1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Play. Okay, so let's get right to it. Um. Yeah, 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: you know, that's a conversation. Obvio said, I know, Judge 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: said that. Another hurdle I had to step over today. Uh, 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: conversation I'm gonna have with Lee barn Co, Judge and 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: and the dock and you know, I guess we'll see. 6 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: So I know you're you hear us asking to this 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: all the time. I'm curious when you're out in the world, 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: do you have people coming up to you asking if 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: you're playing week? When have you had that? Like all year? Oh? Yeah, 10 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: I've been having that pretty much all summer, all year, 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: especially with fantasy football. Um, I guess we were trying 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: to get the scoop on it. But you know, uh, 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: I guess fantasy football is a big thing, and that's 14 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: a big that's a I guess a big topic. But 15 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: for me just just continue come out here and taking 16 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: one day at a time, enjoy them to play football 17 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: again with my teammates. How ready do you feel like 18 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: do you feel like you can go out there and 19 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: do everything that you've done in the past. Um, you know, 20 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: I wouldn't go out there if I didn't feel confident 21 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: that I could protect myself and and you know, be 22 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: helpful for the to be helpful for the team. So 23 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: you know that's gonna come within the conversations that uh 24 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: obviously coach Judge and Doc and Lee and Barn tithe um, 25 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: and you know that that would kind of be the 26 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: I guess the indicator with how I feel and how 27 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: this week went. Whatever I guess I played this week. 28 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: But now, do you feel like you could protect yourself 29 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: as you stand here today? Do you feel like we 30 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: could protect yourself? Yeah? I mean practice in the game 31 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: is totally different. But I've been having a really good 32 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: week of practice. Um, you know, just getting back out there, 33 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: trusting the knee, um, you know, getting my football coutition, 34 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: the back and the flow of things, getting a feel 35 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: for the run, game, for the past game, for the 36 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: past book, past pick up um and all that. So yeah, 37 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: but like I said, it's a totally different feeling from 38 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: out here. Obviously, we do a great job similar in 39 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: practice to Sunday, but it's totally different feeling. And I 40 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: guess you really won't know until you're out there or 41 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: something like I'm gonna I just wanna say you obviously, 42 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: when you got back to the full practice. You're pretty stoke. Um, 43 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: can you have you daydream about what Sunday will be 44 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: like to get you back out throughout over this long 45 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: road and whatnot? Um. Yeah, I've been thinking about just 46 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: playing back on Sunday in front of fans since probably 47 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: a week out of minajery. Um. Obviously, you you have 48 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: that little state, you're a little state of mind where 49 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: you're upset, You're like why, I mean, you're oppressed and 50 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: this and that. Um, But then it's comes to right 51 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: kind of right after you gotta start grinding and get 52 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: yourself back. And I'm a big visualizing thinker, so I've 53 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: been fantasizing of getting back on that field with my 54 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: teammates and playing and they're in front of in front 55 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: of fans. Um. Obviously last year would have fans. So um, 56 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: what I'm the opportunity does come, um, something that I'm 57 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: definitely gonna cherish and never take for granted again. Following 58 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 1: obviously your captain here, guys, a lot a lot of 59 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: guys look up to you. Do you have a feel 60 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: for psychologically help uplifting? It could be for the guys 61 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: around you've seen everything going through to see you out 62 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: throwing Sunday. Um, yeah, you know, I haven't thought about 63 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: it that way, but you know I got great teammates 64 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: and you know, a whole bunch of friends throughout the team. Um, 65 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: you know who who has been with me through this 66 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: whole process, who helps sacrifice for me? Um saying extra 67 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: um sacrifice in their training time to come out here 68 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: and train with me so I can compete with someone else. 69 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: So I'm very thankful for for my for my teammates 70 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: and coaches and trainers I have here, um in this 71 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: whole organization, They've been amazing doing this process, doing to 72 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,119 Speaker 1: a rehab process. So um, you know that's only gonna 73 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: make it so much sweet or whenever I'm able to 74 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: get back out there and feel for them. I'm making 75 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: a quicker assumption here. But you, uh, you're gonna go 76 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: in there, and I'm sure you want to play, right? 77 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,119 Speaker 1: Are you gonna go in there and say, hey, I'm 78 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: ready to play? Like? How are you going to approach 79 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: that it? You I'm gonna go in there. Since I'm 80 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: going there, I'm gonna sit down and I'm gonna say 81 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do whatever the team wants major and whatever 82 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: they believe is the best thing for me and for 83 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: the team. Um. And they feel like it's ready for 84 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: me to go. I'm ready to go. They feel like 85 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: they think I should wait it out a little bit. 86 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: Then I'll wait out a little bit for your opinion, 87 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: and that's for my opinion. I'm gonna say whatever team 88 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: wants me to do. Come down again, said that as 89 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: long as you didn't have a set back today, that 90 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: it looked good. So did you have a setback to 91 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: the Um? No, I didn't have a setback. Um. You 92 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: know we had a great practice as a team. UM. 93 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: You know you want to come out here, have a 94 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: fast Friday. Look, Chris, obviously throughout the team players. I 95 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: think we did a great job as a team. Um. 96 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: And you know now we got go back watching more film, 97 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: get our bodies right, and you don't get ready for Sunday. 98 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: When we talked so much about the injury and week too, 99 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: we always forget Week one last year was probably like 100 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: your most frustrating game in the NFL. I mean, do 101 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: you ever have that I can talk about your face, 102 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: maybe not, but do you ever think back to that 103 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 1: and how maybe that frustration and we one did that 104 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: lead you to do more in week two and almost 105 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: get injured. That's a great point. UM, As I look 106 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 1: back and and think about that, I do think the 107 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: frustration of week one UM led me just to go 108 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: into week two with a different mindset. And that's something 109 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: that I talked personally with my family and teammates. UM. 110 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 1: The last time I played a game of football, I 111 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: didn't play in the right place of heart. UM. It 112 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 1: wasn't out of the out of love. UM, it was 113 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: kind of the show like that, this is who I 114 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: am and I would never lie to happen again. This 115 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: entire process physically, you know what you have to go 116 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: through away from the public when you've stepped up here, 117 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: I mean going through your camp and even every time 118 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: you've interviewed. Has it been a challenge for you to 119 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: not just come out here and declare yourself healthy? Ready, 120 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: I'm playing because some guys take a different tack than 121 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: just don't hold back. It seems like you've kind of 122 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: told the line and said there hasn't you haven't given 123 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: an inch, basically, is what I'm trying to say. I'm 124 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: just curious for you and has that been a challenge 125 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: or has that come naturally? Is that you know haven't 126 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: been a challenge. I'm sticking the game plan. Um. You know, 127 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: I knew there's gonna be a tough rehab process with 128 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: with my knee. Will happen on my knee. UM, I 129 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: know it wasn't gonna be easy to get back, but 130 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: I said, UM made promising myself that you know, I'm 131 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: not gonna rush it. I'm gonna go out there and 132 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: be a team player. I'm gonna listen to everyone I'm 133 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: working with. UM. You know I'm not the expert in 134 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: this in this area. UM, so I'm gonna listening to them. 135 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 1: Just the only thing I know I can do is 136 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: attack at full speed. UM, go out there and work 137 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: my butt off to to get myself the best opportunity. UM, 138 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: and just stick with the game plan. So if that's 139 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: why when I say I come up here, and I 140 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: say that, how I'm gonna go up there to meet 141 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: and say whatever the teams want can do? Or when 142 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: I come here, I said take it one day at 143 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: a time. UM, it's not just some bs. You guys, 144 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: So you guys can't go right that or I might 145 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: play here, I might play there. It's me being real, 146 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: it's me being honest. Um that my mind said, I've 147 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: had throughout this whole rehab process, and I'm gonna have 148 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: for the rest of my career. I'm gonna take it 149 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: one day at a time, Cherish every moment because the 150 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: game can be taken away from you any moment. When 151 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,919 Speaker 1: when did you rehab changed to where we're now having 152 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: this conversation with you that Sunday is a very real possibility. 153 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: When did you get over whatever that that biggest hurdle was. Um, 154 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: you know, I kind of got to the point where 155 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: when I got off of what's it called, uh pub? Yeah, 156 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: when I go off the pub, I felt like over there, 157 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: you know, I was doing everything that they wanted me 158 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: to do, and you know, I just went with them 159 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: and asked them, like, you know, I'm to contel like 160 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm at the point where it's no 161 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: more I can do over there. I gotta start experiencing 162 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: some contacts and some football situation because running over there 163 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: and running all the day is good, but at the 164 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: end of the day, I'm not I'm not a track star. 165 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: I'm not a track runner. Um a football player, And 166 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: only way you can get a football shape and get 167 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: yourself preparing for a football season. It's actually playing in 168 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: practicing football. UM. So I kind of started there. And 169 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: you know then when I got out on the field 170 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: and started practicing, UM, I found myself, uh not really 171 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: thinking about money. Um. You know I've noticed that prior 172 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: to that with rehab, anytime we would do like the 173 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: things I struggled with the most of my rehab was 174 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: more like um, like training stuff like not like football 175 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: specific stuff. And when I start to like do football 176 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: specific stuff and like put up all in my hand, 177 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: like my reaction, everything would just come so easy because 178 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: there's something I've been doing stuff a little kid. So 179 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: I guess would say once I start, once I was 180 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: able to start get out there and start practicing again 181 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: and realize that like the only time I really talk 182 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: about my knee, would someone be like, how does it feel? 183 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: How you do? Like that? I guess that would be 184 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: like kind of big the big hurdle. Um to the 185 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: reason why we're even having this conversation. UM, right here, 186 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: I know that's a long winded answer, but hopefully, what 187 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: do you think we able to pitch if you're to 188 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: play but then only put you out there for twenties 189 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: and thirties do whatever the team wants me to do. 190 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: Good don't days for five days, and do whatever the 191 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: team wants me to do that