1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: How do you look at your opportunity here in camp? 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: Obviously Bobby and Mike have played a lot of reps, 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: but you're on the field quite a bit too. So 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: are you looking at it like I'm competing for a 5 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:09,319 Speaker 1: starting job? 6 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 2: Right? I think that's the way you got to attack it. 7 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 2: Every day is every day I'm competing for a starting job. 8 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 2: And I mean, although it may not be starting, it 9 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 2: might be special teams anyway that I can contribute to 10 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 2: the team. You know, That's really what I'm all about. 11 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 2: Coming in as a six round draft pick last year, 12 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 2: I came in with a chip on my shoulder, you know, 13 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: being thought of mostly a special teams guy. But you know, 14 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 2: I'm trying to develop my game. I feel a lot 15 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: of growth throughout the year playing under you know, coach 16 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: Daves and all them, learning the defensive scheme, learning how 17 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 2: to become a pro. And so I feel like I've 18 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: grown a lot, learning from both Bobby oh and Michael 19 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 2: mcfahn and so, you know, just a lot of experience 20 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 2: and just like I said, growth. 21 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: That's the biggest difference heading into training camp. 22 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: In here two year two. I just feel just building 23 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 2: off of what we had last year. Just as a 24 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 2: team and defensively. You know, this is year two going 25 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 2: into Collach Shane's defense, and I feel like we added 26 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: a lot of pieces this offseason and I feel like 27 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 2: the puzzle is complete right now. It's just a matter 28 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: of us putting it together, going out there and executing 29 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: on Sundays. 30 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: One of the highest compliments I hear Dave All give 31 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: guys is that they're a really instinctual player. That's what 32 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: he described you as. Why do you think that is where? 33 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: I guess where do the instincts come from? 34 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 2: I think the instincts is just a part of who 35 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 2: I am. You know, I'm not the biggest, I'm not 36 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 2: the fastest, not the strongest, but when I get out there, 37 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 2: you know, I feel like that's what makes me unique, 38 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: is just my instincts. That's why I'm able to play 39 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: at this level. I feel like that's what made me unique. 40 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 2: That's why I got to the NFL. I feel is 41 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: it's just my instincts, and so is being out there 42 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 2: and just being able to apply that to my game 43 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: every in every way that I can. And you know, 44 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: just going out there and being instinct froum is. 45 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: That from a lot of reps. Is that from a 46 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: lot of film? Is that from watching a lot of football? 47 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: Like growing up? Like what is that from? 48 00:01:56,040 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's just from hours and hours of of studying film, 49 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: playing football since I was like six years old. And 50 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: I think it's also just me acknowledging that, you know, 51 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: I'm not the biggest, I'm not the fastest, but just 52 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: learning how to use my strengths and applying it out 53 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 2: there on the field. And so yeah, just a lot 54 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 2: of studying film, learning you know, certain techniques that are 55 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: used not only for my teammates, but other guys and 56 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: you know, other linebackers in the league. So just being 57 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 2: able to study that and taking, you know, the good 58 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: things from their games, taking the bad things, learning from that, 59 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 2: learning from their mistakes, and just applying it to my 60 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 2: Game's Growing up in Hawaii, it's very very physical. I 61 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 2: would say that's the one word to describe football in Hawaii. 62 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: All we do is just a lot of us just 63 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: run the rock. So everyone just runs the ball. There's like, 64 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 2: so I went to Middle Lane High School and we're 65 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 2: we're very past oriented. My teammate was Dylan Gabriel for 66 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 2: the quarterback for the Browns right now, and so I 67 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 2: also played running back at the time, So that was 68 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: very unique in my journey, playing running back all the 69 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: way up until like senior year that's when I made 70 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: the transfer to linebacker. But man, very hard off just 71 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 2: run the rock, physical contact every play. I would say, 72 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 2: that was one word I would uh, one way I 73 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 2: would describe football. And when you're so you're a fan 74 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 2: of the game, I guess growing up, do you get 75 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 2: up early and watch them live? Geeze? 76 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 1: Yeah. 77 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: That was one thing that was hard because so Hawaii 78 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 2: is six hours behind from East Coast time, so like 79 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 2: being able to get up early sometimes, like the first 80 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: game is at like noon on the East Coast time, 81 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 2: so we'd have to wake up five o'clock, six o'clock 82 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: in the morning just to wake up get ready to 83 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: watch the games. Sometimes I would just wake up, just 84 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: turn on the TV and were watching the game. My 85 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 2: dad was a big forty nine Ers fan growing up, 86 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: and so that that's kind of who we my my 87 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,839 Speaker 2: dad rooted it for, and so like our family would 88 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: always grow up just watching that game. The Niners was 89 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: always playing at that time, and it was just just 90 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 2: all someome awesome feeling. 91 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: When you played them. 92 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: Obviously I'm not. I'm not a little kid no more. 93 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: I'm I'm in the NFL living out the dream. So 94 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 2: I gotta go. I'm rocking with the Giants all the way. No, no, 95 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 2: oh for me, I hope. 96 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 3: So, Darius, how would you describe the kingship your draft 97 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,119 Speaker 3: class has? You know, guys make some pretty big contributions, 98 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: right and you know it didn't lead to wins, but 99 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 3: like good personal contributions, and what do you see moving 100 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 3: forward with that group into their second year. 101 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 2: I think last year we really set the standard as 102 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 2: far as you know, what we can go out and contribute. 103 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 2: You know, we got we got a bunch of dogs 104 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 2: in our draft class. We got more League, we got Tyrone, 105 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 2: we got new Oh my goodness, we got Drew Phillips. 106 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: But I think the camaraderie that we bring is, you know, 107 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 2: is unmatched. You know, we always get together, our rookie 108 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: class from last year, we would always every time we 109 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: had away games, home games, we would always get together. 110 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 2: I'll go out to dinners, you know, just chop it 111 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: up on you know how the team is doing, because 112 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: you know a lot of the vets, you know, you 113 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 2: got decks, you got Burns. They're always coming up to 114 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 2: the rookies from from last year. They're like, hey, you 115 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 2: guys are the future of this program. You know, you 116 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 2: guys are really the future of this whole organization. You 117 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 2: got to put the teams on your back some at times, 118 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 2: because you know everything is going to be coming down 119 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: to what you guys put on tape, how you guys 120 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 2: carry yourself for on the building. The staff is always 121 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 2: looking at you guys, you know, and whenever your number 122 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: is called, you got to be able to step up. 123 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 2: And so I feel like that's what a lot of 124 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 2: the guys from drafted last year in our draft class 125 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: really did, and they put out a good showing, and 126 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 2: you know, we're really just trying to build off of 127 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 2: that coming into this year. We got a good rookie 128 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: rookie class this year with a dual. We got all 129 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 2: the Darius Alexander guys on the defense on both sides 130 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 2: of about even Jackson Dart. So just really looking to 131 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 2: build off of that and really set the set a 132 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: set a higher bar for our standard. 133 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 3: Faris with all the dishes that the defensive drafted free agency, 134 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 3: do you notice, I guess, is it a different schematical 135 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 3: ice with Shane Bawlin. 136 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 2: Now with these editions. 137 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: Not really. 138 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: I think it's the same thing, just a higher standard 139 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 2: for executing going out there and executing at a higher level. 140 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 2: I mean, now we got I would say we got 141 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 2: the best line in the in the NFL right now. 142 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 2: So just letting those guys go out and just go 143 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 2: go out on third down, try to manage first and 144 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 2: second down, get get our opponents to third and long, 145 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 2: and just let our front go and go out there 146 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 2: and eat. Now we got we got three premier edge 147 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 2: rushers going out there, and we got Deckster, we got 148 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 2: roy Derris, just just a bunch of guys that can 149 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 2: go out there and just rush the pastor. And so 150 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 2: we're really looking forward to that and I honestly look 151 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 2: forward to watching it every day I go out there 152 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 2: and I'm watching one on ones. I'm just amazed at 153 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 2: like some things that they do every time. It's crazy, 154 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: even watching a dude go out there and pull out 155 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 2: some crazy spin, spin move or something like you never expected. 156 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 2: But yeah, man, it's awesome.