1 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: Comes away with this walk. 2 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 2: Welcome to Pittsburgh. Can you kind of explain why it 3 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 2: was so attractive to join the Steelers for you? 4 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me. The culture, Mike t the 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 1: still curtain like as a kid growing up, like you 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: see Top Power Model and all the guys like Pittsburgh 7 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: is football, So being able to come here and play 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: along great players like Cam and TJ PQ now new 9 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: addition and Minka like that's it's a blessing good fit 10 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: to be able to do that, and I'm excited, bro, 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: Like that was really that was honestly the main reason 12 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: why I came the have the opportunity for myself, but 13 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: just be able to put along like other fantastic players 14 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: who can help me grow and as championship DNA organization, 15 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 1: Like why would I not decide to come here? 16 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 2: You mentioned Patrick Queen. The NFL is a business, so 17 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,639 Speaker 2: sometimes your teammates you're, you know, going against each other, 18 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: but you got reunited. Yeah, what's that like for you? 19 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 2: And what kind of player in person is he? 20 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: I think that it's great to see the man he's 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: becoming because when my Matt pee Q, he was a 22 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: freaking kid, like he was twenty twenty. Came up first 23 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: out of college, bug eyed, just happy to be in 24 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: an NFO. So to see him his growth over the years, 25 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: to see a type of player he's become, like a 26 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: smash mouth, like aggressive, like real life star linebacker. Like 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: I'm so proud of him. And so when he called 28 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: me a couple of days ago, he think he was playing. 29 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: I think he was like streaming right, No, I don't 30 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: know what he was doing, play video games And I 31 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: was in dad. He was like, do you want to 32 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: become a steeer? I was like, what do you mean. 33 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: He goes, let's talking to the GM do you want 34 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: to become a steer? I was like, freak, yeah, bro, 35 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: hell yeah, I'll come play with you you're talking about 36 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: And so the next day made it happen. So it's 37 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: exciting just just being able to be back with him 38 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: and be on his defense together. Cause I'm an energetic 39 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: guy in the field. He's the internet energetic guy, and 40 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna bring a lot of life into 41 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: the defense. 42 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 2: And I'm excited talking to coaches. What are they telling 43 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: you in terms of your role or what they want 44 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 2: to see you bring to Pittsburgh? Uh? 45 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: Just be myself. I think I'm a natural leader. I 46 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: think that I do that by just being myself. I 47 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: think that when I was born and when I got 48 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: an X ray, it said that I had three pit 49 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: bulls in my chest. So I'm a dog at heart. 50 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: But uh, I think that's one of the biggest things. 51 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: But uh, really, they just want me to come here 52 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: and be myself cause they said that I fit the culture. 53 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 1: I fit this, uh the STEELUS culture, and they know 54 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: I'm a hard working guy and I'm gonna come in 55 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna be the best version of myself every day. 56 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: Do you have a preference of where you play in 57 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: a defense? 58 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: Closer around the box than my if I'm gonna I 59 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: had to pick, If I had to pick, but where 60 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: do they want me to play, I'll play it, but 61 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: I would prefer to be around the box just cause 62 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 1: I feel like that's what my natural attributes are. And 63 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: I know that we have a possible Hall of Fame 64 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: safety in the back. We can go go track the 65 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: ball down, So I think that we will compliment each other. 66 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 2: Well, have you reached out to any of the guys 67 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: have they reached out to you? Just you know, getting 68 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: to know your new teammates. 69 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: Uh, I think that within like the world winning, It's 70 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: been like so fast, so quick. I haven't had a 71 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: time to really sit down the road Blacks, cause like yesterday, 72 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: I literally got on the flight two hours after I 73 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: found out I was coming here. So I haven't had 74 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: a time even talk for me to my family much. 75 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: So I'm strafford. When I get homestay or tomorrow, I 76 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: have time to really like connect with the guys, just 77 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: talk to everybody. 78 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: Is it weird to come back to the AFC North 79 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 2: or has enough time passed where you're like, okay, yeah, 80 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: I went that physicality again. 81 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: I think enough time has passed cause, uh, you can 82 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: say I missed it. I mean this is real football. 83 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: This is a real championship, like cold weather football. This 84 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: is gretty hard no football. So I'm excited. I think 85 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: that I was destined to be here cause my first 86 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: team when I was a kid playing in Dallas, I 87 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: played for the Steelers. So it's just something that my 88 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: dad'sn't send me pictures. My mom's can send me pictures. 89 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: It's like look at look at you and your dad 90 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: and my dad used to coach me, so it's just 91 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: something cool to say I did. Uh, I'm very excited 92 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: to be here. I think I was meant to be 93 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: in this organization. 94 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: And what do you want Steelers fans to know about 95 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: you that they might not know. 96 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: Uh, I'm a lot nicer than what people think. 97 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: Okay, you seem very. 98 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: Nice exactly, but people think that exactly. 99 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 2: That's okay, exactly like that here. 100 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, of course, all right, awesome, thanks so much. Of course, 101 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: thank you for having me.