1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: How we be describe, um, get weak of the offices 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: in a program. What's the atmosphere like? It's good, you know, 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: it's uh, it's nice to the rookies in and um, 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's just all about, you know, trying 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: to improve as a team and individually this time of year. 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: So we're all just going out there and trying to 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: do what's best for you know, to to make growth 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: in all aspects of our game. And you know, these 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: young guys you know, hit the hit the field running 10 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: and they're, um, you know, just kind of getting used 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: to the whole competitive nature we have here and and 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: just really getting ready to go. And you know, hopefully 13 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: we can carry that into OTAs next week. You know, 14 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: last year we have a bigger role in the offense. Uh, 15 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,639 Speaker 1: not really, Um, you know, I just kind of as 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: the season progressed, I kind of started getting more and 17 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: more you know, opportunities, and I had to seize those opportunities, 18 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: make the most out of them. And then kind of 19 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: as how it goes, you know, once you get there's 20 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: opportunities to make the most out of them, then you 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: get more opportunities. So kind of worked out that way 22 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: last year so you have to say the best assistance 23 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: he's nerve of your career. Has anything changed for you 24 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: ready into the off season, any different goals? Do you 25 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: do anything differently just to prepare for maybe more of 26 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: a role. Yeah, I think there's always there's always room 27 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: for improvement, whether it's you know, just like scheme things, 28 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: whether it's understanding the offense you know and more conceptually 29 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: and being able to kind of plug and play in 30 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: certain situations, whether it's in the weight room and trying 31 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: to just get stronger and faster and more flexible anything. 32 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a great time of year to 33 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: really address any kind of weakness in your game and 34 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: try to prepare yourself to help the team in any 35 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: way that they ask you to do. When you mentioned 36 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: introducing the rookies a kind of the competitive nature and environment, 37 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of them are coming from a 38 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: huge college football programs, So what's different than from that 39 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: aspect than they might have already experienced. I mean, honestly, 40 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: I can't I can't speak to exactly what's the different 41 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: between a big football football program and here, because I 42 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: mean I only know what it was coming from Brown 43 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: to hear Um, but I think it's just the uh 44 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: I mean, New England is a is a pretty unique place. 45 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: I mean the amount of accountability and attention to detail 46 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: that takes to play here is is pretty unique. And 47 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: I think, you know, these guys just have to you know, 48 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: pick up on that pretty quickly and just get ready 49 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: to go um because we just kind of, you know, 50 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: it's business as usual and you either kind of pick 51 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: it up quickly or you know you're gonna kind of 52 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 1: fall behind. So these guys are you know, it's a 53 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: good challenge for them, but these guys are all prepared 54 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 1: to do it, and they're gonna you know, go out 55 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: and and uh, you know, put their best foot forward. 56 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: As a full back guy that's gonna be blopping for 57 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: them because they're kind of like to talk to those 58 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: guys and like kill their you know, I think this 59 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: is a good time a year to kind of build 60 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,359 Speaker 1: a little bit of a camaraderie with those those guys 61 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: and um, you know they're coming in and and you know, 62 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: just any kind of you know, points of emphasis that 63 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: coaches make to us and then we can really relay 64 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: to you know, those guys and just having more opportunity, 65 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: more reps more time and practice, going through plays, seeing 66 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: them on film. You know, it's any kind of those opportunities. 67 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: Just we got to take advantage of it and try 68 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: to try to grow together and you know, get our 69 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: camaraderie up and going. You talk about more reps, like 70 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: how do you feel you're diaper changing heads of all? 71 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: That's uh, that's growing exponentially over the past couple of years. 72 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I have three kids under three. Um, when 73 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: my daughter was born, yeah, I'm I'm pretty pretty good 74 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: at at doing the diaper change, right, I mean, but 75 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: having a girl, it was a whole different, uh, you know, 76 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: a whole different experience, you know. So um, but everything's 77 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: good at home, and thanks for asking about them. I 78 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: love talking about my kids. But they are they're pride, 79 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: enjoying my life and just blessed to have him and 80 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: blessed to have a wife that puts up with it all. 81 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: A girl experience. Yeah, yeah, well, I think just as 82 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: a father and of two boys to start out with, 83 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: I was kind of you know, not really, I wasn't 84 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: as soft on that, you know, and then I had 85 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: my daughter, and now I can already kind of see 86 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: myself like just I can't bring myself to be mad 87 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: at her, you know, I mean she cried. She cries, 88 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh no, what's wrong? What's wrong with 89 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 1: my boys? I was like, come on, stop crying. You know. 90 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: So it's just a whole different um aspect that I've 91 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 1: learned and um, I mean, I'm sure everyone's kind of 92 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: experienced that kind of stuff, and it's just, uh, the 93 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: beauties of being a father. You know, You've worked at 94 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: a lot of different position groups in your time here, 95 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: the running backs group, honorary offensive linemen, sometimes in the 96 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: blocking game with tight ends. How have you dealt with 97 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: at you know, getting it being in the different rooms 98 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: and molding into what your role is. Yeah, I think 99 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: I think I've just always looked at it as an 100 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to grow and learn from um, a lot of 101 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: other guys that have done really good things in their 102 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: respective roles. So anytime I get an opportunity to kind 103 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: of sit down with you know, Scar Ives or Nick 104 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: Um or any of the players, just trying to learn 105 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: from them and see what they see and whether it's 106 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, line up before play as a play progresses, 107 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: just kind of looking at things through a different set 108 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: of eyes and trying to grow as a football player 109 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: and just be more in tune to the whole aspect 110 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: of a play, not just what I have to do 111 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: on any certain play. Were you disappointed them being snow? Yeah, no, 112 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: I mean I was just I was happy to be 113 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl. You know, that's the real Bowl 114 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: we're playing for, and um, you know, so I didn't 115 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: really pay any attention to that, and uh, you know, 116 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: it's I was just happy to be playing, uh, you 117 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: know or February. So some new faces and those tight 118 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: I grew up. I know, he spent a decent trunk 119 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: or time with those guys, but he knows from from 120 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: had in Austin, and so those new guys, Yeah, you know, 121 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: these guys are like I said before, they're they're hitting 122 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: the ground running and they're really they're gonna tuned in 123 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: and and you know, doing really good things, picking up 124 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: the offense very well, and um working really really hard. 125 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: And that's I mean, that's what it comes down to, 126 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 1: is they just got to be willing to put in 127 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: that work, and they've done it thus far. So I'm 128 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: really happy to be able to work with these guys. 129 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,119 Speaker 1: And and uh, you know, it's a pretty pretty cool group. 130 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: You know, been here a while and seeing some different faces, 131 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: and these guys are are really good once to have 132 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 1: his teammates. It's a unique position and that it's still 133 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: involved in the running game as well as receiving and 134 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: past protecting, you know, besides putting in the actual hours 135 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 1: and obviously maximizing your time here. Is there anything unique 136 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: to picking up that position that would help you know, 137 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: as a as a newcomer as a tight end. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 138 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: I think, you know, I think I'm wouldn't say that 139 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: there's much uniqueness. I just think that you really have 140 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: to understand the whole play as a tight end, because 141 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: it's not just what your route is and you know 142 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: past past play or you know what you're blocking assignment. 143 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: You have to truly understand what the guy next to 144 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: you has, what you have to look for in the defense. Um, 145 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: so it's a it's a pretty it's a pretty broad 146 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: knowledge that you need to know at tight end because 147 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: you have to look for a lot of things and 148 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: you're involved, like you said, you're involved in you know, 149 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: the wrong game, pass, game pass protection, pretty much everything 150 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: that goes on. So you have to like fully conceptualize 151 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: every play or else you're just going to kind of 152 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: get you know, lost in it all. So, um, you know, 153 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: our coach Nikklee does a really really good job preparing us, 154 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: um and getting us ready to go. And and these 155 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: guys have stepped up to the challenge and they're they're 156 00:07:55,720 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: making really good strikes. How do you like the rookies? Oh, 157 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: they're good. I mean we've only only been working with 158 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: them for you know, two days, but what I've seen there, 159 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: they're a really good group. Um. You know, we'll see 160 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: more out of them in training camp and stuff like that, 161 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: but and in OTAs in the spring and all that. 162 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: But uh, it seemed like a good group of guys. 163 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: And you know they're all you know, fresh faces and 164 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: ready ready to come in to work. And um, it's 165 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: just good to see. Your advice for rookies more head down, 166 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: now shut go by your business or how do you 167 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: what's your approach to this? I think it's I think 168 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: it's unique. I think it kind of depends on the person. 169 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: I mean I was definitely kind of a head down 170 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: and just, um, you know, go to work and don't 171 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: say much, you know, be seen not heard kind of thing. Um, 172 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 1: but everybody has a different personality and they just have 173 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 1: to kind of own that, you know. I think, um, 174 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: there's no like right or wrong way to come in 175 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: here and make your mark as a rookie. I think 176 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: you just gotta you gotta produce, and you gotta go 177 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: out there and and be a good um teammate and 178 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: a good player and and be accountable and all those things. Um, 179 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: and then you know, you kind of make it what 180 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: you will. What are your thoughts on Jacob Johnson and 181 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: the whole concept of that international program. Yeah, I think 182 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: it's great. I mean, Jacob is a really good player, UM, 183 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: really good athlete, smart kid, works really really hard, and um, 184 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: so it's awesome to you know, just give an opportunity 185 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: to to a guy that you know, was you know, 186 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: overseas and stuff like that. I mean it's it's a 187 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: pretty cool program. And we're happy to have him. Yeah yeah, 188 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: sorry about that. Yeah yeah yeah, but yeah, like I said, 189 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: he's a really good guy and um, just happy to 190 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: go to work with him every day, you know. Yeah, 191 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: all right, thank you guys, appreciate it.