1 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: We welcome you to the old TP, the Official Titans Podcast, Mike, 2 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: Keith and Amy. Well, Hey, Mike, how are you good? 3 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: How are you well? Pleased to be joined by the 4 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: pro bowler the mayor of Murphy's Borrow himself, Kevin Byard 5 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: Titan Safety Welcome, how are you? I'm great, I'm doing well. 6 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: I'm living on cloud nine right now. I was gonna 7 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: say the whole thing about pro bowler leader all this, 8 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: throw that out the window. Soon to be dad. Yes, okay, 9 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: let's talk about what happened the first weekend in May. 10 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: Your wife's name is Clark, yes, okay, and you are 11 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: having a child together and very excited about this, and 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: so you had and this is something kind of new. 13 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: You had a reveal party. Yeah, we had a general okay, 14 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: So how was the gender reveal party? Who all came 15 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: and what was that like? It was great. It was 16 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: funny because you know, we were doing the whole plan 17 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: in the gender reveal, and the plan was to we 18 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: had at the house. The plan was to have everything 19 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: in our backyard outside. So we're looking at the weather 20 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: forecast and the whole week it's like always gonna be 21 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: raining from Thursday Friday Saturday. We was gonna have it 22 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: on Saturday, so we end up pretty much scrambling around 23 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: and had to bring everything from outside to inside. But 24 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: we end up having about forty guests. A bunch of 25 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: the teammates came over, Logan, Ryan drail Casey, Kevin Panfill 26 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: came over. Um, it was a lot of guys came over. 27 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: It was just a great event and it's funny. So like, 28 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: we was gonna have it outside and the plan was 29 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: to kind of shoot some fireworks, but that wasn't gonna 30 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: work outside. So we had a couple of backup plans 31 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: where we was gonna do the confetti pop the balloon 32 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: confetti in the house. And then I started thinking like man, 33 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: I'll slick. Don't want to clean up ball this confetti 34 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: in my house. So we was hold. So then we 35 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: have some smoke bombs and it was just luckily that 36 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: around the time we was gonna do the reveal, it 37 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: was a slight drizzle outside, so we're like, man, we're 38 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: just gonna go outside people to get ran on a 39 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, we're gonna do it, and it actually 40 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: looked great. Man. I think it was a lot better 41 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: for you know, the pictures and stuff like that. So 42 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: it came out great, and you're having your daughter. Yes, 43 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: I'm having a daughter. And I saw Emil a proud 44 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: on the news and she said, you're gonna name the 45 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: child Emil. Is that the Yeah, it's in consideration, in consideration. 46 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: How close here were we to a name? Uh, we're 47 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: actually very close. We probably got a top five right now. 48 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: No kidding, we got a top five. Now are you 49 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: and your wife divided on it? Or are you pretty 50 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: together on We're actually to get honestly before I think 51 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: because we found out in January, so and the babies 52 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: due in September eighteenth. Uh, I think maybe about February. 53 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: She had about twenty girl names, so I had already 54 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: was like, man, so we kind of had to cut 55 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: them down. We probably got a top five right now. 56 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: So if it had been a boy, would it have 57 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: been a fight over the name? Yeah? So she actually 58 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: wanted me to do the whole junior thing she wanted, okay, 59 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: but I kind of wasn't. I really wasn't with that. 60 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: I'm actually a third so I was kind of just 61 00:02:58,480 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: going to leave it at that out of kind of 62 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: didn't you know, my child kind of happened to, you know, 63 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: following my shadow and things like that. One I don't know. 64 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you're a pro Bowl safe. Yeah, I had 65 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: the name of a pro Bowl. I mean, yeah, that's 66 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: a good thing. As I've seen guys come along and 67 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: to see so and so junior or so and so 68 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: the third it's really cool, right, But it's funny because 69 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: I was actually it was thinking like maybe if I 70 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: had a second boy, I may name Kevin because I'm 71 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: the second boy in my family and I was I'm 72 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: a junior, so that's kind of might was gonna keep 73 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: it along. But the first child was gonna name some 74 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: different But I end up being a girl. So so 75 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: the whole When did the gender reveal things started? The 76 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: time Instagram started. It's a big social media thing exactly. Yeah, 77 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: but it's a good excuse to throw a party, I think, 78 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: And it's a fun way to get everybody together and 79 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: kind of celebrate before you do like a baby shower. 80 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: Like you don't bring gifts to a gender reveal, right, 81 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: you just show up. Eat the food was the food. 82 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: We had a cater Listen, she went all out. I 83 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: mean she had caters in there. She had a she 84 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: had a bartender in our house. Nice. They set up 85 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: a bar in the house like these partners, and it 86 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: was great. We had like two drinks. We had like 87 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: a blue margarita and then we had a pink sangria. 88 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: It was dope, all right. So let me ask this 89 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: and be completely honest. Did you want a boy or 90 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: did you want a girl? And I know the right 91 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: answer is just healthy as long as healthy. But I mean, 92 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,159 Speaker 1: come on, I mean, I think every boy, every male 93 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: selfishly want a boyfriend. Okay, I mean as we kind 94 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: of want to have the boy first and then happened 95 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: to being the oldest. But honestly, I think, you know, 96 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: the girl exactly what I needed. I think it's gonna 97 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: soften me up a little bit more, for sure. And uh, 98 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: like I already told my wife, you're gonna have some 99 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: competition now because I'm definitely gonna spoil or like crazy, 100 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: So she's gonna have some competition. Man, about fifteen sixteen 101 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: years those dudes coming to the house, they're gonna have 102 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: a bad problem. Yeah, it would be terrifying to date 103 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: the daughter of a NFL player off, not let alone 104 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: like a Pro Bowl. Yeah right, yeah, I don't I 105 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: can't you like to walk into that? I wouldn't, not 106 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: at all, not at all. I'm showing up to the house. 107 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: I mean, we have a shows, it's the house or whatever. 108 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: I'll be right at the front door. Who are you 109 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: here for? It ain't going down? But I can't even 110 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: think that far. Well, this is, um gosh, what an 111 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: exciting chapter of your life though it is and and 112 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: it's sorry, but we met you at the Senior Bowl 113 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: in twenty sixteen and we stood out on that deck 114 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: and did that horrible interviewing wins and um, you know, 115 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: we've watched it back and and it's it's such a 116 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: great memory for us because we were so excited about you, 117 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: and we thought, man, we've got a draft Kevin Fire. 118 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: And then you go out and not only become a Titan, 119 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: but you you blow. I mean, you're on the you're 120 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: on the schedule poster, You're on that's when you know 121 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: you've arrived. You're one of the faces of the front ranchise. 122 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: I was visiting with a with a couple of friends 123 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: this morning, and I mean, you really are one of 124 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: the stories of the last few years to come out 125 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 1: and to do what you've done, and then you become successful, 126 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: you lead the league in interceptions, you get married, you're 127 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,559 Speaker 1: involved in the community, and now you're having a baby. 128 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: It's like we're we're sort of growing up with you 129 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: this way, and it's honestly unbelievable a little bit to have, 130 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, my story being told in the way it's 131 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: being told. And uh like I said, going back to 132 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: the Singer Bowl, I was actually nervous and more thinking about, man, 133 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: am I actually gonna come out of the Singer Bowl 134 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: with a combine invite? And I didn't, so just to 135 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: think that I was there, Now I'm here, you know, 136 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: likes it's definitely a blessing. Not At this point, I 137 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: don't really question anything that happens in my life. I'm 138 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: just kind of just going with the flow. And uh 139 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: as apologize to you. Yet no, man, they called and apologized. 140 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: They need to, They need to. They missed out. I say, 141 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: don't because you're not over it. And it motivates you 142 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: all the time. Oh for sure. I think every single year, 143 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: every season you go into you have to find motivation, 144 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: right if it was the pro bow snub last year, 145 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 1: you have to find something that's going to keep you 146 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: motivated to work hard and to go hard. I mean 147 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: at a certain extent. So that chip on your shoulders, 148 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: that's the driving force. That's what makes Kevin Byer the 149 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: guy we see on that field. Yeah. Sure. And then 150 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: also I mean I had a coach tell me when 151 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: I was in college, as he always told me, you know, 152 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: first of all, you're always competing with yourself every single day. 153 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: Compete with yourself, compete with your past self. Right if 154 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: I made the Pro Bowl last year, I had these 155 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: stats last year. Trying to keep pushing yourself and pushing yourself. 156 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: And he also always told me, I come from Middle 157 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: Tennessee and I was in the sub belt and to 158 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: move to the Conference USA. But he always said, hey, 159 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: don't compete with the guys is in your conference. Compete 160 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: with the Alabamas of the world, the Georgies and all 161 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: those teams. See what they're doing and what they're working. 162 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: So I'm always thinking about, you know, how the Patriots 163 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: are working because they just want to Super Bowl. How 164 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: are the other big, big teams or the teams that's 165 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: that's always shown in the playoffs every single year, or 166 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: guys is making a Pro Bowl every single year? You know, 167 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: how do I keep competing and how do I get 168 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: to that level. So during the off season, do you 169 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: have a moment where you sit down and set goals, 170 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: set what you want to accomplish for the upcoming season. Yeah, 171 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: it's kind of like it's almost like a process. So 172 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: I take like the first two months. I mean, I 173 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: kind of rest a little bit. I think in February 174 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: that's when I kind of start working my way back 175 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: into it. But always I'm just kind of looking around 176 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: and pretty much seeing. Honestly, I set goals based on 177 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: what I did the previous year. So you know, I've 178 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: already had eight or interceptions. I have four last year, 179 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: so I feel like I took a dip low. So 180 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: I want to be able to get the double dishits interceptions, 181 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: a hundred tackles, you know, anything that I ever did. 182 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: I want to be able to top that. And I 183 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: understand that if I'm gonna do that and have the 184 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 1: same sense that I had last year, I had to 185 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: work even harder or if not work as hard as 186 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: I did last year. So that's kind of always my 187 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: mentality on every offseason. Don't take no breaks, don't take 188 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: no shortcuts, do the same exact work you did last year, 189 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: because that's the only way you can accept any kind 190 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: of good results. Is there something specific that you take 191 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: each offseason that you want to focus on or improve upon. 192 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: I always want to prove on everything. I always always 193 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: talk to about that and thought it myself. I want 194 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: to be a round, round the player you see all 195 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: the time. They want to put you in a box. 196 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 1: They kind of want to put you in the label. 197 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: Oh he's just he just a ball hawk, or he 198 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: could just play in the post, or oh it's a 199 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: box safety going to play in the box. I never 200 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: want to be labeled. Is that I always wanted to be, 201 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: And that's the most well rounded safety in the league. 202 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: He could play in the box, he can play in 203 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: the post, he could play on the hashes, he can 204 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: blitch the quarterback, gets sacks, and he could be a 205 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: special team be a special team guys. Well, I played 206 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: special teams last year. So I always want to do 207 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: as much as I can for it for my team, 208 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: because that's kind of always was. You know, in high 209 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: school I played iron man football. Who was that? I 210 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: played both sides, started offense, start on defense. So I 211 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: just always want to be a super viable asset to 212 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: the team. Mike just lifted a bunch of things that 213 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: have happened in your life, both professionally and personally in 214 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. When you look back over 215 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: all of that, are you surprised by how quickly things 216 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: have happened for you? Yeah, a little bit, definitely surprised. 217 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say I was surprised, because I mean, I 218 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: wouldn't say I'm surprised. I wouldn't say I expected it. 219 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: It's almost one of those things where I kind of 220 00:09:57,720 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: just put my head down and understood that I had 221 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: to work super hard, and I always I'm always gonna 222 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: have to work super hard, and you know, things are 223 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 1: kind of just happened good for me. So it's definitely 224 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: a blessing, and I'm trying to just take it all in. 225 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I don't want to get 226 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: caught upon, you know, oh my god, I'm pro bowled 227 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: or I'm all pros, Like, Okay, let's get another one. 228 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 1: You made through the Pro Bowl. Let's go to another one. 229 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 1: You know, you had eight interceptions, Let's get eight more. 230 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. So I think when I'm 231 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: done playing, I retired I'll be one of those guys 232 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: kind of looking back and seeing what I did and 233 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: be like, WHOA, I can't believe I accomplish. You know 234 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: so much. You're not even twenty six yet twenty six 235 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 1: in August. In August, Okay, during training to camp, I 236 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: was thinking about this though, and we got to know 237 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: your family story during the process. You're one of seven. 238 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: Ten years ago, you're living in Atlanta, your mom is 239 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 1: working hard to take care of your family. You've moved 240 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: from Philadelphia. You and your older brother are raising your 241 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: other five siblings, and now you're getting to have your 242 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: own trial, right, and your child is gonna know such 243 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: a different life then what you knew. Girl, for sure, 244 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: that's gotta be amazing. Gotta make you proud too. Not 245 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: for sure, I mean this is what I worked for. 246 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: I worked to get to the point where my child 247 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: don't have to grow up how I grew up. My 248 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: child can grow with everything. You know. Hopefully I get 249 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: to the point where, you know, if my child gets 250 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: to go to college or whatever, they want to go 251 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: to law school or or want to be a doctor 252 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: or something like that, I want to be able to 253 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: provide that for them without them having to you know. 254 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like everybody has stumbles in their 255 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: life and everybody's going to need help. But at the 256 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: end of the day, I don't want it to be 257 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 1: where because when I feel like when I was in 258 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: high school, I always felt that getting a football scholarship 259 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: was gonna be my only way out, and I don't 260 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: want it to be like that. I wanted my child 261 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: to have options, to be able to grow up in 262 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: and not have the hardship that I grew up with, 263 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: because I think that allows, you know, a child to 264 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: really flourish into being a great person. Do I have 265 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,839 Speaker 1: the story right that in a nine year period your 266 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: family was evicted seven times? Yeah. I honestly, every year 267 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: that we was living in Atlanta, we probably had to move. 268 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: I think it was only like you said. I think 269 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: my junior probably was the only year that we didn't 270 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: have to move, But junior year we had to move. 271 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: Senior year once I left from college, when I came back, 272 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 1: my freshman year was in a new house. Sophomore year 273 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: in college, new house, junior year a new house, seeing 274 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: yor a new house. And then you know, ever since 275 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: I've been in the league, my family has been in 276 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: the same spot. I've been able to pay my mom's friends, 277 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: so it's probably the longest they've been in the house, 278 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: you know, since we've been living in Atlanta. Yeah, can 279 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: you can you enjoy what you're having based on having 280 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 1: gone through that? Can you? Can you? Ever? I'm not 281 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: saying rest on your laurels, but is there a part 282 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: of you that never gets comfortable having grown up that way? Yeah? 283 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: For sure. It's like, and I always kind of think 284 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: about this all the time, like, you know, being smart 285 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: with my money and things like that. I always think that, 286 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: you know, I don't ever want to get in a 287 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: position while my family has to be in that position, 288 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,839 Speaker 1: has to move and have to move. So, I mean, 289 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: me buying my house last year was probably one of 290 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: the most problems moments I have because it's like, you know, 291 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: if anything happens, I have somewhere, I have a roof 292 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: over my head, and that's that has always been super 293 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: important to me. So yeah, I mean, it's definitely an 294 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: enjoyable moment to know that my mom don't have to move, 295 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: you don't have to worry about getting evicted, and also 296 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: for myself, So it's just something I'm always you know, 297 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 1: thinking about consciously, it sounds like you've had so many 298 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: experiences that have impacted the decisions that you've made as 299 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: a man going into parenting, which I'm assuming is a 300 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: whole different world. What is the one thing that you're 301 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: most looking forward to or you're most excited about just 302 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: I think for the most important thing for my daughter, 303 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: just giving her the time, the attention, and just giving 304 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: her as much love as I possibly can, because at 305 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: the end of the day, I think that, you know, 306 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: especially when I went through my time's being when my 307 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: family and my mom and my dad they broke up, 308 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: moved to Atlanta. That was kind of tough for me, 309 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, kind of just having my mom and my 310 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 1: dad was three four hundred miles away. And now you 311 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: kind of go through things as a child being run 312 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: up in a single home. So I think the most 313 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: important thing that I can give my doors to be 314 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: able to see, you know, her mom my dad grew 315 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: up in the same house. And uh, I think that's 316 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: truly a blessing. I think most people don't kind of 317 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: take it for granted a little bit that most people, 318 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: you know, some people don't grow up with no father 319 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: and it affects them. They don't. I think most people 320 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: don't even realize how much it is affects them until 321 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: they get older and they realize, like, man, if I 322 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: had my dad, I think things will be different or whatever. 323 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: So I think that's the most important thing is going 324 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: to be, you know, having you know, Daddy's love. You 325 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying from my daughter. So that's one 326 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: thing I just want to give. When you were coming 327 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: up and Amy and I talked to a lot of 328 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: people about you, and like I said, we were we 329 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: were fans before you ever got here. And that's why 330 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: this has been so much fun for us to what 331 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: you have, this success. But when I talk to my 332 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: friends at middle they said, Kevin Byard is a solid dude, 333 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: just a solid dude. And that was the experience we had, 334 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: and that's what we have seen. You could have gone 335 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: the other way with some of the experiences that you have. 336 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: Where did that come from? How did you become that 337 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: solid dude? Going through all of that and able to 338 00:14:56,520 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: make these choices about your money and your career and 339 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: your you. It seems like Kevin Byard always makes the 340 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: right choice. Sure, I think most of it, or some 341 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: of it has to do it now how it was 342 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: brought up and having to raise my siblings coming out 343 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: of high school. Uh. And then a lot of it 344 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: had to do with the influence I have from different 345 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: coaches and stuff like that. I think coaches seen some 346 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: things in me and say, hey, you know, you can't 347 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: always be with this this crowd. You know what I'm saying, 348 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: You might have to separate yourself because you have something 349 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: special within you. And I don't know, I just think 350 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: something something that God bless me. We just had the 351 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: vision to be able to see, not really see the future, 352 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: but kind of see like, hey, man, if I keep 353 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: doing this and go this way, then this what happened. 354 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: So I think that, you know, by me being myself 355 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: in and be in a position I was kind of 356 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: in a situation desperation, like, you know, if I messed 357 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: this situation up in college and I get kicked out 358 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: or something like that, what I'm gonna do. I'm just 359 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: gonna go home and live with my mom. Like that 360 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: wasn't that really wasn't an option. So it was always 361 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 1: something that motivated me, like, hey, you don't really have 362 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: time to mess around and you have to stay focused 363 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: on your goals and just keep going. Don't look, don't 364 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: look to your left, don't look to your right, just 365 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: keep going straight. And I kind of had ton of vision, 366 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: and I still had ton of vision until until I 367 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: kind of reached my goals. And my goals is not 368 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: just you know, not just all pros and stuff that 369 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: I commence on the field. But I think this is 370 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: going to be a spring board for the rest of 371 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: my life. That's real faith. Yeah. I want to ask 372 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: you too about the people at Middle, because I have 373 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: so many people at Middle that I just think so 374 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: much of the coaches and the people in that athletic department. 375 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: If you would talk about some of them and what 376 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: they meant as maybe not father figures, but as ants 377 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: and uncles and people who guided you along to help 378 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: you get here. Yeah, I can even talk about Coach 379 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: Stock still. It's funny that, you know, this year we 380 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: kind of have a mantra that, you know, instead of 381 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: saying good, we're saying great. It's funny that Coach Stock 382 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: used to always say this all the time. He was like, 383 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: you know, whenever you're walking anywhere and somebody asked, you know, 384 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: how you're doing, he say, stay outstanding. Don't just say 385 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: good or I'm doing okay, say stay outstanding because you 386 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: never know, Like the mind he said, you could almost 387 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: tricked him out even if you're not having a great day, 388 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: but if you're staying over and over again, the kind 389 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:04,239 Speaker 1: of just transfer your dame from having a bad day 390 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: to having great and just all about having that a 391 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: good mentality. So I always did. I always used to 392 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: do that. You know, anybody asked me how I'm doing great, 393 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: I'm doing excellent, I'm doing awesome, I'm doing outstanding, even 394 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: though it might not be the best day. But over 395 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 1: time and over time people people keep seeing that just 396 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,239 Speaker 1: that energy that you can have. I don't know, just 397 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: something I always been about. And you know, coach Stock 398 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: has always been a great influencer in my life, especially 399 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: going through college, because it wasn't just always about football. 400 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 1: He always you know, had a special message. It was 401 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: one thing that we always did during training camp that 402 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: he always led some of the leaders on the team 403 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: get like five to ten minutes in front of the 404 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: team just to talk not about football, just about no 405 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: if you had a special mess that you want to 406 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: give out to the team, And that was something that 407 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: we always took really to heart. Like I used to 408 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 1: be in my lockers. I man, when I'm gonna say 409 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: to the team, we kind of message I want to 410 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,239 Speaker 1: get to the team, and I always try to might 411 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: even look at someone how many our league quotes, or 412 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: I may look at different videos and try to draw 413 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: up something that I'm gonna say to the team and 414 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: give a good message. So I think that's always But 415 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: I've always been about not only being a good football player, 416 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: but being a great person off the So you've been 417 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 1: a leader well before you came to the Tennessee Titans. 418 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: This is a part of you going all the way 419 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: back to your younger years. Yeah, I mean it was, 420 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: it was something. And it's funny because I think that 421 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: you know, as a leader, it's not about oh, you're saying, oh, 422 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: you're born a leader. I don't. I don't feel I 423 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: feel like you're kind of thrust in that position of 424 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: leadership and you have to kind of work your way 425 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: through it, you know what I'm saying. I don't. I 426 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: do think sometimes you have certain qualities, but at the 427 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: same time, like you're kind of being put in a 428 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: position of leadership and you have to you have to 429 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: understand that. You know, it's not always about leading front 430 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: the back, it's about leading from the front. So I 431 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: think I always try to, you know, lead by example. 432 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: That's one thing I always been big on. I'm always 433 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: I really always wasn't a rod talk about leadership. I 434 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,160 Speaker 1: always try to lead by example, and it once people 435 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: see that, then you can kind of hold people accountable 436 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 1: to different things like that. So I always try to 437 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: lead by example. I am going to say though, that 438 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: of the louder groups on this Tennessee Hings team, um, 439 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,239 Speaker 1: I think the DBS might have it. You guys are 440 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: are a rowdy crowd. How do you even get a 441 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: word in edgewise with some of the other personalities in 442 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 1: that room. I mean, it's just first, it's all about 443 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: competition and having a passion for the game. I think 444 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,679 Speaker 1: that you know, our group, we have a pretty high standard. 445 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: We understand we have a lot of great guys in 446 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: the room, and we want to keep pushing each other 447 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,639 Speaker 1: to be the best. And uh and I think that 448 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: you know red if its Logan Malcolm and Dory myself, Kenny, 449 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: you know, we just like to talk trash and that's 450 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: just something that DBS always do you kind of have 451 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: to get in that mold that because I mean, be 452 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: in a position you know we can't we can't give 453 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: up too many passes. We talk about a baseball knowledge, 454 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: like a guy can go through for ten and go 455 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:36,919 Speaker 1: to the Hall of Fame, shoot batting three hundred. But 456 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: you go through for ten at dB, you're gonna lose 457 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: your job. So it's kind of where you always want 458 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: to be perfect, be perfect, and I don't know, sometimes 459 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:44,919 Speaker 1: you play a little mind games with the receivers in 460 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: the offense, but not think just It's one of those 461 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,479 Speaker 1: positions that I had a coach in high school. He say, man, 462 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 1: you playing safety, you kind of be like you have 463 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: to be kind of like King Kong back there, you know, 464 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,359 Speaker 1: beating your chest and saying that, hey, you're not gonna 465 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: come this way. You're not gonna run about this way, 466 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: You're not gonna throw the ball this way, and you 467 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: kind of almost strike fear into the offense. And you 468 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,439 Speaker 1: never know, Like I said, man, sometimes most of the 469 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: stuff is more mental than physical. So if God see 470 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: you out there, or that's Kevin Barry, they got picks 471 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: off the ball, he might not throw it my way. 472 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: Or if he do. He's kind of awe that I 473 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: made that I make the right decision. So that's kind 474 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: of has always been. Do you like the new rule 475 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: that will allow pass interference to be reviewed? I don't 476 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: really think that. I mean I kind of like it 477 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: because I think it should be if if you're calling 478 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: it regular, it didn't probably make the game more fair. 479 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: But I don't really see it happening like that, you know, 480 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: I think you know, they want to see, you know, 481 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: teams score a lot of points, and I don't really 482 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: I will will just have to see. Let we'll see 483 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,119 Speaker 1: how they call in the preseason and if they ask, 484 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: because receivers get away with a lot of stuff. In 485 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: my opinion, they get away with a lot of stuff 486 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: in the game is really hard for us guys covering. 487 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: You can't really touch him. You kind of just run 488 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: with him. That's pretty hard to do. So I mean, well, 489 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: we'll see how it happens. You can catch, yeah, not 490 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:58,439 Speaker 1: every defensive back can catch. You will admit that, right 491 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: for sure? For sure? How did you learn to be 492 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: such a or how did you become such a guy 493 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 1: with good hands? It started off, you know, my background 494 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: in football started on the offense. You know, I was, 495 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: like I said, I played both sides of the ball. 496 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: I was starting off, I started playing quarterback, and I 497 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: think that's honestly will help my transition to safety a 498 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: lot more because you know, playing quarterback, you kind of 499 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: you understand route concepts, you understand certain coverage beaters, you 500 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: understand a lot more. And then once I transition from quarterback, 501 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: I start playing receiver, started playing receiver and dB at 502 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: the same time, So that's where most of my hands 503 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: kind of developed from just playing receiver. And then you know, 504 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: I'd really honestly didn't actually learn the position of safety 505 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: until I got to college. I mean, once I was 506 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:41,479 Speaker 1: in high school, I was just kind of out there 507 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: floating around making plays. But I actually learned the position 508 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,399 Speaker 1: of safety when I got to college. And just having 509 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: that both cerebral mind of offense and defense, it helped 510 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: my football knowledge a lot. My football IQ. Being able 511 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: to catch is a valuable skill. That's good to have 512 00:21:55,400 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: good hands. My man over here threw a touchdown pass, 513 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: so you can also throw the ball. What was that 514 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: experience like, because I mean, we knew it was a 515 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: trick little play, but we haven't had a chance to 516 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: talk to you about what was that experience? Like it 517 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,120 Speaker 1: was crazy. I mean, it's funny because you know, we've 518 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: been practicing it all training camp and it was one 519 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: of those things like, hey man, we get it, we're 520 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: gonna call it. We're gonna call it. And honestly, you see, 521 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: I mean every football team, every NFL team has trick 522 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: players on punt team, but you don't really run them 523 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: like you be practicing them all year all year, Like 524 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: when we're gonna call him, we can calling. You never 525 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:30,239 Speaker 1: call it. And it was funny. So we had got 526 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: a certain look at the game before in Miami and 527 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: we could have ran it, but the coach, you know, 528 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 1: very we didn't. We didn't get the blessed front of 529 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: head coach and then he said, man, this game and 530 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: if we get this look, just run it. And right 531 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: before we came out on the field, coach said, hey man, 532 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: the fake is up, so if you get to look 533 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: me and call it. So when I lined up, I 534 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: couldn't believe they left them uncovered, and I'm like wow, 535 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 1: So I kind of just took a big deep breathast life. 536 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: Just lay it up there, that's all you gotta do. 537 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: Just lay it up. There and I'm throwing a great pass. Man. 538 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: It's funny because I was thinking, like, man, maybe they 539 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: didn't the Scott report, they didn't know I played high 540 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: school quarterback. So because when I actually talked to the 541 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: guys after the game, they said, man, we had no clue. 542 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: We did not think that she was ever going to 543 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: throw the ball, no matter how much we dispect did 544 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 1: you and left the guy uncovered? So I doubt that 545 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: would have happened again, So we may have to draw 546 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: up a different trick play. What did that mean to 547 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: the team In regards to your feelings about Mike Vrabel, 548 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: I mean, it just it just let us know that 549 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: he has full trust in us as players. You know. 550 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: It's just like I always kind of look at even 551 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: when we didn't even when when for two point conversion 552 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 1: in the LA game and it didn't work, But at 553 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: the end of the day, we understand that, hey man, 554 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: this man is trying to win football games. It's not 555 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: about being conservative laying back now. It's about going out 556 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: there trying to win in you know, it don't always worked, 557 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, But at the same time, 558 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: it just lets us know, like, man, this guy has 559 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: full trust in his players, and he has trust to 560 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: me to be able to throw that touchdown or throw 561 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 1: the pass or whatever. So that definitely feel great for me. 562 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 1: Having a coach that's that aggressive, we'll call it, and 563 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: that willing to take chances. Does it make your preparation 564 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,959 Speaker 1: a little bit different, not like when you're installing some 565 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: of those trick plays and things that you may or 566 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: may not ever get that look. You know that Vrabel 567 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: could call that exactly like I said. It kind of 568 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,399 Speaker 1: makes you get excited throughout the week because it's like, hey, 569 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,920 Speaker 1: we're putting this new blitz or we're putting this new 570 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: this new trick players Like, man, we get this look, 571 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: Rabel is actually gonna call it. You can. It's funny 572 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 1: because you can now you can kind of whisper to 573 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: him like a Verbel You see that fake, you need 574 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:23,120 Speaker 1: to call it. You need to call it. Man, it's 575 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: gonna work. So you really say, hey, Vrabel, I mean yeah, 576 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: like coach very well, you know what I'm saying. He 577 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:34,120 Speaker 1: probably likes that exactly. No, very I mean he's he's 578 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: a true players coach, Like he is sitting down in 579 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: the meeting rooms and have real discussions about you know, 580 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: not not just game playing stuff, but just talking about 581 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 1: different techniques and you can really have a real discussion 582 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 1: and intellectual discussion about about football because I mean, he's 583 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: a football whiz. He loves talking ball. So I mean, 584 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: I'm the same kind of guy me Logan Kenny. Anytime 585 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: we're in a breaker, we're just sitting down the room, 586 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: like we could see her drop different plays and different 587 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,919 Speaker 1: disguises and stuff like that. So I mean, he's a 588 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: great coach. Some people thought that even though your interceptions 589 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,360 Speaker 1: went from eight in twenty seventeen to four last year, 590 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: that you had a better year as the safety. Why 591 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,360 Speaker 1: would they think that based on the tape? And do 592 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 1: you agree? I do agree. It's funny I didn't agree. 593 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: You know, at the end of the year, for some reason, 594 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:21,199 Speaker 1: I was feeling like, man, I could have did a 595 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: lot more. But you know, when I'm watching the film, 596 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: I feel like I became more of an all around 597 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: safety than I did the year before. I think the 598 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: year before was all about making a necession making interceptions. 599 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: But I think last year and man I showed that 600 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: I can I can bliss the quarterback. I had two 601 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: sacks last year. I had more tackles than I had 602 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: the previous years. So I definitely felt like I became 603 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: an all around more real rounded player and a smarter 604 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: player as well, because, like I said, had a sixteen 605 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:46,200 Speaker 1: more games under my belt. But um, honestly, I still 606 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, the sky is still the limit. 607 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: I feel I can reach another plateau and just keep 608 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: getting better. And honestly, I mean, I don't want to 609 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: make any predictions, but at the end of the day, 610 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 1: I do feel like I can be a lot better 611 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: player than I was last year. As you grow and change, 612 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: what changes about you as a player? Uh No, I 613 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 1: think just as my IQ gets higher and an understanding, 614 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: you know different things. Like one thing that I really 615 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: learned more. I learn more about protections and how the 616 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: offense called protections last year, so me and in the 617 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 1: safety we kind of was able to work in and 618 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,120 Speaker 1: kind of manipulate the offensive line to get free blitzers 619 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: where Logan can may get free on the blitz because 620 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: we showed a certain disguise and now they they switched 621 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,199 Speaker 1: the old line this way. But there it's a lot 622 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: of different stuff that I can keep adding to my game, 623 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: adding different pass rush movies that I've been trying to 624 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: do this all season. So I mean I think, as 625 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 1: like I said, I'm trying to be an all around, 626 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: well around the player. I don't want to just you know, 627 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 1: be stuck to one thing. And they just known for 628 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Barr being a ballhawk. We've heard more than once 629 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: the Demp's defense is great for safeties. Yes, why, I mean, 630 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: I just think you just have so much freedom. And 631 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: not only do you have a lot of freedom, I 632 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: think you have the opportunity to really be able to 633 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 1: run the defense. And a lot of stuff is predicated 634 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: off the safeties. So when I when Dean first got 635 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:00,239 Speaker 1: hit last year, I watched a whole lot of Eric 636 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: Weddle film and watched Eric Weddle just I mean, this 637 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: guy was all around the field. I mean I think 638 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: every quarterback beginning to snap, they looking at Eric we 639 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: because what is he doing because he's at the line 640 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, and then when he snapped the ball, he's 641 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: fifteen yards deep. So I think it's real great for safeties. 642 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: And I mean talking about a Reid, I mean he's 643 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: coach Rodney Harrison. He's coached some real great safeties and 644 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: like I said, watching the film and those guys, you 645 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 1: can really understand why this is a safety ran defense 646 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 1: because we have so much freedom. We have so much 647 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: freedom at disguises, different blitzes, all type of different stuff. 648 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: You never it never occurred to me that when you 649 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: get a new coach, even position coach or something like that, 650 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: you look at film from the previous team to see 651 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 1: what they're doing. How much research do you do in 652 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:46,160 Speaker 1: preparation for a new coach or coordinator or something like that. Yeah, well, 653 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: so I've been truly blessed to have two coaches that 654 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 1: I mean, I used to study film in college on 655 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: Trump Polamalo and the Stillers and where Dick Lebo was 656 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: coaching as well. So I mean then, like I said, 657 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: when DPS came in, it's like, oh, this guy coach 658 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: Ed Reid, I'm going to be doing the same and 659 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: stuff are redo. Let me watch how he did it, 660 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: because honestly, that's what I was really trying to do 661 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: with trying to see how how weddo shows certain disguise 662 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: or why did we do this? So I'm asking dp's 663 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: why I was doing this? Oh I was a red 664 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: doing this and try to take not only try to 665 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 1: be like them, but just add those kind of things 666 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: to my game and kind of making my own. Kenny 667 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 1: Vaccaro's back, Yeah, and you're happy about that. Everybody's happy 668 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:23,360 Speaker 1: about that. But I bet it was kind of bittersweet 669 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 1: with the Jonathan Cyprian situation from a personal standpoint, from 670 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 1: a dB standpoint, and you know, from a professional standpoint. 671 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: Talk about how you kind of weigh that in your 672 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: own mind. Yeah, it's it's a tough thing about the business, 673 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. You grow relationships with people, 674 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 1: and I had a full year with Sip and Sip 675 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: had a great year on twoy seventeen, and uh, to 676 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 1: kind of see how it was playing out, kind of 677 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: understand that he they might let him go or they 678 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: might keep Kenny. You know, it's tough. But at the 679 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: end of the day, man, I know a guy like 680 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: Sip but bounce back on his feet and I know 681 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: he'll be great off for But uh, I mean having 682 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 1: Kenny back, a man, it's definitely exciting. And to have 683 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: a whole another year in the same defense with the 684 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: same guy on the back end, and we can work 685 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: so many different disguise we can do we can do 686 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: so many different things but just like I said, man, 687 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: it's just the business of football. Fair to call Kenny 688 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: Ricardo a heat seeking missile, Oh, that's definitely fair. That 689 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: might be an understatement. I mean this guy, he brings it. 690 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: This guy has no care for his body. I mean, 691 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: he throws itself around. I mean this guy had a 692 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: dislocated elbow and still walked off the field like nothing happened, 693 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. Like, I mean, that's that's 694 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: that's somebody that you want to go to war with. 695 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: And every single sunday in that room that's constantly changing. 696 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: A new rookie is coming in in a money hooker. 697 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: What do you do to help rookies as they're trying 698 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: to find their feet within the locker room? I mean, 699 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: I think the main thing with rookies, you know, they 700 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: just had to come in being humble and coming ready 701 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: to work and understand that hey, just I mean honestly 702 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: pick the brains of the vets. And that's kind of 703 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: what I do. I ask questions or I answer questions 704 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:57,959 Speaker 1: for them, and I think that's the main thing. As 705 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 1: a rookie. Sometimes you kind of get the rookie treatment 706 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: from the coaches a little bit like you kind of 707 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: get screamed there. Especially Combs a super intense guy. But 708 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: to be able to, you know, pull a vet to 709 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: the side, ask some questions. We'll be able to easily 710 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: relate to the rookies because I was in that position 711 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: as well when I first came in, learned the extremely 712 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: hard defense. So but I think he'll I think he'll 713 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: be great. I think he's gonna come in to rookie 714 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: mini camps and do grading. And I mean just by 715 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: watching him on film, and he's a savvy guy who's 716 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: played a lot of differ positions in the back end. 717 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: So I think he'll be good. How many times has 718 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: Coach Combs chased you or anybody completely down the field. 719 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: He is constantly chasing after people. I mean you see 720 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: him out here. I mean he's out here with us 721 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: right now running sprints, man, trying to get in shape 722 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: to make sure he can keep chasing us around me. 723 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: It's exciting, man, to have a coach that brings that 724 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: much energy, you know, to the practice field because it 725 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: kind of holds you accountable. It's like, man, my coaches 726 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: is this old. He's running around. Man, I gotta get 727 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: I gotta get myself on a roll, So I mean 728 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: it's exciting. Man. I think he's bringing He probably brings 729 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 1: the most energy to practice every single day, and I'm 730 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 1: glad to have him in our room for sure. You 731 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: can call him the mayor, you can call him them 732 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: all pro, you can call him a pro bowler. In September, 733 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: you'll be able to call him dad for someone's Daddy 734 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: number thirty one in your program. Fourth year man out 735 00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: of Middle Tennessee State University, Kevin Byr, thank you for 736 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: joining us. I'm not no filing now. Honor and a 737 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: blessing to be here for Amy Wells. I'm Mike Keith. 738 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: Thanks for being with us on this edition of the OTP.