1 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: Welcome to the From the Podium podcast. I'm Brock Danny. 2 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: Day one of training camp from the Green Brier in 3 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: West Virginia is in the books. On today's podcast, you'll 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: hear from head coach Kevin Stefanski, Pro Bowl wide out 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: Amari Cooper, an All Pro corner Denzel Award first up 6 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: today wide receiver a Mari Cooper, who talks about his 7 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: renegotiated contracts and how excited he is for the upcoming season. 8 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: Of course, of course, yeah, for sure. I mean I 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 2: love the practice, so yeah. 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 3: So was it hardest day camp? 11 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 4: Yeah? 12 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 3: It was. 13 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: It was This is my tenth year and I've never 14 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 2: missed an OTA or Mini camp, so it was really difficult. 15 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, I mean I'm content for sure. 16 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 5: You know. 17 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 3: You know, obviously I wanted to. 18 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 2: I wanted more guarantees in the contract just because I 19 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 2: feel like I've earned it. But you know, you can 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: always get what you can, always get what you wish 21 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 2: for all the time. But you know, it's definitely noted. 22 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 2: You know, Uh, if I have to go earn it, 23 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: That's what I'll do. 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 4: So Harry, what. 25 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 6: About Oh, is this in the last year with the 26 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 6: grounds or was there a chance you could. 27 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 3: Did you still do a new contract? Uh? I mean. 28 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: I don't. I don't have a I don't have a 29 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 2: ah a ball in front of me, So I I 30 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 2: don't know what the future holds. But y, you mean 31 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 2: officially this is yeah, this is the last year contractually 32 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 2: on my deal. 33 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. W when did it sort of Uh? Were you 34 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 3: concerned that all that there would be a or whatever? 35 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 5: Did you to feel like things were gonna get done 36 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 5: at at some point. 37 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 3: To be honest whole or I was never in the cards? 38 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 3: I don't. 39 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: I don't have any experience doing it. So like I'm 40 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: kind of a routine kin kind of guy. Uh and 41 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: and and I'm the type of guy I need those reps, 42 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 2: you know what I mean? So you know, I always 43 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: knew I was gonna be here at training camp for sure. 44 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 4: Or worry about did Sean? 45 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 6: I know when you weren't at many camp he kind 46 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 6: of spoke very vehemently about your importance and called you 47 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 6: one of the best in the league. What was that 48 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 6: like to kind of see how your teammates were backing 49 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 6: even speaking how. 50 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 5: Important you works? 51 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that was great to hear from, you know, 52 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 2: my quarterback obviously you know, you you wanna hear those 53 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: type of words coming from the guy who's throwing you 54 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 2: the ball uh in, you know, and we're here at 55 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: training camp. Hopefully we could go out there this year, 56 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: starting with training camp and go out there and prove 57 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: that we're the best together. 58 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 7: Or why do you wants this? 59 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 4: Do you last year grounds and they going to free agency? 60 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 3: Or are you open to coming back and your here? Oh? Yeah, 61 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 3: for sure. 62 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, It's been nothing but success here 63 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 2: in terms of what I've been able to do on 64 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: the field. You know, I look to get better each 65 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 2: and every year while I'm here, you know, I you 66 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: know I I'm really the type of guy that you 67 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 2: know takes h uh heed to old sayings. You know, 68 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. So I'm not 69 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: really t trying to go somewhere else. You never know, 70 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 2: you know, grass isn't always being on the other side, 71 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: so you know, I would rather stay where I'm thriving. 72 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 8: M just had a little bit of a out of 73 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 8: here or a little bit of risk for you, you well, 74 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 8: during any camp to a classmate decision. We call these 75 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 8: stargoryeting or clebrities for receivers was a sort of alator. 76 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 2: To say name you know what I honestly, it wasn't 77 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 2: really about, you know, the money. That's why I think 78 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 2: people who have a misconception about that. It was more 79 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: so like, in the language of my contract signed a 80 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: five year deal with the Cowboys, only two years was guaranteed. 81 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 2: This is the last year of that deal, but the 82 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 2: it isn't guaranteed until the week of the first game, 83 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 2: And so I was really trying to mitigate the time 84 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: in which I'd have to be out here practicing in 85 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: risking injury, you know what I mean. So it was 86 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 2: more so about the guarantees, because you know, you never 87 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 2: wanna you never wanna get injured without any guarantees, and 88 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 2: in the language of the contract, I could get cut. 89 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 3: So it was more so about It was more so 90 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 3: about that. 91 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 5: How much did I mean, were you keeping up on, 92 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 5: you know, with Ken Dorsey and and the new offense, 93 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 5: you know, how much were you able to still like 94 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 5: keep up with you know, uh, the installation and that 95 00:03:58,440 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 5: sort of thing, even if. 96 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: You were, Yeah, we get the the installation sent to 97 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 2: our phone. So I just saved 'em in the files 98 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: of my phone and look over 'em. So you know, 99 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 2: I've been able to look over all the plays while 100 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: I wasn't there. So I've been definitely following in Ken Dorsey. 101 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: I mean I've been following him since I was a 102 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: little kid, cause he played for the youth, So you know, 103 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 2: I've been a fan for a long time. 104 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 4: That's worrying about. 105 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 3: Uh recent ukonskis reckon. He said again, what sticks off 106 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 3: to you about about all the game? 107 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: The thing that sticks out is the amount of plays, 108 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 2: uh that he wants to get ran. 109 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 3: Uh. 110 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 2: You saw with the Buffalo Bills there's an emphasis on 111 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: scoring every single drive, whether it's a field goal or a touchdown. 112 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 2: And I think his whole philosophy is the more plays 113 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 2: you run, the more chances you get. 114 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 3: Uh at scoring points. 115 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 6: Uh. 116 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 3: And I I believe that to be true. 117 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 2: You know, I witnessed it when he was at the Bills, 118 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 2: and I saw a few games. Uh maybe it was 119 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 2: like one or maybe two, but I saw a few 120 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 2: games where they scored every single drive. 121 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 3: So, uh, his vision has definitely come true. How are 122 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 3: your ten? 123 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 9: A lot of guys thought maybe even close to that 124 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 9: as that see you consider amount of stuff. 125 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, of course I mean, you know, I'm in a 126 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,239 Speaker 2: a a very good position, and I've been very blessed, 127 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 2: you know, just to be able to be out here 128 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 2: on the field, just to be able to be available. 129 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 3: You know, there's been many of guys who've. 130 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: Been, you know, extremely talented, but they couldn't stay healthy. 131 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 3: So I don't take it for granted at all. 132 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 6: Uh. 133 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 2: I understand the blessing in that, And so yeah, I 134 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 2: could definitely consider the mouse man. 135 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 3: Trust what you said. 136 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 9: About VI garity money when you're number one objective for 137 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 9: this year, did you still want like where you open 138 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 9: or open for adding a couple of years on the contract. 139 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, of course. Like I said before, you know, I 140 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 2: definitely wanna be here. You know, it's it's been great 141 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 2: here so far. And like I said before, you know, 142 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 2: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But I like 143 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 2: the guys. I like the camaraderie of the team, you know, 144 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: I like the Sean. I like Kevin. Uh you know, 145 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 2: he likes to get me the ball, So I'm fine 146 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 2: with that. So uh yeah, uh yeah, I definitely I 147 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 2: definitely wanna be. 148 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 4: Here yet, So is there a dialogue continuing your agent growth? 149 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 6: And so you may Joy de La Day. 150 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 3: Uh, I mean, well, you know, I I don't know. 151 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 2: I don't really I honestly, I don't really talk to 152 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 2: my agent about the contract like I think people really 153 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: they really have a a kind of a misconception about 154 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 2: what's really going on. 155 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 3: I don't. I don't hit him up every day like 156 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 3: asking that. I don't really do that. 157 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 5: Uh. 158 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 2: Now I'm getting closer closer to the first game. You know, 159 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: I'm willing and I'm ready to go out there and 160 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 2: you know, just play great football, you know, and you know, 161 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 2: just be undeniable out there. 162 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 10: You know. 163 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 8: So it seems like you've kind of found found the 164 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 8: way in your way of and. 165 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 6: Describing a little bit, you know, and. 166 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 8: Seem very happy here. 167 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 5: Ideally or world in all things to your health. 168 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 2: Did you like to finish your d career here? Yeah, 169 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 2: I I would. I I'm really the type of guy 170 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: like I I don't really I don't really like change. 171 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: I mean, if change happens, which you know a lot 172 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 2: of times it inevitably does. Uh, you have to be 173 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 2: able to adjust and adapt to any situation. So I'm 174 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 2: very adaptable, but at the same time, I don't necessarily 175 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 2: like to change. So yeah, I want to be here. 176 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 3: To more right. 177 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 10: Contract situations can soon time to get contentious. 178 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 3: Soon your contentious in a very public way. 179 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 4: I appreciative. Were you that this particular situation, you know, 180 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 4: that didn't happen, whereas you know down in Dallas that 181 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 4: seems to be a regular thing. 182 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 2: Uh yeah, I mean s you know, sometimes it's just 183 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 2: the nature of the business, you know, the nature of 184 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: the beast. I mean, if that was to happen, I 185 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 2: you know, the one of the things that Ab was 186 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 2: telling me and telling my age, and he was just saying, 187 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 2: like not to take it personal. And I wasn't taking 188 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 2: it personal because I understand that it's business at the 189 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 2: end of the day. So uh, I would have to 190 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: uh uh attribute it to that. You know, things got 191 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 2: contentions in that way. 192 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: Uh. 193 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 2: I would hope that the organization didn't take it personal 194 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 2: because it's another personal So what's. 195 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 6: Your first who when you first came here, I guess 196 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 6: kind of that you don't love? 197 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 3: Love changed? 198 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 2: How much? 199 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 9: How did you. 200 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 5: Adjuster when you first game became down to that comfort 201 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 5: comfort without me? 202 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 3: Yeah? 203 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 2: I mean when y when you're forced into a corner, 204 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 2: I mean, you you really have no choice. So it 205 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 2: w It was quite easy because it was scorced. Uh, 206 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: so I wouldn't there. It was uh very hard, but yeah, 207 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 2: I was able to the thing about me, you know, 208 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 2: I'm very confident, uh in my skill set. 209 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 3: You know, I have faith and abilities that God has 210 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 3: given me. 211 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 2: So I know, like in any situation, uh, whether it's 212 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 2: a new or old situation, you know, I'm gonna come 213 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 2: out on top. 214 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 3: I just believe that today first the first time in. 215 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 9: The team seting since lots and surgery, that you stook 216 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 9: passes from. 217 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, where'd you do? 218 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 7: Uh? 219 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 2: I mean they weren't live reps. I mean they were 220 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 2: you know, some routes on the air and uh, some 221 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 2: walk through reps. 222 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 3: Uh. 223 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 2: I mean everybody looks good with nobody. I'm just speaking 224 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 2: to me. Everybody looks good with nobody in front of 'em. 225 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 2: So I mean I gotta waiting somebody's in front of me. 226 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 2: Ball the lots and stuff like, Oh yeah, I mean 227 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 2: s n I nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Everything 228 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 2: seemed like when I first caught passages from 'm Yeah, 229 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 2: well did you go back to. 230 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 3: The future now? 231 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 6: Some guys contract sever extensions talk about compartmentalizing, Like is 232 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 6: that what you do basically, like you're not worried about 233 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 6: you pain control or how much are you like thinking. 234 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 3: Of about that at this stage? 235 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 2: At this stage, yeah, oh no, I'm not thinking about 236 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:06,719 Speaker 2: it at all. I mean we had some sort of 237 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 2: resolve with it, and you know, at the end of 238 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 2: the day, it is what it is. You know, I'm 239 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 2: very appreciative. Like I said before, I understand the position 240 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 2: that I'm in is a very blessed one. 241 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 9: Uh. 242 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 2: And you know, just moving forward, I'm very optimistic and 243 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 2: what I'll be able to do on the field. So 244 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 2: you know, every at the end of the day, like 245 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 2: it all comes down to how you play. I mean 246 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: we know that, right, So just gotta go out there 247 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 2: and do my thing. 248 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 9: More in the how do you feel like the insersition 249 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 9: of Jerry Cheery? 250 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 8: I know, if you guys have known each other from 251 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 8: way back, Yeah, what do you think he raised? 252 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 9: What about you guys together? 253 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's it's definitely a phenomenal thing that 254 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 2: we have all Florida receivers out there, and we all 255 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 2: kind of have you know, we all kind of cut 256 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 2: from the same cloth. 257 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 3: I would say, we're all South Florida guys. 258 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 5: Uh. 259 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 3: We're all really good route runners. Uh. 260 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 2: We all have been playing football since a very young age. 261 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 2: I've been running out from a very young age, so 262 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 2: we kind of have a natural feel for the position. 263 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 2: And I think, uh, we'll definitely feed off of each 264 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 2: other in a good way. And you know, it could 265 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: definitely be some fireworks out there this year. 266 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 3: What about your aids pay getting used. 267 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 5: To it or what you do? 268 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 3: It is kind of weird to uh, you know, wear 269 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 3: the Guardian cap. 270 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 2: Like I like to. I like to unbuckle my chinch 271 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 2: crap after like every play and stuff like that. Not 272 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 2: in the games, but like in practice and stuff like 273 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 2: that and put it back on. It's kind of been 274 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 2: hard to do a little bit. So that's one of 275 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 2: those things I was, you know, alluding to earlier about 276 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 2: just adapting to a situation and just have to adapt 277 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:25,719 Speaker 2: to it. 278 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,839 Speaker 10: One of the changes in this uh offense, Uh fewer 279 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 10: timing rounds you guys get get the choice routes incorporated 280 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 10: in there. 281 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 3: Uh what type of an adjustment is that for you? 282 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 10: And how much gin you like that tweak to the 283 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:40,479 Speaker 10: offense having. 284 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 2: The the choice roundes or Yeah, I really don't wanna 285 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 2: give away a lot of stuff that we're changing on offense. 286 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 2: But I will say, uh, some of the changes that 287 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 2: have been changed over the course uh from last year 288 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 2: to this year. Uh, I like 'em. I definitely like 289 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 2: 'em a lot. It's a lot of it's some of 290 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 2: the stuff that I did in college that I like. 291 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 2: Without getting in too much information, but uh, I think 292 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 2: it'll be the very beneficial for the receiver group. 293 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 5: So the changes for true me right, Like, were you 294 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 5: able to get together with Deshaun at all over the 295 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 5: last month befo we're training gather? 296 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I always, uh keep in contact with 297 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 2: all my quarterbacks. I just you know, uh make sure 298 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 2: I I stay in touch with him, talk to him, 299 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,319 Speaker 2: asks him how he's doing and stuff like that's going 300 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: him about the injuries a little bit kind of you know, 301 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 2: aksing him how things were going along and uh alone 302 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 2: and stuff like that. 303 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 3: So definitely Akay Career Band, you guys were really class 304 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 3: year about what this experience was like for you guys. 305 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 2: Where you all when you get out of this uh 306 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 2: from from being here at the Green Barn? Yeah, yeah, 307 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 2: I mean usually when teams wanna go away for camp, 308 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 2: they try to to build the camaraderie of the team, 309 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 2: try to just get away from the ordinary, from the 310 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 2: UH I guess you would say them the monotonous UH 311 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,599 Speaker 2: every day practice schedule and environment that we would have 312 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 2: when we're in Cleveland. 313 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 3: So I do think it's a good thing. Mark marry 314 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 3: Last wanted to the. 315 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 9: UH just skyrocket. 316 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 2: You see your market. 317 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 3: So just what's going through your mind since you signed 318 00:11:58,280 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 3: the deal five years ago? 319 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, oh, you know so many guys it's like so. 320 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 3: Much big Yeah. 321 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,719 Speaker 2: I mean I don't be pocket watching, so uh, you know, 322 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 2: definitely understand the landscape. I mean, it was the same 323 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 2: thing when I signed my deal. You know, I became like, 324 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 2: you know, one of the top two or three highest 325 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 2: favorite receivers. It's more so what the market deems fit 326 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 2: for the guy at that position at the time. 327 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 3: Obviously it's gonna always go up. 328 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 2: So you can't you know, get your deal and it's 329 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: the highest and then look into the future and say 330 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 2: now that too. I mean, if you've earned it, of course, 331 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,719 Speaker 2: but uh, I don't. I don't look at it like, 332 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 2: oh man, like he got this much more than me 333 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 2: and stuff like that. 334 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 8: Nah. 335 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 3: Like I said before, you. 336 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 2: Know, I was very much under the impression that I 337 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 2: would be extended. So that's why I that was one 338 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 2: of the reasons I actually pushed so hard for it. 339 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 2: But you know, unfortunately it didn't happen that way. Uh. 340 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 2: And like I said before, you know, I'm willing to 341 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 2: go out there and work and do my thing, Uh, 342 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 2: to go out there and get what I want. 343 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 3: Thanks Mark, Thanks all that. 344 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: Next we hear from defensive back Denz the Award, who 345 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: talks about being one of the best corners in the 346 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 1: league and how he's looking to prove it this year. 347 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:08,839 Speaker 3: I like it. 348 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 7: I'm glad we came back here. Definitely want to come 349 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 7: back here. I feel we really set the foundation with 350 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 7: the team last year here, and I think just bring 351 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 7: us together and it's just a great opportunity to play football, 352 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 7: get away from everybody and just focus on just ball 353 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 7: in each other. I didn't like it, honestly, I don't. 354 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 7: I don't like wearing it. But yeah, unless you changed it, 355 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 7: like the top helmet, like three helmets or something like that, 356 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 7: then you could get out of it. But I mean 357 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 7: it's just something getting used to, it's just something new. 358 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 7: So but uh, personally, huh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I 359 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 7: like to be as light as possible out though disappointed. 360 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 5: Discovered that able to. 361 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 3: Ye, yeah, man, and it hurt. It hurt Greg. 362 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 7: Greg is a bit big energy guy for the team, 363 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 7: uh leader for this team and a great player out 364 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 7: there on the field. So uh, we just looking forward 365 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 7: to getting him back as soon as possible. But uh, 366 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 7: just wishing him the best and but yeah, it definitely 367 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 7: definitely hurt though him being out and. 368 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 6: Many king about Martin coming down to Florida, and when 369 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 6: you think back to that time, like what really impressed 370 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 6: you about his work down there and then you guys 371 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 6: just getting spend more time together. 372 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 7: Uh yeah, really just him just wanting to learn and 373 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 7: and come up underneath me and and just see everything 374 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 7: I do. So I definitely appreciated him for that and 375 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 7: trusting me and and uh helping him train and work 376 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 7: out during the off season. Like I I told all that. 377 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 7: I said, I told all the guys that could come 378 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 7: work out with me or saving me, and he actually 379 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 7: uh took that upon himself to come and do that. 380 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 7: So uh just shout at him and he been working 381 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 7: hard and uh looking forward to seeing him this year. 382 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 3: How about you. 383 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 5: I've been kind of up with that Martin seems to 384 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 5: this offseason, there's been a lot more talk about him, 385 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 5: you know, nationally national guys. 386 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 3: How good are you? 387 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 4: How how happy are you for him? You know, because 388 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 4: you'd seen. 389 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 5: Him from come into the ground level up yup that 390 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 5: he's starting to get, you know, trying to come into 391 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 5: his own. 392 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 7: National Yeah, definitely, I mean he he deserves it. He 393 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 7: deserves all the hype and everything that uh he's getting nationally. 394 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 7: He's a great player, and uh, I mean he works 395 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 7: hard though, so it's not like he just goes out 396 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 7: there and it just happens. So he he works hard 397 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 7: off the field, and uh, I think he's gonna have 398 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 7: a great year. 399 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 3: Of this year as well. Give in your concussions, say 400 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 3: it again. 401 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 4: Give your concussion. 402 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 3: Consider learning regarded camp in games as of right now. 403 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 7: No, And and I don't I know, I got a 404 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 7: few concussions, but I I don't go out there thinking 405 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,480 Speaker 7: about the concussions. Like uh, I did a lot of 406 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 7: research over the season and all season on concussions and 407 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 7: just how to treat him and stuff like that. So yeah, 408 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 7: I'm not too concerned about it going out there. I 409 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 7: got out there, play fast, play hard, and and try 410 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 7: to win games. That's not my focus on whether or 411 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 7: I may may not get a concussion. I mean, you 412 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 7: don't know what's gonna happen out there. The game happened 413 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 7: so fast, but yeah, I'm not real worried about it. 414 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 9: And can you confoose you have you looked into that 415 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 9: and just you know, what are. 416 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 10: Your f on the flexibility of the league is to 417 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 10: choose their own protective papers. 418 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 7: Yeah, yeah, definitely appreciate the flexibility. I have looked into 419 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 7: the the few helmets. I'm gonna look into it more. 420 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 7: I've been talking to the equipment staff and there just 421 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 7: to uh see the different helmets and fitting and everything. 422 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 7: So definitely gotta see ifout against size, for one, and 423 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 7: see if I like it how I feel out there 424 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 7: on the field. 425 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 3: But I definitely looked into it. Though you finish. 426 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 4: A m. 427 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 3: That's a good question, uh I. 428 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 7: I I feel that I feel like I'm I'm a 429 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 7: number one corner like going out there on the field. 430 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 3: That's that's that's why I try to be. 431 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 7: I try to be a number one corner for this team, 432 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 7: and I feel I'm the number one corner in the NFL. 433 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 7: But I just gotta go out there continue to show that. 434 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 7: Uh much credit to everybody else on that list. I 435 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 7: mean still even guys that left off the list are 436 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 7: great corners in this in this league. I mean it's 437 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 7: just it's really a lot of people's opinions, whether you think, 438 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 7: I'll you like this type of corner, of this type 439 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 7: of corner. So, I mean it's a lot of number 440 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 7: one corners out there, but I definitely consider myself. 441 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 3: One of those. 442 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 10: With you Greg and MJ coming back, and he is 443 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 10: the third or fourth year you three have been together. 444 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 10: What leap can you guys make, uh this here, especially 445 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 10: the second year of this defense. 446 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think we could make a huge leap just 447 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 7: being comfortable with one another. I mean we wanna be great. 448 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 7: I mean there's always room for improvement. We we d 449 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 7: were good last year, but we could still be better still. 450 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 7: Things that we gotta work on, technique wise, coverage wise. 451 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 7: I'm glad we're in the same system, so we were 452 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 7: more comfortable in the system. So, uh, I think we 453 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 7: can still improve off of last year and things that 454 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 7: we've done so far. But I mean it starts here, 455 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 7: just putting in that work and going out there and 456 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 7: doing that. 457 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 6: He got his contract situation straightened out mm aside what 458 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 6: he does with this team. 459 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 7: Yeah, Martin means a lot to this team. I mean, 460 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 7: you guys obviously see what he does out there on 461 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 7: the field, but just a guy in the locker room 462 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 7: just to talk to and just out there on the 463 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 7: field and walking around like he's just someone you wanna 464 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 7: be around. And I said, obviously game that you you 465 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 7: want a guy like a Mari Cooper to line up 466 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 7: on the outside. 467 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 3: You know what he brings to the game. So he's 468 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 3: great for this team. 469 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 7: I'm glad, like if you said they got this uh 470 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 7: contract and everything uh situated. But he's someone that we 471 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 7: definitely went on this team for a long time. 472 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 4: Probably meets more time for camp. Mitchell, where did you 473 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 4: see how that's a rookie? 474 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:25,919 Speaker 3: Good? He stepped up. 475 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 7: I mean he didn't play as a rookie. 476 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 3: Uh. 477 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 7: I think this is a great opportunity for him to 478 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 7: step up with Greg being out and get him more reps. 479 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 7: But he got playing time last year, him and Greg 480 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 7: rotated and he he showed up. So I think he's 481 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 7: gonna do well for us. So I'm real confident in 482 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 7: putting him in there at the Nickel spot or the 483 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 7: corner spot and not losing a step with Greg being 484 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 7: out until Uh. 485 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 8: Kevin talks a lot about just like your message is 486 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 8: still a year two year say it again? 487 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 3: Sorry, Uh Kevin just. 488 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 8: Talks a lot about how the messages to the team 489 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 8: is like stale every year and changing things up. I'm curious, 490 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 8: just like twins Chim's perspective on AFGE defensive sidebards like 491 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 8: you got so good last year, making sure you don't 492 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 8: just rushed under worlds and assume everything's gonna be good as. 493 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:06,479 Speaker 4: You kind of keep things pression year too. 494 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 3: Y yeah, yeah, definitely. 495 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,719 Speaker 7: Yeah. He's just pretty much saying that, uh, last year 496 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:11,439 Speaker 7: was last year. 497 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 3: This year is this year. 498 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 7: So uh pretty much mean that, y uh, we're good 499 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 7: last year, but we can't just bank that what we 500 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,719 Speaker 7: did last year is just gonna translate over to this year. 501 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 7: Cause this is a new team. We got new players, uh, 502 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 7: new coaches and everything. So uh we still gotta go 503 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 7: out here and find our identity and put it out 504 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 7: there on tape and still go hard and have a 505 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 7: great year. 506 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 6: Depends then I know this house built three seven pass 507 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 6: interview and down to the state capital rights to that kind. 508 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 3: Offer your support girds. So what does that mean to 509 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 3: you to be involved in that and found Yeah, yeah, yeah, 510 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 3: I mean it means a lot. 511 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 7: The bills putting CPR and a D kids in the 512 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 7: schools and uh recreation places and uh, but not only that, 513 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 7: but teaching people ho uh, the people that's in the 514 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 7: building how to use 'em. Cause sadly, my dad had 515 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 7: passed away and there's a ad where he where he 516 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 7: had passed away, at where he had fell out, but 517 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 7: no one had the confidence to use the A D. So, 518 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 7: I mean, my family and I we've got a foundation. 519 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 7: We've just been trying to spread the awareness and get 520 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 7: the bill passed for to teach people and give them 521 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 7: the confidence and using CPR and a D kits and 522 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,239 Speaker 7: so we're definitely proud and appreciative that the bill has 523 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 7: passed over and to put those into communities and to 524 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 7: teach people to help save life. 525 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: Last up today is head coach Kevin Stefanski, who addresses 526 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: some of the Browns injury concerns as we start camp 527 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: and who will be calling the plays this season. 528 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 4: Okay, good to see you guys. We'll start with injuries. 529 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 4: Greg Newsom had surgery on his hamstring, so he'll be out, 530 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 4: hopefully having back for week one, but I'll have more 531 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 4: of an update as we had closer. Davin Thomlinson is 532 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 4: having surgery tomorrow, having a scope on his knee. Same idea. Well, 533 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 4: update you guys as we get more information on those injuries, 534 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 4: and those are all like we've always manageries will continue 535 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 4: to just work through it. Tony. You can tell everybody 536 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 4: I'm gonna call the plays this year, so I want 537 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 4: to get that out of the way. I know everybody's interested, 538 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,480 Speaker 4: and any decision I make for our football team, I 539 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 4: take a lot of information in. I try to listen 540 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 4: to a lot of people and make decisions, and ultimately, 541 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 4: what I feel really really confident in is our offensive staff. 542 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 4: I feel really strongly about Coach Dorsey and the entire 543 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 4: offensive staff. So we'll continue to be an operation that 544 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 4: works together. It's never been a one man show, so 545 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 4: I just want to make sure that that was a 546 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 4: I know, Tony, who's gonna ask, so I want to 547 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 4: get it out there before then. And then you know, 548 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 4: we're very very excited to be back down here. As 549 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 4: you guys know, this a beautiful place for us, very 550 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 4: lucky that we have ownership that lets us come down 551 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 4: here and do it first class. They treat us great 552 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 4: down here. So we'll be down here for eight nights, 553 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 4: get some really good work in, and then we'll be 554 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 4: back up in Bria to see our fans. So but 555 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 4: excited about the season. As you guys know, it's a 556 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 4: it's always an exciting time for us to get back 557 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 4: on the grass working. Uh. So, I thought the guys 558 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 4: did a nice job with today and then we'll continue 559 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 4: to get our work in while we're down here. But 560 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 4: any questions, Yeah, it was during the uh while he 561 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 4: was working out this offseason that maybe a week ago 562 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 4: or so, was Delvin just wear and tear on the 563 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 4: on you know from I mean, how did that sort 564 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 4: of Yeah, again, one of those things that you come in, 565 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 4: you you check everybody physical and then you just uh 566 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 4: sometimes you do MRIs and you check in and you 567 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 4: make a decision you think is in the best interest. 568 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 4: And for Dalvin, you know the timing of this obviously, 569 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 4: you know that you no timing is good, but felt 570 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:38,880 Speaker 4: like this is something we can get out of the way. 571 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 3: What's the outlook for. 572 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 4: Child completely now that they've gone through the camp, big 573 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 4: chess process. Yeah, Darrel, I think with all of our guys, 574 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 4: it's it's so important just to let them continue to 575 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 4: work through that. There's no uh date in mind for 576 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 4: any of our players. 577 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 8: Uh. 578 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 4: They're all on different injuries, different timelines, if you will, Uh, 579 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 4: but I know this, those guys, all of them, will 580 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 4: continue to work and work hard. Guess I did. Yeah. 581 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 4: I told Nick I don't post any of my videos 582 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 4: on online, but he feels free to post all his. 583 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 8: How do you think it's important preseason? 584 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 4: Gage, we'll see. I mean that's certainly something that I 585 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 4: will talk to our staff about. Uh, talk to Deshaun 586 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 4: uh about that. Uh, we'll make that decision one appropriate. 587 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 4: I thought about it, Tony, but I don't have an 588 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 4: answer right now. 589 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 2: What will. 590 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 4: He's still every other day. Uh, it'll be a little 591 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 4: bit more than that. We'll be smart. 592 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 2: Uh. 593 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 4: We're very fortunate to have a great medical team around Deshaun. Uh, 594 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 4: so we'll continue to make good decisions. He's looks great, 595 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 4: feels great. So uh we'll just be smart about it. Yes, 596 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 4: and could you before I walked up here? No, No, 597 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 4: that's not true. No, I I take my time on decisions. 598 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 4: I talk to a lot of people, uh, and decisions 599 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 4: that I think are important to the team. I take 600 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 4: my time and I talk to people, I gather information. 601 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 4: But I want to reiterate I feel really, really strongly 602 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 4: about our entire offensive staff. Ken Dorsey is going to 603 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,840 Speaker 4: be a huge, huge help to me, not just on 604 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 4: game day, throughout the week's He has a huge influence 605 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 4: on what we do offensively already, the things that we're implementing, 606 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 4: things that he's putting together, the way he works with 607 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 4: our offensive staff. So those are things I don't take 608 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 4: it lightly, Tony. I spend some time with you. He 609 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 4: doesn't grow them because it's gone so well for a 610 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 4: four years. No, I mean every year you got, every 611 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 4: year stands on its own merit. And uh, you know 612 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 4: we have we really have all new We've I think 613 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 4: it's six or seven new coaches on the offensive staff. 614 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 8: Uh. 615 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 4: So I'm excited about everybody's role in that. And that's 616 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 4: why you know I mentioned it earlier. I feel strongly 617 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 4: about the offensive staff, about that whole group in there. 618 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 6: Uh. 619 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 4: And I think that we will continue to work through 620 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 4: a lot of things. I think with a new staff. 621 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 4: You know, I mentioned that to the guys this week. 622 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 4: There's things that come up in Ota that you gotta 623 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 4: work through. Then there's things in the preseason, then there's 624 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 4: things in week one. So that's just the nature of 625 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 4: being year one with a group. But I feel really, 626 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 4: really strongly both about the people and the coaches in there. 627 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 4: Read more aligned. 628 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 3: Philosophically than you thought him. 629 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's a good question, Tom. I think it's interesting 630 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 4: we see the game similarly, but then in a lot 631 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 4: of ways we challenge each other and push each other, 632 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 4: but we've worked in similar systems. Ken's played in this 633 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 4: league at a high level, played obviously in college at 634 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 4: a high level, so he has a unique perspective. He 635 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 4: has a unique perspective from the different guys he's coached. 636 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 2: Uh. 637 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 4: So there's plenty that we see similarly, but there's also 638 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 4: plenty that we push each other on. And that's the 639 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 4: fun part of working with anybody that you really trust 640 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:44,200 Speaker 4: and you have respect for. But you can push each 641 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 4: other personal matter. Expect him back soon. He not yet, 642 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 4: but he will be. 643 00:25:52,640 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 5: Can give Ken right. 644 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think I feel real confident about Ken's ability 645 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 4: to coordinate the offense, and so much goes into that, 646 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,639 Speaker 4: whether it's install managing the staff. And then as you know, 647 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:14,239 Speaker 4: Ken is the main voice in the quarterback room. Now 648 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 4: I'm in there every day and listening and adding when 649 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 4: I feel appropriate. We have a young coach, Ashton Grant 650 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 4: is in there, we have veterans and Jamis and Snoop Huntley, 651 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 4: so there's a lot of really strong voices in there. 652 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:27,879 Speaker 4: But I do think Ken has a unique perspective, and 653 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 4: I think that's I feel really confident in his ability 654 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 4: to impact both the quarterback room, but more importantly, the offense. 655 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 4: Seems like really likes it, oh for sure. And that's 656 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 4: if you know the party's involved, it shouldn't be surprising. 657 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 4: I mean, Deshaun loves to work. He's pushing himself and 658 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 4: all these guys, and and Ken has a great way 659 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 4: about him. Again, both in the meeting room and on 660 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 4: the field. 661 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 8: Obviously there's some mystery with Amari and his contact situation 662 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 8: game for you guys to get that. 663 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 10: Dough and get a parent. 664 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, as as you know that's there. There's the business 665 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 4: side of football. Uh, we all have agents. Uh those 666 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 4: things I'm I don't want Andrew's job. Uh, So he 667 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 4: deals with those type of things, and I trust Andrew 668 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 4: and I you know, you trust the people involved in 669 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,360 Speaker 4: that decision. Uh, but excited for Amari. 670 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 10: Wills and you put your here, what's the first help? 671 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 3: Luck time? Does that rule want drugs to move games? 672 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 4: Because yeah, I wouldn't rule out anything at this point. 673 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 4: It's in camp uh so, and you can't look too 674 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 4: far into day one. We'll we'll move guys around so uh. 675 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 4: In football, as you know, you have to be ready 676 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 4: to adjust, uh with especially with that position, and and 677 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 4: guys have to be able to play both sides. So 678 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 4: we'll see how it goes that. 679 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 6: You guys that have the sties in the backs and 680 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 6: camp home, you have a blood down at all of 681 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 6: those positions. 682 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:52,600 Speaker 2: Sat. 683 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, as you know, Mary kay, you don't want to 684 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,239 Speaker 4: be without anybody. You want everybody here. 685 00:27:59,680 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 8: Uh. 686 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,720 Speaker 4: But but you're right. We feel strongly about the roster. 687 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 4: We strongly about those positions, and we'll get those guys 688 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 4: back when they're ready. 689 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 5: Kevin, is there a certain you know, coming back to 690 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 5: the play calling for you, have you developed a certain comfortability? 691 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:13,119 Speaker 3: You know? 692 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 5: Is there a certain comfort level and game days, like 693 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 5: you know, having the play calls, you know, there's a 694 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 5: certain I'm sort of in control at this point or 695 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 5: I mean, yeah, I don't know. 696 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,400 Speaker 4: I haven't done it the other way. I know guys 697 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 4: that do do that, and you you have a you 698 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,239 Speaker 4: have the head coach card that you pull out if 699 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:33,479 Speaker 4: you want something else called. So I know it can 700 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 4: be done in a bunch of different ways. My confidence 701 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 4: comes from the people around me. I feel really strongly 702 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 4: about that group. I feel strongly about how we operate 703 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 4: on game day and the communication that we've had from 704 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 4: a game management management standpoint. And then this again, I 705 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 4: go back to a bunch of new coaches. So a 706 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 4: new offensive line coach, new tight end coach, new running 707 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 4: back coach. That's important. Those are important factors in all. 708 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 3: Of this as well. 709 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 4: I'm talking about it before. What does it Mari meant 710 00:28:59,320 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 4: to you? 711 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 3: Guys? His offensive. 712 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 4: H he's been pretty good. He's, you know, a very 713 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 4: productive player. He's and Andrews talked about this before as well, 714 00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 4: But Amaro really fits in with who we are. He 715 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 4: works very very hard, doesn't say much, kind of keeps 716 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 4: the focus on the football field. Practice is hard, doesn't 717 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 4: miss games. I know that was rare for him, the 718 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 4: miss games last season, but he's been ultra productive. We 719 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 4: as an offensive staff love moving a Mario around, finding 720 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 4: different ways to get him in football, you know, you 721 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 4: go into games and you know teams are saying to 722 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 4: keep the ball out of his hands, and he finds 723 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 4: a way to get open. He's big, powerful, So we're 724 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 4: very excited that he's here. 725 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 6: Kinman, not just what he does on the field obviously, 726 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 6: but the mentorship role he kind of plays in Never 727 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 6: with Jerry being here now, especially how important is it 728 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 6: to him here this early. 729 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a really good point. He's a Mario's the 730 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 4: OG when it comes to wide receivers. They all they 731 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 4: they all look up to him, they all respect him. 732 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 4: When when he speaks, everybody listens. They watch how he 733 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 4: you know, how he works. He doesn't have to say much, 734 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 4: but the way he works really factors into our young guys. 735 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 4: You mentioned Jerry being an Alabama kid, Elijah being from Florida. 736 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 4: I mean, these guys all really do revere Amari and 737 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 4: that's I think that you see that and how they work, 738 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 4: especially all the. 739 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 2: Pieces you got on the owners of staff, do you 740 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 2: go about getting them all. 741 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 3: On the same page? 742 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 4: No magic wand it's just a lot of meetings. We 743 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 4: spend a lot of time together. That's why I mentioned earlier. 744 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 4: You have a lot of meetings in the off season 745 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 4: program and really go all the way back to February March. 746 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 4: You sit down and you meet and then you get 747 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 4: players on the practice field and there's certain things that 748 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 4: come up and you got to work through those and 749 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:42,719 Speaker 4: how exactly do we want to teach this, And then 750 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 4: you go here and there's gonna be things that come 751 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 4: up in practice and we got to just work through it. 752 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 4: And it's no different than any year one staff, whether 753 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:52,959 Speaker 4: it's our defensive side last year with Jim and our 754 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 4: defensive staff, there's things that you just have to work through, 755 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 4: and there's a process of getting through off season program, 756 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,720 Speaker 4: training camp, season, and then really it continues on into 757 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 4: the season making sure that you're on the same page. 758 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 4: But the bottom line, as it comes from a lot 759 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 4: of discussion and a lot of time spent together. 760 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 5: More you've talked about, you know, you wanted to come, 761 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:13,719 Speaker 5: We talked a lot about the positives that you got 762 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 5: at last year coming down here. But when you were 763 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 5: reassessing and planning this trip out, how much did you 764 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 5: kind of look back and go, you know, with let's suggest. 765 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 4: This this, you know, kind of Yeah, we looked at everything, 766 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 4: how we meet, how we practice. You know, when we 767 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 4: got down here last year we just went to a walkthrough. 768 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 4: We decided to do a little bit more today to 769 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 4: get the plane ride out of them. So we'll adjust 770 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 4: a few things here and there. Last year, I believe 771 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 4: we practiced for four days, had an off day, practice 772 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 4: for four days. It's a little bit different. It's three 773 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 4: off day five, so that that presents a couple of 774 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 4: different challenges, if you will. So we'll adjust a few 775 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 4: things and how we meet. I feel really good about 776 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 4: how we ramp up to get ready for the season. 777 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 4: And as you guys know, it's a seventeen game season 778 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 4: plus if you earn some more games, so we're mindful 779 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:00,920 Speaker 4: of all that as put this plan together. 780 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 9: How was your start a Camp message different this year 781 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 9: than maybe last year, their last three years. 782 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, it kind of goes back to Scott. Every year 783 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 4: stands on its own merit. Different people, different coaches, different players. 784 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 4: We're all in different spots of our career and life, 785 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 4: and twenty twenty four season will be unlike any other. 786 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 4: It's just how it operates. I told the guys, and 787 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 4: I know all thirty two clubs talked about winning the 788 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 4: Super Bowl. Everybody does, as you know, that costs nothing. 789 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:35,080 Speaker 4: It's very cheap. Talk is cheap. You could say really 790 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 4: anything you want. So we don't really hone in on 791 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 4: a lot of things that we may be able to 792 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 4: speak into existence. We just kind of focus on the work. 793 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 4: And that's why we're down here. 794 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 3: We're here to work. So why did you this side 795 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:48,160 Speaker 3: and tells all? 796 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 4: Because I was tired of you asking me the question. 797 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 4: That's right, all right? 798 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 3: Thanks guys. 799 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 1: That does it for the first day of practice from 800 00:32:57,320 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: the Greenbrier. Like and subscribe to the From the Podium 801 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,600 Speaker 1: podcast wherever you get your podcasts, keep it locked to 802 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 1: the brown social media channels in Cleveland Browns Daily for 803 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: continued coverage from the Greenbrier in West Virginia. 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