1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Then should be played at high volume. 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 2: Welcome to high volume. We have greatness on the show today. 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 2: Professional Football Hall of Fame member Edger and James ej. 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 2: I appreciate you sitting down to talk to me because 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 2: I want to start with a story about your career, 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: the culmination of your career. I got invited to your 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: enshrinement in Canton from Ersa, Okay, and he gives me 8 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 2: a plus one, so I got the boss Man's plus one, 9 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: and I can kind of go anywhere around that enshrinement. 10 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 2: And I found you in the hallway and we talked 11 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: a little bit, and I hadn't seen you for a 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: few years, and I took a couple of photos on 13 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: your behalf, and then I got up on there and 14 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: saw you and Peyton up there. The reason I'm telling 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: this story is I was a kid in a candy 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: store that day. To be able to be close with you, 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: a friend of mine who I hadn't seen for years, 18 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 2: but also to be able to document this with some 19 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: pictures that I forwarded to you and your family, and 20 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 2: I want to start there. I mean inmate number three 21 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: three six from the Professional Football Hall of Fame Edger 22 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: and James Man that was something that I'll never forget, 23 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 2: and I know it meant that the world to you. 24 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: Was that a day that you said, everything starting from 25 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,759 Speaker 2: a Mocoly, Florida up until this point, this is all 26 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 2: my hard work, and this is what got me here. 27 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 3: You know that day, that's when everything came full circle 28 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 3: for me. Yeah, you know, you put in a lot 29 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 3: of work as an athlete. There's so many young athletes 30 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 3: that's putting their work. Everybody had the dream of even 31 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: just making it to the NFL. But and you have 32 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 3: those that have a bigger dream, and that's to make 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: it to the Hall. And I was one of those 34 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 3: guys that always wanted to end up in the top 35 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 3: of the top conversation and just making it to the 36 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 3: profoble Hall of fame that brought it all together, made 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 3: all that hard work, all those long days, and that 38 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 3: one hundred degrees weather made all of it worth it. 39 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 3: And you just reflect on those things at moments like 40 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 3: that because it comes full circle. And you know some 41 00:01:57,880 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 3: of the pictures that you sent me was from when 42 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 3: you came down to the funhouse. And then just tell 43 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 3: me how far we've come, Oh man, how long? How 44 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 3: long we've been rocking and rolling. 45 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 2: Brother, we're gonna go there to the funhouse, boy or 46 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: boy like I want to start in the mock League. 47 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: I mean, you know, you're the best athlete to come 48 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: out of a Moco League Florida. And was that game 49 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 2: easy for you? Was that high school game easy for you? 50 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 2: Because I know you had your eye on going to 51 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: the University of Miami, But the game looked pretty easy 52 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: for you, both at the high school and the college level. 53 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 2: Is that accurate? 54 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think on all levels it was easy. You know, 55 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 3: it just gets a little more detail. But you know, 56 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 3: it's football is football, and some people are made to 57 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: play football, and so happened. That was my calling, the 58 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 3: Barry to go out there and play football. And every 59 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 3: game was I meant not every game. The export as 60 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 3: a whole was easy to me because all you had 61 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 3: to do is outwork people, and you have God given talents. 62 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 3: You make sure you put in your work, make sure 63 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 3: you study, and get a chance to know your opponent. 64 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 3: It just gives you that much of an edge. But 65 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 3: as far as the game itself, it started in Pop 66 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 3: Warner football. It was always easy for me. I've always 67 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 3: played up. I played with the older guys always because 68 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 3: of my size, and that made it even better because 69 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 3: once I got to the University of Miami, you know, 70 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 3: I really, I really, it really opened my eyes. 71 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: That I'm I'm I'm pretty good. 72 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 3: You know, because when you're playing pop warners use against 73 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 3: the area that you're in, and then the same thing 74 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 3: with high school, you play against the area. But when 75 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: you get to to college, you play against everybody around 76 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 3: the country and you're playing with them, and you get 77 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 3: you get to practice with the best of the best. 78 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 3: And once I was practicing with the best of the best, 79 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 3: and I was. 80 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: Like, this the same game. It's easy. 81 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 3: And I just made sure that I kept the same 82 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 3: methods pretty much to always go. 83 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: Out work everybody. As far as toughness, I was. 84 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 3: I was naturally tough, you know, I'm always the man, 85 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 3: you know, So that was that was at least to 86 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 3: my concern. But as far as put then the work, 87 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 3: you're matching that mental toughness and going out there with 88 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 3: the physical and then you steet up there and start 89 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 3: studying the game that made it all come forward circling. 90 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 3: So when I got to the pros, I was like, 91 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 3: same game, still easy. 92 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 2: Peyton Manning calls you the smartest teammate he's ever had. 93 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: Pay is the smartest teammate I ever had. So we 94 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: rub off each other. 95 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 3: But you know, for for eighteen, it was always, you know, studying, understanding, 96 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 3: you know, the opponent, understanding exactly what's going on. And 97 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 3: when you're around guys like that, you would be you 98 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 3: would do yourself a disservice and do the team of 99 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 3: disservice if you don't kind of nutge them and ask 100 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 3: questions and start, you know, taking some of that or 101 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 3: what they're doing and added to your game. You know, 102 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 3: I didn't. I didn't. We didn't grow up. We had 103 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 3: to study. We had that we just go out and play. 104 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 3: But then when you start understanding the pros, there's another level, 105 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 3: there's another notch that you have to go if you 106 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 3: want to be one of the best. 107 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: And that's one thing that eighteen did. 108 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 3: He always you always prepared, and if you're around you 109 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 3: want to try to be on the same page with guys. 110 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 3: It's like, I'm always do my part, and that was 111 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 3: always my thing. I'm not gonna be the one that 112 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 3: lets everybody down. 113 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 2: Were you always going to the University of Miami? Was 114 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: that always the plan. 115 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 3: Well if you know, so going back to that during 116 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 3: those times, that's when the sanctions and all those things 117 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 3: were about to take place for the University of Miami. 118 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 3: So that's the only thing that had other schools on 119 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 3: the radar. 120 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: You know. 121 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 3: I went to visit Ohio State and now I went 122 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 3: to the University of Florida because it was a state school. 123 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: It was local. But I always wanted to go to 124 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: University of Miami. 125 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 3: But we didn't know what was going to happen with 126 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 3: the sanctions, with them coming down with these different rulings. Yeah, 127 00:05:55,160 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 3: so that made me even venture out or even alp 128 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 3: to look at something. But once we got the information, 129 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 3: it was a no brainer. University of Miami our west 130 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 3: of Mockley. I'm out from a Mockley, which you know me, 131 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 3: I'm big on the family circle. So the family got 132 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 3: to be there, you know that, I have to have 133 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 3: that energy in the crowd, and University of Mind provided everything. 134 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: Well let's I mean, let's be honest, we've talked about 135 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 2: this too. Times back then were different. Bro, you go 136 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 2: to school, you go to school. Now you're signing for three, 137 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 2: four or five million dollars to go to school. That 138 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 2: wasn't the case. When you're coming out of a MOCHYLI 139 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: to go to Miami, what was your hustle? I'm sorry 140 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 2: to ask, but you're a You're a big fish and 141 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 2: a small pond down there, And what's the hustle at 142 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 2: that point? Because you gotta make money to eat, you 143 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,679 Speaker 2: gotta get make money to take the girl out to dinner, 144 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 2: et cetera, et cetera. What did Edern do back in 145 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 2: the day to get that hustle going? 146 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: As made it happen. 147 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 3: As did a lot of things that that probably you 148 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 3: wouldn't be too fond of to make it happy. 149 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: And I make it happen. 150 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 2: I don't believe that. I don't believe that. 151 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,720 Speaker 1: I bet it's all up at the end of the day. 152 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 3: You know, we do what it takes. You never one thing, 153 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 3: You never steal from nobody. You don't take nobody, you know. 154 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 3: But at the same time, you know, you do what 155 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 3: you gotta do. You know, I was the person that 156 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 3: always found a way to make a dollar, you know, absolutely. 157 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 3: And as far as taking a girl, I wasn't really 158 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 3: worried about the girl because you know, I had my 159 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 3: daughter mom. I was I was becoming a parent while 160 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 3: I'm in school, and I had to take care of 161 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 3: my mom. 162 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: So I had to take school more serious than uthers. 163 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: You know, I had to lock in and if I'm 164 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 3: one to set up there and be the head of 165 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 3: the family. 166 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: I gotta I gotta be on my p's and q's 167 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: at all times. 168 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 3: So I had to do what I had to do, 169 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 3: make things happen and stay out of trouble. 170 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: You know, I never was wanted to get in trouble. 171 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: Pretty smooth or pretty pretty distreet. 172 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 2: Right, we're gonna have the movie one day. We're gonna 173 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 2: have the movie one day. 174 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's stuff to come out of the movie. 175 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: But you're coming here. I mean, you did what you did. 176 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 2: We saw two ninety nine against UCLA. We saw what 177 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 2: you did first time. University of Miami had a two 178 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 2: years in a row on thousand yards. Rusher hasn't been broken. 179 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: You're one of the greatest to play at there. And 180 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 2: then you come up into these cornfields of Indianapolis. Bill 181 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 2: Pollion calls your name, You meet your owner, Jim Ursay. 182 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 2: You got this quarterback named Peyton Manning there, what's your 183 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 2: first You know you're coming from Miami everybody's talking about you. 184 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 2: All these fans wanted Ricky Williams, who's having a great 185 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 2: career at the University of Texas, but Edgar and James, 186 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 2: you're the fourth pick overall. Obviously you're a Hall of Famer. 187 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 2: That was the right pick. But what was your take 188 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 2: on Indianapolis? This is a place probably you only saw 189 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 2: at the combine. 190 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I really didn't know much about Indy, but the 191 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 3: beauty of football, you know, it's about the game, you know, 192 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 3: I just wanted to play football, you know, the city 193 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 3: where we're at. You know, I really didn't so much 194 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 3: that really didn't think of it, But I think I didn't. 195 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 3: I didn't really get a chance to really think about 196 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 3: where I was going because the whole conversation was why 197 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 3: is this guy here? 198 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: Or who is this guy? 199 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 3: And so it kind of shifts your focus to saying, man, 200 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 3: I just I just can't wait for them to see 201 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 3: that I'm I'm really the real deal. 202 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: But because of my. 203 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 3: Situation, because of the University of Mind, we wasn't on TV, 204 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 3: went through those sanctions we had, you know, we had 205 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,719 Speaker 3: limited things a lot of people didn't know. So it 206 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 3: was it was a situation where you gotta say, okay, 207 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 3: just let me, just let me just buckle down and 208 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 3: you'll see, they'll see. 209 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: And that's all the focus was. 210 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 3: So it wasn't about so much about the city because 211 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 3: the city was great for me because I stayed on 212 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 3: fifty sixth Street pretty much every day at the facility. 213 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 3: No football was my life. That's all I knew, and 214 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 3: that what I was up there for. It was It 215 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 3: wasn't so much as oh, I'm in this great city. 216 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 3: I got be out even though I was out all 217 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 3: the time. But I made it work because my first 218 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 3: commitment was to the coach, to the organization and to 219 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 3: make sure, like I love to prove people wrong and 220 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 3: I love to make sure that the people that's pulling 221 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 3: for me are right. And that's what that turned into. 222 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 3: When it only took one year, It only took a 223 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 3: couple of games. 224 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: It didn't even take a year. This just took a 225 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: little way. 226 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 3: It just it just took an opportunity to get on 227 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 3: the field in front of everybody, and after that, you know, 228 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 3: everything got quieted and it wasn't. 229 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: It wasn't. 230 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: It was a non issue since once I showed them 231 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 3: that Bill knew what he was doing the big man 232 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 3: knew what he was back in and when me and 233 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 3: Peyton connected with mar you know, we we went out 234 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 3: and did something that you're probably rarely going to see 235 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 3: if you ever see it again consistently, you know, weekend 236 00:10:59,720 --> 00:10:59,959 Speaker 3: and we. 237 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,719 Speaker 2: Y you're a young man, you're still a young man, 238 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 2: but you know you did it right When Peyton Manning 239 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 2: says the smartest football player I ever played for. But 240 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 2: what does it mean to you when the owner, Jim Mersey, 241 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 2: who's a good dear friend of yours, says, I've never 242 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 2: been closer with another player that's played for my team 243 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 2: other than Edgar and James. He's like family to me. 244 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 2: Where where did that come from? 245 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 3: Uh? 246 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: It's you know, certain things that connect and come together. 247 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 3: Is like it wasn't something that's forced, you know, you 248 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 3: have just it's just you just connect with people. 249 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: You just connect. 250 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 3: Sometimes it's like I was always myself and I always 251 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 3: went about things, you know, the way that I feel 252 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 3: like a man should. And a lot of people see 253 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 3: that this this is how a man is supposed to be. 254 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 3: And it's sometimes people recognize it. But conversations, different situations, 255 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 3: you know, it just leads to a better relationship. You know, 256 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 3: it's the earth that he has three daughters, so I 257 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 3: would ask questions about I got three daughters. So you're 258 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 3: asking questions, you're asking information that's beyond this because you 259 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 3: they like the owner turns into somewhat like a father 260 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 3: figure in some respect to to kind of give you insight, 261 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 3: give you a little light or information. 262 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: And it's just bits and pieces. 263 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 3: And then we just connected through music, through hanging out, 264 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 3: through being yourself, through just being cool. And mister erthsay, 265 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 3: you know, he's always being himself. He gets a chance 266 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 3: to be who he want to be. And I was, 267 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 3: I'm living like that, and man, that's my buddy right there. Man, 268 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 3: you know the big man, you know, the big Man 269 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 3: is and I think a lot of people they don't 270 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 3: really know understand mister Earth say he's rare. 271 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: He's very rare, and. 272 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 3: He does so much for so many people that you 273 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 3: really don't realize the impact of him. If you think 274 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 3: about when we're around in the environment, any environment that 275 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 3: he's around is always positive, is always good. Everybody's upbeat 276 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 3: and moving, you know, And that's the beautiful that's said 277 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 3: a lot about the person at the top. 278 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 2: Hey, I'll never forget. I was down there in Florida 279 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 2: in two thousand and six with the boss Man and 280 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 2: he met with you, and he met with you, and 281 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 2: he had to tell you we can't have you on 282 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 2: the team anymore because of the way that the contracts 283 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 2: were working out with teammates and yourself. I have never 284 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 2: talked with you publicly about that, about that meeting you 285 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 2: you rolled up with your friend Trick Daddy. It was 286 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 2: about a four hour meeting with Jim Mersey up in 287 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 2: his suite down in Florida. And I know it's personal 288 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 2: and I'm sorry to go there, but I'm just if 289 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 2: there's something you could touch on and tell us about 290 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 2: that meeting of four hours between you and Jim Mersey 291 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 2: when he said I love you like a son, but 292 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 2: we've got to let you go, and you eventually moved 293 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 2: on to the Arizona Cardinals. Could you glance over that 294 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 2: that evening for a minute. No. 295 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 3: The thing about it, that's what you respect about men. 296 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 3: You know, men can sit across from each other and 297 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 3: have conversation, and when you venture into business, you understand like, hey, 298 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 3: this is business. This is something that you know what's 299 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 3: best for you and what's best for the overall. You know, 300 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 3: we got to make sure we find a happy medium 301 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 3: and for me, I deserve to be compensated the right way. 302 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 3: But due to the restrictions on the salary cap, it 303 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 3: was it's cutting dry. So it wasn't really difficult. You know, 304 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 3: it's pretty much it's it's black and white. You either 305 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 3: you're gonna set up You're gonna set up there and 306 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 3: put in all this work and you know, not really 307 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 3: value yourself because of a situation, just because you want 308 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 3: to be all you want. You understand that, hey, look 309 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 3: this is part of the business. This way you got 310 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 3: these these are these are your options. These are things 311 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 3: that has to take place, and so it's not really 312 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 3: a hard conversation. 313 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 1: And those are the things. 314 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 3: Those are the things that bring people even closer because 315 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 3: you can talk to the person, you don't have to 316 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 3: sit back, and I can never say walk out saying 317 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 3: one bad word about the organization, about the owner of 318 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 3: the coaches or anybody. Because business is business. Ed's gonna 319 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 3: be all right regardless. You know it's coming from a 320 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 3: mockery you're talking about. I can go anywhere and make 321 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 3: something happen. 322 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: And I always got me. You know, I'm always gonna 323 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: take care of me. 324 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 3: But when you having those type of conversations, you can 325 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 3: nobody has to beat around the bush. And that's the 326 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 3: thing I always liked about mister Erstay. You don't have 327 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 3: to never beat around the bush. He say, Hey, this 328 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 3: is what we at with the situation. These are the circumstances, 329 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 3: and everything is fact fact, fact fact, So you don't 330 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 3: even have to worry about, you know, somebody trying to 331 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 3: just tell me something. 332 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: That's what it is. 333 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 3: And if you have to lead a whole organization, you 334 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 3: gotta always do what's best for the organization. Not one 335 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 3: person is bigger than the organization. And you look at 336 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 3: any successful group family, they've always had a nice firm 337 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 3: stands on. 338 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: What they do and what they don't do. 339 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 3: And I'm aware of that, and so it really wasn't 340 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 3: that big a deal for me because these are things 341 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 3: that happens over and over in the NFL. It's like, 342 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna be the first guy and I'm not 343 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 3: going to be the last. But the relationship you build, 344 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 3: the bond, Like, I don't think they'll ever be. 345 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: A player that has a title bond with mister Ersy. 346 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 3: Then myself, and so that tells you it's bigger than 347 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 3: It's bigger than the game. You know, the game brings 348 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 3: you together, but the relationship that you bill it keeps 349 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 3: you together. 350 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what. I cut you guys a wide 351 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 2: berth when you were here playing, when you were on 352 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 2: the Decade of Excellence. I was doing media still am, 353 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: but I cut you guys a wide berth. I let 354 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 2: you do your thing. But one day I passed by 355 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 2: your locker. You remember this hopefully, And I asked you 356 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 2: about a book in your locker. And I keep seeing 357 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 2: that book in your locker. And the book is Who 358 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 2: Moved My Cheese? 359 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 3: Who Moved My Cheese? Bencer Justin. It's like a once 360 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 3: a year read. 361 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 2: You got to remember that. 362 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: Well. 363 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 2: I read that book. I read that book, and that 364 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,120 Speaker 2: that opened the door or a window, if you will, 365 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 2: to you for me, because I read that book. That 366 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 2: book's about change. That book's about adapting with change, you 367 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 2: know what I mean. And Peyton talks about it, Yeah, 368 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 2: talks about being smart. And you're smart. You had that thing. 369 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 2: You were never too high, Drin, You're never too low. 370 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 2: You didn't talk a lot, but your actions did all 371 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 2: the talking for you, and that that book, that book 372 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 2: changed lives, not only yours, but you spread that amongst 373 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 2: the locker room as well. If anybody asked about it, 374 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 2: you'd say, yeah, here's what the books about. Why don't 375 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 2: you give it a read? 376 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: I like that. 377 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's a lot of times now everybody's watching. 378 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 3: A lot of the younger guys are watching. Always knew 379 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 3: that they were watching, and you don't get a chance 380 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 3: to interact. Sometimes they don't know how to approach you, 381 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 3: and the relations the conversation may not be on the 382 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 3: same tier. And when you're in a certain space, but 383 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 3: you just sprinkle things out. Then once the guys knew. 384 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 3: I was always reading, I was always studying. I was 385 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,919 Speaker 3: always trying to find ways to better myself, you know, 386 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 3: as a person, and trying to expondite the learning curve 387 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,880 Speaker 3: as you get older. Because we're in a room full 388 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 3: of a lot of first time its, first time parents, 389 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 3: first time millionaires, first time a person that's got in 390 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 3: his first house, and so you need somebody to lean on. 391 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 3: So always with that guy that people could lean on. 392 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 3: And it's done directly or indirectly. But I'm receptive to 393 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 3: somebody saying, Hey, what book is that? 394 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: What do you read? How do you know this? How 395 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 1: do you know that? 396 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 3: It's like, I'm not like some guys are too tough, 397 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 3: but they probably think it's not cool enough. But it's 398 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 3: like me, I take all that stuff out of the ways. Look, 399 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 3: I know I'm cool. I'm not worried about that, but 400 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 3: I'm going to do the things that you need to 401 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 3: do to make sure you can keep your cool in 402 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 3: whatever situation, whatever environment. 403 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 2: Well, you're proven that, and you talk about changing. If 404 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 2: I could, we can stop. We don't have to talk 405 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 2: about this if you don't want to. But tragedy struck 406 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 2: during your career when you lost your partner and Diya 407 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 2: to like a leukemia if memory serves a blood cancer, 408 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 2: and you lost your partner Edrin and you're playing football 409 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 2: at that time and you've got a family and she's 410 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 2: the mother of your children that period of your life 411 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 2: and still producing. How tough was that for you? And 412 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 2: what sort of reserve did you have to dig deep 413 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 2: because that's a tragedy no one's expecting. 414 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, that's one of those things. Life happens, 415 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,959 Speaker 3: you know, and you have to treat life as it is. 416 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 3: Not as you want it to be, and when things happen, 417 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 3: you have to make proper adjustments. 418 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,719 Speaker 1: And you can be tough, you can be somebody said, oh, 419 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: just don't bother me. 420 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 3: But as you when you look at it, you start 421 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 3: you started thinking about you know, before I had to, 422 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 3: you know, just get up and think about football. Now 423 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 3: I got kipt and think about those children that I'm 424 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 3: playing football, but I'm away from I got think about 425 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 3: somebody else taking care of my responsibility. And you think about, oh, 426 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 3: I don't have time, like I used to have more 427 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 3: time to put in workouts and do all the extra stuff. 428 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: But it comes to point where that time. 429 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 3: Gets limited, and so it starts to affect the play 430 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 3: and affects the things that you're doing in your process 431 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 3: and the way you approach the game. And it also 432 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 3: kind of puts you in a situation where you start 433 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 3: thinking about what's important, like what's important in life. So 434 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:25,360 Speaker 3: for myself, it's like I've always wanted to keep climbing 435 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 3: that that Russian ladder, and I'm looking at the Russian lader. 436 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm right there, I'm right there. 437 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 3: You know, I'm about to pass this person, about to 438 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 3: pass that person, and it was always a goal of mine. 439 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: But then you start thinking about is it really that important? Now? 440 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: You know, it really don't matter, you. 441 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 3: Know, because physically I was still able to play. I 442 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 3: still could probably played two. 443 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: More years or something. You know, I couldn't climb that ladder. 444 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 3: But am I doing the proper things that it takes 445 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 3: to be one of the best football players? Am I 446 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 3: taking away a spot on this team because it could 447 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 3: be a younger guy that that needs this position, that 448 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 3: wants this opportunity, and for myself, all those things go 449 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 3: through your mind. Okay, do you continue? So I make 450 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 3: a decision and say, man, you know what the game 451 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 3: I did enough. You know, if I get in the hall, 452 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 3: I get in the hall, I don't I don't. You know, 453 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 3: It's like, because I'm gonna go do the right thing. 454 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 3: The right thing is to go be with those children, 455 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:23,159 Speaker 3: Go be around those children, because you only get you 456 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 3: get that small window, and you want to make sure 457 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 3: that you connect with your children as much as you can. 458 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 3: And I think a lot of ballplayers struggle with that. 459 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 3: You know, if you're being away from the kids so long, 460 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 3: you don't really get to know your kid because somebody financially, okay, 461 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 3: they're they're gonna be okay. But it's the things that 462 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 3: money can't do that builds the relationship with you and 463 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 3: your children. And that's where I had to make a decisions, say, 464 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 3: you know, I'm gonna I'm gonna shut this thing down. 465 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 3: You know, I'm not really into it because I know 466 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 3: what it takes to be a pro. I know it 467 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 3: takes to be one of the best to play, and 468 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 3: if I'm cheating the game due to my personal things, 469 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 3: I need to remove myself from there. And that's what 470 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 3: I did, as bad as I wanted to pass up 471 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 3: all those people, because I'm like, man, I'm only a 472 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 3: couple of yards away from this person, a couple yards 473 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 3: in that person. That's nothing. I can sit there and 474 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 3: do this. But then what's more important? 475 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 1: Man? You know what's more important? 476 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 3: And the good thing is I had did enough work 477 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 3: on the field to where I still get the call 478 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 3: from the Hall of Fame. You know, you wanted it sooner, 479 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 3: and I wanted to go up more. I wanted to 480 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 3: be to where I'm in the top five, top six. 481 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 3: I'm right up in there, you know. But when I finished, 482 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 3: I was at ten or eleven and I'm like, man, 483 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 3: I'm good. 484 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: You know, at some point I'll get in there. 485 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 3: And then it happened because my body at work speaks 486 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 3: for itself and it worked out well. 487 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what I want to find out about 488 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 2: your kids now and a Mockoly because you were nice enough. 489 00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 2: We didn't know each other very well, but you invited 490 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 2: me down in two thousand and three, two thousand and 491 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 2: four to do a piece on you and the off 492 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 2: season in training we saw the funhouse there that you 493 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 2: built down there. First off, have your kids do they 494 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 2: know your upbringing, what a Mochaly was or is, and 495 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 2: when you were coming up and how it is now 496 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 2: because you know, the father's a multi millionaire, Hall of 497 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 2: Fame running back and stuff like that. They didn't know 498 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 2: that a Mocholy Edger and James. Is that something that 499 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 2: you transition into their lives to say, Hey, this is 500 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 2: where dad grew up. It's a little bit different than 501 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 2: where you guys are at now. 502 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,239 Speaker 3: Well, I think it's all part of it. You know, 503 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 3: in the early years they used to be there a 504 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 3: lot more. It's to be around so that what I 505 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 3: was connected to and trying to make sure we do 506 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 3: a lot in the community to make sure we're around 507 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 3: with visitors. 508 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: Sure, but as they continue to grow in. 509 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 3: Floorishs, you know, you start thinking about the situation surrounding, 510 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 3: and we wanted to put them in better environments. You know, 511 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 3: mocholy is good for a person that's in certain situations, 512 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,239 Speaker 3: but as you as you graduate from those situations, now 513 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 3: it's time to elevate. 514 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 1: You will be a fool to say. 515 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 3: Okay, we kind of made it out, We've kind of 516 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 3: you put ourselves in position, and we just stay in 517 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 3: this one space. Life is about elevating. You got to 518 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 3: keep growing. So I want to make sure I put 519 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 3: them in the right situations. And they're not. They're not 520 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,400 Speaker 3: too far away from understanding what it's like to being 521 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 3: a market. They're familiar with it, they know everybody around there. 522 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 3: But for them, they live in totally different so it's 523 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 3: a different world. Like their relationship with their classmates is 524 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 3: totally different from with myself because they're coming from what. 525 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: We consider the spoon fair situation or they. 526 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 3: Got everything given to them, and that really don't mess 527 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 3: a lot well in certain situations because sometimes you get 528 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 3: picked on by that or you get frowned upon because 529 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 3: of those situations. So as a parent, you have to 530 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 3: make sure that you understanding what they have to go 531 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 3: through and what they're like is. You can't make them 532 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 3: be you and see things the way you've seen it. 533 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 3: Because when I was a school, nobody had we had money. 534 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 3: We didn't have I mean, we didn't have money. Nobody 535 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 3: had money, right, and we all clicked up because if 536 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 3: you ain't got ship, then I ain't got ship. Guess what, 537 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 3: ain't nobody tripping? 538 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: You know? 539 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 3: So that's just the way it is. That's just the 540 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 3: way the world is. And trying to be mindful those 541 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 3: of those things. That's what parenting is because I'm like, hey, 542 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 3: this is totally different. I'm not gonna have somebody juicing 543 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 3: my kids or you know, like playing on my kids 544 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 3: just to be their friend. You know, they got to 545 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 3: be in situations that are like minded. 546 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 2: Hey, a couple of your kids. Just off the top 547 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 2: of my head. We got a doctor there. We got 548 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 2: a professional basketball player one day it can be coming up. 549 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 2: We got an entertainer in there, the James. The James 550 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 2: kids are doing a lot and they're following in their 551 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 2: dad's footsteps. So congrats on that. 552 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:55,239 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. Man. 553 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,640 Speaker 3: You know it's you know, it's it's and allows these 554 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 3: things start right in that locker room, you know. 555 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: I remember I was. I was in there. 556 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 3: We had the trainer by the name of Hunter Smith. 557 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 3: You remembern Smith? 558 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 2: Sure? 559 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 1: Well, so Hunt had three kids. I had three kids. 560 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 3: And he was like, and then all of them graduated, right, 561 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 3: And I was like, man, that's that's super cool because 562 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,119 Speaker 3: I'm coming from a place where everybody don't graduate. 563 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 1: Some people go to college. One off. 564 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 3: You go to college. You're special. You're like, you did it. 565 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 3: And I was like, man, layding that and I spend it. 566 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 3: I spent a lot of time in the training room. 567 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 3: That was my hanging that was my hangout. And I 568 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 3: was like, he's three for three. I'm like, damn, you 569 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 3: got three boys, all three of them in college. They 570 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 3: got degrees. And I was like, hot, I'm gonna go. 571 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 3: I said, I'll make sure every kid that I have, 572 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 3: I'm gonna go to finish college. So I'm almost there. 573 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 3: You know, I won't make sure they go to college. 574 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 3: So he was three for three, I'm gonna be six 575 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 3: for sick, you know you are, I'm going for the 576 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 3: last the last one had just agreed to go to 577 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 3: the University of Cincinnati, where his brother's at. 578 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 2: So yeah, good, that's gonna. 579 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: Bring it home. That'll bring it all the way home. 580 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 2: Keep your eye on Jizzl. That kid is talented among 581 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,480 Speaker 2: others in the Jay family. Listen, I appreciate you sitting 582 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 2: for the time. Couple of our questions for you. How 583 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 2: many receptions do you think you have in your NFL career? 584 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 2: Do you know that off the top of your head? 585 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: Now the status I really don't know. 586 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 3: But when you go to these a war I mean, 587 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 3: when you go to these signings, you kind of get 588 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,080 Speaker 3: reminded of those things. 589 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: So they always bring something to you that says. 590 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 3: Can you put this on on a hell man or 591 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 3: something like that. 592 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: But I don't really know off the top of my head. 593 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 2: Bro, you had four hundred and thirty three receptions in 594 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 2: your NFL career, four I would have. 595 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: Wow, I could been a while. I could have been 596 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: a wide receiver. 597 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 2: Four hundred and thirty three for three thousand and three, 598 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 2: three hundred and sixty five yards through the air, not 599 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 2: only a runner, but you could pass and catch the 600 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 2: ball as well. I just want to give you some 601 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 2: love on this when I saw I'm serious. I talk 602 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 2: about this to this day. The most beautiful NFL running 603 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 2: back run that I've ever seen is by you in 604 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 2: two thousand and four against the Bears. You finished with 605 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 2: I think you finished with two oh one or two 606 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 2: oh nine, but you had a thirty five yard run. 607 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 2: If you remember, I know you know this, Edgering, Yeah, 608 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 2: you got to see. 609 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 1: You did. 610 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 2: You got the ball, quick spin, another guy in your face, 611 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 2: quick spin, slant left, slant, rife go forward for another 612 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 2: ten yards. The reason I love that run is because 613 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,439 Speaker 2: that's your way of running the football. That is it, 614 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 2: whatever it takes. It wasn't. You weren't like Dickerson, you 615 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,400 Speaker 2: running high. You ran more low. Your style was beautiful 616 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 2: because you waited just enough in the holes to find 617 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 2: out where you were going. And that run right there, 618 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 2: that thirty five yard run, folks, you can look it up. 619 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 2: The most beautiful NFL rushing run ever is by edger 620 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 2: and James. That's why I love you, big man, because 621 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 2: I'm telling you it's just beauty and watching it and 622 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 2: that was the way that you brought it to the game. 623 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 2: No wonder you're a Pro Football Hall of Famer. I'm 624 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 2: I sound like a fanboy right now, but it's something 625 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 2: I've always tell you. 626 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: My boy, my boy man. 627 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 2: We connected, I know, but in the twenty years anyway, 628 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 2: I just wanted to say that that one to me 629 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 2: is always special. So I appreciate that. 630 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. 631 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I'm glad we got to know each other 632 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 2: a little bit better after your career, because, like I said, 633 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 2: I cut you a wide bird. Finally, the camaraderie, the 634 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 2: fellowship and the brotherhood, all those guys are still close 635 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 2: to you on your phone. I don't care Gary Brackett, 636 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 2: Tara Glenn, Ryan Deem, It doesn't matter who we're talking about, 637 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 2: Peyton Manning. All those guys are all connected. And your 638 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 2: relationship with those guys, what's it like now? How much 639 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 2: do you talk throughout the year? 640 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,240 Speaker 1: Where's all situational? You know? 641 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 3: One thing about it that's great about the Coach organization 642 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 3: is you know they bring everybody together and that kind 643 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 3: of keeps the bond, you know, even closer that like 644 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 3: Dallas Dallas Clark had his ring of honor and all 645 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 3: the guys where to get together and you get you 646 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 3: get to get and you get to relive those moments 647 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 3: those years, and so those are the situations that happen 648 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 3: where things that come up to where there may be 649 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 3: an event, but even if you're in a certain city 650 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 3: or something and you know somebody, you reach out to 651 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 3: him and everybody just kind of comes out and celebrate 652 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 3: or supports whatever you have going. And I've always connected 653 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 3: with the guys. I've always been cool with the guys, 654 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 3: and and stay in touch with a lot of them, 655 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 3: you know, over the years, because you're gonna cross paths 656 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 3: in different situations. I'm actually going to hour this year 657 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 3: to go see Dallas. Okay, it's an our. 658 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,480 Speaker 2: Oh man, I can't wait. You'll find that hookah You'll 659 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 2: find that hookah club somewhere. I'm sure I got something. 660 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna find something. 661 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 2: Hey, I'm gonna let you go. But one of the 662 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 2: things that I remember Jim Mersey saying, when when the Colts, 663 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 2: when the coach ownership was given, out their Super Bowl rings, 664 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 2: even before that day that they celebrated downtown here in Indianapolis. 665 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 2: I remember the day that he said, my man Edgering 666 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 2: is getting one of these, one of the first ones, 667 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 2: because he is a foundational piece. We're not here without 668 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 2: edger and James. That's a special moment coming from an 669 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 2: NFL owner. And I know we've talked about Jim Mersey. 670 00:30:58,040 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 2: But when you got that call, or when you open 671 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 2: that package and you saw your name on an Indianapolis 672 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 2: called Super Bowl ring on a team that you didn't 673 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 2: play for, but you gave your life and your blood 674 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 2: ten years for prior to that, what did that mean 675 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 2: to you? 676 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it means a lot. 677 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 3: It says a lot about the organization, It says a 678 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 3: lot about mister Ers, and then it speaks on the 679 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 3: impact that your work was didn't go unnoticed. You know, 680 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 3: those things right there all come together and like I 681 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 3: felt like I was a part of the team anyway. 682 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 1: You know, it's I was just like I'm. 683 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 2: On ir Arizona right right right, you. 684 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 3: Know, because you know the relationship with the guys, you 685 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 3: still it's like, no matter what, you don't stop talking 686 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 3: to the guys, you don't stop, you know, having those conversations. 687 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 3: You know, it's one of those situations where you know, 688 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 3: once you become part of a family, it's hard to 689 00:31:51,040 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 3: detach that. 690 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 1: You know, that bond. 691 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 3: And then when I didn't know Joseph, but I didn't 692 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 3: know Joseph, but die from nothing. I made sure I 693 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 3: started to him and I made sure I said to 694 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 3: let him know anything you need to know to help you, 695 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 3: help this team, help this organization, and to help you 696 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,360 Speaker 3: become a better football player, especially in this offense. Because 697 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 3: I know this offense, I can't help you as much 698 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 3: as possible. There's an open book, and we build a 699 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 3: relationship from death, you know. So it's the little things 700 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 3: that you do behind the scenes that says this is 701 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 3: important to me. It's important to me that the coachs 702 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 3: be successful. You know, it's important to me that all 703 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 3: these guys become successful because it's bigger than football. 704 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: With me, you know, it's about life. 705 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,960 Speaker 3: You know when I cross paths with people, you know, 706 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 3: I always want to leave people in a better place 707 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 3: than I found them. 708 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: You know, I'm here to do my part. I'm not. 709 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: Life's too easy for me. I don't have to be selfish. 710 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 3: You know. The man I'm top takes care of is 711 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 3: so well that hey, I'm so secure in whatever position 712 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:56,120 Speaker 3: I'm in to I have no worries, you know, so 713 00:32:56,240 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 3: it's easy for me to reach back, help support, and 714 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 3: you know, when the coach came down for the Super Bowl. 715 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 3: I was right there with the guys, you know, doing 716 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 3: everything I can do to help, and you know, and 717 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 3: especially embracelal Dge, my boy, you come back to Miami, man, 718 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 3: you want to see everybody have success. I want to 719 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 3: see them when you know. And that's a difference in 720 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 3: men and little boys. I'm a grown man. I'm a 721 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 3: man about everything. And when I when the conversation with 722 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 3: me and mister Ersay had the conversation and we sat 723 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 3: down and we talked. You know, it's two men talking. 724 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 3: You know, it's two men talking, and it's an understanding. 725 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 3: Because there wasn't an understanding. You know, you walk out 726 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 3: of there, mad, miserable, and then you're not supportive. You're 727 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 3: not supportive of what's going on or what's taking place. 728 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 1: But this is real. Ed's always been really and gonna 729 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 1: remain real. Bro. 730 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 2: I've been to a lot of events with you after 731 00:33:51,560 --> 00:33:54,080 Speaker 2: you ended your career, and I've seen the people's faces 732 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 2: and I see what the temperature of the room does 733 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:58,840 Speaker 2: when you walk into it. You're a special cat ager 734 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 2: and James a very cat and I appreciate you sitting down 735 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 2: and talking to us. We're gonna do it some more. 736 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 2: I'm gonna see you up at camp obviously, we see 737 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 2: you out at a lot of Colts functions and everything. 738 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 2: We got a big quarterback competition coming up, and let's 739 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 2: talk again. Come around training camp time and see what 740 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 2: you've been up to. And I will tell everybody listening 741 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 2: and watching out there follow this man on ig His 742 00:34:19,040 --> 00:34:21,879 Speaker 2: stories are incredible. You never know where he's gonna pop 743 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 2: up in the world, but you and your crew are there. 744 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 2: So if you want a good follow go to Instagram 745 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 2: and follow Edger and James. I appreciate your time today, EJ. 746 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:31,880 Speaker 1: Man, Thank you. I appreciate you. 747 00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:34,960 Speaker 3: You are in on one phone call away and I'll 748 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:36,760 Speaker 3: be seeing you soon in person. 749 00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 2: That's right. You mean a lot to me and I 750 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 2: appreciate the time today and thank you all for watching. 751 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 2: This is high volume. The greatest to ever wear a 752 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:46,359 Speaker 2: horseshoe at the running back position. His name is Edger 753 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 2: and James. I appreciate you guys watching everyone on YouTube. 754 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 2: I appreciate you guys as well as the Colts Audio Network. Hey, 755 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,359 Speaker 2: we'll do it every week, week in and week out. 756 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 2: Sometimes we bring in Pro Football Hall of famers. Sometimes 757 00:34:57,080 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 2: they don't but the stories are always good. Thank you, 758 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 2: Edger and James. We'll see you next week. 759 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 1: This should be played at I Vargu