WEBVTT - Commanders Sign WR Stefon Diggs & Texans Quarterback C.J. Stroud and Eagles running back Saquon Barkley Join the Insiders 0:00:07.800 --> 0:00:10.920 Another great day of inside training camp, live portions of 0:00:10.960 --> 0:00:14.040 ITC and all of these locations. We will recap the 0:00:14.120 --> 0:00:18.159 day's events and address some news on this edition of 0:00:18.200 --> 0:00:20.520 The Insiders, which starts right now. 0:00:21.720 --> 0:00:22.880 Everybody, Welcome to The Insiders. 0:00:22.880 --> 0:00:25.360 Patrick Claibon here in the NFL LA newsroom, Mike yarrolfollow 0:00:25.480 --> 0:00:27.840 just back from Eagles camp, and Judy Batista there at 0:00:27.840 --> 0:00:31.319 her ITC location with the Giants at the Greenbrier in 0:00:31.400 --> 0:00:34.600 West Virginia. But we start with what's new today coming 0:00:34.640 --> 0:00:36.840 into the nfl LA newsroom. 0:00:36.600 --> 0:00:40.360 And that's Aaron Donald back in RAMS equipment at a workout. 0:00:40.520 --> 0:00:43.760 He's wearing the RAMS equipment which requires the team to 0:00:43.840 --> 0:00:47.440 report the activity to the NFL. That's why Aaron Donald's 0:00:47.479 --> 0:00:50.479 name was listed on a part of a tryout and 0:00:50.560 --> 0:00:53.160 ignited so much further on social media today. The future 0:00:53.200 --> 0:00:56.560 Hall of Fame defensive tackle still mulling over a decision 0:00:56.640 --> 0:01:00.800 of whether or not to return to the NFL. As 0:01:00.880 --> 0:01:03.360 for current player Stefan Diggs. Here's a week from NFL 0:01:03.400 --> 0:01:06.600 Network insidery Ian Rapport. Stephan Diggs joining Jaden Daniels and 0:01:06.640 --> 0:01:08.679 the Washington Commanders on a one year deal could be 0:01:08.720 --> 0:01:12.240 worth up to twelve million dollars. As it took a 0:01:12.319 --> 0:01:14.199 little bit of time, but the guy we last saw 0:01:14.319 --> 0:01:16.600 in the Super Bowl, one of the best available free 0:01:16.640 --> 0:01:18.960 agents at wide receiver, MIC finds a landing spot. 0:01:20.160 --> 0:01:22.720 The marilynd native back to the DMV certainly knows the 0:01:22.800 --> 0:01:26.119 area and he knows Jayden Daniels a little bit as well. 0:01:26.200 --> 0:01:28.480 And look, the commanders, we knew they were going to 0:01:28.480 --> 0:01:30.600 make an addition at some point at the receiver position. 0:01:30.640 --> 0:01:33.120 They were in on guys in the spring, some big 0:01:33.160 --> 0:01:35.640 free agents that they didn't land, so this has been 0:01:35.680 --> 0:01:38.160 a need for them for going on what five months 0:01:38.480 --> 0:01:41.119 at this point. And the Brandon Aiyuk part of this 0:01:41.200 --> 0:01:43.280 is obviously a big part of it as well, that 0:01:43.319 --> 0:01:45.440 they thought a while back that perhaps that they would 0:01:45.520 --> 0:01:49.120 land him, but that those dominoes haven't started the fall, 0:01:49.240 --> 0:01:50.800 and there's a lot of them that needed to fall 0:01:50.880 --> 0:01:53.760 before him. He would become a Washington commander. So in 0:01:53.800 --> 0:01:56.080 the end, if you're Stefan Diggs, you say, we know 0:01:56.200 --> 0:01:58.600 they need us, let's keep holding out so that number 0:01:58.680 --> 0:02:00.160 gets to a nice number, and there you see the 0:02:00.160 --> 0:02:03.960 maximum number of the deal worth twelve million, So instant 0:02:04.040 --> 0:02:06.120 upgrade for a guy that's still got a lot of juice. 0:02:06.120 --> 0:02:08.520 You saw him last year that game in Buffalo. He 0:02:08.560 --> 0:02:11.760 played a fantastic game up there for the New England Patriots. 0:02:12.040 --> 0:02:14.000 And this is coming off at ACL by the way, 0:02:14.440 --> 0:02:15.880 So one more year removed. Yeah, I know he's a 0:02:15.960 --> 0:02:18.440 year later, but one year removed from an ACL should 0:02:18.480 --> 0:02:22.080 help him in that regard. Terry McLaren's still going to 0:02:22.080 --> 0:02:25.480 be the I. This is maybe one in one A, 0:02:25.720 --> 0:02:28.320 but they still expect big things from McLaren. They just 0:02:28.400 --> 0:02:30.360 know this, Judy. They just got a lot better at 0:02:30.360 --> 0:02:31.919 the receiver position with this edition. 0:02:33.800 --> 0:02:34.080 Yeah. 0:02:34.120 --> 0:02:37.720 Really, the commander's needs is longer than five months, right, 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:41.280 They have needed somebody to complement Terry McLaurin longer than that, 0:02:41.680 --> 0:02:43.680 and they get a really good one, somebody who can 0:02:43.720 --> 0:02:46.520 take a lot of pressure off Terry McLaurin. Even if 0:02:46.600 --> 0:02:49.040 he is not quite as productive as he was last 0:02:49.120 --> 0:02:51.080 year for the New England Patriots, but frankly, there's no 0:02:51.160 --> 0:02:52.880 reason to think he can't. 0:02:52.600 --> 0:02:53.600 Be that productive. 0:02:54.240 --> 0:02:58.520 This is a big addition for Jaden Daniels he has had. 0:02:58.680 --> 0:03:02.160 Dix has had an incredible run of being good with 0:03:02.400 --> 0:03:06.280 young quarterbacks and helping young quarterbacks take the next step 0:03:06.320 --> 0:03:07.160 in their development. 0:03:07.160 --> 0:03:10.600 Think of who he's played with, Josh Allen, CJ. Stroud, 0:03:10.919 --> 0:03:12.040 Drake May. Last year. 0:03:12.080 --> 0:03:15.080 You saw the big leap Drake May made in just 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:18.040 one season with Digs there. Now, Jaden Daniels gets the 0:03:18.040 --> 0:03:23.040 benefit of having a really reliable, experienced target. And again 0:03:23.120 --> 0:03:27.040 it is worth emphasizing Dix was super productive last season 0:03:27.240 --> 0:03:28.440 coming off the ACO. 0:03:28.639 --> 0:03:31.200 You really would never have known he was coming. 0:03:30.960 --> 0:03:33.040 Off in ACL by the time he got to the 0:03:33.040 --> 0:03:34.440 midpoint of the season. 0:03:34.760 --> 0:03:36.840 Big pickup for the Washington Commanders. 0:03:36.840 --> 0:03:38.840 And certainly we can talk at a later point what 0:03:38.880 --> 0:03:41.000 this means for Brandon Ayuk, but it is very good 0:03:41.040 --> 0:03:42.840 news right now for Jaden Daniels. 0:03:42.960 --> 0:03:44.800 Yeah, good news for the team in our Nations Capital. 0:03:44.840 --> 0:03:47.040 Good news for Jayden Daniels and those Commanders who were 0:03:47.080 --> 0:03:48.280 so good in. 0:03:48.200 --> 0:03:49.000 His rookie season. 0:03:49.040 --> 0:03:50.800 But they want to get back in the contention, especially 0:03:50.840 --> 0:03:53.200 in that division of division Judy, that also features the 0:03:53.240 --> 0:03:55.120 team you're covering today, the New York Giants. 0:03:57.880 --> 0:04:01.280 This was practice number seven one of New York Giants 0:04:01.280 --> 0:04:05.240 training camp here at the Greenbrier in White Sofur Springs. 0:04:05.320 --> 0:04:07.400 They have been really physical. 0:04:07.560 --> 0:04:09.600 This was a really long one two and a half 0:04:09.680 --> 0:04:11.240 hours it was really hot. 0:04:11.480 --> 0:04:12.320 Really, for the most. 0:04:12.200 --> 0:04:15.000 Part of training camp, the defense has been getting the 0:04:15.040 --> 0:04:16.600 best of the offense. 0:04:16.680 --> 0:04:17.600 The offense made some. 0:04:17.600 --> 0:04:21.320 Place today, but the defense made more after practice. We 0:04:21.560 --> 0:04:24.560 talked to Cavon Thibodeau, Omar Ruiz, and I talked to 0:04:24.680 --> 0:04:25.560 Kevon Thibdeaux. 0:04:25.600 --> 0:04:26.280 Here. He is. 0:04:28.320 --> 0:04:31.480 Cave On Thibodeau, New York Giant pass rusher and fill 0:04:31.520 --> 0:04:36.320 in NFL Network personality. The defense has looked really good 0:04:36.360 --> 0:04:38.400 in training camp. You looked good today. You just had 0:04:38.440 --> 0:04:40.400 a sack a few minutes ago. How do you think 0:04:40.440 --> 0:04:41.600 the defense is coming along? 0:04:41.680 --> 0:04:43.839 I mean we're playing well. I think we're yelling together. 0:04:43.960 --> 0:04:46.360 Things are going well. Coach and an artists really lit 0:04:46.400 --> 0:04:48.480 a fire under us. We love the defense, and I 0:04:48.560 --> 0:04:49.479 think we've just been working. 0:04:49.600 --> 0:04:51.360 How are you guys measuring success right now? 0:04:52.160 --> 0:04:53.600 Honestly, it's the effort. 0:04:53.600 --> 0:04:55.440 You know, one thing when you watch the tape, the 0:04:55.440 --> 0:04:57.440 only thing that jumps out is how guys are running 0:04:57.440 --> 0:04:58.320 and how guys are hidding. 0:04:58.480 --> 0:04:59.840 So as long as you run hard and we hit, 0:05:00.400 --> 0:05:01.240 things gonna look good. 0:05:01.760 --> 0:05:03.760 You were the subject of a lot of trade speculation 0:05:03.839 --> 0:05:06.000 in the off season. You've talked about it, and you 0:05:06.040 --> 0:05:08.800 said it doesn't really provide any extra motivation. You don't 0:05:08.880 --> 0:05:12.080 need extra motivation, but sort how do you process that. 0:05:12.040 --> 0:05:13.960 And move forward when you're in a contract year. 0:05:14.240 --> 0:05:16.360 You know, honestly, it's like when you're coming out of 0:05:16.440 --> 0:05:17.040 high school. 0:05:17.320 --> 0:05:18.159 You got all these offers. 0:05:18.160 --> 0:05:19.880 You know, you can get a million offers, but at 0:05:19.920 --> 0:05:20.840 the end of the day, you can only go to 0:05:20.880 --> 0:05:22.400 one school. You only play for one team, and right 0:05:22.440 --> 0:05:24.839 now with the New York Giants. So for me, we 0:05:24.880 --> 0:05:26.840 got to win. I got to play to my best season. 0:05:26.880 --> 0:05:28.279 I gotta do the best I can to help the team, 0:05:28.320 --> 0:05:29.599 and we gotta come out with tourious. 0:05:29.640 --> 0:05:32.720 You're a former top five pick, Abdul Carter or vl 0:05:32.839 --> 0:05:35.440 Reese now joins in that department. How do you guys 0:05:35.480 --> 0:05:37.360 come together this season? What are you guys saying to 0:05:37.400 --> 0:05:39.600 each other to hope that in twenty twenty six, you 0:05:39.640 --> 0:05:40.840 guys have your best season yet. 0:05:40.920 --> 0:05:43.839 I think you know, it's being humble, using our talents 0:05:43.880 --> 0:05:47.159 and kind of coming together to cultivate something great, you know, 0:05:47.560 --> 0:05:50.440 having a guy like Burns and tremain and inside that 0:05:50.760 --> 0:05:52.440 our vests that have been doing it. Even myself it's 0:05:52.440 --> 0:05:54.320 my fifth year, so being able to lean on the 0:05:54.400 --> 0:05:56.560 vents and have that new fresh talent come in and 0:05:57.080 --> 0:05:59.120 you know, make make a great pie. 0:06:00.080 --> 0:06:02.040 You've been a little bit on the inside as well. 0:06:02.520 --> 0:06:04.320 How do you like that? How do you like how 0:06:04.360 --> 0:06:05.159 they're moving your around? 0:06:05.400 --> 0:06:06.919 I've been moving around, man, I like it, you know. 0:06:07.040 --> 0:06:09.120 I think from the beginning when I started playing the sport, 0:06:09.160 --> 0:06:11.040 I want to be a technician, and you know, now 0:06:11.120 --> 0:06:13.000 I get the rush from all spots. You know, it's 0:06:13.040 --> 0:06:14.760 just making me better at my craft. And you know, 0:06:14.800 --> 0:06:16.360 I just feel like I'm matting a lot of tricks 0:06:16.400 --> 0:06:16.840 to my bag. 0:06:17.120 --> 0:06:19.360 We know that in ten years you want to be 0:06:19.400 --> 0:06:20.760 coming from our jobs. You want to work at the 0:06:20.800 --> 0:06:22.560 NFL Network as an analyst. So we're gonna put your 0:06:22.560 --> 0:06:25.320 analyst hat on. How would you assess how the offense 0:06:25.640 --> 0:06:26.440 is coming together? 0:06:26.640 --> 0:06:28.080 You know, I think the offense is doing well. I 0:06:28.080 --> 0:06:29.680 think they got a lot, a lot of grinding to do. 0:06:30.120 --> 0:06:32.640 I think Jackson is maturing. I think, you know, him 0:06:32.720 --> 0:06:35.000 being able to read the defense. He's going against one 0:06:35.000 --> 0:06:37.000 of the hardest defenses in the league. So him being 0:06:37.040 --> 0:06:40.040 able to dissect this pick up blitzes, pick up fronts 0:06:40.200 --> 0:06:41.719 and then still be able to deliver the ball where 0:06:41.720 --> 0:06:43.520 he needs to from his first read to a second read. 0:06:43.920 --> 0:06:45.360 I think it's going to continue to develop. 0:06:45.360 --> 0:06:47.840 But you know, with the guys that are surrounding him, 0:06:47.839 --> 0:06:50.440 from Odell to neighbors, when he gets back to all 0:06:50.480 --> 0:06:52.280 the supporting cast, they're going to do real well. 0:06:52.440 --> 0:06:54.599 All right, you brought up O'Dell, so we're gonna we 0:06:54.680 --> 0:06:56.159 have to ask you about Odell. 0:06:56.600 --> 0:06:57.800 How's Odell look to you, guys? 0:06:57.839 --> 0:06:59.640 I mean, he looks great. He's the og around here. 0:07:00.080 --> 0:07:00.120 Me. 0:07:00.200 --> 0:07:01.760 It's always funny because back when I was in like 0:07:02.160 --> 0:07:03.839 I don't know, I was like fourteen or fifteen, I 0:07:03.839 --> 0:07:07.400 had a haircut at the hairsnot I'm not old literally, 0:07:07.480 --> 0:07:09.360 but he's been at leave for a while in football years, 0:07:09.400 --> 0:07:11.560 you know he's old. So having him back and still 0:07:11.600 --> 0:07:13.800 seeing him go hard and train hard and be a 0:07:13.880 --> 0:07:15.000 leader usband great. 0:07:15.000 --> 0:07:17.240 What's it like to hear the crowd still erupt for 0:07:17.320 --> 0:07:18.840 him whenever he touches the football. 0:07:19.000 --> 0:07:21.840 The crowd goes wild. To see that now first, and you. 0:07:21.800 --> 0:07:24.520 Know that's influenced with great power comes great responsibility. I 0:07:24.520 --> 0:07:26.760 think he's handling it well, and I think he's going 0:07:26.800 --> 0:07:29.040 to continue to work and continue to solidify a spot 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:29.520 on the team. 0:07:29.960 --> 0:07:32.480 Cave On thanks, continue to have a great training camp, 0:07:32.560 --> 0:07:34.520 continue to be great on television, and we'll see you 0:07:34.520 --> 0:07:36.440 in ten. Here's thanks so much, Thank you see soon. 0:07:39.800 --> 0:07:42.800 That was cave On Thibodeaux from inside training camp. Here 0:07:42.840 --> 0:07:45.040 is my partner Omar Ruiz, who has been with me 0:07:45.200 --> 0:07:48.720 all day at White Silfur Springs, and there is Mike Garrafolo. 0:07:48.960 --> 0:07:52.760 I think in air conditioning, so I'm really jealous of you, Omar. 0:07:52.840 --> 0:07:54.920 I will ask you first, what was your takeaway from 0:07:54.920 --> 0:07:55.760 Giants practice? 0:07:55.840 --> 0:07:58.200 Well, I'll start with how we ended that interview with 0:07:58.280 --> 0:08:02.040 Keveon Thibodeau and talk about Odell Beckham Junior, who at 0:08:02.080 --> 0:08:05.160 least for the last couple days, has looked fantastic. He's 0:08:05.200 --> 0:08:08.640 creating separation against the defense, his hands are as good 0:08:08.640 --> 0:08:11.560 as they've ever been, and what certainly hasn't changed is 0:08:11.600 --> 0:08:14.360 the response from the crowd that he gets whenever he 0:08:14.480 --> 0:08:15.400 touches the football. 0:08:15.600 --> 0:08:16.840 The crowd goes crazy. 0:08:16.880 --> 0:08:19.200 After practice, had a chance to ask him what kind 0:08:19.200 --> 0:08:22.480 of juice he gets from hearing the crowd go wild 0:08:22.480 --> 0:08:25.160 at this point in his career, and he symbolized like 0:08:25.240 --> 0:08:27.640 his knees were quivering. He says he still gets a 0:08:27.680 --> 0:08:30.200 lot of juice from that, he seems like he's deeply 0:08:30.240 --> 0:08:33.800 appreciative of this opportunity to come back where he says 0:08:34.000 --> 0:08:36.280 he became a man and try to win a championship 0:08:36.280 --> 0:08:39.480 for the organization, for this city, and at this point 0:08:39.559 --> 0:08:42.120 he just wants to keep stacking days like he has 0:08:42.360 --> 0:08:45.800 the last couple and keep working towards a shot to 0:08:45.840 --> 0:08:48.480 make this team and be a real contributor in twenty 0:08:48.520 --> 0:08:51.959 twenty six. My other key takeaway is seeing Isaiah Likely 0:08:52.080 --> 0:08:55.280 up close and what a great target he might be 0:08:55.360 --> 0:08:58.480 for Jackson Dart this season. We've seen him in Spurts 0:08:58.720 --> 0:09:01.000 a part of that potent Ravens offense over the last 0:09:01.040 --> 0:09:03.920 several years with Lamar Jackson and Derrek Henry and Mark 0:09:04.000 --> 0:09:07.080 Andrews as eight flowers. He has a real chance to 0:09:07.160 --> 0:09:09.440 emerge this season with the New York Chances Giants. 0:09:09.480 --> 0:09:11.319 He's shown that here the last couple of days he has. 0:09:11.280 --> 0:09:13.959 A real chance to really be their number two pass 0:09:14.000 --> 0:09:17.920 catcher behind the league neighbors, assuming he gets healthy. My 0:09:18.000 --> 0:09:21.480 takeaway is it is still up and down for the offense. 0:09:21.520 --> 0:09:24.160 We saw some good plays today, especially in the low 0:09:24.200 --> 0:09:27.640 red zone. Jackson Dark had some really good plays, but 0:09:27.760 --> 0:09:31.160 he started off the practice with two interceptions almost back 0:09:31.200 --> 0:09:33.160 to back, and that has. 0:09:33.080 --> 0:09:35.679 Been a theme. It's not unexpected. 0:09:35.720 --> 0:09:38.440 Frankly, he is learning a new offense, he's learning to 0:09:38.520 --> 0:09:42.360 play under center. They're all adjusting, they're all learning a 0:09:42.400 --> 0:09:42.920 new offense. 0:09:43.000 --> 0:09:45.240 So the up and down nature of what we're seeing 0:09:45.280 --> 0:09:46.079 is not surprising. 0:09:46.120 --> 0:09:49.400 But still, again it is practice number seven and you're 0:09:49.440 --> 0:09:53.360 wondering when is this going to come more smoothly for them. 0:09:53.679 --> 0:09:55.359 He did have some good performances. 0:09:55.400 --> 0:09:58.280 We've seen him also make some plays with his legs, 0:09:58.280 --> 0:10:01.520 which is what you would expect. But again, I think 0:10:01.559 --> 0:10:03.280 at some point you would like to see a little 0:10:03.280 --> 0:10:05.120 bit more smoothness from this offense. 0:10:05.200 --> 0:10:06.560 John Harbaugh is not concerned. 0:10:06.760 --> 0:10:09.040 He liked what he saw from Jackson Dark today, especially 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:12.400 because he rebounded after the two early interceptions and performed 0:10:12.440 --> 0:10:14.360 so well in the low red zone. 0:10:14.440 --> 0:10:15.560 We will see when it comes. 0:10:15.600 --> 0:10:18.600 They don't have to play a preseason game until next weekend. 0:10:18.640 --> 0:10:19.679 We'll see how they do by then. 0:10:19.840 --> 0:10:23.000 Like he was making some mistakes last week when we 0:10:23.000 --> 0:10:25.960 were there close practice one day, we threw an interception 0:10:26.000 --> 0:10:28.640 to one of their defensive linemen, which was not a 0:10:28.679 --> 0:10:31.000 great way to end practice if you were a member 0:10:31.000 --> 0:10:33.559 of the offense and a reason why they were motivated 0:10:33.600 --> 0:10:35.600 to come back the next day and then strike quickly. 0:10:35.640 --> 0:10:38.360 They did just that in the team portion. So, yeah, 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:40.880 you saw a little bit of that lego. See his handshakes, 0:10:40.880 --> 0:10:45.240 He's got customized handshakes for every player. Scataboo headbutt. Does 0:10:45.240 --> 0:10:50.040 that surprise anybody? Nope, But what they want him to do, 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:52.959 because it was about learning the new offense and the 0:10:53.040 --> 0:10:56.160 terminology in the spring and then implementing it really once 0:10:56.240 --> 0:10:58.920 things got live in the summer, realizing that there's going 0:10:59.000 --> 0:11:02.200 to be mistakes along the way. Leave him in West Virginia, okay, 0:11:02.240 --> 0:11:04.920 and then there'll be somebody's Brutherford two. I exaggerated a 0:11:04.920 --> 0:11:07.440 little bit, But make the mistakes now and understand what 0:11:07.480 --> 0:11:10.240 you can and can't do. They're fine with him doing 0:11:10.280 --> 0:11:12.720 that to a certain extent, but it's got to be 0:11:12.760 --> 0:11:14.600 cleaned up and there's got to be fewer and fewer 0:11:14.640 --> 0:11:16.720 as he goes along as they get into the preseason, 0:11:16.800 --> 0:11:19.600 as they get back up here to Jersey to practice. 0:11:19.640 --> 0:11:21.880 So that'll that's what I'll be watching once they come 0:11:21.920 --> 0:11:24.120 back up here, once they get into some preseason game action. 0:11:25.880 --> 0:11:28.199 Yeah, they got a few more practices here they are 0:11:28.240 --> 0:11:31.000 here until Saturday. They leave on Sunday, and then they 0:11:31.040 --> 0:11:33.320 are right back at it in East Rutherford and we 0:11:33.360 --> 0:11:34.439 will be out there for it. 0:11:35.040 --> 0:11:36.520 Patrick, thank you guys. 0:11:36.559 --> 0:11:39.760 A former Giants, Saikwon Barkley and his Eagles adjusting to 0:11:39.840 --> 0:11:40.720 their new offense. 0:11:40.880 --> 0:11:43.160 He gets into the specifics. 0:11:42.480 --> 0:11:44.920 Of those changes with Mike g and Brian Balding are 0:11:44.960 --> 0:11:48.280 coming up on The Insiders, and after taking the highest 0:11:48.320 --> 0:11:51.440 paid title from Saquon, we hear from John Robinson for 0:11:51.520 --> 0:11:53.520 the first time since he signed his deal. That's coming 0:11:53.640 --> 0:12:00.640 up next right here on the inside. 0:12:03.480 --> 0:12:04.560 We're back on the Insiders. 0:12:04.640 --> 0:12:08.520 NFL preseason covers returns with thirty or more games alive. 0:12:08.600 --> 0:12:13.000 Don't miss marquee matchups and rivalries across all three weeks. 0:12:13.040 --> 0:12:16.040 Tune in beginning August thirteenth through twenty ninth on ESPN 0:12:16.240 --> 0:12:20.040 NFL Network as well. All games also available in the 0:12:20.440 --> 0:12:24.400 ESPN app. Not going to be available to anyone other 0:12:24.440 --> 0:12:27.079 than the Falcons anytime soon. John Robinson signed a three 0:12:27.160 --> 0:12:29.560 year extension that could be worth up to seventy five 0:12:29.679 --> 0:12:31.800 million dollars, and if that holds up, he'll be the 0:12:31.840 --> 0:12:35.160 highest fade running back in NFL history. Got a chance 0:12:35.200 --> 0:12:37.120 to hear from him after that deal today. 0:12:38.679 --> 0:12:41.240 Now, I hope he gets the most out of you know, 0:12:41.360 --> 0:12:45.199 what he deserves, because he deserves it, deserves it all. 0:12:45.360 --> 0:12:48.960 But it's definitely a cool feeling to see too, offensive guys, 0:12:49.760 --> 0:12:53.559 offensive weapon guys that got drafted in the same class. 0:12:55.240 --> 0:12:58.240 And now that we're in our going in our fourth year, 0:12:58.640 --> 0:13:01.400 we're talking about extensions, and you know, it's just it's 0:13:01.400 --> 0:13:03.199 just a testament to what God blessed us with and 0:13:03.600 --> 0:13:04.440 who we are as people. 0:13:05.520 --> 0:13:07.760 So John looking out to his fellow running back Jamir 0:13:07.760 --> 0:13:10.160 Gibbs and passing him to Baton, might as it's going 0:13:10.240 --> 0:13:11.880 to be his turn to take this deal. 0:13:13.120 --> 0:13:15.360 Well yeah, I mean, and all running backs are sort 0:13:15.360 --> 0:13:16.800 of in it together, and they all want to get 0:13:16.800 --> 0:13:19.040 paid because they feel like they haven't been paid enough. 0:13:19.080 --> 0:13:21.440 And this will help the case for Jamiir Gibbs, for 0:13:21.480 --> 0:13:24.320 Vijion Robinson to lay down that twenty two point twenty 0:13:24.400 --> 0:13:26.840 five in base value up to twenty five. You may 0:13:26.880 --> 0:13:28.760 be saying, I saw twenty five. Twenty five is the 0:13:28.800 --> 0:13:31.160 max value of the deal. There are some incentives and 0:13:31.200 --> 0:13:33.840 as good as he is, look at those sharks right there, 0:13:33.920 --> 0:13:36.559 look at those squads as good as he is, I'm 0:13:36.559 --> 0:13:39.400 sure he's gonna hit some of those incentives. So at 0:13:39.440 --> 0:13:41.760 least Jamir Gibbs and the Lions know where the bar 0:13:41.920 --> 0:13:44.640 is because previously it was like you're sort of flying 0:13:44.720 --> 0:13:46.760 blind because you don't want to come in and let's 0:13:46.760 --> 0:13:49.080 say twenty one and all of a sudden, Robinson's at 0:13:49.080 --> 0:13:50.720 twenty five and just blows you out of the water 0:13:50.800 --> 0:13:52.800 and you look bad as an agent. I mean, that's 0:13:52.840 --> 0:13:54.520 what this is all about. And that's what it's about 0:13:54.520 --> 0:13:57.960 at the cornerback position too as well, with Devin Witherspoon 0:13:57.960 --> 0:14:01.080 and Christian Gonzales. So this at least help. There was 0:14:01.120 --> 0:14:04.920 some patience and a nice job by the Atlanta front office. Frankly, 0:14:04.960 --> 0:14:07.840 this entire offseason, I continue to hear how this pretty 0:14:07.840 --> 0:14:10.160 green front office with Matt Ryan as the head of football, 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:13.680 did a phenomenal job in dealing with some complicated situations 0:14:13.640 --> 0:14:17.760 and some complicated contracts, got this one done relatively early 0:14:17.800 --> 0:14:18.240 in campus. 0:14:20.640 --> 0:14:22.680 Well, this was all about who was going to go 0:14:22.760 --> 0:14:25.640 first and who would go last, And now Jamir Gibbs 0:14:25.760 --> 0:14:28.120 is going to go last. So you've got the price 0:14:28.200 --> 0:14:31.320 that we know he's going to top in some way. 0:14:31.760 --> 0:14:34.240 This is obviously very good news for Jamiir Gibbs. 0:14:34.440 --> 0:14:38.040 Dan Campbell said earlier this offseason, this guy is going 0:14:38.080 --> 0:14:40.760 to be our bell cow now that David Montgomery has gone. 0:14:40.800 --> 0:14:43.960 So we knew Jamir Gibbs was going to reset the market. 0:14:44.000 --> 0:14:46.040 It was just a question of if Jean was going 0:14:46.080 --> 0:14:49.360 to come after him or before him. Jamiir Gibbs will 0:14:49.480 --> 0:14:51.640 reset the market. We will see what it comes in 0:14:51.760 --> 0:14:55.160 at how much he resets the market. Frankly, I'm not 0:14:55.200 --> 0:14:58.600 even sure that the market has been appropriately reset yet. 0:14:58.600 --> 0:15:01.520 For what these running backs can do, these dual threat 0:15:01.600 --> 0:15:04.280 running backs, they are just as effective in the passing 0:15:04.320 --> 0:15:07.240 game as they are in the running game. They deserve 0:15:07.400 --> 0:15:09.800 all the money they can get. Very curious to see 0:15:09.840 --> 0:15:10.720 where Gibbs comes in. 0:15:10.880 --> 0:15:13.120 Yeah, the workload for those guys in the run and 0:15:13.240 --> 0:15:15.920 pass game already expansive, and both teams seem points to 0:15:15.960 --> 0:15:18.960 rely on them even more are coming up. This skag 0:15:19.240 --> 0:15:22.280 money's worth, Yeah, everything that they could possibly get. The 0:15:22.280 --> 0:15:25.960 Falcons defensive plans seem to rely on two young edge 0:15:25.960 --> 0:15:27.160 defenders coming into the season. 0:15:27.200 --> 0:15:28.520 Now, big issues for both of them. 0:15:28.600 --> 0:15:31.680 That's what's new today, and MRI did confirm the bad 0:15:31.760 --> 0:15:34.200 news for Falcons top ten pick in twenty twenty five 0:15:34.280 --> 0:15:37.440 Jalen Walker. He went down yesterday in practice. It will 0:15:37.440 --> 0:15:39.760 cost him the remainder of his twenty twenty six season 0:15:40.080 --> 0:15:42.960 with the torn acl Team CEO Greg Beatles also said 0:15:42.960 --> 0:15:45.640 today they expect clarity from the league very soon in 0:15:45.680 --> 0:15:46.800 the next few days regarding a. 0:15:46.800 --> 0:15:49.640 Possible suspension for James Pierce. 0:15:49.920 --> 0:15:53.160 Concerns in Denver has newly acquired Broncos wide out Jalen 0:15:53.200 --> 0:15:55.680 Waddell left practice, but as head coach Sean Payton says, 0:15:55.960 --> 0:15:59.960 it's purely muscle tightness. He expects again the newly acquired 0:16:00.280 --> 0:16:04.680 star wide receiver to be just fine and great news 0:16:04.760 --> 0:16:06.920 for the Houston Texans and their wide receiver Tank Dell 0:16:07.080 --> 0:16:09.880 led a brutal knee injury two seasons ago. He was 0:16:09.920 --> 0:16:13.400 in pads practicing for the first time since that injury, 0:16:13.800 --> 0:16:16.080 an injury that really changed things that season for the 0:16:16.080 --> 0:16:19.600 Texans offense as well as his quarterback CJ. Stroud, who 0:16:19.640 --> 0:16:23.160 the team acknowledged contract discussions with coming up this offseason. 0:16:23.200 --> 0:16:25.160 He's in the final year of his rookie deal. He 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:27.800 sat down for a discussion of football and life with 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:29.640 Jane Slater and Kurt Warner. 0:16:33.600 --> 0:16:36.440 Here with CJ Stroud and CJ. Last time I caught 0:16:36.520 --> 0:16:39.560 up with you, we were in New England. Walked me 0:16:39.600 --> 0:16:43.400 through this offseason and what was your mindset heading into 0:16:43.480 --> 0:16:43.920 this year? 0:16:45.400 --> 0:16:47.960 It was really, you know, just get better, you know, 0:16:48.080 --> 0:16:51.120 focus on the things I can get better at. I 0:16:51.160 --> 0:16:53.480 always go to scripture and it was Philippians three and 0:16:53.600 --> 0:16:57.000 thirteen for me. Just forget what's in the past, Stratford, 0:16:57.600 --> 0:17:00.240 what's a his So that's kind of what I try 0:17:00.280 --> 0:17:01.400 to do, but learn from it as well. 0:17:01.480 --> 0:17:02.520 So that was that was my plan. 0:17:02.960 --> 0:17:05.639 I think it's fascinating to think about the idea of 0:17:05.680 --> 0:17:09.280 a good quarterback getting better, especially in the off season. 0:17:09.359 --> 0:17:10.679 So I do want to go back to that New 0:17:10.680 --> 0:17:12.159 England game because I think a lot of times we 0:17:12.200 --> 0:17:15.800 can learn more through some struggles than our successes. Was 0:17:15.800 --> 0:17:17.920 there something you were able to take from that game 0:17:17.960 --> 0:17:19.320 that you applied this offseason. 0:17:19.680 --> 0:17:22.159 Yeah, I mean I just think system things, you know, 0:17:22.240 --> 0:17:26.080