1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Alex Right joins us on the show the brand new 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: defensive end for the Cleveland Browns and Alex, first off, 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: congratulations and welcome to Cleveland. Thank you, thank you for 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: having me, Thanks for our opportunity. How does it feel 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: right now to be an NFL football player? And it 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: is surreal, Like it's I have goose bumps, chill bumps. 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: I got so many emotions going through my mind right now. 8 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: I'm so happy. I don't even know what to do 9 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: right now. Alex. When you get an opportunity to kind 10 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: of like let this all soak in and you're coming 11 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: to the Cleveland Browns to join a room with Miles 12 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: Garrett on the edge, and I know you said you're 13 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: probably gonna have so many questions that he's gonna get 14 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 1: tired of it. But you know, is that something that's 15 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: exciting to see a guy that you know, you when 16 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: you watch the NFL, guy that you have paid attention 17 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: to it and seeing kind of what he's been able 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: to do. Yeah, it's it's this the pet that you know, 19 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: just being able. It's it's like it's like I said, 20 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: like just this a dream comes true, because that's somebody 21 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: that I paid attention to. That's somebody I try to 22 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: model my game after, you know, so being able to 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: sit in person and you know, just take uh, you know, 24 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: bits and pieces of him, you know, just seeing where 25 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: what he thinks of things, and like, well I think 26 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: of things and where we come into a connection. You know, 27 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: I can't wait for it, you know. So, Alex, you 28 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: are a big guy continuing to grow. And I know 29 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: you've talked quite a bit about that. You played wide 30 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: receiver in high school. You played hoops in high school, 31 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: a nice double double guy eleven points, twlve and a 32 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 1: half boards per game. No big deal there. So you 33 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 1: are a guy who's used to being on your feet, 34 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: used to moving. That's not a typical background for somebody 35 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: who becomes an edge rusher. So when you combine that 36 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: size and that athleticism and the movement skills you develop 37 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: playing basketball, playing wide receiver in high school, do you 38 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: think that that gives you a rare opportunity to become 39 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: you know, and continue to work and develop you mentioned 40 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: not only physically but mentally your football like you to 41 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: become somebody that can be a special impact player here 42 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: in this league. Yeah, I feel I feel is that 43 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like just just taking everything one 44 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: step at a time, you know, just getting better. There's 45 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: no feeling, there's no feeling to getting better. In my opinion, 46 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,079 Speaker 1: that's that's all I look for. Just get better day 47 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 1: in day out, you know, just working to best of 48 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: my ability. And that's too and that's to help Cleveland 49 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: with the the mindset of winning, the straight positivity and 50 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: straight winning and teamworking brothers, and that's it. Bill Clark's 51 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: a really good football coach. I mean, he's basically the 52 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: father of that program, bring it back. What was it 53 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 1: like playing for him? He is still not only football, 54 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: but he also I'm still life, you know, because you know, 55 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: going coming from high school straight to you know, college, 56 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: that that's where you're starting to grow up a little bit. 57 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: So he helped me tremendously. You know, he helped me 58 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: tremendously just going you know, just developing, not as a 59 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: football player, but as a as a man, you know, 60 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: going going from a child from a small time to 61 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: you know, being from the country to going to the city. 62 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: So not only you he played a huge impact in 63 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: my life on the field, we also played a huge 64 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: impact my life off the field. So he kind of. 65 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: He kind of helped me grow up as a man. 66 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: You know, so I give huge credit to coach Clark. Yeah, 67 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: you said you come from a small town Alba, Alabama. 68 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: I looked it up. Thirty people there. Now they're about 69 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: to lose you. You're about to come to Cleveland losing 70 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 1: a lot of size out of my goodness. Yeah, you 71 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,959 Speaker 1: gotta be the tallest person in Elba. I might. I'm 72 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: I truly, I think I am. I think I am. 73 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: I'm not that somebody has said it, like I just 74 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: thought I might be the tallest person in Elba. Absolutely 75 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: that needs to be. We gotta tell Dane Brugler the 76 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: next time he does this draft guy that it doesn't 77 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: have that. You're the tallest guy in the town that's 78 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: missed by Danny and he doesn't miss very often. Yeah, 79 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna make sure he flushes that out there. But 80 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: is this What was it like when you got the call? 81 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: What did they say to you? What was going through 82 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: your mind when when the phone rings you look it 83 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: says Cleveland on there? What was that like for you? 84 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: I just remember, Uh, it was just like oh my god, 85 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: Like it was just like I was just in in shocked. 86 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: I was in this. I was just so I wasn't 87 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: in disbelief, like I was like, is this happening? Like 88 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: it's because it's like it's something I worked for and 89 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: like now that is here. It's like I was shocked, 90 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: like I was in tears. I was happy, like I 91 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: wanted to run off, but I know I couldn't run 92 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: off from everybody. And it was like I just felt like, oh, 93 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: like everything just just overwhelmed and it was just happy. 94 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: It was this joy was happy teas just just you know, 95 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: just finally being able you know, to like, you know, 96 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: get to get to my dream. And now I got 97 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: my dream. I know it's trying to work because when 98 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: you get to lead, people think, you know, you get 99 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: to leave you you you made it. No that's not 100 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: the case. So it's like now now I made it 101 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: to my dream. Now I was trying to work on 102 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: my dream to you know, perfect it, and I want 103 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: to be on cloud nine when it's all said to that, 104 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: and we certainly would love to see you do that. 105 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: One step your dreams complete. One more to go, as 106 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: you said, to be able to play at a high 107 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: level and help bring a Super Bowl championship here to 108 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: your new team, the Cleveland Browns, and and I love 109 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: hearing the passion in your voice. I love hearing the 110 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: excitement about it. I do need to ask it. Did 111 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: you have any idea did you know the Browns? I 112 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: know you got to do a visit here, but as 113 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: you were sitting, you know, as today was unfolding, did 114 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: you think that you would be somebody that might when 115 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: it ended, you would be wearing the brown and orange. 116 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: I had a feeling this how they just how they was, 117 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: how how we ended up connecting. You know, we started 118 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: connecting a lot more than a lot consistent throughout you know, 119 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: the process. So it was like this might be, this 120 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: might be the team, This might be a team. Because 121 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: it was like everybody's swishing out Cleveland. I definitely feel 122 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: it from Cleveland. So when I start getting news that, 123 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: it was like Cleveland might be clean, might be you 124 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: never know. So in my head I was like, I'm 125 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: waiting on that. I'm waiting on that. That the same 126 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: I want to see you. I want to see So 127 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: when I got a phone call by Oh, like, I couldn't. 128 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: I couldn't imagine that. I just couldn't. It was so 129 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: much emotionally. I just sat down asking the phone. It 130 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: was like I was just cheese him from the ear 131 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: to hear. It still sounds like you're still smiling. I 132 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: love that congratulation, Alex. I haven't stopped smiling since then. 133 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: Final one here because the brons are on the clock, 134 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: so we want to make sure we get that pick 135 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: in coming up. You play how many different instruments? I played? 136 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: Clearing it also sexy phone ten of sex phone, embarrassones, 137 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: tex phone. Do you know any polkas? No? I do not. 138 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: You better learn them if you're coming to Cleveland, my friend. 139 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: Good luck to you. Congratulations buddy. We appreciate the time 140 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: and and have a wonderful evening, Alex, thank you appreciate it. 141 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: Alex right, brand new, defensive and already love him. Tallest 142 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: man in Elba, Albama. Tallest man in Elba, Alabama. Make 143 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: for Brugler. I'm making a note of that.