1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: Heyl or some congratulations you me, I appreciate it. Yeah, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: I'm so Obviously the Giants were at the senior bowling 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: and I'm curious, like how how much did you talk 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: with him there? Do you remember those conversations? Like what 5 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: was your impression of the Giants when you when you 6 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: met with them? Yeah, at the senior ball I just 7 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: had a brief, um, you know, fifteen minute interview just 8 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 1: like any other team there. Didn't really get to know 9 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: them much as more. Um, it's really with other coaches 10 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: and people on staff until later we had meetings. Um, 11 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, first impression, you know, I just I 12 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: just know that, you know, New York Giants is you know, 13 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: a great historically great organization, and um, you know, I'm 14 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: excited to be able to contribute to what they have. 15 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: And and I know you're you arrived in Northern Io, 16 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 1: you were like really thin, like two fifteen pounds whatever 17 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: wise and you put on all that way, Like, how 18 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: do you describe what this journey has been like for 19 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: you going from that skinny kid to being drafted by 20 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: the New York Giants, which has a pretty rich history 21 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: of pass rushers obviously, Yeah, I mean it's been. It's 22 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: been the process. I mean I've had to, um, you know, 23 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: take advantage of today early on when you know, I 24 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: wasn't getting a lot of um acknowledgement or recognition. I 25 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: was it was a process for you know, I was 26 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: just like kind of working in the dark and just 27 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: making sure that I was getting the most out every day. UM. 28 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: You know, It's it's been a world win the past 29 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: few months. And UM, I'm excited to you know, just 30 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: kind of take that same approach when I get to 31 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: New York. Is just um, you know, making sure I'm 32 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: getting better every day, not letting days get by where UM, 33 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: you know I'm not getting better because if you're not 34 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: getting better, you're getting worse. And UM, I'm really excited 35 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: to be a part of New York. Tom Rock Tuesday Ellerson. Uh, 36 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: you know technically you called and opt out from last year, 37 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: but that that's clearly not what happened. Um uh you 38 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: know until until the spring anyway. What what was it 39 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: like having that that senior season taken away from you? Yeah, 40 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: I mean it's tough, you know, because your senior seasons 41 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: what what you look forward to. Um, you know, for 42 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: all four years, really we had a great group of 43 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: guys playing together in Northern Iwa. And um, you know, 44 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: we really had a chance to make a run for 45 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: it this year. But obviously, um, you know, with COVID 46 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: and everything going on, you know, obviously the worst thing 47 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: that could have happened to me. So um, you know, 48 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: I just try to you know, go with the flow 49 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: and understand that it is what it was. And I 50 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: had no control over the season being canceled. So I 51 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: just wanted to make sure that I was making the 52 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: most out of my days, um, you know, continuing to 53 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: work towards the Senior Bowl prode And how important was 54 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: that Senior Bowl because nobody had been able to see 55 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: you on the field since December of nineteen. Yeah, I 56 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: mean it was huge, I think. I mean at that point, 57 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: I was that was the only film I had where 58 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,119 Speaker 1: I played around two sixty and all my other friend 59 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 1: I was around five. So, um, I just wanted to 60 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: show teams I could play with the new weight, um, 61 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: and just show them that I was working hard on 62 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: you know, my body and my game. Uh that I 63 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: and then I'm like able to contribute to an NFL 64 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: team at this point, So that was, Yeah, it was 65 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: it was. It was a important week just because you know, 66 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: I didn't have the film like everyone else had from 67 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: the season. Thank you, Matt Lombardo fansied it. Hey we're 68 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 1: some congratsman, thank you man. Hey. So obviously being six six, 69 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: you have a size advantage, you know, off the edge 70 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: or a lot of tackles. But is there a pass 71 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: rush move that's kind of your go to or one 72 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: that you've really refined and you know they think is 73 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: your best trade? Yeah, I think there's a there's I 74 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: like to work moves together. I love a good bull rush. Um. 75 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: You know, I think I think my get off is 76 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: what starts on my pass rush moves. Um. You know, 77 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: I like to threaten offensive linement off the jump and 78 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: get their feet moving and you know, really giving them 79 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,119 Speaker 1: scared of my length and my um am, I get 80 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: off and then from there, depending on what the offense 81 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: title is giving me, either be a bull rushroom to 82 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: take the edge or coming underneath. Um. You know, I 83 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: love pass rushing. I have a lot of fun doing it. 84 00:03:53,760 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: Thanks Valentine, Big Blue View eight Lderson, Congratulations. I just 85 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you, Um, the Giants also took an 86 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: edge rush. You're in the second round in his Zizo gewelry. 87 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: You're a little bit surprised to land in New York 88 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: And how much do you know about the about the 89 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: edge rush situation with the team? You know, I'm not 90 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not Sprossedlyn New York at a you know, 91 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: these amount of meetings with them before, um, you know 92 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: their ed rush situation. You know, that's that's something out 93 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: of my hands. I'm excited to get to know the guys, 94 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: excited to work with them, decided to get better with 95 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: them and try and make um, you know, try and 96 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: just make the past rush better as a whole unit. Um. 97 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: I don't know much about disease, but I'm sure he's 98 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: a great player and we excited to get to know him. 99 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: And uh good good after work get to work with 100 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: him too. Thank you. I'm cann ofn ap Hey, I listen, 101 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: how are you doing good? I have a question. I 102 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: was reading your bio how much football have you played 103 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: in the last like five years, because it seemed like 104 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: sixteen and seventeen you did and play eighteen was limited 105 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: and nineteen was a big season. I mean, so is 106 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: it only two years and like in the last five Yeah, 107 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: I mean honestly, I mean I was other than practice, 108 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: which I treated as those are my games because that's 109 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: what I needed to get better at. Um my first 110 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: few years of a college. Um, you know, I played, 111 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: I started one year, then I was in the reserve 112 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: pass those role my sophomore year. So, UM, I just 113 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: like to make most of my opportunities. And I was 114 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: able to do that within my junior year. And I 115 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: think that's just um a result of me treating those 116 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: first few years like those are um playing seasons for 117 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,799 Speaker 1: me or preparing for seat, preparing for every game throughout 118 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: those seasons. UM, so I think I was ready at 119 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: that point. Okay, and when just cool, little quick follow up, 120 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: I noticed your block too kicks? Are you? We're talking 121 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: about place kicks and you're coming up the middle, hi assume? Yeah, yeah, 122 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: just right on the right on the ball, just getting 123 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: off driving nude back and yeah, thank you. Yea, let's 124 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: take two more. Pat Leonard Tom Rock Pat Leonard Daily knows, 125 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,799 Speaker 1: Hey Ellerson, of course you're being drafted as a pass 126 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 1: rusher here, but have any teams asked you to play 127 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: tight end or tell them or told you that they 128 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: would like you too? Because I know you're such a 129 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: well rounded athlete. You did it in high school. Is 130 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: that something the Giants and other teams talk to you about? Um? No, 131 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: not the Giants. I heard a joke about it, but 132 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: no nothing, no, no serious talk about me playing tight 133 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: end and and real quick too. I know when the 134 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: season was canceled, I think you entered the transfer portal 135 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,679 Speaker 1: but then pulled your name out. What were those couple 136 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 1: of weeks like and how what was that specific decision 137 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: like for you? How did it go? How did you 138 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: come to the decision that you were just going not 139 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: to transfer and just not play. Yeah, honestly, that was 140 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: one of those things. I was out of my hands again. UM, 141 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 1: I don't know the transfer portal a few days after 142 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: our season got canceled, because I thought it would be 143 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: best for me, um to you know, be able to 144 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: boost my stock at a bigger school or maybe just 145 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: find somewhere to play, because I knew wanted to enter 146 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: this draft. UM. But after UM, the FCS canceled their 147 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: season and at the transfer portal, and UM, I was 148 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: talking to some schools, had some schools in mind, and uh, 149 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,239 Speaker 1: the FBS canceled or postponed their season for that brief 150 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: little stint there was for a few weeks, like a 151 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: day after. I was into it. At that point, everything 152 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: is so up in the air. I was like, you 153 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: know what, I'm just gonna declare, um, start drinking for 154 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: the Pro Day and uh Senior Bowl, and that's that's 155 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: kind of how it happened. Thanks. Yep, last one here 156 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: Tom Rock Newsday and listen just just real quick. You know, 157 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: I know you're from the Minneapolis area. Did you know 158 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: car Do you know Carter Coughlin at all? They know 159 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: he grew up he grew up there. Yeah, actually actually 160 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: don't um, but not personally. I played against him in 161 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: high school football and basketball. I don't know. He's a 162 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: great athlete. I know he did great things at the 163 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: University of Minnesota, and I'm trying to get him known 164 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: in New York. You probably posted him up pretty good. 165 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: What was that? Probably posted him up pretty good in basketball? 166 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: Wasn't very good at basketball, I was. I was a 167 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: wrestler most of my life, so I played basketball a 168 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: little bit later. But even know, it's funny because I'm 169 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: sick six but not not a basketball player.