1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's really hard to be honest with you. Like, 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: for the most part, I haven't been to any gyms 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: or anything. I've been training at home. It's hard. But 4 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: at the other day, you gotta stay ready and be 5 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: a pro. There's no excuses for not being ready to 6 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: roll when the season comes around. I'm not here to 7 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: try to speak up for somebody because it's gonna get 8 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 1: me kudos, you know, or street crip. I do it 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 1: because I feel like it's the right thing you do. 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: I feel like you have to use your platform in 11 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: moments like these to try to inspire change and really 12 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: be the change that you want to see in the world. Right, 13 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: I'm always ready. I think you guys know that. Right, 14 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: whatever they need me to do, whether it's start sixteen games, 15 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: start at nineteen games, you know, super Bowl, whatever, start 16 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: a game against Pittsburgh Steelers when they need it, when 17 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: they need to win, and we got to dominate. Whatever 18 00:00:50,120 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: they need us to do, we get it done. Welcome 19 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: into the lounge. We are thrilled to have quarterback Robert 20 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: Griffin the third joining us today. But you know, how 21 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: are you feeling, Garret. We'll start with that, I mean, 22 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: fourth of July break, had a week off. Did you 23 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: watch a lot of Netflix? You know? How was it? 24 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: I did not watch much Netflix. Now, if I wanted 25 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: to watch you didn't watch The Office? I didn't. The 26 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: fourth of July break is not a time to just 27 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 1: sit inside and watch TV. It's time to get outside, 28 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: get fresh air. They say that's good for to get 29 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: out and get outside, get sunlight, vitamin D. It's all good. 30 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: So I did not watch much Netflix. But if I 31 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: had watched Netflix, I would have had much a much 32 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: better assortment of options that you did on the Netflix front. 33 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: Did you get outside because you're still looking pasty? Well, 34 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: I'm always I mean, if I go outside, sun stret city. 35 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: So I I basically got outside and immediately fine shade 36 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: or lather up the sunscreen. But if I'm outside, basically 37 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: putting on sunscreen the entire time, spray, the lotion, all 38 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: of it. There's just a continuous cycle of putting on sunscreen. 39 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: Well you won't have skin cancer. Good for you, buddy, Yeah, yeah, 40 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: you don't get this pai. Your mom will be happy. 41 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: Your mom will be happy to hear that. Yes, um so, 42 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: enough about my skincare regimen. But I gotta to jump 43 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: into But before we do, I want fans to know 44 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: that with every new season, there's new challenges to overcome, 45 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: and RAM trucks are built to crush every one of them. 46 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: They're powerful, dependable, then they're back to back motor trend 47 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: truck of the year. 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So, uh, 57 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: what's the off season look like? I know we've seen 58 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: videos of you working out with some of the youngsters. 59 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: Are you showing James rochet and and Devin Duverney the 60 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: ropes here? Yeah? You know, I'm just trying to do 61 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: what I can to help them learn the offense and Honestly, 62 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: the best way to to recapture it for yourself is 63 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: to teach it. So it's been awesome going out there 64 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: working with those two, uh and ant Moent Wesley, um 65 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: a little bit here and there. So um, a lot 66 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: of fun. But you know, trying to keep the groups 67 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: to a minimum with everything going on in the world 68 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: right now. Yeah, how how hard has that been? I mean, 69 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: to to train and social distance. I'm just wondering. Yeah, 70 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: it's really hard, to be honest with you, Like, for 71 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: the most part, I haven't been to any gyms or anything. 72 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: I've been training at home. Obviously. The Ravens were, you know, 73 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: nice enough to send us some equipment and I've just 74 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: been utilizing that to the max. And and I really 75 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: just throwing the ball and staying and chick that way. 76 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: So um, it's hard, but at the end of the day, 77 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: you gotta stay ready and be a pro. That's the 78 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: way I look at it. There's no excuses for not 79 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: being ready to roll when the season comes around with 80 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: these guys, young guys, how much of an a leap 81 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: is it gonna be too? I mean, you obviously remember 82 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: when you were a young player or when you join 83 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: a new team, and you have to learn a new system. 84 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,559 Speaker 1: Like for a guy like Duvernet or Proche, they've never 85 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: even been in the building, like you don't even know 86 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: where to go get lunch, and then they have to 87 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: come in and figure out who their new teammates are, 88 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: what the playbook is an actuality. It's one thing to 89 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: see it, you know, in a zoom call. It's another 90 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: thing to see it in on the field. And then 91 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: they've got to go out there and play and get 92 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: ready and who knows, if there's a preseason, we're gonna 93 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: talk about all that. But how big of a leap 94 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: it is do you think it is for these young guys. 95 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's a ginormously And I tried 96 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: to explain that to them in my conversations with him. Um, 97 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: it's one thing, like you said, to be on a 98 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: zoom call to kind of listen to your coach, and 99 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: then it's another thing to go out there and be 100 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: on the field and be able to learn from your mistakes. 101 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: So I think it's a it's a very big disadvantage 102 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: for all the guys that are coming into the league 103 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: this year that didn't have an offseason. I think it's Uh, 104 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: it's kind of understated how big of a disadvantage that is. 105 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 1: But what I tried to preach them is it doesn't 106 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: matter at the end of the day when they show up, 107 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: whenever it is time to go, they have to be ready. 108 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: They have to show coaches UH and the players that 109 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: they can be counted on. And I think that's what 110 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: we try to do, and that the feedback I've gotten 111 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: from them has been that, you know, the sessions that 112 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: we've had aren't just the routes on air, you know, 113 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: it's it's also teaching them the concepts, teaching them how 114 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: to run a certain route and how this route is 115 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 1: running in the NFL. And the feedback I've gotten from 116 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: them has been great that they've been able to go 117 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: through their playbooks now and kind of feel more familiarity 118 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: with the offense that we're gonna be running and how 119 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: we're trying to attack defenses. So, you know, kudos to 120 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: them for taking the time to work with me uh 121 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: and taking it seriously. I think it will really benefit 122 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: them when they get in them. That's really interesting because 123 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: that's something that we've debated, like, is this the year 124 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: where you can't really count on too much production from rookies, 125 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: you know. I mean it kind of sounds like you 126 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: would say, yeah, like this is the this is the 127 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: year for the vets. I don't. I don't want to 128 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: say that, right, I am a VET, so that you 129 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: know that one definitely benefits myself and invest like myself. 130 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: But um, the way I would look at it is 131 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: it just puts the onus on those guys too. You know, 132 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: be ready honestly that you're not gonna be spoon fed anything. Uh. 133 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: These coaches that their jobs are on the line every 134 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: time we step out there on the field. They have 135 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: to have faith and trust that the guys that are 136 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: out there are gonna make them look good. Right. So 137 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: it's you have very little opportunity um in in time 138 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: because of you know, the time constraints that were under 139 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: and you have very little opportunity for mistakes. Um. So 140 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: I think that's what I've kind of stressed to them. 141 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: Know it like the back of your hands, so you 142 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: can go out there and put your best foot forward. Otherwise, 143 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,799 Speaker 1: if you come in thinking you have time to learn 144 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: this this year, it's that's not the case. Can you 145 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: give us a little scouting report on do you Rena Approchia, 146 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: since you know at this point we would have watched 147 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 1: them a rookie minicamp O t as minicamp. Can you 148 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: give us a little little insight on them? Hey man, 149 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: you know my sources are telling me that do Renet 150 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: Approchate both phenomenal wide receivers. I think both of them 151 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: spend a majority of their time in the slot in 152 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: college UM, but I wouldn't sleep on their ability to 153 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: play outside. Um. Duvernet obviously track guy UM, and we 154 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: talked about this because I was a track guy as well, 155 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: but we're football players who ran track, and I think 156 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: that's how he kind of looks at himself. He's a 157 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: tough guy. Um tracks the ball really well down the field. 158 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: I think he's he is fast, but he's he's really fast. 159 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: I approchate Um. There's just something about the way he 160 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: comes to work every time we go out there, and 161 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 1: I think he's a lot faster people getting credit for Um. 162 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: I think his forty time maybe injury was the reason 163 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: that he that he fell on the draft, But going 164 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: out there and watching him work, the kid can fly 165 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: and he's got strong hands, so he has a desire 166 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: within him to kind of prove everybody wrong. And I 167 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: think you see that every single day, or at least 168 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: I see it every single day and when we go 169 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: out there. So both guys phenomenally town onto, and it 170 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: really just comes down to them being able to showcase 171 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: what they did in college at the pro level and 172 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: so far routes on air and and working through the offense. 173 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: They definitely have what it takes in my opinion, because 174 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,679 Speaker 1: I've worked with a lot of guys, uh and seeing 175 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: them transition from routes on air and shorts two pads, 176 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: and these guys can do that same thing and think 177 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: you're in for a treat. So part of this is 178 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: a little bit contingent. Or to see these guys on 179 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: training camp in the preseason, well it's very contingent I'm 180 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: being able to actually get on the field and play football. Um, 181 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: And so the preseason is an interesting in situation right 182 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 1: now because there's all sorts of talk about is it 183 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: going to be two games, is it gonna be zero games? 184 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: And for for these rookies and even for a veteran 185 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 1: like yourself, like the preseason for you as significant reps um, 186 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: So I'm curious, like what is your perspective on the preseason, 187 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: Do you want it? Do you think it's gonna happen? 188 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: How do you look at the preseason? Yeah, I study sources. Yeah, 189 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: well you do have sources. We saw your tweets being 190 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: tapped into. That has helped me be able to say 191 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: some of those things on Twitter and feel confident about it. Um. 192 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: I think that there's gonna be significant compromise that has 193 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: to happen for the preseason to to go forward. Now, 194 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: for people who don't know, the NFL does have unilateral 195 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: control over whether or not we have a preseason. That's 196 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: not up to the players. It's not up to the 197 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: p A. It is completely up to the NFL. UM. 198 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: But from a player's perspective, we don't feel like, um, 199 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: there's enough time to have the preseason. Um. If we're saying, hey, 200 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: we have forty eight days from the start of training 201 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: camp to the first game of the year, and that 202 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: forty eight days is significantly less than what we normally 203 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: have because we didn't have O t s this year, 204 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: we didn't have many camp, we didn't have the three 205 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: weeks of of just strength and conditioning for us with 206 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: Steve Right. So players are saying Man, if I've been 207 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: in my house, i haven't been able to get to 208 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: a gym, and I've been doing banded push ups and 209 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: bodyweight squads for four months. How am I going to 210 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: be ready to roll and play at the highest level 211 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: at in the NFL and forty eight days? So I 212 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: think that's kind of where the players are coming from. 213 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: They think that if we want to have a preseason, 214 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: we just gotta move the schedule back right, move move 215 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: the start day from September three team to October thirteenth 216 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: to whatever that day may be, to give us more 217 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: time to get ready. Then you can have a preseason 218 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: and go forward with that. Um, it's teams a little 219 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: weird to have a preseason like right now. I think 220 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: we've canceled the first in the fourth week. Correct, It'd 221 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: be a little weird to have a preseason thrown right 222 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: into the middle of a forty eight day acclamation period. 223 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: For all the players. Who's really playing in those games? 224 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: Is it? Is it Lamar? Is it you know, Earl Thomas? 225 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: Are these guys that are that are playing or is 226 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: it the younger guys that are playing? Um? You know, 227 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: you know. Luckily for me, I enjoyed the preseason because 228 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: I get an opportunity to go out and show the 229 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: rest of the league what I'm about, um, and that 230 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: I can still play at a high level. But I 231 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: have a luxury of having the history that I have 232 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 1: in the league to not have to play in the preseason, 233 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: whereas some younger guys who are coming in, they have 234 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: no game footage that's on tape from an NFL game, 235 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: and I think just really rely heavily on that. So 236 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,839 Speaker 1: I think that's why they want the preseason. And talking 237 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: to coach our Ball, you know, he said, look, if 238 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: there's no preseason, we'll just have scrimmages, and I think 239 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: that's value. That's valuable as well. So it's just about 240 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: doing the right thing, doing a smart thing. At this point, 241 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: if we're if we're not even sure if the testing 242 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: is gonna be good enough for us, We're not sure 243 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: how many you know, are we gonna have to shut 244 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: down after we start. We're not sure about a lot 245 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: of things. So why have a preseason where we can 246 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: kind of use those forty eight days to get us 247 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: ready for the season. Um. And then if you want 248 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: to have a preseason, just moving back, what's your confidence 249 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: level that we have a season. Um Man, my confidence 250 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: level it's going downhill, I would say, just because of 251 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: everything that's going on right now. I'm in Texas, so 252 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: I'm in a hot spot. Um. I think I saw 253 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: the other day there wast thousand new coronavirus cases in 254 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: America and other countries who have opened up, they opened 255 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 1: up their schools, they're they're starting to do sports again. 256 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: They're having like one knee ten in five cases, that 257 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: new cases a day. So, um, because of everything that's happening, 258 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: and you see the college sports that have gone back. 259 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: I think of how States stopped, Clemson stopped, North Carolina stopped, 260 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: and all these schools have had to stop because of 261 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen outbreaks. It just makes you feel like, all 262 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: right now we've got ninety guys or possibly eighty guys 263 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: come into the same you know, facility from different states. 264 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: The guys are going to test positive for COVID nineteen 265 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: just off the jump, without even being around anybody. Maybe 266 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: you're just a carrier, maybe you're you know, asymptomatic, and 267 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: just how we're gonna manage all those things. So my 268 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:47,239 Speaker 1: my confidence is going down about us having a successful 269 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: full season. But at the end of the day, I 270 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: know that as a pro I have to be ready 271 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: to roll. Um. And uh, you know, there's a lot 272 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: of money at stake, and you gotta be honest, there's 273 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: a lot of money at stake for everybody, for the players, 274 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: who coaches, for the league, for organizations. So um, they're 275 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: gonna try to find a way to make it work. 276 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: You just want to make sure its stage. Do you 277 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 1: see it from a standpoint, because I agree when when 278 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:11,880 Speaker 1: guys come back from all over the country for different teams, 279 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: you're seeing it in other sports. Uh, In Baseball is 280 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: going through right now, Basketball is trying to get off 281 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: the ground right now, and I'm sure you're paying close 282 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: attention as everybody is what's happening in those sports. You'll 283 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: have people test positive. But then, even though the NFL 284 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: is not proposing a true bubble, you will be getting 285 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: tested on a very regular basis. Um. And so once 286 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: you kind of go through that reintroduction, the acclamation intake period, 287 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: whatever you wanna call it, and then you're sort of 288 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: back into a normal groove, guys are gonna be getting 289 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: tested on a regular basis. I would think that that 290 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: would be a way to at least control it, even 291 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: though even though then now you're playing football and that 292 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: you know as a whole other element to it. Obviously 293 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: you're not social distancing in that sense. But do you 294 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: see it that way or not? Um, let me put 295 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: it this way. I'm all for us having a season 296 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: playing for ball. Like man, this is what I was 297 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: called to do. This, it's a blessing. It's an honor 298 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: to be in the NFL. I'm all for that. Haven't 299 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: been on some of these calls and being you know, 300 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: intertwined with with these sources. It's Uh, there's a lot 301 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: of concerns, right, So one of the tests was, Um, 302 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: obviously you do the nasal tests and then they get 303 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: that back within twenty four hours. But what if they 304 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: if they don't get that back within twenty four hours, 305 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: but you're positive, Well, you've been there at the facility 306 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: all day and you've been I know we're gonna reduce 307 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: the groups somehow, but say there's the twenty guys there, well, 308 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: and all twenty of those guys are exposed to you 309 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: before you ever found out that you were positive for 310 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: COVID nineteen, Well, not all twenty of those guys have 311 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: to go into the protocol as well, if they're around 312 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: you or within six ft for ten or more minutes, 313 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: which in football we know that's probably gonna happen. Right, 314 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: You're probably gonna be around somebody for more than ten minutes, 315 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: um if they're positive. Um So, that's one issue. Another 316 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: issue is the temperature read right, if you have a 317 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: temperature over one point four, you don't get to go 318 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: on the facility, You don't get to participate that day. Well, 319 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: you might not be COVID nineteen positively, might just have 320 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: the flu, you know, you might just have a high 321 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: temperature that day, and all of a sudden, now you're 322 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: being you know, pushed away or isolated away from everybody else, 323 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: uh so that you can't infect anyone even if you 324 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: don't even have anything. Um So, being being intertwined with 325 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: all this information is just a lot of obstacles to overcome. 326 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: And you know, I think Philip Rivers asked the question. 327 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: He said, uh, you know what if you test positive 328 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: of the week of the Super Bowl for COVID nineteen, 329 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: are you're not gonna be able to play? And the 330 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: answer is no, you're not gonna be able to play. Right, 331 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: you have to be isolated for five days and then 332 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: you have to test negative for COVID nineteen for two 333 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: straight days. Well, I mean, unless you test positive on 334 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: game day of the NFC or a f C championship game, 335 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: you're not playing in the Super Bowl. And I think 336 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: that's another issue that the league has to look at. 337 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: What do you do if sixteen or the thirty two 338 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: starting quarterbacks aren't playing this week because they got called 339 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: positive for or had a positive COVID nineteen tests. Right, 340 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: you know, at self, I understand and the value and 341 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: and having a second starter ready to go, especially this 342 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: year with just how unpredictable COVID nineteen is, and um, 343 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: that's why they keep calling the novel and emerging virus 344 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: and we're trying to adjust on the fly. So I 345 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: know that's a lot of information and it's a lot 346 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: of Debbie down aurism, but the point of it is 347 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: there's a lot of obstacles and the players have to 348 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: feel safe, um to go out there and feel like, 349 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, this is what they should be doing. So 350 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: beyond god nineteen, Uh, another reason we wanted to talk 351 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: with you, and beyond football itself, is you've obviously been 352 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: very vocal on social justice over the past month. Um, 353 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 1: as our country is navigating through these times, I'm curious 354 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: for you, you know, it seems like you've really found 355 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: your voice in this process. And I'm I'm curious, what 356 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: is it. What is it that has allows you to 357 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: do that? And um, what has made you feel like 358 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: this is the time to speak up and take a 359 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: stance the way that you have. Yeah, I think that, Um, 360 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,959 Speaker 1: I think it's been phenomenal the way the world and 361 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: really I do mean the world, not just the United States, 362 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: but the world has responded to the injustices that that 363 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: they saw on camera with George Floyd and I'm at 364 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,880 Speaker 1: Areberry and Brianna Taylor in the name. The list goes 365 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: on and on. So for me, I felt like if there, 366 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 1: if there was any time to truly hold up that banner, 367 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,399 Speaker 1: you know, stand on the hill and and and be 368 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: willing to fight, um for for the rights of the 369 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: black community. Honestly, I thought that there was no better 370 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: time than now. UM. I feel like people are listening more. 371 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: I feel like before you would be shunned or told 372 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 1: to just stick to sports, um if you said something. Uh. 373 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: And for a guy like myself, I didn't wanna. I 374 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: didn't want it to be you know, not genuine. I'm 375 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: not here to try to speak up for somebody because 376 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna get me kudos, you know, or or street crib. 377 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: I do it because I feel like it's the right 378 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: thing to do. And before I've done it silently, right, 379 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: I've had my foundation for about five years now, and 380 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: I did it silently by working in the communities and 381 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:10,479 Speaker 1: and and you know, being a community leader. And I 382 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: felt like it was the time to to not only 383 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 1: do it silently, but also to be vocal about it. 384 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: And I feel like you have to use your platform 385 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: in moments like these to try to inspire change and 386 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: really be the change that you want to see in 387 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: the world. Right. So that's kind of what inspired me 388 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: to do that. Um, And I feel good about it, 389 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 1: you know. I feel great about what I've been able 390 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: to do with RG three Foundation. And We've been able 391 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: to raise funds by selling the bands that you guys 392 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: are seeing and uh, you know, the face mask and 393 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: and everything. And we don't want anybody to think that 394 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: we're trying to profit off of tragedy, off of tragedy, right, 395 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 1: I don't get a dime from my foundation. All that 396 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 1: money goes back into the community, and we're trying to 397 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: you know, continue to spark and and formulate relationships with 398 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: with initiatives that are going to help build up those 399 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,399 Speaker 1: communities that are in dire need. Right. Um, you know, 400 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: I've been thinking this thing since I was probably in 401 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: high school. Where in America we have so many issues, right, 402 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: we have so many poor people, so many homeless people. 403 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: Yet we send billions of dollars all around the world 404 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,120 Speaker 1: to help other people with the same issues that we're 405 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:16,360 Speaker 1: dealing with in our own country. And I think it's 406 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 1: time for us to continue to help the rest of 407 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:20,919 Speaker 1: the world. But we have to fix the issues that 408 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: are that are right before us. I think that's a 409 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: way of trying to become above reproach. Right. I can't 410 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: tell you to go run, um, you know, a hundred 411 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 1: meter dash if I'm not willing to go run a 412 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: hundred meter dad. And I think that's kind of where um, 413 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: that inspiration for me came from. With everything that's going on, 414 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 1: is just look, man, you you have to try to 415 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: do the right thing in your own community, uh, and 416 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: be vocal about it and not just be silent. About 417 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: it and work behind the scenes in order to tell 418 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: other people to go help their community. M what do 419 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:54,120 Speaker 1: you what do you think the next step is going 420 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: to be? Uh, you know, because my my concern is 421 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 1: that there's a lot of you know, public statements and 422 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: and this and that, um, you know, and I near 423 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens have committed you know, a million dollars Steve 424 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: shotting in his foundation and are actually gonna find these 425 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: causes and these nonprofits to to uh, you know, further this. 426 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: But I guess I just don't want to lose momentum, right, 427 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: and and so what do you see that the next 428 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: step is being from a player's perspective? And where do 429 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: you gotta take this this fight? Yeah? Um, you know, 430 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, you know, and I saw 431 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 1: that that Steve was, you know, he was gonna wihould say, Steve, 432 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: he wants to be colling uh million dollars. I'm like, hey, 433 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 1: can can my foundation scoop a little bit of that? 434 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: We've got some initiatives that we know, we know that 435 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: that can really get some things going. And to your point, 436 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: you know, all joking aside, to your point, I do 437 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 1: believe that the momentum is the thing that gets things changed. Right. 438 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 1: It's not just about public statement or a condemning of 439 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: a certain way of thinking. You have to be active 440 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: in that. So, you know, for a guy like myself, 441 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: it is going out and formulating those partnerships and raising 442 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: money and trying to get these these programs in place. 443 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,719 Speaker 1: But it's also about getting legislation changed. Right. A lot 444 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,639 Speaker 1: of it isn't just uh, it is part of it 445 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: as a people issue. The part of it is a 446 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: systemic issue. Right. We have things in place that create 447 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: the problems, so we have to eradicate those first, and 448 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 1: the only way to do that is to go to 449 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: is to go through the local first and state governments 450 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: to get these practices eliminated. Right. We've seen all these 451 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,639 Speaker 1: reform bills about you know, police ethics and and how 452 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: police go about doing things. But it's it can't be 453 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,719 Speaker 1: a political issue, right, it has to be Look, this 454 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: is wrong, let's change it. Right. There's um. You know, 455 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: I was talking to a police officer the other day 456 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 1: and one of the things that people don't know, I 457 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 1: think people don't know is that police officers when they 458 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: pull you over for a ticket, right, that money goes 459 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: back to the state. Right, So it's a that is 460 00:21:55,520 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: a money generating thing for the state of Texas, right, 461 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: call us for Texas. Well, that's gonna lead to them 462 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: trying to pull over more people, not just trying to 463 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: maintain the peace. Right. Uh, if I'm going sixty five 464 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: and a sixty, typically I don't get pulled over, right, 465 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 1: But there's more African Americans and Latino Americans who are 466 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: getting pulled over going sixty five and a sixty. And 467 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: it could be because that police offer needs to meet 468 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: his quota for that month to bring in money for 469 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:30,159 Speaker 1: the state. It could be that if I was a 470 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: Caucasian mail that I maybe I might not get pulled 471 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,479 Speaker 1: over going sixty five, where if I am, I might 472 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: get get away with the morning. So there's certain practices 473 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 1: that are in place that have to be eliminated. And 474 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 1: that's just one example of it. Now, how am I 475 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: going to convince the state to stop making money off 476 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: of tickets? I have no idea. Okay, I have no idea, 477 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 1: but it is something that needs to be talked about 478 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: to figure out a way to make it actually be 479 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: doing the right thing for the right reasons, not doing 480 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: the right thing for the wrong reasons. Um, so I 481 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: think we're profitable prisons. Yeah, yeah, exactly so. You know, 482 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: and in the War on crime, right, people that know 483 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,920 Speaker 1: their history know the War on Crime saw the incarceration 484 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: rate of African Americans and people of color go through 485 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: the roof. And our our population, uh percentage in in 486 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: just America in general is very low, right, somewhere between 487 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,639 Speaker 1: thirteen seventeent of the population is African American, but the 488 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: prison population is over fifty percent, right, it's extremely high. 489 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 1: Um So why is that? Why are our African Americans 490 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 1: who are committing the same crimes as white Americans being 491 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: incarcerated at a much higher rate and getting longer sentences. Um, 492 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,919 Speaker 1: there's certain things, like you said that we have to 493 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 1: just admit it, right, you have to admit that there 494 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: is a problem in order to solve the problem. And 495 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: I think that's where that goes. It's not just about 496 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 1: doing something in your community to bring the community together, right, 497 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: It's about actually making change happen in ways that the 498 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:02,160 Speaker 1: community will see. Um. I think, Uh, there's a there's 499 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:06,719 Speaker 1: a school in Baltimore City Springs that I did something 500 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: with the ravens last year we're back to school event, 501 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: haircuts and you know, backpacks and and and stuff. And 502 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 1: if we were to go to that school and actually 503 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 1: give them things that the students can see that is 504 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: embarking change, right as opposed to, Hey, let's throw let's 505 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: throw a block party and get everybody involved in the 506 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: block party. What if we did throw the block party, 507 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 1: but that the block party, we repainted the school. We 508 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: gave them a new air condition and we gave them 509 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: a new gym. We gave them a new uh, you know, 510 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: laptop laboratory for them to go to with i iPads 511 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: so that they can learn at a at a higher 512 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: rate with technology that is more suited for today's learning 513 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: than learning from the past. What if we do those 514 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: things that they can actually see that is going to 515 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: embark change. Because sometimes people don't think they're worth anything 516 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 1: because they're not giving anything um and and so it's 517 00:24:58,480 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: one of those things that you have to find a 518 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 1: way work through that and find a way to embark 519 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: change in a positive way. And it can't just be words, 520 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: it's gotta be actions. So for you, I'm curious, has 521 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: this kind of come as with age and maturity? You 522 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: said earlier in your life and your career. You felt 523 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,679 Speaker 1: like you kind of did things silently and this was 524 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 1: a time where you felt like, um, you needed to 525 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,119 Speaker 1: do things more publicly and be more vocal about it. 526 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: Like is that just part of a maturation process for 527 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: yourself or or what what has led to like where 528 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: we are today for you? Yeah, I mean I think 529 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: it's a couple of things. I do think it is 530 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: a maturation process, um, just over the years understanding things 531 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: a little bit better. Um. But I also think it's 532 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's society, right. And I say that 533 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,719 Speaker 1: because certain guys who have stood up and said something 534 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: today would not have said that a year ago, two 535 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: years ago, five years ago. And and you know, it's 536 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 1: it's a sad reality that a lot of guys are 537 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: are afraid to affect their brand by saying something. And 538 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: I I think I said this earlier this offseason, and 539 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,160 Speaker 1: it was one of the things that you know, led 540 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: to me speaking up so much. Is that no brand 541 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: should be based off of racism, No brand should be 542 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: based off of injustice or inequality. Now that's not to 543 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: say that some of the biggest brands in the world 544 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: are just like you know, pro racism, pro whatever. But 545 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: if I'm sponsored by a brand and I feel I 546 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: feel threatened to speak up and say something that I 547 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 1: know is wrong because that brand is gonna disassociate with 548 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: me because I'm creating controversy right or I'm or I'm 549 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: saying something that the majority of that brand's constituents are 550 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: gonna see as bad. Um. I feel like that was 551 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: that was part of it for me, and I feel 552 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 1: like that was part of it for a lot of guys. 553 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: They don't want to speak up and say anything because 554 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: they don't want to affect their money. And I think 555 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,239 Speaker 1: that that that has been eradicated, and why it's been 556 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 1: eradicated is because you see a lot of big brands 557 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: coming out and saying Black Lives matter, coming out and 558 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:04,719 Speaker 1: saying these injustices are wrong. So players feel more comfortable 559 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: coming out and saying things because now they know that, Okay, 560 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: this brand is behind me. Whereas before when we've had 561 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 1: these discussions or if I talk with my agent, my 562 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: agents telling me don't say anything about race relig politics. 563 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: That's always been the case. So when you saw the 564 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: brands come out and said the players are like, Okay, 565 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: now I can say it. And I feel like that 566 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: was a problem, and and and and it's not a 567 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: brand problem. It was just a human problem. Right. Why 568 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: would I be upset that players are kneeling during the 569 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:44,239 Speaker 1: national anthem? Right, we live in a free country. You 570 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: can kneel, sit, stand up, and salute, put your hand 571 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 1: across your heart, whatever you want to do. The soldiers, 572 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 1: my mom and dad both served. They served thirty five 573 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: years in the military. They fought for your right to 574 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,200 Speaker 1: be able to kneel during the national land. They fought 575 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: for your right to be able to bring a awareness 576 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: to social injustices. So why would that be a problem. 577 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: It is it because someone's line of thinking isn't in 578 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: line with your what you think. So they tried to 579 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: hijack the message and say he's kneeling and he's disrespecting 580 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: the flag, he's disrespecting the soldiers, is disrespecting this, that 581 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: or the other, when that's not the case. So I 582 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: felt like it was a human problem. And I feel 583 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: like we're starting to eradicate some of those human problems, 584 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: but we have to continue with the momentum. It can't 585 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: just stop and just be words. M Right. When you 586 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: know Kaepernick, uh, you know Nelton and all that blew up, 587 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: and you know, the London game with the Ravens and 588 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: Trump's tweet and all that stuff happened. Was your year 589 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: that you were out of the league? Um, you know, 590 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: I think by Judd Reavington the lines of what you're 591 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: saying here, uh, should we probably expect that you will 592 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: be among the players that will be kneeling this year. Yeah? 593 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: For me, I think it's um, you know, I don't 594 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: want people to feel like they have to kneel now. 595 00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: Right At some point, when all the brands were coming 596 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: out and saying things about it, and you saw more 597 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 1: and more players, it was more a thing of well, 598 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: why hasn't this player said something? Why hasn't this player 599 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: said something? And I felt like, I don't, you know, 600 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: not to name names or anything. I felt like some 601 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: guys came out and said them some things because they 602 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: felt like they had to because if they didn't, society 603 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: was gonna look at them as if you're being silent, 604 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: then your then your pro racism or your pro injustice. 605 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: So I don't want guys to feel like they have 606 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: to kneel now, because if they don't kneel, then people 607 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:39,239 Speaker 1: are gonna look at them as if they don't care 608 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: about the black community. Do whatever you feel like right 609 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: in your heart. For me, I'll probably be kneeling, right. 610 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 1: I'll kneel for a number of reasons, Uh, but most 611 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 1: of all is that to show that being a military brat, 612 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: being a guy that is embedded in the military community, 613 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: this is not something that is offensive to the military. 614 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 1: This is not something that is disrespecting the flag. Um. 615 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: So that you know, I'm I'm all in. I've you know, 616 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: I've been blacked my whole life. Like I don't think 617 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:12,440 Speaker 1: that's a secret, you know. And I've been working in 618 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:16,000 Speaker 1: the black community, uh since the day I, you know, 619 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: went to high school, right, and I've always known to 620 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: give back. It's just now that I've started to be 621 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: more vocal about it because of that maturation process and 622 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:28,479 Speaker 1: understanding the significance and in speaking up for it. Um. 623 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: So I'll be kneeling, um, And I'll be kneeling until 624 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: we can, you know, figure out a way to actually 625 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: embark positive change in the United States of America so 626 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: that we can actually be the country that we've always wanted. Well, 627 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: you talk, you talk about brands, So I gotta ask 628 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 1: you the other hot take question here, do you think 629 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: the Redskins are going to change your name? Come on, man, 630 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: I am I am not with the Washington franchise anymore. 631 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: I'm from from a from a guy at ESPN who 632 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: one of me to come on and talk about it, 633 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, for me, it's just that's not 634 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 1: my business anymore, to be honest anymore. UM. I hope 635 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: they figure it out and do the right thing. That's 636 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: all I can say. M hmm. Well, Uh, we're hoping 637 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: that we have a football season this year. That's that's 638 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: what else we're hoping for. And we hope we get 639 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: to see everybody out there on the field and that 640 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: we get to have this conversation face to face at 641 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: some point. I don't know when that's gonna be, um, 642 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: but hopefully we all get to be back in the 643 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 1: building for training camp and um, you know there's a 644 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: football season on the horizon. Yeah. But I can ask 645 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: him one I gotta ask him one football question here 646 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: about himself. I feel like we talked to you about 647 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: everybody else and everything else. How are you? How how 648 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: are you feeling? Man? I mean I got you got 649 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: I see you talk about you're gonna be a starter. 650 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: I mean I love it like the fire never dims 651 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: with you, and that's what I love about you. I'm 652 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: always ready. I think you guys know that, right whatever 653 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: they need to do, whether it's uh, you know, start 654 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: sixteen games, start at nineteen games, you know, super Bowl whatever, 655 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 1: um coming at the end of the game, and start 656 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: a game against Pittsburgh Steelers when they need it, when 657 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: they need to win, We're going to dominate. Whatever they 658 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: need us to do, we get it done. So for me, 659 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:22,280 Speaker 1: I'll always um that far will always burn this out 660 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 1: of me. I'm not going to show up to you know, 661 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 1: one winning drive ever and not be ready to roll. 662 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: Um if they if I'm not trying to be the 663 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: best that I can be or cut my best foot forward, 664 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: then I don't need to be playing. And that's kind 665 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: of why I look at it. I don't look at 666 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: myself as a backup. Um right now, I'm a second starter, 667 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: but I know I'm a starter in this league. Just 668 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: go out there and prove it every single day. So 669 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: when I step on the field, those guys know I 670 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: am you know, for a lack of better words, trying 671 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: to kick their ass and uh, you know, I'm not 672 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: taking any friends out there. We can all be boards 673 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: in the locker room with six ft distancing and you know, 674 00:32:56,160 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: masks on. But when football field, I'm for your neck, 675 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: so we uh. For me, it's just about staying ready. 676 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 1: I've been ready and been feeling great. I feel like 677 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:10,400 Speaker 1: I'm throwing the ball extremely well. And um, you know, 678 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: talk to Prochet, talked to Wesley, talked to should I 679 00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: call him Tweezy, talk to Tweeting, talk to du Renet. Um, 680 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like we've all had some some 681 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: really good, some really good sessions going and UM, be 682 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: ready to roll. Like you said, I I pray that 683 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 1: we're able to have a football season uh this year, 684 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 1: but I pray that it's we're able to do it safely. 685 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: You know. I think you see a lot of players 686 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: coming out talking about some of the hypocritical statements that 687 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: are going on, as in, you know, we can play 688 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: a game. You can breathe on each other and sweat 689 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 1: and hit each other, but you can't swap jerseys after 690 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 1: me I swap. That's pushing it too far, Okay. I 691 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: think I think that's where where we're at right now. 692 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: It's everybody wants to have football season. We just gotta 693 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:58,040 Speaker 1: make sure it's safe. You know, I was talking about 694 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: some of the concerns. My concern personally is my family, right. 695 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,640 Speaker 1: I got a wife, three daughters. I don't want to 696 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: come home and get them sick, you know, I don't. 697 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 1: I'll never live in myself for that. And it's uh, 698 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,920 Speaker 1: it's just a matter of doing the right thing for them. Um, 699 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: if that means playing football, that means playing football. I'm 700 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: here to provide for my family. I'm here to be 701 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 1: there for my team if that means you know, not 702 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:21,920 Speaker 1: playing or we don't have a season because it's not safe. 703 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,400 Speaker 1: And that's something that we just have to try to 704 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: navigate through. Everybody else is having to navigate through unemployment 705 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 1: at all time high stock markets up and down. You 706 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 1: know what's different for us as football players, as athletes. Yes, 707 00:34:33,880 --> 00:34:38,319 Speaker 1: people want football, people want to see sports, But um, 708 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: I don't think that any of us should be guinea 709 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: pigs thrown out there to see if it will work. 710 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 1: We got to make sure that you know that the 711 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:48,399 Speaker 1: guys will be safe, because I don't think anybody wants 712 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: us to start and stop, you know, like anybody wants 713 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: to start up and stop because we did it prematurely. 714 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,399 Speaker 1: Who knows what this virus looks like in October. Who 715 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: knows what it looks like in a couple of weeks. 716 00:34:58,040 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: But what we do know is that we don't have 717 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,320 Speaker 1: I've vaccine for it. It's novel and it is still emerging. 718 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,719 Speaker 1: And you know, right now the United States America has 719 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: a huge problem with it. So I would hate for 720 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,400 Speaker 1: on this call, you know, monster or whatever, away one 721 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 1: of us was to get sick and something bad was 722 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:16,719 Speaker 1: to happen to one of us. You know, why not 723 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: try to do the right thing and do the best thing, 724 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: and be cautious and be safe. Um, I think that's 725 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: where we're at. We're at. It's just very uncertain times 726 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,239 Speaker 1: right now, guys. And like I said, hope we can 727 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:30,839 Speaker 1: do this interview in person. We could do some more 728 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 1: stuff like this, you know, I ask you guys last year, 729 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:39,040 Speaker 1: but uh, we'll see what happened. You know. Awesome, man, 730 00:35:39,560 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: it's good, but it's gonna catch up. Thank you so much. 731 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: I appreciate it much. Love that Bluss really interesting good 732 00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:50,239 Speaker 1: stuff from Margie. Three Dude, every time I talked to him, 733 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:52,880 Speaker 1: I always come away and being like, man, I like 734 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: that guy just the prose pro right, Yeah, Robert's great. Um, 735 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: he's obviously like a very thoughtful person on a variety 736 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 1: of different topics football related off the field. UM, and 737 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:05,680 Speaker 1: it's been interesting to see. I thought it was just 738 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 1: interesting to hear him talk about his evolution, um from 739 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:14,920 Speaker 1: a public standpoint, in terms of how he discusses sensitive issues. Um. 740 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,120 Speaker 1: And it was just it was he's a really interesting 741 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: guy on and off the field. And UM, I also 742 00:36:22,080 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: found it from a football standpoint, I was I'm fascinated 743 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,399 Speaker 1: by the fact that he's basically is saying he's okay 744 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 1: not playing any preseason because those are like, that's valuable 745 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 1: for him, those are valuable reps. And he's got a 746 00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: lot of tape that he did but he you know, 747 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 1: like it sounds like to me based on what he's saying, like, um, 748 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: you know, they are valuable to him, but all things considered, 749 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:47,320 Speaker 1: he's okay if he doesn't get those reps. Um, And 750 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:48,960 Speaker 1: like there is a lot of tape that he's put 751 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,759 Speaker 1: out there. But still I just would think that he 752 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:53,440 Speaker 1: would he would be one of the guys who, like, 753 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 1: we need these preseason games. But but certainly He wasn't 754 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,800 Speaker 1: saying that, It just it was interesting to hear that 755 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:02,480 Speaker 1: perspective from him. Well, I mean, knock on wood that 756 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:04,359 Speaker 1: this isn't the case. But I mean, I think it's 757 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:07,919 Speaker 1: also interesting. The role of a backup quarterback is more 758 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 1: important this year than ever with COVID, because if Lamar 759 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:14,480 Speaker 1: Jackson test positive, you know, I mean, there's just a 760 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: much higher likelihood. I mean, we sit here and everybody 761 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 1: freaks out every time Lara Jackson takes a hit because 762 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 1: he could miss a game or get injured. I mean, 763 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 1: now you got COVID lurking around the corner. People look 764 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: at him playing beach football and freak out. Oh yeah, yeah, 765 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:32,360 Speaker 1: you know, had a collision supposedly an air quote. So 766 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:34,360 Speaker 1: the jet ski. What a bunch of malarkey. That was 767 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: goodness great, he jumped over the jet ski. Calmed down everybody, 768 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: all right, Just sorry, I just had to ran on 769 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,719 Speaker 1: that for a second. He jumped over the dank jet 770 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: a stationary jet ski. He thinks gonna take out Lamar 771 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: Jackson when he's breaking single season rushing records. Come on, 772 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:53,880 Speaker 1: come on anyway. Um, But I do think that the 773 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: role of the backup quarterback in R and r G 774 00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:59,279 Speaker 1: three's role is that much more important this year, you know, 775 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: with so much in certain of you around Covid. Um 776 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:06,759 Speaker 1: So it's it's it's fascinating to me and none of 777 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: us knows what's gonna happen. But I have complete faith 778 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:12,799 Speaker 1: that uh Robert will be ready for whatever comes his way. Yeah, 779 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I think, uh, I think overall, just the 780 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:18,520 Speaker 1: depth of the team is is obviously quarterbacks in the 781 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: support position of the team, but the depth the this 782 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:26,600 Speaker 1: might be a season where the top the team with 783 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:30,200 Speaker 1: the best sixty players, you know, practice squad included, is 784 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: what ends up winning, not necessarily just the top high 785 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: end players, because you could certainly be in a situation 786 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 1: where starting offensive lineman or defensive lineman or pastor whatever 787 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:42,040 Speaker 1: named the position goes down in a week and you 788 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: have to play a couple of games without him, and uh, 789 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 1: having depth is going to be critical this year. So, um, 790 00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:50,800 Speaker 1: I like the I like the Ravens chances in that scenario. 791 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,560 Speaker 1: I always got depth. Yes, I love the team. I've 792 00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:55,799 Speaker 1: always though the Ravens have had really good depth, um 793 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 1: and and that has never been an issue. Um So 794 00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 1: I do I agree with you. I like their chances 795 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,719 Speaker 1: in that case, So all right, can we also say this, 796 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: hold on, wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait, 797 00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:09,719 Speaker 1: can I say one more thing about RG three? He 798 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 1: kind of he kind of alluded to this. He kind 799 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,840 Speaker 1: of alluded to this, But can we we should not 800 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,520 Speaker 1: forget that this guy beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, who had 801 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 1: one of the best defenses in the league last year, 802 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:23,360 Speaker 1: led the league in sacks, turnovers, all that stuff, and 803 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 1: he beat him with uh not all the starters on 804 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:30,360 Speaker 1: offense around him either. Yeah, it was like the Ravens 805 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:35,319 Speaker 1: j V squad JV squad versus the Steelers top notch 806 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:38,640 Speaker 1: defense and the Ravens one with RG three center. Let's 807 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:42,320 Speaker 1: not forget about that. Yeah, totally agree. I mean that 808 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,719 Speaker 1: was I think a big moment for him too, And 809 00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: like that tape is much more value when we talk 810 00:39:47,239 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: about preseason. That's up against the Steelers is much more 811 00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:52,360 Speaker 1: valuable than anything that he would be able to do 812 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:54,359 Speaker 1: in the in the preseason. Maybe that's why he's feeling, Hey, 813 00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: last time I was out there, look pretty good, So 814 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:58,560 Speaker 1: I don't need to go out there for the preseason 815 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 1: butt that tape. Hold um, all right, so let's talk 816 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:03,520 Speaker 1: about the most important thing, which is the Netflix draft, 817 00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:08,000 Speaker 1: which we did last last podcast. Uh, the reviews are 818 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,480 Speaker 1: rolling in and once again it's a beat down for me. 819 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:18,560 Speaker 1: Again you continue to lie and just distort the narrative. Here, 820 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:22,160 Speaker 1: here's here's a Here's here's an email, Dave workmeister, you 821 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: slave make Parks and the Rack is the greatest show ever. 822 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:27,080 Speaker 1: You've reached on making a murder, but you got Ozark, 823 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:30,279 Speaker 1: which is key, and you sealed the wind with Tiger King, 824 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:32,680 Speaker 1: which was a steel. Make mess this up? One mink 825 00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:34,560 Speaker 1: really messed this one up. It might be his worst 826 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:37,160 Speaker 1: draft ever. He picked so many shows that started hot 827 00:40:37,239 --> 00:40:41,239 Speaker 1: and then just crashed. So that's one email. Another one 828 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,879 Speaker 1: is it became laughable? It's become laughable to me? How 829 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:46,840 Speaker 1: bad make is it? Drafts? It gets a little vulgar 830 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:48,200 Speaker 1: in the email. So I won't read the whole thing 831 00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 1: out here, But basically he said, I won't read the 832 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:54,680 Speaker 1: whole thing, but it's become laughable. This is from Charles Rothmeyer. 833 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:56,640 Speaker 1: So those are two of the emails I got. I mean, 834 00:40:56,680 --> 00:41:00,640 Speaker 1: I've got probably hundreds thousands more saying the same thing. Okay, 835 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:04,719 Speaker 1: that's all you got? All right, here's one from are 836 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,879 Speaker 1: so I don't know, but it's the guy. It's the guy. 837 00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:10,200 Speaker 1: It's the guy. It's the guy who submitted the question 838 00:41:10,239 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: about the murder. You know, the murder, he said, he signed, 839 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 1: he said, love the murder question. Guy. I love this guy. 840 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 1: I love this guy. He said, Hey, guys, it's me, 841 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:25,520 Speaker 1: the guy who asked about calling Ravens fans murders. Loved 842 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 1: the net Flix draft and had to chime in because 843 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:31,040 Speaker 1: I am incredibly strong feelings to share. Bo Jack is 844 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 1: unequivocally the best Netflix original show of all time. So 845 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:37,759 Speaker 1: Mink wins by default. And even if I hadn't picked that, 846 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:40,680 Speaker 1: he says, Garrett lost by default for picking making a murderer. 847 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:45,520 Speaker 1: That was a bad reach. That was a bad reach, 848 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:49,880 Speaker 1: bad reach. YEA, then we got look at this guy, 849 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: this guy on Twitter, this guy on Twitter. All right, 850 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:54,320 Speaker 1: he's got a great Twitter name. A hot dog is 851 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:58,640 Speaker 1: a sandwich, so obviously he's got credibility. He's got incredibility 852 00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:00,480 Speaker 1: off the jump. You if you want, if you want 853 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:02,279 Speaker 1: to side with the hot dog as the sandwich people, 854 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:05,880 Speaker 1: then you've got your own problems. I actually have against that, 855 00:42:06,080 --> 00:42:08,560 Speaker 1: but yeah, go ahead, go ahead and go with the 856 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:12,480 Speaker 1: guy here he says, just listen to the labs and 857 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:18,000 Speaker 1: ry mak one Netflix Draft all caps hands down. Go 858 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 1: ahead to read the other tweets that you got, na, 859 00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:25,839 Speaker 1: well nah, yeah, exactly here's what actually Jason got. Man, 860 00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:28,200 Speaker 1: you don't know what he's talking about. Some king of 861 00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:31,759 Speaker 1: the North, cool young lou don't know what he's talking 862 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:35,000 Speaker 1: about either. Actually, just I think as we've been on 863 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:37,879 Speaker 1: the podcast, I got another one that says instantly down 864 00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:43,000 Speaker 1: one the Netflix draft office and Parks and I wreck win. 865 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:47,560 Speaker 1: So another victory by me, hands down. The reviews are in. 866 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:50,200 Speaker 1: You can send us more emails on this to the 867 00:42:50,239 --> 00:42:52,680 Speaker 1: lounge at Ravens on NFL dot net and just solidified 868 00:42:52,719 --> 00:42:54,640 Speaker 1: the victory for me if it needs anyone, If anyone 869 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:57,960 Speaker 1: has any doubts, but go ahead and send him those emails. 870 00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:00,239 Speaker 1: Big shout outs r G three. 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Um 887 00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:55,640 Speaker 1: Game of Thrones is a great So there's like a 888 00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:58,680 Speaker 1: lot of if you're if you're just trying to talk sitcom, 889 00:43:59,120 --> 00:44:01,440 Speaker 1: it's not better than in the office. So no, so 890 00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:04,839 Speaker 1: the office is the best sign, So seign felt over 891 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:07,120 Speaker 1: the office. I'm sorry. All right, you lose again. All right, 892 00:44:07,160 --> 00:44:09,120 Speaker 1: thanks for listening to everybody. We'll be back the next week. 893 00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:11,360 Speaker 1: We've got some big time guests and we're doing the 894 00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:15,560 Speaker 1: International Pod. It's booked, baby, alright, So it's happening next 895 00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:18,040 Speaker 1: week International Pod. Make sure you tune in. You've got 896 00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:19,960 Speaker 1: Clays Camp. We'll coming down the Pike, so a lot 897 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:21,440 Speaker 1: of good things happen, and make sure you tune in 898 00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:21,879 Speaker 1: next week.