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Speaker 1: What's happened?

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Speaker 2: Everybody, Welcome to a money edition of Texans All Access.

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Speaker 2: A little over forty under forty eight hours, not about

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Speaker 2: forty eight hours since the Texans made their last selection

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Speaker 2: in the NFL Draft for twenty twenty five. The draft

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Speaker 2: is in the books. There are undrafted free agents that

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Speaker 2: apparently are signed with the Texans. It's not made official,

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Speaker 2: And that's one of the things that I don't love

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Speaker 2: talking about right now because I've seen so many years

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Speaker 2: is being reported as they've signed, and then you look

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Speaker 2: up and then the official release comes out and you're like, oh,

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Speaker 2: they're not signed, and it could be for a physical,

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Speaker 2: it could be because they changed their mind, all that

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Speaker 2: kind of stuff. So I won't go into the undrafted

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Speaker 2: free agents. The ones that I have seen, I think

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Speaker 2: are I mean, are pretty solid from what I've seen.

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Speaker 2: One in particular that I've seen on an offensive lineman.

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Speaker 2: I hope that one is true. So we'll talk about

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Speaker 2: that when that becomes official with the Houston Texas. But

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Speaker 2: there were nine draft picks over the weekend and we

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Speaker 2: had a chance to talk about them all. I was

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Speaker 2: there the entire time. I'm your host, John Harris Foot

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Speaker 2: playing out sideline reporter. Glad you're with me, so we'll

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Speaker 2: give you thoughts on all that. But my man Drew

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Speaker 2: Doherty was able to sit down with all the picks,

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Speaker 2: I think up until the last couple, which I believe

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Speaker 2: that would have been Luke Lasche and also Graham Mertz.

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Speaker 2: I think no, I think he did Graham Mertz. But

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Speaker 2: either way we weren't able to get the last couple

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Speaker 2: of them. But either way maybe as Kathy Hamilton couldn't get.

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Speaker 2: But either way, Drew was able to catch up one

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Speaker 2: on one outside of the press conference with each of

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Speaker 2: the draft picks. And I thought, you know what if

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Speaker 2: you didn't get a chance to hear it over the

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Speaker 2: weekend because some of you, I would imagine had plans

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Speaker 2: Friday night and then Saturday you're off doing errands or

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Speaker 2: you got kid ball games or whatever the case. So

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Speaker 2: you know what, let's go back and revisit our one

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Speaker 2: on ones with Drew with each of the draft picks.

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Speaker 2: And he kicked off with the Texas first one, which

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Speaker 2: came in at pick number thirty four, Jayden Higgins from

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Speaker 2: out of Iowa state.

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Speaker 3: He just got the news. Tell us the reaction, how'd

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Speaker 3: you find out? What were the emotions? All those cliche questions,

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Speaker 3: but are the important ones? What was it like getting chill?

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Speaker 4: Really?

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Speaker 5: Man, at the end of the day, I just feel blessed,

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Speaker 5: you know, of course, like I got that call, and

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Speaker 5: you know, my family and me, we were just super excited.

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Speaker 5: You know, it was a long day coming. But you know,

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Speaker 5: at the end of the day, I'm just happy to

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Speaker 5: be at you know, ready to play for a great organization.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, you had an outstanding college career up

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Speaker 3: there in Games Iowa. You come now to a Texans

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Speaker 3: team with a quarterback in CJ. Stroud who can do

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Speaker 3: some things. We'll talk a little bit abou him in

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Speaker 3: just a moment, But for those that don't know you,

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Speaker 3: you're very familiar to a Houston Texan that's already on

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Speaker 3: this team. But what type of player are you and

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Speaker 3: who are you as a football player?

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Speaker 5: I think at the end of the day, I'm just

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Speaker 5: a player that's gonna come in and make plays no

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Speaker 5: matter where I'm not in the field, someone that's going

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Speaker 5: to be reliable and explosive. At the end of the day,

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Speaker 5: I'm gonna be that guy that that comes in and

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Speaker 3: Yeah, you can play on the inside, you can play

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Speaker 3: You're fast, you're big, all that stuff. You're reminiscent when

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Speaker 3: folks are comparing you to prospects Jeniko Collins. He's done

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Speaker 3: some nice things here. What do you know about his

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Speaker 5: The cute Yeah, I mean Nico of course is a

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Speaker 4: I mean you see what he did last year.

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Speaker 5: Just a dynamic player and it's gonna be great going

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Speaker 5: at the end of the day, just help that receiver

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Speaker 3: Do you have a favorite route to run? I like

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Speaker 4: Running all routes, no matter what it is.

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Speaker 5: I just want to get open and be reliable for

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Speaker 3: What's been your favorite moment as an Iowa State cyclone man.

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Speaker 4: I would say winning the Pop Tar Bowl. I would

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Speaker 5: You know, just winning eleven games at Iowa State was

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Speaker 5: big for us, something that has never been done before.

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Speaker 5: So just seeing all the hard work we put in

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Speaker 3: So in the run up to the draft and the

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Speaker 3: run up to getting taken tonight, what'd you find out

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Speaker 3: about the Houston Texans? How much interaction did you have

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Speaker 3: with him? What do you know about this place?

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Speaker 4: Yeah?

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Speaker 5: I had a really good meeting at the combined with him.

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Speaker 5: You know, I feel like they did a lot of

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Speaker 5: at the end of the day, you never really know

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Speaker 5: where you're gonna go. I'm just happy to be on

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Speaker 5: the team and I'm ready to get to work.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, ready to get to work. And you're joining an

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Speaker 3: offense that is coordinated now by Nick Cayley. It's his

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Speaker 3: first year. What do you what do you tell you

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Speaker 3: about the offense that he's wanting to employ and how

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Speaker 4: Yeah, he just said, you know, I'm a dynamic player.

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Speaker 5: But at the end of the day, we're just ready

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Speaker 5: you know, of course, jail together and it made plays.

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Speaker 5: You know, whatever my number is called, that's what I'm

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Speaker 5: gonna do. But yeah, that's just what he said. You know,

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Speaker 5: really happy that I'm gonna be able to be in Houston,

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Speaker 5: and I am as well.

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Speaker 3: You want to get open, you want to catch balls

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Speaker 3: from c. J. Stroud. He's a pretty darn good quarterback.

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Speaker 3: I guess you're pretty darn excited to play with a

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Speaker 5: Of course, dynamic quarterback, a playmaker, you know, someone who's

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Speaker 3: You know, swarm is a word that's used around here

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Speaker 3: a lot. It stands for special work ethic and relentless mindset.

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Speaker 3: How does that fit you? How do you kind of

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Speaker 3: show that to teams in what you are and who

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Speaker 4: At the end of the day, I'm just a hard worker.

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Speaker 5: I'm someone that's gonna come in the building and just

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Speaker 5: you know, on the field, off the field, and someone

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Speaker 5: that's gonna just continually put that work in. Like you said,

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Speaker 5: you know, just have that work ethic like a dog.

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Speaker 5: You know, you just come in every day.

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Speaker 4: And just grind.

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Speaker 3: All right, we brought up Nico Collins. There's another Persons

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Speaker 3: wide receiver. He's not playing anymore, but he's also from Miami.

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Speaker 3: Like you, Andre Johnson went in the Pro Football Hall

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Speaker 3: of Fame. What do you know about Dre What do

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Speaker 3: you know about his past here in Houston?

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Speaker 4: Yeah?

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Speaker 5: Andre Jonathan man, you know, definitely a playmaker. Actually put

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Speaker 5: him in one of my top I have receivers ever.

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Speaker 5: I love my Miami guys. Definitely a big time receiver,

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Speaker 5: bi a gusti receiver, playmaker, vertical threat. I actually got

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Speaker 5: a picture with him when I was at the fair

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Speaker 5: when I was a little kid, the Miami Dade Youth

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Speaker 4: So yeah, that's my guy for sure.

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Speaker 3: All right, Well you better get that picture ready because

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Speaker 3: we got to see that and got to show that

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Speaker 3: when it when it's time is right. But last thing,

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Speaker 3: how are you gonna celebrate you're you're now a Houston Texan.

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Speaker 3: What are you gonna do to kind of remember this

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm just gonna, you know, be here with my

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Speaker 4: But you know, at the end of the day, you

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Speaker 5: Comes tomorrow, when it comes next week's time to get

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Speaker 3: Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans wide receiver. It's got a nice

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Speaker 3: sound to it. We're happy you're here. We welcome you

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Speaker 3: to the team, and welcome home man.

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Speaker 4: Yes, sir, thank you all right.

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Speaker 2: I love that from Jaden Higgins, who I think I

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Speaker 2: had a fifty one, fifty two, my Harris one hundred.

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Speaker 2: He goes to number thirty four to the Houston Texans.

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Speaker 2: That was some beautiful stuff there with Jayden Higgins. I

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Speaker 2: got a note from a prominent national media member today

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Speaker 2: and he'd asked me, he said, well, what do you think?

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Speaker 2: What do you think of this, you know, this strapp

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Speaker 2: And I told him I loved him.

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Speaker 1: I said, I don't ultimately know, you know.

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Speaker 2: How long Christian Kirk with the contract all that, I

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Speaker 2: got to Higgins, and he said the only knock he

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Speaker 2: to knew him inside out. He said, he's a little

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Speaker 2: too nice of a guy, needs a little more bleephole

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Speaker 2: in him. As it was put, that's literally the only negative,

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Speaker 2: and that's from a coach that loves him. So, you

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Speaker 2: know what, I'll take that because when I see on

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Speaker 2: turns up the heat when he's on the field, I

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Speaker 2: thought he had a really good Senior Bowl. And speaking

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Speaker 2: I right my hairs hits like I do in training camp.

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Speaker 2: I do it for Houston Texans dot com. And there

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Speaker 2: are even a lot of notes in my notebook that

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Speaker 2: I know for a fact that didn't end up in

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Speaker 2: the Harris hits just because I'm kind of crunched on

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Speaker 2: top trying to get something out there, all that kind

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Speaker 2: of stuff. So I know I have notes on notes

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Speaker 2: in my notebook that is in my bag just right

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Speaker 2: Higgins for shirt. I definitely took notes on this next

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Speaker 2: guy because the next guy that we drafted that Drew

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Speaker 2: talked to was Ariante Erserie. I have this note from

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Speaker 2: back in January. This was back in January at the

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Speaker 2: Senior Bowl when I have no idea who's coming to

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Speaker 2: the Texans, just giving my thoughts. So here's one note

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Speaker 2: and it starts here. Marshall defensive end Mike Green is

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Speaker 2: the real deal. Body like a Greek god. He could

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Speaker 2: walk into the Texans locker room right now. He's got

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Speaker 2: pop off the snap. He's got to stand on edges

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Speaker 1: But he's legit. That led to this.

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Speaker 2: The reason he can't go right down the center of

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Speaker 1: So that just gives you a heads up when I

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Speaker 2: Make sure you're reading those notes because there's gonna be

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Speaker 2: Let's hear that one on one right here. This is

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Speaker 2: It's great stuff.

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Speaker 3: Take a listen, well, this is a real treat. We've

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Speaker 6: Now, Man, I fire enough to be a Houston Texan man,

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Speaker 3: Well, they do take it chance on you, but it's

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Speaker 3: You say, a dominant force and the best offensive lineman

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Speaker 3: How true is that of you?

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Speaker 1: Man?

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Speaker 6: If you look at the tape, that's well presented. The

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Speaker 3: So, Tay Ursery, you're joining a team that's quarterbacked by c. J. Stroud.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Tay Ursery of Minnesota, you came here and visited

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Speaker 6: As soon as I walked in the building, you can

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Speaker 6: Man just going in there and it's just nothing but

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Speaker 6: I'm just excited man to be here. Honestly.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. You know you're offensive line coach Cole Popovich is

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Speaker 6: Two guys that love ball, two guys that got amazing personality,

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Speaker 6: a way more personal level. Like I said, Man, them

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Speaker 3: Yeah. Demiko Ryans is the head coach. He played on

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Speaker 3: You're one of those guys that seems to typify that

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Speaker 6: You, Yes, sir, definitely a guy came from a big

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Speaker 3: You know.

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Speaker 6: Family, forget about me. I love you playing for the

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Speaker 6: Like I said, man, playing a plan is one that's

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Speaker 3: Hey, when you got the call that you were headed

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Speaker 3: what was the celebration, Like?

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Speaker 6: Hey, Man, family was definitely excited. I was excited. I'm

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Speaker 6: just glad that you know, the wait is over and

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Speaker 3: Yeah. But before you do that, you're gonna celebrate a

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Speaker 6: I'm here with my family, my friends, guys who saw

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Speaker 3: Tay Ersrie, you are a Houston, Texan. We're excited that

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Speaker 4: Thank you.

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Speaker 2: One of the things that I had noted when you

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Speaker 1: I was like robes that say, Texans.

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Speaker 2: Eye sight's going a little bit, and he goes, yeah, yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 2: And I was like, we're drafted Jalen Knowle.

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Speaker 1: Really we got both cyclones. Holy cow, this is cool.

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Speaker 2: And then I remembered, oh man, I'm pretty sure that

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Speaker 2: when I put in some big notes about Nol. Steady, productive,

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Speaker 2: I noticed just in watching individual. This wasn't even one

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Speaker 3: Well, the Houston Texans have themselves a wide receiver in

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Speaker 3: Jalen Knowle. Jalen, you come to us from Iowa State.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to the Texans. This is a happy night for you.

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Speaker 3: What is happening?

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Speaker 8: And then there, oh, my goodness, a lot of emotions

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Speaker 8: a blessing to be in this position and to be

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Speaker 3: Were you a little bit surprised that the Texans took you,

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Speaker 8: I was surprised, But they've seen that one two punch

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Speaker 3: Yeah, hell of a one two punch like you mentioned.

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Speaker 8: Yeah, it really says a lot about the program at

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Speaker 8: It's always on an uphill trend and he does a

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Speaker 3: All right, let's talk about you, though, all three of

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Speaker 8: Yeah, very explosive, big playmaker, a high IQ player. Know

438
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Speaker 8: where I'm at on the field at all times, know

439
00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,320
Speaker 8: what coverages I'm getting. Very good in the special teams

440
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Speaker 8: area as a as a returner, punk returner, kick returner.

441
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Speaker 8: Just a willing player. I love the game and I

442
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Speaker 8: give my all every time I step off on the field.

443
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Speaker 3: Yeah, you bring up that special teams aspect. You were

444
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Speaker 3: good for at least fifteen yards of punt return last season.

445
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Speaker 3: You were the co Big twelve Special Teamer of the year.

446
00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,400
Speaker 3: How important is that part of the game to you?

447
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Speaker 8: It's very important. I understand the importance of special teams

448
00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,240
Speaker 8: and what special teams brings to a game, especially in

449
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Speaker 8: the punk return game. A teen yard game is your

450
00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,879
Speaker 8: first first down and it gets the offense rolling and

451
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Speaker 8: then as well as being able to have a big

452
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Speaker 8: momentum shift on kickoff return, So just being able to

453
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Speaker 8: be a guy they can utilize in special teams and

454
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Speaker 8: not even return ability being a gunner on player or

455
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Speaker 8: running down on kickoff. Having those abilities and the willingness

456
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Speaker 8: to be a special teams player get you a long

457
00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,720
Speaker 8: way in the in the league and it's something I'm

458
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Speaker 8: excited to do for sure.

459
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Speaker 3: What was the pre draft process like for you as

460
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Speaker 3: far as the Houston Texans, your familiarity with them, your visits,

461
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Speaker 3: all that stuff. What did you what did you what

462
00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:33,680
Speaker 3: did you think about them?

463
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Speaker 8: Yeah? At the combine, I had a formal meeting with them,

464
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Speaker 8: being able to uh meet coach coach Demico Ryans and

465
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Speaker 8: those guys and just just being around them at the combine,

466
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Speaker 8: I felt the energy come from them. And obviously they

467
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Speaker 8: had my teammate Xavier Hutchinson's there and now Jayden Higgins

468
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Speaker 8: and they they they look for their guys and they

469
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Speaker 8: know what they like and just the out the whole

470
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Speaker 8: process being able to communicate with them and getting on

471
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Speaker 8: meeting with the receiver coach. It was super cool during

472
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Speaker 8: that process and to see this happen tonight is just

473
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Speaker 8: something surreal.

474
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Speaker 3: It's got to be super cool. Knowing also that you're

475
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Speaker 3: gonna play with a quarterback and CJ. Stroud who has

476
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Speaker 3: done some really remarkable things in just two NFL seasons,

477
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Speaker 3: isn't it Yes?

478
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Speaker 8: Yes, yes, no. Being able to play with a quarterback

479
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Speaker 8: like that, him being young, being able to go in

480
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Speaker 8: the league and grow together with the quarterback, and just

481
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Speaker 8: knowing the talent he has and the dedication to the

482
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Speaker 8: game and the love of the game is similar to me.

483
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Speaker 8: So me being able to work with him and getting

484
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Speaker 8: on the same pages with him will be very exciting

485
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Speaker 8: and a blessing for sure.

486
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Speaker 3: Tell us a little bit what it's like on a

487
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Speaker 3: night like this in the lead up to it, and

488
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Speaker 3: not knowing where you're gonna go. Were there butterflies? Were

489
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Speaker 3: you calm? Was it a mixture? What was it like

490
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Speaker 3: for you?

491
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Speaker 8: Yeah, a little bit of a mixture. Obviously, as you

492
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Speaker 8: get later into the night, you get more nerves working up.

493
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Speaker 8: But I have a great support system around me and

494
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Speaker 8: my mom, fiance's sister, granny, all those all those people,

495
00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:11,080
Speaker 8: so being there being around them made me feel really comfortable. Obviously,

496
00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,119
Speaker 8: there were some nerves, but everything happens for a reason,

497
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Speaker 8: and it's a blessing to be in this situation.

498
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Speaker 3: That's awesome. You got a lot of special ladies around

499
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Speaker 3: you helping you celebrate. How's how's the night gonna go?

500
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Speaker 3: What are you guys gonna be doing now?

501
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Speaker 8: Just gonna be hanging around the family, talking to a

502
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Speaker 8: lot of family, probably taking a lot of phone calls

503
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Speaker 8: from some family that aren't here, and just enjoying it,

504
00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,880
Speaker 8: taking it all in. This is a moment that I'll

505
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Speaker 8: cherish for a long time.

506
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Speaker 3: And yes, so what is one thing that Houston Texans

507
00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,879
Speaker 3: fans need to know about you that's kind of off

508
00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,000
Speaker 3: the beaten path that they might not know otherwise if

509
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Speaker 3: they will try to research on you.

510
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Speaker 8: I'm I'm an outdoors guy, like a little bit of golf,

511
00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:53,840
Speaker 8: a little bit of fish fishing. Me and Jay and

512
00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,479
Speaker 8: actually go fishing together, so we'll be able to continue

513
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Speaker 8: to do that. And then I like to cook. Obviously,

514
00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,000
Speaker 8: I'm recently engaged, so I like to cook with my

515
00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,439
Speaker 8: fiance and spend time with her when when I'm not

516
00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:10,640
Speaker 8: focusing on football. So yeah, yeah, I'm a pretty chill

517
00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:11,840
Speaker 8: guy outside of the sport.

518
00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,800
Speaker 3: But yeah, what do you what's your best dish that

519
00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:16,080
Speaker 3: you cook? Uh?

520
00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,680
Speaker 8: Ribby steak cast iron medium like a medium. Got to

521
00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:21,720
Speaker 8: get it to about one hundred and thirty four internal

522
00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:25,280
Speaker 8: it let it sit for about ten minutes, and it's perfect.

523
00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:26,760
Speaker 8: Ribui Steak all day.

524
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Speaker 3: Chef's kiss on the Ribbi steak prep. Chef's kiss on

525
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Speaker 3: the Texans taking you in the third round. Congratulations. We're

526
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Speaker 3: happy that you're home and we can't wait to see

527
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Speaker 3: here in Houston very very soon.

528
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Speaker 4: Thank you.

529
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Speaker 2: As you probably could tell, I was pretty excited about

530
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Speaker 2: the Jalen no pick.

531
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Speaker 1: Take a listen to my reaction draft night.

532
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Speaker 2: I want to know quickly here what they're gonna do,

533
00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,280
Speaker 2: because they might trade, they might pick somebody.

534
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Speaker 1: What is happening.

535
00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:54,720
Speaker 3: Awesome. You're not gonna believe.

536
00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,720
Speaker 2: You're not gonna believe. This is so we Actually I

537
00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,520
Speaker 2: brought this up a little while ago. I didn't think

538
00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,200
Speaker 2: this was gonna happen. Robert go ahead. So I don't

539
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,240
Speaker 2: even know who the Cardinals pick, but they've turned in

540
00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:06,760
Speaker 2: the car and the Texans are going to take Jaden

541
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,960
Speaker 2: Higgins teammate from Iowa State, Jalen Knowle.

542
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Speaker 1: Oh my good receivers from the same school. He is

543
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Speaker 1: a BA.

544
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Speaker 2: This is so freaking awesome. This dude is start stop hesitation.

545
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,479
Speaker 2: He was I thought I thought Jalen Noel was the

546
00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,560
Speaker 2: best receiver at the Senior Bowl.

547
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,960
Speaker 1: Now not big guy did a lot of this stuff

548
00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,800
Speaker 1: out of the slot. But you talk about.

549
00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:35,879
Speaker 2: Stop on a dime turn shake guys, eat incredible concentration,

550
00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:44,280
Speaker 2: great hands to get both Iowa state wide receivers. Damn

551
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Speaker 2: am I did you read that right?

552
00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:50,240
Speaker 1: Read that again, Jalen Noel? Is that right? That is correct?

553
00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:51,240
Speaker 1: Holy crap.

554
00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,960
Speaker 2: Had an even better reaction a little bit later in

555
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Speaker 2: the weekend on Saturday.

556
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Speaker 1: I love Jalen Noell, man, I'd such a great pick.

557
00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,119
Speaker 2: I'm so happy about that pick, and just both receivers,

558
00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,800
Speaker 2: Higgins and no I mean, it's just fantastic. But we

559
00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:10,280
Speaker 2: get back on Saturday. It didn't look like we were

560
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:14,240
Speaker 2: gonna pick for a while. After we picked no we

561
00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:18,480
Speaker 2: ended up drafting Jalen Smith. Really excited about that pick

562
00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,520
Speaker 2: as well. Hiss a good friend to Kaylen Bullock really

563
00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,639
Speaker 2: fun and make make a lot of things happen on

564
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Speaker 2: special teams.

565
00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:26,520
Speaker 1: Covering in the slot.

566
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Speaker 2: Had a really good senior both the first day that

567
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Speaker 2: he was there, Texans drafted Woody Marx.

568
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Speaker 1: You're gonna stick around for my reaction to that.

569
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Speaker 2: Plus we'll do a little juke box with Nick Sario

570
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Speaker 2: and Dimiko. Ryan's a few things they had to say

571
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Speaker 2: about this draft class. Next the Texans All Access looking

572
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Speaker 2: back to money initiation of Texans All Access. I mean

573
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Speaker 2: your coach John Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter for your

574
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Speaker 2: Houston Texans, loved the drafts and a lot of time

575
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Speaker 2: with my draft check out my draft and college website

576
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Speaker 2: football taker when I can appreciate that, and they use

577
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Speaker 2: a lot of that knowledge for this weekend talking about

578
00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,359
Speaker 2: out the draft picks and everything that the Texans were

579
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Speaker 2: able to do and procure over the weekend, and we

580
00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:11,160
Speaker 2: got to Saturday, we've been listening to what our draft

581
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Speaker 2: picks had to say.

582
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Speaker 1: With Drew Doherty, he did a great job.

583
00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,600
Speaker 2: We didn't think we were gonna have a pick on Saturday,

584
00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,119
Speaker 2: and Sean Endergas and I were trading texts on Friday

585
00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,000
Speaker 2: night and it looked like we had one. And then

586
00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:25,520
Speaker 2: Nick moved up a few spots to get Jalen Smith

587
00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:29,720
Speaker 2: out of us C. Cornerback Nickels Special teams throw it

588
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,960
Speaker 2: all together. He's gonna be held to play for this team,

589
00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:34,080
Speaker 2: So it didn't look like we had a pick, but

590
00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:39,000
Speaker 2: there was a lot of room between eighty nine where

591
00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:40,800
Speaker 2: we had selected. Oh no, we had moved out of

592
00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:45,199
Speaker 2: eighty nine. I think seventy nine ended up being our

593
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Speaker 2: last pick, No. Nine, It ended up being nine and

594
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,920
Speaker 2: kind of moved around, ended up being ninety seven. So

595
00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,920
Speaker 2: that was Jalen Smith. So ninety seven, we're done Friday night.

596
00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,119
Speaker 2: Now we're not picking till like one eighty nine. I

597
00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:57,800
Speaker 2: think that's a long way to go. That's a whole,

598
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Speaker 2: that's that's Sean's three hours. And so on Friday night,

599
00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,800
Speaker 2: look we had to pick. We're all excited. Hey we

600
00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:07,160
Speaker 2: got picked, talk about and then five minutes later Nick

601
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:08,439
Speaker 2: traded to pick so you could go up and get

602
00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:10,879
Speaker 2: Jalen Smith. So now it's like from ninety seven to

603
00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,159
Speaker 2: one sething like, oh my god, it's gonna be a

604
00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,600
Speaker 2: long three hours to talk about no draft picks. And

605
00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:20,360
Speaker 2: then well Nick dip does what he does. We see

606
00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:24,960
Speaker 2: the bullhead logo come up and all of a sudden, man,

607
00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,879
Speaker 2: we're on a clock. Okay, what are we thinking of?

608
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,160
Speaker 2: What are we thinking here? Well, the first three picks

609
00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:33,080
Speaker 2: we're all about offense. Then Jalen Smith on defense, and

610
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:38,720
Speaker 2: Nick went back to offense and he selected Woody Marks.

611
00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:41,160
Speaker 1: This was my reaction.

612
00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,639
Speaker 2: As soon as I looked over uh and saw the

613
00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,040
Speaker 2: name Woody Marx was actually going to be the selection,

614
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,480
Speaker 2: I lost my ever loving mind.

615
00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,359
Speaker 1: Take a listen, looks.

616
00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,720
Speaker 3: Like it's gonna be Woody Marx coming out of use

617
00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:57,840
Speaker 3: the running back.

618
00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,720
Speaker 1: We just drafted Woody Marks. Okay, So that guy, for.

619
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Speaker 9: Those watching on YouTube, that got a stand up and

620
00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:10,199
Speaker 9: table bump from John Harris. That is a stand up

621
00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:11,359
Speaker 9: table bump.

622
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Speaker 1: Stop.

623
00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:18,080
Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, no, seriously, Oh my god, I

624
00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,239
Speaker 2: love this all right, Okay.

625
00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,119
Speaker 1: He was one of my favorite running backs this entire draft.

626
00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:31,200
Speaker 2: This is an absolute swarmy.

627
00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,080
Speaker 1: I'm I'm, oh my god, Johnny.

628
00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,679
Speaker 2: Yourself a little bit, Okay, this guy is one of

629
00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:39,920
Speaker 2: the He's he's maybe the best receiving running back in

630
00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,880
Speaker 2: this draft. He started his career in Mississippi State. There

631
00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,000
Speaker 2: was a game, and I don't recall which game it was.

632
00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:50,160
Speaker 2: He's playing on one freaking leg and he he's gutting

633
00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,680
Speaker 2: through it like every run you could tell like it is.

634
00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:58,080
Speaker 1: It's like it's it's tough. And so I'm like, man,

635
00:28:58,880 --> 00:28:59,400
Speaker 1: at that point.

636
00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,640
Speaker 2: At that point, this dude, I'm like, oh my god,

637
00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:03,360
Speaker 2: how hard he plays?

638
00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:07,080
Speaker 1: And so then I'm like I kind of lost him.

639
00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:08,400
Speaker 1: I'm like, what happened? I didn't hear the news he

640
00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:09,280
Speaker 1: transfer to USC.

641
00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,600
Speaker 2: So he goes out to USC and he's the perfect

642
00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:17,320
Speaker 2: fit for Lincoln Riley offense, throwing the football and uh,

643
00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,480
Speaker 2: whatever you gotta do. Like I'm trying to trying to

644
00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:24,080
Speaker 2: collect myself, but this is your third down back. This

645
00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:28,000
Speaker 2: is this is your Daria Goombualle, just with a little

646
00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,480
Speaker 2: bit more juice in youth. Yeah, but you talk about

647
00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:34,840
Speaker 2: it swarm sob. This dude is tough as he is,

648
00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:38,760
Speaker 2: tough as nails. He is shifty, runs between the tackles,

649
00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,360
Speaker 2: has some power, some good speed, not great speed, but

650
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Speaker 2: the fact that he can be a receiver out of

651
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Speaker 2: the backfield and has the toughness.

652
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Speaker 9: This this is the is he Is he getting on

653
00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,000
Speaker 9: the field for this team early next year?

654
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Speaker 1: Yes, as long as he's healthy, and that's gonna be

655
00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:54,320
Speaker 1: a key. He's got to be healthy.

656
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Speaker 2: You know, he fought through some stuff in Mississippi State,

657
00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,560
Speaker 2: but he stayed healthy at USC. He's the best receiving back,

658
00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,960
Speaker 2: uh running back in this draft, and I would love

659
00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,040
Speaker 2: them being able to You know, you think about Nick,

660
00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,480
Speaker 2: Kaylee and you go, Okay, just go with me here,

661
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:11,680
Speaker 2: Kayley Patriots. Okay, Patriots running backs, Stephen Ridley, who's in

662
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:14,520
Speaker 2: our building? Mark, who's in our who's in our building?

663
00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:17,040
Speaker 2: Steph Ridley. Who's the guy with Stephen Ridley? Shane Veren,

664
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,800
Speaker 2: Shane Vereen, Jael You know those guys were fourth round picks,

665
00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,560
Speaker 2: third round picks that they took, and they used uh

666
00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:27,080
Speaker 2: in the passing game in the Super Bowl. I think

667
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,120
Speaker 2: Veren had eleven catches. Yeah, like that's what Woody Mars

668
00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:33,240
Speaker 2: can be for this team. This isn't absolutely brilliant now,

669
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,000
Speaker 2: I know there'll be some hell.

670
00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:36,760
Speaker 1: Well, hey Jay Jayden Blue, Jaydon Blues.

671
00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,560
Speaker 2: Got lost speed. This guy's got the receiving component. Yeah,

672
00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:41,640
Speaker 2: this guy is different from anybody we have in the

673
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,960
Speaker 2: in the running back room. Because of that, he will

674
00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:45,720
Speaker 2: pass protect.

675
00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:50,720
Speaker 1: He is tough man, I think too, Johnny. I love

676
00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:52,080
Speaker 1: you Nick. Nice job. Nick.

677
00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:57,120
Speaker 2: Suffice to say, I was very happy about the Woody

678
00:30:57,320 --> 00:31:00,280
Speaker 2: Marks pick, and I hope I encapsulated it there. I

679
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,040
Speaker 2: was really excited at the time, so I was trying

680
00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,400
Speaker 2: to collect my thoughts as all this like energy is

681
00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,280
Speaker 2: right through my brain and so I know I probably

682
00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:09,160
Speaker 2: didn't make much sense. But there was a game back

683
00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,200
Speaker 2: in twenty twenty three where I'm watching this guy and

684
00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,440
Speaker 2: he's carving a team up, but he's doing it basically

685
00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:17,960
Speaker 2: on one leg and he's just you know, if you know,

686
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,640
Speaker 2: you know, he's Greg Jennings carrying the team on his back.

687
00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,320
Speaker 2: And it was just it was unbelievable. And so I

688
00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:26,920
Speaker 2: see him at USC, I saw him at the senior ball.

689
00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,800
Speaker 2: I'm I was just I just loved him, and I

690
00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:33,840
Speaker 2: was like, yeah, there's no way he's not gonna be

691
00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,239
Speaker 2: a tax and that just I don't know, but I

692
00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:38,000
Speaker 2: really liked him.

693
00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:39,920
Speaker 1: And so that's when I heard his name. And that's

694
00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:40,200
Speaker 1: the thing.

695
00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,640
Speaker 2: When I do all the work I do on these prospects,

696
00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,720
Speaker 2: and there are always draft crushes for me. When Nick

697
00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,000
Speaker 2: and Dimiko go and find a draft crush of mine,

698
00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,600
Speaker 2: it just I just feel that much better what he

699
00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:53,960
Speaker 2: marks did. Sat down with Drew Doherty and they had

700
00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:55,440
Speaker 2: a little bit to talk about right here.

701
00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,320
Speaker 3: Day three of the draft is upon us, and the

702
00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,360
Speaker 3: Texans have themselves a running back from USC by way

703
00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:05,720
Speaker 3: of Mississippi. State. It's e Equavius Woody, Marks Woody, congratulations

704
00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,680
Speaker 3: are coming to town. What was it like getting the

705
00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,040
Speaker 3: call finding out that you're head of the Houston.

706
00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:14,800
Speaker 10: I was amazing test playing upon the organizations, great people.

707
00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:19,040
Speaker 10: There got some former USC players there, so that's amazing.

708
00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,520
Speaker 10: And the running back room and the team itself speaks

709
00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,000
Speaker 10: for itself and the organization.

710
00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,680
Speaker 3: Yeah, you're a guy who's never been afraid of catching

711
00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,760
Speaker 3: the ball out of the backfield and doing stuff with it.

712
00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:30,400
Speaker 3: That's a very valuable trait to have as a running back.

713
00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:31,360
Speaker 3: What else are you?

714
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Speaker 10: I'll say, I'm i'mising a person you can just put

715
00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:37,880
Speaker 10: out there anywhere. Tis a chi's a playmaker on the fields,

716
00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:41,000
Speaker 10: willing to make the team get the ultimate goal at

717
00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,440
Speaker 10: the end is the w So this all I'm just

718
00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:45,840
Speaker 10: I'm just there to do anything that the coaches need,

719
00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,160
Speaker 10: doing anything that my teammates need, and the guy who

720
00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,320
Speaker 10: can make them trusting too.

721
00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,960
Speaker 3: You mentioned having some USC former teammates on the team.

722
00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,120
Speaker 3: What else did you know about the Texans as you

723
00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:57,320
Speaker 3: got through this pre draft process over the last three,

724
00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:58,400
Speaker 3: four or five months.

725
00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,280
Speaker 10: I know a lot about the text is tests. I

726
00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,800
Speaker 10: knew mostly I know a lot about the running backs.

727
00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,680
Speaker 10: You got Joe Mixon, know a lot about him, and

728
00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:08,240
Speaker 10: you got Damian Pierce.

729
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:09,400
Speaker 1: I know about him.

730
00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,800
Speaker 10: Because the coach he coached, he was up found there.

731
00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,560
Speaker 10: He coached me at Mississippi State, So we watched his

732
00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,000
Speaker 10: film a lot, and being with Lincoln Riley, I watched

733
00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:19,640
Speaker 10: a lot of Joe mixings.

734
00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,240
Speaker 3: No doubt, no doubt. So tell me about that USC connection.

735
00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:25,080
Speaker 3: Last night we see one of your four well former

736
00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:28,120
Speaker 3: teammates get selected in Jalen Smith. Last year, the Texans

737
00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:30,840
Speaker 3: bring Kaylyn Bullock on block on board. What's it like

738
00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,600
Speaker 3: joining some guys that you've played with.

739
00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,400
Speaker 10: It's amazing test knowing that I got a person on defense,

740
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,160
Speaker 10: I got a person who I got along with from

741
00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,640
Speaker 10: in one year, and we'll be back together, not going

742
00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,840
Speaker 10: against each other. So it'll be amazing.

743
00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:45,960
Speaker 3: We both can show.

744
00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,120
Speaker 10: Out for the Trojans and show out for Houston, Texas.

745
00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,760
Speaker 3: And I imagine it's gotta be fun knowing that you're

746
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,440
Speaker 3: going to an offense that's quarterbacked by the guy who's

747
00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,200
Speaker 3: under center there in CJ. Stroud. How attractive is that

748
00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,240
Speaker 3: as a guy coming out of college like yourself.

749
00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:02,200
Speaker 10: Oh, it's amazing. He's a great quarterback. He's seeing his

750
00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,640
Speaker 10: first year there. I think the team will respect to him.

751
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:08,719
Speaker 10: He's he's just he's a dominant player and I would

752
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,560
Speaker 10: love just that was my dream, just to play for him.

753
00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:13,120
Speaker 10: He is, he's amazing.

754
00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:16,359
Speaker 3: Hey, we've asked a few of your new teammates, these

755
00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:19,800
Speaker 3: fellow draft picks, this last question. But what's something about

756
00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,600
Speaker 3: you that people don't know? Even if they look for you,

757
00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:24,399
Speaker 3: look at look your name up on the internet, they're

758
00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,240
Speaker 3: not going to find out. What's something that sets you apart?

759
00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:28,920
Speaker 3: What's what's something that's different about you? Something you like

760
00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:29,239
Speaker 3: to do?

761
00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,560
Speaker 10: Uh, something I like to do. I like to be

762
00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:35,960
Speaker 10: around my teammates a lot. I'm fit of a quiet person,

763
00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:36,960
Speaker 10: but I'm kind of funny.

764
00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:38,600
Speaker 1: I love funny them.

765
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,719
Speaker 10: Yeah, I'm kind of funny, but I love like My

766
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:42,160
Speaker 10: main thing is I love bowling.

767
00:34:42,880 --> 00:34:45,439
Speaker 3: You love bowling? Yes, sir, all right, what's the best

768
00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:46,280
Speaker 3: game you've ever bowled?

769
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:47,000
Speaker 1: Two?

770
00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:47,320
Speaker 2: One?

771
00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:48,719
Speaker 1: Yeah?

772
00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:50,200
Speaker 10: I got three of my own balls, So.

773
00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,520
Speaker 3: All right, we got three of your own balls. Okay,

774
00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:54,320
Speaker 3: we're gonna need to up that to a one number.

775
00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,120
Speaker 3: Because one of the greatest Houston Texans of all time

776
00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:59,279
Speaker 3: is a guy named Andre Johnson just win of the

777
00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:02,480
Speaker 3: Pro Football last August. He was a terrific bowler back

778
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:03,919
Speaker 3: in the day. So maybe you guys, you and Ady

779
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,759
Speaker 3: can can link up and hit the lanes or something

780
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:06,279
Speaker 3: that sound good.

781
00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:07,600
Speaker 1: Yes, there for sure.

782
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:10,279
Speaker 3: All right. Well, hey Woodie, we are excited that you're

783
00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,120
Speaker 3: coming to Houston. We can't wait to see you here

784
00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:15,040
Speaker 3: very soon. Congratulations on a great day. How are you

785
00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,880
Speaker 3: gonna finish things up and celebrate today because you got

786
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:19,000
Speaker 3: a new destination. What are you gonna do?

787
00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:22,239
Speaker 10: I'm celebrating with my family, my mom and dad, my

788
00:35:22,239 --> 00:35:25,440
Speaker 10: brothers and sisters. Uh, just just let them take it

789
00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:28,960
Speaker 10: all in. I'll take it all in. Just just celebrate

790
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:29,600
Speaker 10: with my family.

791
00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:33,959
Speaker 3: Good stuff. Well, take care, see soon and congratulations again.

792
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:34,919
Speaker 3: Thank you.

793
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:38,160
Speaker 1: Too, man. It was good stuff from Woody Mark. I'm

794
00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:42,120
Speaker 1: still trying to you know. I mean, I look, I

795
00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:43,640
Speaker 1: know there's some people giving me grief.

796
00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:46,200
Speaker 2: Way you had the reactions. He's the fourth rounder A like, No, man,

797
00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:49,000
Speaker 2: this is dude. I loved and loved everything about what

798
00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:51,960
Speaker 2: he's about. And I think the Texans I just remember

799
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:53,919
Speaker 2: thinking the Texans are gonna love everything he's about too,

800
00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:55,520
Speaker 2: and it just to see it come to fruition.

801
00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:56,279
Speaker 1: Uh.

802
00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:58,799
Speaker 2: That was the That was the really cool part for

803
00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:04,920
Speaker 2: me to see that kind of all just really materialize

804
00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:08,200
Speaker 2: the way that I would have wanted just selfishly. But

805
00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:09,520
Speaker 2: I think it's going to turn out to be a

806
00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:15,640
Speaker 2: really good thing for for the Texans, uh for sure.

807
00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:16,200
Speaker 3: Okay.

808
00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:19,880
Speaker 2: One of the things that became kind of a running

809
00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:25,080
Speaker 2: topic throughout the draft was a Jalen a Jaden something

810
00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:29,920
Speaker 2: with the j somebody was gonna get drafted. Nick Casario

811
00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:34,040
Speaker 2: in his post draft press conference said, you know what,

812
00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:35,680
Speaker 2: we might need some name tags around here.

813
00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:40,520
Speaker 1: It's about you joke yesterday about having all and then

814
00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:40,879
Speaker 1: you got.

815
00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:41,560
Speaker 4: Another one today.

816
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,640
Speaker 7: Yeah, we will those there seven Jalen.

817
00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:51,359
Speaker 10: We'll figure it out.

818
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:52,680
Speaker 1: Of course.

819
00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:54,680
Speaker 2: I love when we have a little bit of humor

820
00:36:54,719 --> 00:36:56,680
Speaker 2: with our press conference, no doubt about that.

821
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:56,960
Speaker 3: Now.

822
00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:00,279
Speaker 2: One of the things that I saw on Sun it

823
00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:03,600
Speaker 2: was from the Houston Chronicle, and I can't remember if

824
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,719
Speaker 2: it was our guy John Alexander that wrote it or not,

825
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,200
Speaker 2: but when I see I'm gonnave him a little bit

826
00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:09,080
Speaker 2: of a grief, a little bit of grief for this,

827
00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:11,640
Speaker 2: but it essentially was saying, hey, the Texas did a

828
00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:13,319
Speaker 2: great job in the draft, but they ain't come away

829
00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:18,440
Speaker 2: with a guard. And I always say to this, because

830
00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,520
Speaker 2: you see a letter in front of a guy's name

831
00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:23,880
Speaker 2: and it says S, doesn't mean he's always gonna be

832
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:26,040
Speaker 2: a safety. Well, you see T, you mean that's gonna

833
00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:28,879
Speaker 2: be a tackle? You know, d L What does that mean?

834
00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:31,239
Speaker 2: Is he a DT? Is he a defensive end? He's

835
00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:34,280
Speaker 2: an edge guys he play outside the does he play inside?

836
00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:35,400
Speaker 1: You never know?

837
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:38,040
Speaker 2: And just because there's a letter in front of that

838
00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:41,160
Speaker 2: guy's name does not mean that guy's gonna play that position.

839
00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,480
Speaker 2: Zach Martin is maybe the greatest example ever. He was

840
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,040
Speaker 2: a tackle at Notre Dame. He got drafted by the Cowboys,

841
00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:49,040
Speaker 2: number fourteen, He had T in front of his name,

842
00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:50,960
Speaker 2: and he never played a day at tackle.

843
00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:53,600
Speaker 1: He became a Hall of Fame guard from day one.

844
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:57,400
Speaker 2: Now I'm not sitting here telling you that's hey, Ursiary

845
00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:00,120
Speaker 2: is gonna turn around and be a guard tomorrow. But

846
00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,399
Speaker 2: I'm not ruling it out just because it says TEE

847
00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:05,200
Speaker 2: by his name. What the Texans I think would be

848
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:10,359
Speaker 2: looking for in a guard fix strong, can move, can

849
00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:15,120
Speaker 2: move people. That's what tay Erstree is. So there's no

850
00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,960
Speaker 2: guarantee that he's gonna be a tackle. There's no guarantee

851
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,040
Speaker 2: he won't be a guard. Here's Nick discussing not getting

852
00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,720
Speaker 2: a quote unquote guard in this draft.

853
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:26,160
Speaker 7: Yeah, we'll look good. What the opportunities are? I mean again,

854
00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:29,200
Speaker 7: offensive linemen come in different sizes. You have guards only,

855
00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:31,440
Speaker 7: if center only, if tackle only, have tackles that can

856
00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:35,240
Speaker 7: play guard, guard that can play tackle. So I mean, honestly,

857
00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:37,320
Speaker 7: like the more you can prove it, Like we've talked about,

858
00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:40,640
Speaker 7: like Titus never played guard before, so we don't know

859
00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,279
Speaker 7: how good he was gonna be until it went in there.

860
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,879
Speaker 7: And honestly he's he played at a pretty competitive level.

861
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,680
Speaker 7: So I mean, there's no like list that says we

862
00:38:47,719 --> 00:38:49,359
Speaker 7: need to go find a guard like we talked about

863
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,840
Speaker 7: last night. I mean, if someone can tell me, like

864
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,840
Speaker 7: what a need is or what drafting for need or

865
00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:56,759
Speaker 7: what fine a specific player. I mean, if you play

866
00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:58,880
Speaker 7: one spot, you've maybe really good at it. If you

867
00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,560
Speaker 7: play multiple spots, I think creates more opportunities for you.

868
00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,240
Speaker 7: I'll put the five best guys out there, like whenever

869
00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,160
Speaker 7: we need to play in September.

870
00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:09,759
Speaker 2: I said almost said an exact thing on the Draft show, like, look,

871
00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:13,440
Speaker 2: we don't and Marcus said this forever. We don't play tomorrow.

872
00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:15,920
Speaker 2: We had to, eh, you know, we might look like this,

873
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:21,160
Speaker 2: but we don't, So we don't. We can figure it out.

874
00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:23,319
Speaker 2: You could throw the paint up on the canvas and

875
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:25,799
Speaker 2: figure it out. You just have more paint and a

876
00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:27,440
Speaker 2: lot of paint to throw up there. Because of the

877
00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:30,120
Speaker 2: big fella from the University of Minnesota. That was the

878
00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:32,480
Speaker 2: one thing that it kind of irked me a little

879
00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:35,520
Speaker 2: bit because I've looked at Ursery and thought, I think

880
00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:36,640
Speaker 2: he can move into guard.

881
00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:37,120
Speaker 1: Now.

882
00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:40,960
Speaker 2: I know he's not the best kneebender, he's stiff a

883
00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:43,960
Speaker 2: little bit, and he does a good job at tackle.

884
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:46,520
Speaker 2: But the one thing I said in the draft show,

885
00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:48,400
Speaker 2: I would say here, and that is he's not played

886
00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:50,160
Speaker 2: a lot of football, so he doesn't have all these

887
00:39:50,239 --> 00:39:54,560
Speaker 2: bad habits since you got to break so I think

888
00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:56,480
Speaker 2: maybe you could take him and put him at guard.

889
00:39:56,520 --> 00:40:00,279
Speaker 2: And I get this feeling. The five best offense linemen

890
00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,600
Speaker 2: are gonna be on a field no matter how you

891
00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:05,520
Speaker 2: slice it. They're gonna be on the field and they'll

892
00:40:05,640 --> 00:40:09,799
Speaker 2: figure it out because guys can do different things. Blake

893
00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:14,040
Speaker 2: Fisher could play left right, Titus can play guard, tackle,

894
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:18,160
Speaker 2: Juice could play center guard. I think Tay can play

895
00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:19,520
Speaker 2: both tackle and guard.

896
00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:22,680
Speaker 1: So you have you have.

897
00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:26,080
Speaker 2: Some you have some things you can do with that group.

898
00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:31,000
Speaker 2: But however, the five in training camp that are the

899
00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:34,720
Speaker 2: best five, play them and figure out how they're supposed

900
00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:36,320
Speaker 2: to play together. And that's gonna be the charge of

901
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:39,840
Speaker 2: Kole Popovich off its coordinator Nick Kayley. That's gonna be

902
00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:43,560
Speaker 2: their responsibility to find the best five and the five

903
00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:46,319
Speaker 2: that work together the best, not the most talented five,

904
00:40:46,440 --> 00:40:47,800
Speaker 2: as Herb Brooks said, a miracle.

905
00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:50,279
Speaker 1: I'm not looking for the best players. I'm looking for

906
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,960
Speaker 1: the right ones. And there's the point. Okay.

907
00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:55,879
Speaker 2: One of the things that I thought was fascinating when

908
00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:59,680
Speaker 2: I heard the magnificent Gladstone out of Jacksonville say that

909
00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:04,000
Speaker 2: he he doesn't believe in thirty visits, bring in prospects

910
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:07,799
Speaker 2: on campus and having a day, a dinner, all that

911
00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:11,080
Speaker 2: kind of stuff with that particular player. That blew my mind.

912
00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:15,600
Speaker 2: Totally blew my mind. Now, they he did say yeah,

913
00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:17,880
Speaker 2: to come out, would get those interviews and you know,

914
00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:21,760
Speaker 2: et cetera, et cetera. I feel like the Texans staff

915
00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:25,400
Speaker 2: gets a lot out of those interviews in those thirty visits,

916
00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:27,759
Speaker 2: et cetera. Di Miiko Ryan's was asked about that, and

917
00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:29,920
Speaker 2: this is what he had to say about that interview process.

918
00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:33,160
Speaker 11: I think the interview portion is very important for us

919
00:41:33,239 --> 00:41:35,600
Speaker 11: is getting to know the person right, I mean put

920
00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:38,360
Speaker 11: in the EMPISO. We watched the tape multiple times. A

921
00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,160
Speaker 11: lot of people who watch the tape and dug in

922
00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:42,400
Speaker 11: on the tape and you know what a player is

923
00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:44,439
Speaker 11: and what his role could be for your team. Now,

924
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,040
Speaker 11: for me, the interview portion is just getting to know

925
00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:49,839
Speaker 11: the personality, getting to know the guy and how does

926
00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:51,520
Speaker 11: he fit into our locker room.

927
00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:55,760
Speaker 2: One of the things that I felt like the Texans

928
00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:59,160
Speaker 2: seemingly did a good job. Just listen to those interviews

929
00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:01,520
Speaker 2: that we did or earlier, and we get back in

930
00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:03,960
Speaker 2: our third segment, we'll play Jaden Reid from out of

931
00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:05,520
Speaker 2: Penn State. We had a chance to catch up with

932
00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:08,640
Speaker 2: him as well. We'll play that for you. But just listen.

933
00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:13,319
Speaker 2: You hear it, You hear what they're looking for. There

934
00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:16,200
Speaker 2: is And I remember when Brian Kelly took over at

935
00:42:16,239 --> 00:42:18,399
Speaker 2: Notre Dame, Sean Pendergast and I used to talk about

936
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:21,080
Speaker 2: r kgs. I saw Brian Kelly referred to it the

937
00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:23,480
Speaker 2: right kind of guys. Now, I'm not gonna sit here

938
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:27,600
Speaker 2: and tell you the Texans are gonna take. They're gonna

939
00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:30,600
Speaker 2: sit They're gonna take a guy who is yes, sir, no, sir,

940
00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:34,080
Speaker 2: doesn't do anything wrong, and he's an average football player.

941
00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:38,040
Speaker 2: They want to find first and foremost a great football

942
00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:43,080
Speaker 2: player that has those qualities. And if you are a

943
00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:45,359
Speaker 2: great football player in their mind, you're gonna have those

944
00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:47,680
Speaker 2: qualities that are gonna fit. You're gonna be swarming, You're

945
00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:49,879
Speaker 2: gonna come in, you're gonna uh, you know, you're gonna

946
00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:52,960
Speaker 2: do the work. And look, you hope that you draft

947
00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:55,640
Speaker 2: guys that are like that. You don't have to kind

948
00:42:55,640 --> 00:42:59,200
Speaker 2: of flip them if you will, but as rookies, you

949
00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:01,879
Speaker 2: can get them to think even more so the way

950
00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:04,160
Speaker 2: that you want them to think. And I think that

951
00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:07,640
Speaker 2: interview process that those guys go through, I think is

952
00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:11,640
Speaker 2: absolutely find fantastic and it leads me to this. The

953
00:43:11,719 --> 00:43:15,759
Speaker 2: Mika Ryans asked about the mindset that he looks for

954
00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:20,680
Speaker 2: in players, and it really says exactly what I've been saying,

955
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:23,880
Speaker 2: and I've been learned on the process.

956
00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:25,200
Speaker 1: I've seen it.

957
00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:27,960
Speaker 2: I look forward in draft picks too and That's why

958
00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:30,080
Speaker 2: I felt like there were guys that people were talking

959
00:43:30,080 --> 00:43:33,000
Speaker 2: about mocking it to Texas, the first round, second.

960
00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:33,239
Speaker 1: Round, whatever.

961
00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:35,799
Speaker 2: It might be like, Nope, that ain't happening. And if

962
00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:38,320
Speaker 2: those things are true about that guy, that isn't happening.

963
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:40,279
Speaker 2: Take a listen to what coach had to say. What

964
00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:41,879
Speaker 2: the mindset they're looking for.

965
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:44,680
Speaker 11: The mindset is definitely everything right if you have the

966
00:43:44,760 --> 00:43:47,799
Speaker 11: mindset to work. The mindset is you really enjoy and

967
00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:52,040
Speaker 11: love playing football. That fits our building, that works for us,

968
00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:53,960
Speaker 11: that works with the guys that we already have here.

969
00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:55,640
Speaker 11: We have a ton of guys in our locker room

970
00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:58,480
Speaker 11: already who love football. And I just believe that when

971
00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:01,560
Speaker 11: you love the game of football right, you're gonna we're

972
00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:04,080
Speaker 11: gonna get your best right when you go through those

973
00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:07,320
Speaker 11: difficult days when it's gonna be harrd moments and training

974
00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:10,000
Speaker 11: camp hard moments throughout the season, I feel like your

975
00:44:10,040 --> 00:44:12,920
Speaker 11: love for football will give you that it is to

976
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,320
Speaker 11: keep pushing through when the difficult moment's gone.

977
00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:17,200
Speaker 1: All right, we get back. Let's here for Jaden.

978
00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:20,000
Speaker 2: Read the Day three pick for the Texans out of

979
00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:26,160
Speaker 2: Penn State right here on Texans All Access. We go

980
00:44:26,239 --> 00:44:28,000
Speaker 2: on file a second. This Monday edition of the Texans

981
00:44:28,080 --> 00:44:31,280
Speaker 2: All Access. I'm your host, John Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter.

982
00:44:31,320 --> 00:44:34,120
Speaker 2: We're trying to get in a few of our exclusive

983
00:44:34,160 --> 00:44:38,320
Speaker 2: one on ones that you already did after players were drafted,

984
00:44:38,360 --> 00:44:41,800
Speaker 2: and we are right here. Would Jalen read the safety

985
00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:43,239
Speaker 2: from Penn State, Drew take it away.

986
00:44:43,600 --> 00:44:47,280
Speaker 3: The newest member of the Houston Texans is safety Jalen

987
00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:52,040
Speaker 3: Read from Penn State. Jalen, First things first, congratulations you're

988
00:44:52,040 --> 00:44:54,560
Speaker 3: a Houston Texan. What was it like hearing that news.

989
00:44:55,120 --> 00:44:56,239
Speaker 1: I appreciate it, Thank you.

990
00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:58,759
Speaker 12: It was feeling, it was feeling felt amazing, you know,

991
00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:01,439
Speaker 12: just a team I always wanted to go through since

992
00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:03,719
Speaker 12: I started the process. I said something about the team

993
00:45:03,719 --> 00:45:06,160
Speaker 12: at the combine, and you know, I told the coach

994
00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:08,600
Speaker 12: when I was at the combine, like, feel me it'd

995
00:45:08,640 --> 00:45:10,799
Speaker 12: be a blessing just to had an opportunity to play

996
00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:11,440
Speaker 12: for that team, you know.

997
00:45:11,480 --> 00:45:12,719
Speaker 1: And it was just a great feeling, you know.

998
00:45:13,239 --> 00:45:15,080
Speaker 12: I feel like this draft, it was a little crazy

999
00:45:15,080 --> 00:45:17,000
Speaker 12: to this draft. I felt like I was slept on

1000
00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,359
Speaker 12: and all I needed was one opportunity, and I feel

1001
00:45:19,400 --> 00:45:21,040
Speaker 12: like that opportunity came. And now I'm gonna do it.

1002
00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:21,879
Speaker 1: I gotta do with it.

1003
00:45:22,239 --> 00:45:24,080
Speaker 3: Yeah, And once you get here, what do you think

1004
00:45:24,120 --> 00:45:25,879
Speaker 3: you can do on the field for the Houston?

1005
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:27,480
Speaker 12: And I feel I can do it everything, you know,

1006
00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:29,600
Speaker 12: But I just feel like I'm just gonna contribute to

1007
00:45:29,719 --> 00:45:31,879
Speaker 12: everything that the huge detections provide, you know. If they

1008
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:33,560
Speaker 12: need me to do whatever they gotta do, I'm gonna

1009
00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:33,799
Speaker 12: do it.

1010
00:45:34,160 --> 00:45:37,480
Speaker 3: Safety is the position. So what type of safety are you?

1011
00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:40,719
Speaker 12: And I'm a versusile safety. I'm an aggressive safety, you know.

1012
00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:42,440
Speaker 12: And it's a lot of safeties in that room that

1013
00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:43,440
Speaker 12: I'm ready to learn.

1014
00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:44,480
Speaker 11: After and learn from.

1015
00:45:44,520 --> 00:45:44,719
Speaker 2: You know.

1016
00:45:44,719 --> 00:45:46,560
Speaker 12: I'm ready to learn from these safety that's in the

1017
00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:48,200
Speaker 12: room and all the guys that's there.

1018
00:45:48,280 --> 00:45:49,960
Speaker 1: So I ready to see what was about.

1019
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:52,560
Speaker 3: You're part of one of the better Penn State teams

1020
00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:54,879
Speaker 3: of all time. They win thirteen games, they go all

1021
00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:56,960
Speaker 3: the way to the States or excuse me, the National

1022
00:45:56,960 --> 00:46:00,520
Speaker 3: semifinals and play in sixteen games. That's a lot of

1023
00:46:00,520 --> 00:46:03,279
Speaker 3: football experience for you. That's got to be a good

1024
00:46:03,320 --> 00:46:06,160
Speaker 3: thing as far as what you've seen, what you've been through,

1025
00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:09,480
Speaker 3: I would imagine, right, yeah, for sure. So what's next

1026
00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:11,400
Speaker 3: for you today? How do you celebrate.

1027
00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:13,160
Speaker 12: I'm about to literally go with my family, you know,

1028
00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:15,879
Speaker 12: chill my family and make sure I got it good enough,

1029
00:46:16,200 --> 00:46:17,640
Speaker 12: a lot of people around.

1030
00:46:17,320 --> 00:46:18,480
Speaker 1: Me, and make sure I have a good talent.

1031
00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:20,960
Speaker 12: And you know, it's been a long day, long three days,

1032
00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:22,239
Speaker 12: and it's been a long time.

1033
00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:25,439
Speaker 3: So I'm ready to chill my family to have fun.

1034
00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:27,799
Speaker 3: Let's talk a little bit more about Tamiko Ryans in

1035
00:46:27,840 --> 00:46:30,560
Speaker 3: this defense. What impresses you most about the head coach?

1036
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:34,480
Speaker 12: I just it's not specifically just a head coaches, specifically

1037
00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:36,600
Speaker 12: the whole team. You know, the head coaching does a

1038
00:46:36,600 --> 00:46:38,800
Speaker 12: great job. I feel like they got a young talented

1039
00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:40,400
Speaker 12: team and that's what they do and a lot of

1040
00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:41,920
Speaker 12: you know, I feel like they got a lot of

1041
00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:44,640
Speaker 12: young talented players that's ready to develop, you know, a

1042
00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:46,600
Speaker 12: lot of them starting to get paid, you know, And

1043
00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:48,640
Speaker 12: I feel like that's just a great that's a great

1044
00:46:48,760 --> 00:46:50,800
Speaker 12: view as a player trying to come into the NFL

1045
00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:53,200
Speaker 12: and see a young team as a young player, you know,

1046
00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:55,520
Speaker 12: it just give me, give me hope and opportunity. You

1047
00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:57,520
Speaker 12: know that I can blend in well and do whatever

1048
00:46:57,520 --> 00:46:58,399
Speaker 12: I gotta do for the team.

1049
00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:01,280
Speaker 3: So yeah, you talk about a lot of young talented players.

1050
00:47:01,320 --> 00:47:04,719
Speaker 3: There's also a lot of young talented rookies whose name

1051
00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:08,320
Speaker 3: starts with j A Y. You got Jayden Higgins, Jalen Knowle,

1052
00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:11,160
Speaker 3: Jalen Smith, and now you Jalen Reed. What's going on

1053
00:47:11,239 --> 00:47:12,160
Speaker 3: with that? What do you think?

1054
00:47:12,480 --> 00:47:14,640
Speaker 1: I don't know. Jalens must be the best thing going

1055
00:47:14,719 --> 00:47:15,120
Speaker 1: right now.

1056
00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:17,239
Speaker 3: It's a great name. It's a great name for the

1057
00:47:17,239 --> 00:47:20,319
Speaker 3: Houston Texans in twenty twenty five. Well, Jalen, we can't

1058
00:47:20,320 --> 00:47:22,960
Speaker 3: wait to see you down here in Houston. Go celebrate

1059
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:25,560
Speaker 3: with your family, have a great time and best of luck.

1060
00:47:26,040 --> 00:47:29,000
Speaker 1: But sure appreciate it. Man. That dude plays with mean

1061
00:47:29,239 --> 00:47:30,239
Speaker 1: on love.

1062
00:47:30,320 --> 00:47:32,680
Speaker 2: Jalen Reed. Man, what a week in it was. We'll

1063
00:47:32,680 --> 00:47:34,640
Speaker 2: have a little bit more for you tomorrow. We'll hear

1064
00:47:34,680 --> 00:47:37,560
Speaker 2: from Jalen Smith. If you missed that interview, we'll save

1065
00:47:37,560 --> 00:47:40,040
Speaker 2: that one for you tomorrow. Graham Mertz will have all

1066
00:47:40,080 --> 00:47:42,440
Speaker 2: that for you tomorrow as well. Appreciate you guys for

1067
00:47:42,480 --> 00:47:44,480
Speaker 2: being here. We'll see tomorrow and as always, go Texans.