, Todd Rice me. We work within

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<v Speaker 1>me and my brother, and all the stuff we're always

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<v Speaker 1>doing is training for to play the game. Obviously, it's

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<v Speaker 1>strengthening everything and just improving upon mobility and strength and

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<v Speaker 1>speed and all that stuff, and strengthening your hamstrings and

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<v Speaker 1>being ready to take on a seventeen game season. So

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<v Speaker 1>I've been doing all that, but you can't necessarily do

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<v Speaker 1>the reps. Obviously, you don't have offensive linemen to go against,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're obviously managing risk. So there's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a difference there and it takes a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of time. But I'm confident.

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<v Speaker 3>Playing for a new contract, to get the contract, and

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<v Speaker 3>then playing with it once you have it.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't played yet, but I'm definitely thinking that it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a weight off my shoulders and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just going to be able to really not really think

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<v Speaker 1>about all the negative thoughts that come along with playing

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<v Speaker 1>this game and just just be free out there and

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<v Speaker 1>play for one reason and to win games.

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<v Speaker 2>What are your realistic expectations for Sunday in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>what your workload?

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<v Speaker 1>How close to normal can you be? I am confident.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure what Kyle's plan is, but I'd be

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<v Speaker 1>up for normal workload for sure, but I haven't talked

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<v Speaker 1>to him yet.

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<v Speaker 4>Experience after the day, the days after the first game

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<v Speaker 4>in nineteen and twenty one, I made you feel more

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<v Speaker 4>sore for not having had going through training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like, maybe like your neck and just like

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<v Speaker 1>the initial contact that you go through playing football and

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<v Speaker 1>that stuff. But overall your hip flexers, you're growing and

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<v Speaker 1>stuff will probably feel a little more sore, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>all just adapting to playing the game.

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<v Speaker 2>From your teammates.

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<v Speaker 4>When you came back and what did it feel like

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<v Speaker 4>for you to be around the.

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<v Speaker 1>Team again, it was unbelievable. I've been waiting for that moment.

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<v Speaker 1>That's probably one of the biggest things I was excited for,

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<v Speaker 1>is to walk in the building and see all the guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I know they had my back. Players have each other's

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<v Speaker 1>back in this league because it's business at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the day, and it was really cool to see

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<v Speaker 1>everybody back to back days.

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<v Speaker 2>A Greek the terms. I know he's a friend of yours.

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<v Speaker 2>I think same representation too. What was it like going

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<v Speaker 2>through this process with him going through a similar one

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>It was interesting. We we would shoot texts back and

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<v Speaker 1>forth and be like you almost almost there, almost there,

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of it was not much update for

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<v Speaker 1>weeks on end, and then finally he sent me a

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<v Speaker 1>the eyes emoji and I knew it was it was

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<v Speaker 1>time for him. I forget what I sent him when

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<v Speaker 1>when I got it, But it was cool.

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<v Speaker 4>With everything you've been going through, you had any time

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<v Speaker 4>to prepare for the Steelers and what you're going to

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<v Speaker 4>be going up against and in their offense.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean I've been in meetings the past couple

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<v Speaker 1>of days and I've practiced today, so it should be good.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got a big contract, any anything on your first purchase,

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<v Speaker 3>big purchase.

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<v Speaker 1>Definitely get a house out here, which will be a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty big purchase in this area. Good