1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: Years. As far as you know, the each year come 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: to camp and if you tried to kind of. 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 2: Add onto your game, just try to be more consistent. Honestly, 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 2: it's it's been cool to be in the system for 5 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 2: a few years now, getting to work the same stuff, 6 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 2: just kind of mastering all the techniques and everything that 7 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 2: we do. But consistency has really been the biggest thing 8 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 2: for me this year, just trying to stay consistent with 9 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: my training, my recovery, and then also just on the field, 10 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: just trying to make sure learning from my mistakes and 11 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 2: then you know, capitalizing all the things that I do well. 12 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: I can tell sometimes when a guy switches numbers whether 13 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: he's physically different from from year to year, But you 14 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: seem slimmer and quicker than. 15 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: Than maybe you've been in the past. 16 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: Is that Are we seeing that correctly? 17 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 2: I have been hearing that the number is a little deceiving. 18 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: People aren't used to it. They're used to that fifty nine. 19 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 2: I feel better, honestly. I feel like I'm moving better, 20 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 2: I feel more in shape. That was a big focus 21 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,280 Speaker 2: for me. I'm really the same weight, but I feel 22 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: like I have a better build right now than I 23 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 2: have in the past, and you know, I'm glad that 24 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 2: it looks that way because it feels that way for sure. 25 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 3: Off season training I saw somewhere with Red and. 26 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we stayed. We stay here in the summer 27 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 2: with what take that as far as I mean, I'm 28 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: used to how they prepare, so with them, the word 29 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 2: consistency I've been repeating over and over again. That's really 30 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: the biggest thing with them. That's why they've had such 31 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: big success here, and that's why they've been able to 32 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: stay here as main stays of this organization. And I 33 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 2: realized that obviously last year I wanted something to change, 34 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: and I knew that if I stayed back and trained 35 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 2: with them, Dre's here in the off seasons as well. 36 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 2: It really helped me kind of see what it takes 37 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: from eight am to three pm, whenever we're in and 38 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 2: out in those training days, how much really goes in 39 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 2: and you know, just kind of falling after their league 40 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: recognition and stands out. 41 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: I mean, you're really recognizing the place quickly and moving fast. 42 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 4: Is that film study or is that being in this 43 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 4: defense for a number of years. Where's that come from? 44 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: It's a number of things you hit on it film 45 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 2: study obviously, but really it's just being in the system 46 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 2: and gaining the confidence. Honestly, this is the most confident 47 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: I've felt since I've been here, and that's testament to 48 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 2: Johnny and the other backers, like I said, helping me 49 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: get prepared and get to that point. But I just 50 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: feel really comfortable right now diagnosing stuff and and also 51 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 2: just taking the chances and shooting gaps. Like you said, 52 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: that's one thing I've struggled with in the past is 53 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 2: play recognition, almost looking like I'm hesitating a little bit. 54 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 2: And that's just the one thing that I have really 55 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: been trying to work on this off season. In this preseason, 56 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: learned a thing on. 57 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 3: The tick coverage stuff and how it's gone or is it. 58 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 2: It's definitely a work in progress. It's something that none 59 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: of us are used to, only the guys and that 60 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: come from I think the USFL and the XFL have 61 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 2: really done it before. We've been working a lot of 62 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 2: just technical stuff and a lot of a lot of 63 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 2: technique to try and you know, win one on one matchups, 64 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 2: but scheme wise, it's it's really is a work in progress. 65 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: We're learning as we go. Leverage is the biggest thing 66 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: for us, honestly, that returner is going to have to 67 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: make a decision at one point, and if you're if 68 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 2: you're playing your leverage, especially to the front side of 69 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 2: that return, usually good things are gonna happen. 70 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 3: Some teams are be hiding some stuff that there conna 71 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 3: be some unknown something you haven't seen before that you 72 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 3: have to deal with. 73 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 2: I feel, yeah, that's a general tendency in the preseason. 74 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 2: You're obviously not going to show your complete hand, but 75 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: I think in years past we know from kickoff return 76 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: there's only so much that you can do. Obviously, reverses 77 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 2: are going to be the biggest thing that we're probably 78 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: not seeing right now that are gonna come up. And 79 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: that's just the same thing testing someone's leverage on the 80 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 2: back side. If people are crashing in, not holding another leverage, 81 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 2: not playing discipline, I think that's the one thing you'll 82 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 2: probably see early on in the regular season. But I 83 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 2: think a lot of teams are just gonna try to 84 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: focus on hitting it downhill and getting good field position 85 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 2: to start. 86 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: I think some people in your position would probably be 87 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: looking for gonna go somewhere else. Let's see, you know, 88 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: if I have a better chance somewhere else. Is your 89 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: third training camp, fourth year with the team. 90 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 4: Why why forty? 91 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: Why do you keep coming back? 92 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: Why do you? Why are you devoted to make this 93 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 4: happen here? 94 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean, I don't mean to sound like a 95 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 2: broken record, but I really recognize that this is a 96 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 2: special place. It's a really special organization, and I've been 97 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: grateful enough to be here for as long as I 98 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 2: have and learn under the guys that I have. And 99 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: it's like you said, it's not always the easiest thing 100 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 2: to not play and to be practice squad over an 101 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 2: active roster, But for me, I personally believe I've needed 102 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 2: a lot of development in order to actually be prepared 103 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 2: to play and do substantial things in this league. And 104 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,359 Speaker 2: that's really been my focus, just trying to control what 105 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: I can as far as the work, and hasn't really 106 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: shown up on the field yet, but I'm just like 107 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 2: I said, I'm trying to keep my head down and 108 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 2: whatever happens happens. But I feel good about the work 109 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 2: that I put in. 110 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 4: Exactly done quite a bit of self reflection. Has there 111 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 4: been something along the way here a frustration level or 112 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 4: something else that has kind of got you to this 113 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 4: point where you're like, hey, I need to focus in 114 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 4: on this so that I can, like you say, achieve 115 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 4: the goals that you want to reach. 116 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean I've been humbled a decent amount in 117 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: my time in the league. I wasn't necessarily completely prepared. 118 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: I don't think I did enough when I first came 119 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 2: in as an undrafted rookie in Denver, and that kind 120 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: of showed. And even when I came here, I was 121 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,679 Speaker 2: rudely awakened to see what it's really like like the guys. 122 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 2: Like I said, I'm blessed because of how special that 123 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 2: linebacker group is. When I first got here, we had disease, 124 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 2: we had dre fred. Obviously they were a little bit younger, 125 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 2: but they were already seasoned in what they did, and 126 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 2: I saw a difference. I had never been around a 127 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 2: group like that. So for me, I realized I was 128 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 2: very behind the eight ball in my personal opinion, and 129 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 2: I wanted to be a part of that group really bad. 130 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 2: That's still how I feel, and so that's kind of 131 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 2: just where my head's been at. Every year, I try 132 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 2: to just take a step back and see how have 133 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 2: I developed, but also how can I continue to develop 134 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: and I think that it's really helped me out. And 135 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: I have good people behind me, good people, have good 136 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 2: support system at home, So self reflection is big for 137 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 2: me and I think this every year. It's just kind 138 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: of trying to chuck forward and continue finding way to 139 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: get better at some how. 140 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 4: Difficult is it to kind of get to that point 141 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 4: where you're looking at yourself rather than like, oh, they're 142 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 4: doing me wrong, or you know, whatever kind of excuses 143 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:52,679 Speaker 4: that could. 144 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: Be out there. 145 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 2: I mean, it's easy to fall back on excuses, but 146 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 2: for me personally, I know that if I can control 147 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 2: what I can control everything else to take care of itself. 148 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 2: I think it kind of shows that way things don't 149 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 2: always go your way and that's just kind of how 150 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 2: the world works. And like I said, I've been humbled 151 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 2: multiple times, so it's it's nothing that's new to me. 152 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 2: But like I said, I have a bunch of great 153 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 2: people in this building, not just in the linebacker room, 154 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: that have shown me that if you put the work in, 155 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: things will come to fruition more more often than not. 156 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 4: I think to play that NC Championship game or birds 157 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 4: was kept out, I think it was almost like a 158 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 4: game time decision where they played him instead of you. 159 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 4: Was that a hard moment to swallow or did it 160 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 4: fuel you through this offseason? 161 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was difficult. I was obviously super excited. Those 162 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 2: are moments that you dream of as a kid, you know, 163 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: playing in a championship game with those types of stipulations, 164 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 2: trying to go to the Super Bowl. I was very excited. 165 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 2: But at the end of the day, Warren was ready, 166 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 2: you know, and that that's just kind of I knew 167 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 2: going in that was the case. So it wasn't like 168 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 2: it was a surprise to me. But again, fuel sure, 169 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 2: But for me, I'm I'm fueled more so by just 170 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 2: my personal aspirations, not necessarily how things have happened over 171 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: the past. You're the room you guys are in right now, 172 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 2: really talented. 173 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 4: Uh, you guys probably watched that scenes film. What's Johnny's 174 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 4: saying about about Jalen and Tatum and some of these 175 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 4: young kids that they they were. 176 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: Following me the night? Yeah? Jo, Like I said, I've 177 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 2: said it before, Johnny's the ultimately positive coach, which I love. Honestly, 178 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 2: He's he coaches as hard, but he makes sure to 179 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: find a positive spend in a way to really deal 180 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: with positive reinforcement with everybody. But Tatum and Jalen are 181 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 2: doing amazing. All the young guys did as well. Has 182 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 2: had an amazing camp. Obviously he didn't play this week, 183 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 2: but he's been doing great. It's really cool to see 184 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: their progression, especially Tatum as a rookie. It's really hard 185 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 2: to come into this system and show that much flash 186 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 2: as a rookie and it's just a testament to him 187 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 2: and his skill and how how much raw talent he has. 188 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 2: But you know, Johnny has nothing but good things to 189 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 2: say about everybody. I'm proud of Jalen too. He's worked 190 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 2: really hard to develop and it's shown on the field 191 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 2: in my opinion, Thanks guys. 192 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: You