1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: I can remember sitting in the press boxing Carolina in 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: two thousand eighteen, and you made like a sixty four 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: or sixty three yard walk off field goal against the Giants. 4 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: What do you remember about that? And has anybody busted 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: your chops about it? Now that I had a feeling 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: that would be the first question. Um, yeah, I've heard 7 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: it a few times. Uh, and I think it's it's 8 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: probably best that I don't really talk about that much 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: around here. But yeah, that was that was a good memory. Um. 10 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm I'm definitely excited to be here now. 11 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: And and hopefully too many people don't bring that up. 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: When you get cut by Carolina and you haven't played 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: for a year, is there something in the head going? 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: Is this it? Or were you confidence? Somebody would call you? 15 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm extremely confident. Um, you know, I'm I'm 16 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 1: healthy now and I feel really good. I've been kicking 17 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: for a while, so uh yeah, I was just excited 18 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: for for the next opportunity. It's a nice fresh start, 19 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: and um, I feel like this is a great place 20 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: to be surrounded by great people and uh, it's it's 21 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: really been fun. You know, I've only been here a 22 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: few days. But getting to meet the guys, the teammates 23 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: and and uh the staff, everybody's has been a really 24 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: good experience for me. When you kicked today, I mean, 25 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: well you two or four, two or five or I 26 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: mean what was your numbers today? And had you played 27 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: with I mean I assume you you you'd had your uh, 28 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: you'd work with these guys before. Um, yeah, this is 29 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: we started working together yesterday and um, it's been very smooth. 30 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: Riley and uh in case you've been very good with 31 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, the operation. It's it's been really surprising how 32 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: how quickly we've just picked it up. And uh, yeah 33 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: today we we made all of them and and uh 34 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: it's nice to be behind a line of scrimmage again. 35 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: And and it just was it's fun, you know, this 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: is what I enjoyed doing. Um, and it's it's just 37 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: nice to be back playing football again. What was it 38 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: like for you to be out for such a long 39 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: period of time, What was what was that rehab process 40 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: like when did you feel like you were back and 41 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: what makes you feel going forward that you know it's 42 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: not gonna be a problem, that you'll be able to 43 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: stay healthy and that leg is you know, moving forward yeah, No, 44 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: I mean it's uh, I had surgery up here in 45 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: New York um at HSS with the best doctor that 46 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: that does, you know what I had done, Riley Williams. 47 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: And I feel like my leg is better than it's 48 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: ever been and I feel strong. Um, I'm just gonna 49 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: keep getting better and better and uh yeah, I feel 50 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: really good. As far as missing time and all that, 51 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just that's part of the game. You know. 52 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: Sometimes things happen that are out of your control and 53 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: and really you can only control what you can and uh, 54 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: my mindset was just I'm gonna keep you know, getting 55 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: better at what I can do and and just move forward. Um. 56 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: I feel like you always have to have a positive mindset, 57 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: and so you know, sometimes life's gonna throw things at 58 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: you that are that are gonna be tough, but it's 59 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: it's how you respond to it is what matters. And 60 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: that leg is was at around what point it ma 61 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: be talking like months ago ago, six months ago, a 62 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: year ago, That doesn't matter. It's it's a percent now 63 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 1: and and I'm ready to roll. Have you any discussions 64 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: with with Riley about that number nine Jersey yet? Yeah, 65 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: We've had a few few discussions. Um, I think he's 66 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: gonna stick with nine, which is fine. I mean that's 67 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about it. Um what, I'm just happy 68 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: to have a number, you know, I'm happy to be 69 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: here and have a spot on the NFL team and 70 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: and uh, just you know, it's a blessing in itself. 71 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: So I think the the number doesn't make the player. 72 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: You know, the player makes a number. So as long 73 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: as whatever number they put me in, and it really 74 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: doesn't matter to me. And then can you just talk 75 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: a little bit. Do you have a relationship with Lawrence Times? 76 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: And and uh as he told you anything about this organization? 77 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: You have no Lawrence for a long time. We actually 78 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: had very similar experiences growing up. Both of our fathers 79 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: were in the military and and he grew up in Milton, 80 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: I grew up in Pensacola. I mean they're right next 81 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: to each other, so uh yeah, and both Scottish born. 82 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: I lost my accent a long time ago, but my 83 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: mom's accents still very strong. So sometimes on the phone, 84 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: guys in the locker room will I'll pick up on it. 85 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 1: But uh, yeah, I've known him for a while. I mean, 86 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: obviously he did some amazing things here and and uh, 87 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: I'm excited to be able to follow in his footsteps 88 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: and and be able to make memories here myself. Thank you. 89 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: Last question, Patty Hi graam. Just to follow up on 90 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: that question, what is Lawrence Times told you about kicking 91 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: in the northeast winds, particularly a MetLife stadium, which is 92 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 1: typically a very tricky stadium for kickers to operate in. Um, 93 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: I disagree with you. I don't think it's it's too difficult. 94 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: I played a bunch of games. I played for the 95 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: Washington football team for a few years. Uh, And I 96 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: mean I've played the Jets here quite a few times 97 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: and the Giants as well, So I've had a lot 98 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: of experience kicking in the stadium and and you know, 99 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: and and just wind in general. I mean, over the 100 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: over the course of the career, you kind of learned 101 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: how to manipulate the wind in different ways. And I 102 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: mean it's it's just one of those things. You deal 103 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: with the conditions as they come. So uh, don't really 104 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: worry about it too much. I know Lawrence, Uh, I 105 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 1: mean we've chatted off and on over the years. I 106 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: don't think he was he played in this stadium a 107 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: whole lot, but uh yeah, I mean it's I'm looking 108 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: out at the stadium right now. I'm excited at a 109 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: breakfast this morning looking at the stadium, just imagining kicking 110 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: in it for the Giants, and and uh, I mean, 111 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 1: I can't wait. It's gonna be exciting.