1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Is everybody sitting standing. Yeah, I'm a'a stand out and 2 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: now I'm a'a stand out. Sets you up a little bit. 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 1: How's it going? Yeah? A good? Good? 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: Good? 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: How different? And you're the longest player, longest them up 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 1: around and uh it's been different. 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 2: Uh. 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 3: I mean even in the spring it was different. But 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 3: we're starting to build that camaraderie. Uh with the guys. 10 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 3: There's a lot of new faces, you know, on defense, 11 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 3: on the team in general, coaches, and I think now 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 3: it's just the time for everybody to keep keep going 13 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 3: and meeting each other and and building that connections. 14 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: Message gus could be build that proie to know what 15 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 2: to do? Uh? Is that? Do you feel compelled to 16 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 2: make an extra affort to me that it's always a 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: priority somewhere, but the higher on the list. 18 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: Uh, definitely. 19 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 3: Like I said, it's a lot of new faces, and 20 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 3: I think when you go out there and compete on Sundays, 21 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 3: you wanna know the guys next to you as much 22 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 3: as possible. 23 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: Uh. And that's what training camp is. You build those relationships. 24 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: And a lot of those things happened off the field 25 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 3: with us in the locker room chatting about a guy 26 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 3: learning his family and learning where he's from. Uh, just 27 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 3: building that connection. It's more so off the field thing. Uh, 28 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 3: and that carries over onto the field. You're like, I 29 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 3: trust this guy, know why he's here, I know his reason. 30 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: Uh. 31 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: And those things just carry over on to the field. 32 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: You know you're you're coming out? See you or you Yeah? Yeah? 33 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: Ready to go? 34 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 3: U just kind of clean up some things I was 35 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 3: dealing with last season. I wanted to get it done 36 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 3: early in the spring and so be ready to go. 37 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: Now, what's in the room just seems like there's a 38 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: lot of going backs. What do you making the composition? 39 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a lot of young guys, but man, they're hungry. 40 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 3: Those guys they come in every day, they're working hard. 41 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 3: It's good to see just the energy they come in with, 42 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 3: from Gunzo to double A. Uh, those guys are coming 43 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 3: in and competing and working hard. 44 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: What do you see the second and h much of 45 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: the same he's since he's been here last year. 46 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 3: He comes in, doesn't say much, he's he kind of 47 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 3: rids me a give more in the sense of it 48 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 3: doesn't really say much. But when they step out on 49 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 3: the field, Uh, they're playmakers. So Nixie to see him back, uh, 50 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: coming off of injury. I think I think it's gonna 51 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 3: be good for him. 52 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 2: You know, his play right down time come on. Yeah, 53 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 2: obviously MS coming up. But do you see any differences 54 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: on the build. 55 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: With him for the last year where he's uh no, 56 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: just just coming out and working. 57 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 3: I think, like I said, once we get out and pass, 58 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 3: that's when it shows, especially a guy like him. He's 59 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 3: a physical corner, long long skill set, being able to 60 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 3: put his hands on guys. 61 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 2: Uh. 62 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: So when we get out to pass, I think of 63 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: the show. 64 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 2: You take your flights, So. 65 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 3: I did I did you know a couple of flights 66 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 3: here and there, trying to build the hours in the 67 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 3: new TVM so exciting. 68 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: Huh. 69 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 3: Went out of Charleston, Uh, flew up here a few times, 70 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 3: went out to ron Burton, flew to ron Burton trainings village. 71 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: That was awesome. It was a great event, Nathan. 72 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: Where were you gonna see you defensive players? 73 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: Oh? Man? Like every year, just wherever they need me. 74 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 3: You know, I enjoy playing football, uh, whether it's inside 75 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 3: outside safety. You know, I've done it all here in 76 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 3: my career here uh, and I just enjoyed playing and 77 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 3: where the team needs me. 78 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: I'm prepared to play there. Guys, Really, it doesn't look 79 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: like you've had like a true free. 80 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: Safety since Devin that's lost. 81 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: Do you neat that that's part of the I don't know. 82 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: I mean, we have a lot of good safeties. 83 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 3: I mean, I think the good thing between uh Pelp 84 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 3: and Doug is you don't know who is where what 85 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 3: you know, they can kind of disguise a little bit more. 86 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: Uh, who's gonna line up at free who's gonna line 87 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: up as strong? 88 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 3: But it's always good to have a guy like Devon 89 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 3: who's kind of back there as a general uh general 90 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 3: manager of the defense and kind of coaching and getting 91 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 3: guys lined up. So I wouldn't say you need it, 92 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 3: but it's always good to have a guy like that. 93 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: Who you know, you're one of the most senior players 94 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: on this team. Yeah, I'm responsibility of that. It goes fast, 95 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: It goes fast. 96 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 3: I remember uh talking to Devin and Slate when I 97 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 3: first got here, uh, and those are guys that I 98 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 3: kind of leashed on to and said, hey, I wanna 99 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 3: be where you are. Uh, And they were in year 100 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: eight and nine, and so I was talking to Slate 101 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: the other day and he goes, you're the old guy. Now, 102 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 3: he said, you're the guy guys that are depending on 103 00:03:58,520 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 3: to show him the way. 104 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: But it's simple. Just continue to do the same things 105 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: I've always done, come in, work hard, and guys will 106 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: follow suit. I mean a lot. I mean just his wisdom, you. 107 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 3: Know, having Hot Tower back, having guys like that who 108 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 3: who you've shared time with on the field, but now 109 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 3: they're kind of a different aspect and they have a 110 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 3: different angle of the game. 111 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: Uh, and just kind of getting their perspective on things. 112 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: So it's great to have along with lines Treasurer. 113 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 3: You came here. 114 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: Rot time. 115 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 2: How much do you guys give verse about them. 116 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: So fast with the play? Just a lot. 117 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 3: I mean just even when we got back here in 118 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 3: the spring, I was like, God, we came in together 119 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 3: and you look up. You know, guys go different places 120 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 3: and coming in the year nine and he's you know, 121 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 3: been around and and coming back here and it's a journey, 122 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 3: and it's just goes to show the younger guys you 123 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 3: never know where you're gonna end up, You never know 124 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 3: the the what place you might leave and come back to. 125 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: And just uh, he's a great teammate. 126 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 3: He was a great teammate before and looking incided to 127 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 3: get back out there with him. 128 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: What did you see as a kid? What do you 129 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: see now? 130 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 3: I mean he was always a student of the game 131 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 3: when he first got here. I remember when he had 132 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 3: to step in uh for Tom for those games, and 133 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 3: just seeing how he carried himself. He's always had this 134 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 3: mature presence about himself. Uh, and he's continued. 135 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 2: That definition of success. This year, it's gonna be find 136 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 2: you foundation. Don't let the old guys, young players to 137 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 2: compete with the future contract. Where do you see yourself 138 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 2: at again? How do you feel about that definition? 139 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 3: Oh, that's it. It's a it's a new page. And 140 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 3: so as far as me, this year is just continue 141 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 3: to do the things that I've always done. Know it 142 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 3: sounds cliche, but at the end of the day, Uh, 143 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 3: that's what it is. And just showing those guys and 144 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 3: helping them. And I think that's what Devin, that's what 145 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 3: slay Hot Tower, that's what those those those guys did 146 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 3: for me. And so being in that place now and 147 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 3: showing him how to be a professional, just the little 148 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 3: simple things and uh, for me, you know, the story 149 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 3: will right itself, but just showing up and continue to go. 150 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 2: Do you take it like you kind of join that, 151 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 2: you know those things you just reference. 152 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,599 Speaker 3: Definitely, you look up one day and you're the guy 153 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 3: just learning, and it's you're taking it all in. You're 154 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 3: taking it all in, and you know, one day a 155 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 3: guy walks in and he's looking at you for the answers, 156 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 3: and you're like, oh, I I do have some some 157 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 3: of information. I have some things you know that I 158 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 3: can share. And so that you take on a different 159 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 3: responsibility and I've embraced it was really. 160 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 2: Problem in her assistance leadership when you last spoke to him. 161 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: What's he like as a coach? And how many maybe see. 162 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 3: Him kind of us since he's been the man Me 163 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 3: and him came in uh together in a sense, and 164 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 3: uh kind of the same mentality. Just a guy that 165 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,960 Speaker 3: no one had any expectations from from him as a coach, 166 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 3: from me as a player when I first got here 167 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 3: and just worked. 168 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: Uh. 169 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 3: He's worked uh a lot and improved as a coach 170 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 3: and and I've kind of done the same as a player. 171 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: And so I think that's the respect that we have 172 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: for each other. 173 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 3: He's gonna go above and beyond to get guys in information, 174 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 3: get him filmed. He'll do anything you ask for him 175 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 3: as a coach. And when you have a guy like 176 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 3: that who's willing to do whatever you you'll go go, 177 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 3: you know through the wall form like. 178 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 2: To do anything. 179 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: Uh ju around those I mean a lot. I mean football, 180 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: especially on defense. It starts up front. 181 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 3: Those guys make a lot of plays, especially Divonne. Those 182 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 3: guys got those players aren't always calculating the stat book, 183 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: but those are plays that are necessary. And Judo, you know, 184 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 3: putting pressure you know on the quarterbacks. It makes you know, 185 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 3: our job easier. And so uh, you build a defense 186 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 3: from the front, you know, back, and so that they're 187 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 3: very important. 188 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 2: That same question. 189 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: But those the defense is right. 190 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: Last year of struggles and a lot of what time 191 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 2: of utu is uh even before people or see anything, 192 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: I don't what do you think. 193 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 3: About kind your last Oh, it's a new challenge. You know, 194 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 3: as long as I've been here, we were always kind 195 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 3: of the favorite. It's always been you know, expectations, and 196 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 3: so now it's like, you know, they they have us 197 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 3: with no expectations, and so it's kind of a new 198 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 3: challenge for us as a team. Uh to come out 199 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 3: and say, hey, no one expects us to do anything. 200 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 3: Take it in stride and take it one day at 201 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 3: a time. You know, we can't look towards playoffs. You 202 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: can't look towards week ten, eleven, twelve, look towards week one. 203 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 3: And if you do everything you can between now and 204 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 3: week one to put a great product out there week one, 205 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 3: there are gonna be mistakes in week one, and then 206 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 3: you learn from week two and just build. You know, 207 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 3: day by day and halfway through the season will analyze 208 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 3: what we need to do and continue to move forward. 209 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: Thank you, appreciate it.