1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: What of the last I guess twelve hours been like 2 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: for you. 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been crazy. It's been surreal for sure. I 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,159 Speaker 2: think just growing up, this is as an athlete, this 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 2: is what your dream is. So being able to experience 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: this with my family, my loved ones back home was 7 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 2: quite a special experience. And then carrying it over to 8 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 2: come and hear bring them with me is is an 9 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 2: amazing experience for sure. So it couldn't be more happy. 10 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: Jackson. What's it like to walk around this building? You 11 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: see the trophies and the burals and the players and everything. Yeah, 12 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: you know that's expected of you. 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 3: Yeah, no doubt. This place is iconic. You know, everybody 14 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 3: in the National Football League knows it. If you're a fan, 15 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 3: you know it. So I'm blessed to be here. 16 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: I'm humbled by it. It's extraordinary to see it on 17 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 2: the wall when you walk by. You can just fill 18 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 2: it in the air when you're here. So I was 19 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: able to meet a lleged Day and Carl Banks. So 20 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 2: being able just to be a part of this is 21 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 2: is quite you know, amazing, and I'm very humbled by it. 22 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: During the before the processing and. 23 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: Then yeah, they they were great. 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: You know was able to have conversations with them going 25 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: into this process, and I think anytime that, you know, 26 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: you get to have those opportunities, you want to take 27 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: you know, full advantage of them and being able to 28 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: meet them and create that connection before I was even 29 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 2: drafted here with special So look forward to continuing with 30 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 2: that and and just really grateful for them and and 31 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 2: you know them believing in me. 32 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 4: You look at the quarterback room. 33 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: You know, the Giants went out inside two veterans this offseason. 34 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: How do you see yourself fitting. 35 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 3: In right away? 36 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's just a great opportunity for me 37 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 2: to learn. You know, they played at the highest level, 38 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 2: won super Bowls, So you know, I remember as a 39 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 2: little kid, you know, I was watching Russ play and 40 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: actually have a jersey of him when it was used 41 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: with the Seahawks. So you know, it's like I said, 42 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: it's a surreal experience to be able to play here 43 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: and play with those. 44 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 3: Great guys at such an elite caliber. 45 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: And I'm just you know, really prepared to you know, 46 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: take it day by day and try to improve. 47 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 3: Myself and learn from them as much as I can. 48 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 4: Those guys initially mean team trades up gets in the 49 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 4: first round, they're gonna think it'd be a franchise quarterback. 50 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 3: What does that mean to you, like potentially being this franchise. 51 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's special, you know, them being able to have 52 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 2: that belief in me. You know, I think as a 53 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 2: competitor that you know, you have that belief in yourself. 54 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: So when you're able to be a part of an 55 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 2: organization that sees it the same way, it's special. And 56 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: I think that, you know, they have an amazing plan 57 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: lined up for me in the development program, and then 58 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 2: being able to learn from the vets that are ahead 59 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: of me is going to be great. 60 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 4: One of the things that's unique about the draft is 61 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 4: that people do sometimes pick at pieces of your game. 62 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 4: And one of the criticisms of you was just unique 63 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 4: time time your job, which isn't a bad thing, but 64 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 4: how ready do you believe you are? And when you 65 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 4: heard oh, he needs time to develop, time to develop, 66 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 4: what goes through your mind? 67 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 3: You know? 68 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 2: Quite honestly, I just try to stay away from you 69 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: know that as much as I can. I'm really just 70 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 2: focused on getting better each and every day, and you know, 71 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: I feel like anytime I step on a football foot, 72 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: I'm gonna out there and ball regardless of who I'm 73 00:02:59,000 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 2: playing against. 74 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 3: So I have that confidence in myself. 75 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: But at the same time, I understand that coming to 76 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: a next level, there's definitely gonna be a development piece. 77 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,399 Speaker 2: And that goes for anybody, you know, regardless of where 78 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: you're at in your career, if you're taking it to 79 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 2: the next level. So you know, that's my plan to 80 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: attack each and every day and to prepare myself for, 81 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 2: you know, whenever my time's to come. 82 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: Did he like give you any advice on how to 83 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,800 Speaker 1: handle everything else around this job, not just playing football 84 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: but being good quarterback. 85 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 3: For the New York team. Yeah. 86 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: So he was actually one of the first people to 87 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 2: reach out to me yesterday when the news broke, And 88 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 2: I just think that I've had such a you know, 89 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: great connection with him and the Manning family that you know, 90 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: being able to have them in my corner has been 91 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 2: a huge asset, and you know, I could be more 92 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 2: blessed to have them in my corner coming here and. 93 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 3: Continue that in the future. 94 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 2: Specifically, or we're gonna have conversations coming up. Yeah, this 95 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: these last few hours have been kind of crazy. 96 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: On using him as a sounding board. 97 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: I think it would be kind of a full not 98 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 2: to you know, really any questions that I have. And 99 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: I think that he's a great person and to rely 100 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: on and and kind of lean on. So he's been here, 101 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 2: played at the highest level, won super Bowls, and you know, 102 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: for me, I want to chase greatness just like he did. 103 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 2: So I think that when you're able to pick the 104 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: brain of a future you know, first Palot Hall of Famer, 105 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: you'd be a full. 106 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 3: Not to you have that misconnection. Yeah, it's huge, it's huge. 107 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 2: Like I said, I think it's going to be a 108 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: great outset for me to carry over to the next step. 109 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: What do you remember about the Peach Bowls, Penn State and. 110 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 3: Baby Strip. 111 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,119 Speaker 2: I remember he got after me early on in that game. 112 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 2: You know, I remember, you know, game planning for him, 113 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 2: and you know, just seeing his skill set was at, 114 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 2: you know, such an elite level. And I actually told 115 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: my family before this that I hope that I get 116 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 2: the chance to play with him, and because I know 117 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 2: how great of a player he is, and you know, 118 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 2: I've seen, you know, what his teammates have said about 119 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 2: him and how he's able to set a culture for 120 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: the team, and I see it the exact same way. 121 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: So I'm excited to compete with him and be a 122 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 2: teammate with him. 123 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 3: You work with your judge at ole Miss. 124 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: Did you pick his brain about the organization and playing 125 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: in this market. 126 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, he gave me some you know, he's gonna connect 127 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 2: me with some really good people. And I think that, 128 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: you know, just like many others, he's a great asset 129 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 2: for me. And you know, he's had a lot of experience, 130 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 2: so you know, he he's shed a lot of wisdom 131 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 2: down to me, and you know, I'm just grateful to 132 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 2: have him, you know, as an asset as well. So 133 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 2: you know, he's been a great source when in my 134 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: development at ole Miss. And he was able to be 135 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: at you know, my draft party yesterday, which says a 136 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 2: lot to me. 137 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 3: And you know, he's been a huge supporter. 138 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: What's sort out about this game? When you were. 139 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 2: Jeez, he doesn't really have a weakness. He can do 140 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 2: it all. He's so versatile. I mean I played him 141 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 2: when he was playing in the box at the linebacker 142 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: position and how he was able to disrupt a game 143 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: from that. I still remember a play that we had 144 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: on a short yardage where he chased you know, from 145 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 2: the end of the line of scrimmage all the way 146 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: back to the other side of the field and almost 147 00:05:58,080 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: made a tackle on a running back for lost and 148 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 2: actually stif before you got to the first down. I remember, 149 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 2: you know, live, you know, you can't really see it, 150 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 2: but then when you watch back on film, not many 151 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 2: people on this earth can make a play like that. 152 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: Jackson is obviously a lot more that goes into playing 153 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: quarterback and just playing it right. So where where did 154 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: your leadership come from? How did you describe your leadership? 155 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: What kind of role models. 156 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 4: Have you had that? 157 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm huge on, you know, making relationships with with 158 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 2: my teammates. You know, I want to know everybody's story 159 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: and I want to get to know them as as 160 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 2: the people that they are. And I think that as 161 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: a leader, you know, to really get buy in from 162 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 2: your teammates, you have. 163 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 3: To have that. 164 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 2: And I think that when you're able to also come 165 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 2: to work every single day with the mindset of consistency 166 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 2: and discipline, where your teammates and the guys around you 167 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 2: know that you're going to show up and handle your 168 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 2: business at an elite level. I think that that you know, 169 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 2: can be in a great example but I think it 170 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: definitely starts with, you know, building that relationship and that 171 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 2: connection so you know they can trust you and you 172 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 2: can trust them, and you know, make everybody around you better. 173 00:06:58,960 --> 00:06:59,239 Speaker 1: Around. 174 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 2: I think early on when I was at USC, Drake 175 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 2: London was a great leader. When I was at Ole Miss, 176 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 2: you know, another receiver that I had, Trey Harris was 177 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:10,119 Speaker 2: a great leader. 178 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 3: Mingo was a great leader. I've played a lot with 179 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: a lot of. 180 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: Really you know, elite players, and I think that I've 181 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: been able to take it some pieces, or it's some 182 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 2: pieces from all of them. 183 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: I'm surprised were you to be the second quarterback taking 184 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: in this shift to that taken by surprise all did 185 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: you kind of expect it? 186 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 3: Like, how did you kind of expect it to unfold? 187 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 3: And then the natural you know, waite fans are going 188 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 3: to look at some people say, you know, could have 189 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 3: taken or standards of you, and that there's going to 190 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 3: be a comparison there. How do you handle that moving forward? Go, Honestly, 191 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 3: this is kind of what I expected. 192 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 2: I think as a competitor, you see yourself as as 193 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 2: the best any time that you're gonna step on the field. 194 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 2: I think that if you don't see it that way, 195 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 2: then you know, especially as a quarterback, you know the 196 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: team's not going to believe in you at the highest level. So, 197 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,040 Speaker 2: you know, I didn't want to make any expectations going 198 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: into it because you know, you really never know what's 199 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 2: going to happen in the draft. And uh, you know, 200 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 2: I couldn't be more grateful to be in the position 201 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: that I am. I'm not really thinking of it that way. 202 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: I'm more focused on, you know, really being able to 203 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 2: make relationships with my teammates now and try to take 204 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 2: this thing to the next level. 205 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: Well, Jackson, you've played Los Angeles, you played in the SEC. 206 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 4: How has that prepared you for being in New York 207 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 4: just playing a big VIDI margan playing in a premier. 208 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 2: Conference like that? Yeah, I think, you know, I would 209 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 2: say the SEC is probably the most elete conference in 210 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 2: college football. And I think that, you know, for me, 211 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 2: I was able to play at a high level and 212 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 2: I was able to experience, you know, a high media 213 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 2: platform in college and I think that that's going to 214 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 2: be a good transition for me to come here. 215 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 3: And you know, I feel like I'm just ready for 216 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 3: this