1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:00,520 Speaker 1: Germany. 2 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 2: What does it mean to you playing overseas? Third game 3 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 2: ever played here? What does it mean? 4 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 3: Uh? 5 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 4: For me, I haven't really been out of the country 6 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 4: much at all, So just being over here playing, you know, 7 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 4: the sport I love with. You know that my teammates 8 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 4: around me is great. 9 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: For me. 10 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 5: Uh it's exciting. You know, it's my first first game 11 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 5: international game, so I mean that's exciting. And uh and 12 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 5: also I have family that lives in Europe. I have 13 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 5: family in Finland, and uh so they traveled and they're 14 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 5: gonna be able to see me live and uh so 15 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 5: that that would be cool. 16 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: Right, Okay, I'm. 17 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 6: Sorry, IM trying to get use of these microphones over here. 18 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: How much of a good distraction can. 19 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 3: A trip like this be and how much can this 20 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 3: lead to you guys bonding maybe even more? 21 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 5: I think I think I think this trip would definitely 22 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 5: be good for It's kind of just a change of pace. 23 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 5: You know, it happened at the perfect time, right in 24 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 5: the middle of the season, right before the bye week. 25 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 5: But I mean, I think this would be a you know, 26 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 5: a good opportunity for us to you know, spend a 27 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 5: little more time than we usually do, get get to 28 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 5: spend together and you know, hopefully you know, the guys 29 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 5: be able to get together and now you know, and uh, 30 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 5: you know, go have some beers and and get dinner 31 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 5: and get some camaraderie. 32 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: Everymond dramesy. 33 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 6: How different of a practice was this for you guys. 34 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 6: It seemed like it was a little bit abbreviated. 35 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,839 Speaker 2: I'm sure a lot of guys were retired from the flight. 36 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 4: Uh yeah, you know, getting off that long flight a 37 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 4: little we're tired and things like that. But just going 38 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 4: out there getting on the field, it was it was 39 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 4: a regular Friday practice. Uh, so you're gonna going out there, 40 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 4: getting on the field, Uh, getting our legs loose. 41 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 5: It is good. 42 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 43 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 5: I just think that's the biggest thing off that long flight. 44 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 5: We gotta the only way you cannot be stiff is 45 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 5: by getting up and moving. So you kind of had 46 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 5: to even though we just landed this morning, we had 47 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 5: to get out there and you know, get like Dre said, 48 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 5: you know, get those legs ended up. And it kind 49 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 5: of worked worked that out. So my grandpa he tries 50 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 5: to come come come see us, you know, once a 51 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 5: year in the States. And then I have two uncles. 52 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 5: One of my uncles has seen me play live, but 53 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 5: one of them hasn't. And then you know my two 54 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 5: little cousins, uh, and then their significant others also, So 55 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 5: my little cousins haven't seen me live. I'm sure they've 56 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 5: seen like videos on TV because I mean, I'm sure 57 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 5: they're not up when we play, but you know, it 58 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 5: would be I think it's gonna be like a cool 59 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 5: experience for them just to to to see me in action. 60 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 5: Oh no, that they taken care of them. 61 00:02:50,680 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 2: Take a while, Zeke. I'm not trying to crash, but 62 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 2: the plan is to have beers tonight tomorrow at all. 63 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 5: I mean, I was kind of joking. I was kind 64 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 5: of a joke, but now I'm just saying, like, you know, 65 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 5: just kind of getting together and like having that camaraderie. 66 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 5: I think that's you know, super important. And you know, 67 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 5: anything you're doing, if it's a sport, if it's you know, 68 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 5: just I mean. 69 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 3: Whatever your work is. 70 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 5: You know, if you work in a team, you gotta 71 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 5: have some camaraderie. That's how you know, get closer, that's 72 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 5: how you bond, that's how you you know, kind of 73 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 5: create a deeper relationship. So I was thinking saying more 74 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 5: so getting some camaraderie, not necessarily just pounding beers. 75 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 2: Just on that note, though, you know, we hear guys 76 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 2: through on the term business trip a lot when you 77 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: make special trips for different games. I mean, how much 78 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 2: fun are you going to allow yourself for the next 79 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: forty eight hours? Understanding, I don't know if you guys 80 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 2: plan to ever come back to Germany or don't know 81 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: if you'll ever play again in a place like this. 82 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: It's it's a special trip to you liw yourself that. 83 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 5: You know. I think, I think you gotta be focused, 84 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 5: and we were definitely focused. We're definitely focused. We're not 85 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 5: gonna like be out here going crazy, but you know, 86 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 5: I think we also gotta, you know, enjoy ourself a 87 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 5: little bit. 88 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 3: Guys. I'm just curious what the routine was like when 89 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 3: you got off the flight this morning. Did guys nap 90 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 3: at the hotel? Do you come straight here? Just what 91 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,679 Speaker 3: were those couple of hours like for you guys? 92 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 4: Really, we were told not to not to nap when 93 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 4: we got off the plane, so we would we'll be 94 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 4: tired and could sleep tonight. So we kind of just 95 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 4: got to the hotel, got settled in, got in our 96 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 4: room things like that, got some breakfast, then we were 97 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 4: straight to meetings. 98 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 5: Figure it out. 99 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 4: Hey, Remandre, what did you learn about Zeke that he 100 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 4: didn't know? And Zeke, what did you learn about Remandre 101 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 4: that you didn't know about him. I'm gonna keep it, 102 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 4: I'm gonna keep it light. But the little joke he 103 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 4: just made about drinking beer like you can't, you can't 104 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 4: and just believe everything he says, I don't around too much, Zeke, 105 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 4: you got. 106 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 5: I'm not get these ones. Uh, I would say just, 107 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 5: I wouldn't say I didn't notice about mind Dre, but 108 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 5: just I mean, he's he's a true pro. Just he 109 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 5: takes he takes this very serious, and he comes to 110 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 5: work every day and he does everything. He needs everything 111 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 5: this team needs needs him to do. And and I 112 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 5: mean that's why, that's why he's the type of player is. 113 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: Uh Isaac As a veteran player, what is your personal 114 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 1: way to like lift up your teammates? Also not difficulty 115 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: or through difficulties. Do you have like do you really 116 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: like on your humor or anything like toughness? 117 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 5: What is your way to go? I would say just, 118 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 5: I mean, like Dre said, you know, I joke around 119 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 5: a good amount, So just kind of like, I mean, yeah, 120 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 5: we gotta be serious. We gotta we gotta get get 121 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 5: our jobs done. We gotta know our assignments. We gotta 122 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 5: learn that. But we also gotta have fun doing it. 123 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 5: So I mean, just you know, trying to do whatever 124 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 5: I can to make sure it's a funny environment. 125 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: Thanks. 126 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 6: I see. One quick question. Obviously today has been a 127 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 6: different day for you with having the flight on having 128 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 6: to train the same day. How different has the rest 129 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 6: of the week been. Have you done any especial conditioning 130 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 6: or any difference in the rest of practices during the 131 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 6: week leading up to the to the flight and all that. 132 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 5: I mean we've done. I think I think the coaches 133 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 5: have done a great job just you know, trying to 134 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 5: make the schedule look like, you know, our normal work 135 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 5: week schedule. So I mean the only thing different we 136 00:06:55,279 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 5: did is hopped on the flight after practice yesterday. 137 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 6: Him he m zeke, you played a few years for 138 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 6: the Cowboys, No, for the Patriots. How you FETI to 139 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 6: play for the Patriots and Bill Belichick? 140 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,320 Speaker 5: You know, it's great, It's a great experience. You know, 141 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 5: I think Boston. Boston's a great city. It's a great 142 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 5: sports city. The fans are awesome. They're super passionate. I 143 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 5: mean they love, you know, not only the Patriots, they 144 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 5: love the Red Sox, they love you know, all all 145 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 5: the sports teams and so, I mean it's definitely been 146 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 5: it's been a good experience and you know, I'm having fun. 147 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: Thank you.