1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Welcome back. I'm glad to be back. I feel like 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: pretty much Lock is still the same, left all my 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: stuff in there. So yeah, oh of course it was 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: playing just now when it came and got me. Were 5 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 1: you surprised this off season when the Patriots I approached you, 6 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: when it was like something, you started having money, you 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: wanted to come back? I was. I was very surprised. 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: It was actually funny, like the day before my wife 9 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: asked me, she was like, Uh, would you want to 10 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: go back? I was like, I mean it'd be easy. 11 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: I know the system. I know everybody there. Even with 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: the coaches leven, I still knew everybody there, and uh, 13 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: sure enough, next to there, I got a phone call. 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: So I mean it was great. I'm happy to be back, 15 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: excited to get back to work. And you know, I 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: missed this place. It's like home. How did you come 17 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: back as opposed to someplace else? She didn't had a chance. Um, 18 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: Like I said, it was a lot easier, like even 19 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: the stinting in Miami. I had a great time, but 20 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: it was kind of hard because it's a different system. 21 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: New people had learned, the players learned, the coaches learned 22 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: the system, and here I don't have to do that. 23 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it might change a few players here and there, 24 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: and you know, a couple of new faces everywhere, but 25 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 1: you know, it's not that hard. So it's it's like 26 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: almost the same thing. It's kind of like you grew 27 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: up in this hometown your entire life. I went off 28 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: to college for a few years and now I'm back 29 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: home and everything still the same way I left him. 30 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: So it's it's pretty good experience. Oh man, six months, 31 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: nine degree weather. It wasn't bad. It was definitely a 32 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: learning experience. Um, like I said, I had a great time. 33 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: I met a lot of great people, some great players 34 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: down there. But like I said, this is home. What 35 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: kind of perspective do you getting about this team now? 36 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: I mean been an outsider for a year and learning 37 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: about them when they coming back. The grass always isn't 38 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: greener on the other side, you know, you kind of 39 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: step out because you always her stories. We're coming here 40 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: and yeah we did this there and did this, and 41 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: it's like, oh no, we do this all one way. 42 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: And I tried to. I had my mindset going down there, 43 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: and it's like I'm gonna keep everything the same, and 44 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: it was like, uh, we clashed on a lot of 45 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: things when we talked about a lot of things. But 46 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: like I said, here, stuff works for a reason, and 47 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: that's why I said, Like I said, I'm gonna keep 48 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: saying like this is home. It's like, yeah, I can't. 49 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: I can't help it. There's no coincidence you rest last year. 50 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: I guess I have no idea what you're talking about. 51 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: I woke up Monday morning and got a lot of 52 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: tweets and stuff and I was like, I can't believe 53 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: you did that. I was like, I don't know what happened. Yeah, 54 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: but you know that happened. And you know, here I 55 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 1: am ready to work able to brag in the locker 56 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: room about that at all. No, I legit. Don't talk 57 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: about how difficult was it leaving your home and going 58 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: away and adjusting to that. You learn about yourself. Um, 59 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 1: I learned a lot. I'm a lot stronger than I thought, 60 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: because I just when I left, I was like, this 61 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: is gonna suck. I suck at football. This is just 62 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: so bad. And you know, it's like sometimes you gotta 63 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: put yourself up body bootstraps, when you know, just go 64 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: back to work and stick to the ground so you know, 65 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,679 Speaker 1: just hit against the winning you gotta fight for it. 66 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: And you know, I learned a lot, you know, and 67 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: it was it wasn't for some strange reasons, like every 68 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: time I did something, I could hear Bill cussing me out, 69 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 1: like no, that's not how we do it. It's like, 70 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,519 Speaker 1: you're right, you got to do it the right way. 71 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: And so I had great coaching, I had such a 72 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: great staff and my my time being here and it 73 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: just carried me all through last year, like the entire time, 74 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: always just right there. It's like it's just like I 75 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: have my real dad and then there's Bills. It's like 76 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: they're yelling over each other for some reasons. It's like 77 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: I don't want to make the wrong moves. How do 78 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: you even fish in your role here? Brandon? You know 79 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: obviously your critical part special teams wise, um throughout your 80 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: career here, but open to doing a little bit more offensively. 81 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: They had some issues in terms of the running back 82 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: depth here last year. No clue what you're talking about, 83 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: but um no, um, whatever they asked me to do. 84 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: All right, That's that's kind of how I've been. That's 85 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: how I came into the league, That's how I kind 86 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: of want to leave. Whatever you need me to do, 87 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: that's what I'm here to do. Was it important to 88 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: you when you did come back here to get maybe 89 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a guarantee from the team 90 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: that you would, oh guarantee the right word, but that 91 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: you would stick around past the summer? My agent handled 92 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: all that. That's why he gets paid what he gets 93 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: paid to do what he does. He played to play football. 94 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: I didn't even know half of that was going on. 95 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: I did find out. I was excited about it, so 96 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: you know, he was looking out for my best interest, 97 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: so you know, shouts and he did an awesome job 98 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: with that one. But no, I just wanted to play football. 99 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: To be honest with you, when you left last year, 100 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: did you have like a home here that you sold 101 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: or do you kind of keep your rooms still knowing 102 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 1: them because you were here so long. I was renting. 103 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: Not the smartest thing to do, but I was renting, 104 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: So uh yeah, lost that house kind of sucks. Yeah, 105 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: it's kind of still sore about that one. Drive by 106 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: it every morning. It's like they out yet. But you know, um, 107 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: it's cool though there's a lot of places around that's 108 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: still close to the area. So I didn't go too 109 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: far your son to be back. He was. I actually 110 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: didn't tell him the first day, so I like, we 111 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: had everything agreed that I went to pick up from 112 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: school and he kind of gave me that looks like, 113 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: so we're going back to the I was like, what 114 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: are you talking about? Like I heard we're going back, 115 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 1: and say, yeah, we're going. So, yeah, he's pumped. He 116 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 1: actually started school yesterday, so he was all excited. He 117 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: would he said the same thing. Everyone's like, oh my god, 118 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: it's bracing. So he's thrilled. And so now it's just 119 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: had another daughter, so my wife's at home with those two. 120 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: So I gotta hurd and get there before I get 121 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: in trouble. But yeah, so yeah he was. He was 122 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: thrilled to come back. We all were. You mentioned you 123 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 1: learned that the grass is not always greener. Do you 124 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: come back here with a new perspective on things? New appreciation? Yeah, definitely, 125 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: more of an appreciation like you work hard for a reason, 126 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: you win for a reason, and you know, I just 127 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: got to stick down to the ground. And like I said, 128 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: I always had that while I was here, but being 129 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: away and still seeing that it still continued while I 130 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: was gone, which kind of sucked, by the way, But 131 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 1: you know, coming back into it is like I appreciate 132 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: it that much more and it just makes me want 133 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: to go that much harder. You preached that lesson to 134 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 1: some of the younger guys, who this is all they know. Nope, 135 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let them figure it out. They all they 136 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: know was hard work, So I'm gonna let them stick 137 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: to the hard work. They know. It was great. It 138 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: was awesome. I was cheering from you can ask everybody 139 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: in there. I was sending text messages like two hours 140 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 1: before the game. Don't embarrass me, like I've been bragging 141 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 1: on you guys all year. Don't do this to me now. Um. 142 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: So you know, they delivered, and like pretty much when 143 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: I left, I didn't lose contact with anybody in the locker. 144 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 1: We talked the entire season. You know, James White's this 145 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: locker right next to mine. I felt like I was 146 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: right next to him the entire season. We talked the 147 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: entire season, So it was great. I talked to everybody 148 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: in there, so I was rooting for him. I was 149 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: happy for everybody. I didn't text people tell like days 150 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: later because I already know how it gets. It's like, yeah, 151 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: you guys have fun at the parade. And then I 152 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: noticed I didn't get a text back to like ten 153 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: o'clock that night. I was like, yeah, it was a 154 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: great parade, wasn't it. You know? So yeah, I was 155 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: happy for him. They deserved it. How does that happen 156 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: that all your stuff stays in your locker? No clue, 157 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. I asked James about it, and he 158 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, this was this was just open. I 159 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: was like, so nobody setting my locker because you're so quick. 160 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: Story before every game, James, me and Strength coach Moses, 161 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: we all sit there and it has a three and 162 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: we just kind of hang out. And so Moses sent 163 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: me a text. I can't remember who they was playing. 164 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: He sent me a text of the chair and he 165 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, chairs still here, So you know it 166 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: just I guess it just happened that way. I got lucky, 167 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: I guess. So it's back. I don't have to find 168 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: a new locker and have new locker mates and stuff 169 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: like that, and back in my same spot. So if 170 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: you guys come looking for me, the boom box still 171 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: in there. We've reinstalled it so we're ready to rock? 172 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: Did that at all? Keep it in the back of 173 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: your mind, like, hey, you know, I might be able 174 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: to go back there. I know it's obviously it's not. 175 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: It's more than just a locker that you need in 176 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: order to come back to a place. Um No, I didn't. 177 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: Like I said, I had just kind of left as 178 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: soon as it was like, all right, it's over, I'm 179 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: out of here. And I'm not gonna say the patrol 180 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: was the furthest thing in my mind. But from the 181 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: events that everyone kept saying that happened during the season, 182 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: I didn't think that it would be. You know, it's like, hey, 183 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: I want a job. So I was excited to hear 184 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: back from him, and I even told him it was like, 185 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: I didn't expect to hear from you guys, So this 186 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: is great for the players. Talk about you as a leader, 187 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: has been the locker room when you were here? What 188 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: kind of leadership style do you try to take on. 189 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: I don't know what those guys are talking about. I 190 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: read some of this stuff and I was amazed at too. 191 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: It was like who they're talking about? U No, but 192 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: just kind of everybody just needs to take a deep breath, 193 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: step back and look at what's going on, relax, kind 194 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: of just chill out pretty much. It's pretty much all 195 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: I do. You know, we don't leave by you know, 196 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,839 Speaker 1: yelling and getting in guy's face. You gotta be that sound, 197 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 1: that voice of reasoning, like yelling doesn't get across to everybody, 198 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: you know, and that is to reunite with Ivan. Oh, 199 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: it's great. He gave me one of those big bear 200 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: hugs and still trying to catch my breath from then. Um, 201 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: it's been great. I missed the wholive. I told him 202 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: that first time I met him, texting that a couple 203 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: of times. He doesn't text often. I've told him a 204 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: few times how much I missed him, and I'm ready 205 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: to get back to it. Brandon. You can mentioned, you know, 206 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: there's a lot of turnover coaching staff wise, it kind 207 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: of feels similar to you, but there's a lot of 208 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: faces that are in other spots. Now. Is there a 209 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: different feel in the locker room because of that? And 210 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: you actually have one of the one of the new 211 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: assistance is one of your former teammates. Right, that's and 212 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: that was kind of strange. But he still looks like 213 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: he can play so you know, we joke with him 214 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: all the time. He comes in the weight room and 215 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: me and him talk about I don't want to say 216 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: old times make me feel old, but I remember when 217 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: I was just coming to the league and he was 218 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: still doing what he does now. It was like giving 219 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: me kind of look for this, look for that. He 220 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: was coaching me while he was still playing. So it's 221 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: kind of good to see him back into football and 222 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: he's coaching and stuff, and but no, it's, uh, it's 223 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: about the same, you know. You see everybody, everybody knows 224 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: who I am, I know who they are, and we 225 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: go about businesses, business being done.