1
00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,800
Speaker 1: Okay, we're gonna start with Jim McBride followed by Chris Gasper.

2
00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:08,879
Speaker 1: Go ahead, Jim, Hi Hanta wanted to get your initial

3
00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,360
Speaker 1: impressions of what it's been like to work through these

4
00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:15,600
Speaker 1: OTAs and and uh with these quarterbacks. Oh man, it's

5
00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,360
Speaker 1: been good. U super excited to be here and it's

6
00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,840
Speaker 1: been a lot of fun. So just this this time

7
00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,239
Speaker 1: of year, I really honestly enjoy UM because you know,

8
00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:26,880
Speaker 1: you can kind of slow things down a little bit.

9
00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,080
Speaker 1: I mean it's starting to pick up as we go,

10
00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,200
Speaker 1: but we got to kind of slowly build UM as

11
00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,600
Speaker 1: we get going. This timing is huge, I mean obviously

12
00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,000
Speaker 1: on our side of the ball and what we're doing.

13
00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,360
Speaker 1: We're all new, um, there's a lot of new guys,

14
00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:42,040
Speaker 1: so just trying to build that timing, that chemistry off

15
00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,400
Speaker 1: the field on the field, it's been it's been really well.

16
00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,199
Speaker 1: How strange is it for you to be with with

17
00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:50,440
Speaker 1: a new organization and going through OTAs with a new

18
00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,959
Speaker 1: team and getting used to a new system. I think

19
00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,400
Speaker 1: it's always different, um, but you know, it's a good different.

20
00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,600
Speaker 1: I'm very excited, UM pumped to be here and really

21
00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,560
Speaker 1: enjoy my time these past basically two months that are

22
00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:04,760
Speaker 1: you know, month month and a half. I've been here

23
00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,880
Speaker 1: really enjoying the just everything about it, um, you know,

24
00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,920
Speaker 1: just the facility, the guys, um, everything that we're doing here.

25
00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:18,040
Speaker 1: I'm excited to continue to keep building. Thank you. Next question,

26
00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:22,200
Speaker 1: Chris Gasproof, all about you, Mark Daniels Hey, and Jerry.

27
00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,399
Speaker 1: I hope you're doing well. UM. I know that with

28
00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,360
Speaker 1: the Patriots really for the last two decades, the model

29
00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,520
Speaker 1: with sort of the quarterback Tom Brady helped the pass

30
00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,039
Speaker 1: catchers around him. I'm just sort of curious with you

31
00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,240
Speaker 1: coming in and John New and obviously Nelson and Kendrick,

32
00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,920
Speaker 1: do you feel like you can help elevate the game

33
00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,120
Speaker 1: of whoever the quarterback ends up being for the team

34
00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,959
Speaker 1: this year, whether it's Cam or it's Mac, or it's

35
00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,560
Speaker 1: Ryan or it's Jared. I mean, you know, I'm focused

36
00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,120
Speaker 1: on what I gotta do, UM, And we're focused on

37
00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,520
Speaker 1: our room, you know, me and John Nu. I mean,

38
00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,200
Speaker 1: we're we gotta be dialed in or what we're you know,

39
00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,600
Speaker 1: what we gotta do. UM. And I think anytime, we

40
00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,200
Speaker 1: always got to continue to keep elevating each other, UM,

41
00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,600
Speaker 1: and that that starts with us. That starts with the receivers,

42
00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,520
Speaker 1: It starts with olon. Um. This is the ultimate team sports.

43
00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,880
Speaker 1: So we all got to elevate each other, compete at

44
00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,400
Speaker 1: a high level, and when all of us are clicking

45
00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,000
Speaker 1: at a high level, it's gonna be hard to stop.

46
00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:21,400
Speaker 1: Thank you. Next question, Mark Daniels, followed by Ben Vaughan. Hey, hundred,

47
00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,320
Speaker 1: thanks for doing this football as well. I wanted to

48
00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,840
Speaker 1: ask you about the rookie quarterback Matt Jones. Obviously is

49
00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,639
Speaker 1: the first time you've been at an NFL practice this week?

50
00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,440
Speaker 1: Just what are your first impressions of mac Mak's doing

51
00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:35,120
Speaker 1: a great job. I mean he's uh, you know, obviously new.

52
00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,000
Speaker 1: I'm new, so I mean we're just all going through

53
00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,160
Speaker 1: it together. I mean him being even new to the

54
00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,160
Speaker 1: whole atmosphere at this next level. Um, he's doing a

55
00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,880
Speaker 1: great job, you know. Good good to have him here

56
00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,320
Speaker 1: and we're all excited for him. And I know you

57
00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,120
Speaker 1: worked out with Cam a little bit out west. Just

58
00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,480
Speaker 1: what's it been like to be around Cam and the

59
00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:57,160
Speaker 1: energy that he brings. Yeah, great energy. Obviously Verry proven

60
00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,760
Speaker 1: in this league. Um, and I mean I think that

61
00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:01,960
Speaker 1: you know goes without saying, I mean he's he's a

62
00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,720
Speaker 1: great player. U He's it's fun to be around him.

63
00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,760
Speaker 1: He's a great in the locker room, great on the field,

64
00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,000
Speaker 1: great off the field. So it's been a blast time.

65
00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:15,000
Speaker 1: Thank you. Next question been Voune, followed by Brendan mcgearre

66
00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,400
Speaker 1: and know thanks for doing this. UM. A lot of

67
00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,519
Speaker 1: veterans are on the league, are not participating in OTS.

68
00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,919
Speaker 1: Why was it important for you to come this year?

69
00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,679
Speaker 1: Like I said, I mean, I'm new to the team,

70
00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,560
Speaker 1: obviously everybody knows that. But also I mean I honestly

71
00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,920
Speaker 1: thoroughly enjoy this time of year. I've also you know,

72
00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:38,160
Speaker 1: had a bad time this time of the year too,

73
00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,120
Speaker 1: I mean when you're getting hurt and losing my season.

74
00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,360
Speaker 1: But at the same time, I mean this part of

75
00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,320
Speaker 1: this time of the year is great for the team.

76
00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,040
Speaker 1: I mean we get to build team chemistry UM kind

77
00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,600
Speaker 1: of at a slower pace sometimes early on, and then

78
00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,240
Speaker 1: we get to continue to build UM and it's it's

79
00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,400
Speaker 1: a great time, you know, before training camp comes to

80
00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,680
Speaker 1: just get a lot of reps that maybe we can't

81
00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:02,080
Speaker 1: get back. So, you know, I enjoyed being here. It's

82
00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,120
Speaker 1: fun to be around the guys and uh, you know,

83
00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,720
Speaker 1: build this team chemistry as we're going to the season.

84
00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:17,080
Speaker 1: Thanks question Brendan McGear fall by Henry mckinne. You know,

85
00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,440
Speaker 1: just curious hunter rum. Well, well four quarterbacks on the

86
00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,680
Speaker 1: depth chart. How empower is it to build you know,

87
00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,839
Speaker 1: chemistry with each of them because you never knew when

88
00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,240
Speaker 1: you might be playing with him in the game. Um, yeah,

89
00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,440
Speaker 1: I mean I'm you know real, I enjoy being around

90
00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,640
Speaker 1: all of them. Um, you know, they're all great guys

91
00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,440
Speaker 1: and look forward to working with all of them. So

92
00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,640
Speaker 1: it's uh, it's always a good heb competition. We've got

93
00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,839
Speaker 1: competition in our room. Um, We're always going to compete,

94
00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,039
Speaker 1: and you know that's all. It's all it's gonna do

95
00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:50,880
Speaker 1: is make all of us better appreciate. Thank you. Thanks

96
00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:55,360
Speaker 1: question Henry mckinnaf all about you and Steel the honor Um.

97
00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,440
Speaker 1: We asked you when you first signed with the Patriots

98
00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:03,680
Speaker 1: what your expectations were or the team, or rather what

99
00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,440
Speaker 1: you expected about being what appealed to you about being

100
00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:10,440
Speaker 1: a Patriot. What have you noticed that maybe surprised you

101
00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,520
Speaker 1: about being a Patriot? Is there anything that they caught

102
00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,560
Speaker 1: you by surprise or was a little bit different than

103
00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:20,039
Speaker 1: your expectations? I don't know if there's anything that's like

104
00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,159
Speaker 1: caught me off guard that I could say, but it's

105
00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:30,000
Speaker 1: just obviously I enjoy this culture. I think it fits

106
00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,760
Speaker 1: me really well, and I'm excited to just embrace myself

107
00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:37,359
Speaker 1: in it and you know, really just be a you know,

108
00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,040
Speaker 1: complete patriot, you know, and what it means. I mean,

109
00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,440
Speaker 1: it's just such a winning culture. There's a tradition here,

110
00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,240
Speaker 1: and you know, there's a high level of expectations, and

111
00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:48,719
Speaker 1: so I think a lot of us, even including myself,

112
00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,440
Speaker 1: are very excited to try to elevate ourselves to meet

113
00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,160
Speaker 1: those expectations in this culture and excited to be here

114
00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,560
Speaker 1: in this locker room and go to work every single

115
00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,200
Speaker 1: day with these guys. Sure anything that's stood out to

116
00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,839
Speaker 1: you about working with Bill Belichick or or even Josh

117
00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:09,440
Speaker 1: McDaniels so far that that you found interesting. I mean,

118
00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,640
Speaker 1: on the outside looking in, obviously they were great coaches,

119
00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:15,799
Speaker 1: and then once you get hands on with them, they're

120
00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,560
Speaker 1: phenomenal as well, even more than you and think, Um,

121
00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,240
Speaker 1: I mean, they're two of the best minds in football

122
00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,400
Speaker 1: that football could offer. So just trying to pick as

123
00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,800
Speaker 1: much as I can from them and continue to learn.

124
00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:36,359
Speaker 1: Next question, Ian Steel feel fall about Evan Lazarre, Hey Hunter,

125
00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:40,880
Speaker 1: hope all as well. I'm wondering how much you've already

126
00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,880
Speaker 1: maybe learned since OTA started, or since you started to

127
00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,960
Speaker 1: study the playbook. Has it been, you know, more than

128
00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,839
Speaker 1: you expected. Has it been a lot of extra stuff?

129
00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,120
Speaker 1: How much have you learned over the past month or so.

130
00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,440
Speaker 1: I've learned a lot, so and I'm it's only going

131
00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,640
Speaker 1: to keep learning. You know. Everybody does things in a

132
00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,320
Speaker 1: certain way, and so I'm excited to keep learning how

133
00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,120
Speaker 1: they see things. Um, you know, I think I'm trying

134
00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,480
Speaker 1: to bring a little bit of what I've done. Um,

135
00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:11,160
Speaker 1: so it goes both ways. Um, it's you know, it's

136
00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,400
Speaker 1: a it's a It's a great scheme, great offense, great culture,

137
00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,920
Speaker 1: like I've said, and excited to be in it and

138
00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:23,160
Speaker 1: be a part of it. Three final questions Evan Lazarre,

139
00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,120
Speaker 1: followed by Bob Socie, Hey Hunter, We've spoken to some

140
00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,239
Speaker 1: players over the last couple of weeks that I've mentioned

141
00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:33,600
Speaker 1: that they've had some offseason film projects, watching former pats

142
00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,760
Speaker 1: and stuff like that. I'm just wondering if you've done

143
00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,080
Speaker 1: any of those, and if you watch any tape on

144
00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,360
Speaker 1: Gronk or anyone else to kind of get up to

145
00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,040
Speaker 1: speed with the offense. Um. Yeah, I mean I've watched

146
00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,480
Speaker 1: a lot of past tape. Um, just I'm trying to

147
00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,400
Speaker 1: I mean, obviously there's it's a lot. This offense is

148
00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:51,760
Speaker 1: a lot, and it's very demanding, and that's that's every

149
00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,400
Speaker 1: NFL offense, but here it's it's a lot too. So

150
00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,000
Speaker 1: anytime you're learning something new, I mean, you just got

151
00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,600
Speaker 1: to embrace yourself in it. So I've watched a lot

152
00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,280
Speaker 1: of old film and um, you know, I've watched a

153
00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,200
Speaker 1: lot of Gronk in the past too, And I mean,

154
00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,360
Speaker 1: obviously one of the best tight ends to play the

155
00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:11,280
Speaker 1: game and spent definitely here. So it's you know, it's

156
00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,520
Speaker 1: an honor to you know, be in the room, same

157
00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,200
Speaker 1: tight end room and try to continue that legacy of

158
00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:20,640
Speaker 1: tight ends here. Definitely watched them and you know, just

159
00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,840
Speaker 1: continue to learn from the past and what they've been

160
00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,960
Speaker 1: doing here. Is there anyone anything in particular you can

161
00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,240
Speaker 1: share with us that you know you were told to

162
00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:32,480
Speaker 1: watch or I've been watching in particular, I'm not necessarily

163
00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,439
Speaker 1: I've just kind of in journal watching kind of all

164
00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,920
Speaker 1: different kind of things. And two final questions Bob Socie

165
00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:43,240
Speaker 1: and love and read. All right, all right, Hunter, I

166
00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:45,400
Speaker 1: wanted to ask you, speaking of learning from Gronk, I

167
00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,760
Speaker 1: heard yesterday George Kittle say that gron maybe attending the

168
00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,160
Speaker 1: tight Ends Summit the Kittle and Travis Kelsey are organizing

169
00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,360
Speaker 1: in Nashville. Curious if you've been invited and if you

170
00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,439
Speaker 1: would like to attend. Yes, I am, I've actually committed

171
00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:03,040
Speaker 1: to go. Looking forward to going. I mean, it's always

172
00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,319
Speaker 1: good to shoot some of the best tight ends across

173
00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,600
Speaker 1: in this game and what they can offer, so and

174
00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,600
Speaker 1: there's so many different ways to do things. It'll be

175
00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,240
Speaker 1: fun to bounce ideas and everything off different guys. How

176
00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,880
Speaker 1: about the number eighty five you wore eighty six with

177
00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:23,280
Speaker 1: the Chargers? Why the switch eighty six was never really

178
00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,360
Speaker 1: I was never really tied eighty six. I just kind

179
00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,600
Speaker 1: of honestly, I'm not I'm not a guy that really

180
00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,600
Speaker 1: I've never really been attached to a number, honestly, just

181
00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:34,520
Speaker 1: want to go out there and play. But eighty five

182
00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,960
Speaker 1: I saw it. I mean, obviously it played with you know,

183
00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,200
Speaker 1: one of the great eighty five's to ever play the game,

184
00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:42,400
Speaker 1: and one of the best tight ends to play the game.

185
00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,440
Speaker 1: In Antonio Gates and so maybe you know, maybe it's

186
00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,400
Speaker 1: a little slight of honoring him and hopefully I can

187
00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,080
Speaker 1: do the number right for him. It just really quickly.

188
00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:52,760
Speaker 1: Did you hear from him after he saw you in

189
00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,480
Speaker 1: eighty five? I have not heard from him since he's

190
00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,640
Speaker 1: seen me an eighty five, but I talked to him

191
00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,600
Speaker 1: after I did sign here, I your thanks A long

192
00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:05,080
Speaker 1: last question love and read Hey Hunter. After a season

193
00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,199
Speaker 1: where you kind of did all these OTAs on video

194
00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,480
Speaker 1: and everything like that, how much did you miss walking

195
00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,760
Speaker 1: out and having coaches kind of get into your face

196
00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,959
Speaker 1: and yelling you just say to do things correctly and

197
00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,240
Speaker 1: kind of get you in the mood of playing this game. Yeah,

198
00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,240
Speaker 1: I mean it's always good to have hands on teaching,

199
00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,600
Speaker 1: and you can never really I mean, you can do

200
00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:25,800
Speaker 1: it on your own, but until you get hands on

201
00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,959
Speaker 1: coaching and exactly what they want and what they see

202
00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,480
Speaker 1: with the scheme and different routes and just even run

203
00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,680
Speaker 1: game wise, it's hard to know that until you get

204
00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,240
Speaker 1: really in there with the coaches. Thank you so much.