WEBVTT - Chase Young Talks Offseason | Episode 15

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. Twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two marks a comeback season for defensive end Chase Young,

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty twenty Rookie Defensive Player of the Year, suffered

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<v Speaker 1>a torn acl week ten, sidelining him for the remainder

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<v Speaker 1>of the season. After OTA's I sat down with the

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<v Speaker 1>captain to discuss the off season and what lies I had. Chase,

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<v Speaker 1>good to see you here, but so like being back

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<v Speaker 1>in the building, get to see some of the guys

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<v Speaker 1>you haven't seen in a while. Yeah, feel it feels good.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just coming back getting on the field, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just fitting that energy, watching the guys running around. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it feels good. So I'm happy to be back, happy

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<v Speaker 1>to uh, you know, work with my team, my teammates,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just ready to play. Man, I'm ain'ty to

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<v Speaker 1>get back on that. So I'm busting my butt. Where

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<v Speaker 1>are you in that? Let's talk about because it was

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<v Speaker 1>week ten. You go down and you know, we see

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<v Speaker 1>the scars. We know you're rehabbing, working hard, but where

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<v Speaker 1>are you in that process? Yeah? You know I'm running, um,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know I'm in that stage right now. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's a lot more to go obviously. Um

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<v Speaker 1>So right now, I'm just taking it, you know, one

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<v Speaker 1>day at the time, and you know, just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, get back in my team, get back running

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<v Speaker 1>around with them. You know, one of your former teammates

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<v Speaker 1>went through this as well, Nick Bosa. He came back

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen and a half sacks. Do you have conversations to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because at those moments where like, man, this

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<v Speaker 1>is this is hard and you miss it to know

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<v Speaker 1>what still lies ahead of you. Yeah, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like all that really did was remind me, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>stand that grindum and you know, just remind me what

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<v Speaker 1>it was all about. Man. You know, Uh, I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just gonna keep going, man, and just and keep

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<v Speaker 1>grinding it out. And I know, Missigo, at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the time, we know you've talked a lot about

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<v Speaker 1>how much the game's your passion. I think you were

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<v Speaker 1>built specifically for this and you're living out that calling.

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<v Speaker 1>But to not be able to play, to not be

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<v Speaker 1>able to be on the field, to not be able

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of help your unit and your team, um,

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<v Speaker 1>how important is it for you to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just be back around and get back to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to do that again, I means everything, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just to see my teammate's face, talk to Tes while

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<v Speaker 1>here in the field, just trying to help him with

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<v Speaker 1>you know, certain little tips I might see that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he might be in the stands, Just little things like

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<v Speaker 1>that that I couldn't do because most of the time

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna field with him. Um, So just little stuff

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<v Speaker 1>like that, you know, talking to John Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just seeing him leave the guys and you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>watching them follow him. Man, I'm you know, I'm just here,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, trying to trying to give my two sens

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<v Speaker 1>if need be. Man, you know, other than that, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna try to chare my teammates on and just

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<v Speaker 1>give him all the energy I can. Does that then

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<v Speaker 1>allow you to maybe see the game differently, definitely definitely

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<v Speaker 1>from the sideline's It's definitely different. And you know that's why,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, going back, I'm I'm just trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>my two sense if you know it, Tes, if it's

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<v Speaker 1>first step is short off the line, you know, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>let him know a little you know, just little tips

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<v Speaker 1>to just try to help him be the best player

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<v Speaker 1>he can. How do you think that will impact your

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<v Speaker 1>game when you do return a lot. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>even now now I have, you know, just a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more time to you know, watch old film from last year. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, watch the new installs we have this year. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just really learn it in Um. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I can become it more. Um just now that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm you know, not on the field, but I just

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<v Speaker 1>have more time to watch film and catch up on

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<v Speaker 1>some of the mistakes I need to be corrected for

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<v Speaker 1>next year. What do you think the biggest growth that

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<v Speaker 1>you will see? You're kind of seeing yourself now that

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<v Speaker 1>you know that rookie years over. A major injury is

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<v Speaker 1>passed you very soon and you're not going to go

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<v Speaker 1>into year three under head coach Ron Rivera with guys

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<v Speaker 1>that have been by your side, and you're you're kind

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<v Speaker 1>of used to where do you see that biggest next

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<v Speaker 1>step for you? Mentally? I mean everything, I feel like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you have a big injury. It kind of

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<v Speaker 1>just reminds you that you know, things can, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>things can happen, and it's you know, really how you respond. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>And I feel like, you know, even right now, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>doing all the right things, responding UM, you know somebody this,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, never really brought me down, you know too much. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously I was sad because I got injured, but uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I look at it on the bright side

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<v Speaker 1>of I know, when I come back my leg it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be the strongest they ever been. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm focusing a lot of legs way more so.

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<v Speaker 1>I try to be really optimistic and look on the

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<v Speaker 1>bright side of things, and you know, not going to

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<v Speaker 1>a whole and you know, be sad and mad, so

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<v Speaker 1>far from that, far from that. So but just excited,

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<v Speaker 1>just be back. There's a lot of mental up and

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<v Speaker 1>downs in this league without even having to go through injury.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're glad to have you back here with your teammates. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that's important. And I'm sure you guys will

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<v Speaker 1>have some good laughs too. Pure Yeah we already yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we already been having them. Thank you, appreciate your time,

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<v Speaker 1>and we look forward to sing back on my feel Yes,

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