1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: M De Marus, could you describe your first reaction of 2 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: you being out there and uh, you know, planning your 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: first action there. Um, I was excited, especially you know, 4 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: first game coming back from a term achilles um getting 5 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: out to make a couple of plays. You know, I 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: was excited about it, and um, I looked to build 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:32,159 Speaker 1: on and you know, keep getting better. Demarus, how are 8 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,319 Speaker 1: you feeling physically after this game compared to were how 9 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: you were before the injury? I feel a lot. I 10 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: actually feel a lot better now before the injury. Um. 11 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: You know, I was a little smaller, but I'm a 12 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: little heavier, a little stronger. Um. The program we've been 13 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: doing has helped out a lot. So you know, I 14 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: feel great. De Marius. As excited as you were to 15 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: get back physically, how much it's more excited where you'd 16 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: get in the end zone that once but twice. You know, 17 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: I was excited about that as well. Um, It's been 18 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: a long time since I've been in the end zone. Um. 19 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: And to have on the Patriots jerseys the school, you know, 20 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: it was it was big for Merris. Did you feel 21 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:20,559 Speaker 1: like you needed this to be ready for the season, 22 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: to to to get some run against an actual opponent, 23 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: to feel comfortable, yes, sir, Um, to get to game 24 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: pace and get the calls line up, see different coverages, Um, 25 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: different guys, and the guys I see a practice. You know, 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: I think it's a great start for me and I 27 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: can build on it to marry. They say that the 28 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: biggest part about coming back from an injury is when 29 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: you get to a point where you're not thinking about 30 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: the injury and just performing. Are you at that position 31 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: yet or is it still in the back of your mind. 32 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: Am I gonna be okay? Um, I just go out 33 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: and play. If I'm gonna get hurt, I'm gonna get hurt. 34 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna be full of speak getting hurt. Um, 35 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: My achilles is great. I'm gonna do whatever I can 36 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: to play my best ball. I'm not gonna think about nothing. 37 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna have it in the back of my 38 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: head because usually when I having the back of my head, 39 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: I don't play my best. Um. So I'm just gonna 40 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: get my best and if I get hurt, I just 41 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: get hurt. You've been on the other side here in 42 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: big games to the feel at all a little strange 43 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: to be on the other side and wearing a Patriots jersey. 44 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: And you know, Kanda, Um, I played a while on 45 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: opposite teams and you know, beginning of the season and 46 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: we always the first The first team I look at 47 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: is the Patriots and see who see who they playing, 48 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: come and playoff time, see what position there is and 49 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: now to be a part of it, you know it 50 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: feel great? Ye to Mary's what did you think of 51 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: Jared Stidham And did he look like a rookie at 52 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: certain times or did he did he look like a 53 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: vet to you? Um, you know I can't compare. But 54 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: in my time and I had a lot of quarterbacks 55 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: and today I say, you know, he did it. He 56 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: did what he had to do to put us in 57 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: situations to score points. And um, it looked good to me. 58 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: Demarrius a preseason game, preseason finale. But being on this field, 59 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: do you get a sense of what kind of potential 60 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: this offense and this team can have and how much 61 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: do you want to be a part of that? Well, 62 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: first off, I want to be I want to be 63 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: a part of it for sure. And um, just being 64 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: around watching the guy's work, watching the guys weekend and 65 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: week out from Detroit to Tennessee. You know, we got 66 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: a lot of potential, but it's a lot of guys 67 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: around the league that's you know, I feel like going 68 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: after the Pats because I know when I was on 69 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: other teams what's going out through them. So you know, 70 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: we might look good on a on on the roster, 71 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: but we got to go out every week and you know, 72 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: get better. I didn't belt every week, So if I 73 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: could be a part of that, I'll be happy. Thank you.