1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, this is Backstage Chargers, presented by your Southern 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: California Toyota dealers on the Chargers podcast network. I was 3 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: born in fifty one, so I came to the line 4 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: in fifty six. My daddy worked on the phone. We 5 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,919 Speaker 1: pulled a copy. I started putting when I was six 6 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:48,839 Speaker 1: years old. And I remember we used to go through 7 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: the field and my daddy would tell me I need 8 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: to get four hundred pounds today, and he said he 9 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: stayed four hundred pounds. I didn't try to get five hundred. 10 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: And I always try to get over what he was saying. 11 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: We used to walk from Oh my God, way out 12 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: from the country. I would into ti him just to 13 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: come to church and go to school because you know, 14 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: we weren't integrated. Then we winn integrate to sixty five 15 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: and it was it was a challenge and really was 16 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: a challenge and chalks. I respect life. Oh where a 17 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: famous football fear. It's not one pacific play that you know. 18 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: He's all of God. He was a running back. They 19 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: run him all the time. I used say, put somebody 20 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: else in the games. I running my son so much, 21 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: but they running every play, they running running. He loved it, Mama, 22 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: don't tell the coach that I want to run. He 23 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: would run, run, run, break tackles. I can get see 24 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: him just breaking tackle. He wasn't a guy that was, 25 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: like I said, real fast. But if you try to 26 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: hit him, especially if he run high like Eric Dixon, 27 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: that's where you should run like And he was. His 28 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: thighs were so strong when you just I mean, he 29 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: would just as he was to me. He was just 30 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: amazing to see. I don't care how cold, how high rain, 31 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: I would be right here watching. It was just awesome. 32 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: This is Anthony when he was in the fourth grade. 33 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: He was a picture and he could pitch good too. 34 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: This is him when in high school. He was a 35 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: sophomore in high school. I used to call him j Jake. 36 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: I'll look at his arms. He had no muscles. He 37 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: just link it. So I thought this kid would never 38 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: get gonna get any muscles. But finally his sophomore year 39 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: he started feeling that. And this is his sophomore picture. 40 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:40,239 Speaker 1: And this is him freshman again with his team. He 41 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: was a good athlete. He was had good sportsmanship, real 42 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: competitive and did not want to lose. This kid would 43 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: do anything he did not want to be a loser. 44 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: But he wasn't a soul loser. And I would always 45 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: tell him and as long as you do what you 46 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: can do, or do your hundred and ten percent, you 47 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: know you're gonna be okay. And I mean he would 48 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 1: do it nothing less. He didn't give you nothing less. 49 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: And this is his high school. Now, this is when 50 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: he failed out number thirty four and he looks like 51 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,519 Speaker 1: a football player. Now. Annie started being real competited by 52 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: being with my father because my father he likes to 53 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: win too, but he grew up loving sports. They runs 54 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: in our family. We all have sports. And from that 55 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: point on, he just he didn't stop a baseball the track. 56 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: He wanted to do it all. And he wasn't real fast. 57 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 1: But I remember one year when it was in track. 58 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: Oh I never forget that year and they went to state. 59 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: They were behind. They had this relay, sprint relay, and 60 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: I mean they were behind too, and I thought, oh, 61 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: he can't do it. He's not gonna do it. Poor 62 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: the young man. I'll tell you he was third lay. 63 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: He came up, he passed everybody. He put us up 64 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: in first place. And this got Roddy Simmons. That's his 65 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: cousin too, and he brought it on home and they 66 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: went to State that year. I never forget that. But 67 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: he was always a person that never gave up. I 68 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: mean sometimes I was just looking at him, thought, Amy, 69 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: you know, you're just killing himself, but you won't give up. 70 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: When I when Anne was born, though, I never imagined 71 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: Ane's being no just productive, you know, moving up so fast. 72 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: And when he called me before he let me know 73 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: that he was going for the second time with the charges, 74 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: I saw good, that's good. And then I was at 75 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: church and he called me and he said, Mom, and 76 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: he sounded like and I said, what is the sun? 77 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: He said, it's over with? And I said what he said, 78 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: I'm gonna charge your head coach, and you know me, 79 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: I holler like everything everybody go, I said, he made it, 80 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,799 Speaker 1: even head coach, you charge. And everybody was so happy 81 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: for my church, although they were cowboy fans, but they 82 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: were heavy for him. And everybody went to cheering on, 83 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: you know, because that was a blessing because sixteen years, 84 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: sixteen years and he finally became a head coach, his dream. 85 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: So it's just thrills my heart, I said, at home, 86 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: and watch him on TV and I go, that's my 87 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: baby right there, that's my big baby. Well that's nothing 88 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: motivated but what happened in that game. But uh, you 89 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: definitely learned the show. I'm touch so far time for 90 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: the touchdown? You ain't gonna touchdown. I'll tell you guys 91 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: all the time. You know, yeah, yeah, you lose, but 92 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: you also learned. And if you learn from your failures 93 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: and you're going to be successful. This will make an 94 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: official Patriots defeat the Chargers. That magical season for the 95 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: Bolts has ended. We got a bus kick today. But 96 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: this we can learn a lot from this, this year, 97 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: this season, from one another. And uh, it's not a 98 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 1: comfortable moment for us for sure, but I think in 99 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: these times we can we can learn a lot about ourselves. 100 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: We will learn from this. You've been a better organization. 101 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: Make sure to take something from this. We grow lot. 102 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: I'm excited the head coaching this football team. I appreciate. 103 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: Ever seen one of them leave, We will be back. 104 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: I feel like Ottle all season, you guys worked hard, 105 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: extremely hard, and uh the participation was like almost nine 106 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: nine percent, so that was encouraging. H I fully expect 107 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: this this team to show up and work just like 108 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: over did last year to try to get back the world. 109 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: We were at last year, back to the tournament, but 110 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 1: I don't know one was satisfied with how we get 111 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: it the season, and uh, I feel like if you're 112 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: gonna lose in the playoffs, you know it's better part 113 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: of than used to the chatacausic. Get your buckhere. You 114 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: know why you're going into all season with open places 115 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: to say, but you know you don't want to get 116 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,239 Speaker 1: your Buckhea. We flect we were better teams and added 117 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: and now we got to prove it. The sun is 118 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: rising on the two thy nineteen Los Angeles Chargers, a 119 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: team motivated by a goal unfulfilled through the crucible of 120 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: training camp in August, the Chargers hope to forge a 121 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: contender in February. Gold Time, let's go, Let's go chat 122 00:07:56,440 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: Boy season, get sir, gold Time God, Let's go seasons here. 123 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: Leaving New England last year was kind of like it 124 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: was kind of bad man. You know, we was ready 125 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: to go back to work. I know I was, especially 126 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: so just coming into this year and getting another opportunity 127 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: and you know, getting better as a team. Last year 128 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: we were still close, you know, I mean, like we 129 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: had being the Patriot, I think we would have gotten 130 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: two blown on one the whole thing. Um. So I 131 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: think that just motivating to play harder, to be on 132 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: point everything I do. I'm excited. I watched any getting 133 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: Sunday on the flight over here. Got a little fund 134 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: it up. So football's here, it's back, We're ready to go. 135 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm also hype. It's a different grind though 136 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: for us, Like I'm just more focused on, you know, 137 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: like how can I take care of my body? How 138 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,599 Speaker 1: can I really focus on like getting better each day 139 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: and like feeling good every day. Because it's a grind. 140 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: He's gonna be sitting back drinking gatorade. Yeah, well, dumb 141 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: they getting something like that. I gotta work hard. I 142 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,559 Speaker 1: go one hundred and ten percent every play. You see 143 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: all those playoff games, you see all those guys going 144 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. You watch the super Bowl with 145 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: your friends, and you just sit there salty, like you 146 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: were so close, he was so close, and you let 147 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: it slip. So if you were if you were competitive, 148 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: if you were a warrior, then you get right back 149 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: to it. I was doing an interview yesterday and the 150 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: guy asked me if I was comfortable in my third 151 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: year as a head coach, and like comfortable, I didn't 152 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: know how to answer that question. Hell, I'm never comfortable. 153 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 1: I hate comfortable. Confident. I'm okay with confident, but comfortable. 154 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 1: I've never been at my best when I was comfortable. 155 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: You know, gust and I was talking a couple of 156 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 1: years ago, and Gus said something to me that made 157 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: a lot of sense. He said, uncomfortable plus a great spirit, 158 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: he goes great growth. I believe that when I when 159 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,880 Speaker 1: I look at you guys in this room, I'm talking 160 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: from back to front, from front to back. Hell, all 161 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: I see is hope. We got a chance right now 162 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: to do something special. Win our division, get in the 163 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: tournament and and and be great. We have a chance 164 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: to do that, but that's gonna take a lot of work, man, 165 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: a lot of work. I'm convinced. Our biggest opponent, our 166 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: biggest distraction, this the Chargers. It's the Chargers. We gotta 167 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: come to every single day being the best that we 168 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: can be. We have to improve. We gotta go through 169 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 1: this training camp, become out of this training camp a 170 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 1: better person individually and a better team collective. We take 171 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,559 Speaker 1: care of our visions right now, We're gonna change everybody's 172 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: life in him. When you win that champion ship, your 173 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: life change. You got passions and visions of happing others 174 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: and being a blessing others. Their life change because Jo 175 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: don't pack becomes bigger than greater. Imp. I was raised 176 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: the serf and and my mother, you know, she she'll 177 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: give you the short off her back, you know, if 178 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: you wanted it. But uh, I thought it was deserving. 179 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: You know, we needed a school here in Tensing there 180 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: and uh and you know we have a K two 181 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: three right now, but we felt a little short of 182 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: our goal on opening day K through seven. But we 183 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: have a lot of work to do and I'm fired 184 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: up about it. And I just think, you know, we're 185 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: here to be a blessing of others, and anytime you 186 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: can do that, and I think that's that's a great purpose. 187 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: He's always wanted to start a foundation to just have 188 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: a legitimate platform for giving back and helping people. So 189 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: the Lynn Family Foundation is all about giving back and 190 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: helping people in whatever way possible. It's an honor, honestly 191 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: to be a part of this family. My dad and 192 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: my stepmom, they are very passionate about giving back, and 193 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: so for them to bring us, me and my brother 194 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: in to give back with them, it's been fantastic. I 195 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: have four or five weeks off before I go back, 196 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: and when when I go back, it's all football, and 197 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: most people don't understand intensity of the National Football League, 198 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,719 Speaker 1: but it's going to be all football. And so with 199 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: this break, I chose to come here, and this is 200 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: something that I love to do. It's part of my 201 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: passion to give back and try to have an impact, 202 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: and especially with young people. I just I just believe 203 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: the positivity that I feel here, the energies that I 204 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: feel here, I have no doubt in my mind the 205 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: school is going to be a success. And I just 206 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: believe people here are just they're just strong minded people. 207 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 1: I guess her parents raised her that way. My grandparents, 208 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: you know, they were always giving and they always set 209 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: a good example of helping the community, the neighbor. And 210 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: you know that will go off of my mom and 211 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: my mom that's where that's where she raised me and 212 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: my sister, and so that's always been a part of 213 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: my fabric and just giving back and helping and Chris 214 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: trying to be a blessing to others. You know, I 215 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: try to treat people the way I want to be treated. 216 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: So it's just just doing it on a different platform. Now, 217 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: leadership comes naturally to Anthony Lytton, whose experiences abroad provide 218 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: perspective for the challenges that lie ahead of a room 219 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 1: of ninety guys. And you know, unfortunately twenty seven of 220 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: them won't be here because we're gonna go three to 221 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: three where all still ten practice squad. And so you know, 222 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: I want to guys to know that everyone has a 223 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: chance to make this team to competition here stuff, do 224 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: not count yourself out, but just give them the criteria 225 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: for how we evaluate and uh and how they're gonna 226 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: make the team. But also for the guys who's been 227 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: here for the last couple of years, uh, you know, 228 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: they need to understand our biggest challenge is not the 229 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: Opening Raiders are different Broncos can't say Chiefs. It's the 230 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: LA Chargers. You know, we have to get alcohol our 231 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: own self way and go back, start over and understand 232 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: that on twelve wins last year we tied for most 233 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: wins in the league, but that it doesn't mean nothing 234 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: this year. Ready, Yeah, fooling enough time warm up. Can't 235 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: even yo man go, Let's go voted hang over Baby 236 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: that Chargers Bronster. He stopped with playmakers, seven of which 237 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: received Pro Bowl honors in twenty nineteen. The headline at camp, 238 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: he's the one that is missing Kelvin Board and we 239 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: do not expect to be there. He wants us to contract, 240 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: not report with teammates today. He's going to continue to 241 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: work out in Florida. Melvine's not here. You know, we 242 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: don't like to talk about players that are not here. 243 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: You know, we understand his situation. We love Melvine. Well, 244 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: good football team with Melvin, but he's not here. Hurricans 245 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: trying to make sure that's not a distraction that investor, 246 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: absolutely and I don't think it will build distraction. You know, 247 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: you know how much he means this organization as a 248 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 1: person and as a player. I mean, that's that's not 249 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: hard to see. Um. You know, for us, the challenges 250 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: are trying to find that balance between what a player 251 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: would like to earn and then you know, on the 252 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: team side, just trying to figure out how that balance 253 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: is with fifty two other teammates. He's gone ahead of 254 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: breaking the initial technical door Jess and some good touchdown 255 00:15:52,840 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 1: with the biggest goal for us this year is to 256 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: keep progressing. For me, and depending on what my role is, 257 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: it doesn't it doesn't matter, you know. With the whole 258 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: Melvin situation, I'm not sure what's going to be happening. 259 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: We might be a man down for a while, or 260 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: might get a deal. He might be here and might 261 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: be back to my usual role, and so whatever my 262 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: role is, I'm just going to try to improve on that. 263 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: The absence of one of the NFL's most relentless runners 264 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: provides both a challenge and an opportunity for the next 265 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: men up, shake space. What is this way forward? The ends? 266 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: I wish he was here because he helped our team. 267 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: You know, a Pro Bowl running back. You know if 268 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: he's here that we still have to move forward. If 269 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: he's not here, we still have to move forward. Here 270 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: For Justin Jackson, the whole running back room were very 271 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: tight knit group. You know, obviously he's got doing he's 272 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: got to do. You know, we're holding it down until 273 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: he gets back. You know, we're out here and trying 274 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: to camp. We're all trying to get better. Um, you 275 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: can't really focus on all other stuff that's happening off 276 00:16:54,800 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: the field, what's happening between these lines? What's important? Right now? 277 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 1: The running backs have bounced across the Bowl. They now 278 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: have the added challenge of facing one of the league's 279 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:14,919 Speaker 1: bona fides at the linebacker position. You beat me, you 280 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: called the ball, Okay, then you didn't win it. That's 281 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: right now, all right, more moves to tell you about 282 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,959 Speaker 1: at this hour. Linebacker Thomas Davis is going to the Chargers. 283 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: He's been an All Pro or a Pro Bowler in 284 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: four of the last five years. How are you doing 285 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 1: to meet many? Excited to be here? How welcome man? 286 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: When you have a chance to come to a team 287 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: like this, you don't you don't turn that down. We 288 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: got a good group on defense, so trust me, I know, 289 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: I know all about the roster. How y'all doing going good? 290 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: Going good? Never imagined that I would be getting ready 291 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: to put on another uniform, But I'm definitely excited to 292 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: be here. You know, I feel like this is a 293 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: super Bowl of the team and I just want to 294 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,919 Speaker 1: add to that. Let me look up, yeah a smile, 295 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: there you go. This is amazing. Of course, I was 296 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: not thinking West Coast when different teams would call and 297 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: I was like, yeah, I kind of put West Coast 298 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: behind me, and it's like bam. Thomas was like, yes, Chargers, 299 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: let's do it. And I'm like, wait a minute, hold on. 300 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, wait, great weather, great people, we know 301 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 1: some people here. Let's do it. So I'm excited. Hey, 302 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: what's going on, man? How are you doing? Outstanding man? 303 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 1: Decided to be here, you know that, right, We're happy 304 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: to have you. Well, reunite it man, all right, But 305 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,719 Speaker 1: this guy's a true professional and the way he handles 306 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: himself and when you watch him practice on the field, 307 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: you know a guy that's been in the league for 308 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: as long as he has fifteen years. He doesn't take 309 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: a playoff, he doesn't take a down off. And what 310 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: he's doing that for is not only to condition himself, 311 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: but also to show the standard of how you're supposed 312 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: to practice for the for the younger players. Linebackers coach 313 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: Richard Smith shares the same standard as his newest linebacker 314 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 1: in an NFL career that they spanned at three decades, 315 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: Smith has been a steward to some of the league's 316 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,880 Speaker 1: best defenses. His experience coaching the Carolina Panthers in two 317 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: thousand and nine led to a reunion on the West 318 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: Coast a decade later. When you know, Tom asked me 319 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: to evaluate him. I looked at him and I said, 320 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: oh my god, he can still run. This is unbelievable. 321 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: One of his points of why he came here to 322 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: the Chargers. That was the first thing that he stated that. 323 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: I thought we had a team that was filled with 324 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: some really good players, and we had an opportunity to 325 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: not only you know, to try to own our division, 326 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,240 Speaker 1: then also go to the next level and win a championship. 327 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 1: Thomas Davis and the Chargers hope to be a happy 328 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: marriage back in Carolina. Football takes a back seat to 329 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: the rock that holds the Davis family together. When's the 330 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: last time you look through this thing? I don't know, 331 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: look at me and I'm pretty Ah, babe, you look 332 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: so young. That's why you can't go on the on 333 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: your wedding day to no barber you ain't never been to. 334 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: Would you go to? You went to somebody? Knew that 335 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 1: dude over about pep shop. He just made you ball, 336 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: just messed up my whole everything. Why did you go 337 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: to somebody? New thought it was fine. I didn't know 338 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: anything was wrong with it. What I had some shades 339 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: on for? Oh child, he got the shot shake. I 340 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: guarantee I can find a picture of you with the 341 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: same shades on. No, yeah, right now, something similar. They 342 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: weren't like you mean, something similar. You always wore my shade, 343 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: but not throw them ugly. I can bet you, Oh, 344 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: I didn't wear them. Christ your rainbow looking, I can 345 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: bet you twenty Westley's knife blade. I bet you married me? 346 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: Did you find them glasses? Oh wow? And now Scott 347 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: looking like that going to palm. Oh yeah, a perfect time, man. 348 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: Look who's getting glammed up? I know. I found out 349 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 1: I was pregnant my first week of college, thinking like, okay, 350 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: life is over with my doing kid and Scott was 351 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: the best thing that happened to me. She helped me 352 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: mature so quick. I went through college with her. She 353 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: went to labs with me, she went to classes with me. 354 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: She's probably so mature herself from hanging out with me 355 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: and my college friends and Thomas, and she's just a 356 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: baby adult. And I to look at her now that 357 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: she's really turned into an adult, she's about to go 358 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: to college like it's it's a lot because a lot 359 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,439 Speaker 1: of people thought, like you done, you ain't gonna graduate, 360 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: And now she's about too, so go to college. So 361 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: it makes me feel good. We did it, girl, and 362 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: three more kids later. Like I was a real lab 363 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: You know she was gonna laugh. You always be making 364 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: a la. What did you put on that? Wipe it off? 365 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: You can't see its blue? See what's gonna just don't 366 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: put on? Will you run? One? Three? All right? Serious? Serious? 367 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:16,119 Speaker 1: One girl? One two three? Walking this way, just smiling, laughter, laughter, 368 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:20,880 Speaker 1: that's okay, to the car sky and we're going to list. 369 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: Don't fly, don't fly, No, don't sparkling, scratch my paint. Good, look, 370 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: my family? Is that on the reason that I really 371 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: think that that I'm I'm still able to continue to 372 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: do the things that I do. You know that that 373 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: for me means the world to me to be able 374 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: to just lead by example for my kids and even 375 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: for my wife, the half of the Walters children, Britney 376 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: and Jared. It's my honor trender Duce the winner of 377 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 1: the Walter Payton the NFL Man of the Year or 378 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: Thomas status. That's that's one of my proudest moments as 379 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 1: an NFL player, you know, to go out and you know, 380 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: deliver a heartfelt speech. It was off the dome, you know, 381 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: just coming straight from the heart. Next, I like to 382 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: thank my beautiful wife, Miss Kelly Davis. There's a lot 383 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: that I've had to deal with and she's been out 384 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: for me through everything that I've gone through, injuries, everything. 385 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: So often in my career, I've been the guy who 386 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: just came up just short. But receiving this award tonight 387 00:23:55,680 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: signifies and capitalize everything that I've been able to act 388 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: all that I had to go through. To the guys 389 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: in this league, man, I just want to say to you, 390 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: let's take charge. They're to be different. Let's show these 391 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: kids how much we care about them. Let's change this world. 392 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: Thank you. At this point, it's not about money, it's 393 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: not about receiving accolades, none of that stuff. For me. 394 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: At this point, it's about trying to win the Super Bowl. 395 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: You look at the twenty fifteen team that we had 396 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: in Carolina and you know, we got close, played in 397 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, came up short. You don't want to 398 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: be one of those guys that played the game. As 399 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: long as I played the game that never want to ring, 400 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: you know, and I feel like I'm in the best 401 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 1: position right now to actually be a part of a 402 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: team that can do that. But it's all about coming 403 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,080 Speaker 1: together as a group. Yeah, I ever keep this on 404 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: the chef until we get the real one, the NFC 405 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: Championship ring. You don't understand that it would be no 406 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: better feeling for me to win a Super Bowl ring 407 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: and come back home to Carolina with it on. I'll 408 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: probably wear it for an entire year, just walking around 409 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:24,439 Speaker 1: my ring on, both on and off the field. Thomas 410 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 1: Davis provides a roadmap for a successful NFL career. I'm 411 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: here today. The old man gone. Oh you know, the 412 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: old man gone? He asked me without older than the 413 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: field man. That's district at thirty six years. Yeah, the 414 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 1: man who has seen it all can provide great inside 415 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: to the up starts who haven't. Ya how that boy 416 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 1: lou Peep he fashioned for sticky fashion, he might be 417 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: straight line. What about athleticism? Yeah? Remember remember when I 418 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: came to meet y'all last year. Yeah, I was like 419 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: I remember, I was telling my brother, like, Yo, I'd 420 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: love to go to Caroline and learn behind t D 421 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:26,479 Speaker 1: and Luke bro I met TD when I was going 422 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,880 Speaker 1: through the drive process. I had went to go visit 423 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: the Panthers and I actually met him and he was 424 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: a cool guy there, so just to have him, you know, 425 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: come to the Chargers. He's a fifteen year guy and 426 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: he played safety in college, just like I did. And 427 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: I was talking to him yesterday about like when did 428 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 1: he feel like he really took that next step into 429 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 1: his game, like when he really became that guy, and 430 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 1: he said, like his first few years playing linebacker, it 431 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 1: was a struggle for him just because he wasn't used 432 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: to playing that close to the ball. And I feel 433 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: like last year when I first got thrown out of 434 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,879 Speaker 1: there at linebacker, I feel like I was struggling with 435 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 1: just picking up on certain things that somebody who's been 436 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,160 Speaker 1: playing linebacker the whole life will. You know, it's different 437 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 1: because you're closer to the ball. What I could have 438 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: did better right there? Use your power to your inventage 439 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 1: and your point with your hands. Yeah, let's be physical 440 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: as bad as LB don't three want to think that 441 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: for like, that's just gonna push me even more, you know, 442 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: seeing all these great players on the field, what you're 443 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: going to strive to be great just like them. And 444 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: it's just a great environment that being that Chargers are 445 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: betting on Kaisier White's versatility. Just like his mentor Thomas Davis, 446 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: Kaisier hopes to make the successful transition from college safety 447 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 1: to professional linebacker. What you're good about the kid is that, 448 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 1: first of all, he's an athlete. He played safety in college, okay, 449 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: And so what's happening is it was a great thing 450 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: where Tom was able to find him in the draft 451 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 1: and get him and pro ject him to become a linebacker. 452 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: Here he was a year ago in the passing game 453 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 1: and and like you see, they've got a you know, 454 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: a tight formation. But you watch him here and we 455 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: call this the week Cook situation where he's got to 456 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 1: take those over routes, and not only does he take it, 457 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: but he has the ball skills playing safety to be 458 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 1: able to do what against Buffalo, be able to make 459 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: that pig. Unfortunately, Kaisier White's first career interception was his 460 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: last in twenty eighteen with the Kaiser Is that just 461 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: lingering longer than you guys thought, or did something happened 462 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: with him? No, the plane kind of changed be Kausier, 463 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: you know, looking at his situation long term, we think 464 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: it's best that he, you know, set out get that 465 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: knee right, and just take all the time that he need. 466 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: And so that's why we put him down on our 467 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 1: a knee injury against the Bills and did what was 468 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: promising rookie campaign. As the Chargers head to Arizona for 469 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: their preseason opener, White hopes to pick up where he 470 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 1: left off. Man, I've been waiting for this moment since 471 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: I got hurt last year. You know, It's been a 472 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: long time coming, and I feel healthy right now, so 473 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: I'm just ready to get out there and get after 474 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: back with you. Here in Glenndale, just seconds away from 475 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: the opening kicked preseason opener for both of the Los 476 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: Angeles Chargers and the Arizona Cardinals, he coo coose lock, 477 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: close lock thirty two that I was in between two linemens, 478 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: so I like, I kind of ir to split them 479 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: to make a play close up, close up, let's go, 480 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: let's go do hey Gus on that screen, I had 481 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: a feel. Don't think I should have just came underneath. 482 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I on my split them when they saying Friday, 483 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: you win some you lose. Man to fight another day 484 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: I found out there you look good, you look real good. 485 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 1: Let's get my feet. I was loving you read the 486 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: hell out that in the league. How real is that? Crazy? 487 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: Real boy? Six four three two thunderstorms are strong at 488 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 1: tod Age. This one has a lot of heavy rain 489 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: with it. Also some lightning strikes light at the two 490 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: forty seven and ninety nine at Fillmore. Now during James 491 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 1: come out in here about man? What's up? I love it? 492 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: Did you bring all this humility from y'allo has? I mean, 493 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 1: it's feeling like Florida to day where there's being ninety 494 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: degrees on Thursdays, looking like it's going to be eighty seven, 495 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 1: and then back on Friday, we'll have a ninety seven degrees. 496 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 1: It will be sunny and hot for the west rest 497 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 1: of the weekend. This guy not only can intersect. Oh yeah, 498 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: we got to talk about them beaches though, talk about beaches. 499 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 1: We got to talk about the beaches. Oh, they go 500 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: to beaches. On Wednesday, we got ten percent showers and 501 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 1: then coming up on Thursday will be a nice warm day. 502 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: Get back out there and surf, have fun. And then yeah, 503 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: you're a rocking this man, mountains. Okay, the mountain. Is 504 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: it storming really bad? I mean it's gonna be storming 505 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 1: all weekend. I mean it's storming today, tomorrow, in Friday, 506 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: so so you might might want to stay away from 507 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: the mountains. We just wrought the news the weather. Y'all 508 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: stay tuned because the weather is gonna be crazy. We're 509 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 1: in a studio right now. We're wrapping it up for 510 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: the day. I appreciate y'all tuning in. Can't wait to 511 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 1: see y'all doing training. Camp makes y'all the man we 512 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:57,720 Speaker 1: signed it off. Boat Up Baby. The forecast cones for 513 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: sunshine in southern California, but one of the Charger's brightest 514 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 1: young stars Life on the Golden Coast requires the right 515 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: shades to match how you Yeah, I'm happy to be there. Yeah, 516 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 1: I'm ready. I had goose fashs not today. This company 517 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: is gonna erup when they how the shoot tisterday. It 518 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: was good. We had a great shoot. It was amazing. 519 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:28,280 Speaker 1: But you're a natural. The visuals that are also coming 520 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: with the product looks really good. Oh yeah, it's gonna 521 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 1: be amazing. Yeah okay, yeah, yeah, you were read with 522 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: the Charging game. I'm telling you how to do it, bro, 523 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get you that one on the City games. 524 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: But that's a clear one with a green hue over 525 00:32:46,560 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 1: top of it. Yeahs, that's fire. So that's up right, Yes, 526 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: up everybody doing so you got a chance to meet 527 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: some folks, take the tour, try the products on. So far? 528 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: What are you most excited about working with open Man. 529 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm excited just to have the people around here. Everybody's genuine, 530 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: the love is real, and I'm just excited, you know, 531 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: to help take this company to the next level. And 532 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 1: I feel like, um, you guys pay the great guy, 533 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: represent the company and all right, a wrong very If 534 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 1: you could pick one thing the opposing players would say 535 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 1: about you, what would you want that to be? On 536 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 1: the field, office field. We're gonna start on the field. 537 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:55,800 Speaker 1: Derwin James wasted no time making an impact his rookie year. 538 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:58,560 Speaker 1: We're simulating game action. We'll do some pre snap stuff 539 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:01,960 Speaker 1: like you're making your reads falling out ready and don't 540 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 1: picked off Derwin change doesn't again find State contained and 541 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: losing yardage. The Derwin Jane there does stoping out everywhere. 542 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 1: If you go back and watch him from Florida State. 543 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:23,520 Speaker 1: That's all the things he did blizz cover sacks and 544 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 1: assess and things like that, and that's what we're drafted 545 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 1: him for to come in and do those things. And 546 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: for a rookie to come in and be able to 547 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:32,279 Speaker 1: start the one that's saying a lot because you know, 548 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: we didn't just give him the spot. He earned it 549 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: so got it. In his debut season, James proved he 550 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: as the swagger and played to be a face of 551 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:49,799 Speaker 1: the franchise moving forward. Unfortunately, fans eager for his encore performance, 552 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: we'll have to wait breaking news coming out of Chargers 553 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 1: camp right now. At this point, this is what we know. 554 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:59,200 Speaker 1: First team for safety Derwin James has been diagnosed with 555 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:03,320 Speaker 1: a stress that fracture. He'll continue to be evaluated and 556 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 1: the course of treatment he's still to be determined. With 557 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: his production, with his intangibles. Wait, we want to miss 558 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 1: him a lot, but I mean we're team. I think 559 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 1: we have a good team, so we have guys that 560 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 1: will step up. Yeah, it's it's tough anytime a guy 561 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:20,240 Speaker 1: goes down, but just how Isaac stepped up and filled 562 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 1: the spot last year, we'll have another guy step up. 563 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:25,200 Speaker 1: You know, it's a next man up mentality. I think 564 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 1: you got to take that on. So but we're praying 565 00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: for him, hoping the best for him and just to 566 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,080 Speaker 1: bounce back as fast as camp. I tell myself every 567 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 1: year that's going to be three or four things that's 568 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:36,200 Speaker 1: going to happen that you don't expect that you have 569 00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:40,799 Speaker 1: to overcome. And it happened. You talk about drowing game, 570 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: the surgery. Worried at right now and what he hoped 571 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:46,800 Speaker 1: to have him not going to feel what the product 572 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: notses is. I mean, I don't really have anything new 573 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: with that. I mean, he will go on injured reserve today, 574 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: so that will give us a chance to have a 575 00:35:56,080 --> 00:36:00,239 Speaker 1: window to bring him back later in the season. As 576 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,239 Speaker 1: far as when that is right now, I don't have 577 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:04,640 Speaker 1: a really good feel for that yet, but it's it's 578 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,600 Speaker 1: going to be, you know, pretty far down the line. 579 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,399 Speaker 1: Durwin's case, when I first saw it, wasn't real happy. 580 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 1: But my second thought was, how is he going to 581 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:15,440 Speaker 1: handle this? Because he's he's so bought into what we 582 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: want to do here and what he wants to do 583 00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 1: with his career, and he wants to win here, and 584 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 1: he's a he's a team leader for us, even though 585 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 1: he's only been here for two years. He's still such 586 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,319 Speaker 1: a young player. When one of your teammates goes down, 587 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,879 Speaker 1: we'll all pick up the slack. You know. There wasn't 588 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:30,600 Speaker 1: a whole lot of heads down, like now, what are 589 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:32,279 Speaker 1: we going to do? We can't do this. I mean, 590 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,319 Speaker 1: it was like, we'll hold it down to your back. 591 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: On the final weekend before a week one roster cuts 592 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:42,280 Speaker 1: have been made. With a grueling regular season on the horizon, 593 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: the fifty three men chosen will have to unite as 594 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:50,080 Speaker 1: one with a goal of overcoming the trials and tribulations 595 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: inherent in professional football. I feel really good, good about 596 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:57,160 Speaker 1: the guys downstairs. And it's not just the feeling like 597 00:36:57,239 --> 00:36:59,120 Speaker 1: I've seen it. I saw it last year, us off 598 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:00,880 Speaker 1: the year before, like the more of our players. How 599 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 1: they handle things because it's a long year. Not everything 600 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 1: goes the way you wanted to go, and it's how 601 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:09,400 Speaker 1: you handle those can determine how far you can go 602 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:14,919 Speaker 1: with your season. Melvin Gordon will continue to be under 603 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:18,760 Speaker 1: the reserve, did not report designation and with the regular 604 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 1: season now here, we have informed his representatives at discussions 605 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: regarding a contract extension will be postponed until the conclusion 606 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 1: of this season. There are some issues that you guys 607 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:33,800 Speaker 1: are facing before the season even starts. Are you concerned 608 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 1: about just starting off the season a little unsettled? Am 609 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:40,280 Speaker 1: I concerned about it? No? I think every season there's 610 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 1: going to be obstacles you have, and that's just the 611 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,400 Speaker 1: way it is. It's our job to figure out a 612 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: way around him. It's our job to have solutions to them, 613 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:50,320 Speaker 1: and it's our job to play through them. So between 614 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,279 Speaker 1: Anthony Lynn, our coaching staff, and our players, they're very, 615 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:55,560 Speaker 1: very focused right now. We're ready to go for this 616 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: regular season. Good morning, man. Now, the last couple of 617 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:00,920 Speaker 1: days I've been up for letting a lot of your 618 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 1: teammates go. That's that's tough. It was a tough last 619 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,280 Speaker 1: couple of days, two and a half days, to be exact. 620 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:09,960 Speaker 1: It just made me realize just how the men that 621 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:13,400 Speaker 1: are in this room right now just self. Fortunately you are, man, 622 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 1: and I know you know that, But don't ever take 623 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:17,759 Speaker 1: it for granted to be on the fifty three in 624 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: the National Football League. And if you want to not 625 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: take it for granted, if you want to thank the 626 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:24,800 Speaker 1: Good Lord, then you show up every single day and 627 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:26,720 Speaker 1: you be the very best that you can be okay, 628 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,879 Speaker 1: that's all you have to do. Okay, because the day 629 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: we're going, we're practicing full last speed, full speed. It's 630 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,479 Speaker 1: time to go now in a league where you're only 631 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:38,799 Speaker 1: as good as your last performance, that Chargers will look 632 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:42,800 Speaker 1: to make their mark beginning Week one against Indianapolis. That 633 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,640 Speaker 1: time for talk, he's over. I remember a lot of 634 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: special players, a lot of special pieces. So it's got 635 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:50,720 Speaker 1: to come together. You know, got a long season ahead 636 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:53,600 Speaker 1: for all that, working in the off season, summertime, and 637 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 1: it's finally here. When you look at how UNSELFI school 638 00:38:57,120 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 1: group is, you know that that in itself just really 639 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:02,080 Speaker 1: says a lot about the character of men that we have. 640 00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:05,800 Speaker 1: When this football team, whoever's out there, they know that 641 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:08,360 Speaker 1: they're not out there alone. You've got ten other players 642 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 1: out there, which you're giving it the best that they 643 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:11,719 Speaker 1: can give. Is we're playing together. I mean, that's what 644 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,680 Speaker 1: it's about. It's the team effort sport, and I feel 645 00:39:14,719 --> 00:39:17,080 Speaker 1: like we've been doing what we can to get better 646 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:19,040 Speaker 1: each and every day, helping each other get better. To me, 647 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:20,960 Speaker 1: it's no different than what it was last year. I mean, 648 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:22,879 Speaker 1: we wanted to win the Super Bowl last year. That's 649 00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 1: our expectations every single year. We apply that pressure to ourselves. 650 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:29,160 Speaker 1: No one has high expectation that we have for ourselves 651 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 1: and our organization, our players and coaches. I think everybody's 652 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,920 Speaker 1: goal is to go win the Super Bowl. And we 653 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: wouldn't be out here given one hundred percent effort every 654 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,520 Speaker 1: single day if we didn't believe we had a chance 655 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:41,440 Speaker 1: to compete for a Super Bowl. You know, that's our 656 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 1: goal and anything less than that is not good enough. 657 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 1: You've been listening to Backstage Chargers presented by your Southern 658 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 1: California Toya to Dealers on the Chargers podcast network.