1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Hello Texans, and welcome Mark Vandermayer with you, and we've 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: got a special week for you. A lot of players 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: that you're gonna hear from new Texans players, players that 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: have been here a year or possibly longer, and players 5 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: who used to play for the team. That's happening all 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: week long here on Texans Radio. Kind of a special 7 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: summer week for us, as Johnny and I have put 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: together some sensational shows for you. Sensational Dare I say 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: that now? If you tuned in wanting to talk about 10 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: the law, legal issues, that's not going to happen right here. 11 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: I know news is out there, but we're leaving that alone. 12 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: We're talking about Texans players who are going to contribute 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: to this upcoming campaign and some who contributed to pass campaigns, 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: like Steve McKinney, who's on later on in the program. 15 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: A free agent signing. A lot of people thought he 16 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: was part of the expansion drafted O two no free 17 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: agents signing early on for the Houston Texans. A former cult. 18 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: How about that? We have some other former cults on 19 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: this team right now, don't we Like Marlon Mack. Yeah, 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: you'll hear from him a little bit later on this week, 21 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: but McKinney is later on in the show, and yeah, 22 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: I might even whip out the Steve McKinney show theme 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: song that was on his weekly appearance on Sports Twitdeo 24 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: six ten back in the day. But let's get to 25 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: our first guest, shall we. That would be Roy Lopez. 26 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: We caught up with Roy around Mini camp. You've heard 27 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,479 Speaker 1: of him, plays on the d line, likes the way 28 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: the off season is going so far, and again this 29 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: was a couple of weeks ago, but still very relevant 30 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: as the players are on vacation. Let's hear our conversation 31 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: with Roy Lopez. We're all excited and just be able 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: to grow. You know, it was nice to go through 33 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: this offseason not a train for a forty and do 34 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: all those things. So I definitely feel more prepared going 35 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: into this next season. So it's gonna be awesome. What 36 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: was that process like last year? I mean, you've still 37 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: got COVID floating around and all that kind of stuff. 38 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: What was that process for you last year? I'm sure 39 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: you had you know, agents callings, teams calling all that 40 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: kind of stuff going on. When you think about a year, 41 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: go at that at the time of having gone through 42 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: all that, what was it like? Yeah? And the thing is, 43 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: you know, I was a late draft pick, you know, 44 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: so you don't ever know, you know, whether you get 45 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: drafted undrafted. Yeah, Um, you know you're just wishing for 46 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: an opportunity, and so to sit here a year later, 47 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: you know, and you know, be a part of the 48 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: Texans is amazing. So I'm very grateful and thankful because 49 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: you know, you stressed a lot at that time. You know, 50 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: you have no idea, So, um, it's been awesome. It's 51 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: been fun. So that that that's the biggest thing is 52 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: the difference is, uh, every you're learning everything is their 53 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: first time doing everything is your first time, you know. 54 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: So being able to come back in this offseason and 55 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: be able to repeat on all things, it's awesome. But Roy, 56 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: if we could redraft twenty twenty one, you would not 57 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: be a late draft pick. How do you feel going 58 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: into it? Did you think they're all gonna be wrong 59 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: if they don't draft me early or what was your 60 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: level of confidence? For lack of a better way of 61 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: putting it going into the draft. No, I'm really grateful 62 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: for for being you know, a lower draft pick. You know, 63 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: it's still in my mind. You know drives you drives 64 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: every late draft pick, undrafted guy, you know every day. 65 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: You know, so you have the mindset and that's something 66 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: that you know, you see these guys six seventh undrafted, 67 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: You know that that make it have long careers. It's 68 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: because they always have that mindset. You know, in eight 69 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: years down the road, you know, it doesn't matter how 70 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: much you get paid, how many players you make, and 71 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: you always have that mindset of an underdog, you know. 72 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: So that's something that I've had my whole life. My 73 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: family's instilled in me. So um I look to keep 74 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: having it and keep growing it. Mark and I will 75 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: always remember the days of you wearing number seventy nine, 76 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: which is weird now because ninety one seems so like 77 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: that's Roy's number. It was seth Pain's number, it's now 78 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: your number. But as we were watching you in number 79 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: seventy nine, Mark and I would talk about it as 80 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: others would like, hey man, that guy's pretty good. There's 81 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: an opportunity. I know you're a rookie just trying to 82 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: find your way, but was there a point where you're like, 83 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: hey man, I'm I'm kind of like I'm kind of 84 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: getting it. You know, I'm kind of getting this man, 85 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: maybe there's an opportunity for me to play at someone. 86 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: Did you kind of feel that at some point during 87 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: the preseason last year? Right? So the number thing, they 88 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: try to give me sixty nine, and I was like, 89 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: I'm not and they got Kurt Highness and yeah yeah, 90 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: now of course, um they try to give me sixty nine. 91 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: I told him myself, I'll take seventy nine. Yeah. So, 92 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: um that was and the only other numbers there were 93 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: there were no other d line number available, so I 94 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: had to take seventy nine. So and they always told me, 95 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: you know, you make the team, you could have whatever 96 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: number you that's available, you know. So I wanted ninety one. 97 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: I had fifty one in college, so I took ninety one. Now, Um, 98 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: but um, there was never I just showed up every 99 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: day just trying to win my rep. You know. That 100 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: was that was the biggest thing. I just wanted to 101 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: win my rep when I was in like, that's that's 102 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: something that um, you know, that was in my mind, 103 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: you know. And and you know, when you're late, you know, 104 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: the draft pick, like I said, you don't have that 105 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: many times you can just mess up, you know, so, um, 106 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: I got it. I got got a line during the 107 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: drills and I did my rep and I just want 108 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: to make sure it looked good and uh and I 109 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: just I just wanted to perfect my craft, you know, 110 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: so and seeing the vets every day, stay after, go early, 111 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: doing little things and then do it in team and 112 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: be able to see it translate. That's something that you 113 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: see at a a you know, young in your career 114 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: and be able to instill in yourself. Now a year later, 115 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: you know, I got rookie saying okay, like I like 116 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: how you take things from individual drills to team and 117 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: I'm like, that's that's pretty cool. That's crazy, you know. 118 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: So I'm thankful to be able to see that I 119 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: have the best that I had to see that. Well, 120 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: you know, every year I do a Vandermock draft before 121 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: the Texans draft, and I picked the Texans entire draft 122 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: and I drafted you Roy, so there, so thank you. 123 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 1: And then when you got drafted, he didn't realize it. 124 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: I had to tell him, well, I had to go 125 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: back and look and make sure. Okay, but all right, 126 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: so let me ask you this. You've done a lot 127 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: of off season and off field events for the Texans, 128 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: even though you just got off your rookie season. Galves 129 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: did Marty Gras, How was that for you? Was that 130 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,679 Speaker 1: the best one so far? Just as far as the 131 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: fun of it. They were all really cool, but that 132 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: guy was the ones up there for sure and in 133 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: their rankings for sure because I had I was able 134 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: to have had close to twenty family members come out, 135 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: so um, you know, we were able to get an 136 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: airbnb beach house and and just enjoy the weekend, you know, 137 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: and and I was thankful, you know, the Texans didn't 138 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: have me do too much, you know, just just that nighttime, 139 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: so you know, during the day during the morning were 140 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: able to grab breakfast and and you know, I might 141 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: have to go take a picture here and there, but 142 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: it was you know, I was able to spend time 143 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: with my family on a beach, you know, and be 144 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: able to just enjoy the air, you know, and be 145 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: able to take a step back and be like, you know, 146 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: because your go go, go, go go. So it was 147 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: nice to be able to you know, sit back and 148 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: look at my family smile and laugh and have a 149 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: good time. So it was awesome to be able to 150 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: be on the float and then just look back at 151 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: my whole family and they're throwing beads, you know, just laughing, smile. 152 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: And so Gallston was a special moment. What about Mexico, Oh, 153 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: Mexico was amazing. It was just to see how much 154 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: support we had down there and the amount of fans 155 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: that that of the Texans you know, and actually care 156 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: for the Texans, and uh, it was awesome just to 157 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: you know, see their face when I walked in. They 158 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: didn't believe it, you know, and they were like, there's 159 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: no way you're here right now. But it was awesome 160 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: because I felt the same way. I was like, man, 161 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: this is this is amazing, Like you guys know my name, 162 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: you know, like it was. It was. It was fun 163 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: along those lines, Roy, I know, you would have applied 164 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: your trade wherever you got drafted. But you could drafted 165 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: in Houston, where there is a where there's a heavy 166 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: Latin influence, where there's heavy Mexican influence for you, and 167 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: maybe that didn't darn you where you just I'm going 168 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: to make plays. But when you went to Mexico City, 169 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: the fact that it's Roy Lopez, I'm sure that was 170 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: probably important to people in Mexico city. Have you thought 171 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: about that aspect of it and what does that mean 172 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: to be here in Houston right? It is. I'm very 173 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: thankful for to be a part of, you know, the 174 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. Like you said, the fan bases is huge, 175 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: you know, so being able to to just show the 176 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: kids you know you can do it, man, It just 177 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: it just takes time. It takes work. And you know, 178 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: I've always been down in my whole life, you know, 179 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: so um to come full circle and doing draft pick 180 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: in Mexicos, it was you did well. Yeah, you can't 181 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: even you can't even express it. He did well. Man, 182 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: you gotta you had a future for when we saw 183 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: you pop up, I don't even think we knew that 184 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: you were going to be doing a pick. But you 185 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: did a nice job. Thank you. You remember who you announced? 186 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: It was easy, Yeah, it was the easy name. You 187 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: didn't get Tiaguan's name. No, No, we were worried. We worried. 188 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: Well I was, you know, and uh but no it 189 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: was it was awesome, you know. And when I got drafted, 190 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: I was just you know, happy for the opportunity than 191 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: for the Texans. Boom boom. But and then it was 192 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: about two hours later, I had a cousin tell me like, hey, 193 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 1: they got they got a lot of Mexican fans, you know, 194 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: so it was you know, I think it was a 195 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: month two months later, I think all the sizes past 196 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: excel on my jersey were sold out online. Yeah, and 197 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: I was like, that's hilarious, right, I think the only 198 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: ones that worked were like the white buds. You know. 199 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: I'm just like, I just that I feel you guys, 200 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, not a slimming color nor so. Oh, I'm 201 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: very thankful to be here. Yeah, it's amazing Alli, Roy, 202 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: thanks a lot for joining us. There's the big fellow, 203 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: Roy Lopez. Now let's hear from a tight end Anthony A. Claire. 204 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: And yes, I'm obsessed with the fact that he played 205 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: CFL style football in high school and in college north 206 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: of the border before coming to the USA and making 207 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: it in the NFL. And by making it, I mean 208 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So that's 209 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: pretty good. But Antony, his name is often mispronounced Anthony, 210 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: which is understandable. There's no h after the tea. Of course, 211 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: I was going to address this first, me being the 212 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 1: team announcer, wanting to make sure that I and everybody 213 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: else gets it right. Am I pronouncing your name correctly? Antony? Yeah? 214 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 1: I mean in friendship would be Antony Antony, which is 215 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: kind of hard. Yeah, in the course of a play 216 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: by play called Antony. Yeah, I could do it, though, 217 00:09:57,960 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: I could do it. But a lot of people call 218 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: you Anthony, probably mistakenly, right, Yeah, and you just have 219 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: to live with that. I mean, they call me Tone 220 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 1: around here, so I kind of like it. Okay, it's 221 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: easier for them. That's nice. I don't want to say tone. 222 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: But you get here last year, you just said you 223 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: walked in, You're like, Hey, this is my first time 224 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: in here. I mean it's been it's the first time 225 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 1: for a lot of guys, first of all, because a 226 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 1: lot of guys have just gotten here the last couple 227 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: of years. But then you got COVID and the restrictions 228 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: and all that kind of stuff. Now that we're kind 229 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: of moving a little bit away from that, being here 230 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: in Houston has kind of opened you up to kind 231 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: of see a little bit more, meet more people around 232 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: the building. How has it been that things have kind 233 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: of opened up since you've now gotten here. I felt 234 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: like last year I didn't have time or you know, 235 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: with the restrictions and all that, you like, visit the 236 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: city and all that, which I had more time during 237 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: off season this year. M you know, off season last 238 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,959 Speaker 1: year was really short too, so yeah, I feel like 239 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: I had much time. But yeah, it's a great city. Um. 240 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:58,080 Speaker 1: I love you here. The winter is kind of hot though, 241 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: but it is what it is. How do you get 242 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 1: used to that or do you? Yeah? Do we? Um? 243 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: I mean I'm from Canada, right, so like every year 244 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: I lived in two opposites. It's like hot here and 245 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: then I go back home it's full of snow and 246 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: really cold. But uh that's I feel like it's harder 247 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 1: because of that. But um, I try to, you know, 248 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: get in this team room and I gotta get you 249 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: gotta get used to it, for sure, but I don't think, um, 250 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: there's a way to really get used to it. Yeah, 251 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 1: but um yeah, it's it's kind of hard. Ontdayo Claire 252 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: with us all right. I want to talk about Canadian football, 253 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 1: which I always do with you, but I'm fascinated by 254 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: this because you played high school football and college football 255 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: north of the border, so you played that CFL style 256 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: football right both places you played for Laval University. But 257 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 1: I was trying to wiki this, which is always accurate. 258 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: Is the team is it like it is here or 259 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: is the team sort of a separate club entity within 260 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: the university. How does it work up there with college athletics, um, 261 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: sports in general? And Canada's really different than here, I 262 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: feel like, but um yeah, we're we're with our university, um. 263 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: And then we play other teams in Canada, which, like 264 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: you said, it's three down football, twelve players on each 265 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: side and waderfield and all that, um, which is a 266 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: really really different. But at the end of the day, 267 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: football is football, right and you know you get to tackle, catch, throw, 268 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: all of that. But um yeah, man, like adapt myself 269 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:25,599 Speaker 1: to the new rules and stuff. My first year was 270 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: kind of hard, but um, I mean after six years 271 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: you get used to it. Do you watch CFL football 272 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: because it's on? Yeah? I do. I do because my 273 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: brother got drafted too. I got a lot of friends 274 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: that I played with in college that are playing right 275 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: now in the CFL. So for me, I trying to, 276 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 1: you know, watch those guys, watch my friends, watch my brother. 277 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 1: So that's kind of cool. So what was your entree 278 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: into American football, if I remember correct, you gotta did 279 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: you get invited to an All Star game after you? 280 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: I did the Shrine the East West Shrine game. How 281 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: was that for you? Going from playing Canadian rules also 282 00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: when you're playing American rules, so now you're going against 283 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: American football players and you're playing these different rules, right, 284 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: what was that? What was that like? And how did 285 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,559 Speaker 1: that experience come propel you forward? For me, I always 286 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: played Madden growing up, right, so and I always watched 287 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: the NFL, so like I knew, I knew all the 288 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: different rules and stuff. Um, but for me to play 289 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: against like top players in the US, it was important 290 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: to me for sure, and that was cool. I mean 291 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: I had a good, good week. I think the first 292 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: couple of days we're kind of hard. The huge difference 293 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: for me, I'm more of a blocking tight end, right, 294 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: so like in the CFL rules, you got a yard 295 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 1: between the line the defensive line in the line, which 296 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: is kind of like a huge difference, and now here 297 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: you can adjust yourself. You can be on the ball 298 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 1: right and move a little back. So like that, it 299 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: was this was the biggest difference for me. Um. Other 300 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,839 Speaker 1: than that was I mean, football is football today? Right. 301 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: I think the one last down is the weird thing 302 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: because when I'm watching CFL football, Hey, it's second down 303 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: already and we got to get that geez. But at 304 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: the same time, you know, that is so big and 305 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: then the receiver has got like the motion forward. Yeah, 306 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: it makes it so much harder to defend, you know. 307 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: So it's supposed to be a higher score game, you know, yeah, um, 308 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: but yeah, it's it's totally different. So last year you 309 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: talked about you're a quote unquote blocking tight end, but 310 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: you make one of the catches of the year for 311 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: your touchdown against New England. Take us through that play. 312 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: What was that play all about for you? And how 313 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: cool was that to make that catch for the touchdown? Yet, 314 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: I mean, what was my first ever? So it was 315 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: great for sure. Um. I was trying to pick for 316 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: Pharaoh Farreh was running the flat and I think they 317 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: were expecting run and it was men coverage too, and 318 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: my guy just didn't look at me. It was I 319 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: turned around and just uh trying. I was trying to 320 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: find Davis if you saw the same thing, which he did, 321 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: and then we scored on that. I was I was sick. 322 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: Anthony Clara with us. So when you're with Tampa and 323 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: Brady arrives and you win a Super Bowl, I mean, 324 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: what was that transition like with him getting there and 325 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: everything changing and being able to go on that run. 326 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: It's just like the expectations change, you know. Um, I 327 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: feel like we had a good team, a good defense, 328 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: a good offense. I mean, most of the team was 329 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: the same. You had Tom Brady, you had Gronk and 330 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: a couple other guys, and then you know, the expectations 331 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: just go higher from there. And then I feel I 332 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: feel like the confidence of the team went went up too. 333 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: And with that, you know, like you started winning games. 334 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: You start to play more confident on defense, more aggressive 335 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: because you know we're going to protect the ball on offense. 336 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: And that's what happened. Our defense was making plays and 337 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: we were a defensive team in the playoffs. And that's 338 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: that's what's crazy about it. You know, you got Mike Evns, Gronk, 339 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: Tom on offense, Leonard and we were a defensive team. 340 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: If Bronk says he wants to have a team building event, 341 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: are you a little suspicious and worried? I'm just kidding 342 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: about what was it like to be around him though. 343 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: Everything you see on TV or media is what ground 344 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: is his Goofy is really fun to be around with 345 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 1: and I know's he's a big team. He's a great 346 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: teammate for sure. You get here last year. I can't 347 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: remember if you got You got here right after the 348 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: end of the off season. Do you have any off 349 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: season on the field time at all when you got here? 350 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: I camera, Yeah, yeah, we had like a four weeks ota. Okay, 351 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: that makes you one of the senior members of this 352 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: organization at that point. Yeah, at that point. Um, how 353 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: is this team different, Anthony? From last year to this year? 354 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: How is it different? You've been here for that that 355 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: year time and it feels even inside the building, it 356 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: feels like things have marketably changed. But how have you 357 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: seen it change? I feel like we're way ahead of 358 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: where we were at this point last year. Obviously, we 359 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: have way more time on the field. Um, we're going 360 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: against the defense, which we didn't really do last year 361 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: at this point. Um, I think everything was well through. Um, 362 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: you know Lovey, his mentality is more is more and 363 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: it is what it is, you know, like or reps um, 364 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: you get better. We got a new offensive system, so 365 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: We've got to get those reps in. And I feel 366 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 1: like Davis is more confident than ever and it shows 367 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: on the field. Um, and it's fun to be around 368 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: him for sure. Well, you talk about a new offensive system, 369 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: what can you share with the listeners with the viewers 370 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: about how different it is and what it's going to 371 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: be Like. I feel like it's more West Coast US. 372 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: It's more building around a quarterback like Davis, right. I 373 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: feel like last year we had to play a bit 374 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: more designed for Dashaun or Di Rod with they're like 375 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 1: more scrambling quarterback, you know, um, with the read options 376 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: and all that. Um. And now it's just West Coast 377 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: um tied and oriented offense. I feel like, I know 378 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: Farrell loves it twelve person but yeah, I mean we're 379 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: trying to figure out, you know, right now with all 380 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: the players and stuff. You know, we're trying to mix 381 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 1: all those together. Um. I think we're doing a good 382 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: job right now. Okay, you're ready for some either oars. 383 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: It's pretty simple, all right. Um. You can eat either 384 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: pineapple pizza. It's the only pizza you can eat or 385 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: never eat pizza. Which one never eat pizza? Man? Okay, 386 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,400 Speaker 1: pizza style, thin crust or deep dish. You can tell 387 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: him hungry. Uh, what's the first one again? Thrust, thin 388 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: crust or deep dish. Okay, better teammate iron Man or Batman? 389 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: All right, man, I feel like Batman is solo. Yeah, okay, 390 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 1: a good one, good one. Rather wrestle a bear or 391 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: an alligator? Damn a bear? Sure? Yeah, I'm sure. Okay, 392 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: I mean an alligators in the water. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, 393 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: alligator takes you down in the mud, that's his territory. 394 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: Bear you can, I can, I can kind of see that. 395 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: Would you rather be on the cover of Madden or 396 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 1: the cover story in a major magazine like a GQ Madden? Yeah, Madden, 397 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,919 Speaker 1: growing up? Superpower you can eat anything you want and 398 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: not gain weight or have health issues. Or superspeed. Superspeed nice, 399 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: that's what I like right now, you know what I mean. 400 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,120 Speaker 1: And superspeed can burn some calories for you as well, 401 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: that is true. Anthony, Thanks for joining us. Good. There's 402 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: Anthony and Claire coming up. Two men who play or 403 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,439 Speaker 1: played on the offensive line. One of them currently plays 404 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: Max Sharping. Another one used to play. That would be 405 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: Steve McKinney. We talked about him. It's all on the 406 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 1: way here on Texans Radio. Great to have you listening 407 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:32,600 Speaker 1: tonight to Texans Radio. Our week showcase of current and 408 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 1: former players continues Texans Legends. Hey, Tomorrow Night, Drew Doherty's 409 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: podcast with Seth Payne. It's really awesome. We're gonna feature 410 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: a bunch of that for you and tonight. Steve McKinney 411 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: a little bit later on Former Texans Outstanding men of 412 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 1: our community right now an outstanding man on the offensive line, 413 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: Max Sharping draft choice from two thousand nineteen, and man, 414 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: when you look at position players on this squad two 415 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: nineteen becomes these are the salty veterans of the Budge. Yes, indeed, Sharping, 416 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 1: Titus Howard. Well, let's get to Max here, who has 417 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: a new edition in his household. And we caught up 418 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 1: with Max right around minicamp. Tell Us, are you getting sleep? 419 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,719 Speaker 1: How many weeks old is the baby? So? Brooks just 420 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: turned ten weeks last Friday, so he's he's doing really well. 421 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:26,199 Speaker 1: At birth, he was just under eleven pounds. Oh so 422 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: every mother out there just jaw just dropped. I mean, 423 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, are we look at a guard tackle here? Max? 424 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: What are you what are your thoughts. I mean, you know, 425 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: just over two months, he's already over two feet tall, 426 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: so I'm thinking more tackle. He's gonna be like Charlie. Uh, 427 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: he's already he's already benching my full hand back. You 428 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: know he's doing he's getting a squatson. Yeah, he really. 429 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: It's really funny. Actually he does love standing upright, which 430 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: for just over just over two months old, he's he 431 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: wants to be sitting up and standing. It's crazy. Well, 432 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,160 Speaker 1: when he starts breaking down the game plan with you 433 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: at home and starts some kind of things, then we'll 434 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: get a little bit we'll get a little bit worried 435 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 1: at that point. But it's only been ten it's only 436 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: been ten weeks. You went through a nine and a 437 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: half month pregnancy, you got ten weeks on top of that. Well, 438 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: he didn't go all fathers go through, just in a 439 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: different way. You're not gonna win that one. So I'll 440 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:31,159 Speaker 1: ask you that question. How's it changed you? I mean, 441 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: I think from the moment you hold him, Yeah, the 442 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: first time, it's just there's no really other feeling like that. 443 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: There's not um, it's hard to put into words. First 444 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: see him, and then it's as crazy as it sounds, 445 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: it just keeps getting better as as you just he 446 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 1: does something for the first time and you're just like, 447 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, I love him any more. Yeah, and 448 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: you know, it just uh it definitely it does change 449 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 1: you a little bit. Um and I can't even imagine 450 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: what what casts went through. But you know, I just 451 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: try to be the best I can do the best 452 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: I can do. Well timed. Well timed baby though, because 453 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,719 Speaker 1: you're gonna go to camp and the baby will be 454 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: a few months and you know, we've kind of gotten 455 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: a routine figured out a little bit already, and she, 456 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, her family's here so they can help out. 457 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: My family obviously loves traveling. So's Brooks sleeping. He is 458 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: so uh recent development, but he's been sleeping through the night, 459 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: which for any new parent out there, the first time 460 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: you get a full night's sleep, it's gold. You're just like, oh, wow, 461 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: So's you're you. I mean, that's a have your first child. 462 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: I mean every parent out there's gone, oh my gosh. 463 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: I mean I think back groun out first, all the 464 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: different things are going on. You still have an NFL 465 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: season to get ready for, You still have your job, 466 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 1: to do. So this offseason, what was the focus for you, Max, 467 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a see the same as ever. You're 468 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: just getting my body and mind ready for you know 469 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: what the gauntlet that's coming up. Yeah, um, you know, 470 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: and obviously having a full off season this year helps, 471 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: you know, you know, new offense and all that you get. 472 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: You get the full the full off season to help 473 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 1: you learn the offense. And it's not everything going in 474 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: at once, you know, um not. You know, you kind 475 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: of get that build up with you know, you got 476 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: your your workout sessions and then your coaching sessions and 477 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,400 Speaker 1: now your OTAs in mini camp and it all helps 478 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: ramp ups. You're getting used to more and more of 479 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: what it's going to be like during the year. And um, 480 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: you know it's been it's been good. I mean during 481 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,239 Speaker 1: the complete offseason and you know you're just getting your 482 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: body ready for the physical task that's to come. So 483 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 1: how is this Pep Hamilton's system different for the offensive lineman? 484 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the uh, the biggest thing is, 485 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: you know they put a lot of emphasis on hey, 486 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: we're gonna be We're gonna We're gonna lean on you 487 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 1: guys in the run game. And it might not be 488 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: you know, ten yards in the first quarter, but hopefully 489 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: by the end of the game, we're gonna be leaning 490 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 1: on these guys enough that towards the end we're gonna 491 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna be wearing them down and in the fourth quarter, 492 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 1: that's where we're gonna make our Hey, I know it 493 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 1: feels like you just got here, but you and tight 494 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: Us are the senior members of this football team position wise, 495 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 1: because we know Weeks he is the you know, he's 496 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: the guy both and ultimate. Yeah, he's that guy. Were 497 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 1: you and tight Us to the senior members of this organization? 498 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's probably weird to say in some sense, 499 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: but yet it's still hugely valuable. The fact that you 500 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: guys have been around a little bit. What do you 501 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: say to something like that, Yeah, me and Titus actually, uh, 502 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 1: we we've spoke about that a couple of times. It's 503 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: off season. Yeah, it's kind of it is kind of 504 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: weird when you think about it, but we've been here, 505 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 1: especially on the offense especially, we've been here the longest, 506 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: and uh, I think you know, for us, it's just 507 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: means a little uh, you know, you have some comfort 508 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 1: and knowing, Uh, you know, we know what's going on 509 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: where everything is. You know, we have a feel for 510 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,360 Speaker 1: you know, the fans, the stadium, you know what's going 511 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: on around the city and whatnot. And I think we're 512 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: just excited to have another another go at it. You know, 513 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: both of us are excited to be here and continue, 514 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully getting back to winning ways here. We're 515 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: coming off ootas even though there's no contact. How is 516 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: the offseason time of year helpful? Even though you're not 517 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: really going to see how you really are until you 518 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:28,959 Speaker 1: get into pads. What do you get out of that? 519 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: I mean, especially for the old line I mean you 520 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: get you get the team work aspect. I mean every year, 521 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: our whole room, you know, switches a little bit, we 522 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: get new guys in and you kind of see how 523 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,680 Speaker 1: everyone's going to gel together this year with the new offense. 524 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 1: You know, you get time on the field, which is 525 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,679 Speaker 1: very helpful compared to you know, just classroom time or 526 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: zoom the last couple of years sometimes where you know 527 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: you're not actually on the field. You know, field time 528 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: where you're getting individual with the coaches and work in 529 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: double teams and you know, getting calls from the center 530 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: and the quarterback and talking, communicating with everybody, seeing the 531 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: defense in front of you. I think every every time 532 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: you're out on the field itself, it's it's definitely helpful 533 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: to see and to get that rhythm back. Obviously we're 534 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: not going full speed, but you're getting somewhat of a 535 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: football mentality. You've gone through this process since's been here 536 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen now in your third is correct, third 537 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: different offensive line coach connuity there hasn't been great, but 538 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: you get to hear different things, maybe something said different ways, 539 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:38,440 Speaker 1: maybe some new techniques. George Warhop comes into the offensive line, 540 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: what can you tell us about him and what he's 541 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: meant to the line of this thus far. I mean, 542 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: I think, like you said, he's had, you know, experience, 543 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: and he's brought a level of you know, continuity towards 544 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: his technique that he wants that you know is helpful. 545 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: You know, he tells you exactly what he wants and 546 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,400 Speaker 1: if it doesn't work for you, then he's says, Okay, 547 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,439 Speaker 1: well let's try this then, right, And he has different 548 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: I mean, he's him and how have just been in 549 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: the business for so long and they know everything that's 550 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,680 Speaker 1: going to happen, everything that has happened, and where the 551 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: trends are going. And uh, you know, I mean so 552 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 1: for for an individual, I mean he's he wants you 553 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: to do it his way at first. You know, see, 554 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: you know this is this is what I think is 555 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: going to work for you. Let's try it. Let's give 556 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: it a go, especially in these OTA practices and whatnot. 557 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: You know it's not full live reps. Well let's try this. 558 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 1: Let's do this, Let's see how it works. And you 559 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: can tell as as you're going through you know you're 560 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: getting better at those techniques every single day. And you 561 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:43,119 Speaker 1: know with with that, I mean you're just going to 562 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: grow as a player. You know, you you learn new things, 563 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 1: you keep some of the old that's worked for you, 564 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: and you just become a better player. Ma's always a 565 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: pleasure to visit. With the effects a lot. Good luck, 566 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys. Max sharping out the show. All right, 567 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: let's get to Steve McKinney next owns a fast food restaurant. 568 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,479 Speaker 1: You may have heard to that one as well, and 569 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:03,880 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty did a podcast with him. It's a lot 570 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: of fun. Plus the theme song if you never heard it, 571 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: you have to stay tuned to check this out. The 572 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,199 Speaker 1: theme song from McKinney's show that he used to do 573 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: weekly on Sports Radio six ten. It's all happening next 574 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,959 Speaker 1: year on Texans Radio. Okay, before we get to Steve 575 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: McKinney from Drew Dougherty's Where Are They Now? Podcast? You 576 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,239 Speaker 1: can check out all these podcasts on Houston Texans dot 577 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: com and the Texans Happen. It's awesome. Before we get 578 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: to that, Steve was part of a Sports Radio six 579 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: ten weekly show in the early years of Texans history 580 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: and Chance McClain, who was at the station, and his 581 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: buddy Frank came up with a theme song for the 582 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 1: Steve McKinney hour and it was good. Steps he's found 583 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: to me, he's like kid like a bad stack that 584 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: the boys don't get one. Here's the Steve McKinty Thieves 585 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: song from his show on Sports Radio six kind of 586 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 1: love it. Okay, let's get to this. We can't play 587 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: the whole things because it's long and it's good, but 588 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: let's get to a chunk of the Steve McKinney podcast 589 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: Where Are They Now? Withdrew Doherty. Well, this is a 590 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: fun one because we've got an og literally figuratively, but 591 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 1: we got Steve McKinney, offensive guard, offensive lineman original text. 592 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: I mean all these things that you can say, but Steve, 593 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: you played for the team two thousand and two to 594 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven. You'd already been in the league 595 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: for four years prior with the Indianapolis Colts. And we're 596 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 1: gonna get into that. But first things first, how are 597 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: you doing and where are you these days? What's going on? Well, 598 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: I am I'm doing great. First of all, you know, 599 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: post COVID life is uh is much better. And yeah, um, 600 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: you know, I've been uh been doing McDonald's now for 601 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: about twelve years since I got out of got out 602 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: of football. So that's pretty much all I do. Man, 603 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: I do. I do McDonald's and help my son train 604 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: to be, uh to be where I'm at one day. 605 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: And how's that going. It's going pretty good. You know, 606 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: he's only in eighth grade, but uh, you know, he 607 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: has he has the desire and the work ethics, so 608 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: you know, the rest is in God's hands. I guess. Yeah, 609 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: that's good stuff. You're born in Galveston, You went and 610 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: played your high school ball clear Lake. Where are you 611 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 1: these days, specifically where are you living? Okay? Yeah, I 612 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 1: live in Montgomery. Actually moved back to Montgomery. I you know, 613 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: went to high school in clear Lake, u Centerville prior 614 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: to that. Actually small town, how about that? And you 615 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: know when I was playing with the Texans, we lived 616 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: over in Friendswood, mostly because it was an area I 617 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: was familiar with. Have you you know, grown up in 618 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: clear Lake and uh, yeah, we moved out to Mctgomery. 619 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: Man right after I got done plan I bought the 620 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: bought the McDonald's down there in Madisonville, ten and uh 621 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: couldn't couldn't be driving from Friendswood to Madisonville every day, 622 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: So we moved out to Montgomery, which is only about 623 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: an hour away. You know. That's how that's how we 624 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: ended up. There are planted roots and it's been good. 625 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: You know, it's a very it's a nice community, you know, 626 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 1: good people, so on the edge of the piney woods. 627 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: And I, uh, you know, I went to school in 628 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 1: Dallas for a bit and lived in Dallas for a bit, 629 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: So I guarantee I stopped at that uh M McDonald's 630 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: and Madisonville a time or two. As far as I think, 631 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: I think you got one in Huntsville too, right, and 632 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: that one's not mine. No, okay, okay, sorry, one of 633 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,040 Speaker 1: these days hopefully I'll get that one. But uh yeah, 634 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: we got We got the one in Madisonville, and then 635 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 1: I got you know, a few in Montgomery area and 636 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: and kind of all over Euston. At this point, we're 637 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 1: pretty pretty spread out. That's fantastic. How did you get 638 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 1: into that because obviously you're in the NFL for a 639 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: decade basically, and how do you transition from playing football 640 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: to to be in a franchise. Well, I learned literally 641 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: in my rookie year up in Indianapolis U that NFL 642 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: stands for not for long and that you better have 643 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: a second career planned out before that day comes. And 644 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: so I started researching, you know, businesses and and franchises 645 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: and things that I could get into, from you know, 646 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 1: dry cleaners to hair salons to subways or whatever. And 647 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,600 Speaker 1: McDonald's was always one of my first. But I looked 648 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 1: into them pretty quickly and realized that if you're not 649 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: one hundred percent involved in the day to day and 650 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: running the business yourself, that they're not gonna they're not 651 00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 1: gonna let you get in. So I waited and the 652 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: day after I retired or was retired, you know, because 653 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 1: most of us don't retire, we just get retired. Yeah, 654 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 1: so that when that day came, that was the first 655 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 1: place I applied for and actually got rejected, and waited 656 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: a few months, and applied again, got rejected, waited a 657 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: few months, and applied again. After meeting with a gentleman 658 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: that I knew, um from A and LM that used 659 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 1: to own some McDonald's and so you know, he kind 660 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: of he kind of opened the door run blastly. He 661 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: opened the door for me too to get an interview, 662 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: and I flew I flew out to Arizona, met with 663 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 1: the West Division president, you know, me and my wife Tiffany, 664 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: and uh just really sold him on the fact that hey, 665 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: we're not I'm not looking to be an investor. I'm 666 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: not looking to you know, put my money someplace safe. 667 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: You know, I want to run it. I want to 668 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 1: be involved. I want to do whatever it takes to 669 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: to own and running McDonald's. And you know, I was 670 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 1: able to get into program and took me about a 671 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: year and a half. Drew It's a it's a brutal program. Yeah, 672 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: but they train you top to bottom. Man, you learn 673 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,000 Speaker 1: how to do everything in a restaurant, which is great 674 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 1: because I didn't know how to do any of it. 675 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,120 Speaker 1: I knew how to snap a football and you know, 676 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 1: block defensive linement, but you know, when it came to 677 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 1: to run in a restaurant operationally and in the business 678 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: side of it, you know, I was clueless. So it 679 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: was it was a great training program. I learned a lot, 680 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 1: very humbling, I'm not gonna lie, you know, because you 681 00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: work in the restaurant. You know, you're putting on a 682 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: crew uniform, you're taking orders in the drive through, You're 683 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: making French fries and hamburgers and dealing with upset customers 684 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:20,280 Speaker 1: and everything that goes into to working in fast food. 685 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 1: And I remember one time a guy came through. It 686 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: was right after I'd just finished playing and I was 687 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:29,040 Speaker 1: in the drive through over at the Fairmont McDonald's right there, 688 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: all forty five and but way eight and um he 689 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 1: worked at Fox News. Actually it was a guy that 690 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'd been a cameraman and interviewed me and 691 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: stuff like that in the past. He looked at me like, man, 692 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 1: you know you've really fallen some hard times, right, so 693 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 1: I said no, and I'm in the I'm in the 694 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:53,319 Speaker 1: training program. You know, I'm trying to try to own 695 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,160 Speaker 1: one of these one day. So but it was funny 696 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: because I would get those looks from customers from time 697 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,280 Speaker 1: to time. You know, that really fallowed to t Extens 698 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:01,799 Speaker 1: and knew who I was and they look at me 699 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:06,359 Speaker 1: in double take, wait what are you doing here? It 700 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 1: was it was very homely at times, but man, it 701 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: was It's it's been worth it, you know, it's paid off. 702 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 1: A been a blessing to me and my family. Drew 703 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,359 Speaker 1: Doherty's visit with Steve Kitty from the Where Are They 704 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 1: Now Podcast continues, that's great. I don't know much about 705 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:22,880 Speaker 1: that that end of the business, but I've heard stories 706 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:26,359 Speaker 1: like yours, like when you become a franchise, especially with them, 707 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:29,400 Speaker 1: it's a pretty, like you said, grueling process. Now, I 708 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 1: do know. I waited tables at the Mason Jar in 709 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: Houston for two summers, and back then, when I was 710 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: more of a jackass, I thought, this is like overwhelming. 711 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 1: So just like that small portion of the food service industry, 712 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,520 Speaker 1: I have a lot of respect for, so I can't 713 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: imagine having to run the entire thing. And was there 714 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: a was there a moment you talk about some of 715 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: the folks senior in the drive through, but there was 716 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: there another moment where you said humbling that really were 717 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 1: you were just like, what the absolute hell am I 718 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: doing this for? Like, surely that came up a time 719 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,799 Speaker 1: or two, right, oh man it did? You know? I'm 720 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 1: not gonna lie? I mean when you're when you're doing 721 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:10,560 Speaker 1: that for a year plus and you're not getting paid, right, 722 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: this is all for free and for you know training, 723 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 1: You're getting paid through the training. But there were plenty 724 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:17,239 Speaker 1: of times, you know where I'm working a you know, 725 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,399 Speaker 1: late night shift and you know it's ten to eleven 726 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,879 Speaker 1: o'clock at night and I'm walking around the parking lot, 727 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:25,000 Speaker 1: you know, picking up pieces of trash here and there, 728 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 1: and you know, getting home and barely seeing my family 729 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:29,800 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. And there was times where I 730 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:31,799 Speaker 1: was like, man, is this is this really worth it? 731 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:34,839 Speaker 1: You know, this is this is a lot you know here, 732 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: There's probably other things I could be doing. You know, 733 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 1: I could go get a job, work for a big 734 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:41,280 Speaker 1: company or something, you know, working my way up the ladder, 735 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: you know. So there were there were moments where I 736 00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:45,600 Speaker 1: had those thoughts, you know, but I just kept pressing through. 737 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,759 Speaker 1: My wife just kept pushing me. And you know, when 738 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:52,520 Speaker 1: because everybody has those weak moments everybody when things get tough, 739 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: you know, you you you question things. But I powered 740 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,800 Speaker 1: through it, and you know, thank God I did, you know, 741 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:00,440 Speaker 1: because there was there was a light at the end 742 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:02,440 Speaker 1: of the tunnel. And there's times throughout that training where 743 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,719 Speaker 1: you can't see that light. You have no idea how 744 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,920 Speaker 1: much longer you have. There's no there's no hey, you 745 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:10,759 Speaker 1: know step one, two three, and you're finished at this date. 746 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: There is not none of that. You know, you're kind 747 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 1: of at their mercy as you're going through this training. 748 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: So there was there was months where I was just 749 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 1: cluelessness to win this whatever end and um, you know, 750 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:25,440 Speaker 1: very challenged mentally and physically, but I persevered, you know, 751 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:27,319 Speaker 1: and I think the NFL and football and all my 752 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 1: training really helped me with that that mental toughness aspect 753 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:33,000 Speaker 1: of it of just just grinding through it and just 754 00:37:34,080 --> 00:37:38,520 Speaker 1: embracing the grind and just pushing pushing through the tough times. Yeah, 755 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 1: if you can make it through a training camp in 756 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:44,960 Speaker 1: Houston or you know, summer summer drills at in College Station. 757 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,719 Speaker 1: You can. You can definitely make it through that. I'm sure. Yeah. 758 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 1: Let's talk about your days as an Aggie. You know, 759 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,920 Speaker 1: I'm sort of around your age, graduated high school ninety six, 760 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,640 Speaker 1: so I remember the Aggies were bullies, man in the 761 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,520 Speaker 1: mid nineties, early nineties, late eighties, still at the end 762 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: of the South Wisconference and you're kind of there as 763 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 1: they switch over into the Big twelve. You were there 764 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 1: with RC Slocum, Who, Holy Moly, that guy can coach. 765 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:11,440 Speaker 1: And what was it like going to Texas A and 766 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:14,840 Speaker 1: M when they were at the peak of those powers. 767 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:16,960 Speaker 1: I guess you could say now and Drew. For me, 768 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,840 Speaker 1: it was just kind of like a dream come true 769 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 1: because I grew up from the age of one through 770 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:26,600 Speaker 1: sixteen in Centerville, Texas, about an hour from College Station. 771 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: My grandfather went to A and M. We were big 772 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 1: Aggies growing up. We'd go to games every Saturday, you know, 773 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 1: probably made it the most home games growing up. So 774 00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:40,919 Speaker 1: I just had a Yeah, I bled maroon bottom line, 775 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:42,359 Speaker 1: you know, I was a big A and M fan 776 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 1: from birth. So for me, I remember it. It kind 777 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:48,360 Speaker 1: of the light switch kind of went on in about 778 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: seventh I think seventh grade. I remember because up until 779 00:38:51,600 --> 00:38:53,800 Speaker 1: that point, Drew I just wanted to be in the band. 780 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:57,160 Speaker 1: I just wanted to play trombone or tuba or something 781 00:38:57,160 --> 00:38:58,520 Speaker 1: in the band, you know, because I thought that was 782 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:01,879 Speaker 1: the coolest thing ever. I didn't really think a kid 783 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: out of Centerville, you know, could never actually step on 784 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:07,439 Speaker 1: the Kyle field in a uniform and play football. So 785 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:09,800 Speaker 1: but I remember in seventh grade, I was watching Anyone 786 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: play Hawaii on their opening game, and that's when it 787 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: just really clicked in my head. I'm like, you know 788 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: what I want to I'm gonna play football at A 789 00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:19,680 Speaker 1: and LM and that. From that day on, that became 790 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:25,200 Speaker 1: my goal and I worked towards that and my junior year. 791 00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:29,120 Speaker 1: After my junior year, right before my senior year. It 792 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,720 Speaker 1: was back in those days colleges couldn't call you. And 793 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,120 Speaker 1: they called me on the day that they were allowed 794 00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:40,879 Speaker 1: to call me at midnight and called me, and they 795 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:43,759 Speaker 1: didn't offer me. At that time, I was hoping they would, 796 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:45,239 Speaker 1: but they didn't offer me. But the fact that they 797 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:47,840 Speaker 1: had called me, they were my first call, you know, 798 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: made me feel good and felt like I had a chance. 799 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:51,560 Speaker 1: And then I think it was you know, probably a 800 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 1: week or two later, you know, some of these other 801 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,640 Speaker 1: big schools and started offering scholarships. And then sure enough 802 00:39:56,640 --> 00:39:58,520 Speaker 1: if here comes the A and M offer and uh, 803 00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:00,440 Speaker 1: you know I jumped right on it. All right there, 804 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,480 Speaker 1: it is Drew Doherty with Steve McKitty here on Texans 805 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:07,319 Speaker 1: Radio again. Go to the website for more information on 806 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:10,840 Speaker 1: Where are They Now? Podcasts with your former Texans players, 807 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: Texans legends. You love them. It's great stuff. Find out 808 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:15,839 Speaker 1: what they're up to now, find out what their great 809 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:18,360 Speaker 1: memories are. It's all on Houston Texans dot com and 810 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:21,080 Speaker 1: the Texans app. And tomorrow we will feature a long 811 00:40:21,239 --> 00:40:23,440 Speaker 1: visit with Seth Payne. You hear them every day in 812 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,920 Speaker 1: the radio, but this is different. Drew Doherty went deep 813 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:28,759 Speaker 1: with Seth. What does he do in New York when 814 00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:32,200 Speaker 1: he's up there? Oh my gosh. Let's find out tomorrow together. 815 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:36,360 Speaker 1: Let's have a great night everyone. Thanks for listening. Go Texans.