1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: Pretty good. It's fourth day, pretty soon. It's been hot 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: as ever. Today was pretty cool though, so pretty good. 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:11,159 Speaker 1: This big personality. But watch you on the field and 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: you're pretty business like. Is that you have a different 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: approach there when you're lines. I mean, you gotta know 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: how to compartmentalize. You know, there's a time and a 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: place for everything. So when we're on the field, it's 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: all business. And now this training camp, you know we 9 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: were getting ready for a long journey. How much new 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: technically are you learning about how to rush the pass? There? 11 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: It seems like you guys are working a lot on 12 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: you know, can place and how you're bending. I'm not 13 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 1: about bringing everything together. Uh. You know, when you're at 14 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: home training and you're doing bags or hitting drills, it's 15 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: one thing. And then once you really start to get 16 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: in that game mode, you've got to start putting it 17 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: together with a play calling, with the situations and you 18 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: know what you need to get done. And you're in 19 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: this individual peer and see Drew spend a lot of 20 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: time if what is he emphasis into what he wants 21 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: you to work up? Um, just that you know good 22 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: isn't enough. You know, you always want to continue to 23 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: get better and know that no matter how hard you're working, 24 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: you still haven't reached your peak. So for me to 25 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: just keep you know, sharpening my tools. What was the 26 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: screen like, I mean, you didn't get to go out 27 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: there and play much of the time, and is it's 28 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: something you still have to manage and where you're at 29 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: with that as far as what being injured, Oh ya, no, 30 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: I'm full go now. So it's been great to get 31 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: out there and I've I conditioned a lot at home, 32 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: so it's kind of been a pretty good pace, you know, 33 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: coming into trying to get into football shape. What about 34 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 1: in the spring, what was that like having to sit there? 35 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, you only do so much, but 36 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: you can't actually get you gotta do. You gotta do 37 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: is best for you at the time. So the training 38 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: staff felt that it was best for me to sit out, 39 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: and you know, that's what I did, and I think 40 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: it was it was good so that I could be 41 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: fully healed and you know, ready to go for the 42 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: future or from now. So you've you've talked a lot 43 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: about you know, when you're coming up and evering was 44 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: coming in up everyone to say that day we want 45 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: to see those two guys. Now you're out here every game. 46 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: What has that been? Like him? I mean it's been great, 47 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: not just him, but Andrew Thomas, him as a as 48 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: a you know, just me being able to go back 49 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: and forth and it's like, you know, you're never there 50 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: is no plays off. People ask me what is the 51 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: biggest difference between now and I mean between college and NFL, 52 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: and it's like you have to be one and have 53 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: a move every play right, there is no you know, 54 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: getting by so just going against both of them and 55 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: evidence especially, it's just it's good to continue to grow 56 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: and you know, share you know, info every now and again. 57 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: You look at for YouTube, give us the way you 58 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: were drafted, different sides of the ball, almost like your 59 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: linked in some ways. Definitely, um you Obviously, football is 60 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: a game of trenches, you know, and and started with 61 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: the trenches was a great choice by the men upstairs 62 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: and they did it. And I feel like, you know, 63 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: as we continue to get older and mature, we're going 64 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: to continue to grow and and gail together and keep 65 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: bringing both sides to you know, the forefront. Your position. 66 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: Should we be judging what we see so far? Should 67 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: we wait till the pants come on? You for all 68 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: the whole front line. You really have to judge when 69 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: the paths come on because there's a there's a different 70 00:02:58,080 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: type of playing. You know, we can't really bull rush 71 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: from and use all the moves and then we gotta 72 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: hold up on the quarterback. So knowing that, I'd rather 73 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: you know, lose a rep and get ye know that 74 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: by Dave. So so you know we we we try 75 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: to stay off the quarterback and we do, you know, 76 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,119 Speaker 1: we we we want to keep everybody healthy. That's that's 77 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: how it's like, are you from day Oh no, I'm 78 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: very excited. You know, there's a lot of things that 79 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: you're as a past Russia, as a defensive guy, you're 80 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: not able to do without pads, right and they all 81 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: you know offense has that the baggy jerseys you can 82 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: just pull on them. So now you know it'll be 83 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: more of a fair game and you know I'll be 84 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: able to use all the moves that I've been working on. 85 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: You said about holding up, I know that's a mental thing. 86 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: I mean really at any level, but when you hit 87 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: a good move like yesterday you hit an inside move 88 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: against Andrew and then you know right away it's all right. 89 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: Hold up, Hold up, how much are you convincing? You 90 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: were almost stopping your instincts because look, it's practice, but 91 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: you hit a great move, you almost want to finish 92 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: it off. It's kind of like that. It's kind of 93 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: like that invert, you know, saying they said, like bulls 94 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: see red, it's like when we see red, we gotta 95 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: run away. So when you see that red jersey, you 96 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: know to stop. Even if it's like I'm boring, no 97 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: matter what I'm doing, you've gotta stop when you see 98 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: that red jersey. So it's kind of like training yourself 99 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: for now to still get your work and you know, 100 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: you know, do it on their and just let him throw, 101 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: you know, let everybody else get work. How would you 102 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: describe links message or approach to your defense on how 103 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: he wants you guys to play and come into this 104 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 1: camp because it seems like you guys are allowed, like 105 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: you're like you're out to win every day. Is communication 106 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: is key, and it's competing. Um, you know, everybody's competing 107 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: for a job, and you know we're all competing to 108 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: be better. So as long as we continue to compete 109 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: and continue to grow as a team and communicate, you know, 110 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: we'll be good. We'll then working with jobs and like 111 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: it seems like he's like I was very vocal. He's 112 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 1: in the sprain, he's gonna gonna be on you. Yeah, 113 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: he's definitely super vocal. I mean, how do he is 114 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: who he is? And for me, the greatest thing that 115 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: he does he doesn't just talk about it. You know, 116 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: he's a guy who's gonna run eight yards down the 117 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: field even when the plays over and go, you know, 118 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: get a shot on go. So he's a guy who 119 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: just always puts the work in and you have a 120 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,160 Speaker 1: standard to look up to, right, so there is no excuse. 121 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 1: What have you've been able to learn from Leonard over 122 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: in the past couple of weeks. Just the preparation, right, 123 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: you gotta find a routine when you're coming through you 124 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: know you're going in the campuge shore and everything's going on. 125 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: So he's really been helping me, you know, figure out 126 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: the figure out my own routine so that I can, 127 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: you know, prepare myself sacksually think you've had so far? 128 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: Said again, if you were allowed to hit the quarterback, 129 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: how many sacks do you think you do that? You 130 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: gotta check the tape, you know, I don't for me. 131 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: For me, honestly, I don't really count the sacks. I 132 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: count the moves. So it's all about execution at the 133 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: end of the day. So you know, obviously finishing is 134 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: a part of execution, but now I really just want 135 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: to get better and make sure like the little things 136 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: are good within those rushes with with that process. Do 137 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: you find yourself now throughout camp playing through processing? You're 138 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: not really playing fast yet, are you? Still? You know, 139 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: kind of figure out how things. I wouldn't really say 140 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: I'm processing. I get what you're saying, but I wouldn't 141 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: really say it's processing because I know the plays and 142 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: I know what I'm supposed to do. As far as 143 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: looking at how do I grade myself? I grade myself 144 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: on the execution of moves? Right, So today I didn't 145 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: have the biggest execute you should know on in the 146 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: moves that I wanted. So it wasn't a good day 147 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: even though I was working hard and got I probably 148 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: got to the quarterback a couple of times. I still 149 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: like to to, you know, really sharpening and hold myself 150 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: to a high standing. There was your last you're working 151 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: on today? Um? Just getting them off me, you know, 152 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: Andrew and Evan. They got big hands in the heavy 153 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: up top. So just making sure I'm using my second 154 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: move and I'm you know, really working hard, and when 155 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: they give me on that first move, I got another 156 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: one to you know encounter. What was that last month 157 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: like for you? You got a chance to go home? 158 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: Was it different now that you show up in your 159 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: first round pick, you know, the fifth overall pick, or 160 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: is it kind of the same because you were already 161 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: you're you're already already elevated while and what I spec 162 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: I mean like training or just like everything, like you 163 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: know people around you that people view you differently, and 164 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: what was it like? Yeah, people definitely view me differently. 165 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: I got a lot of love. You know, I'm from 166 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: l A, So it's a big city. A lot of 167 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: people already know me. And I still train it. You know, 168 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: everywhere I trained now is where I used to train before. 169 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: So um, seeing a lot of people that you know, 170 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: I used to play with or that coached me or 171 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: you know, they really do believe in me. So I 172 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: was a proud moment for me. And then just knowing 173 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: I gotta keep going. This is just a milestone. And 174 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: now you know, all the work is still ahead to 175 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: be put in. Coming against this, coming into the NFL 176 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: is sort of like an n I L athlete. You 177 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: already you know, had stuff beforehand, right from that From 178 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: that side, from the business perspective, is that make any 179 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: different for you to come here into the locker room? 180 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: The guys look at you different, That's what do you mean? 181 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: I think you're further along, probably on the business side 182 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: because you were able to capitalize on the the n 183 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: I M stuff before you came here. Then maybe everybody 184 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: else here well, I think, you know, I kind of 185 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: think that's a what do you call it a frame question? 186 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, one thing that a lot 187 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: of guys do not do or put themselves in that 188 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: crabs in the bare mentality right, everybody is pretty much 189 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: focused on what they have to do individually. So when 190 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: I came in, I don't think I think everybody really 191 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: judged me for who I am once they got to 192 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: know me. You know, it's not really a big The 193 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: media is not in the locker room, and social is 194 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: non locker room, and whatever you're doing outside the locker 195 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: room isn't really in. So just for me being able 196 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: to really show who I was and get to know guys. 197 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: It's been great. A lot of rookies committed to happen. 198 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: The first goal is to make the team. You and 199 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: Evan of commanding your first round draft picks and you're 200 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: started running with the once, do you get a sense 201 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: of how much they're counting on you? Um? Yeah, you 202 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: know one thing about me, I've always been so hard 203 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,559 Speaker 1: on myself and I've been a stickler, So uh, they 204 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: have articulated that they're counting on us, but I'm counting 205 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: myself to you know, make the plays and and live 206 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: up to those goals that I have for myself. So 207 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: it's it's been a great journey so far, and I 208 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: know that they believe in us and they've they've given 209 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: us all the tools to continue to elevate. So now 210 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: it's just up to us to make happen.