1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: A couple of days going on the yardist and someone 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: who's been around Steven is a long time, which what 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: has he meant to this team of these organizations. He's 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: been a great deal. And there's two guys here that 5 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: have been my teammates for the entirety of my career, 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: and Steven's one of them. So UM, I think he's 7 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: a guy who has always just done his job and 8 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: done it quietly and done it at a high level 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: for a long time. And he's always put this team first, 10 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: and he's always been willing to do whatever it takes 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: in order that this team be successful. His approach has 12 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: been tremendous and I've learned how to be a pro 13 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: from watching Steve over the years. So um, you know, 14 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: it's really an unfortunate situation, and you know, we're obviously 15 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: wishing him the best to him. The last time, it 16 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: was an adjustment, Um, Shane Graham came in and kicked force, 17 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: and certainly Stephen's a unique guy. In this league. You 18 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: don't play with one team for fourteen years unless you 19 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: are so it's a little bit of an adjustment. Obviously 20 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:15,320 Speaker 1: operationally on field goals, it'll be different. Um, you know, 21 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: we'll see how kickoffs goal and you know it's gonna 22 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: be it's gonna be an adjustment, but you know, whatever 23 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: coach decides to do, I'm sure will be what he 24 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: sees is best for the football team moving forward, and 25 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: you know we'll make the best of it. How difficult 26 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: we'll be for someone just to come in here and 27 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: take over that spot just for the fact that he's 28 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: been around for so long and he's been so productive, 29 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: and they just have to be themselves whoever it is. 30 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: You don't have to be Steve, you don't have to 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: be at him. To just be yourself. And I think 32 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: that's the call for each and every man that SEPs 33 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: in this locker room. Don't try to be someone that 34 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: you're not. Just be yourself. Try to do your job 35 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: to the best of your ability, and know that this 36 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: team is going to support you as best as it can. 37 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: And you know, we we we all have one thing 38 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: in common, and that's we want to be successful as 39 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 1: a team. And that's the most important thing the team. 40 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: What do you say to Steve, you know, obviously just 41 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: as a teammate, what do you say to him? Uh? Well, 42 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: I think Stephen knows how I feel about him. Uh, 43 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: some of those things will remain between us. But you know, 44 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: I appreciate Stephen. I have a lot of love for 45 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: Stephen and his family. Um, He's definitely supported me throughout 46 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: the course of my career, so I'm going to support 47 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: him now as best as I can. But you know, 48 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: I think as a person, as his friend before his teammate, 49 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: I just want to see him, uh at his best, 50 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: feeling good, doing well, and a good space mentally, in 51 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: a good place with his family. I mean, those are 52 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: the things that that are most important. Um, you know, 53 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: regardless injured or not, that's what you want to see, Um, 54 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: a guy, you know, be successful off the football field 55 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: and then a good place. So I know these aren't 56 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: your decisions to make. Have you seen Jake as a 57 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: as a on kickoffs in practice? You know what it's 58 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: He's definitely done done a good job with everything that 59 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: we've asked him to do. And um, you know, Steven's 60 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: handled most of the kickoff duties obviously this year, all 61 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: of it thus far. But he's more than capable. He 62 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: did it in college. Um, you know, but what we 63 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: do moving forward again, I don't know what what we're 64 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: gonna do, and uh, you know, nor is that my decision. 65 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just out there to cover the kicks 66 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: when that time comes.