1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: I'll watch you on that for a long time. Those 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: are big shoes to field. Of course, coming in and 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: started my job right now? Is that playing like I 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: don't I don't have a job right now. But what 5 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: I can do is it be myself, be who I 6 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: and be the person that comes out every single day. 7 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: Birds all be feels and postmone wills on people. That's me. 8 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: That's DJ always catching about football. That's what I can't give. 9 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: The Mom's great quarterback. He's like the morning Dave Michael Vick. 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: I've never seen a kid so fast. I know he's 11 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: he's a smart player, he's great players. Teammates are all 12 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: like love. He seems like he's a humble god. Being 13 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: able to get to know him to do with zooming 14 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: and everything. So I can't win. Your name is what 15 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: Danny Lee Hazen's Well, well, my name't Jesus, ain't het 16 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: Sue because like I can't seek his fans. My mom 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: gave me that name. I was thirteen pounds, came in 18 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: the world with a blonde mustead, big and everything. Ready, 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: you got two big guys to live up to you. 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: Now you have marsh Leanna and Jesus. Welcome into the lounge. 21 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: Guarantt's out, Cliff is in. This is the new You 22 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: know what, Garrett just got a little old one, a 23 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: few too many drafts, was getting a little big for 24 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: his breeches. Kick him out. Got we got Cliff in 25 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: here today. Uh so really excited to have him on 26 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: board and also thrilled to have a big time guest 27 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: in d J. Flucker, the Ravens new guard. Who's gonna 28 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: be competing for Marshal Lehanda's starting spot. Uh sue Cliff, Hey, 29 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: welcome aboard. Thoughts on coming on as a co host here? 30 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: All right? Glad to pitch in. 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We are 45 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: so thrilled to be joined by d J Flucker, the 46 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,399 Speaker 1: newest Raven and DJ. I gotta start with this. Your 47 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: your social media handle is DJ Flucker the Warrior, and 48 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: I'm I'm pretty sure it's always a good thing to 49 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: sign a warrior. So can you explain where that came from? 50 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: How long you've been the Warrior? Um? I think I've 51 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: been at since. Um you want to say, I actually 52 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: I want you to back. I don't say yeah, that's 53 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: when I changed, Okay, I mean I feel like looking 54 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: at you, it's just like you literally like, I mean, 55 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 1: you're just a big Like if I'm gonna go into 56 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: a battle against a bunch of warriors, I'm not picking 57 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: you to go against. You actually want me, want me 58 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: like on your side? Hopefully you would. Well, now we do. 59 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: Now we have you on our side. Can you just 60 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 1: can you just talk a little bit about what led 61 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: you to to wanting to sign with the Ravens. Um. Honestly, honestly, 62 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: it came out of the blue. UM, I'm sorry, I 63 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: got released and less than by four released they called, 64 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: you know, UM And for me that was kind of 65 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: easy because you know, being able to go to Bostmore 66 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: and play for a championship too. UM. I watched the 67 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: Last Year UM film and such stuff like that. They're 68 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 1: right there, you know, So it was easy. It was easy, 69 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: easy our decision, you know, UM, coming from the coming 70 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: from the program I just came from from the Seahawks, 71 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: you know, and then coming into a program with with 72 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:31,919 Speaker 1: with with the Baltimore having the Mark the quarterback, you know, 73 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: makes a lot more with similar you know, so it 74 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: wasn't too much of a quick change, you know, same 75 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: same same co con Sumple plays And I was like, 76 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: this is right here. I can thrive in this run 77 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: game too because Bostmore runs the ball. You know, that's 78 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: music to your years is the way the Ravens run 79 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: the ball. Oh yeah, they run run first. You maybe 80 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: throw a path later, shoot, but but I like I 81 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: like it because yeah, they have a big physical, physical 82 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: like office line, you know. That's that That's what was 83 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: about about having guys that want to be physical, want 84 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: to play, play to the snap and everything like there. 85 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: So I feel I think, I think to me that 86 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: I feel great, great in the offense. Dj uh, you're 87 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: looking good in your Ravens gear there. Uh, I see you. 88 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: I've heard you're still out in Seattle. This has been 89 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: obviously a really unusual off season for all players with 90 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: the COVID thing, like your training out of seat, I 91 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: don't have you been spending your time for the last 92 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: couple of weeks since you have signed with the Ravens 93 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: what you've been doing. I've been training about seven days 94 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: a week, so for turning every single day. I've been 95 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: training since. Honestly, I've been training since since the season. 96 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: Indeed two I took like a week off and repect 97 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: to training, um, I've been trying to stay social distancing, 98 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: as you say, social distancing of course, you know, but people, 99 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 1: you know, people still allowed to come up to me 100 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: and take picture with you know, one of my one 101 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: of my automn my mask on. So it's it's been 102 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 1: a little bit here, a little bit, but um, I've been, 103 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: um really like trying to um checking my family. You know, 104 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: I lost I lost my my coaches, that coach my 105 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: high school uh about like the last month. So um 106 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: it's been real. You know. I'm trying to keep everybody safe, 107 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: make sure my family is good, make sure dairy in 108 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: the right um hey space. Uh talk to my two 109 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: sons and my and my little girl, you know, just 110 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: trying to keep her. Everybody I'm on the same page, 111 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: you know. Kind of tough, you know, but we gotta 112 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:46,239 Speaker 1: stay safe. So how do how does the moving process 113 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: like when you sign with the team in the middle 114 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: of a pandemic and you're on the West coast, Like 115 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 1: when do you even how do you plan coming to Baltimore? 116 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: I think, um as right now, I've been I've been 117 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: packing for the last like a couple of days, a 118 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, actually cracking everything up, going into a 119 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 1: little pod, you know, doing things and that, and um, 120 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: I should be in Baltimore and maybe on the fifteenth 121 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: or June next month, so um it's a little harder. 122 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: You kind of worry about big catching flights, being next 123 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: to people, especially with the timouth all two, so that 124 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: that makes it a little bit hard too, because you know, 125 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: the babies. Baby, it's like like a music system isn't 126 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: very strong yet, so just trying to like how can 127 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: we get there and safe? You know, I think that 128 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: that that's the most stress of part for me in 129 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: my family. Yeah, it's no secret. You know a lot 130 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: of people think that, you know, you'll be the starting 131 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: right guard and obviously the Ravens had Pro Bowl Hall 132 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: of Fame Future Fame right guard and Marshall Yonda who 133 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: just retired. How do you feel about maybe stepping into 134 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: that spot and joining a new team? Um, you know 135 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: is that you have a chip on your shoulder to 136 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: prove that Hey, you know you've been bouncing a few 137 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: years and I want to settle down here and what's 138 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: it like step into a guy's role after y'all has 139 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: been there so long? You know, I'll watch Yon for 140 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: a long time. I've heard him, heard of him for 141 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: a long time. He's a great guy. He um play with. 142 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 1: I mean, those are big shoes to feel, you know. 143 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: But you know, y'alla did this thing that was that's 144 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: what that's what he was long for being physical help 145 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: and do not people you know, that's his mentality. You know, 146 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: those are harsh shoots toot to feel. But what I 147 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: can do is it's be myself. Be who I am. 148 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: Be Be the person that comes out every single day, 149 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: works har be phil school and postmon will on people. 150 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: That that's me. That's DJ always passionate about football. That's 151 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 1: what I can't give UM for us, for us coming 152 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: and started my job right now. Is that playing like 153 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 1: I don't I don't have a job right now. I'm 154 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: going in here and working like I don't have I 155 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: don't have anything. You know, That's what that's That's when 156 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: I said single season, when I step into UM program, 157 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: you know, coming out, work my ass off, and that's 158 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: what I do. So when it with the opportunity, like 159 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: when the opportunity, when the opportunity um see four, I'm 160 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: gonna be being aligned up somewhere hopefully. And I mean 161 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: you talk about Yanda and watching him for a long time, 162 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: obviously an awesome player, but a different body type than you, 163 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, I mean he was kind of a little 164 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: bit shorter, not nearly as big as you. Was there 165 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: something did you take anything from beyond this game or 166 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: do you say, hey, man, he's He's awesome in his 167 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: own way, and I played the game kind of a 168 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: different way. I mean, you're a great player, you know. Um. 169 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: Once again, he's a great player, you know, he he 170 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: he does things that most guys can't do, you know, 171 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: being being in watching on him for the past couple 172 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,839 Speaker 1: of years. He's a great guard. You know, there's people 173 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: can't do certainly do things that he does, you know, 174 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 1: you know, and but me I could do my thing 175 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: gets taking guys off the ball, that's my that's my 176 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: that's my goal to moving guys where it needs to 177 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: be at. You know, That's that's who you're getting. I 178 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: move people, you know, and that's what I that's what 179 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: I'm good at. Well, that's a that's a good thing 180 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: to have on an offensive linemen. We give use some 181 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: of that. Yeah, DJ, you want you want three national 182 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: titles at Alabama and havn't you know, been able to 183 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: be on a super Bowl winner in the NFL? How 184 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: how big is that on your bucket list to try 185 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: and win a Super Bowl? And how much of it 186 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: play in the Ravens beginning contender as being a type 187 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: of team you wanted to join, you know, I think 188 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: go back goes back to when Ray was actually there. 189 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: He wants super Bowl, you know, growing up and watching him, 190 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: Um being being here to be a part of your 191 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: senior Actually haven't got a ring get you know, yeah, 192 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:01,599 Speaker 1: personally and and what championship with great in college, but 193 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: a super Bow ring will mean the world to me, 194 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: you know. Um, so I got something to work towards, 195 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: and work toward towards my teammates now, you know, and 196 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: he said goals. So that's when I'm taking from So 197 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: I gotta we gotta figure out, figure out how you're 198 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: gonna do it, you know. And speaking of Alabama, how 199 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:27,719 Speaker 1: sad are you to be reuniting with Mark Ingram. It's 200 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: gonna be fun, you know, a funny story. Uh me me, Actually, 201 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: I want to say two guys in eight two does nine? 202 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 1: I'm me and Mark told me on a little recruiters 203 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: visit team out took me out, um a little bit, 204 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: you know, shoping around times some people showing what what 205 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: the program program is about. But man, that dude right 206 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 1: there and dangs, hey, we we had a dance battle 207 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: one time. Went out a little bit, you know, a 208 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: little bit like three hundred and fifteen pounds and you know, 209 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: high school, really life. Man, that guy right there, we 210 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 1: got sweet feet, right. I'll tell you that he can 211 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: move and there's nothing nobody like that. They can move. 212 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: They can move that more and and DJ, you know 213 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: now that the Ravens will be your your third team, 214 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: and I believe the past four years, you know, can 215 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 1: you talk a bit about you know, why you feel 216 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: like you kind of bounced around a little bit now 217 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: and whether that does leave you wanting to prove something. 218 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: I mean, my thing is this. I worked my tail 219 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: off no matter where I go, where I am, I 220 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: work my ass off. That's that's me, you know. I 221 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: don't know why. It means. Maybe they weren't younger, maybe 222 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: they won't different, different type of pill, different type player. 223 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. I can't speak for that. But what 224 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: I can speakfore is coming here showing who I am 225 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: as a person as well as a football player. That's 226 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: what I can't do. And whatever happens from there, it happens. 227 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 1: I can't control that. Nobody else control that, but man, 228 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: but the man, the man upstairs. And that's it. I'm 229 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: gonna beat myself, but I promise you you're gonna love watching. 230 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: I'll tell you that I would if he shows, if 231 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: that's the case, that I would make baltimohim, Baltimore like 232 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: my home. But I'm a coming there. Of course I'm 233 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:28,599 Speaker 1: gonna have a tip, have a it took on a 234 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: tip on my shoulder because I'm officely line. Of course, 235 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: we gotta pullet, you know. But you gotta have some dog, 236 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: and I got some dog in So it's gonna be 237 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: a little bit different. Yea. You mentioned uh Russell Wilson earlier, 238 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: and obviously you're coming here. You'll be playing with Lamar Jackson. Uh. 239 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: You guys got a little taste of Lamar last year 240 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: what he can do up in Seattle. Love how much 241 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: you're looking forward to blogging for Lamar and being in 242 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: the same offense with him at town. Uh, you know, 243 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 1: Lamar get quarterback. He's like the Martin Dave Marcauls thick. 244 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: I've never seen a kid so fast. You know, I 245 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 1: want in that game. I didn't play that game more 246 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: kind of got I guess I was scouting on southeline. 247 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: I guess you know watching um watching that kid got 248 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: some some crazy, crazy talent, you know. Um, it's gonna 249 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: be an awesome experience to even to you can play 250 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: with him, you know, during his prime time right now. So, UM, 251 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: I can't wait for it. I know he's he's a 252 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: smart player, he's a great player. Teammates are all like 253 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: love him and everything like that, and he seems like 254 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: he's a humble guy, you know, being able to get 255 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: to get to know him through through zooming and through 256 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: zooming and everything. So I can't I can't wait. What's 257 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: the end of your take on like the Ravens culture 258 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: so far in your time with you know, your brief 259 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: time with the team so far. No, um, being a 260 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: part of this program, it's all about winning, about winning 261 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: and being a team and having that bond. Guy's get 262 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: to know what you guy is doing, activities with each other, 263 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: you know, Um, guys talking on his zoom after I 264 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: was you know, and you kind of see how guys 265 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: acting and you want to be a part of that. 266 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: You know, that's that's a family. UM. I can tell 267 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: guys are all checking up on you and and and 268 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: you know, I've been other places and other Pudgers don't 269 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: do that, you know. Um, I think that's that's what 270 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: separate this organization from any other. And they do a 271 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: great They do a great job, a great job with that, 272 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: and sure, I'm axcipped to be a part of it. 273 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: Do you like the fact that you don't have to 274 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: look far to see other Alabama guys? But this organization, Uh, 275 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: that's kind of you know, Alabama pipeline. And I guess 276 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: Ozzie Ozzie knew some starting and so many Alabama players. 277 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: How do you feel on being being a part of that? Sure, 278 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: I'm read big at Home Road Tie, it's gonna it's 279 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: gonna be fun. I mean crack and joas and hearing 280 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: and hearing all their stories. Uh, you got Marta Humphrey 281 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: play Alabama? Uh? Seeing that, you know, you know, just 282 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: guys have been picked up, So I can't wait to 283 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: meet him. So so, DJ, we want to introduce fancy 284 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: you a little bit personally, and uh, you know you're 285 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: a New Orleans kid originally, but you know, we read 286 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: that your family lost everything in Hurricane Katrina in two 287 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: thousand and five and you guys were even homeless for 288 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: a little while. Can can you share a little bit 289 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: about what that experience was like and how it molded 290 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 1: you into the man that you are today? I think 291 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: I think that that kind of changed me, maybe more tough, 292 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: maybe tough mentally. Um, I'm very glad I had people 293 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: in my life to help Guy me because I could 294 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: have were not went don around pal and um traveling 295 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: down the whole different different destiny. But I guess Guy 296 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: had a plan for me. You know, being homeless, you know, 297 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: you kind of get better sleeping the cars, um, sleeping 298 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: the call you know, you know the garbage kids. You 299 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: know that that stuff will put a toll toll on 300 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: a kid. You know, growing up, I think that can 301 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: treating hit, can treating hit kind of destroyed, destroyed a 302 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: lot of opportunities. But they also opened doors to bet 303 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: bet off to you know, being going up going Tobe 304 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:19,479 Speaker 1: Alabama and go play football over there. You know, Um, 305 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,919 Speaker 1: I still have some family down there ones. But you know, 306 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: it kind of led me to a way where I 307 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: had to help my family survive, you know. And and 308 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: football is kind of like my way out. And I 309 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: think thank thankful like my brother because he because we 310 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: had to. I also got two sisters, two sisters, two 311 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: sisters um as well, Um, somebody stay home. So when 312 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: some one of them, one of those have to be 313 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: a secrifice, either one of those gonna make it or 314 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: we all gonna make it, you know what I'm saying. 315 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: But like being being so young, so we didn't understand 316 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: at the time, but we all had we all had 317 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: different destinies. So you know, my thing was me was 318 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: that I had to have my mom work. You know, 319 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 1: I had to do a little cutting gray as uh, 320 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 1: stay out of school to go to someone house and 321 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: house and clean out the garage, you know, stuff like 322 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: stuff like that, you know, to help me to help 323 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: to help make money for my family, right and some 324 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: of my brother we are we are chipped in on weekends, 325 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: going to going to going to gok um congressions and 326 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 1: stuff like that. So it really like humbles you you know, 327 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: um give you a different different perspective. Now that we're older, 328 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: we all laughing now, like damn man, that was hard. 329 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: But look, life is a little bit harder than you 330 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: know because now we we we we're brown, got kids now, 331 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: and you know, you kind of look back at it like, 332 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: dangn man, if we if we didn't go to the adversity, 333 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: what would we have been now? You know? And and 334 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: what I and what I take from that is that 335 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: every day is in promise. And so if you're not 336 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: gonna live it, live it to you little, to your 337 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: fullest and the most important, what's the portant point of living? 338 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: You know, if you're not giving everything everything at all. 339 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: So that's my mentality. That's what made me strong. That's 340 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: what made me when everyone else said I couldn't do something, 341 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: I always proved proven wrong because I know where I 342 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: come from. Now And did I let that, let coming 343 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: from a hood environment to find me? Oh? Why would I? 344 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: That ain't me? But why would I? I have people 345 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 1: to help guide me and put me, put me in 346 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: the right the wresttion because I can go tell another 347 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: young man, whether he black, white, you don't, it don't matter. 348 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: I can tell him the saying thing, Hey, you had 349 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 1: a better opportunity doing something different. That made me strong. Now, 350 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: didn't you almost quit football at one point? I know 351 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: you were working a lot, had jobs, you almost quitting 352 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: the eleventh grade? Can you tell us about that? Yeah? Actually? Yeah, 353 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 1: um remem well yeah I did. I came from when 354 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: I left but lux of high school and two thousand 355 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:49,679 Speaker 1: and seven in the year my mom, my mom had 356 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: lost a job and everything, and y'all right, back on 357 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: the street again. You know it kind of sucks. You know. 358 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: I also got hurt that year too. Who I am 359 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: tearing my shoulder a year too. So you know, a 360 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: lot a lot of things going on. Carrier's a team, 361 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 1: A lot of things things were going kind of going 362 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 1: on during that time. But um, I did kind of 363 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: quit on football. I was like, I can go and 364 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: make I can go make a time. All money going 365 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: to going to a drive working then me playing football, 366 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: and football is not paying my bills right now. No, 367 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: during high school and UM during that time, we were 368 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: home during a period of time, I ain't going to 369 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: um fully high school. That's why I met my coach 370 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: Toy Watson and awesome man Hukio Jones that same year. 371 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: UM and he asked me, how do you do you 372 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 1: play football? And I was like, no, I said, I 373 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: don't play football. You know, I was walking around No, 374 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: I was a big old keep big kid walking around school. 375 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: No one knew really knew who who I was, you know, 376 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: you know, like being on school campus and everything. And 377 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: I didn't want to play an the war. I just 378 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 1: told me I don't. I don't have love for it 379 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: no more. You know, I got things to do. I 380 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: gotta make for my mom and my sisters like they 381 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: all eat and we are working together, you know, That's 382 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: what That's what it came down to. But eventually and 383 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: last as life time of hits you, you gotta you 384 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: gotta do what you gotta do so they ain't up 385 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: coming making me play kind of making me play, you know. 386 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: And I'm kind of glad glad I did. I'm glad 387 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: I did. I got back into him, started playing again, 388 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: and I think that open more doors or open a 389 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 1: more door door from me. You know. Um, I think 390 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: my cod for taking opportunity to the action encouraged me 391 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: to go back and play because I am going to 392 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: college every college in the country. Coming coming from me, 393 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: I was a number one prospect and football didn't even 394 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: know because I didn't. I'm I'm dead serious, I did. 395 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: I did. I did know. I was. I was a 396 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 1: five star prospect, and I didn't understand what none of 397 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: that crap meant. I probaise because because when you come 398 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: from and little priority, you don't have any of that. 399 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: You don't have all the resources, you don't have stuff 400 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: like I had a flip phone. So what what I'm 401 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: gonna google? You know what I'm saying on the flip phone. 402 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,959 Speaker 1: You can't. So I didn't know him about I mean 403 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: unless I was unless I was at school, but maybe 404 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: even then I had the time I was at work, 405 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: So it didn't there really phase me that much. Well, okay, 406 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: if I star, okay, whatever, you know, but not knowing 407 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: how big it actually was football, I'm like, how big? 408 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: Like how big on the bigger skills, the scar bigger 409 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: scale or football that it was. I didn't get it 410 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,879 Speaker 1: till later on, you know. So I'm thankful. I'm happy 411 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 1: that people took a chest on me and actually helped 412 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: me get what you want. I'm at the date and 413 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: I read that you originally wanted to play defensive line. 414 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 1: You're a little you're a little salty about having to 415 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: play offensive line. Oh man, I hate office line. Trust me. 416 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,959 Speaker 1: I hate the office lining. I hated, I hated out, 417 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: I hated everything about it. But then I ended up 418 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,440 Speaker 1: playing it. But the best thing, you're the best thing. 419 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: My coach told me, he was like, dude, you want 420 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: to make a lot of money one day and I 421 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, well you ain't gonna play the left chocolate. 422 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 1: What I was like, what office line? I don't I 423 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: want to play that, but but I died, you know 424 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. So, but the best part about it 425 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 1: is that I kept I kept my mentality, that mentality 426 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: so that maybe still like piste off, either either I'm 427 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: blocking somebody or taking them down field, taking him out back. 428 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:32,439 Speaker 1: Somebody got to do it. So that's me. Now, you know, 429 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: we we had pat Ricard. Pat Ricard's a two way player. 430 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,639 Speaker 1: He's a defensive lineman in fullback. So maybe DJ, you 431 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 1: can talk to coaches into it, you know, give you 432 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: a few rests of de tackle. Oh man, I'm Dad 433 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: always that fastest, that fast put muscle gone right now? Shoot, now, 434 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: your name is what Danny Lee Hayesus? Have you always 435 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: going by DJ? Who gave you that handle? How do 436 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:59,640 Speaker 1: you have the end up being DJ Luke? Oh well, well, 437 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: my name ain't Jesus. I ain't hate South because like 438 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: I can't see Spanish. My mom gave me that name. 439 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 1: My mom gave me. My mom had. My mom had 440 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: a child before me um, but she had she had 441 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: miscarriage during that time, and mom said, Mama told me, 442 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: when I think got older, she said, if I ever 443 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: had a kid, My first kid. She was she praying 444 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: to God about she I would name Jesus and so 445 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: here yeah you know, you know, you know, sheet to 446 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: give it to my middle name. So um she did, 447 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: and she named me that. And honestly, it's been a special, 448 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: a very special journey, you know. Um Uh, I'm with that. 449 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, my mom gave it to me. She was happy. 450 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 1: I was thirteen pounds pound baby, came in the world 451 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: with a blond mustad, big feet, and every day were 452 00:24:55,359 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: ready to walk. That's amazing. God, bless your mother. Holy cow? 453 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 1: Were you were you always like the biggest kid, like 454 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: your whole life? Like? Were you just always the biggest 455 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: person in your life? Um uh? I wanted to say 456 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: yes and no. That was a girl bigger than me 457 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: in high school and I but she was taller than 458 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: you want taller? Uh? Have I was being the tallest. No, 459 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 1: as a girl of chick It was a girl taller 460 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: than me. We have been the biggest dude. Nah when 461 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: we go when I go home Louisiana. Now I'm not 462 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: the biggest dude. Got huge out theory. There's some big 463 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: country carrying trees farmers out there that always bigger. Hit me, 464 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: you know, but I have always been in the biggest 465 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: I've been probably like the second biggest I've been. I 466 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 1: was the free beggest my senior year. But that they 467 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: and they are too many guys are massive at massive? 468 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: Should I say this is true? Eighth grade? Almost? You 469 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: were almost two four in eighth grade? Is that true? 470 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: That's true? And I still took a basketball. How about that? 471 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: I was like sick ft three four and I sticking 472 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: to a whole basketball. Wow, that's awesome. That's awesome. So 473 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: what what like? What is your ideal playing right now? Uh? 474 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: That's my playing with five for three, that's my playing weight. 475 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: Uh on a three thirty shoot, I'm a whole I'm whole, 476 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: different breed animal. There. What No three five? It's like 477 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: the five five and then I'm good, right right, right? Well, 478 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: you said you're training seven days a week, so it 479 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: looks like you're right ontograph for that. Oh man, I've 480 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 1: been busting my tail. Someone someone who gotta get him. Man, 481 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: you know you know what I mean. I Man, I 482 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 1: don't work you hard. Just look just look as good. Now, Well, DJ, 483 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: it's been a pleasure. Man. You You've got two big 484 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: guys who live up to now you have marsh Leana 485 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 1: and Jesus, so you've got big shoes. We're thrilled to 486 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 1: have you. Man. Welcome to the team. Thanks for joining us. 487 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 1: Welcome Man, Thank you. I appreciate you guys. Great stuff 488 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: from DJ. I'm thrilled to have this guy on team. Man, 489 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: he's got some personality. I think he's gonna be a 490 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,199 Speaker 1: really fun, good edition. He's gonna be good in this 491 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,400 Speaker 1: locker room. To Cliff, Yeah, I was trying to say, 492 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,359 Speaker 1: I think he'll fit in really well. I love his attitude, 493 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,639 Speaker 1: you know, wanting to be nasty on offensive line. The 494 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: coach is gonna love that. He certainly has the body 495 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: to be physical and yeah, I think that it's a 496 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: good time his career to be joining his team, a 497 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 1: team that obviously has super Boy aspirations. He's never done that. 498 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: UM excited about playing with Lamar. Yeah, it just seems 499 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: like the right fit at the right time, right. It's just, 500 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, it always it shouldn't, but it always shocks 501 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: me how like the perfect player seems to get released 502 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: at the position of need that the Ravens have, you know, 503 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: I mean, like it's just uncanny. D J Fluker just 504 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: drops out of the sky all of a sudden, Ravens 505 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: scoop him up, plug him in. I mean, I I'm 506 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: not saying sitting here and saying, hey, he's the starting 507 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: right guard right now, right. I mean it's still gonna 508 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: be a competition. He Ben Grubs and Tyree Phillips, the 509 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 1: rookie third round pick. I mean, they're gonna duke it out. 510 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 1: Ben Bradison maybe gets into that mix. So he's gonna 511 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,919 Speaker 1: have to win that spot ultimately. I expect that he 512 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: probably will, and because I think he's just he's got 513 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: the most experience. We're in a COVID shortened, you know, 514 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: off season. I think experience means even more and just 515 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: the size, the style of play he has. This fits 516 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: this team so well, right, I mean, yeah, he's got 517 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 1: the edge to me as you mentioned, build the experience. 518 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think that there's an element of luck. 519 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: As you mentioned before. You know, guys fallen to you 520 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: at the right time. But the Ravens are always looking. Man. 521 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:59,479 Speaker 1: You all, you have to be ready for opportunity. And 522 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: when Amy make those statements about you know, always looking 523 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: to improve, you know, Fluca is a guy I think 524 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: they had their eye on and knew that he might 525 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: be a casual d N Seattle, And obviously they knew 526 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: Yonda was probably gonna retire, and they were ready to pounce. 527 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: And what happened to make it happen, and in as 528 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: an advantage right now for the Ravens who doesn't want 529 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: to join the team. It just went fourteen in two. 530 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: So that is an edge that you don't always have. 531 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: Right now they have it with these veterans. I think 532 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: they're using it to their advance very well. Yeah, for sure. 533 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: Executive of the Year Eric to Costa, just making it happen. 534 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's say a little time to give a 535 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: shout out to RAM Trucks. Take it from Ram Trucks. 536 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: The only thing better than winning a championship is winning 537 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: back to back championships, like being named the back to 538 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: back motor trend Truck of the Year. 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Fluker, 549 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: who wins that. I don't know if I think he 550 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: probably looked good in one of those Rams. I know 551 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 1: that he's got a Ram. He's got the Ram body 552 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: exactly all right. Well, before we go, want to read 553 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: one email here. This one comes from Martin Willemos and 554 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: he says, Hey, Ryanan Garrett will sub in Cliff than here. 555 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:49,040 Speaker 1: Great podcast. I live in Copenhagen, Denmark, and uh and 556 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 1: listen to the Lounge every week. Very cool Copenhagen. I 557 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: hear it, Cliff. Great food scene out there, like some 558 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: of the best restaurants in the world in Copenhagen. I'm interested. 559 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 1: I know I gotta get once can get on a plane. 560 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: I'm down, so he said, together with with two guys, 561 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: I'm in charge of Baltimore Ravens Denmark facebook page. That's 562 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: pretty cool. His suggestion is an episode of the Lounge 563 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 1: with international fans. It could be a fan from Germany, Spain, Denmark, 564 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: Great Britain, Canada, Brazil, just to get together talking about 565 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 1: being a Ravens fan outside of the US. I think 566 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: it's a great idea. It is going international. I like it. 567 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 1: We we have a great international listener base. Uh so, 568 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: I think I think talking to some of those people 569 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: you know, and really I've got like the travel itch. 570 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: I'm big international travel guy. Usually take a couple of 571 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:48,280 Speaker 1: international trips a year. I'm very blessed um, but right 572 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: now I'm like dying over here not to be able 573 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 1: to get out of the country exactly. Yeah, So I 574 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: think I think this might kind of scratch the itch 575 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: for me. No, I love that idea. It would be 576 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 1: very I'm sure we learned a lot and I'm sure 577 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: they'd love to do it. Yeah, all right, all right, Well, 578 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 1: thank you Martin for the email. As always, you can 579 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: email us at the Lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. 580 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and we'll be back with you next week.