1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: Tory maclaney here for the Falcons and Focused Podcast presented 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 2: by Ticketmaster, and I am oh so very excited to 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,079 Speaker 2: welcome the Walter Payton Man of the Year nomination for 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: the Atlanta Falcons, mister Grady Jarrett. 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to the podcast. 7 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 3: What Up? Happy to be back on? Happy to be 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 3: back on. 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: I know, we were just reminiscing about the fact that 10 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 2: the last time you were on this podcast, it was 11 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: actually the very very first episode that we did at 12 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 2: the Falcons and Focused podcast, and we were in a closet. 13 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 4: Without without a doubt, but we in a world class 14 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 4: facility now. It was still nice then though, but I 15 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 4: wanted to be back on there, and I was honored 16 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 4: to be the first guest you know, at the time. 17 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 3: But I'm definitely happy to be back. You know, it 18 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 3: was good talking with you. 19 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: I love it. 20 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 2: Okay, so let's talk about the nomination because also, I'll 21 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,520 Speaker 2: tell you this, we knew about it probably a month 22 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 2: and a half ago. We've known about it for a while, 23 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: so it was very much like secretive thing, like, Okay, 24 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: we had a couple of meetings. 25 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: What are we going to do? How are you gonna 26 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: tell Grady, how do you capture this, like, because we 27 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: wanted it to be like a really cool y y yeah, 28 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: and it was, and it was what ended up happening. 29 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: For those that haven't seen it, go to all of 30 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: our social channels. You'll find it there. But every year 31 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: the Falcons do a Community Honors and it's basically just 32 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 2: an opportunity for players and some people of the community 33 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 2: to kind of just like have a moment to talk 34 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 2: about all the things and celebrate all the things that 35 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:26,639 Speaker 2: y'all have done. 36 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: In the community. 37 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: And at this Community honors, you were surprised with the 38 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 2: Walter Payton Man of the Year nomination. Can you take 39 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: me into that moment You're sitting there with Asia and 40 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 2: you're just like, yeah, wait a minute. 41 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, No. 42 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 4: I was definitely surprised because when I wanted in twenty eighteen, 43 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 4: I had knew before the awards thing that we did. 44 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 4: So I'm like, I guess I you know, I mean 45 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 4: not that I would like look them to like win it, 46 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 4: but you know, I'm like, I mean, at this point, 47 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 4: it nice to have. It is nice to have for Shure, 48 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 4: but I was saying, like, you know, we get to 49 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 4: the wards, I still don't know nothing, you know what 50 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 4: I'm saying. So I knew the possibility, but at the 51 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 4: same time, you know, it is what it is, the 52 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 4: things we do in the community just for that, and 53 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 4: you know, getting recognized for it is a byproduct obviously, right, 54 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 4: But man, it was. It was awesome to be surprised 55 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 4: with it. Bradley went up there and said, said, I 56 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 4: was a new Man of the Year for for this 57 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 4: for this season, which means a lot. To be a 58 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 4: two time watch payment many of your nominee means a 59 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 4: lot to me. I definitely don't take it lightly. And 60 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 4: but yeah, with surprise you do have my have my 61 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 4: family there, fiance, some mom and we were there just 62 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 4: you know, just there to you know, have have a 63 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 4: good night. And it's so cool that we do what 64 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 4: we do with the honors thing because it's just so 65 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 4: rare human minimals talking about it, like just the the 66 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 4: effort and that goes into this award ceremony. It's very special, 67 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 4: you know, and I feel special just being part of 68 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 4: part of this organization and going to something like that. 69 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 4: It's like our little at SPI's or something like that 70 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,119 Speaker 4: for the community. So we get all dressed up nice. 71 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 4: So we do it at the Buckhead Theater, which is 72 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 4: a big time you know arena. Like so, I mean, 73 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 4: it's it's it was great a I mean it was 74 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 4: awesome and uh, I wasn't prepared for my speech. 75 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 3: I did, but you know, I feel like I did 76 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 3: all right. 77 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: You know. 78 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: It was like off the copy, it. 79 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 3: Was off the company. It was cool. 80 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 4: But then you know a little little rambling, you know, 81 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 4: so I always try to be mindful of that rambling 82 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 4: too much if I'm not prepared. 83 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 3: So but it was good though, it was good. 84 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 4: I had an amazing night and it just meant a 85 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 4: lot to me to be recognized and motivating to do 86 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 4: more and to be better. 87 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 88 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 2: It was such a nice touch too because they had 89 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: a few people come up who have been impacted by you. 90 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: And that was the best. 91 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 3: That was the best surprise. 92 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: My favorite part was. 93 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: When this little kid is talking and he's so excited 94 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: to be there. First off, as a kid, I don't 95 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: think I could get up there in front of like 96 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: all those people and be able to articulate. 97 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: I could not do that. I don't think people. 98 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 2: Honestly, I feel very kindred spirit with you because I 99 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 2: feel like as a child, I was also incredibly introverted. 100 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone. 101 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 2: Would if they would have meticis children would at what 102 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 2: we do now and be like. 103 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 4: Oh no, I mean not even back to a chood. 104 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 4: I mean thinking about my rookie year, first year, like 105 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 4: to talk in front of a lot of people was 106 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 4: very nerve wrecking for me, you know, and public speaking 107 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 4: to something that I really have to work on and 108 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 4: gain confidence with over time. And but you know, I've 109 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 4: seen to get more comfortable with. I do get a 110 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 4: little butterfly sometime, but I can imagine being you know, 111 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 4: the kids age. 112 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: That happened again in front of the people, and that 113 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 2: was so sweet because he was essentially asked, you know 114 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: and you can kind of tell the story of how 115 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: you're connected with him, but he was essentially asked like, 116 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: what are what's a word that you would use to 117 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: describe Grady? And he said, I only need too and 118 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 2: he said my hero. And it was the sweetest moment. 119 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: What can you can you take me into that moment 120 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: and in your connection with him and also kind of 121 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: what that moment really meant for you? 122 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 4: Man, the moment mean everything one with everything he's been through, 123 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 4: fighting his battle with Kimson be able to come out 124 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 4: on top of that, and you know, right now he 125 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 4: was able to ring the bell, which means with the 126 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 4: you know, they get a good report back from from 127 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 4: their last skin and so happy for him, happy for 128 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 4: his family. But our initial meeting was a rally. Foundation 129 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 4: does basically a day of pampering, which is you take 130 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 4: the kids who are dealing with some hardships, you take 131 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 4: them shopping to get ready for this basically a Runway 132 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 4: fashion show, and they love it every year. So we 133 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 4: take them shopping and just hang out with them, talk 134 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 4: talk with them, and you know, you gain certain connections 135 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 4: here and there. I feel like I connected with everyone there, 136 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 4: but you know more than the shop. We did bowling events, 137 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 4: all things leading up to the rally on the Runway show. 138 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 4: But so basically, you know, get the swag right, stuff 139 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 4: like that, and you know, I think just being there, 140 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 4: being present and really just having small talk with them, 141 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 4: I mean, it means so much to them, but it 142 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 4: means much more to me, you know, and that I 143 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 4: guess me being able to spend time and make them 144 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 4: feel better going through something that I mean as an adult, 145 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 4: iuldn't imagine going through that, you know, uh, the strength 146 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 4: that their parents got to have, you know, to watch 147 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 4: their babies go through that and be able to keep 148 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 4: a smile on their face, you know what I'm saying. 149 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 4: But for me just to be able to just be 150 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 4: a small part of that and making somebody feel good, 151 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 4: that's what it's all about. So, you know, the connection 152 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 4: was just just so so organic. But to hear him 153 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 4: just talk with Dean up on the stage about you know, 154 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 4: what I meant to him and the experience that he 155 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 4: had me with it, you know, I mean, that's that's 156 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 4: just something that I can't even put in the words, 157 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 4: especially you know, being surprised with it too. 158 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 3: I'm like, I'm like to see him like, oh, this 159 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 3: is my little dude right now, you know. 160 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 4: And but it's just, i mean, word words can't describe 161 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 4: the feeling. 162 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 3: And it's just such such such a fulfilling feeling. 163 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 4: And you know, God is good and I'm just thankful 164 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 4: that I can have influence enough to make somebody day 165 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 4: better that's going through something very very tough. 166 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: When you know, I made mention that we've kind of 167 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 2: known about this for a while, and something that kind 168 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 2: of the process of Walter Payton Man of the Year 169 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 2: nominations and everything is is basically the CR Department Community 170 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 2: Relationship Department builds out a nomination and it they list 171 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 2: out everything that you have done in the community over 172 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: the course of a year. But also for you, it's 173 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 2: a very different nomination as well, because you've been in 174 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 2: here for a decade sure, and been giving back to 175 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 2: the community for a decade even beyond a decade. And 176 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: it was so crazy to me to like, I'm around 177 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 2: you guys all the time. I know what you're doing 178 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 2: in the community all the time, but to see it 179 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 2: listed out and it almost be like a CVS receipt 180 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 2: of things that y'all are doing, and what Grady Gives 181 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,119 Speaker 2: is doing and all the events y'all are doing. 182 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: I'm curious. 183 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 2: And this may be like having to pick between like 184 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: your favorite dog or like your favorite childhood. Do you 185 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 2: have an event that y'all did in the last year 186 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 2: that you particularly It was like, oh, I had, I 187 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 2: had a great time doing this. 188 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 3: Man. 189 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 4: You know what, even when you talk about it, just 190 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 4: seeing things list I see me. I've got so much 191 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 4: things going on. I can't even sit here and think 192 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 4: about the list say, if you asked me the question, 193 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 4: you know, what what are you doing? 194 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 3: What all you do this year? 195 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 4: I couldn't tell you everything, but I could, but I 196 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 4: could say the come up. I could talk about it 197 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 4: because I remember, but because I'm not keeping track, you 198 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 4: know what I'm saying, I'm not keeping score. We got 199 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 4: somebody to do that keepscoing everything what we're doing and 200 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 4: greater gifts. And then they gave me the list of 201 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 4: what we're doing. I'm like, dang, like, but but we're doing. 202 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 4: You know, I'm showing up to these places, whether it's 203 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 4: and you know, spending time meeting people, and and then 204 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 4: I done got to the point where I, you know, 205 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 4: interacted with so much people that you know, we almost 206 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 4: just like a little friend family basis. I'm not even 207 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 4: thinking that I'm that I've worked with them through doing 208 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 4: charitable events and then you know, over the over the 209 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 4: years and time, but even thinking about how many what 210 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,439 Speaker 4: this past year, what we've done, I come on top 211 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 4: of my head. I think the event that Raley had 212 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 4: this year was so awesome. It gets better and better 213 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 4: every year, and raise so much money for pediatric cancer. 214 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: The football, the fashion show, Yeah, that's the fashion show 215 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 2: and all the all. 216 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: The guys walking and that's one of the best. 217 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 3: One, Yeah, for sure. 218 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 4: And the teammates come come be a part of it. 219 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 4: In mind, you Raley have been doing anything for a 220 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 4: long time before I partner, of course, you know, so 221 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 4: I want to be clear on that. So, but since 222 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 4: I've been working with them, it's just been an awesome 223 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 4: partnership and it's just been wonderful to be working with them, 224 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 4: some great, amazing people that just just changing people lives, 225 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 4: chasing family lives at the you know, at a level 226 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 4: that's just you know, it's just amazing. And the football 227 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 4: camps obviously is always good. We get better and better 228 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 4: every year. That's something I look forward to every summer. 229 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: It's cool too. 230 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: But to to the with the football camp specifically and 231 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 2: those kids, and you've been doing this for so long, 232 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 2: I believe eight or nine years at this point. Yeah, 233 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: it's been a long time. And to think that maybe 234 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 2: the kids that start like went to that very first 235 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 2: camp there now almost probably fully fledged adults. 236 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 4: No, they're definitely fully you know what I'm saying, They 237 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 4: definitely fully fledged a dopes. I mean, they're getting through school. 238 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 4: We give them scholarships throughout the that's through the golf 239 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:13,719 Speaker 4: tournament kind of things we do. 240 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 3: Uh. 241 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 4: Some of the kids they then made it to the NFL. 242 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 4: They went through college, they don't, you know. So when 243 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 4: I see these guys as grown men, it's like, dang, 244 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 4: that's what you know, what I'm saying, And not that 245 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 4: I'm the reason they are where they are, just to 246 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 4: know that I'm a piece of something that they woke up, 247 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 4: you know, as a high school. 248 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 3: And was like man to go to grade year camp today, 249 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 3: you know what I'm saying. 250 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 4: And I'm you know, and to me, I'm just going 251 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 4: out and spending time hanging out, giving an opportunity to 252 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 4: showcase their skills and also spend time with them. But 253 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 4: also whatever lessons they learn at the camp or whatever 254 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 4: it's camaraderie or team work, hard work. You know, they 255 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 4: go out into school, they go out to the workforce, 256 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 4: and even when it started they start starting their own families. 257 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 4: They know that they was a part of a camp 258 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 4: of somebody who's from where they're from, going back to 259 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 4: where you're from and always trying to give back and 260 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 4: whatever I can, you know, and mind you these camps 261 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 4: been free for everybody that attend it over the past years, 262 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 4: and it ain't just one camp's two camps. Some years 263 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 4: has been three and and that's that's that's what you 264 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 4: do it for, you know. And those things they got 265 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 4: a dollar amount attached to it, But at the end 266 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 4: of the day, it's just priceless moments that you're giving 267 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 4: back in memories that you're giving back. And it's been 268 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 4: cool to see some of my old high school teamates 269 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 4: come out help with it. Some college teammates that had 270 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 4: some Falcons teammates that I had come out and help 271 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 4: with it. So they get to meet some cool players, 272 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 4: cool people and family always come out and that's a 273 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 4: way for that I'm able to show them, you know, 274 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 4: what giving back is and just spending time and the 275 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 4: influence that you know that we have to help people, 276 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 4: you know. And so so it all, it all paid 277 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 4: me back tenfold, just with I mean just with a 278 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 4: whole bunch of thankfulness, gratitude and motivation just. 279 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 3: To do more. 280 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. 281 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 2: Another part of this is recently and you'll have to 282 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 2: remind me of like when you'll started this, but the 283 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 2: Grady gives scholarship and it's kind of become something that 284 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 2: over the last few years that I've personally have really 285 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 2: taken note of as I've been kind of following along 286 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 2: on your career and what you're doing in the community. 287 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 2: What is the process for the scholarship and how does 288 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 2: one If there's a kid listening out there that's like, oh, 289 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 2: like I want to go to college and I feel 290 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 2: like I'm a good candidate, who are you? 291 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: What type of person are you looking for? 292 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 4: I mean, somebody just motivated. Obviously, there's a process that 293 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 4: you have to go through and you submit an essay 294 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 4: and basically your story about what you things that drive you, 295 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 4: things you want to accomplish, what you're looking forward and 296 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 4: obviously you know your grades and stuff are take into 297 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 4: account and and and a plan obviously and what you 298 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 4: want to do and achieve. But there's skills and levels 299 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 4: to how much money a kid may receive, the things 300 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 4: that can cover, like whether it's a piece of boarding 301 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 4: or books, a little bit go toward tuition. And mind you, 302 00:12:57,679 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 4: it ain't just five or ten kids. It's a lot 303 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 4: of kids giving this money out too, So we got 304 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 4: to be mindful in the different amounts and backgrounds with 305 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 4: certain kids who kind of need more help versus others, 306 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 4: and that's just that's just you know, fair playing and skills. 307 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 4: But to be able to give some whether it's five 308 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 4: hundred dollars or five thousand dollars, anything helps, you know. 309 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 4: And so to be just be in a position like that, 310 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 4: to do that for somebody, just it just means a lot, 311 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 4: you know. And no matter how much money you get, 312 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 4: you know, five dollars always five dollars, five thousand, always 313 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 4: five thousand and and and it's a lot, you know, 314 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:39,079 Speaker 4: and it helps take ownus off, whether it's somebody personally, 315 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 4: or whether they take like they can focus more on 316 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 4: school versus not working as much, or you know, a 317 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 4: family member, whether their parents you know, helping them, or 318 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 4: or even if it's just contribution to scholarships that they 319 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 4: are ever earned theirselves to help cover the cost of 320 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 4: school and whatever it may be. So to be in 321 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:56,319 Speaker 4: a position to help kids like that, it means a lot. 322 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,319 Speaker 2: I want to talk a little bit about this asked 323 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 2: off season because for those that don't know, you and 324 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 2: I spent a lot of time together. 325 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: Those past off season. 326 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 2: Because we were working on a documentary based project feature 327 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 2: story long form of your not just recovery from ACL surgery, 328 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 2: but also kind of encapsulating what year ten meant for you. 329 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 2: I'm kind of curious just personally when I know you 330 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 2: remember we sat down in probably January, it was like 331 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 2: right after the season ended, and we kind of like 332 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 2: pitched this idea of what we wanted to do. What 333 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 2: it ended up being. Do you feel like it was 334 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 2: kind of like what we started out to be? 335 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 4: No, I mean, I think it's surpassed even what we 336 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 4: thought it could be or what we wanted to be. 337 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 4: Because at the end of the day, you don't know 338 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 4: how it's gonna go. You know, we don't know how 339 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 4: recovery gonna go. I don't know how I'm gonna come back. 340 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 4: You know, you don't know where my mental state gonna 341 00:14:53,120 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 4: be on if I want to shoot that day, if 342 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 4: I feel like this, if I feel like talking, or 343 00:14:57,120 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 4: do I want to retrace all these steps, and I 344 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 4: ain't know, you know, but taking that leap of faith 345 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 4: and doing the things and y'all even want to spend 346 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 4: the time with me and the effort that meant a 347 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 4: lot to me, and it was motivating in the same point, 348 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 4: because what better you know to give optics of the 349 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 4: hardships and the grind and the things that take to 350 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 4: overcome a hard injury, and also appreciating the time that 351 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 4: I've spent with this organization and what I've learned and 352 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 4: things like that have grown from. Couldn't let the opportunity pass, man. 353 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 4: So I mean, and everybody, you know, all hands on 354 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 4: deck was just I mean, we told a great story 355 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 4: and that's just really a snapshot of really the stuff 356 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 4: that we did, Like it was so much more, you 357 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 4: know what I'm saying, Stuff that that you know that 358 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 4: y'all captured, but us other stuff that I had to 359 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 4: go through and went through. And but I mean, God's 360 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 4: time is just so amazing, man, And I know that 361 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 4: everything that I go through is for a reason, and 362 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 4: in time you don't understand some time, but you just 363 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 4: got to keep grind and keep trusting and keep keep pressing, 364 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 4: you know. And it has been a wonderful, wonderful experience 365 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 4: going through what I've been through coming back from an 366 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 4: injury and you know, playing this full season, feeling back 367 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 4: like just just you know, getting back to myself and 368 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 4: you know, even getting past to where I've been and 369 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,359 Speaker 4: just what a just a test of just will grit. 370 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 3: More than anything. I ain't proving that nobody but myself. 371 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 4: And it's it's just the mental capacity it takes to 372 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 4: stay focused through everything that that comes your way and 373 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 4: just making this feel like it's nothing, you know what 374 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 4: I'm saying, Like just being unfasable, like. 375 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 3: Just just and it. 376 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 4: Do you know, things do get to you some time, 377 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 4: but just to continue to overcome. Oh man, I mean 378 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 4: there's no better. There's no better, no better. I don't 379 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 4: even know that's correct. There's not a better feeling then 380 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 4: going through your pain and coming out on top over 381 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 4: and over and over again. That's That's just one thing 382 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 4: that I try to encourage people to just deal with 383 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 4: the things that that that you struggle with, because the 384 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 4: strength that you get on the other side of it 385 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 4: is just just just so freeing. 386 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 387 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 2: I remember we it was our very first interview that 388 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 2: we did in your home gym, and I remember about 389 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 2: like halfway through that interview, I was like, Okay, we've 390 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 2: got something special here, because I really felt like we 391 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 2: were allowing the space for kind of like to feel 392 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,159 Speaker 2: the emotion and the weight of everything. And I remember 393 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 2: sitting there because you were in your bag in that interview. 394 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: I was like, he's got this. I was so I was. 395 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 1: I left that that. 396 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 3: Day being no emotions. 397 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: Man, it was so good. 398 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 2: And I just remember being like, dang, if this is 399 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: shoot number one, like what we're going to get in 400 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 2: ten more shoots, which we basically did to ten. 401 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 1: I was like, it's going to be next level. But 402 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: I loved it. 403 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 2: And then one of my favorite shoots that we did, 404 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 2: we put you in the water. 405 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, yeah, that was. That was true. 406 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 2: That was I wasn't there for that day. It was 407 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 2: Austin Hill and Brandon Magnus. They were in the water tread. 408 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 4: Scoop of dive and was getting the picks man Like, 409 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 4: if you're know the effort that they that they all 410 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 4: put into this thing. 411 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 3: Man, oh man, it's just so commendable. Man. I can't 412 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 3: thank y'all enough. Man, it was. It was awesome and. 413 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 4: I'm so thankful just to be all test dumby, whatever 414 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 4: you one to do, call it test our new equipment, 415 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 4: put to work, you know what I'm saying. I mean 416 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 4: it was I'm like, let's get it, like whatever whatever 417 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 4: I wanted to do. 418 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 3: I was with it. Man. 419 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, well we were. 420 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 2: We were very excited about it too, because this was 421 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 2: something that like kind of stretched us and had a 422 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 2: bunch of different elements. We're essentially having to we're telling 423 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 2: two stories simultaneously for sure, you know, like we're telling 424 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: the story of you working back to your ten but 425 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 2: also kind. 426 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: Of being in your ten for sure. 427 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 2: And then that was such a fun, I think project 428 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 2: for for all of us. I was I'm just curious, 429 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 2: you know, we did do We went to your house. 430 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 2: We went to Mama Jay's house, like saw that was 431 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 2: my first time seeing the full shrine. 432 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, yeah, no, she got it. She got it. 433 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 2: You don't have to watch like everybody has to watch 434 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 2: the documentary because your mom's house is there's one room 435 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 2: specifically that had every piece of Grady Jarrett memorabilia I've 436 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 2: ever thought about, even like your high school helmet. 437 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 3: Yeah. Fact. 438 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 4: And then you gotta remember, this is a lot of 439 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 4: stuff from like pros type stuff from high school. But 440 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 4: when I got draft, we had a house fire too, 441 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 4: so I lost a lot of stuff from pee wee 442 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 4: to middle school, even some clips and stuff that she 443 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 4: had on deck. 444 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 3: Like so this is just you. 445 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: Know, this is you know, it's only the last like 446 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: ten years. 447 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 3: It's only the last ten years. 448 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 4: But so so now she she keep it right, she 449 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 4: keep it, she keep it on dig man. And then 450 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 4: you know, I'm a lot of modest and a lot 451 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 4: of things, especially speaking about myself and stuff like that. 452 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 4: But she gonna let you know, now, gonna let you know, 453 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 4: she gonna put it out there because she she's so proud. 454 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 4: And that makes me feel so good, you know, And 455 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 4: and you know, it's always a real reminder to me. 456 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 4: I want to go home, you know, because sometimes being 457 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 4: in the grind every day every day, you can kind 458 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 4: of forget, you can the time that you put in 459 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 4: to get to a certain place, you know, the effort 460 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 4: that you put in. You know, it just didn't wake 461 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 4: up like this, you know what I'm saying. You didn't 462 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 4: wake up and be chosen to do this or to 463 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 4: play here, and like like you're not giving ten years 464 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 4: with one organization. It's been a grind every day every year, 465 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 4: you know what I'm saying. And and that's that's I 466 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 4: wouldn't want it any other way, you know. So so 467 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 4: those are definitely great, the reminders and memories every time. 468 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 3: I go home. 469 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 2: Do you have from the whole entire process that that 470 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 2: we spent doing this documentary. Do you have a favorite 471 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 2: moment of maybe something that we did, or maybe even 472 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 2: something that you were that kind of we pitched to you, 473 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 2: or even a story that you're like, I hadn't thought 474 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 2: about this in years, see part of the process that 475 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 2: you genuinely enjoyed. 476 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,600 Speaker 4: I think that moment you talked about when y'all came 477 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 4: to the house in the weight room, just getting able 478 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 4: to just talk and get some just get my thoughts 479 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 4: out was awesome because a lot of that stuff I'm feeling, 480 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 4: but I'm my first time saying it, you know what 481 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 4: I'm saying, And just just that that moment in. 482 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 3: Space to let people feel that what I was feeling. 483 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 4: Was it was awesome. I think the pool stuff was 484 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,880 Speaker 4: very fun. The time we went down to the stadium, 485 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 4: it was really really cool because I don't get to 486 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 4: see a lot of that stuff that's in the in 487 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 4: the Mercedes Benz and then it just takes me back 488 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 4: to like kind of like outside my body, Like when 489 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 4: I was young we would go to Georgia Dome, and 490 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 4: I mean, you get so hyped just seeing your high 491 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,719 Speaker 4: school helmet up there like on the wall with all 492 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:47,959 Speaker 4: the schools like, oh my god, this is in the 493 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 4: Georgia Dome, but now was Mercedes being stadium now And 494 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 4: but to really take a step back and be like, 495 00:21:55,960 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 4: I'm I'm up there and I'm out there doing it's 496 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 4: been doing, you know what I'm saying. When people come, 497 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 4: they expect to see me out there on the field, 498 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 4: and to really be like, I'm really doing that, you 499 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 4: know what I'm saying. 500 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: To me. 501 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 3: Sometimes it's just like I'm going to work, you know. 502 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: I'm going to compete every day every day. 503 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 4: And not that I take it lightly, but I'm just 504 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 4: locked into the grind and grind and grind. And to 505 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 4: be able to take that time to step back in 506 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 4: the middle of my career, not after. 507 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 3: My career, was special. Yeah, And I got to see. 508 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 4: The gain away from it, you know what I'm saying. 509 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 4: And now it's a special treat that was in the 510 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 4: just in the bad part of you know, being missing 511 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 4: the season, being hurt, stuff like that, but finding the 512 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 4: special parts of it with something like that, like you know, 513 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 4: even going to like game sometime and just seeing the 514 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 4: team play, which was tough for me emotionally, especially at 515 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 4: the beginning. But when I focus on things like a control. 516 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm like, well, let me just see this 517 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:53,679 Speaker 4: from another perspective, you know. And I had that perspective 518 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 4: like now going back to play that I wouldn't have 519 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 4: had until I was done playing, whenever. 520 00:22:58,680 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 3: That may be. 521 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,199 Speaker 4: So this is it was a cool opportunity and just 522 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 4: some things that I just got to do and experience 523 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 4: that I would never had the chance to my playing career. 524 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's fun too because one of my favorite parts 525 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,239 Speaker 2: of the whole entire thing was Mark, who ended up 526 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 2: he was the one that edited the whole thing, and 527 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 2: shout out Mark, and he found the You were miked 528 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 2: up for your very first game at the Georgia Dome 529 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 2: and it was your very first Falcons game and we 530 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 2: played you a clip about like a minute and a half, 531 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 2: and that clip I thought was so crazy to me, 532 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 2: having you in your ten sitting there watching. 533 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 3: You your first game. 534 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: Literally day one. 535 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 2: It was so crazy and we were like baby face 536 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 2: Grady like, and what's so funny to me is I 537 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 2: was actually looking this up. Since then, You've played for 538 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 2: about i want to say, like seven or eight different 539 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 2: defensive coordinators, and something that I find very interesting about 540 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 2: your story just from a personal standpoint looking at it, 541 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 2: is that there was success at every single turn, regardless 542 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,199 Speaker 2: of what system, regardless of what the circumstances were around you. 543 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 2: Which is something that I know we talked about a 544 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 2: lot through this process, is like, my circumstances don't dictate 545 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 2: my effort. Is what kind of the the crux of 546 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 2: your story. I'm curious for you, as you're looking back 547 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 2: at your career over ten years and playing for so 548 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 2: many different minds and philosophies, how did you kind of 549 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 2: reach a level of consistency within yourself while everything else 550 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 2: is moving? 551 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 3: Yeah? 552 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 4: You know, so basically, you know, especially coming out of 553 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 4: draft process, you know, everybody got this, you know, labeling 554 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 4: what they think you are, which thing could be? 555 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 3: Which thing can do? Kenny's got played three? Four? Can 556 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 3: he play four? Three? Can he play five? One? Can 557 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:42,719 Speaker 3: you do this? 558 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 4: And I'll tell you, I mean, you go back in 559 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 4: my catalog and I'm played it in every front, everything everything. 560 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 3: And let me tell you something. You got to teach 561 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 3: tape on how to do stuff? 562 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 4: You know you understand, Like, so I know how to 563 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 4: play football, you know, and that's the thing, you know, 564 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 4: I might not have the craziest stats or the craziest 565 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 4: done by at the end of the day, I'm gonna 566 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,919 Speaker 4: be the best at doing my job, you know. And 567 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 4: I'm gonna play with effort. 568 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 3: You know. 569 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 4: I'm gonna know what to do and I'm gonna do 570 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 4: it at a high level, you know. And that's the 571 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 4: thing that I embraced about having different defenses, different coordinators, 572 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 4: and because at the end of the day, when so 573 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 4: coach coached me, I wanted them to say, you know, 574 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 4: they want to be proud when they put my tape 575 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 4: up there or this how you play this or this 576 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 4: is how you play that. 577 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying. 578 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 4: I could care what Pro Football Focus say, I could 579 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 4: care what the internet say. I could care, but get 580 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,200 Speaker 4: at at the end of the day, they ain't never 581 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 4: seen me no check, you know, zim the check right, 582 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 4: So whoever walking, you know what I'm saying, and I'm 583 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 4: gonna do I'm gonna do my job the right way, 584 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 4: you know what I'm saying. 585 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 3: More than the check, that's about the love of the game. 586 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 3: It's just being the standard, you know what I'm saying. 587 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 3: The challenge that it takes. 588 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 4: To be able to master different techniques and you know, 589 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:59,479 Speaker 4: working with different personalities, working with different teammates, you know, 590 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 4: wanting to bring out the best in everybody, and wanting 591 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 4: to put my best foot forward for whoever setting me 592 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 4: out there on the field. 593 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying. 594 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 4: At the end of the day, I always understood my 595 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 4: role and now it's just to be the best player 596 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 4: I could be, and you know, to lead others to 597 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 4: be be their best selves. You know, however that may 598 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,880 Speaker 4: look and so, and it wasn't. It didn't always start 599 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 4: off like that. I had to work, work, work, work 600 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 4: to be able to one game. The confidence to know 601 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 4: that I can do these different things, and and the 602 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 4: skill level that it takes to you know, whether it's 603 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 4: playing anyway from zero to outside the tackle, knowing how 604 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 4: to play it and run past situations, and just just 605 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 4: always trying to get better, you know. And I take 606 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 4: pride in that, you know, and and so so I'm 607 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 4: I'm super super proud of myself and the fact that 608 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 4: you know, I'm be ready for whatever you know, however, 609 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 4: go and I'm be able to play it at. 610 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 3: The high level. 611 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:52,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love it. 612 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 2: That's such a good note to end on too. But 613 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 2: before I let you go, we have to do rapid 614 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,400 Speaker 2: fire because we're still doing that. 615 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: You were the first one that. 616 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,719 Speaker 3: Actually give me a little nervous I know, I had to. 617 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 2: I had to go back and like change every single 618 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,119 Speaker 2: question because you've already answered the ones that we normally Okay, 619 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 2: so you have a brand new slate of question. 620 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:11,000 Speaker 3: Oh, I don't know that's good. 621 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 1: Are you ready? Okay? All right? 622 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 2: So I've heard that your nickname from your early years 623 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 2: playing football was Truck. Yeah, what is your favorite truck 624 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 2: moment of? And the reason I feel the backstory of 625 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:25,679 Speaker 2: this your coaches gave you this nickname because you were 626 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 2: just like truck kids. 627 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: You just run over. 628 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 2: So, whether it be like high school, college or pros, 629 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:34,879 Speaker 2: what's your favorite moment? 630 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 3: So basically my nickname Truck. That actually was my first 631 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 3: name name. 632 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 4: I started playing like five six years old, and it 633 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 4: basically come, you know, just run people over, doing stuff 634 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,199 Speaker 4: like that. But when I first started playing, I was 635 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 4: really like a you know, super nice key, I'll run 636 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,360 Speaker 4: people love, help them up stuff like that, and they'd 637 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 4: be like, you're not supposed to help them up whatever. 638 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 4: But then when I got when I got here, my 639 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 4: dline coach at the time bron cop. It gave me 640 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 4: the name truck drop and call me truck driver, just 641 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 4: talking about just relentless, you know, work ethics stuff like that. 642 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 3: So him start calling me truck. Then then my teammates 643 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 3: start calling me truck. 644 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 4: Even brown Pool to this day one of one of 645 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 4: my good friends and stay friends would call me truck 646 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 4: and Mark Come became my defensi court and they always 647 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 4: called me truck, truck truck. So it was just a 648 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 4: that went with like the work ethic mindset saying however 649 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 4: long it take, you know, just grind, just grinding it out. 650 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 4: So that was like that's where it kind of it was. 651 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,679 Speaker 4: It was funny to see that nickname come back. Yeah, 652 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 4: when two separate obviously to separate parts twenty year, different 653 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 4: fribers over the twenty five and so so yeah, that 654 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 4: that's probably, I mean, that's that's kind of the origination 655 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 4: of the I don't even know the origination and the 656 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 4: reincarnation of right, so it's just come back to work 657 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 4: ethic stuff like that. 658 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 3: So yeah, that's probably. 659 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 4: That's probably really the only real nickname I kind of 660 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 4: had it versus then, you know, I falcons take care 661 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 4: of me. 662 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 3: The you shout not passed. I love that one. 663 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 4: And yeah, art Man, so that that definitely get get 664 00:28:55,040 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 4: people going. So get between truck and you shout a one. 665 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: Yeah all right? 666 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 2: Uh, what is if you could do a three on 667 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 2: three basketball team with any of your teammates, who would 668 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 2: be the other two guys on your team? 669 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 3: Definitely Drake London? 670 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think everybody will pick him just because he 671 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 4: was on like USC basketball team. 672 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: True, he was a two sport athlete. 673 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a really good basketball team to be playing football. 674 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 3: So and then I don't know who else you're thinking? 675 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 3: Who you know? Everybody? 676 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: Okay? 677 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 2: So I think the thing about it is it's like 678 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 2: you have to play to strength. So like I feel 679 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 2: like you're a good post player, three, you have to like, 680 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 2: who's a good like outside shooter? Me? 681 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: You are? Are you? 682 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 3: Really? I'm gonna love Jack Trade? 683 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: Okay? 684 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 3: Okay, I'm like master and none good, good at everything 685 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 3: player as a high wrestler, y'all. 686 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: So but we don't got to tell nobody. 687 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 4: Right, but I think we need to somebody who can 688 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 4: shoot him and the be like tall enough to get rebounds. 689 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 4: I think on three or three you really don't have 690 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 4: the luxury of going like, yeah, you know what I'm saying, 691 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,800 Speaker 4: Like me picking like ready to play like point guard 692 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 4: or something. But he's not gonna play no defense. I 693 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 4: would say pick Kyle Pitts, but he just like he 694 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 4: could play defense and block stuff. I don't know if 695 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 4: he got no offensive. 696 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: Game like this, I know, I don't know. 697 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 2: I feel like you really like, okay, if you're the shooter, 698 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 2: you're outside, you're outside zone shooter. Drake is just kind 699 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 2: of a little bit like he's Drake. He's gonna do 700 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 2: what he does. I feel like maybe you need like 701 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 2: a big, big, tall dude, maybe like Zach Harrison, just 702 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 2: like stand in the middle of the paint. 703 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 4: I don't think Zacht no offense. We need some more, 704 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 4: we need some more offense. He's gonna be male. 705 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 3: No, no, no offense. 706 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 2: Here's the thing I don't I don't know who is 707 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 2: kind of like baball handling skills. 708 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:56,720 Speaker 3: You think really played basketball. Probably really he played basketball. 709 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 1: I bet he could. 710 00:30:57,560 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 4: Because he like a tweener, like he could play like 711 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 4: he big enough with the guard, like he could shoot. 712 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, like he played basketball all right. 713 00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: For those who don't know, that's that's Carrol hot. Yeah, 714 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: that's a great answer. 715 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 3: Okay. 716 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: Question number three is a hot dog of sandwich? 717 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 3: No hot dog? 718 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:18,840 Speaker 1: Hot dog is a hot Yeah, that's that's okay. 719 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 2: So what is in the same level of teammate? Who 720 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 2: is one teammate that you would let babysit Grayson. 721 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 4: Cater El Okay, Yeah, he got a family his own 722 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 4: and nice, nice, hot spoken guy man and then you know, 723 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 4: and a man's man, you know what I'm saying, like 724 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 4: like family dude, definitely feel comfortable with him, you know, 725 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 4: watching over my son and play with his kids too. 726 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 2: So okay, someone who doesn't have kids, who doesn't feel 727 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 2: like a bit harder, Oh. 728 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't know if I do that, because you 729 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 4: don't know, because I know how I was before I 730 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 4: had a kid. See, even before I had my son, 731 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,760 Speaker 4: I knew I really didn't want to want the responsibility 732 00:31:57,960 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 4: of taking care about it nobody else baby, you know 733 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:00,120 Speaker 4: what I'm saying. 734 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 3: Especially with a little baby. 735 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 4: But I was always was good, good, good, you know, 736 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 4: playing and they could listen, you know, Like my son 737 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 4: gets to. 738 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 3: The point where he I wouldn't watch. 739 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 4: Him if I no kids listening like that son, like 740 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 4: late four or five I hang out with you, you can 741 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 4: listen to him. 742 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 2: But you know you brought up Zach Harrison. I heard 743 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 2: that he is afraid of babies. 744 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, we talked about him. 745 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: Really, I didn't know if that was true or not. 746 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, the same thing like the responsibility. You know it's yeah, 747 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 4: you can actually drop on. But now I like to 748 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 4: see you see you know, little baby, I know how 749 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:39,239 Speaker 4: to do. 750 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying. 751 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 4: A little girls, she's really we got a picture together 752 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:50,400 Speaker 4: last I sent it to him. Yeah, Grady man without 753 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 4: the hanging outside. 754 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: So good. 755 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 2: All right, last question, I may I'm thinking personally about 756 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 2: getting a dog. Okay, I I know you have two 757 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 2: big dogs one little dog. 758 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: Honey, what would be your pitch to me to get 759 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 1: a dog? 760 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 3: I think if you're gonna get a big dog. 761 00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 4: See if I was an apartment living still, I wouldn't 762 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 4: get my big dog. 763 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: And I do live in an apartment that iSpace. 764 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 4: And you got to think about every time the big 765 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 4: ones gotta use the bathroom, you gotta take them out 766 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 4: for a walk, you know what I'm saying. The little 767 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 4: ones you can just little pass, clean them up, put 768 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 4: it down a shoot. But the little ones come with 769 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 4: more in the house rules because they more prone to 770 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 4: use it in the house, you know what I'm saying, Like, 771 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:38,760 Speaker 4: and they would sneak off and do it. And they 772 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 4: don't really listen as good as the big ones, you know, 773 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 4: I think they will brain is, they don't comprehend as 774 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 4: good and they're way more spoiled, like they just think 775 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 4: everything is. They think the need a big dogs, you 776 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 4: know what I'm saying. Yeah, But but she's definitely she 777 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 4: has a honey, she's she's a great companion, just a 778 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 4: little homie to have around. Yeah, yeah, she fighty though 779 00:33:58,040 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 4: she wasn't like that till she got around the big dog, 780 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,600 Speaker 4: you know what I'm saying. And then then because at 781 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 4: first she was real timid, timid timid. Did she see 782 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 4: the big dog? She she wants to start barking. She 783 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 4: want to lead the way. So I think if I 784 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 4: didn't have them together, I think she would always stayed 785 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:13,920 Speaker 4: reserved and kind of what's the name. 786 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 3: But but she is like a little a little introverted. 787 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:18,279 Speaker 3: But now she she thinks she's a big dog now. 788 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 3: But but I like, I like both of them. 789 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 4: Man, But if I if I I would suggest like 790 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 4: something like honey, be nice and like hypom like it 791 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 4: ain't like say, say I want a lot of people 792 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,600 Speaker 4: like Frenchies and stuff, so I'm not a big Frenchy guy. 793 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 1: They kind of have a weird face. 794 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 4: Yeah, I know, I'm gonna get a lot of slack 795 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 4: for that man, especially like and they they rough in 796 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 4: a lot of the little space but like like you know, 797 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:48,279 Speaker 4: like they look you know what. 798 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 3: I'm like that. 799 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:51,839 Speaker 4: But uh, but I like, I like having the big 800 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 4: dogs who like protectors and stuff like that. 801 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 3: But if I I could just let them out and. 802 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: Go do that, that's the thing is. You have a yard, 803 00:34:57,600 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 1: so you just open the door. 804 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:01,360 Speaker 4: But I messed up first. I had the yard. I 805 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:04,719 Speaker 4: gave him free rein tearing up everything by ain't out 806 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 4: the sprinkling systems, uh, digging up everything, digging holes and 807 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 4: you can't you can't let them have too much space, 808 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 4: you know what I'm saying. 809 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 3: So I had to confine them to the little spaces 810 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:16,879 Speaker 3: guard from guard rails. 811 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 4: Yeah some nice tough love, nice to love, nothing crazy, 812 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 4: but enough to because the masters man, they stubborn, stubborn 813 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 4: breathe and that I wouldn't suggest that your first time 814 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,360 Speaker 4: dog going either because you got to be comfortable, you know, 815 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,399 Speaker 4: getting them right sometimes because they'll try you. They love 816 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 4: you to death, but they can be really stubborn. 817 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: They would walk all over me for sure. 818 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 3: Yeah yeah, yeah, So I wouldn't suggest a breede like that. 819 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 4: If you wanna go big, maybe something like a lab 820 00:35:44,239 --> 00:35:47,879 Speaker 4: golden Yeah yeah yeah yeah, and those those really good 821 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 4: inside dogs too. But but yeah, so I'm a massive guy. 822 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 4: But because I had him growing up, you know what 823 00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:58,279 Speaker 4: I'm saying. So, but they were As an adult, it 824 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 4: was much harder to take care of the dogs, I thought, 825 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:02,359 Speaker 4: as because as a kid, you get home from school, 826 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:04,359 Speaker 4: you do your chores, clean up, clean up the mist, 827 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 4: and I was like looking forward to it's weirdness kid, 828 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:08,440 Speaker 4: But then as an adult, like, I gotta go work, 829 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:10,240 Speaker 4: I do this and I come back cleanest was oh. 830 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: My goodness, like I'm so tired. 831 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:14,319 Speaker 3: Twenty one was a very very tough year. 832 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:14,520 Speaker 1: Man. 833 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 3: I had had a kid, got three dogs. Oh my goodness. 834 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 4: It was oh so much growing up with four babies 835 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 4: in the hell. Oh my goodness, man, it was a mess. 836 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,279 Speaker 4: But it's beautiful now. But gotta put in that hard work. 837 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 1: Oh you do? Oh I love it. Okay, this has 838 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:30,960 Speaker 1: been a fantastic conversation. I had so much fun. Thank 839 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 1: you so much for joining me. 840 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 2: Congratulations again on being the Walter Payton Man and the 841 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:35,360 Speaker 2: year for the Falcons. 842 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: We'll have to have you on the podcast again. 843 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:38,879 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I'm always ready. 844 00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 1: You know what's fine, right, exactly? 845 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:43,440 Speaker 2: Just go downstairs, hey Mandon. All right, everybody, make sure 846 00:36:43,480 --> 00:36:45,719 Speaker 2: you like and subscribe to everything that. 847 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 1: We're doing at the Atlanta Falcons podcast network on YouTube, Spotify, 848 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: Apple pod, wherever you get your podcast. We will see 849 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 1: you guys next time, for sure.