1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: What was Day one? Day one was good. I feel 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: like the D line and the team brought me in 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: with you know, welcome in arms, and everyone introduced themselves. 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: I introduced myself as well, and uh, you know, it's 5 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: a pretty open locker room. Everybody's pretty nice and cool 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: with each other. And uh, you know, practice is pretty good. 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: We don't practicing, but we don't play it on Monday, 8 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: so you know, it's a little lighter temple to that 9 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: could get you on the field more time against as 10 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: you think because you have a net practice. Oh yeah, definitely. 11 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna give me a little bit more 12 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: chance to look over my playbook. Uh, I know my 13 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: teammates a little better, and uh, you know, it's it's 14 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: good to come into a new locker room with a 15 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: little bit extra days to prepare and get to know 16 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,959 Speaker 1: my new defense and new teammates resist defension. What you're 17 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: saying to maybe when you're played with top Bowls and 18 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: the Jets, and how much easier does that make this 19 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: transition over there? Yeah, it's actually pretty similar. Um you know, 20 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: even some of the terminology and very badge is pretty similar. 21 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: So I think it should be a little bit easier 22 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: to pick it up, a little bit easier for transition, uh, 23 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: since I've actually played in the defense for a little bit. 24 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, I still have some of the 25 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: some of the younger guys on the D line still 26 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: helping me out with some of the calls when I 27 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: don't know them. So, like I said, they've been doing 28 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: a good job of inviting me in and showing me 29 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: the way. Your thoughts Like with the Giants trading, do 30 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: you knowing your situation again the year they still wanted? Yeah, 31 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it's definitely something that I'm gonna 32 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: have to think about near the end of the season. 33 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: But you know, I'm trying to take a day by 34 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: day right now, since you know, I'm new, this is 35 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: my first time in this color. Still feels a little weird, 36 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: but you know, I'm trying to embrace it. And uh, 37 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: you know, it's been an easy transition since I'm like 38 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: right down the streets still and uh, you know, I'm 39 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,279 Speaker 1: definitely not trying to think about contract stuff yet. Um. 40 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: You know, I'm more trying to focus on get into 41 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: my teammates, getting another locker, um, just showing who I 42 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: am to this new team. Have They expressed to you though, 43 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: like during the trade that they want you here, beyond 44 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: it here. Um, you know, there hasn't been any talk yet, 45 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: but you know, I'm assuming that something's gonna be talked 46 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: about uh soon or near the end of the season. Um. 47 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: You know, they knew that this was my contract year. 48 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: Everyone pretty much knows it. Uh. At the same time, UM, 49 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: I still have stuff to prove to this team as well. 50 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: Know it's a week away, but it's pretty ironic that 51 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: you're facing the Jets in two weeks. Yeah, I know, 52 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: especially since the Jets and Giants don't play each other usually. Uh, 53 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: it's pretty funny that we're playing them next week after 54 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. And uh, you know, I'm definitely not gonna 55 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: take anything personal or not down to play it how 56 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: I would play a normal game. What were your emotions 57 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: just trade deadline, the whole the way it went down 58 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: and leaving the Jets coming here. Yeah, I mean, it 59 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: was still an emotional day, you know what I mean, 60 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: It was a long day. Uh, A lot going onto 61 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: my mind. Uh. But at the same time, you know, 62 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: I'm I'm privileged and uh and grateful for the Giants 63 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:47,839 Speaker 1: for giving me the chance to to to come play here, 64 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, it's it's been an easier transition 65 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: since I'm close by. Like I said, It's not like 66 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: I had to pack a bag and you know, get 67 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: on the flight and go somewhere and have to worry 68 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: about who's gonna wastch my dogs and who's gonna do this. 69 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna do that, you know, basically just came 70 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: right down the street. Uh, to my neighbors basically. But uh, 71 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: you know, I'm still have a lot to prove, like 72 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: I said, to this team and to my new teammates. 73 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: Wonder what do you want to prove to your new 74 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: teammates into the new families? Just like I'm a good 75 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: team player, you know what I mean, I'm a good 76 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: player on the field. I'm a good guy off the field, 77 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: and uh you know, just someone who's going to give 78 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: him all in the in the classroom, on the field, 79 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: um as a leader. Uh you know, as a teammate 80 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: and everything like that. Didn you talk about your versatility 81 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: and maybe bringing a pass rush to this team, Yeah, 82 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: my versatility. That's actually something that the coaches talked about 83 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: that they were excited about having me here because they 84 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: seen me play nose. They seen me play three technique, 85 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: They seen me play defensive and stand up you know, 86 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: all around the D line, and they seem pretty excited 87 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: about that. And uh, you know, like I said, I'm 88 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: still gonna have to get comfortable with this new defense, 89 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: even though it similar to what I played them before. 90 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: And as soon as that starts to happen, getting my 91 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: groove and get going, you going to the trade would 92 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: go to take place or did you have did it 93 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: totally catch it? It wasn't totally on grond. You know, 94 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: everyone's heard the rumors and talks about trading and uh 95 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: and the deadline coming up and stuff like that. So 96 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: I definitely prepared myself mentally for it. Um, you know, 97 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: try to take emotions completely out of the situation, whether 98 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: it was a staying or going, and understand that it 99 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: is a business and uh, you know, just be prepared 100 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: for whatever the case may be. There's no way in 101 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: the world could have predicul it was going to be here, 102 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: considering the fact you were the first trade ever between 103 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: the two people, right, Yeah, I definitely didn't think it 104 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: would be to the Giants. My my agent actually called 105 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: me like the day before it happened and told me 106 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: that the Giants were expressing interests and that was my 107 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: first time hearing about it before coming over here. And uh, 108 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, it's been if I had 109 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: to get traded, this has been one of the easiest 110 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: transitions because, like I said, I don't have to move, 111 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: I don't have to hire movers to like move out 112 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 1: my whole house and hire dog sitters and all that 113 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: extra stuff. You know, maybe and perhaps facing fewer double 114 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,359 Speaker 1: teams here with having guys those away from you, and 115 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: you're maybe not even just double teams. Just the excitement 116 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: of being with all these young talented D lineman is 117 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: pretty exciting, you know what I mean. I've I've watched 118 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: them on film, and I've gone over some of the 119 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: defense with the D line coach and got to watch 120 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: some of these guys and uh, you know, they bring 121 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: a lot to the table. They're big and strong in 122 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: the run game, and they also can get after in 123 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: the in the past rushing game, and then uh, you know, 124 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: they're young, young talented groups. So this is my first 125 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: time being one of the older guys in the group, 126 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, it's pretty exciting when we look 127 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: at your stats. For those Giants fans we maybe aren't 128 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: as familiar. You have a lot of pressures and didn't 129 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: get sack. How do you explain that? How do you 130 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: get home? So they just finished off the pressures? Yeah, 131 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: I mean sometimes it's just uh little things that people 132 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: don't see, you know what I mean, Like when we 133 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: played the Tom Brady and then you know, like he 134 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: gets the ball out really fast, as everyone knows. And 135 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: then there was one time I got to him and 136 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: he got rid of the ball and it was intentional grounding, 137 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: so that could have been a sack. And then the 138 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: same thing with the Jaguars last week. I got a 139 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: sack and it got taken away because the defensive holding. 140 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: So it's just like, you know, I don't want to 141 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: make excuses or call out you know, penalties or anything 142 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: like that, but it's just like, you know, I am 143 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: getting the pressure, pressure, I am getting there, and it's 144 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: just a matter of when it clicks, it's going to clip. 145 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: You know, do you think this fresh show here the 146 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: rest of this year and the rest of your career, 147 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: because you know, because you're the team that drafted you 148 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: decided that they didn't want to Hey, you were taking 149 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: long term, So what do you want to show them? 150 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: And the rest of the league we played are Yeah, 151 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: like you said, you know, I got drafted there and 152 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 1: they didn't keep me. They didn't want to keep me, 153 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: and uh but this team definitely showed interests and wanted 154 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: to go out of their way to get me over here. 155 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: So I think it uh speaks volumes on. You know, 156 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: this team wanted me here, and you know, I have 157 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: to prove to them why they should want me here. 158 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, I think I'm gonna just keep 159 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: my head in the playbook. We got a long week 160 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: ahead of us since we don't play till Monday, and uh, 161 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: you know, just lock in and hone in on on 162 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: my new teammates, a new playbook and everything like that, 163 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,040 Speaker 1: and uh, prove to these guys that they made the 164 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: right choice is for you like for this team and 165 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: for the teams give your contractor oh yeah, definitely. I 166 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: mean I think this whole year has been an audition, 167 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: you know. I mean it's my contract year, and uh, 168 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: you know, now I'm going through a transition in the 169 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: middle of that contract year. But you know, I'm gonna 170 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: try to lock in and do whatever I can to 171 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: be the best I can on the field. The fact 172 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: that you've faced the Cowboys already to share, right, does 173 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: that help the part of the transition of getting ready 174 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: from under the fact that you're familiar with the guys 175 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: you're breaking Yeah, exactly so. Because I've already studied them 176 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: long enough and played them before. H it gives me 177 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: a little bit of chance to more focus on on 178 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: the giants and what we have and uh, you know 179 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: what I have to learn with this new defense opposed 180 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: to uh, you know, since I have to balance out 181 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: studying the new team and a new playbook and all 182 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: that stuff, it helps that I've been able to play 183 00:07:58,120 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: them already