1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Do you remember your first game here in the stadium. 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 2: It was after that Dallas game the Saints, and then 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 2: I think that that was my first yard game, was it. Yeah, 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 2: it was my first hunting yard game. Yeah, that it 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 2: brought back some memories. I remember I was going against 6 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 2: Kenny Piccaro a lot and that's a guy from uh 7 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: that I played a lot of Texas. 8 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: And uh, yeah it was. 9 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: It was a good game, and it was coming off 10 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 2: my first touchdown the week before and my first hunting 11 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 2: yard game. I remember victing them on the sideline, you know, 12 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 2: telling me congratulated myself. I didn't even know what they 13 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: were congratulate me about, but uh yeah, I do remember that. 14 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 3: Often not a lot of sentiment in this business. 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: Do you have any. 16 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 3: Expectations for Sunday and there, getting in catch, getting a touchdown, 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 3: getting some getting something. 18 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 2: Uh I'm not. I'm not too worried about that. Whatever 19 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: comes is gonna come. 20 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: Uh. 21 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 2: I think I'm like to shy from from top five, 22 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 2: so that'd be nice. But you know, like I said, 23 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: I've I've had a great run at it. Either way 24 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: it goes, man, I'm I'm happy with where I'm at. 25 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 3: Do you feel like you physically can still play at. 26 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: Uh. 27 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I go through practice every every week, 28 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 2: and you know, I feel like myself, I. 29 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: Feel pretty good. You know. 30 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: Uh maybe in games, you know, not many reps and everything, 31 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 2: but I haven't really shown it. I haven't really had 32 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: much opportunity to show. But yeah, I mean that's something 33 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,559 Speaker 2: that I did. Still on the table for me, for sure. 34 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 2: I just gotta, like I said, talk to my family, 35 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: see was right for for me and my family. 36 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 3: What would be other than an eighty yard touchdown or 37 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: so you would you could say, well, my last play 38 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: would be what do you think would. 39 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: Be typify here my last play if you could get 40 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: one more catch, one more this. 41 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: One or that, you know, not even I'm not even 42 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: really worried about that, to be honest. 43 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: Like, what really means a lot to me is. 44 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: Being in a huddle with the guys and being in 45 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: the locker room with the guys before running out that 46 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: tunnel with the guys. Like that's what means more to 47 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: me than an actual play or anything of that nature, 48 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 2: you know, just trying to embrace the camaraderie. You know, 49 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 2: that's one of the things that guys that are retired 50 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 2: always talk about is you know, being around the guys 51 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 2: is what they miss the most. You don't really hear 52 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 2: them say all my last play was this or whatever not. 53 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: It's always about the guys. And you know, I look 54 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 2: back at my career and that's what it's been about 55 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 2: for me. I mean, that's what I've enjoyed the most. 56 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 3: You mentioned your family times. If I'm not mistaken, that 57 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 3: was a consideration with you this year. Wanted to come 58 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 3: back right, yes, not upheaval and everything like that. Will 59 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 3: that be a consideration going forward? Not maybe wanted to 60 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 3: be away from your kids. 61 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: From through yeah, or take the different school or whatever 62 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: the exactly. 63 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 2: You know, Yeah, I get a chance to take them 64 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: schools a couple of times out the week, but it 65 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: would be I mean, obviously they would love it if 66 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,119 Speaker 2: I could take them all the time. So uh yeah, 67 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 2: I mean my my daughters say stuff all the time 68 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 2: about me playing still, so uh you know that's something 69 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: that I'll have to I have to talk over with them. 70 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,399 Speaker 1: Two little girls too, whether they want you to or don't. 71 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: They they don't like to see me hurt. I mean 72 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: that they. 73 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: And that that's what pops in their mind whenever they say, 74 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: they don't think about the touchdowns or anything. They remember 75 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: me coming home on crutches and you know, having to 76 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: kiss my knee or you know, stuff like that. They 77 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 2: remember walking into the training room, they go to. 78 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: The playroom during the game. Dog, they ain't watching the 79 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: game like that. 80 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: So if I have one hundred yard game, it's like whatever, 81 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 2: you know, a couple of touchdowns, they don't care. 82 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: They just care whatever I'm hurting. 83 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: So, uh, they wouldn't mind you going into coaching or 84 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 3: something like that. 85 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 2: That that would be a lot of time away from 86 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: them as well. 87 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: You know. 88 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, so that's stuff that I still still have to 89 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: discuss with with everybody in my family. 90 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: I missed the beginning of this, But my question to 91 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: you is do you think about this possibly being your 92 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: final game with the Giants? Yeah? 93 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 2: I mean, of course, you know, it's it's been a 94 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 2: great run. The season didn't to go the way that 95 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 2: we would all like it to go, and certainly not 96 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 2: me as well. But yeah, it's some of that some 97 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 2: that I think about for sure, and I'm just looking 98 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: forward to embracing it and and taking it all in. 99 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: What experience been like for you, man, it's been it's 100 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 2: been great from top to bottom. I know that not 101 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 2: everybody has that straight hand story, you know, leaving with 102 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: the ring on their finger and having some good seasons 103 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 2: behind them. But I've enjoyed every minute of it, and 104 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: I'm very appreciative of, uh, this organization and all they've 105 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: done for me, my family. 106 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's truly a blessing. 107 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 3: Man. 108 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 4: What do you want people in this organization to say 109 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 4: about you when you're done? 110 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: Really? 111 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: Just about my character more than my play on the field. Uh, 112 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: you know what all I've brought to to my teammates 113 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 2: around me? You know, that's that's the legacy that I 114 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: would like to leave. And I want guys to be 115 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 2: to say that I'm their favorite teammate, you know what 116 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 2: I mean, Like that's I do this for them, And 117 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 2: that's what it's always been about for me. 118 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: How much the sorial? Don't you think you would be 119 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: a coacher someday? 120 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,559 Speaker 2: You know what, That's not off the table for sure. 121 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: That's always something that I could I could fall back on. 122 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: Uh. 123 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,799 Speaker 2: Like I said, it's a lot of time and commitment 124 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: in that in that line of business. 125 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: But uh, in that line of work. But you know, 126 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: it's definitely not off the table for me. 127 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 2: I love, you know, coaching up the young guys like 128 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 2: that's something that's just comes natural to me. My dad 129 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 2: did it before he passed us in something that's been 130 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: in my family too. 131 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 4: How much does it mean to you to be with 132 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 4: one team for your entire career? 133 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: I know, guys, when you're when you're when that decision 134 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: time comes. But where is that factor in for you? Man? 135 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: That's huge? I mean you look around the league. 136 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 2: It's not too often that you see a guy start 137 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 2: somewhere and finish somewhere. It just doesn't happen often in 138 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 2: this line of work. So it's truly a blessing and 139 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 2: I thank God every. 140 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: Day for that. 141 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 3: If this is the end for you in football period, 142 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 3: are you at peace with it? I know you've had some, 143 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 3: but the postseason stuff hasn't always been there. A couple 144 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 3: playoff trips, just the one one. Are you a piece 145 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: with it? This is it for good? 146 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: Yeah? 147 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 2: Man? Like I said, I mean, I've reached the pinnacle. 148 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 2: I've I've done everything that I set out to do 149 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,359 Speaker 2: as kid. I mean, this was my dream, uh to 150 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 2: play at this level, and you know I've done it. 151 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 2: Longer than most can say that they were able to 152 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 2: do it. So you know, I'm truly blessed. Like I said, 153 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: I'm grateful. 154 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: Yeah four and five? Yeah so pretty yeah yeah, you 155 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: know how that goes? Then? What's going through this week? 156 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: Talk about this week? Man? 157 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 2: Just taking it in, you know what I mean. We're 158 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 2: able to leave right now, but I'm hesitant to leave. 159 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 2: You know, I go playing ping pong with the guys. Uh, 160 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 2: go watch a little bit more film something, you know, 161 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 2: I mean, just try to try to take all of 162 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 2: it in h as it comes. 163 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 4: Last year, but have you done anything different than this 164 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 4: done in past year's no injury for your career? 165 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 2: Nah, I wouldn't say ipproach anything differently. Maybe just more 166 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 2: aware that that is a possibility, and you know, just 167 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 2: trying to have the attitude that's gonna gonna help the 168 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: guys out. And you know that's just more aware of 169 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 2: being here and being present on my feet are I 170 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 2: know you've. 171 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 4: Said it a couple of times, the idea of how 172 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 4: important it was for you to go out. 173 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: In uniform right, not go out you know, wearing street 174 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: clothes and team merchandise. 175 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 4: Because you haven't played as much. I know, that probably 176 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 4: takes a little bit away from them. Yeah, the fact 177 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 4: that you're gonna. 178 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: Be still walking up Yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean that. 179 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was huge for me, is being able to 180 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: walk out on my own terms and not letting an injury. 181 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: Dictate what I do. 182 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 2: So yeah, I mean the playtime hasn't really been there, 183 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 2: but uh, you know, I. 184 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: Can't say that I walked off that field and. 185 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: I've given it all I had every every single time 186 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 2: that I strapped on the pads, like, I give it 187 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 2: all I got. 188 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: You know, I ain't perfect. 189 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 2: Nobody's perfect in this game, but I can I can 190 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: say that I give max effort every single time that 191 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 2: I've been out there, And that's something to hang you 192 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 2: had on. 193 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 3: How did you come to terms with God knowing that might? 194 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: I mean, it's if you ask most guys, that's that's 195 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:23,959 Speaker 1: the way the story goes. 196 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 2: You know, it's very rare that you have somebody like that, 197 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: and uh, they get to finish their career like that. 198 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 2: It's it, it's a blessing, but it's all a blessing 199 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 2: at the end of the day. Like I, like I said, 200 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 2: I've since I was a little kid, I've told teachers 201 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 2: you know, what do you want to be when you 202 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 2: grow up? I want to be an NFL football player. 203 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 2: And I've preached my goal. Not too many people can 204 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: say in life that they that they get. 205 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: To live out their dream, and uh, I've done just that. 206 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: And every step of the way. 207 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 2: I wanted to be a college football player, I wanted 208 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: to be an NFL football player. 209 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: I've done that. 210 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 2: And you know, it's a blessing the whole thing, you know, 211 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 2: if this is the end and I. 212 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: Just look at it that way, it truly is a blessing. 213 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 2: I've yeah, yeah, man, it's it's been ups and downs, 214 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 2: but it's uh, it's been a great, great ride, if 215 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 2: that's the case.