1 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: I didn't know what husband to said, but I had 2 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: a great feeling, you know about coast Pattison know, talking 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: with me and leaving to me and telling him it 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: was like, man like, I got a place for the Vikings. 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: The things that I've learned to college and being able 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: to you know, learn even more and the pros is 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,159 Speaker 1: going to be, you know, a big thing for me. 8 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: How's a lot the stars the limit, you know, and 9 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: I'm excited. I'm ready to get the work. Hey everybody, 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: si Amondson here and welcome to episode fifty of the 11 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings Podcast. Fifty we have officially done fifty since 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: it became the Minnesota Vikings Podcast. We've got a great 13 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: show for you today. We're gonna talk about some of 14 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: the changes going on pre preseason. Our Chris Corso has 15 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: an interview with new defensive end DJ Wantam, and we 16 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: are probably gonna have to dive into the largest contract 17 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: in the history of professional sports. Joining me from Vikings 18 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: dot Com or Chris Corso and Jay Nelson and guys, 19 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: let's start with the news that is relevant to everyone 20 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: in the league but also relevant to the Vikings, and 21 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: that is that, due to the ongoing COVID pandemic. The 22 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: NFL has announced that they are cutting the preseason schedule 23 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: from four games down to two. Each team will have 24 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: one away game one home game, which means the Vikings, 25 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: who during that time period had two away games, will 26 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: have to have a bit of an altered schedule here. 27 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: So we'll have to wait and see what it looks like. 28 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: I think the players Union, you know, from my understanding, 29 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: the players Association, wanted to scrap the entire preseason pandemic aside. 30 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously that's what's driving this, but the preseason 31 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: has been a talker for a while. Now. Guys, how 32 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: are you feeling again past the obviously, let's be as 33 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: safe as possible. How does this change make you feel? Chris? Yeah, 34 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: I think it's kind of like cutting off the dead 35 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: fat at this point. I think the players are pretty 36 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: excited about only playing two preseason games. I mean, I know, 37 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 1: as just being a part of it. Working wise, by 38 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: the third fourth week, you're kind of like you're ready 39 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: to be done with it. Most teams, including the Vikings 40 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: last year, didn't even play any of their starters in 41 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: that fourth game in the preseason, so I think it 42 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: should be two forever going forward. But we'll see if 43 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: they get to in as you As you said with 44 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: the NFLPA wanting to have zero preseason games, So I 45 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: am very very excited for this. Hopefully they play the games, 46 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: but I think it's a positive thing for the league 47 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: and for the player's health as well, because when there's 48 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: a big injury like I remember Jordy Nelson a few 49 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: years ago for the for the Packers, which was good 50 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: for the Vikings, but you hate to see guys go 51 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: down in the preseason. You might learn some things about 52 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: your league. With the NBA, well, they find out that 53 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: starting at a different time and finishing at a different 54 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: time is better in an effort to grow their fan base, 55 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: you know. So with the NFL, I think there's a 56 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: lot of questions about this preseason thing. They always happen, 57 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: and obviously the players are going to love it. I 58 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: think most fans are gonna love it because they are 59 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: just ready to get to the football that matters. But 60 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: the other side of it is the conversation of the 61 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: coaches and the general managers and the team personnel that 62 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: are responsible for putting a good product on the field. 63 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: And you know, there's been all these proponents of when 64 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: training camp changed and the physical nature of offseasons changed, 65 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: has that diminished the level of play. I'm not taking 66 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: a side on that issue. I'm just saying that's been 67 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: a conversation that keeps happening. So now you're losing a 68 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: chance to evaluate depth good for some people, bad for others. 69 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: And if nothing else, it's something that needs to happen 70 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: because of the pandemic, and you could probably use it 71 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: as a real learning experience to see how it affects 72 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: the quality of play, because to me, my answer to 73 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: every controversial NFL question is what does it do to 74 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: the quality of play? Because you know, I remember a 75 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: couple of seasons ago, just throughout the year, for whatever reason, 76 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: it was just dud week after dud week after dud week. 77 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,799 Speaker 1: And I think that was more coincidence than anything else. 78 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: But you want to see football played at its absolute best, 79 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: because when it is, there's nothing better on the earth. Yeah, 80 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: And I think what you're seeing from this stuff now 81 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: is that there is a lot of discussion going on 82 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: between the league and the players union themselves, just because 83 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: I think the league is kind of saying, Okay, we're 84 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 1: going to take what your goal was or what your 85 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: wish was into consideration, but we don't have to. There's 86 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: other stuff now that's coming out as far as percentages 87 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: and paychecks and other things like that too, now that 88 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: there's less games. I mean, I know internally here from 89 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: our side, there's a lot of different stuff that goes 90 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: into it, not only from the logistics side, but just 91 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: the business side. And I think, yes, there's been discussion 92 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: for a long time about adjusting from four preseason to 93 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: three or to two. I on the other hand, at 94 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: this point, will kind of raise my hand and say, 95 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: if there was ever a time to have a little 96 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: bit more preseason, it would be this year, purely because 97 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: they haven't had an off season. So as long as 98 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: those two weeks of extra time that they have to 99 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: work on this stuff instead of games, if they're able 100 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: to utilize that to help with practice, great, But at 101 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: the same point, if there was ever a time to 102 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: get some more live reps with these guys, it might 103 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: be this season. It's just frustrating that the pandemic being 104 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: what it is, has been kind of the precursor to 105 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 1: make this happen. Hopefully there is a silver lining in 106 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: the future that maybe they do learn some beneficial things 107 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: moving forward when they have to do negotiations. But for me, 108 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: it's just a bummer that we're going to lose more 109 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: potential games in football. But you gotta do what you 110 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: got to do at this point. I'm a big fan 111 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: of the prove it method. People love to argue, and 112 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: they love to debate, and they love to be right 113 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: without any proof. So to me, this is a great 114 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: opportunity for the prove it theory. You know, these people 115 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: who are saying shorter preseason, no, all these things, Well, 116 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: here's your chance. We're gonna see what happens, and we're 117 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,239 Speaker 1: gonna see what the football games look like. We're gonna 118 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: get into week four, Week five, Week six, and we're 119 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: gonna go, hey, it would be nice to have some 120 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: depth right now, and it is very clear that the 121 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: lack of offseason preseason is affecting it. Or we're gonna 122 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: look at it and we're gonna go, you know what, 123 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: We're fine. I think it'll be pretty clear cut. The 124 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: great thing about the NFL is coaches are usually pretty 125 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: vocal about the things that make their job terribly difficult. 126 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: You know, you saw that last year with the past 127 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: interference challenges. So if we get halfway into the season 128 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: and all these coaches are recognizing what a shortened preseason 129 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: did to their job, I have a feeling we're going 130 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: to hear some of them say it. You definitely start 131 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,799 Speaker 1: to think about players like old BC Johnson who had 132 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: just such a great preseason. In those moments, whether it 133 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: was towards the end of the preseason and only two games, 134 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: that's limited reps for guys like that, limited reps for 135 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: the late round draft picks. And when you're the Vikings 136 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: and you have fifteen draft picks, you're not going to 137 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: be able to see these guys on the field as 138 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: much with two less games. But um, I think what 139 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: the players want is more practices, and that's that's what 140 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: you see all over Twitter and all over ESPN. So 141 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: they're they're going to have to value those practice reps. 142 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: I well, let me let me be selfish for a 143 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: second here. Now, the Vikings do have a lot of turnover. 144 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: We've talked about it at Ton. They have a lot 145 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: of new names on defense, but they don't have scheme turnover. 146 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: You understand, they don't have like leadership turnover. You know, 147 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: you had Kirk is still here, Dalvin is still here, 148 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: Theeland is still here, Rudy's still here. On defense, you 149 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: got a lot of the leader's bar, Griffin Harrison. There 150 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: is leadership and scheme in place here. So when you 151 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: when you look at what teams really like, just selfishly 152 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: as a Vikings fan for one season, do I think 153 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: there are teams that are in even better shape than 154 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: we are in terms of continuity and roster overhauled. Yes, 155 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: But if you're breaking the league down and where do 156 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: the Vikings land, I think you're near the top of 157 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: the list, or at least in the top half of continuity, 158 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: and you should be able to walk out and play football. Yeah. 159 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: I think that when it comes to you're talking about 160 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: the coaching side and being more vocal, you're talking about 161 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 1: these kind of changes with the players, are talking about 162 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: the leadership. We have a set team here as far 163 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: as being able to plug and play now. The biggest 164 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: question mark has been what's going to happen in the secondary. 165 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: And I think as far as we are set when 166 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:49,479 Speaker 1: it comes to defensive line, offensive line, linebackers, wide receivers, quarterbacks, 167 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 1: running backs, we have proven people within our ranks who 168 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: can be the leaders on this team. What I'm hoping for, though, 169 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: is that some of the younger guys from last year 170 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: do step up. You do have guys that came back 171 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,599 Speaker 1: from injuries that you're hoping will be those leaders that 172 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: can step into some of those senior roles. And it's 173 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 1: gonna have to be a shotgun start for those players 174 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: that are new on this team, because man, I really 175 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: hope that this past offseason they've been paying attention to 176 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: those playbooks because now they're going to actually have to 177 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: put pen to paper when they walk in the door 178 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: and do it almost immediately. The thing that we are 179 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: not going to have to wait to see how it 180 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: develops for twelve calendar years is Patrick Mahomes's contract situation. 181 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: Who lee a ten year nearly if everything comes together 182 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: jay five hundred and three million dollar contract. It's an 183 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: extension on top of his already two year current existing agreement. 184 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: I have ten million thoughts about this, But first I'm 185 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: gonna courso because I tried to ask you a question 186 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: about it before the show, and you sounded like an 187 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: eighth grader trying to like describe molecular biology. You were like, well, 188 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:12,719 Speaker 1: because when the thing for he throws it like it 189 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: was nonsense. So you and I are going to be 190 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: dummies and get out of the way, because Jay, you 191 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: explained it better because my first question was like, I 192 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: was surprised that none of it was tied to the cap. 193 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: There's some interesting triggers. Do you want to kind of 194 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: tell us what it looks like? Patrick Mahomes, I think 195 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: he's got five hundred and three reasons that he should 196 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: be very, very excited right now, and especially for his fas. 197 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: I gotta be honest with you, Chris. I want to 198 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: apologize to you. When I criticized you and sent it 199 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,719 Speaker 1: to Jay, I didn't think he was going to use 200 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: the old hackey. Well, there's about five hundred three billion 201 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: reasons he's gonna love kids of city jeepers. Jay, what 202 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: are you my dad's dad? All right? All right, there's 203 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: twelve reasons why he should be excited with the next 204 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: twelve years of his career. How about that one, Patrick Mahomes, 205 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: at this point is set. Bruce is gonna love that intro. 206 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,359 Speaker 1: Keep going. I love Bruce. The thing about this contract 207 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: is it is unprecedented. It is the largest American sports 208 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: contract on record, five hundred and three million dollars over 209 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: the next twelve seasons. Essentially the deal for him as 210 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: he's got four hundred and fifty million dollars for the 211 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: ten year extension, so that average is about forty five 212 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: million a year, another twenty five million in basically escalators 213 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: that he can hit on an annual incentive basis, and 214 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: then for the next two seasons he's due twenty seven 215 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: point sixty three million, so that gets you two year 216 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: roughly almost five hundred and three million dollars. So the 217 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: crazy part about it is that technically people are citing 218 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: it as a team friendly deal, which is insane to 219 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: think about half a billion dollars being a team friendly deal. 220 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 1: But when you're talking about a guy who's twenty four 221 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: years old and who's essentially hitting the peak of his career, 222 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: he's going to be thirty six when he's done, and 223 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: the crazy part is he could actually hit another contract 224 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: after that. So the deal is the Chiefs are only 225 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: on the hook for sixty three million dollars guaranteed at signing. 226 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: There's one hundred and forty one million dollar hook in 227 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: case he gets injured that they would have to pay 228 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: him off of this deal. But in general, the team 229 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: themselves have an annual year to year basis that they 230 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: can choose to honor the contract or choose to cut him, 231 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: and it's a safety valve for them as well, to say, listen, 232 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: as long as this guy is essentially our Tom Brady 233 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: for the next twelve years of his career, we're going 234 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: to keep hitting this contract year after year after year. 235 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: But there is a no trade clause, so their only 236 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: options are either pick up this side of the contract 237 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: or cut him. And I think for a guy like 238 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes, as young as he is, as talented he is, 239 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: and he's the face of the league, five hundred and 240 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: three million is a lot of dough. At the same point, 241 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 1: you just go Everybody always thinks those quarterback contracts that 242 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: are huge until you get five ten years down the 243 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: road and then say it's actually not that bad. So 244 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: I think, for a guy like Patrick Mahomes, good on him, 245 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: Good on the Chiefs for locking him up. It's going 246 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: to be crazy over the next twelve years to see 247 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: how this whole thing changes the league in general. So 248 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: I looked at it in three ways. I'll tell you them. 249 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: From the moment I saw the tweet. Let me tell 250 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: you the three ways the contract hit me. The first 251 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: way it hit me was as a fan, and I 252 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: thought about how great it would be to be a 253 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: fan of a professional football team who just locked up Patrick. 254 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: What a golden era to be a Kansas City Chiefs 255 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 1: fan yesterday had to have been amazing. Right then, I 256 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: think of it in terms of an angry fan. I go, 257 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: damn it, the Chiefs are going to have Patrick Mahomes 258 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: on a decent deal for the next not decent. It's 259 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: obviously a large deal, but a decent deal. Like you said, 260 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 1: people are saying it's somewhat team friendly. This isn't a 261 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning ruined your salary cap guaranteed situation with the 262 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,199 Speaker 1: Colts that makes it hard to put the rest of 263 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: the team around you. They might have walked that line. 264 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: The third way I looked at it was what if 265 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: I were Patrick Mahomes And I was looking some stuff 266 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: up and I looked up in two thousand and nine, 267 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: the top salary in the NFL for quarterbacks was Peyton 268 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: Manning twenty one million dollars. Second was I can't remember 269 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: who it was, but it was twenty million, and then 270 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: third was Matt Castle at sixteen million. Ten years later, 271 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: the top contract in the league is Russ Wilson at 272 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: over thirty million dollars, and you have over sixteen quarterbacks 273 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: making nearly over twenty million dollars, which is what Peyton 274 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: was making ten years ago. So with the popularity of 275 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: the sport and the unknown of the possibility of growth, 276 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: and you don't even know what the media landscape is 277 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: gonna look like in four years, Like who knows how 278 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: live TV changes and what the NFL does in terms 279 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: of putting their events on. Like you could see a 280 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: situation twelve years from now where, like you said, you're 281 00:14:59,640 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: getting forty fifty sixty million dollars and you could be 282 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: worth eighty five ninety. Do I think that'll happen. No, 283 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: I think it'll probably follow the trajectory of his contract. 284 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: But if I'm him, I don't know, man, I might, dude, 285 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: I might just play. I don't know. It's hard to say. 286 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: Half a million, half half a billion dollars is a 287 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: hilarious amount of money. Do you ever think about the 288 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: Bears just taking Mitchell Trubisky with the number two pick? 289 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: I mean, you gotta love that. That might have set 290 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: them back twenty years. Yeah, I just said the Bears. 291 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: The Bears dodged a half. I saw somebody tweet that 292 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: the Bears dodged a five hundred million dollar bullet. The 293 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: funny part for me was that as soon as this 294 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: thing had I have a really good friend of mine 295 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: who lives in Denver, and and I just sent him 296 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: an image of Emma Stone eating ice cream crying, and 297 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: I said, you can send us to your Broncos friends. 298 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: Given that they now have to deal with Patrick Mahomes 299 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: for the next twelve seasons in the AFC, I think 300 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: for a lot of team knowing that Patrick Mahomes is 301 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: going to be and sitting in their neighbor's yard for 302 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: the next twelve years, it's got to be very daunting. 303 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: I for one, him happy he's not in the NFC, 304 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: But I think overall, a guy like Patrick Mahomes getting 305 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: rewarded at the age that he is, I think it's 306 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: smart on all sides to jump on this deal, because 307 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: guess what if it gets to a point where it's 308 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: really crazy in the future. I am sure they'd be 309 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: willing to renegotiate if need be. But a guy like 310 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: Patrick's going to be able to somewhat call his shot 311 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: and do what he needs to do. But for right now, 312 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a gigantic chunk of money and it 313 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: seems like it's going to work for all sides. Yeah, 314 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: that's the interesting thing to me. I think the reason 315 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: that I was surprised it wasn't tied to the salary 316 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: cap and I was surprised it was so long is because, 317 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: you know, maybe other than Lebron, I just can't think 318 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: of an athlete who has even remotely the type of 319 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: leverage that a twenty four year old Super Bowl winning 320 00:16:55,800 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: MVP quarterback like him. It's just it's nearly an precedented 321 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: amount of leverage, is what the man had. I think 322 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: he's smart enough to understand that they need to put 323 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 1: a team around him. But you have to almost believe 324 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: virtually any demand Patrick Mahomes had would be met, because 325 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: if they won't meet it, anyone else in the league would. 326 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: It was just an odd amount of leverage. I will 327 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 1: say that kicker that if he gets injured and his 328 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: career is over, they have to write him one hundred 329 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: and forty million dollar check. That would make me pretty 330 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 1: apt to sign on the dotted line, that's a pretty 331 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: good amount of insurance. Yeah, agreed. And I think the 332 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: fact that it's only sixty three million as a signing 333 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 1: bonus when he starts, I mean in general that number 334 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: is minor to any other contract you would typically see. 335 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: So you've got that and one hundred and forty one 336 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: million dollar guarantee. I mean, how many quarterbacks have we 337 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,199 Speaker 1: seen kind of boom and bust and have something like 338 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: that happened due to some sort of an injury. I mean, 339 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: we've had a couple of cases here with the Vikings. 340 00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: I think for a guy like Patrick, that's a very 341 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: good insurance plan and it's something that again the Chiefs 342 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: are more than willing to put up there. So congrats 343 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: to Patrick Mahomes. You can put as much catch up 344 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: on stakes as you want at this point for the 345 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: rest of your career. All right, Well, let's go from 346 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: a guy who got the biggest contract in professional sports 347 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: history to a guy who just got his first contract 348 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,080 Speaker 1: the Vikings this year in the fourth round drafted defensive 349 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: end DJ want him out of the University of South Carolinas. 350 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: Somebody I know that a defensive line coach slash co 351 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator Andrea Patterson, a guy he was really pushing 352 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: for in the NFL draft, a guy that he I 353 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 1: know he really wanted, and we ended up getting him. 354 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: A guy who's speed in size kind of and this 355 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: is laughable for me to say this because of the 356 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: weird specimen that Daniel Hunter is, but he's got a 357 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: little bit of that giant statue who runs really fast 358 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: and crushes people vibe to him. Chris got to sit 359 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: down with DJ and kind of get to know him. 360 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: Anything you want to tell us before we run this interview. Yeah, 361 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing was he talked about being 362 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 1: with coach Andre Patterson at the combine and he said, man, 363 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: that conversation was so good that I didn't know one 364 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: hundred percent that I was going to be a Viking, 365 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 1: but I felt pretty darn good about it. So you'll 366 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: hear a little more detail around that in the interview, 367 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: but that was really cool to hear how confident he 368 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: was that the Vikings were going to select him at 369 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: one point well, and as a staff and a leadership 370 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: group that has put together a good roster since it 371 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,640 Speaker 1: basically came together when Zimmer got here. You know, there 372 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: are very few things I'm more confident in than our 373 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: ability to develop defensive lineman, and so knowing how Andre 374 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: Patterson feels and knowing the buzz about DJ, I'm not 375 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: expecting him to walk out and be a superstar day one. 376 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: But honestly, everybody's everybody's talking about Justin Jefferson, everybody's talking 377 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: about all these draft picks. DJ is the one that 378 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: I am honestly looking the most forward to seeing what 379 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: preseason and the regular season brings for him and what 380 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: kind of player is going to be. So I was 381 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: psyched to see you get this interview. Chris, Uh, let's 382 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 1: let your other self take it away. This is Chris 383 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: Corso here with the Vikings newest defensive end, Andre Patterson's 384 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: pet cat is How is how we know him? At 385 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: the Vikings Entertainment Network. It's DJ one on the Vikings 386 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: fourth round draft pick out of the University of South Carolina. 387 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: What's going on? Man? It's going home? Man? How you're 388 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: doing a longside to be here? No, you know, give 389 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: a little talk to King's Nation. So how ya do it? 390 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: We're very excited that you're wearing that Vikings purple T 391 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: shirt right now. You must have been pretty excited for 392 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: this interview. Oh yeah, you know, I had to. I 393 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: had to throw it on man, you know, allprop everything. 394 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 1: So let's get it. So Vikings co defensive coordinator Andre Patters, 395 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 1: and he is a big fan of yours. I mean, 396 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: one thing that stuck out to me when he spoke 397 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: last week is he said, DJ want him. I have 398 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: a lot of things to teach him, but I can't 399 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: teach these six foot five, two hundred and fifty eight 400 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: pound body that he has. So other than that, he's 401 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,400 Speaker 1: gonna be trying to teach you a lot this offseason. Yeah, definitely, 402 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: just you know, having to zoom meetings, you know, throughout 403 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 1: the past couple of weeks, I've learned a lot, you know, 404 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: in that little span of time. So I'm excited to 405 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: get to working with him in person. Yeah. What has 406 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,439 Speaker 1: it been like learning from Andre? He has had a 407 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: twotelage of defensive lineman that he's taught over the years. 408 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: I mean ever since Griffin, Danielle Hunter to name a few. 409 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 1: That's got to be pretty pretty awesome for you because 410 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: you're like, I want to be one of those guys. 411 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, definitely, you know, just you know, like I said, 412 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 1: from the past couple of weeks, you know him just 413 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: you know, watching my fan from college and being able to, 414 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: you know, show me all the things that I've done wrong, 415 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: and then you know him, you know, having a lot 416 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 1: of you know, you know, praising me for me coming 417 00:21:58,440 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: in and being able to you know, get on the 418 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: him and learn from the things that he's taking those 419 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: other great guys. So I'm excited, you know, to get 420 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:06,880 Speaker 1: up there and get to work. What has it been 421 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: like working with Neil Hunter? Obviously there's been the comparisons 422 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: about your body type being pretty similar coming out of college. 423 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: He's a little bit of a quiet guy, but he's 424 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:19,679 Speaker 1: definitely a leader from the Vikings defense out there. You know, 425 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: it's just been great, you know, from just from you know, 426 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: the little meetings that we've been having and walked through. 427 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: You can definitely tell, you know, his leadership presence and 428 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: you know, just you know him being there. It's a 429 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: great thing. So I want to go back to your 430 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 1: career at the University of South Carolina. You were a 431 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:38,160 Speaker 1: young freshman, playing just about every snap that you could, 432 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: and by your sophomore season you were named a captain. 433 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: As a sophomore, you were a captain for the rest 434 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: of the years there. So what was it like being 435 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: a leader at such a young age of that defense. 436 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: You know, it was a great name, you know, my 437 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: team as you know, voting me as a captain as 438 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: a sophomore. It was an incredible feeling just knowing that, 439 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: you know, you're a young guy and a lot of 440 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: guys I already look up to you, so, you know, 441 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 1: looking up to you know, the future at South Carolina. 442 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: It was a great thing just knowing, you know, the 443 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: guys looking up to me. So you know, I had 444 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: to be on my p's and q's, you know, each 445 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: and every day. The way your college had coach will 446 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: Muschamp described you, He said, your football intelligence is off 447 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: the charts. So tell Vikings fans what to expect when 448 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: it comes to your football. IQ. Oh man, you just 449 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 1: said it right there. You know, football and tallenges I've chart, 450 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: you know, uh, bringing my things that I've learned to 451 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: college and being able to you know, learn even more 452 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: and um and the pros is going to be you 453 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: know a big thing for me. Um and being able 454 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: to you know, took up some knowledge from Daniel Hern 455 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: coach Andre Patterson. I feel like the sky's the limit, 456 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: you know, and I'm I'm excited. I'm ready to get 457 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: to work. So tell Vikings fans probably something off the 458 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: field that they should know about you, something that they 459 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't already know. They know you're a pass rusher. We 460 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: know Andre Patterson loves you. But what would they not 461 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: know about you off the field. It's hard, man, you 462 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 1: just put me on spot. I can't really, I gotta 463 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: put you on the spot a little bit, you know. 464 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,159 Speaker 1: I'm just you know, I feel like, you know, I'm 465 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: a great person, you know all around you know, I 466 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 1: want others to you know, excel and exceed and whatever 467 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,439 Speaker 1: they want to do. So, you know, just being a 468 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: positive light, you know, to my family, my friends, and 469 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: even people that I don't know, you know, looking up 470 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: to me. Um, It's just it's just a big thing, 471 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: and that's what keeps me going. That's what keeps you know, 472 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: boosting and pushing forward each day. Speaking of your family, 473 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: your younger brother doing played at the University of South 474 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: Carolina as well. Um, two years younger than you. What 475 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: was that like playing with your brother? He was on 476 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,439 Speaker 1: the offensive side of the wall, all right, you know, 477 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 1: it was a great thing, you know from him coming 478 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: you know, straight to high school, straight to South Carolina, Um, 479 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: and you know, just him, you know, having him under 480 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: my wing and you know, just showing him the ropes 481 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: and he's actually been doing you know, a great job 482 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: up there, and I'm excited for the future to come 483 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,199 Speaker 1: with him as well. So your junior season at the 484 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: University of South Carolina, you suffered a few injuries there 485 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: and you weren't able to play many games. You come 486 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 1: back your senior season and you're the comeback player the 487 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 1: year and you had an incredible senior season. So so 488 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: what was that like just going through those injuries your 489 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 1: junior season and then coming back and really showing out 490 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: your senior season. You know, you know my junior season, 491 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,199 Speaker 1: you know, it was definitely a hard time, you know, 492 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: suffering injuries, especially never having injured serious injuries before. So 493 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: just just um that happened to me my junior kind 494 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 1: of you know, just taught me things. You know, you 495 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: gotta go harder. Um, you gotta you know, be a 496 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: leader for your teammates even though you're not you know, 497 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: around and doing things like that. You know, just coming 498 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: into a Viking's nation, I feel like my leadership and 499 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 1: you know, my abilities is what's gonna set me the part. 500 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: So it's pretty cool to be able to play in 501 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: the SEC in college. I can't even imagine the caliber 502 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: of offensive linemen you were going up against. Who was 503 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: kind of a guy on the other side that when 504 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,160 Speaker 1: you faced up against me, you're like, man, it's gonna 505 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 1: be tough to beat him today. Um, you know a 506 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 1: lot of you know, weekend week out, you know NBC SEC. 507 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: You know, it's great competition. You know throughout um the 508 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: office line. You know, it was pretty good. I want 509 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: to gainst those guys. But you know, like every week, 510 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's everybody's good, you know SEC. So 511 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: just you know, being able to get better and play 512 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: against you know how competition, and it was a great thing. Yeah. 513 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 1: I think Andrew Thomas was on that Georgia team. He 514 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 1: was a first round draft pick this year. Yeah, definitely. 515 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: You know, a great athlete and you know he's from 516 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: around the area, so you know, just going to get 517 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 1: going up against him, you know, it was it was great. Yeah, 518 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: to playing against that kind of competition in college. How 519 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: do you see that translating to your performance on the 520 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: field as as a as a young rookie. Yeah, definitely. 521 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, it just kind of gives me, 522 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: you know, kind of a step forward, you know, playing 523 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: against guys that were first rounders and kind of just 524 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 1: shows me what I'm going to be, you know, facing 525 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 1: in the league you know, weekend and week out and mentally, 526 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's getting be prepared, yeah, and looking at 527 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: your kind of your your arc coming up through the draft. 528 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 1: You were selected to the Reese's Senior Bowl UM and 529 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: performed really well there. Did you have any interactions with 530 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,199 Speaker 1: the Vikings at the Senior Bowl? UM? I think I 531 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: had a meeting, but it wasn't you know, it was 532 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,640 Speaker 1: just a small meeting. It was nothing big. But my 533 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:07,679 Speaker 1: first like big accountant was at to come by, you know, 534 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: talking to coach Andre Patterson. I mean, you know, just him, 535 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 1: you know, seeing the future and what my future can't 536 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: can't be liking it. So just by talking to him, man, 537 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: I was I was pumped, you know, I was kind 538 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: of excited, you know, being a Viking. Did you did 539 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: you know the Vikings were gonna select you after having 540 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,640 Speaker 1: that conversation with coach Patterson? Uh? You know, I didn't 541 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: know one hundred percent. But I had a great feeling, 542 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: you know about coach Patterson, you know, talking with me 543 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 1: and and you know it just leaving to me and 544 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 1: talking to him. It was like, man like I got 545 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: to play for the Vikings, you know, I got so yeah. So, 546 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 1: speaking of Minnesota, have you ever been to Minneapolis or 547 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 1: seen the crowd and how how loud it gets at 548 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: us being stadium? No, I haven't. I haven't even been yet, 549 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,919 Speaker 1: but you know, I've seen videos and it's it's a 550 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 1: crazy Man. I'm excited, you know, being able to play 551 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: there this year. Do you know what the skull chain is? Oh? 552 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 1: It was like skull skull or something like definite we're 553 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: doing this, Yes, you will. You I can't do it 554 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 1: that much justice And hopefully we have fans this year 555 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: to be able to see it real, live in action. 556 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:17,959 Speaker 1: But that's gonna get you excited to hit some quarterbacks. Oh, definitely. 557 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: Gotta have a fans and that's a that's a big 558 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 1: part of what we do. So you gotta have a fan. 559 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: So one big thing that that Everson Griffin did as 560 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: a Minnesota Viking, he had a sack dance. Um, he 561 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,199 Speaker 1: called himself to sack daddy. Um what what what can 562 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 1: you tell Vikings fans about what you're gonna do when 563 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 1: you hit the quarterback? You know, my my celebration is 564 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 1: based off you know, how I feel wants something getting 565 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: up at the quarterback. So I don't have a said 566 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: damn sh it, but you know I'm gonna get out 567 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: of that quarterback. You know I'm excited to get up. 568 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: You better do some homework and get one. Get one 569 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,959 Speaker 1: ready for for opening day here for the NFL season. 570 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: Oh definitely, I'm gonna have one ready. I'm gonna have 571 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: one ready. By the looking at the Vikings defensive line, 572 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: it is just and um so great the past couple 573 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: of years, I mean having veterans like Win Vall, Joseph Everson, Griffin, 574 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: a lot of those guys are gone now had great 575 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: careers with the Vikings. Uh, it's a young group now 576 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: with Andre Patterson leading from the middle of the defensive 577 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: line even toil to some of the pass rushers. So, um, 578 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: you gotta be raring to go. But like you're gonna 579 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,360 Speaker 1: have a big impact on this team. Is in your 580 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: rookie season, Oh definitely, you know, and by you know, 581 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 1: looking at those guys on film. You know, they get 582 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: out to the quarterback, they played a round, they do 583 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: everything good. So by me, you know, coming in, you know, 584 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: you know, I gotta be able to match that. And 585 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know I have I'm going to 586 00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 1: do that and I'm ready excited to get there. What 587 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: have your interaction has been been like with Mike Zimmer. 588 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: I mean you gotta be pretty excited to have a 589 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 1: defensive minded head coach. Oh definitely. You know, great coach, 590 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: you know, you know, great mind, and the things that 591 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: he brings to this team is crazy and it's awesome. 592 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: And you know, just having guys know that have played 593 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,160 Speaker 1: in the league, you know in the past, you know, 594 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: telling me about how he is as a coach man, 595 00:29:57,680 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: it just gets me more fired up to you know, 596 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: get up there. So Daniel Hunter was the youngest ever 597 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: player to reach fifty career sacks in NFL history. That 598 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: has to have you pretty pretty excited as well. Yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely, 599 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: you know, just seeing the things that he's done on 600 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: the field, you know, it's amazing. And coach coach Andre Pattison, 601 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: you know, he knows, he knows exactly what he's talking about, 602 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: and he's crazy. Um you know, just seeing Daniel Hunter 603 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: do that, you know, at such a young age, you know, 604 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: it gives me even more excited. Just so you know, 605 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 1: Mike Zimmer calls him team sacks. They're not They're not 606 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: individual sacks around here in Minnesota. Oh yeah, definitely. You know, 607 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: everybody's a part of that that once that you know, 608 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: everybody plays you know, major role and somebody getting that sex. 609 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: So definitely, you know, filming that. Going back to your 610 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: college career, it seemed like you were m kind of 611 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: an outside linebacker, pass rusher, defensive end, pass rusher, hybrid um, 612 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: what's it gonna be like? The play with a guy 613 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 1: like Anthony Barr who has really become that type of 614 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: player in the NFL and has been so successful for 615 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: the Vikings his years. It's great, you know, just you 616 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: know seeing him being able to, you know, did the 617 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: thing that he does, you know, as a player, and 618 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 1: being able to you know, play with him and learn 619 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 1: the different things that he knows. Man, It's just it's crazy, man, 620 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: It's so it's so exciting. Man. Well you seem excited 621 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 1: to be to be a Minnesota Viking. It's a shame 622 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 1: that that you don't get to shake hands and be 623 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:24,720 Speaker 1: in person with your teammates just yet. But as we said, 624 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: we don't want Andre Patterson. He's like, I'm ready to 625 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: get my hands on this. DJ want him because he's 626 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: my guy, he's my draft pick. Yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely. 627 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: You know, I'm excided to get up there, you know, 628 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 1: and get to work with him. All right, DJ, thanks 629 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: for joining us, and definitely a pleasure to meet you, 630 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: and hopefully we'll see you pretty soon at the Vikings facility. 631 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: Oh yes, sorry, you will see me soon. Appreciate you 632 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: talking with him. That was Vikings fourth round pick. DJ 633 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,960 Speaker 1: won him with our very own Chris corshow and while 634 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: we were letting that run, here's a fun fact for 635 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 1: our listeners, Jay puts together a wonderful document of information 636 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: for all of us to work off of during the show, 637 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: and he had stuff about the COVID pandemic and the 638 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: DJ interview and then it was just a bunch of 639 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,360 Speaker 1: blank space, So I thought, oh, that's all we have 640 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: this week. During the interview, I scrolled down and he 641 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: had the most detailed account of Patrick mahomes career and 642 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: contract that I've ever seen in my entire life. And 643 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 1: I've never felt dumber. I've never felt dumber that I 644 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: couldn't scroll down to give our audience the hard work 645 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: that Jay put in. But honestly, Jay, I think you 646 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 1: deserve it for that five hundred and three reasons comments. 647 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: So one percent, I will take that credit off the 648 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: five hundred and three reasons four of the other top five, 649 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: and I'm not going to count Canalo ever as I 650 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 1: don't I don't care about boxing. It's not a contract sport. 651 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 1: I hate that that's even on the list. But you know, 652 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: eight of the ten highest paid athletes are in the 653 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: in Major League Baseball. So to see Patrick Mahomes out 654 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,040 Speaker 1: pace and the crazy thing to really think about because 655 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:04,080 Speaker 1: not only was his contract larger, but it is actually 656 00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 1: larger per year than Mike Trout. You never hear that. 657 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: You never hear a guy in the best guy in 658 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: the NFL getting more money than the best guy in 659 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. That's that's a pretty unique situation there. 660 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: So that's me recapping Jay's recap that I didn't use 661 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: during the Mahomes recap. Let's do a few final thoughts here. 662 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: You know, we've got some really great stuff right now 663 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 1: on Vikings dot Com coming up and on all of 664 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 1: our social media. One of our favorite staff writers, Eric Smith, 665 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:38,479 Speaker 1: has a lunch break feature on CBS which they ranked 666 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 1: their head coaches, which I always think is very funny. 667 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: I don't you know, I get ranking defensive ends. I 668 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: think head coach is a bit subjective. That being said, 669 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:51,000 Speaker 1: they ranked Mike Zimmer tenth, which I think is complete Horsemen, 670 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: he got undersold. So Eric Smith discusses that Lindsay Young 671 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: has an awesome piece breaking down how three draftees could 672 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:05,360 Speaker 1: impact the Vikings defensive line and her x as an 673 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 1: O's feature, and Craig Peterson joins both Eric and Lindsay 674 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:13,880 Speaker 1: to break down ten key takeaways from the Virtual offseason program. 675 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: If you're curious how the Vikings are preparing to play 676 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: this year, keep up to date on everything we do 677 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 1: on all our social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube, 678 00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 1: all of them boys. The offseason has slowly coming to 679 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: a close. Here, any final thoughts. I think I'm just 680 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: excited to see some of these young guys get going here. 681 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 1: I mean fifteen players, I mean fifteen rookies, not even 682 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:44,480 Speaker 1: counting all the udfas. So that's my biggest thing. When 683 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 1: they finally get in the building and seeing everything that 684 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: goes on with the coronavirus is obviously the top of 685 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:52,600 Speaker 1: everybody's mind. But a lot of new players on this 686 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: Vikings roster, and I'm excited on my end. This is 687 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,560 Speaker 1: always the time of year where it's kind of the 688 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,719 Speaker 1: point of no return, your past fourth of July and 689 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:02,400 Speaker 1: you know at the seasons upon us, all of the 690 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: discussions we've had for months and months and months about 691 00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: what's going to happen, how are they going to handle 692 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: offseason programs, the players, the coaches. We're at a point 693 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 1: now where preseason is supposed to be happening, Training camp 694 00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:17,760 Speaker 1: is supposed to be coming up here, and as long 695 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:21,880 Speaker 1: as things keep progressing within the league circles and the 696 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:25,719 Speaker 1: safety protocols, I'm hopeful that we will still have the 697 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 1: preseason as needed and the season as needed. And I 698 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:32,640 Speaker 1: just want some normalcy that way with football. Let's get 699 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: it back here and get back to being able to 700 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: focus on something fun that we all enjoy. Yeah, as 701 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 1: I sit here in my Vikings shirt desperately, I think 702 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,959 Speaker 1: I'm a pretty balanced person that doesn't live and die 703 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 1: on sports, But it is becoming more and more apparent 704 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: how much I miss them. Right after the fourth of 705 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:54,240 Speaker 1: July is when you get that tingle you're like, oh, 706 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: it's coming here we go, like you slowly start to 707 00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:59,319 Speaker 1: feel that way, and then you get that first day 708 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:02,560 Speaker 1: of August when you're like, oh, no, it feels like fall. 709 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:04,479 Speaker 1: But then it clicks in your brand like also fall 710 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:08,359 Speaker 1: means football, So I'm kind of transitioning. Obviously, We'll see 711 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:11,520 Speaker 1: how things transpire with the pandemic. It's important for us, 712 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:14,520 Speaker 1: you know, here at the Vikings and with the Minnesota 713 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:17,480 Speaker 1: Vikings podcast, we hope everybody's acting safe, taking care of 714 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: your family, doing things correctly, washing your hands, wearing your mask. 715 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: Just be smart, be safe, be happy, be healthy, and 716 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:27,960 Speaker 1: let's all look forward to a fun football season. And 717 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: we will also look forward to next week when Jay 718 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: will probably do a lot of prep work and also 719 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,719 Speaker 1: say something my dad's dad said, see you guys then