1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,400 Speaker 1: It rosters did to meet you as it were. I 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: feel like you probably had a crazier off season Old City, 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: but I feel like I didn't look at a prote 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: They didn't see your worker at the receiver here, Penn State, Bama, Georgia, 5 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: wherever it was. What's it been like now to kind 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: of be in Foxborough and settle into your new role. 7 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: It's really been amazing. Getting here was It's a funny story. 8 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: So in last year, in February twenty twenty one, I 9 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: was a graduate assistant at Rutgers. Then I got hired 10 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: to be the corners coach at the University of Richmond, 11 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: and then I only spent four months there and I 12 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: got hired here in Jones. So it was a real 13 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: quick turnaround. I had three jobs and four months, so 14 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: it was really crazy, like kind of a worldward getting here. 15 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: But now that I'm settled and working with coach Belichick 16 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: and working with the staff, working with the players, everything 17 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: is just back to normal coaching football, Like I know 18 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: how to do it good when you were Richmond where 19 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: you with coach Huesman. But I think it's still there. 20 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: Coach Russ yea, sir, y'all. He hired. He gave me 21 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: my first full time job. Yeah, how was that like 22 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: when he had to tell me I had to leave 23 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: so quickly? Now it was good. I really think the 24 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: time at the University of Richmond. We had great players, 25 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: we had a great coaching staff. I'm forever in dat 26 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: it to my first position group that our coach, and 27 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: really had an amazing time there. I got to I 28 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: got a chance of coaching the twenty twenty one COVID 29 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: Spring League because the FCS they got their games canceled 30 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: because because of COVID, so they didn't playing twenty twenty. 31 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: They played a spring season in twenty twenty one. So 32 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: it was a blessing to be able to coach that 33 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: and get my feet with a little bit running my 34 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: own room. But I'm grateful for my time at the 35 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: University of Richmond coach whoseman he gave me my first 36 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: full time job. So go Spiders. It would help you 37 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: people know about you, you know, fans, Patriots, obviously there's 38 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: that herd as they get around your year new coach 39 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: on the staff, at least with the position group. What 40 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: else would people know about it? Um? You know, I've 41 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: had a very interesting journey so I've started off playing 42 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: college football at the University of Michigan. I spent three 43 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: years there and a lot of people I changed. I 44 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: got my position changed probably seven times in high school. 45 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: So I came in as a defensive back. Then they 46 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: flipped my position to running back, back to defensive back, 47 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: then they flipped me the wide receiver. Myself more year 48 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: than hardball came in. I started off spring ball as 49 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: a defensive back. Then in the middle he saw my 50 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: speed and all that, so he flipped me back and 51 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: running back. So I played. I've trained my position so 52 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: many times and then I early didn't roll at Michigan 53 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: and the January twenty thirteen, So I actually graduated from 54 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: Michigan in April twenty sixteen. So I spent about three 55 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: and a half years there and I grab transfer the 56 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: Rutgers where I played dv there. And after I was 57 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: doing I got an opportunity to be in minicamp with 58 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers, and that's when I just decided to 59 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: hang it up, hang up the plice. I didn't want 60 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: to keep chasing the drink because I realized I wasn't 61 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: an NFL player. I didn't want to go to the 62 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: cflor the AF which was the league at the time, 63 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: So merely jumped into coaching, jumped in half first, and 64 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: fast forward about three or four years later here I 65 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: am right now. Yeah, so what you know, we hear 66 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: guys come from Rutgers all time, even Steve you know 67 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 1: those plays across the Rutgers. Obviously he's built sung. But 68 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: you know, it was at the connection that got you 69 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: up here to the Patriots at juland an interview and 70 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: then the job. So actually, my one of my biggest 71 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: connections was you know, the chiano and coach would take 72 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: relationship right there. And then Joe Kim, a director of 73 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: skill development. Yeah, that's my taekwondo teacher when I was 74 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: like five or six years old, so no, he's known 75 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: me since I was like this high. So that was 76 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: a big connection. We stayed I've stayed in contact with 77 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: him over the years, and he helped get my foot 78 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: in the door here. And I actually got here by 79 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: the Bill Wash Minority Fellowship, so that was my way 80 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 1: into the building. I got hired on from there, so 81 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: that was my gateway to the NFL. So how would 82 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: you describe you know, obviously big role change last year 83 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: defensive side. Now moving on offense, what's what's going to 84 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: be the biggest transition for you know? Just different. I 85 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: mean I wouldn't call it a transition because at the 86 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: end the day, when you're on defense, like you're scouting, 87 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: you break down offenses all day, so you kind of 88 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: have an idea. I'm a secondary coach, so I watched 89 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: wide house every single day, so having the idea of splits, 90 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, different techniques versus press off certain ways to 91 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: get out of breaks, catching the ball, whether it's wide, 92 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: opener on traffic. So it's just a big change because 93 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: when you talk about offensive defense, but me in my 94 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: role last year, I was just studying offense so much. 95 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: So I think I don't think it would be a 96 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,839 Speaker 1: big transition. Coaching football's coaching football. So I just got 97 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: to dive in here first and get to it. You 98 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: still got a good release package yourself, like if you 99 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: need to be out there, yeah, I could do a 100 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: thing until you would have to have to ask the 101 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: guys about that one. We'll see in camp, how about that? 102 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: No doubt, we'll see about that. So it is it 103 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: fair to call you just the receivers coach? Ah? You know, 104 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: you know, the whole role things to find that's more 105 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: of a coach belotech question. I can't tell you. I 106 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 1: am working with the receivers and it's been a pleasure 107 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: to work with these guys, and you're gonna continue to 108 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: get better every single day. Yeah, how was that being 109 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: just developing relationships? You gotta obviously pretty better in the room. 110 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: But you know, some of young guys in the AUROP 111 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: had some system experience between Jakobe obviously the Kio No No. 112 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: So those guys great group of guys first and foremost, 113 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: I mean up from top bottom. They're all really good guys. 114 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: And me last year working on defense, I run a 115 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: lot of the show team stuff. So it's being able 116 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: to chase them around a little bit at practice and 117 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: challenge them and just build relationship those guys. So but 118 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: there are a pleasure to work with and now really 119 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: good guys. And mentioned seeing you at all those pro days. 120 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: Did you get down to Baylor and see Taekwon? I 121 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: did not go to Baylor to see Taekwon? No, I 122 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: did not. You feel like, come on, man, I go 123 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: to all these pro days and the one guy we 124 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: take is I didn't get to see him person, no 125 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: no doubt. I mean we didn't know. I mean he can't. 126 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,119 Speaker 1: We did see him pre draft, I know, other guys 127 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: and our scouting department did go down there, and then 128 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: he came for the thirty visits, so we got a 129 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: chance to sit with him a lot. So but all 130 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: the guys that I went and saw all throughout protes 131 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: I mean the great kids, great players, and I wish 132 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: in the best of luck wherever they got drafted, and 133 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: they were a pleasure to be around on top football 134 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: with watch film with. I mean it was truly truly 135 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: a great experience. Yeah, that's that's a heck of a spring. 136 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: All that travel going to see I don't know how 137 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: much you know, you a traveler country aside from playing 138 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: and coaching a little bit before him. But what about 139 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: Taekwon specifically, whenever you did get to sit down with 140 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: him or beat him and pressed you or even just 141 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: watching him on film, No no doubt, you know Taekwon 142 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: very mature kid. I mean he comes comes from Miami, 143 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: he went to Texas something. So that's just a big 144 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: me talking about this big culture shop right there. So Miami, 145 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: Florida and Waco, Texas are two totally different walks of 146 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: life for a lot of people, but very mature kid, 147 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 1: hard worker. I mean, he'll be a great addition to 148 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: our team, to our room. I mean, he's a pleasure 149 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: to be around him. He's gonna can't wait to work 150 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: with him. As it working with Troy, I mean, I 151 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: don't know if he's throwing up old teach tape of 152 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: himself all the time, what's happening. Like I love Troy, 153 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: him in Troy. He's a Patriot, leavin the legend. I mean, 154 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: that's NFL Royalty right here. I mean every day you 155 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: walk in the facility and you see the Patriots Hall 156 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: of Fame, but you see number eighty Troy Brown on that. 157 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: So it's great being with Troy and just seeing just 158 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: the things that he's been able to accomplish in his 159 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: NFL career and his coaching career. I mean, he has 160 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: a lot of knowledge and wisdom. I mean, you talk 161 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: about a guy who's been under some of the best 162 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: coaches in NFL history. Just with this organization I think 163 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: it was Here's in nineteen ninety six, I believe. I mean, 164 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: he's pleasure to work with for love talking with him 165 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: every day and it's really great. Yeah, it's fantastic. Hey, 166 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: I know you're just getting started here and this isn't 167 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: to nail you down and anything, but you seem to 168 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: have a very fast career starter. I mean, are you 169 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: hoping one day overlall that is, you know, to maybe 170 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: be a head coach or an offensive courting or anything 171 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: like that. I'm like, yeah, so definitely that's the ultimate goal. 172 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not going to get him this business 173 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: if I don't want to be the very best at it. 174 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: But right now, I'm just focused on where I am 175 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: presently and all that other stuff. We'll take care of 176 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: your stuff. I'm just focus on the present and the 177 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: now and just being the best I can war my 178 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: feet are and all the other stuff will kind of 179 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: take care of your stuff. Awesome. That sounds like that 180 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: attitude help you get where you are right now. It's 181 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: pretty good spot, all right, Austin Rotts, It's it's been 182 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: great talking. I'm Andrew Tallihan. I work with the bosson 183 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: Harold and get to know me. Yeah, definitely, you too. 184 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: You'll get a lot more of us, I think tomorrow. 185 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: I think everyone's talking Mattie p right now and then 186 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: coach judge and everything. But I know we've been seeing 187 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: you like a ghost on Twitter, just kind of you know, 188 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: pictures here and there. It's good to see yeah, all right, 189 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: old chessman.