1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: Hey, Danny, Um, he read a story that you've been 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: working with with Brady's throwing coaches. How did that come about? 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: And what kind of stuff have you been getting out 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: of that those those sessions, Um, I've been throwing with 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: three dqb uh that just tom OUs you about and 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: Southern California. They've been teaching me a lot of things, 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: fixing a lot of mechanics that you don't necessarily have 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: time to do while you're in college because you don't 9 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: have time to just classes and things like that. So 10 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: it was really cool to focus on just creating better fundamentals, 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: creating better mechanics, and helping me really focus on those 12 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: things going into the draft and going to this process. 13 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: So that was a group by time with during my 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: time there, and they really improved a lot on those 15 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: basic fundamentals that I had not learned at that point, 16 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: so that they're big help for me. Does Tom House 17 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: reference I imagine he references Brady quite frequently in those sessions. Um, Yeah, 18 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: I mean you mentioned any quarterback you work with and 19 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: any similarity might see with anyone or something that might 20 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: help the next quarterback progress. So every once in a 21 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:11,279 Speaker 1: while he might mention them have you ever met Freddy? 22 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: I have not. Are you looking forward to meeting him? 23 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of people, especially 24 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: my coaches and all my teammates, And I'm so excited 25 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: to be a part of Frustray organization, And I mean, 26 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm so excited about it. I'm so eager 27 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: and just excited to learn from everybody, and hopefully all 28 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: these veterans and all these guys on the team that 29 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: have so much more experience than I do, just to 30 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: kind of sit there and learn and know my role 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: and know my place and continue to come in and 32 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: work hard and develop and just continue to trying to 33 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,120 Speaker 1: be the best quarterback that I can do. Danny M 34 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: did you meet with Josh McDaniels leading into the draft? 35 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: I met with a lot of different coaches, a lot 36 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: of different a lot of different people, So it was 37 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: just kind of a long process, and I don't think 38 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: one meeting really met more than any other. Danny, can 39 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: you just tell us a little bit about what the 40 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: moment was like when you got the call from the Patriots. Um, 41 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: it was really exciting. I had all my family here, 42 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: I had some past coaches and just some people I 43 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: knew would be very supportive. I knew it might be 44 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: a long day. So this was enjoying the process, enjoying everything, 45 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: taking it all in. And when I got the call 46 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: and I saw my name on the screen, it was 47 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: very exciting, just complete. It was a dream come true. 48 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: And it's going to such a great organization and great 49 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: coaches and a play who I really think I can 50 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: develop into the player that I want to be someday. 51 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 1: So it was just a dream come true. And I 52 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: was just I couldn't stop smiling. So Liten was really 53 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: sitting Danny, what type of pre draft contact did you 54 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: have with the Patriots? Um, I thought as much as 55 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: any other team, you know, just meetings here. There uh, 56 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: nothing really, nothing really stuss enough that it's too crazy. 57 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: Just kind of was a normal kind of be and 58 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: we we were in contact here and there, and that 59 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: was it. Danny. In terms of trying to approach your potential, 60 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: you played at two different schools, number of different coaches 61 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: over the course of your career. Do you feel like 62 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: you're you're a guy that has, you know, as all 63 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: prospects at this point, believe your best days ahead of you, 64 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: but that you really have a lot of room to 65 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: grow coming out of lsu UM. I think I did. 66 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: I think I've grown a lot. Actually, just being able 67 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 1: to work on my fundamentals, being able to sit there 68 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: and just kind of learn all about different defenses and 69 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: really all my stops along the way of helped me 70 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: a lot. I've had learned four different offenses at four 71 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: different offensive coordinators, and the two schools had to kind 72 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: of go in and and kind of reaccumment myself to 73 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: different cultures, different people, and it was something that ended 74 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: up being a benefit from me in the long run 75 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: to be able to really grasp a lot offenses quickly, 76 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: and hopefully I can do the same and continue to 77 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: keep improving as a player. But I was able to 78 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: keep moving on and keep finding great coaches, and I 79 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: think I found some of the best coaches you know around, 80 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: so I'm really excited to get to work with them. 81 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: And how much do you think you were held back 82 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: because of the back injury itself prior to this past 83 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: season when you probably had your best year by far. 84 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: I think that, I mean, any injury will hold you back, 85 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: but you never want to focus too much on it. 86 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: You don't notice that when you're out there playing, or 87 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: you wouldn't have been playing. So I wouldn't been out 88 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: there if I wasn't ready to play. So when out there, 89 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: played the best I could. And I just continue to improve, 90 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: both with my fundamentals and as well as kind of 91 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: learning football and learning the process information quickly. So I 92 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: think that goes along with anything and creating a better 93 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: opportunity for myself to play well. Danny, what would you 94 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: say your strengths are as a quarterback. I'm just gonna 95 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,679 Speaker 1: make sure that I always I'm able to leave the offense, 96 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: make sure that I understand that I'm the CEO when 97 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: I'm out there on the field, and then I'm able 98 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: to kind of move the cham, get the offensive the 99 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: right play, and then be accurate with the football. Continue 100 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: to improve always and just making sure that some way, 101 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: somehow I'm always doing my job and whatever my job is, 102 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: and I do it to the best of my abilities. 103 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: And I think that's all you have to do as 104 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: a quarterback. And they try to do too much. A 105 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: good vite in the button when you when you do 106 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: too little and you don't work hard enough, and you're 107 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 1: never gonna be the player you want to be for 108 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: those just learning more about you, can you explain sort 109 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 1: of what led to the decision, um, you know, college wise, 110 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: when you went from first to go to Purdue and 111 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: then to go from Purdue to lsu U. I literally 112 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: left Purdue. I just felt like there was a different 113 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: opportunity out there for me, something that I could hopefully 114 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 1: lead to lead to something, something bigger and something more. 115 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: And I went down to LSU. I saw great talent there. 116 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: I saw a great opportunity to go in and compete 117 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: and sit there and learn for a year as I 118 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: sat out and be the Calton quarterback and continue and 119 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 1: improve and graft the great offense from coach camp Cameron 120 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: who was able to be there and NFL offense with 121 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: NFL protections and NFL a lot of different states. So 122 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: I thought that'd be a great coach I learn under. 123 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: And I went there and confuted hard and was able 124 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: to learn the starting job and held onto it for 125 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 1: two years and really improved a ton as as I 126 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,359 Speaker 1: just continue to play and you get better. So I 127 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: just saw an opportunity to grow and get great coaching, 128 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: and I jumped at the fan. Danny regarding that experience 129 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: with coach Cameron and the kind of offense who were 130 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: asked to run. How comfortable did you feel when teams 131 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: asked you to break down film or stand at the 132 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: whiteboard and discuss coverages and concepts. Extremely comfortable. I've learned 133 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: again four diff I've had four different ocs. I've had 134 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: a lot of different coaches, and all of them have 135 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: been very demanding of me. All of them have been great. 136 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,679 Speaker 1: They expect a lot out of me, and they expected 137 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: a lot of hard work. And along the way, I've 138 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: had a lot of coaches to thanks for that and 139 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: learning four different offenses and easy learning for diferent Criminology 140 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: is an eavy So it was. It was quite the 141 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: process and it really ended up helping along the way 142 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: because you know, when teams asked you to process the 143 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: information quickly with make test you, I was able to 144 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: hopefully do that better than a lot of other people 145 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: and end up impressing some teams. Danny during your time 146 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: for you, did you get to know Jawan Bentley at all? 147 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: I did. I actually was a pretty good friends with Jawan. 148 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: Were still pecked it back and forth. While that I'll 149 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: here the FORDU kind of supporting each other and He's 150 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: a hell of a player, so I'm excited to be 151 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: teaming with him again. Have you heard from him since 152 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: you were drafted? I'm not sure. I've actually had a 153 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: lot of texts I called that I haven't answer yet, 154 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: So I want to be to put that one on 155 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: pause till I figure out who's actually texting their calling me. 156 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: I want to say something that isn't true. Similar question, 157 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: did you play against Duke Dawson at all in college? 158 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: He's a guy that Patriots picked in the second round, 159 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: the cornerback kind of Florida. Uh, sorry that you cut 160 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: out there for a second. I wondered if you played 161 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: against Duke Dawson at all, the cornerback at Florida. He 162 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: ended up going to the Patriots in the second round. Oh, yeah, 163 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: we played against them and he's a great player. Again, 164 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: so the you know, I know what they're doing. Uh, 165 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: obviously he's a very accounted player or someone you didn't 166 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: playing against, and we saw him as a talented person 167 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: to go up against it, and we were, you know, 168 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: as a challenge for us, and he's going to be 169 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 1: a great player in the league. Danny, how do you 170 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: do the opportunity to be in the same quarterback room 171 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: as Tom Brady. Is that a Is that a daunting 172 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: idea to you? Is it an enticing one? It's enticing. 173 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it's just a it's an opportunity to learn 174 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: from the greatest quarterback. So h you know, if you 175 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: don't expect anything, you have no implications going in. You're 176 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: going in and learnt there and taking as much as 177 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 1: you can, absorb as much you know information as you 178 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: can and just continue to eve improve and continue to 179 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: prepare for your opportunity when it comes. And you just 180 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: want to you want to just watch a guy who's 181 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: just so great and has been so great when you 182 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 1: want to know how he does it, and you want 183 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,599 Speaker 1: to just and you's got to do that room just 184 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: well I'm not only with Tom, but where's Brian Hoyer 185 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 1: someone else who's been you know, around the league and 186 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: has really continued to have great success. And it's just 187 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: a great quarterback room and I'm so excited to be 188 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 1: a part of it. I can't wait to just continue 189 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 1: to learn and grow as a quarterback in a person 190 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: just quickly being from Tara Hote, you mentioned you know 191 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: Tom House and his references to Tom Brady did you 192 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:38,719 Speaker 1: watch a lot of Brady as a kid. Were you 193 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning fan? Grown up? Um? Yeah, grown up all 194 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: as a cold fan. But I always watch Tom Brady 195 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: because I had that great rivalry New England and Nicole 196 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: test that's a great rivalry, and uh it was it 197 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: was hard not to realize and its aspect how it's 198 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: great New England is and how great an organization they are, 199 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: and it's just it's just incredible to be a part 200 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: of it. So I've always grown up just loving watching 201 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: just quarterback playing, and Tom is just one of the 202 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: people that I've loved to watch them and loved to 203 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: just expect to take and watch how his mind things. 204 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: It's a different footwork to share him that it's incredible 205 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: to just watch how precise he is and how great 206 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: he has been. So I'm really excited to be a 207 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: part of that room with two great quarterbacks.