1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: Definitely like a tracking point. From now it's been a 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: lot more. There's definitely been a lot of checkpoints along 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: the way. Um. But just happy to be able to 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: get out there. Um, you know, yes, say it was 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: like I had a run and I was like I 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: just thought about I was like, that's kind of like 7 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: the first time I really carried the ball, like in 8 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: that situation until from the last time I hurt my name. So, uh, 9 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: just taking it one day at a time, just being 10 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: blessed be able to be a back out there playing 11 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: sport I love and go on, go out there, and 12 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: do think I enjoyed the most with a great group 13 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: of guys. Like, uh, if the if the doctors and 14 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: judge told you you're not playing with art, would you 15 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: accept that? Um? I mean I think this whole process, 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: I've been a team player, UM, listening to the doctors, 17 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: listening to coaches, listen to trainers, UM, knowing that they 18 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: have my best interesting heart. So um, you know whatever 19 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: whoever they feel that it's best for me, the best 20 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: for team. I wanted to So do you like you 21 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 1: mentioned that there around Do you see the light at 22 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: the end of the tunnel if you see like back Um, 23 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: I know the week one in the season right around 24 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: the corner, but I'm just taking everything at taking one 25 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: day at a time. That's approach I'm gonna take, not 26 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: just rehabbing, but from now on, I'm gonna like that's 27 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: the best process, the best thought process to have throughout 28 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: the season. Um, not just for me as a player physically, 29 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: but mentally too. So I'm just gonna take it one 30 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: day at a time. Um, And that's my approach. So 31 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: I'm just happy to be back out there playing. Swallows 32 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: that a little bit. What does that do for you? 33 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: It's like a neat thing. Um, it's more kin just 34 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: like for it to be there place of comfort. I 35 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: guess you can sette It's just like a it's like 36 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: a phone. How you roll up and you put in 37 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: you to put your knee, um, and just kind of 38 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: feel like a place of comfort. Bit you, Cassette, what's 39 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: it like being out there lining up with Kenny Golladay 40 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: out there, Kyle d Off out there? You know, Sterling, 41 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: it's the first time you guys have all really lined 42 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: up at the same time together. It's got a really 43 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: good feeling, right um. Yeah, definitely great fee um to 44 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: see all those guys out there and you know, to 45 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: be out there with them. Um, you know, I think 46 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: we did a great job of adding some key addition 47 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: star team and who's gonna help us a lot. So uh, 48 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: you know, just starting to get out there and get 49 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: wraps together. It's definitely gone officials a sort of put 50 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: it together quickly because most of you haven't been out 51 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,679 Speaker 1: of there. Most of the new pieces, and you have 52 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: been out there, it's summer. Can you put those offensive 53 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: pieces together fasters? You're gonna take some time. Um. I 54 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: mean I actually don't know how to answer until we 55 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: get out there. Um, you never know. Uh, you don't 56 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: know how the season's gonna start. Obviously have idea how 57 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,399 Speaker 1: you wanted to start, um, but you never know. But 58 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: I think we have a great group of guys, a 59 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: veteran group who's been playing football forever a long time. 60 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: I think between all of us, we have a lot 61 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: of football place. Um, not so so too much together, 62 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: but just to all being on the football field that uh, 63 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 1: you know, it's kind of like you've been doing it 64 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: since someone's been playing seven middle school, high school. Um. 65 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: At the end of day, football football, So uh, we 66 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: do a great job here, assimilated games, um, and practice 67 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: again is ready for it for games on Sunday? Is 68 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: there any is there any hit today? Don't put a 69 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: second just like it's a little soft scan right away 70 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: and said, okay, everybody ever think it's a place for 71 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: you through that one, you know. Um, that's I think 72 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: that's a positive thing. And I'm not really focusing on 73 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: too much going out there. Are just practicing, trying to 74 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: get back to full speed, try to get back into 75 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: football condition. Um, it's two different conditions from me and 76 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: we to run all day to actually go out there 77 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: and making those lives assimilated cuts and and game cuts 78 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: and game routes. Um. That's just been my biggest focus 79 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: again my condition that are you're still doing like you 80 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: have for the new yor you're just like a football 81 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: mode now trains alreadhab every day no matter what. Before 82 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: the injury, after the injury, I'm what we're doing something 83 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: for my body. Put a lot of work in my body, 84 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: put a lot in my money in my body. So um, 85 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: that's not gonna stop. Um, Like I should call it 86 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: pre hib that's how you gotta do it, not just 87 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: for injuries. That has happened already, but to prevent injuries 88 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: and happen further down the line. So, UM, that's the mindset. 89 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep doing them, keep taking care of my body, 90 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: keep trying hard, keep pushing myself and hopefully you know, 91 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: um my body take cured me. I feel like out 92 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: there here, Um, I mean I guess, uh feel good. 93 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: Um taking one day at a time. Uh. Just you know, 94 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: I'm not even trying to think about I look like 95 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: my old self. I'm a very confident player. I know 96 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: whenever I'm able to get back out there, even if 97 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: it don't you know, maybe it might be one quartermin, 98 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: it might be one player, Um, wherever the opportunity is. 99 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: When I'm back out there, I know I'm gonna be 100 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: able to go out there and be who I am 101 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: to play. I am so right now, I'm not focusing 102 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: on if I'm making cuts and saying, oh is that 103 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: how it wasn't for I'm focusing on getting a football shaping. Um, 104 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: just living in a moment and join a moment and 105 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: playing football game. I feel like you're close to football shape? 106 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: Do I feel like I'm close? Um, you know it's 107 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: been been almost eleven top months since I've been a 108 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: football game, so right now, obviously just still still some 109 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: work to be done, um to be put in because 110 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: obviously only been practicing for two or three days. But um, 111 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: you know that's why I gotta be a pro um 112 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: outside of football, within football and get myself ready. How 113 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: much how much have you been pushing down to play 114 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: that you? How much have you been pushing them to 115 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: play that you? You want to be on the field 116 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: week one? You want to play a week one? You're 117 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: ready week Um. You know those are personal conversations that 118 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: I have within the team, and I don't feel that's 119 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: needed to be said in the media. So I've just 120 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: been coming out here every single day, taking one day 121 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: approach and just knowing to have a great team around me. Um, 122 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: and you know who had my best interest in heart