WEBVTT - "Energy shifter": USC CB Jaylin Smith ready to impact Texans

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<v Speaker 1>Well, the Texans finished their Friday night with a bang.

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<v Speaker 1>They get USC defensive back USC cornerback Jalen Smith. Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>First things first, congratulations. Looked like you were having a

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<v Speaker 1>fun time. They're celebrating and you were celebrating with the

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<v Speaker 1>guy who's a former teammate and who's now a teammate

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<v Speaker 1>again and Kaylen Bullock.

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<v Speaker 2>Weren't you, Yes, sir, Yes, sir man. It was a

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<v Speaker 2>great time, man, great experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes you can always remember man for the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>your life. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>In addition to him being there, who else was there

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<v Speaker 1>with you for the big moment?

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, I have friends and family. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>my my DC caame coach Lynn, my defensive backs.

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<v Speaker 2>Coach, coach Bell.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a lot of people, man, coach a ce row

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<v Speaker 3>Chris Rowland, he's now plays for the for the Kansas

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<v Speaker 3>City Chiefs.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh So, A couple a couple of guys showed their face. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>it was great, man. A couple of my teammates, Man,

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<v Speaker 2>it was just great to see their faces.

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<v Speaker 3>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, well, a happy evening, indeed, And it's come to

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<v Speaker 1>fruition because you're a pretty darn good football player. For

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<v Speaker 1>those who might not have seen you play much in college.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are you? What type of player are you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, sir, I'm a super versative player. Can play at

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<v Speaker 3>any position at a very high level.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>Can can fit in the run, Uh can play, can

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<v Speaker 2>play excellent man coverage. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And I can can also you know, do a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of those special teams and just be a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>energy shifter, a great player, a selfless player, a team

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<v Speaker 3>a team first player.

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<v Speaker 2>But ultimately man, just getting the competitor all in one.

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<v Speaker 1>You know a lot of times that we do these

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<v Speaker 1>interviews right after a draft, the pick says, well I

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<v Speaker 1>can do anything, and and yeah he can sometimes, but

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<v Speaker 1>you actually walk the walk. I mean you've played cornerback,

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<v Speaker 1>You've played both safety spots, You've played nickel corner. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you probably could sell hot dogs, build houses,

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<v Speaker 1>do everything. You're a very versatile guy. So with all

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<v Speaker 1>that in mind, how exciting is it to join a

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<v Speaker 1>defense like the one that Texans have. I know Bullock

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<v Speaker 1>has told you a lot about it. I'm sure you've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a little bit of it over the years. So

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<v Speaker 1>he's been here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, no, they get after it. No, you just

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<v Speaker 2>watch the film, you know. Being a football addict like me, Man,

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<v Speaker 2>I just like to watch.

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<v Speaker 3>Film and you know they do a great job of

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<v Speaker 3>playing together. You know with with Derek and Kamari, Jalen,

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<v Speaker 3>peatree cjg all those guys. Man, they come together for

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<v Speaker 3>real and uh, I just think, man, it's gonna be great.

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<v Speaker 2>And a lot of energy in the back end for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Just can't wait to get out there and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>build that broad in that brotherhood for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you bring up that energy and it's driven in

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<v Speaker 1>large part because of the head coach, Tamiko Ryans. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a former defensive player, former star here starred Alabama. What

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<v Speaker 1>are your interactions with him been like? And what do

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<v Speaker 1>you think of Demiko Ryans?

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing with great vibes and you know my first time

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<v Speaker 3>beating in the move is nothing with great vibes. You

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<v Speaker 3>can tell how genuine he is as a person. And

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<v Speaker 3>when you have a conversation with the former player, it's

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<v Speaker 3>nothing but love. Just understand they have a different sense

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<v Speaker 3>for the game.

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<v Speaker 1>It's you.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just how you have it. Same view, same clear

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<v Speaker 2>out of view. So just talking to him was just great. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>He's he's super energetic and.

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<v Speaker 3>You can tell he loves the game of football, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>being a Bama guy, coming from Bambua and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>It was it was just great. Man. You can tell

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<v Speaker 2>he has that great and that in that in that hunger,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the win. So it's just great to be

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<v Speaker 2>a part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. So what's next for you? Ah?

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<v Speaker 2>So right now, man, we're just gonna hang with the family. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Just enjoy it, enjoy this time, enjoy this experience. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I got my little brothers.

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<v Speaker 3>My twin sister just had her baby, like a couple

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<v Speaker 3>of days ago, and she made the trip.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was gonna hang with her and just enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>this family man, enjoy my time.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you say your twin sister.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, oh yes, I have a twin sister. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>older by two minutes. I always have to put that on.

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<v Speaker 2>Your baby a. I like that. Okay. So I got

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<v Speaker 2>a nephew, a little nephew as well, my nephew Jace.

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<v Speaker 2>So I want to welcome him. You know, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>special week.

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<v Speaker 3>And just excited and excited man, ultimately, just excited to

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<v Speaker 3>be a Texan man.

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<v Speaker 1>It is tough to top that. You got a nephew,

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<v Speaker 1>you got a new home for your job. That's exciting stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Smith, We're really happy that you're in Houston, Texan.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't wait to see you here in town. Go celebrate,

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<v Speaker 1>live it up, and come see us soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, yes, sir must.

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<v Speaker 3>Definitely man appreciate y'all. Man, hey, man, Houston got a problem.