1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Uh, Tom, good morning. How are you one of the guys? 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: How are you doing? Good? Good? Good? Not too bad? 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: I guess before we get into this stuff, we're just 4 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: a couple of football questions. You played last Thursday? Played well? 5 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: How'd you feel? It was a it was fun being 6 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: out there, and uh, you know, we got a lot, 7 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: we got a lot of work to do, so I 8 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: think you got to take the preseason games, you know, 9 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: for what they are, and it's kind of a step 10 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: in the preparation and it goes along with a lot 11 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: of other things we're doing. But it was good. You know, 12 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: we haven't had any joint practices this year, so kind 13 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: of being in these competitive situations, you I mean, if 14 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: you haven't been in those in a long time, which 15 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 1: I haven't, you know, since the Super Bowl, then you 16 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: know you always feel a little bit rusty. So are 17 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: you planning on playing this week? Yeah, hopefully we can 18 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: build on it this week. And I always had a 19 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: good day a couple of days of practice. We have 20 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: another two days ahead of us before we leave for Carolina. 21 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: But it's uh, you know, guys are working hard, trying 22 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: to improve. It's a lot to improve on and it's 23 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: a new team, new year, and hopefully we can you know, 24 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: use this week as as kind of another step before 25 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: before we get the things that start really counting me. 26 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: You know, we talk about this all the time, Tom, 27 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: probably more than you do. Is the detractors. I mean, 28 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: we watch ESPN these people. When you play well, even 29 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: in preseason game and you played great on Thursday, it 30 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: just frustrates these people who are waiting for you to 31 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: reach the end. I remember if someone asked you, I 32 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: think in a Super Bowl week about retiring, you said, 33 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: why does everyone want me to retire? These guys don't 34 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: want you to retire. They want you to suck. Well? 35 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: Do you hear this? Every time you play well? It 36 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: breaks their heart? And I wonder if you get any 37 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: satisfaction for well? Do you hear this Max? This Max 38 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: Kellerman who constantly saying you're gonna fall off a cliff? 39 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: Do you do you hear this guy? Or No? I 40 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: don't watch TV much, so I really don't. You know, 41 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: I think there's part of being, you know, a professional athlete. 42 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: You know you're dealing with lots of different things and 43 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: lots of criticisms, and iously you have a lot of 44 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: people that support you. But you also have a lot 45 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: of people that kind of cheer for other teams, and 46 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: if you don't come to grips with that, then you're 47 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: in the wrong profession. So I don't expect you know, 48 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: I think it's a different part about you know, football, 49 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: for example, in America, I mean we never you know, 50 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: if you look at a lot of other sports around 51 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: the world, at some point, maybe you know, you get 52 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: to represent your country, like watching the World Cup in 53 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: the summer. You know, I see all these soccer players 54 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: that you know, play for these different clubs, but then 55 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: come together for their country at some point. You know, 56 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: we in America, we never get a chance to do that. 57 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: So you know, most Americans probably that live in other 58 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: parts of the country, they don't like the Patriots. They 59 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: don't like me, and I can understand that. I mean, 60 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: I was a forty nine Ers fan at one point, 61 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: but um, you know, they're just they want to see 62 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: their team win, and when they don't, you know, I 63 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: think they got to direct that frustration somewhere else. And 64 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: when you've been successful like our team's been, you know, 65 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: I think frustration gets directed at us, and that's just 66 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: part of it. You just have to understand that's what 67 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: you're getting into. They used to say about Larry Bird. 68 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: Larry Bird love to win, but more than that, he 69 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: loved to watch you lose. You know. He loved to grind, 70 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: you know, shove your face in the dirt. He got 71 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: great satisfaction out of beating people. Do you understand that feeling? 72 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: Do you feel that way? Um? I really enjoy the competition, 73 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: So I don't. I think I've always thought about you know, 74 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: the approach is being you know, my very best, and 75 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: my motivation comes from not letting my teammates down. You know. 76 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: I know how much people put into it, our coaches, 77 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,839 Speaker 1: teammates to have a great successful season, and we work 78 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: year round for it. So I don't want to be 79 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: the reason why we don't, but we why we aren't successful. 80 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: So this is not watching for me. I guess it's 81 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: probably not watching other people lose. That's not what I 82 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: think about. I mean, I think it's about getting the 83 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: best out of myself and hopefully that's good enough on 84 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: a particular day, and if it's not, then you know 85 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: it's not. You give you the team credit for, you know, 86 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: doing what they had to do to win, and you 87 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: you know, being in sports, you don't win every game. 88 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: It's not I don't think this is like the Harlem 89 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: glow shotters in the Washington Generals. I mean, you got 90 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: to you gotta play really tough competition, and that's a 91 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: part of it. We had Nate Soldier on here about 92 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: fifteen to twenty minutes, maybe a half hour ago. He 93 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: talked about Hudson all that stuff, and obviously we talked 94 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: to you last year. We paid attention and followed the 95 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: story and now we know obviously it touches everyone, but 96 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: obviously it touched you personally with your mom, I guess 97 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: first i'd ask how how she's feeling and what's going 98 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: on with her? Well, think thanks for asking. She's doing 99 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: really well, and she gets her her scans um, I 100 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: think every three months and she's she's really done well. 101 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: So it's been a while since she finished her treatments UM. 102 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: And you know, we just we're always kind of praying 103 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: and hoping that they come back clean, and so far 104 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: they have and will varies bless so M. You know, 105 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: it's it's touched our lives and it's touched my mom's lives, 106 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: and I think we have different perspective on life when 107 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: you go through those things, and you know, I think 108 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: we're very thankful for you know, all the people who 109 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 1: have supported her, and you know all the people that 110 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: are doing great work in the world. You know, we 111 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: always say this, and I have with my parents and 112 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: Jerry with his dad, You with your mom. You learn 113 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: a lot about the person who has a disease, but 114 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: then you learn, you know, good and bad about other people. 115 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: You mentioned how your dad stepped up. You just learned 116 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: things sisters, your sisters as well. You just learn about 117 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: the toughness and loyalty of people that you were pretty 118 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: sure of. But when the stuff like this really happens, 119 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: it becomes a whole different situation. Yeah, it does, and 120 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: it's um you know, you do you see firsthand, you 121 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: know kind of how everyone deals with different adversities and 122 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: you do with different things, but nothing like life and death. 123 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: And that's ultimately what really matters in life. And you know, 124 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: you don't sweat the small things in life, because at 125 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: least I try or not to, you know, you think 126 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: about the big things, and that's people you love and 127 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: care about the things that they're going through and how 128 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: they're managing adversities and stress in their life, and you 129 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 1: know that's really put to the test at least our 130 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: family was at different times, and you know, at this 131 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: particular instance with my mom, but my dad was you know, 132 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: just a you know, there for my mom every step 133 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,600 Speaker 1: of the way. My sisters, who were kind of more 134 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: in close proximity to my mom, you know, they were 135 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: so you know, they were just there for mom whatever 136 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: she needed. And I think that's great in some ways 137 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: for families to come together in different instances. And you know, 138 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: sometimes it takes big things like that for people to 139 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: come together and for people to spend more time and 140 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: quality time saying, God, why are we taking these things 141 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: for granted? And when you go through it, you don't 142 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: take those things for granted as much as maybe you 143 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: do when you haven't experienced anything like that before. Did 144 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,679 Speaker 1: you guys know in the locker room, in the huddle, 145 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: did you know what Nate Soldier was going went through? 146 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: You know, I think to a degree yes, but obviously 147 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: to the extent that Nate felt it, certainly not. And 148 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: he's such an incredible man in person, and he's just 149 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: he's he's a man of great faith and he's just 150 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: I think the way he handled it, everyone admired and 151 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: respected and not much more. I mean, he's already just 152 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: a great human being. And then to see how he 153 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: dealt with and his dealing with it in his family 154 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: is I couldn't imagine dealing with any better. And uh, 155 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: you know, we prayed for him, We think about him, 156 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: and you know we all know cared deeply about him 157 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: in his situation. Did do you miss him? I mean 158 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: as a as a guy protecting your left side. Absolutely, 159 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: I mean he's you know, I've been lucky. I've played 160 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: a lot of guys, you know, and I think that 161 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: particular position, you know, it's it's it's there's a deep connection. 162 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: I think center, there's a deep connection and left tackle. 163 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, having Nate there for as long 164 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: as I did, someone that I could always count on, 165 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: rely on, to tend on. He was so consistent day 166 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: to day. And you know, the Giant's got a great 167 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: player in him, and he's really flourishing, and I know 168 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: he's going to have, you know, just a great career there, 169 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: just like he had a great career for us. And 170 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: I'm happy for him and his family and all the 171 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 1: things and all the success he experiences. Professionally and it 172 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: couldn't happen to a better guy. He's he's just an 173 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: incredible person. Was your point in your career Does it 174 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: happen at the beginning or the middle, or even when 175 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: you get older where a guy like that leaves and 176 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: you're able to just kind of say, Okay, he's gone 177 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,719 Speaker 1: and not get angry about it and move on. Was 178 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: that was that easier now than say your second or 179 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: third year or harder or the same. I think it's 180 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: it's different in some ways. I think as you go 181 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: through it more in your career, and I've had a 182 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: lot of guys, you know, just had different opportunities, you know, 183 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: to go different places, and I naturally I think people like, 184 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 1: you know, players that have played for the Patriots. I mean, 185 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: we've had success, and I think people want to emulate 186 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: that and they're willing to, you know, go try to 187 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: try to get our guys that have played for our team. 188 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: It's not like it's a shock anymore. I mean I 189 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: think when I was younger, I was pretty naive to 190 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: the business side of the NFL, and m couldn't understand 191 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: why guys would switch teams. And you know, because you 192 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: come from my high school system, or you come from 193 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: a college environment into a professional environment. It's just different. 194 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: And I it was, it was definitely more emotional when 195 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: I was younger. I think now it's just more of 196 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: a reality. I mean, you miss the guys and you 197 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: miss their personalities and what they bring to the team 198 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: in different ways that maybe people would never know. And 199 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: anytime you lose a great player, I don't think it 200 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: helps the team at all. Hopefully you can replace that 201 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: person with someone that can do the job. And we're 202 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: someone that you know, really brings their own personality to 203 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: to the team. But you know, losing you know, a 204 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: guy like Nate, you know, that's that's a big loss. 205 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: And you know, like I said, we all love him, 206 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: we miss him, and uh, you know, we'll get to 207 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 1: see him here in about ten days. But you know, 208 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: he's He'll always be a great friend, do you. We 209 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: just talked to our friend Lisa Sherber from the Jimmy 210 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: Fund Clinic and she told the story I had never 211 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: heard before, um of sneaking you in the back door 212 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: or seven years ago, she she guessed, uh to visit 213 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: a young girl at the end of her life, and 214 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 1: she I guess promised not to tell anyone. Well, your 215 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: secrets out, she told us today for the first time. 216 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:55,079 Speaker 1: Do you remember that, tom adira Um, Do you remember her? Yep? Yep. 217 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: And when I was in college, we did a lot 218 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: our our team was really involved in the University of 219 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: Michigan Hospital. We every Tuesday night we would go m 220 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: you know, visit the children's hospital at the University of Michigan. 221 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: And it's always a great experience, whether I was doing 222 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:17,200 Speaker 1: it in college or professionally. And it's hard to imagine 223 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: what a lot of these families are going through, and 224 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: a lot of these children what they're going through, and 225 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,719 Speaker 1: it's their reality. But to bring you know, just a 226 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: small smile to their face or a small moment to 227 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: kind of take them away from what they're dealing with, 228 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 1: is I think does more for the people visiting than 229 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: probably for the people that are being visited. And I 230 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: know a lot of our players do that. I know 231 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: it means a lot to our team to kind of 232 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: do great things in the community. And you know, I 233 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: always enjoy doing those types. How do you how do 234 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: you decide what you can do? I know you do 235 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: some of the Make a Wish stuff too, obviously, you 236 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: can't do everything. Do you have a hard and fast 237 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: rule that you tell your you know, you tell Stacey 238 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: or you tell your agents, say I can do this, 239 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: but I can't do that, you know. I think you 240 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: take them as they come. But you're right, you can't 241 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: do everything. And I think that's uh, you have to 242 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: you know, you have to to make sure you know, 243 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 1: you're just sometimes I think you over you know, you 244 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 1: you over exert yourself, and I think you got to 245 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 1: pull back. And then sometimes you have the energy to 246 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: do it. And I don't know when exactly when those 247 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: things are. It's just probably on the particular day or 248 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: week or month. You try to do as many things 249 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: as you can, and that you can't do everything. Who's 250 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: the best? Who's the best you've ever seen? At its 251 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 1: gronk up there. He's amazing. I mean he's he's always 252 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: out in the community, he's he's done so many things 253 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: over the course of his career. Here. Um, I've had 254 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: a lot of great teammates. I mean, who it's every 255 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: Tuesday doing something and it's it's uh, it's pretty impressive. 256 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: I mean, there's and it's a great thing to be 257 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: able to do. I know, it's when you see work 258 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: being done like that, Um, you know are our team 259 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,199 Speaker 1: puts a kind of a high priority on those things, 260 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 1: and our community affairs community service team is always kind 261 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: of preparing things year round. Over the course of offseason, 262 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: training camp, even into the season. There's a lot to do, 263 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of people that need to be helped, 264 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: and I think it's great that, you know, people are 265 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: willing to commit their time and energy to do it. 266 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: All Right, Tom, we appreciate you joining us. Well, we'll 267 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: talk to you next week. Okay, okay, thank you haying today.