1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:08,159 Speaker 1: I got go ahead just talk about being picked by 2 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. Walked me through, you know, getting the 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: phone call. You know, I got that Dallas area codeed 4 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: when they called me. And you know, just from the 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: meetings that I had and talking with my agent that 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: we kind of felt like Dallas could be a landing 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: spot for me. As soon as I got that call, 8 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm just thinking, no way. My sister's 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: already starting to cry and holding my daughter in my hands, 10 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: and it was just so surreal and such a big 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: blessing to be a part of the Dallas Cowboys family 12 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: and ready to be a part of that brotherhood and 13 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: their culture. 14 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 2: How they plan on using you, have they told you 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: at all? 16 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: Yeah? Right now, it's kind of like a fifty to 17 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: fifty between like playing the edge or even moving inside 18 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: and you know, playing three tech going against the guards 19 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: and just you know, couldn't it loose And they talked 20 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 1: about to do that, you got to pick up a 21 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: little bit more away. Uh, just a little bit. I 22 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: don't think they're gonna be adding too much weight on me, 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: but they told me I might have to beef of 24 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: just a little bit. 25 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: What stood out about your visit here. 26 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: Just the culture, the brotherhood, Like I said, just walking 27 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: around with the staff, good conversations with the coaches. I 28 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: can tell that Dallas Cowboys are all about winning. Like 29 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: I said, the culture and brotherhood is there, and that's 30 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: what I'm all about. 31 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: What how many were you with the same day when 32 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: Mazie was here? Did you meet him or was the 33 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: drafting the third round overshown? Was he guy that was 34 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 2: here as well? 35 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: No, no, no, I came with a couple of other guys. 36 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: I think I think I might have came like the 37 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:53,639 Speaker 1: day after MASI. You know about the past rushers. Obviously 38 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: they got Parsons and they got de Marcus Launch. Your 39 00:01:55,880 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: thoughts about the type of defensive line really gonna be Yeah, yes, sir, Yeah, 40 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: Like you said, Marcus Lawrence and Michael Parsons. You know, 41 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: that's that's two of the best in the league. You know, 42 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: Michael Parson's a younger guy and he's been doing it 43 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: right since he's gotten the league, you know. So just 44 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: to be able to learn from guys like that, I 45 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, they're helping me progress in my game, 46 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: being more consistent, you know, from down to down. So 47 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: I'm excited to get to work with those boys and 48 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: learn everything I can from them. 49 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 2: Did you make any other thirty visits? 50 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I had Dallas, New England and Tennessee. 51 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 2: And how did the What were the differences between the 52 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 2: Dallas visit and those two visits? 53 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: I would say, just like I said, I felt the 54 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: family vibe that in Dallas, and just I can tell 55 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: that they're all about winning. So Dallas definitely felt different 56 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: when I came there and spoke with all the coaches. 57 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 1: We just had great conversations. How much did you. 58 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: Talk to your cousin about just this process and everything? 59 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: Not too much? You know, he's he's he's a busy man. 60 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: He's working every day. But you know it when uh, 61 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: when I got to the combine, he kind of dropped 62 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: a couple couple advices on me, and and yeah, just 63 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: he doesn't gotta say too much to me. You know, 64 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: he's already set the standard for my family, the Polynesian culture. 65 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: So yeah, if you thought we had the standard right now. 66 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: No relation to Simi Fojoko though, right, Yeah, no, say no, 67 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: say you know him at all? I'm sure you've heard 68 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: of him. Yeah, I heard of him, cause uh he 69 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: played at Stanford. But uh, yeah, I get that question 70 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: all the time. Maybe it's the hair. Yeah, thank you, sir, 71 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thank you, thank you, sir, thank you so much.