1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: What's going on? Everybody? Welcome into a Friday edition of 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: Texans All Access from Monday Texans Radio Studio. I am 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: your host, Sean Harris, so glad to be with you 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: on a night that's gonna get a little dicey in 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: Apparently this weekend's gonna get a little dicey here in Houston. 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: Are we talking tropical storms and hurricanes before the end 7 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: of May? Is that what we're gonna have here in 8 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one? Whole le cow. I mean, you could 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: hit me with your global warming thoughts and gets sort 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: of political, so I'm not really gonna I got my 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: thoughts on it, but either way, I know this. Here 12 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: are the facts. Last year, twenty twenty hurricane season was awful. 13 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: I was down at Galluson during the mouth of October 14 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 1: and that's when one of the hurricanes didn't even hit us. 15 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: It hit east of us want to hit Lake Charles, 16 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: and it was it was rough. I got a video 17 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 1: of it. Fifty five sixty mile our wins on the island. 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: It was razy and we didn't even get a direct hit. 19 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 1: So hopefully this won't turn into that, and hopefully we'll 20 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: go through unscathed. But Hey, man, I know Louisiana is 21 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: gonna be hard pressed to take anymore at that particular 22 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 1: moment because they've gone through two hurricanes. I know they 23 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: got hit with torrential rains over the last few days. 24 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, man, weather, hang onto your hats for the 25 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: next four months, five months, six months, maybe, Oh my goodness. 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: Either way, we're gonna talking football tonight, and we're gonna 27 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: talk with Kevin Pierre Lewis. Marvannumer and I had a 28 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: chance to catch up with him exclusively a little one 29 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: on one. Yes, he did meet with the media, and 30 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: you may have heard some clips from that. I walked 31 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: out of our fifteen minute discussion away from that and went, WHOA. 32 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: I like this guy a lot, and not just because 33 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: he said he didn't like a particular baseball team, Yankees, 34 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: And it's not because that. Just everything we talked about. 35 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: He was engaging, He was thoughtful in the way that 36 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 1: he took on our questions. He was excellent. You will 37 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: hear Kevin Pierre Lewis in our next segment as Mark 38 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: van Ry and I went one on one with him. 39 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: We'll also go around in the league. Of course, it's Friday. 40 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: There are still things going on in the NFL during 41 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: this offseason time in between draft and training camp, still 42 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: got things going on, and the Texans were part of 43 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: that news today. So let's jump into that before we 44 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: get into our Texans audio jukebox. Justin Britt style, he 45 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: had some pretty interesting things to say. I thought at 46 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 1: his press conference on Thursday, very I thought at first 47 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 1: when he got up there, I was like, oh man, 48 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: this is this isn't gonna be very good, is it? 49 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: I guess see, he was kind of short answering a 50 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: little bit at first, and then man, he really opened 51 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: up and gave some great answers on some things. And 52 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: we will get into that a little bit, but before 53 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: we get the Texans making moves and these two moves 54 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 1: having to do with the offensive line. One in, one 55 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: out the INN is former Louisville left tackle dron Christian. 56 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: He's been in the league about four years and spent 57 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: the time with the Washington football team. They were making 58 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: moves to Washington football team with Morgan Moses out and 59 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think there was one other there was 60 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: an INN for them as well. Either way, Christian available 61 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: to be picked up. He plays tackle, He moves in 62 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: Cole Cabral, interior offensive lineman moves out. Now you can 63 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: try and do the math on things like, okay, interior 64 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: lineman went out, tackle went in. Oh what does that 65 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: say about this was? I'm not reading in to that 66 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: too much. Just know that Jern Christians sick six three 67 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: fifteen long, very very long. I felt like come out 68 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: of college, full disclosure. I felt like he had some 69 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: room to grow. He had to mature a little bit, 70 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: and hopefully he's done that over the last few years. 71 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: And look, he's not being asked to step in and 72 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: be larremy tunsel. He's coming in to compete, compete for 73 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: an opportunity. But he has claimed today on waivers. And 74 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: because he was claimed, I meant cole Cabral unfortunately released today. 75 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: So that's the end and the out on the offensive line. 76 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: So this is going to turn into an offensive line 77 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: intensive first segment as we move on to Texans audio 78 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: Junebox justin britt style, and like I said, I really 79 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: enjoyed listening to him once he kind of opened up 80 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 1: and started just burying his soul if you will. And 81 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: right off the bat he was asked how it felt 82 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,559 Speaker 1: and how it feels to be a Texan after being 83 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: nothing but a Seahawk in his NFL career. Um well, 84 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: I mean, so I felt leaving Seattle. I felt unwanted, 85 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: but like they were good to me and I enjoyed 86 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 1: my time there and the friendships I made and playing 87 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: with Russ was you know, you know, I'm forever grateful 88 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: for that. But coming here it was. It was a 89 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: little weird pulling up to the stadium rather than a facility, 90 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: But that's the exciting part. You pull it to the stadium. Really, 91 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: this is where I work. I mean, it's it's incredible. 92 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: So it took maybe a couple of weeks to get 93 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: used to things. But I think everyone in the building 94 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: does a really good job of making people feel like 95 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: they've been here. I mean, we the Texans added thirty 96 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: something people this offseason, right, So I think everyone kind 97 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 1: of had that approach and they were ready to make 98 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: the transition for everyone easier. And I think that even 99 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: the players that have been here have done that too. 100 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: So I think the biggest transition was just trying to 101 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: find housing out here and get situated there. This was 102 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: the easy part coming to work. When he started that answer, 103 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 1: I was like, oh man, where's he going with this? 104 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: And then he said it was almost as if he 105 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: made the decision all right, I'm gonna just I'm gonna 106 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: bear my soul here. Yeah, I felt unwanted. Seattle was like, yoh, okay, 107 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: keep talking Justin. This could get kind of fun, and 108 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: it did. He was very forthright in the answers that 109 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: he was given. That was good stuff there from Justin 110 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: Britt about what it feels like to be with the 111 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: Texans now when you've had an offense that generated a 112 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: run game that was nearly dead last in the league. 113 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: When an offensive alignment comes in, that's the first thing 114 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 1: that's going to pop up for those particular players. And 115 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: Justin Britt wasn't here obviously. He just talked about that, 116 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,239 Speaker 1: but he said he is here now, and the run 117 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: game has got to improve going forward. There's got to 118 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: be an emphasis put on the run game. Whenever I 119 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: was going to sign um now, like I said, Camp 120 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: and I talked and we were just kind of on 121 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: the same mission. Um. We wanted to come in and 122 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: start up front and set the tone with the run 123 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: game and build off that with the pass game. Um. 124 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: You know, I did know that they led the league 125 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: right in passing yards last year or something, but you know, 126 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: you passed all you want. But um, you know, a 127 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: really good pass game comes with the run game. So um, 128 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: you know up in Seattle we ran the ball and uh, 129 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: you know, Rust did his thing, So you can have 130 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: a little of both. And I think the guys we 131 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: have up front, you know, are all kind of tough, 132 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: mean guys, and they want to run the ball and 133 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: be aggressive, you know, as big as do. And you 134 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: bring in guys like Mark Ingram, Philip Lindsley, Um, you 135 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: got a DJ who's still here. So you got people 136 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: who can do it, and you just gotta put it 137 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: all together. And it doesn't matter what happened last year. 138 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: This is a whole new team. They got thirty new guys, 139 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: So it's what are you gonna do now? And we're 140 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: hungry and ready to go out there and see what 141 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: we can do. One of the things that continues to 142 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: stand out to me about players that have been here 143 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: the players, well, in particular, players that the Texans have 144 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: brought to Houston. Justin Britt traded for Marcus Cannon, Lane Taylor. 145 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: We've all got something to prove. Those three guys I 146 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: just mentioned veterans, but have done it at a very 147 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: high level prior to We're all injured in twenty in 148 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: parts of twenty twenty, part for Justin Britt of twenty nineteen, 149 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: Lane Taylor most of twenty nineteen. Marcus Cannon played in 150 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen but opted out of twenty twenty. So those players, 151 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: none of them were able to play in twenty Lane 152 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: Taylor I think played for game, maybe not even that 153 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty. So they're guys that are coming here 154 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: with a little bit of a chip on their shoulder 155 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: as if to say, yeah, y'all might have forgot about us, 156 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: you might have forgot about me, but I'm ready to 157 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 1: roll and a guy that is going to be charged 158 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: with putting it all together. As James Camping, offensive line 159 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: coach who had been with the Green Bay Packers, had 160 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: played with the Green Bay Packers. That was where he 161 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: cut his teeth as an offensive line coach and turned 162 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 1: guys like Lane Taylor, David baktr tj Lane Corey Lindsley 163 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: turned them into not only really good offensive linement, but 164 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl types, sometimes best at their position. Types. In 165 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: the case of David Baktiari. But they've got all something 166 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: to prove. James Camping in particular, when I would be 167 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: out and about over the last how many every years, 168 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: when people wanted to talk to me about the Texans, 169 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: that was one of the things they wanted to talk 170 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 1: about the most was the offensive line. What are you 171 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: gonna about the offensive line? What about the offensive line? 172 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: What about Mike Devlon, the head of the offensive line coach. 173 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: What's what's the deal? What's going on? They wanted to 174 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: talk about the offensive line, and they wanted to talk 175 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 1: about Devlon. What wasn't working? They wanted to give me 176 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: their opinions. Well, I thought, I think last year you 177 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: saw it. It didn't come together. Run game not even 178 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: close to being good. Pass protection better, but not great. Well, 179 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: James Campin now has an opportunity with some different cast 180 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: of characters. No more Nick Martin, no more Zach Fulton. 181 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,599 Speaker 1: Up front, got Titus Howard, you got Laramy Tunsil is 182 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: just your foundation pieces out at tackle and then on 183 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: the inside Britt at center, which he was asked the 184 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: question about playing other positions, and he said, in four words, 185 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: I will play center. It's at four words. I hope 186 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: So that's it. That's how he answered it. That was it. 187 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: These other questions have been great because he gave us 188 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: some meat on the bone. That one. He was like, no, 189 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna play center, So Britt center, and then figuring 190 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 1: out as Mark's cannon started right guard, as you play 191 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: left guard? Who knows? What about Max Sharping? How does 192 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:09,119 Speaker 1: that all fit? Where about Lane Taylor? What about Justin McCrae. 193 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: There've been a lot of pieces coming together, and there's 194 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: going to be, to me, a collective chip on their 195 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: shoulder about doing it better than they had been doing 196 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: it in the past. And I think you really could 197 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: hear that coming from Justin Britt about that particular aspect 198 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: of playing a little bit of chip on your shoulder 199 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: and putting an emphasis on the run game. Now, Justin 200 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: Britt was asked this question, which I've talked a lot 201 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: about a lot. Now I've used it a lot as 202 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: it pertains a defensive lineman. But it doesn't matter to 203 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: me whether it's offense defensive lineman. But being a wrestler 204 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: is hugely important, hugely important for offensive linemen or just 205 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: anybody in the trenches. And so Justin Britt was asked 206 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: about his life as a wrestler, and this is what 207 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: he had to say, a very thoughtful answer. Yeah, I 208 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: love getting asked this question. I love, um, you know, 209 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,719 Speaker 1: letting the youth, you know, in middle school, in high 210 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: school here it um, if you play old line, go wrestle, 211 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: and if you don't want to put on the tits 212 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: and go play basketball. Um. I think for me, wrestling 213 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: not only you know, obviously physically competing, but you're mentally 214 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 1: competing with not them but yourself. Like it's not a 215 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: team sport, and so all eyes are on you. Are 216 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: you gonna are you gonna get pinned? Or are you 217 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: gonna pin them? You're gonna win or lose. There's no 218 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: there's no draw, at least not in my eyes. So 219 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: you take that approach to football, and you got a 220 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:00,719 Speaker 1: whole team of people that are competitive with in themselves, 221 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: but they can bring it to a team atmosphere as dangerous. 222 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: And so now I think wrestling I'm very grateful for it. 223 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,599 Speaker 1: I miss it all the time because I think it 224 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: trained my mind to be competitive and to block out 225 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: the outside noise and just focus on the task at hand. 226 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: And then I mean, you could sit here and say 227 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: wrestling and he helps with leverage and hand placement and 228 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: all this grappling stuff, which it does, But the biggest 229 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: takeaway for me was mentally what it did to me. 230 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: I've always focused on the grappling part. To me, that 231 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: that's the part I've always focused on because it's about 232 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: the technique and how it helps your technique down in 233 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: the trenches. But his thought there about the mental approach 234 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: is hugely important. The wrestlers that I've known in my lifetime, 235 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,839 Speaker 1: I knew what that actually played football with US. He 236 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: would play fullback for US at two hundred and ten 237 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: pounds and then he wrestled at one seventy seven. And 238 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: I could never I mean now Chris was a little 239 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: left to center now, but the fact that he could 240 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: go from two ten in football to one seventy seven 241 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 1: and wrestle like a month later at one seventy seven 242 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: was mind blowing. And he would he would somehow convince 243 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: himself that he could do it. I could never do that. 244 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: It was just amazing. These guys, the wrestlers, it's just 245 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: the spirit, the soul they have is just it's different. 246 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: It's a little off in some cases, but sometimes a 247 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: little off makes you pretty dunk good down in the trenches. 248 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: So let's move on with Little Texas Audio Jukebox with 249 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: Brandon Scott. Yeah, Brandon Scott from Sports Radio six ten 250 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: gonna make an appearance here. Talked about with just a 251 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: little while ago about the run game and the emphasis 252 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: on the run game. Be Scott's got a great question 253 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: here about how that's been addressed and how he fits 254 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: he justin Britt fits into that going forward. Hey, justin 255 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: just a moment ago, you stressed that you really want 256 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: to run the ball, and I'm sure you're aware that 257 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: the Texans didn't run the ball well last year. How 258 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: much has that been addressed with you as far as 259 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: you know, when you were when you were negotiating and 260 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: wanting to sign, and then along with your teammates and 261 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: have y'all addressed what it would take for you guys 262 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: to be able to be better at that this year. Um, 263 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: I think well that's cool. Let's say two questions. Um, Okay, 264 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: So whenever I was going to sign um now, like 265 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: I said, Camp and I talked and we were just 266 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: kind of on the same mission. Um, we want to 267 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: come in and start up front and set the tone 268 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: with the run game and build off that with the 269 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: pass game. Um. You know, I did know that they 270 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: led the league right in passing yards last year or something, 271 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: but you know, you passed all you want. But um, 272 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 1: you know, a really good pass game comes with the 273 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: run game. So um, you know up in Seattle we 274 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 1: ran the ball and uh, you know, rusted his things. 275 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: So you can have a little of both. And I 276 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: think the guys we have up front, you know, are 277 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: all kind of tough, mean guys, and they want to 278 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: run the ball and be aggressive, you know, as big 279 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: as do. And you bring in guys like Mark Ingram, 280 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: Philip Lindsley, Um, you got a DJ who's still here. Um. 281 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: So so you got people who can do it, and 282 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: you just gotta put it all together. And it doesn't 283 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 1: matter what happened last year. Um, this is a whole 284 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: new team. They got thirty new guys. So, um, it's 285 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: what are you gonna do now? And we're we're hungry 286 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: and ready to go out there and see what we 287 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: can do. So of course, with Brandon Scott showing up 288 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: on the press conference, Seth Payne was like, na, man, 289 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 1: I gotta jump into I gotta get some time with 290 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: you as well, and Seth wanted to know having gone 291 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: onto the knife for I believe you had a knee 292 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: surgery in second to last year that he was in Houston. 293 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 1: I think it was so Seth knew all about the 294 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: issues that Justin had, and he knew about the mental 295 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: grind that you have to go through when you've suffered 296 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: knejur especially playing down down in the trenches. So here's 297 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: Seth Paine with a little back and forth with Justin 298 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: Britt about dealing with that knee injury that Justin had 299 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: that took away most of twenty nineteen, in all of 300 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, Hey, Justin, did you have doubts about whether 301 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: you're going to be able to come back from your 302 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 1: knee surgery? Was it more complicated than perhaps you thought? 303 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: It wasn't? First, not at all. My knee in college, 304 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: I tore my acl and had a pretty bad meniscus stare. 305 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: This time around, it was just an isolated a clum 306 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: and so I mean, as soon as it tore m 307 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: I didn't hit depression. I was like, right, let's do this. 308 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: You know, I knew I was gonna go to one 309 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: of the best doctors with Andrews, and I was gonna 310 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 1: get it right. But I mean then, back in my mind, 311 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 1: I was hopeful that I would still have a job 312 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: last year. But as soon as they cut me, you know, 313 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 1: it's kind of like, all right, screw you, I'm gonna 314 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: get right. And so I took that approach every day, 315 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: rehabbed every day, rehabbed out of my garage during the 316 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: first part of the pandemic. So no, I feel like 317 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: I had the right approach and I knew how to 318 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: attack it. And you know, it's just I've been there, 319 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: done that, so it's nothing new to me. For sure. 320 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,479 Speaker 1: What clicked for you when they moved you to center 321 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: in Seattle, was there was there something about that position 322 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: that felt different than tackleer guards. Um, I'm not sure. 323 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: My my first pass set whenever they moved me to 324 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: center didn't go that well, and I think the fact 325 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: that didn't go well made me want to figure it out. 326 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 1: But I do. It just kind of came to me. 327 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: The snaps were easy. I mean, I already knew the offense. 328 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: The hardest part was just trying to figure out how 329 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: to communicate to everyone. And so once I figured that out, 330 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: it kind of it was just easy. I feel like 331 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: I feel like I was, you know, trying to find 332 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: my home whenever that was my home all along. Some 333 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: great stuff there from Seth Payne and of course from 334 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 1: our subject from Texans Audio Jukebox, the man himself, Justin Britt. 335 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 1: You know, it's trying to go back and watch Justin 336 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,199 Speaker 1: and I did that a little bit from twenty nineteen 337 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 1: before he ended up getting injured. It's one of those 338 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,360 Speaker 1: things where you watch a guy and you're like, man, 339 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: I like to look at this guy, but been through 340 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: the injury, been away from the game. It's gonna be man, 341 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: almost two years if my math is correct. Man's my 342 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: math correcked on that because I got hurt, of think 343 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: in October of twenty nineteen September, so he had twenty 344 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: three months. I can't imagine what'll be going through Justin 345 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: Britt's head throughout that time leading up to the first 346 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: regular season game. But I'm sure he's chomping at the 347 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: bit as we all want to see him out on 348 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,199 Speaker 1: the field. But I'm sure he's chomping at the bit 349 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 1: to get on the field and show what he can 350 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: do and be part of this twenty twenty one offensive 351 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: line in this offense, and so offensive line is gonna 352 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: have a different look. As we mentioned, it is going 353 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:42,239 Speaker 1: to be completely different in some respects. We know at 354 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 1: least two will be different with no Nick Martin, Zach Fulton, 355 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 1: Max Sharping, does he lock onto that left guard or 356 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: a guard position? And Titus and Laramie hopefully they stay 357 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: healthy and they're your cornerstones. And as justin Britt Marcus 358 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: Cannon is at the fitt at center guard, as Lane 359 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: Taylor playing to this, it's going to be very intriguing 360 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: come late July early August as training camp starts and 361 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: we start getting closer to September twelfth. Competition has been 362 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: the keyword. There's no doubt in the offensive line is 363 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: going to be without a doubt, I would think a 364 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: focal point for a lot of fans when they see 365 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 1: me out about it's gonna be the same questions, just 366 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: phrase differently. Hey John, remember we talked about the offensive 367 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 1: line last time. Yep, Well I want to know about 368 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: the offensive line now. I don't blame you, it's it's 369 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: gonna be different. So people are gonna want to know. 370 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: We'll try and bring it to you. Obviously, as the 371 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: time permits later in the year when training camp starts 372 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: and we get a better read once these guys put 373 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: the pads on, hopefully we get a chance to see 374 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 1: him out at ota seem move around a little bit. 375 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: I get more on OTAs than a lot of people do. 376 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 1: I just love to see guys move around and can 377 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: get kind of a feel for how they're looking, especially 378 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: coming off injuries or opt outs or things like that. 379 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: So that'd be fun and hopefully we will hopefully get 380 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: a chance to do that in the coming weeks with OTAs. 381 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: But we'll see. 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That's apatche corp 396 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: dot com. Now here's the show. Well back to Friday 397 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: Nitius Texas All Access the Honday, Texans Radio Studio. I'm 398 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 1: your host, John Harris, glad to be with you. Hopefully 399 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: it's not wet where you are, and hopefully it stays 400 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: relatively dry. I'm sure the greater Houston area is going 401 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 1: to get hit with some rain over the weekend. I 402 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: do like to talk about weather. I know some people 403 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: do you like to talking about weather? Yeah, it's always 404 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: kind of good to set the scene as my voice 405 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: cracks there of what's kind of going on. I don't 406 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: know why, And maybe it's just because there's a window 407 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 1: right outside from where I'm doing my show at home, 408 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 1: So I don't know. Maybe maybe that's what it is. 409 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: But either way, hopefully you guys have a tremendous weekend plan. 410 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: You'll be safe as the weekend transpires. All right, let's 411 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: get to our exclusive one on one with Kevin Pierre Lewis, 412 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:51,159 Speaker 1: formerly of Boston College, has played with the number of 413 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 1: teams in the league, the Bears, the Seahawks, is with 414 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: the Washington football team last year, a group that went 415 00:23:56,600 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, and now he's here in Houston. Knowing 416 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: his play style, having seen him play, I feel like 417 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 1: this is a pretty solid fit for him at this 418 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: time in his career. Take all that into accounting. The 419 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: kpl's in the right spot for him. Here's Kevin Pierre 420 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: Lewis with Mark VanderMeer and myself an exclusive right here 421 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: in Texans All Access. Kevin Pierre Lewis joining us right 422 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 1: now Texans Radio. Mark vandermer John Harris with you, Kevin. 423 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: How's it going so far in Houston for you? So 424 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 1: it's been a blessing, honestly being here. Got a good 425 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: group of guys that down here right now, a lot 426 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: of competition that had a lot of position. Being a 427 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: northern boy, I definitely got a welcome to this humidity 428 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: that's been here and all I keep hearing that it's 429 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: only going to get worse. So you know, I'm glad 430 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: to be down here, you know, get my foot into 431 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: the door a little bit and just ready to compete 432 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 1: like any other year. Kevin. All, that's an interesting way 433 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: that you talk about Houston being a Northerner. So I'll 434 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 1: just ask you straight out first of all, All it's 435 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: gonna be like anything nothing you've ever seen. But don't 436 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: be scared. Bye, He'll be okay for sure. Why Houston? 437 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: Why Houston? Just competition, just the chance to compete. Um. 438 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: You know, I'm blessed enough to head into year eight, 439 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: So given the opportunity to compete, compete for a spot. Um. 440 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: You know, they they're trying to piece together something great 441 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: here and I would love to be a part of it. Um. 442 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 1: There's not too many times where you can say, you 443 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: know you are a part of sons that started that 444 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: was great. So just trying to take advantage of this 445 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: opportunity that's here and we're doing that. You've been in 446 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 1: the league for a while, Kevin. Let's just take the 447 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: last couple of years before this one. Late in the 448 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: season with the Bears, you have a couple of really 449 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: big games, and then you signed with Washington. Yeah, a 450 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: nice season with them. What was that whole process like 451 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: ending up with the Bears and then Washington and now here. Uh, 452 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,199 Speaker 1: it's it's definitely helps me a bit, you know, Like 453 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: I said, I have been coupled squads and you know, 454 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: having learned different techniques and everything's kind of starting to 455 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: piece together, and it's allowed me to transition a lot 456 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 1: easier than you know, someone that probably hit free agency 457 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: for their first time and going through the steps and 458 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 1: the motions and yeah, I mean there's just you know, 459 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: there's a lot going on, a lot to navigate during 460 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 1: these times. Last year was definitely interesting with no off season. Now, 461 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: you know, given within the protocols, of course, we have 462 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: an opportunity to you know, build a trust with certain 463 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: guys and see each other earlier than it was last 464 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: year when it was just training camp, which once training 465 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: camp hit, it was kind of like the ball was 466 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: rolling right there and then there was no transition really, 467 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: So has been good when we signed players, having a 468 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: lot of times I think back to how they were 469 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: in college because I do a lot of studying in 470 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: college at a draft, and I went number twenty four 471 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: in college, So anybody that was number twenty four always 472 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: stands out and I'm watching you and I'm like, man, 473 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: he's tackling everything. Everybody that moves that dude is going 474 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: to make a tack goal. How is your game developed 475 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 1: from the time you're at Boston College to where you 476 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: are now, I'll say it's developed with just to trust. 477 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: And this is no offense to you know, my time 478 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: at Boston College. But in college a lot of times 479 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: we feel as though we have to make every play. 480 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: There's plenty of guys that can make a ton of 481 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,439 Speaker 1: plays that I play with at BC. You know, obviously, 482 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: you know we had Louke Keikley here, Mark Hurzlick, Nick Clancy, 483 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: just naming a couple of linebackers, Matt Milano. But now 484 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:35,119 Speaker 1: it's really just about doing your job. And sometimes actually 485 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: that can be the hardest thing because sometimes you just think, oh, 486 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: I got to make the play, but you realize if 487 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: you're doing your job, then everything else is going to 488 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: piece together. Once you just don't do your job, then 489 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: you might be leaving someone else out to dry. So 490 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 1: that's definitely a transition from college to the NFL. And 491 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: it's easier said than done. For sure. Well, you played 492 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 1: your high school ball in Stanford, Connecticut, right and ended 493 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 1: up at BC, So why BC just take us through that? 494 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 1: There were some big names you were with on campus 495 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 1: at Chestnut Hell. Yes, just thinking about life after football. 496 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:11,000 Speaker 1: You know, I grew up my father played football for 497 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks. Besides that, I'm I think I'm 498 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: the first person to play football and thing we all 499 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 1: soccer players, you know, coming from Haiti. So I singled 500 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: my decisions down to Stanford and Boston College. Once again, 501 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,360 Speaker 1: just think about life after football, and you know, ended 502 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,600 Speaker 1: up with Boston College. And honestly, it was probably the 503 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:32,120 Speaker 1: best decision I could have made, staying somewhat close to home, 504 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:36,120 Speaker 1: but at the same time far enough to away. I'm 505 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: personally not a Jesuit, but that Jesuit community definitely helped 506 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 1: me grow as a as an individual and as a man, 507 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: and it was the best of experiences that I had 508 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: those four years. Kevin, this defense, Lovey Smith taking over. 509 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: He's been a defensive coordinator for a number of years 510 00:28:55,440 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: in NFL. How do you fit this defense and how 511 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: do your skills make for the right fit for this defense? 512 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: You know, we're still all figuring out out where everybody's 513 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 1: gonna fit. As of right now, I'm just focusing on 514 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 1: have to make sure I have the confidence in myself realizing, 515 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: you know, we all have to realize we're here for 516 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: a reason, especially when you know there's a new staff 517 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: that comes in. For the most part, they try to 518 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,479 Speaker 1: hand pick their guys. So obviously I've shown something that 519 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 1: they say, hey, his attributes can fit into this scheme, 520 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: into this defense. So that's what we're doing right now. 521 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: So Blessing, we have the OTAs kind of work out 522 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: the kinks and we're gonna we're gonna see going forward 523 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: from there. Well, you mentioned Haiti, so tell us what 524 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: involvement your family still has with Haiti with the homeland 525 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: if you will. Yeah, so, m my direct family, some 526 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: my aunts, a lot of them travel back and forth 527 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 1: from Haiti. They're into real estate, so they got hit 528 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: pretty hard with every man that went down there. A 529 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 1: lot of houses went down, just like a lot of people. 530 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 1: But fortunately we're on the blessed side in Haiti. So 531 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: it's just about just rebuilding, helping out there, doing you know, 532 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:12,479 Speaker 1: toy drives, food drives. My Evelyn Pierre Lewis is actually 533 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: very big on that. UM sometimes you know, do dentistry 534 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: clinics down there. Just doing all we can to help um, 535 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,720 Speaker 1: every little bit matters, and you know, we're such a 536 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: prideful country, you know, gaining our independence, but we need 537 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: a lot of help and so just every little bit 538 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 1: kind of helps for there. So we're just doing what 539 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: we can. Kevin, I know you haven't been in Houston 540 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: very long, but have you had a chance yet to 541 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 1: kind of get ingratiated to the Haitian community that's here. 542 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: Is that something that obviously it means a lot to you. 543 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: Do you want to be able to do that here 544 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: in Houston as well? For sure? You know, UM would 545 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: like to when the time is right. Unfortunately, just you know, 546 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 1: it's about barring now. Like I said, there's a lot 547 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: of a lot of competition right now. So you know, 548 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: I have to realize the best way to for me 549 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: to help is to help myself first, make sure that 550 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: I am here when it comes August September and going forward, 551 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 1: and once I can solidify a foundation, that's when I'll 552 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: be able to reach out. You know, like they say, 553 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: you can't pour from an empty cup. So right now 554 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: my focus is just filling that cup so I can 555 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: give to others. And Whitney Merciless has some experience on 556 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: the subject as well, so I know you're gonna get 557 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 1: together with him at some point. I haven't already, I 558 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:29,479 Speaker 1: would imagine yea. So tell us about what it's like 559 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: to be with these guys, Kevin, because look, this is 560 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: a team with a lot of players that have just joined. 561 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: Dozens of players literally have just joined the Houston Texans organization. 562 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: And I know not everybody makes the fifty three, But 563 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: what's this group like for you? What is the camaraderie 564 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 1: like so far? I know it hasn't been that long. 565 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: You've been doing a lot of zoom meetings and this 566 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: week you're you're kicking it off, so to speaking OTAs, 567 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: But what is the experience like for you being around 568 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: these people. It's a great experience. I felt like a 569 00:31:57,640 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: broken record. I can keep bringing up the word competition, 570 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:03,400 Speaker 1: and I think slowly you see each day each guy 571 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: starting to kind of buy into you know, AD's gonna 572 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 1: be a lot of competition. You know, you can't get 573 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:12,640 Speaker 1: comfortable here, and it's been good. You know, everybody's just 574 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: trying to find their niche with everything going on with 575 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: the new offense, new defense, and it's a blessing that 576 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 1: there's a good amount of us right now taking advantage 577 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: of this time together because you know, like I said, 578 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 1: we have to work out the kinks and figure out everything. Kevin, 579 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 1: we didn't get a chance to talk to a lot 580 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: of players last year being here or other places. What 581 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 1: was a football season like going through a pandemic? Can 582 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: you at all try and make sense of what twenty 583 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: twenty was all about? For you as a player and 584 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 1: for other players in the NFL for sure, twenty twenty 585 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: was definitely interesting. It gave a lot of us a 586 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: time to sit down and look in front of a 587 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: mirror as we had so much more time on our hands, 588 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 1: you know, to realize, you know, choices, good choices, we've made, 589 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 1: bad choices that we've made. And then specifically when it 590 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: comes to football, you know, it's like, okay, can you 591 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: be a true professional? Twenty twenty challenge a lot of 592 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: us is can you really have all this time to 593 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: yourself and figure out ways where you know, some of 594 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: us were getting kicked off fields that we're trying to 595 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: find fields to do certain drills on, finding different places 596 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: to work out. It really challenged you to, you know, 597 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: face a little bit of adversity and then on the 598 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: flip side of that, It was truly a blessing that 599 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: all of us had to realize that we had an 600 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: opportunity to still work to provide for our families, which 601 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: a lot of people did not have those same opportunities. So, 602 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: you know, the times that we might feel as though 603 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: we're down or complaining about running and then heat this, 604 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:51,000 Speaker 1: that and the third, those are the times you had 605 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: to sit back and think, you know, count your blessings 606 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 1: because things could be the other way. There couldn't have 607 00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: been a football season, so we were all appreciative things 608 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: or figure it out. Obviously you had to let anyone, 609 00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: you know, jump over a couple hoops, but the fact 610 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,719 Speaker 1: that we were able to complete a whole season was 611 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: a blessing. What was it like being in Washington with 612 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 1: all that Alex Smith stuff going on? And a Smith 613 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:17,879 Speaker 1: is a good guy. I mean I was with him 614 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: in Kansas City in two thousand and seventeen, I believe, 615 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 1: and it was the man's a soldier. I've seen the documentaries, 616 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,040 Speaker 1: you know, the leg all the surgeries, but really seeing 617 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:35,720 Speaker 1: him work after all that and seeing his injury without 618 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 1: anything being covered, you really gained a new level of 619 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 1: respect for him. Obviously, you know, things were going on 620 00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,600 Speaker 1: with the team where things were being figured out, but 621 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,160 Speaker 1: it was I think it was really a good moment 622 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 1: to still have him a part of that that staff 623 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,279 Speaker 1: and the things that he was able to do to 624 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 1: help us help them now at least all Right, Kevin, 625 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: So you don't have a game at the end of 626 00:34:57,200 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 1: the week, it's cheat meal night. It's cheat meal night, 627 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 1: and you can have what you want in front of you. 628 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 1: What's the cheap meal at your discretion. Yeah, I'm actually 629 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,600 Speaker 1: I'm one of those oddballs to where I'm blessed I 630 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 1: can eat whatever I want to eat. Honestly, you know, 631 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:18,279 Speaker 1: there's certain guys on the team like I don't get 632 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 1: how you can like that. So for me, low key, 633 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: like you know, any any knight's gonna be a cheap knight. 634 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: I'm big on you know, uh double cheeseburger with bacon fries. 635 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I go down the list. Man. You know, 636 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 1: I probably say the only thing I truly um pay 637 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: attention to is like quality of meat. Ye. But outside 638 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: of that, you know, I'm a guy that I'm a 639 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: smaller but faster linebacker, So I'm always eating something. Um 640 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 1: So this weekend, I think the wife says she's going to, 641 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,799 Speaker 1: uh might do flank steak um something. Eat a lot 642 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 1: of that, you know. He put that in the souvied sea, 643 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: a little bit on the grill. After that, it's all good, 644 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:03,120 Speaker 1: all right. Two more, And they're similar about other sports. 645 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:05,839 Speaker 1: If you grew up at Norwalk, Connecticut, are you like 646 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: a Yankee fan, New York Sports teams fan, giants that 647 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:13,720 Speaker 1: kind of thing or something else? And then at Boston College, 648 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 1: do you ever go to any hockey games when you 649 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:18,839 Speaker 1: were there? Or basketball or anything else? So I grew up. 650 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: First sport I love is basketball, So I was a 651 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: Lakers fan. Ended up being Lakers fan because I was 652 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:27,520 Speaker 1: ended up being the first team that I ever watched 653 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: play basketball on TV. But besides that, I'm a rest 654 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 1: Sox fan. And the only reason I'm a rest Sox fan. 655 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: I grew up in Yankees territory. Growing up, all I 656 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 1: heard is Yankees this, Yankees that, and so did. The 657 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 1: year that I decided to watch baseball, I said, you 658 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 1: know what, I'm going to pick the team that's least 659 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: likely to win the World Series because I can't can't 660 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: say like I'm just jumping on a bandwagging ended up 661 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 1: being the Red Sox. I'm like perfect, I could talk 662 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:57,719 Speaker 1: trash to my friends. And that ended up being the 663 00:36:57,800 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: year he won the World Series. But it was when 664 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:04,560 Speaker 1: we were down three games. That was rough. That was rough. 665 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 1: But been a Red Sox ever since. And then I 666 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 1: wouldn't say I'm a Bruins fan, but I cheer for 667 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 1: them just from being in Boston. But besides that, don't 668 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:20,320 Speaker 1: have any other teams. But no, definitely no Yankees. Kevin, 669 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:22,719 Speaker 1: thanks so much for spending some time with us, and 670 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:24,440 Speaker 1: we really look forward to seeing you on the football 671 00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: field coming up soon. Thanks a lot, all right, thank you. 672 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:32,800 Speaker 1: Like I said earlier, he's impressive. I really liked talking 673 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:35,400 Speaker 1: to him. And as we were talking to him, we 674 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:39,640 Speaker 1: were on Zoom and Mark asked that question about the Yankees. 675 00:37:40,280 --> 00:37:45,160 Speaker 1: He gave the best stank face you've ever seen. He's like, oh, man, 676 00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:47,359 Speaker 1: don't even put the nun on on. I do not 677 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: like the Yankees. I liked hearing that I can live 678 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:53,040 Speaker 1: with the Red Sox. And here's why, because when I 679 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:56,480 Speaker 1: went to school of Brown University, we were forty five 680 00:37:56,520 --> 00:38:01,240 Speaker 1: minutes away, kind of adopted the Red Sox. The Ashes 681 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:03,240 Speaker 1: were in the Nashal League at that time, Red Sox 682 00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:06,000 Speaker 1: fan American League. I want to adopt the Red Sox 683 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:09,919 Speaker 1: is my team. They had the hit Dog move on. 684 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,839 Speaker 1: This is way back when. Man, I'm trying to remember 685 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:14,359 Speaker 1: who all they had in that squad. I think Billy 686 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,800 Speaker 1: Hatcher was actually in that squad. I was at Fenway 687 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:20,799 Speaker 1: Park tonight. Billy Hatcher stole home to tie the game 688 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:22,960 Speaker 1: against the Angels. It was amazing. It was one of 689 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:24,839 Speaker 1: the great baseball games I've ever seen. That was back 690 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:27,319 Speaker 1: in early nineties. Either way, I used to love going 691 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: to Red Sox games many many eons ago. I remember 692 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:32,120 Speaker 1: our senior year. I went to like five of them 693 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 1: in the spring before I graduated because we weren't doing anything. 694 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:36,319 Speaker 1: We're just getting ready to graduate. So I was going 695 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:38,640 Speaker 1: to Red Sox games all the time. That was my team. 696 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:40,359 Speaker 1: So when he said that, I was cool. When he 697 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:43,880 Speaker 1: said can't stand the Yankees, I'm like, yes, yes, you 698 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: can't see it. But I did like the Jonah Hill 699 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 1: fistpumpet muneyball. I was all about it. Yes, I was 700 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:52,480 Speaker 1: gonna say something bad, but yeah, I don't like the 701 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 1: Yankees at all. Can't stand them. And the fact that 702 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,399 Speaker 1: ESPN's are going to thirty for thirty on Derek Jeter, 703 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,400 Speaker 1: a six part arder to kind of follow in love 704 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:05,319 Speaker 1: with the Last Dance. Oh no, no, I will watch it, 705 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:07,359 Speaker 1: though I watch all the thirty four thirties. I'll tell 706 00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: you one that was really good the other day. It 707 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,360 Speaker 1: was called one forty four is about the story of 708 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:15,719 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty w NBA season. It's fantastic. It is 709 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,160 Speaker 1: so so good. So you get a chance ESPN Plus 710 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:21,279 Speaker 1: go check it out. One forty four twelve teams of 711 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,759 Speaker 1: twelve players from w NBA. That's one hundred and forty four. 712 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:26,919 Speaker 1: That's what it's based on. Really really good thirty four thirty. 713 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:29,560 Speaker 1: All right, we gotta finish up going around the league. 714 00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:32,040 Speaker 1: We'll do that next right here in Texans All Access. 715 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:38,080 Speaker 1: We got one final segment this Friday innition of Texans 716 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 1: All Access from the Honday Texans Radio studio. I'm your host, 717 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:45,279 Speaker 1: John Harris, football an know a sideline reporter. You sort 718 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:50,760 Speaker 1: our interview with Kevin Pierre Lewis, linebacker for your Houston Texans, 719 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:54,040 Speaker 1: myself and Mark Vanimer on that interview. Hopefully Mark, we'll 720 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: get to feel a little bit better and he'll be 721 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: back on the show with me on Monday. But that 722 00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:01,040 Speaker 1: was fun interview with Kevin or Lewis. We've heard from 723 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:03,719 Speaker 1: Justin Britt. So let's go around in the league and 724 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:08,799 Speaker 1: see what's happening elsewhere hot stuff, And let's start with 725 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:13,799 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars. It is now official. Feels like we've 726 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:16,840 Speaker 1: been talking for about it for two weeks, and I 727 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:21,320 Speaker 1: guess that's probably about right. Two weeks and three weeks 728 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: maybe because I think the first inkling of Tim Tebow 729 00:40:25,239 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 1: signing with the Jaguars came up on Draft night or 730 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:30,840 Speaker 1: in around draft time. I think I think it was 731 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:35,919 Speaker 1: Draft night. Actually, it's done, signs of deal one year, 732 00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:41,920 Speaker 1: nine hundred twenty thousand dollars. Now, there is not a 733 00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:48,560 Speaker 1: guaranteed dollar on that contract, So if Tim Tebow is 734 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:51,400 Speaker 1: going to get that nine hundred twenty thousand dollars or 735 00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:55,360 Speaker 1: a dollar of the nine hundred twenty thousand dollars, he's 736 00:40:55,440 --> 00:41:02,880 Speaker 1: going to earn it. So he's not Since twenty twelve, 737 00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:04,400 Speaker 1: I think he was a round the league. He that 738 00:41:04,440 --> 00:41:06,640 Speaker 1: was the last time he played in a game in 739 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:08,799 Speaker 1: twenty twelve. I think he's round for the next couple 740 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,719 Speaker 1: of years, he mounts the Patriots, the Eagles, and I 741 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:15,080 Speaker 1: think it was out by twenty fifteen. So there's been 742 00:41:15,120 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 1: a lot of talk about this. We've talked about it 743 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,160 Speaker 1: because it's an NFL story, it's an AFC South, it's 744 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,960 Speaker 1: a good story to talk about. But the talk that 745 00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:24,840 Speaker 1: I've heard, there's so many people upset. Mean, Keishaan Johnson 746 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:28,319 Speaker 1: left this radio show because Tim Tebow signed. I mean, 747 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,600 Speaker 1: what did Tim tebover do so bad that Keishaan Johnson's 748 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:36,000 Speaker 1: gotta leave it? I mean, really, just do your damn 749 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:41,360 Speaker 1: radio show, Keishan. Anyways, point being, if Tim Tebow's going 750 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:43,120 Speaker 1: to get any of that money, he's gonna prove it. 751 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:46,319 Speaker 1: He's gonna prove that he belongs on that fifty three 752 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:51,399 Speaker 1: man roster. That's what he'll prove. So it's not as 753 00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:54,040 Speaker 1: if he got guaranteed. You know, he's getting five hundred 754 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:57,480 Speaker 1: thousand dollars guaranteed just to show up. No, he's got 755 00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:01,280 Speaker 1: to prove that he's got something. One year, nine hundred 756 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:08,360 Speaker 1: twenty thousand, no guaranteed money what so ever, which is 757 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:12,399 Speaker 1: probably about right now. I won't make any guarantees about 758 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:17,520 Speaker 1: Tampa by Buccaneers this year. Other than Bruce Arians going 759 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:21,920 Speaker 1: to be the head coach unless something were to happen that, 760 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:25,480 Speaker 1: you know, health wise, which Bas had some issues over 761 00:42:25,520 --> 00:42:27,600 Speaker 1: the years with health and it's cost him a little bit. 762 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:29,560 Speaker 1: That's why I had to step away and step out 763 00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:32,800 Speaker 1: of the Arizona situation. A couple of years ago, Bruce 764 00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 1: Arians said, I've retired once before. I'm not planning to 765 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:47,280 Speaker 1: retire anytime soon. Arians was talking to the Pewter Report 766 00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:50,440 Speaker 1: podcast and said he's not tied to Tom Brady. He 767 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:52,680 Speaker 1: signed a one year extension through twenty twenty two. That's 768 00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:55,560 Speaker 1: through next year. See he plans to coach at least 769 00:42:55,560 --> 00:42:59,399 Speaker 1: through his five year contract, perhaps longer. Oh yeah, that's 770 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:01,919 Speaker 1: the plan. On any plans or retiring Arians set, it's 771 00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:05,000 Speaker 1: just when do I not want to go back to work. 772 00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:10,560 Speaker 1: That's probably the same for everybody. And right now he 773 00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:14,680 Speaker 1: really loves it. I don't blame him. He has done 774 00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:17,040 Speaker 1: a tremendous job there in Tampa Bay and Tom Brady 775 00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:19,120 Speaker 1: has helped that. I mean, how could you not want 776 00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:23,440 Speaker 1: to go to work when Tom terriffic Now see that 777 00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:27,600 Speaker 1: was Tom Siever, Tom Brady, Tom terrific. Sorry about that, 778 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:30,759 Speaker 1: Mets fans wherever you are, old heads, you're yelling at me. 779 00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:33,560 Speaker 1: I'm elling on myself. I shouldn't know him better. When 780 00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:35,560 Speaker 1: you coach with Tom Brady, you win a championships, Yeah, 781 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:36,960 Speaker 1: you want to stick around a coach for a while. 782 00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:44,000 Speaker 1: And Bruce Arians confirmed that. But Julianneman said he's not 783 00:43:44,040 --> 00:43:48,120 Speaker 1: going to the Bucks. He's a one team guy. Gronk 784 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:50,120 Speaker 1: and Tom Brady been working on him. But Edelman going 785 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:54,680 Speaker 1: to stay retired as a member of the New England Patriots. 786 00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:58,960 Speaker 1: That's his one team. He did enough damage across the league. 787 00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:01,759 Speaker 1: Interest to see where Julian Edeman goes next. He could 788 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,640 Speaker 1: have some fun. A Pat McAfee Julian Edaman podcast would 789 00:44:04,680 --> 00:44:07,520 Speaker 1: be fantastic. By the way, just saying, all right, big 790 00:44:07,520 --> 00:44:11,319 Speaker 1: thanks to Justin Britt, to Kevin Pierre Lewis, to Mark 791 00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:15,080 Speaker 1: vander Meer, to all of you for listening. Appreciate y'all 792 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:18,000 Speaker 1: so very much. We'll see you on Monday. Be safe 793 00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:23,479 Speaker 1: this weekend, avoid big hurricanes, rains, whatever is coming our way. 794 00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:26,040 Speaker 1: Be safe. We'll see you again next week. Thank you everyone. 795 00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:28,240 Speaker 1: As always, go Texans.