1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Devin, how are you. I'm doing well. How about your 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: suff We're doing great, Thank you. I bet you're probably 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: not sorry to see the tail end of training camp 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: coming up here, are you? Yeah? I mean, especially as 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: you get older, those days are rough, but everyone's excited, 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: you know, trying to go out there and play well 7 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: tomorrow and then you know, get ready for the regular 8 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: season when it really gets real. What don't you think 9 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: of your brother Jason playing safety in the last preseason game. 10 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,639 Speaker 1: It was good. I've been trying to tell him a 11 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: lot of stuff that I've kind of learned throughout the way. 12 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: I think a lot of time, as you're a fast guy, 13 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: you couldn't move to safety. Everyone conduct soon it's easy 14 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: for you, but it took a while, you know, Like 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: Steve Gregory really helped me out a lot of interest 16 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: trying to tell them different things. And it's helped because 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,959 Speaker 1: we're so similar with our different traits. Trying to tell 18 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: them off play stuff and to see if he can relate. 19 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: And in that organization, it's probably more true than any 20 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: other organization. The more you can do the more the 21 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: better rough you are there. But yeah, especially when you're 22 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: over thirty, you want you want to create that, you know, 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: I think they have the ability to do multiple things 24 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: like Bill always tells us, and it adds more value 25 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: to yourself and for the team. How do you think 26 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: the secondary is coming together? You guys are bringing back 27 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: a pretty veteran safety group, you know, the corners. It's 28 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 1: year two with Gilmore, Eric Rowe appears to be healthy. 29 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: But then after that, you know, some young guys are 30 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 1: probably gonna have to step up, whether it's slot corner 31 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: or the fourth corner. How do how do you feel 32 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: like the group's coming together? It's been pretty good. I 33 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: think we've just been progressing. Like you said, I think 34 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: that's the best part of it. I think trying to 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: progress of different strides we took last year and not 36 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 1: letting that slipping and then trying to get more ahead 37 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: then we were at this stage last year. So it's 38 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: been challenging. It's not always easy. I think sometimes, like 39 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: you said, when you have veteran group, when you have 40 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: guys that play last year, you think like boom, let's 41 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: just pick up and they'll you know, jump right in 42 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: and play at a high level. But I think the 43 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: more we've gotten a chance to play with each other 44 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: has been good, you know, communications a lot better than 45 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: where we were when we started this thing. So we 46 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: just got to continue to work on that and be 47 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: ready to go, especially with the Test Little Sea League one. 48 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: There's only one roster cutdown date in the National Football League. 49 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 1: It comes up on Saturday. Now, it's not an issue 50 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: for you, and I understand that, but do you feel 51 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: empathy for teammates who may be wondering if they're on 52 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: that bubble and they're going to get that knock on 53 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: their door coming this weekend? Yeah, it's it's honestly the 54 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: worst part of the year, I think for all of us, 55 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: especially now I've gotten over, Like some of these young 56 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: guys coming in been here since eight. I feel like 57 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: they're like my little brothers. Telling them so many different 58 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: things that I've learned in the league and trying to 59 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: help them, and you know, just you know, one day, 60 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: day and a half, just like that. You know, you 61 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: go from ninety to fifty three. It's tough. You know, 62 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: you see a lot of guys you kind of learn 63 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: about their family situations while they play football, and to 64 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: see that taken away from them and stuff, you know, 65 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: But I just try to tell guys, keep believing in 66 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: your dream, keep fighting it, and you never know how 67 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: it turns out. How much have you guys been able 68 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: to prepare for Week one against the Texans. It doesn't 69 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: come up till September ninth, but you know, fourth preseason game, 70 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: you gotta go out there and play it. I'm sure 71 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: number of starters won't even be involved. But how much 72 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: preparation has already been done for that first game? That 73 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: counts not much. I think most of our preparation has 74 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: been just still working on ourselves, working on all things 75 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: that have given us trouble throughout the preseason, on things 76 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: that we know we need to work on as we 77 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: prepare for the whole season to Obviously, I guess you 78 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: could say Houston is involved in that somewhat, but that's 79 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: been a big part of, you know, I think us 80 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: trying to get ready. I was just working on the 81 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: problems that we have. One of the storylines of training 82 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: camp so far has been depth, or perhaps lack of 83 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: depth at the wide receiver position. You play against him 84 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: every single day in practice. How do they look to 85 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: you as a group, I mean, it's always sting. I 86 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: think we have good freak that receiver. You know, a 87 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: lot of those guys can play multiple roles and do 88 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: different things, and I think that's always been tough about 89 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: our offense. Kind of like we talked about my brother 90 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: being able to do multiple things. A lot of our 91 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: receivers that they line up everywhere, and I think that 92 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: the best part about all of them. They are very reliable. 93 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: You know, I can't say anything bad about them because 94 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: we've been having a tough time here and training camp. Now. 95 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick seemed like he was in a great mood 96 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: at his press conference the other day. Have you noticed 97 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: a little bit different version of coach Belichick this year 98 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: or has it been pretty much the same since you 99 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: got there the same. I've seen people saying we had 100 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: like an easy camp or some of them, and I'm 101 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: just like, man, they should come out here and put 102 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 1: these pats on the run around. I felt like, I 103 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: don't know if it's old age with me and some 104 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: of the guys are talking if it felt like probably 105 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: one of our harder camp that we've had since I've 106 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: been here. So I don't know if it's then during 107 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: practices or what. But Bill still been the same old Bill. 108 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: You know, there's There's been a lot of talk at 109 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: the un the US Open Tennis tournament about heat advisories 110 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: and and changing some of the way they're going to 111 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: approach things. You had a couple of these days in 112 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: a row. I know Bill likes to have you guys 113 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: challenged in every weather condition. But it's a little tough 114 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: out there, isn't it. Yeah, the last two days ninety 115 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: some degree felt like one O one fullpad both days 116 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: regular practice. Two days ago we ran the hill after practice. 117 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: So um, for Bill, he takes advantage of the hot days. 118 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 1: He wants, he wants to probably do more now we've 119 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones recently said he would rather have an eighteen 120 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: game regular season and two preseason games instead. Is that 121 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: something that you think you would you would be okay 122 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: with or do you like the set up? Now? Where 123 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: do you think the schedules are going to go? Here? 124 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: While I said, first of all, I'll trying to stay 125 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: clear or trying to avoid anything, Jerry Jones said, and 126 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, trying to not even listen to that. But um, 127 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: for the eighteen games. For I think as players, we 128 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: definitely don't want to add games. I don't think that 129 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: benefits us in any way, especially when you look at 130 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: the preseason numbers and how guys play, and you know 131 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: how it kind of allows all ninety guys throughout the 132 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: roster to get opportunity to play. You know, when you 133 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: make out a regular season game, that that changes. I 134 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: think from now it'side looking at you see take two 135 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: preseason games away at two regular season games. You know 136 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: it's a simple switch, But I don't think it's that simple. 137 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: I assume you, like all of your teammates prepare as 138 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: if you're going to be playing Friday night at the Giants. Yeah, 139 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: I think I think it's good practice for us to 140 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: keep going through that because there's no you know what 141 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: I mean, there's really no days off. We'll get a 142 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: bye week, you know, a couple of weeks away from here. 143 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: Sometimes I think that's November. But I think for us 144 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: to get into the mentality of every week preparing and 145 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: getting ready to go in the game. You want to 146 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: get in that group because it you know, you know, 147 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: once we got to Washington, we got in that group 148 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: a little bit, but it's just been a while. I mean, 149 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: you know, you have to get into that, whether it's 150 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: you know, dealing with your free time with your family 151 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,719 Speaker 1: and being able to study and still do all those 152 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: things you want to. You know, kind of get that going. 153 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: So week one is not just a surprise. I don't 154 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: know if you play Madden or not, but you gotta 155 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: be happy with your rating. You got a ninety two, 156 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: which is the third best on the team, and it's 157 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: the fourth best free safety in the entire league. What 158 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: do you think of that. I don't play, madam, but 159 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: I love it because everybody in the hometown they love 160 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: that when they see you. So I just gotta keep 161 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: it up so they still respect me where I live. Well, 162 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: now they can play with you and your brother on 163 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: the same team. That's gonna make it a lot easier 164 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: for him. Oh yeah, they love it back. It's you know, 165 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: we're in New York, New Jersey area, but you know 166 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: they still rep the Patriots Jersey, which is rough. Devin, 167 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: We appreciate the time. It's always have a good time 168 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: down in uh in New Jersey. We'll talk to you 169 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: again soon, No prob I have a good One guy 170 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: is New England Patriots defensive back Devin mccordy.