1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: Guys, how are you doing? You're feeling? I feel good. 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: It was exciting to be back out there with my teammates. 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: You know. For me, this is the first football I've 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: gotten to place since December, So I've still got a 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: long way to go, a lot of work left ahead, 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: but this is what I love to do. So the 7 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: last few months have been tough, tough, just watching each 8 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: and every day. But um, you know, I gotta give 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: a ton of credit to our medical staff. Our trainers 10 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: are doctors, you know. Here I am today back at 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: practice and it felt damn good. The hardest part about 12 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, not being able to practice, Uh, the hardest 13 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: part of any injuries just not being out there with 14 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: your teammates. Um, you know, we get such few opportunities 15 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: to be out here on the field, and uh, you 16 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: really gain perspective of that when you're not able to 17 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 1: be out there. Nobody enjoys training camp. You know, it's hard, 18 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: it's a grind, but you know, you don't realize until 19 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: you're physically unable to be out there how much you 20 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: miss it and how much you want to be out there, 21 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: how much How far are we especially bringing to get 22 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: that timing down? Yeah, these next couple of weeks are huge. 23 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: I mentioned it before. I just was able to get 24 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: my feet wet today. But I've got a lot of 25 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: work left to do, uh, and I'm just gonna keep 26 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: working each and every day chipping away at it. You know, 27 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: one of my favorite things is you eat an elephant 28 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: one bite at a time. So if I look two 29 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: weeks from now as, oh my god, how am I 30 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: gonna get ready to play a game, I'll never get there. 31 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: But if I just take it each each day at 32 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: a time, I'll be happy with where I'm at in 33 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: two weeks. My goal is to get better each and 34 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: every day and make sure that I'm in shape to 35 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: go when this team needs me. Where you have physically 36 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: and your own intimation the gut ferry during its yeah, 37 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: I mean the only way to get into football shape 38 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: is to play football. So uh, Like I said, I'm 39 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: just trying to take one step in front of the 40 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: other each day for the next two weeks and get 41 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: ready to go. You can't beach like you've said when 42 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: you had to say any football. You know, Like I said, 43 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna keep working and every day to make 44 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: sure that I'm continue to progress the way I have 45 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: for the last five months, and like I said, two 46 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: weeks from now, we'll look up and see where we're at. 47 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: It's something to change between like Lake Cheen in early 48 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: July and the start of Jam. Like as far as 49 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: whether it's a setback or your training schedule or we 50 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: had schedule change, because there's something no no change. It's 51 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: just been like I said, from from the day I 52 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: had the surgery, trying to get better one day at 53 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: a time with the goal being week one. What I've 54 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 1: been here In question of the gang, that's kind of 55 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: kind of Uh, it's it's been awesome to watch him. 56 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: You know. I was a huge fan of his from Afar. 57 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: You know, obviously we came up with the Vikings a 58 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 1: couple of years ago, and our defensive guys just raved 59 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: about his talent and now getting to know him as 60 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: a player and as an individual, his his leadership ability, 61 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: guys gravitate towards him. Uh, and that goes a long way, 62 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: especially on the offensive side of the ball. Continuity is huge, uh, 63 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: and we all rally behind Daniel schedule. Like the first 64 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: couple of Candy see you do him much about here? 65 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, we were working just because you guys didn't 66 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: see it, that mean we weren't working. You guys know 67 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: Joe better than that. You know he's not gonna let 68 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: me not work. Yeah, we we were. Like I said, 69 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: we were working each and every day. So that today 70 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: I got to go out on the field and I've 71 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: got a lot of work to do from here until 72 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: the first game, and I'm just gonna keep trying each 73 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: and every day to get better. Seem like almost feel. 74 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: I'm thirty one years old, I played a lot of football, 75 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: I feel pretty much everything. So it's that's just the 76 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: nature of this game. But I tell you one thing 77 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: I felt, Uh, it felt damn good to be back 78 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: out on the practice field today with my teammates. No, 79 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: I'm completely confident in my body. What have you learned? 80 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: I've learned a lot about him, you know. I'm I 81 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: have a little bit of the Patriot way and the 82 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: thing that they do things. Um, the culture that coach 83 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: Judge came from because I played for coach Charlie Weis 84 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: and Notre Dame and I've I followed this program for 85 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: a long time and you see the culture that he's 86 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: trying to and still here with us as the New 87 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: York Giants. Uh, we have a really young team. Uh, 88 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: it's a team that needs to to learn how to win. 89 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: And and he says it all the time. You can't 90 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: start winning until you stop losing. And you see that 91 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: day in and day out, the way he pushes us 92 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: on our fundamentals, on our technique. Uh, and it's it's 93 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: it's to me. It's the first time I've had a 94 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: head coach that's not a defensive coordinator, so it's a 95 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: it's a head coach that's in charge of the entire team. 96 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: And it's been a lot of fun for me to 97 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: get to learn from him. I learned a lot about Evan. 98 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: I've been a huge fan of Evans for a while, 99 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: watching him in the last four years. Extremely excited for 100 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: for him this year. And Uh, he's and as explosive 101 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: as a tight end that I've certainly been around and 102 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: that I've watched in this league. Help. I talked a 103 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: lot about the learning, how can you help it. I 104 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: try to help not only Evan, but Kayden and Nikia 105 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: and Jake and everybody else in our room. You know, 106 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of football. I've been around a 107 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: lot of football. Um, you know, we have an unbelievable 108 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: coach in our room and Derek Dooley, And you know, 109 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: if I can ever add anything to the way that 110 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: he's teaching stuff for the way that he sees things, 111 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: because I've been around a lot, I've seen a lot 112 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: of things, and just trying to bring these guys along 113 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: and help them reach their full potential and be the 114 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: best tight ends they can be. Him, I mean, just 115 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: a big target. You know, I got a lot of 116 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: basketball in my background. You know, you see carry over 117 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: between the game of basketball and the tight end position. 118 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: And uh, the thing about the red zone is the 119 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: windows are a lot tighter, There's a lot less space. Um. 120 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: But you know, I try to make a lot of 121 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: pride and making tight window catches and when the quarterback 122 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: has the confidence in me to throw me the ball 123 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: in a tight window, catch it for him. Right. It's 124 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: all of that. There's people who see Joe some of 125 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: the things he doesn't admitted, think he takes them off, 126 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: and they see the hard training and they say he's 127 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: just another one of these you know, reteligate assistance. What 128 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: is your uh the thing that sticks out for me? Uh? 129 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: And and coach Judge and the way that he pushes us. Um, yeah, 130 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: you know, certainly, training camps hard and we're gonna work. 131 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: But he said it day one. Uh, it's it's gonna 132 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: be worth it. It's rewarding. Uh, it's not rewarding if 133 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: you go out and and you know you haven't worked 134 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 1: for what you earn. And this team is gonna work 135 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: for everything that we earned this year. And uh, you know, 136 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: guys take a lot of pride in the product that 137 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: we put on the field because we've worked for it. 138 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: How does a young team we rely on our our 139 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: fundamentals and technique. Um, you know when when we get tired, 140 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: when it's you know today, in the middle of practice 141 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: or late in the fourth quarter, you just have to 142 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 1: rely on your fundamentals and technique. And when you've constantly 143 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 1: drilled that over and over and over again, Uh, you 144 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: fall on the fundamentals and technique when you get tired.