1 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: But now to make that transition the center. I'm pumped 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: about it like it's my natural position. Um, and I 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:10,159 Speaker 1: can't really thrive there. Have you eaten squirrel? Hunted and 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: eating squirrel like Ben has been a squirrel guy. Now, 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: if you haven't told me that this boy from Ronok, 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: Alabama would have been doing the things he's doing today, 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: out called your liar right there on the spot. Welcome 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 1: into the lounge. I'm joined here today by Clifton Brown, 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: stepping in for Ryan coming out of the bullpen. Always 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: excited to have Cliff joined the lounge. So we got 11 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: a good guest here today. Cliff, you're not the only one. 12 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: You may be the star of the show, but we 13 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,559 Speaker 1: also got Bradley Bozeman who's joining us here today, and 14 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: we're excited to get the chance to talk to Bradley. Cliff, 15 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: are you excited me back on the lounge? I am man. Uh. 16 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: You know, the lounge is always a good place to 17 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: hang out. I never know what I'm gonna get the call, 18 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 1: so I just I just stay ready. Every week I'm 19 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: waiting waiting. This week the phone rang. I'm happy to 20 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: be it. Yeah, if you're always ready, what's the phrase 21 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: if if you stay ready, you don't gotta get ready, 22 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: something like that. I like it, that's true, that's me. Yes. 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: So today we're gonna get a chance to talk with 24 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: Bradley Bozeman, who is obviously one of the more interesting 25 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,119 Speaker 1: storylines on the team. Cliffs just before we jump into 26 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: this interview. I mean, this is a guy who because 27 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,559 Speaker 1: a lot of publicity for what he does off the field, 28 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: rightfully so, and we're gonna spend some time talking with 29 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: him about that. But on the field he's one of 30 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: the more important players for the team this offseason. He's 31 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: been a starter for the past two seasons left guard, 32 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: but now he's making the move to center, and you 33 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 1: know he is. He's going to be a critical piece 34 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,199 Speaker 1: of this offense this year, no question about it, without 35 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: a doubt. And uh, I'll probably ask Bradley about this. 36 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: But you know, when I talked the players about switching 37 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: positions an offensive line, a lot of times they will 38 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: tell you it's not a big deal. Then after they 39 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: do it, they'll say, man, it was a big deal. 40 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try and get it just from him, what 41 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: he he thinks about it. I mean, he he played 42 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: center in college that was his primary position, but as 43 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: you mentioned, he's done a good job as a left guard. 44 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: Now switching back, especially at the NFL level, how big 45 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: of a challenge does he think it's going to be 46 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: a specifically, what does he do to get ready for that? 47 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: So it should be really interesting to talk about that. Yeah, 48 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: for sure. So we could sit here and give our 49 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: predictions for what Bradley is going to say, but why 50 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: don't we just hear from him himself. So at that said, 51 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: we'll go ahead and welcome in Bradley. Well, Bradley, thanks 52 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: for joining us. You just walked off the practice field here, 53 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: so let's just go right into it. Uh, as we 54 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: start moving back to center, this is one of the big, 55 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: one of the big questions that everyone is just kind 56 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: of curious about. We were chatting about it as we 57 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: were walking down here. So what do you say. It's 58 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: kind of like riding a bike. You've done it your 59 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: whole life and now you're back to it. What do 60 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: you tell me about it? Yeah? Absolutely, You know, I 61 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: played four years in Alabama, played a little bit in 62 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: high school at center. Um, you know, just kind of 63 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: feel like it's my actual position. Um, and I think 64 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: I really thrived there, really excited about the transition and 65 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: moving back in and you know, I have to have 66 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: an opportunity to be the starter there, so you know, 67 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: just taking advantage of every opportunity I'm given right now, 68 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: and um, you know see kind of where we end up, 69 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: you know when fall camp gets here and then obviously 70 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,920 Speaker 1: this season. So remind me, so when when you started 71 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: playing left guard? Had you played left guard like in 72 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: games before in high school and college at any point? 73 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: Played one in college? That's about it? Okay, left guard? 74 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: So yeah, just kind of kind of thrown to the fire. 75 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: You know, a lot of practice, a lot of repetition, 76 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: you know, because do you got me? I got you right? 77 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: And you know it was just you know, worked out 78 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: for me pretty well for the last two years. I 79 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: think I played at very high level. Um. But now 80 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: to make that transition to the center, I'm pumped about 81 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: it for sure. So talk to me a little bit 82 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: about just the conversations that you've had, Like was it 83 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: a big conversation or do they just you go out 84 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: there for the start of O t S and they say, 85 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: you know you're at center, Like what what kind of 86 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: goes on? You know when you leading into these offseason 87 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: practices as you're making you know, a position change, even 88 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: though like you said, it's one that you feel like 89 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 1: you're going back to your natural position. But you know, 90 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: last year you're lined up left guard and I would say, no, 91 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: one spot over. How does that go? You know, we 92 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: we we knew it was coming at a certain point, 93 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, just the way that the things were happening. 94 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: We've had a couple of conversations with coach harps Um, 95 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: you know, g ro and coach d you know, all 96 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: those guys, and you know, had that conversation about possibly 97 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: moving the center possibly you know, started out notas there 98 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: um you know, and then going onto the practice field 99 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: and you know, taking on the reps. Now, it has 100 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: been been really good. It's been a great easy transition. 101 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: I think our a line, I think basically all of 102 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: our line is together, and um, you know, to have 103 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: that cohesion and to be able to you know, kind 104 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: of meshed together has been really good. Has it been 105 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: a great opportunity to work together. So it's been a 106 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: it's been a fun couple of days. Ot S. Really, 107 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: I'm a little curious about the whole center position thing 108 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: as far as us lay people always here at this 109 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: owner is like a quarterback of the go offensive line 110 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: and you know, pass protection, making calls, getting there about 111 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: on the same page. Uh, how true is that? And 112 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: then like how do you get ready to take on 113 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: that aspect if it's something that you weren't doing as 114 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: a left guard? Yeah. Absolutely, that's that's the biggest key 115 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: to center is knowing, knowing the playbook, knowing what to do, 116 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,799 Speaker 1: knowing where to put people whenever you get a funky 117 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: you look on defense, you know, getting guys on the right, 118 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: on the right page, on the right people. Uh. And 119 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: it's just preparation, preparation, preparation, you know, it's just knowing, 120 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: knowing what to do, where to be, how you know 121 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: how the running backs gonna react, how the tight ends 122 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: are gonna play, how are you know tackles are gonna set, 123 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: And just knowing the whole the whole operation and making 124 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: sure everyone's on the same page. Um, that was because 125 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: if we're on the same page, we're we're all right 126 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: and we're all wrong together. So that's the that's the 127 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: biggest key there. So now guys have to listen to 128 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: you now, right, Yeah, a little bit more of you 129 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: not too much, but we got some really smart players. 130 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: You know, we have guys that that nowhere to go. 131 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: You know, really not much communication is really needed, but 132 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: it's over communicated to make sure that everyone is on 133 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: the same page. So, brother, a couple of weeks ago, 134 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: we had Bank Cleveland on the podcast after he got drafted. 135 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: He said that you were one of the first guys. 136 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: I think you may have been the first guy that 137 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: reached out to him just to kind of make him 138 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: feel at home. Is that something that you take as 139 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 1: uh as an example of kind of being a veteran 140 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: leader of the teams. You're stepping more into that veteran 141 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: role now that it's kind of on you to be 142 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: one of the guys that welcome in younger players on 143 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: this offensive line group. Absolutely, you know those you know, 144 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: I was one of those guys one day, you know, 145 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: three or four years ago, I was one of those guys. Um, 146 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: you know, looking for some guy that's looking for someone 147 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: to welcome me um. You know, to give those guys 148 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: that to give them a relationship, you know, even through 149 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,479 Speaker 1: social media when they walk in the door, it's big, 150 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: it's it's a big confidence loose for those kids. For 151 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: those young men, and you know, just to be able 152 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: to have a guy that come in they know they 153 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: can talk to, They know that they can um, you know, 154 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: lean on whatever it may be. Um. And then on 155 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: the flip side, my my wife does an amazing guy 156 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: with it too. You know, she always reaches out the 157 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: girlfriend's wives, uh, significant others, whatever it may be. Um, 158 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, to make sure that they know that they're 159 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: included and they're welcome, you know, part of our friend 160 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: group and part of our family. So just to make 161 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: sure you know, those people have a no, they have 162 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: a family here with us. Have you eaten squirrel? Hunted 163 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: and eating squirrel like Ben has? Yes? I have. You 164 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: know it's mine is more than stude though, not like 165 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: or anything, so but yeah, I've hunted and and and 166 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: have it eating it before so um, you know, not 167 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: not not really a preference, but I'll do it if 168 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: someone's got it, yes, so tell me all right? So 169 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: do you and Ben talk about this like he got 170 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: a lot of buzz for his squirrel story? Are you like, 171 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: why is this guy getting all this all this buzz? 172 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: I've been eating squirrel my whole life too, and no 173 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: one talked about this why I came into the NFL. Yeah, 174 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: I just different people have their different niches, so you know, it's, uh, 175 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: it kind of is what it is. So Ben, Ben's 176 00:07:56,160 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: a squirrel guy now, I mean, bab I got say 177 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: though that here you talk, if you ever gave me 178 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: some soup, now, I don't think I'd ever eat it, man, 179 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: because I'll be sure to let you know. It's funny. Um. 180 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: But also I'm also curious about you go into a 181 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: place like Alabama and the competition that there must be 182 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: just to get on the field of the program like that. 183 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: Do you how much do you think that experience has 184 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: helped you here because you came here with the Ravens. Okay, 185 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: you know this guy could be one of our starters, 186 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: but nothing was ever handed to you here. I would 187 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,239 Speaker 1: assume that was kind of the same way obviously in Alabama. 188 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: And has that help you think excel at this level 189 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: having to compete at such a program like that. Absolutely, 190 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: I mean I got to learn all my hard life 191 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: lessons there. They try to recruit you out of there 192 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: every single day. You know. It's just it's just like 193 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: the NFL. You know, they are bringing in five star guys. 194 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: I can file start guys that five star guys trying 195 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: to get you out the door if they can produce 196 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: and play, um, especially if they have more potentially you 197 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: as an older guy. You know, I didn't start until 198 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: my going into my fourth year. UM. And you know, 199 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: learning those lessons, learning that nothing's guaranteed to guaranteed to you, 200 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,319 Speaker 1: and just continue to work, continue to strive to be 201 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: better and better every single day because you know someone's 202 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: just knocking at the door waiting to take your spot. UM. 203 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: So you know, got to got to learn that at 204 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: a very young age as a very young man, young 205 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: new football player. UM. And so being here has helped 206 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: me tremendously. I also want to ask about you and Lamar. 207 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: Now is the center, you know, the setter quarterback is 208 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: kind of that's an important relationship, uh. I know, you 209 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,559 Speaker 1: know LaVar is try to be close to everybody. But 210 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: just as far as the chemistry between you guys, even 211 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: handling the snap, is it something there? But now you 212 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:49,559 Speaker 1: guys have to spend more time together both on the field, 213 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: maybe not necessarily off, but certainly on the field and 214 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: in meetings and stuff like that. Is your bond now 215 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: about to be even closer for this chemistry to be 216 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: a success. Absolutely. You know, I've always had a really 217 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: close relationship with all my quarterbacks I've had in the past, um, 218 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: and even the backups or whoever may be behind them. UM, 219 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: so you know it, it's very important to have that 220 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: open line of communication for him to be able to 221 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: come to me. It's like, hey, it's like your your 222 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: snap was off high left or it was you know, 223 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: it was low, whatever it may be, and I can 224 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 1: come to him. You know, Okay, your hand placement we're 225 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: under center is you need to be more to your right. 226 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: You need more firm. You can't press up on me 227 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: like that, you know, whatever it may be. Ums. And 228 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: also with protections and you know, just soling and so forth. Um, 229 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: it's huge, you know, just to be able to communicate 230 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: those things because him and I are response for making 231 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: things right. He's got receivers and I got the old line. Um, 232 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: so you know, obviously his his word overseas mine, but 233 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: I got I got a little a little bit of 234 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: control in there. But but yeah, just to make sure 235 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 1: that it's it's uh, it's we're all on the same 236 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: page and we're all working to try to do the 237 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: same thing, I have the same outcome. So so, brother, 238 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: I just want to spend a little bit of time 239 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: talking about your work off the field, which you you've 240 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: gotten a good amount of publicity for rightfully so because 241 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: of the work you and your wife Nikki do. Uh. 242 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: You were the team's Walter Peyton Man of the Year 243 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 1: nominee last year, which was well deserved last year. If 244 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:15,679 Speaker 1: you go back, you know to January February time, you 245 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: guys march. You guys were getting ready for your your 246 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: Coast to Coast r V tour um to go around 247 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: and speak to schools across the country about about buying 248 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: It got cut short because of covid um, But you 249 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: guys continue to kind of evolve and find ways to 250 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: serve a community. What are you up to now? Um? 251 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: So now for who all don't know. You know, we went, 252 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: like you said, we went coast to coast, We got 253 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: cut off in Colorado, came home trying to figure out 254 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: what's what to do, what's next? Um? And then we're 255 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: getting emails from from kids saying, hey, like we're not 256 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: going to school more and we're not getting our our 257 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: food anymore. You know, some of these kids are going 258 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: to school and only getting food at school. UM. And 259 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: so we switched from anti bowling to food in Securities UM. 260 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: In about seven months, we've had about one point five 261 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: million meals at the Now we switched over to Sink Snacks, 262 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: which is supporting your neighbors and community. That's our our 263 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: our program within our organization. And we have these six 264 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: plus six snack boxes for kids. They have QR codes 265 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: for the cal Ripken for the Bostomore Race Police Department, 266 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: UM and then miss I'm missing one. I'm missing one, 267 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: but UM. But yeah, it's you know, just these great 268 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: tools for kids to be able to you know, scan 269 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,599 Speaker 1: that code and you know, find free exercise equipment and 270 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: find you know too doing services, find after school activities, 271 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: whatever it may be to help these kids out more 272 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: and more in the Baltimore Seay community. UH. And we 273 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: continue to do that. You know, we partnered with the 274 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: Boys and Girls Club, We've partnered with cal Ripken that's 275 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: at cal Ripken kr code on there UM and we've 276 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: we've partner with these these amazing UM programs so far. 277 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: And you know, so all these Sinks Snacks are going 278 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: into UM, the Boys and Girls Club and they're giving 279 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: out at in the local community. We're give them to 280 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: the police department and they're handing these these snacks out 281 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: two kids in their communities as an olive branch and 282 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: to be able to make that connection closer, um and 283 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,959 Speaker 1: to feed kids at the same time. So it's been 284 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 1: huge and amazing. We've had so many good reports back 285 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 1: from the police officers saying how big of a hit 286 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: they are, UM, and just how how amazing it's meant 287 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: to be able to really connect with the community again, UM, 288 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: because you know, you you you want a kid to 289 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: come out, you know, not to be afraid police officers. 290 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: You want to have that trust and police officers and 291 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,719 Speaker 1: have that open line of communication. UM. So you know 292 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: we're hoping to that really helps a lot as well 293 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: as feeding kids, um at the same time. So you know, 294 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: we hope hope to make that worldwide by um, you know, 295 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: in the at least a couple of years. So you 296 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: know it's gonna be, it's gonna be, it's gonna be exciting. 297 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: So it's just always have to something that. Now I mean, 298 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: I applaud obviously you and Nikki, but this word all 299 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,319 Speaker 1: the words you value are doing it is just terrific, 300 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: And I'm just curious as an athlete, how much did 301 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: you think about the fact that what you can do 302 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: carry so much weight because you are an athlete, Like 303 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: if I'm coming to a school to talk to kids 304 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: and might a couple of kids who are exciting, but whatever, 305 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: who is this guy? But when a ravens coming, you know, 306 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: it naturally carries weight. And now you can use that 307 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: platform to help others. How much did you think about 308 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: that before it actually happened? And then how much more 309 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: juice are you guys getting because of all this feedback 310 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: you're getting for what you're doing. Yeah, So, coming in 311 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: coming into the situation, and we we already knew we 312 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: had a big platform. Played in the University of Alabama, 313 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: we had a platform, we had somewhere to stand, um. 314 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: And then so we have you know, we were doing 315 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: anti bowling coming into the league. We've hit twy six 316 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: schools in the month of April before the draft. Uh. 317 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: And then so we got to the league. You know, 318 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: it's like, okay, so where do we go now? Where 319 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: Where's what's the next step? Um? And so we just 320 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: want to maximize our platform as much as we can. 321 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: You know, it's we've been given such an amazing, such 322 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: an amazing blessing with this huge platform that we've been given, 323 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: and we want to we want to stretch it and 324 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: mold it as best as we can to use it 325 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: as good um. And Nikki, Nikki has been the driving 326 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: force and just amazing. I mean I couldn't do a 327 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: quarter of what we've done so far without her, um, 328 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: because she's just she is on the ball seven. I mean, 329 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: she's just rolling ideas and uh, she's a she's a 330 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: great partner, great, great teammate, you know, a great, great 331 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: best friend, and she's just an amazing spouse and um, 332 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: you know, just can't I can't say enough good words 333 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: about her. But um, you know, to be able to 334 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: stretch the thing like we have have has been has 335 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: been such a blessing. One thing that I think is 336 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: really fascinating about your story and and this is for 337 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: listeners who don't know, this is part of what was 338 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: the motivation behind targeting anti bullying from the start was 339 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: that when when you were a kid, you were bullyed. 340 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: And I think a lot of people probably look at 341 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: you and they say NFL player, big tough guy who 342 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: who in the world would ever try to bully him? Um. 343 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: And I think that I gotta believe it when you 344 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: go to ad a third grade class and you talk 345 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: with a group of kids and they say, wow, if 346 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: he was bullied it, I almost feel a little bit 347 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: more secure in saying that I was as well. Have 348 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: have you seen that, um, in in your travels and 349 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: in these conversations you've had with kids. Absolutely, I mean 350 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: you're like to a team, you know, you're saying, oh, 351 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: this big guys has been bullied. You know what, what 352 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: the heck? And it's like you always always tell the 353 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: kids like you, you don't you don't see the climb. 354 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: You see the peak, you see the peak of the mountain, 355 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: you don't see the climb to get there. So you 356 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: don't know who's seeing to the left your right of view. 357 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: Who are who they're going to be in you know, 358 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: ten twenty years, you know what they're going to turn 359 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: into be, what kind of person they're gonna be, what 360 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: kind of impact you're gonna have on their life? Um? 361 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: Because for me, you know, I turned to when things 362 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: were going wrong. I found a way to turn to 363 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: football into weightlifting. While I found a way to turn 364 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: all the negative into a positive and went to the 365 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: basketball court, played basketball to played basketball in Alabama. UM. 366 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: You know, so finding finding those external motivation motivations, you know, 367 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: when these kids are getting bullied, that's what we were 368 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: able to do. UM. And so that's where we really 369 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: we really try to drop home these kids, like find 370 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: something positive that you love to do. Nikki always says, 371 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: if I wake you up at three o'clock in the morning, 372 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,239 Speaker 1: you know, what are you going to be excited to do? 373 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 1: What are you gonna be just just ready to go? 374 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: If I wake you up that early, whatever that is, 375 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 1: make that, let that be your your motivation. Let it 376 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:17,679 Speaker 1: everything that's negative happening. Put all that bad energy into that, um. 377 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: Because if you do that, you turn around one day 378 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: and you've made something amazing. UM. Because you know this 379 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 1: where you you never stop getting bully You know, y'all 380 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: all know social media is a killer. It's it's among 381 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: with young young adults also, So you know, just to 382 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: be able to those kids to have a place to turn, 383 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 1: for be able to talk to us, to be able 384 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: to turn and go into their sport or their their 385 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: instrument or you know, whatever it may be. UM, it's 386 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: such a huge key. That's awesome And and as a 387 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: result of this work, you've you've got a lot of buzz. 388 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: You know, I know that the Lounge podcasts carries a 389 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: lot of weight. You know, I know that this was 390 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: probably the biggest interview you've done in weeks. You also 391 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: did one on The Today Show, which I think is 392 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: probably second fiddle to this, right, right, right? You can't 393 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: stop laughing though, right? Is it? Is it crazy? Though? 394 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 1: I mean to be to be getting interviewed on like 395 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 1: on the Today Show. Uh for that they want to 396 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: feature the work that you're doing. Listen, I'm I'm from Rono, Calabama. 397 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 1: You know, if I bet nine people that are listening 398 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: to this, like, where the heck is that? Trying to 399 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: figure out where it's at? No one knows where it's at. 400 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: If you have told me that this boy from Rono, CA, 401 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: Alabama would have been doing the things he's doing today, 402 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: I called you a liar right there on the spot. Uh. 403 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 1: You know, it's just been I've been very blessed. I've 404 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 1: had an amazing journey, amazing support stuff behind me, UM 405 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: and to be able to get to the point where 406 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: are now, UM has been has been such a blessing. Um, 407 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: I can't I can't say that enough. That's awesome. Well, 408 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: we're certainly fortunate to have you here in Baltimore. Uh. 409 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: Great off the field, great on the field, and we're 410 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: excited to see what you have in store in both 411 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: places this year. So Radley really appreciate the time. Absolutely, 412 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: thank you for having all right good stuff from Bradley. Uh. 413 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, he's one of the most 414 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: important players on the football field, and in terms of 415 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: what he does off the field, all of that credit 416 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 1: and praise is well deserved. I mean this is a 417 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: guy him and his wife Nikki, Uh, they just they 418 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: do a lot um and it's it's really important to them. 419 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,479 Speaker 1: And I think that he's become kind of a shining 420 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: example on the community front. And the Waltz pay Man 421 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: of the Year nominee last year was was well earned. 422 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: And Uh, I think he's We're just still at the 423 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 1: tip of the iceberg in terms of what they want 424 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: to do with their foundation, no question. I Mean teams 425 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: talk about brilliant quality guys all the time, but in 426 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: the case of Bradley Bowsman, that is accurate and his wife, 427 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: I mean, they're just you know, carrying people who have 428 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: really dived into uh, trying to make a difference. And uh, 429 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,640 Speaker 1: you wouldn't think of Bradley Bozeman as a person who 430 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: was bullied, you know, growing up because of his stature 431 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: and obviously be an NFL player, But you know, it's 432 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: it's just another layer to show that underneath these helmets 433 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: and these shoulders, bads are are people like everyone else. 434 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: And you know the fact that I think it's important 435 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: that kids and even adults can look at an athlete 436 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 1: and realize that they go through a lot of the 437 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: same things that that we do. So, yes, they've they've 438 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: made a difference to Bozeman and obviously well are committed 439 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: to continue to do so. Alright. So, in terms of 440 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: on the field, on the podcast last week, Bryan and 441 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: I spent some time talking about the offensive line and 442 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,679 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of rounding into form. This is not 443 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: totally finalized yet. I think there's still the competition at 444 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: left guard in terms of who wins that spot. I mean, 445 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: that's really the kind of the last remaining question. Well, 446 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: the other remaining question is exactly when Ronnie Stanley is 447 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:57,199 Speaker 1: going to be fully healthy um at that spot? And Um, 448 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: I left tackle, which the expectation is will be ready 449 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 1: to for the start of the season, probably in training camp. 450 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: But um, you know, until that happens, he's he's gotta 451 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: he's gotta get out there and show that he's ready 452 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,679 Speaker 1: to go. Um, your your standpoint, I mean, do you 453 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: have any thoughts concerns about Boseman making that move, Because 454 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: to me, I don't. I mean, this is something that 455 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: I've been talking about, like I said, for a couple 456 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 1: for a couple of years. I feel like this could 457 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 1: be a natural transition, as Ravens have had some issues 458 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: at the center position. Um, particularly with the snaps the 459 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,480 Speaker 1: past past season. I always felt like Bozeman was a 460 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: logical candidate. He's established himself at a position that wasn't 461 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 1: his natural position coming into the league, So moving to center, like, 462 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 1: I don't have any concerns that he'll be able to 463 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: do it. No, I don't. I think he'll be adjusting 464 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: just fine it. He'll just just find a playing center. Uh. 465 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: My bigger concern would be the unit as a whole, 466 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: just getting it in place week one and having a 467 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: unit that they roll with through the season. I thought 468 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: two thousand nineteen it was really important that they got 469 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: on a role as a unit offensively. You had to 470 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: beget injury disturb but that wasn't until later this season 471 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: when they had already built up so much momentum and continuity. 472 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: I think last year with Yonda retiring, let beyond uh 473 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: Rannie getting hurt and then Orlando moving over from right 474 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: to left, even though they did overall pretty good job, 475 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: continuity is such an important part of an offensive line, 476 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 1: and training camp is the time when they want to 477 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 1: figure out the best starting five and then hopefully once 478 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: they figured out, they can roll with it as much 479 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: as you can from start to finish. So the Bozeman piece, 480 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about the starting five. Hopefully they can 481 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: Jael like they did in two thousand nineteen. Yeah, and 482 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: the other thing that I'll say, And then we do 483 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 1: want to get to some fan questions that as always, 484 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,160 Speaker 1: you can email us of the lounge at Ravens dot 485 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: NFL dot net. I like the one of the reasons 486 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: I like Bozeman at center is his size. I mean, 487 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 1: he's big, and so I felt like when you put 488 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: him there, and let's just say, Ben Cleveland wouldn't be 489 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: the left guard. Now your offensive line, and you have 490 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: Villain a Waver at right tackle, and you have Ronnie 491 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: Stanley at left tackle, you have Zeitler at right guard. 492 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,119 Speaker 1: I'd put that offensive line on paper up against just 493 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,919 Speaker 1: about any in the league. And the Ravens love to 494 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: play a downhill. Their power running team, Greg Romans, probably 495 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 1: the best run game in terms of designing at the 496 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,479 Speaker 1: run games, probably best coordinator in the NFL of that. 497 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: I just look at that offensive line, the size of it, 498 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: and say, they're gonna be able to bowl people over. 499 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 1: They're gonna pave the way on the ground for j 500 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 1: K's albums, Gus Edwards Lamar, and they're going to continue 501 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,919 Speaker 1: to be at the best running team in the league, 502 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: one of the best in team history, or one of 503 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: the best in NFL history, which is what they've been 504 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: over the past couple of years. So, UM, I just 505 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: really like Bozeman's versatility moving to center, what that allows 506 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:04,919 Speaker 1: that to for the offense as So, all right, I 507 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:06,360 Speaker 1: want to get to a couple of fan questions here, 508 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: Cliff before we wrap up. This one comes to us 509 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: from Matthew Cunliffe, UM, and he asked about the quarterback position, 510 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: said he was listening to the review of the first 511 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,640 Speaker 1: week of O T A s UM. He also thought 512 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: it was a good point about Hollywood having his first 513 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: full training camp UH an off season, which, like we 514 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: said last week, is really important. So he got him 515 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: thinking about McSorley and Tyler Huntley. Those two guys are competing. 516 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: There's no RG three in the mix this year, so 517 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: he was the backup for the past couple of seasons. 518 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: McSorley was the third quarterback last year. What do you expect? 519 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: Do you think that Raves will carry three? Will both 520 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 1: Huntley and McSorley make it? Will it be who? Do you? 521 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 1: How do you see that plan out? Yeah? I think 522 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: they're only going to carry two. I don't think it's 523 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:56,959 Speaker 1: just don't but that would be my guest, um, and 524 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: I don't think that. Yeah, they're gonna be able to 525 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: sneak you know, tell about speaking one of those two 526 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: through waivers. I don't see that happening. I mean the 527 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: new commodity. So yeah, there's gonna be a really interesting battle. Uh. 528 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: It might be a photo finish as to who wins, 529 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 1: but my gut is that they will go with with two. 530 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 1: I believe that they like both have confidence in both 531 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 1: and both will be ready to play if needed. But yeah, 532 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 1: I just feel like they won't carry three. Yeah, will 533 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: you start carrying three quarterbacks? It's you really got to 534 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 1: have a strong case to do so. Like the preferred model, 535 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: there's is just to keep two because you're basically using 536 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: a roster spot for a position that you don't expect 537 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: to use at all, and insurance is important. But I 538 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: think that if you can get by with two, that's 539 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: what you prefer to do. I also think it remains 540 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: to be seen. Last year they were the protections for 541 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: practice squad players, so the Ravens were able to protect 542 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley late really throughout the entire year, and then 543 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: that allowed him to still be on the roster. Uh 544 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: they could call him up on the weekend basically until 545 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: they needed him full time late in the year, and 546 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 1: that was kind of another layer of protection. Think of 547 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 1: remains to be seen what the rules are in terms 548 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:15,120 Speaker 1: of weekly call ups. There are COVID call ups last year, 549 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 1: Like the roster maneuvering last season was insane. Every Saturday, 550 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,439 Speaker 1: we would get like six different transactions to all these 551 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: different call ups. It was just it was just hard 552 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: to manage. UM, so I can only imagine how Eric 553 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: Costin Nikmatdio felt dealing with all that stuff over the 554 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: course of a week. But um, I would say that 555 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: the preference would probably be to keep too and I 556 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:35,880 Speaker 1: think it's probably just too early to say. I think 557 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,440 Speaker 1: photo finish is a good way to put it. One 558 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: more question here, This is from Will Saunders. Uh and 559 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:42,920 Speaker 1: he yess about O T A S. Basically what's going 560 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: on in terms of there's installed work and fundamentals, but 561 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: what else is there one on one stuff? UM? I 562 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: understand it's a lot of basics, but how competitive and 563 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 1: aggressive are we talking? Like do you see Marlin Humphrey 564 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: pressing rosa Bateman or daph o a attacking Villaeueva? No, 565 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: it's not that competitive. First of all, the guys aren't 566 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: in pads, so they're in shells. They're not in pads. 567 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: There's no live contact allowed during these practices, so there's 568 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:12,160 Speaker 1: no press, there's no full speed pass rush drills. Um 569 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:15,439 Speaker 1: there's no going to the ground, there's no tackling or 570 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:19,199 Speaker 1: anything even close to that. So this is like, I 571 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,640 Speaker 1: don't know, I'll say, kind of guessing the number here 572 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: of a practice that you would see in training camp 573 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: in terms of speed, in terms of intensity, in terms 574 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: of competitiveness. It's not to the level that you're gonna 575 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: see in a month, right exactly. I mean, but you 576 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 1: know it's important. I mean, all those you know, there's 577 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: some real competition is going on. I think the wide 578 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: receivers will benefit from, you know, going against the quarters, 579 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: the caliber of you know, Humphrey Peters, Jimmy Smith at 580 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,160 Speaker 1: the ame on on and on. So yeah, I mean 581 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: I think one of the keys of raging successes is 582 00:27:56,080 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 1: the way that they practice. Um so yeah, did I'm 583 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: interested in seeing when those battles begin, which one obviously 584 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,679 Speaker 1: was are getting open, which ones are having trouble getting 585 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: off the line of scrimage. I think those in space 586 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: competitions will be fun to watch. Yeah. Like the thing 587 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: to Will's question, the thing that I keep pointing to 588 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 1: with O. T. A. S. In terms of what's definitely 589 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: accomplished during this time is that this is the time 590 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,360 Speaker 1: to accomplish timing. You get into a rhythm, you get 591 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: into this is a chance for Lamar to to get 592 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: into a rhythm with Sammy Watkins and we stop Bateman. 593 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 1: Guys who hasn't thrown too previously and just reps the repetition. 594 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: You go through these practices, these guys come out of 595 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 1: them sharper because you just are doing it every day 596 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: and there's no substitut here. Guys talk about this all 597 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: the time. You go away for the off season, you 598 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: can work with your trainer or wherever it is, but 599 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: there's no substitute for actual football work, even if it's 600 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: not a full scale practice and obviously not anywhere close 601 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: to games. Getting out a field, putting on a helmet, 602 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: running through drills, working on those fundamentals, getting that timing down. 603 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 1: There's real a you there, so um, that is what's 604 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: happening during this time. They are able to line up 605 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: and go eleven on eleven, but it's not anywhere close 606 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: uh to to full go And like I said, no contact, 607 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: no tackling, anything like that. So let me mentioned earlier. 608 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: You guys can always email us, send us those questions 609 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: to the lounge at Ravens dot NFL dot net. Really 610 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 1: appreciate Bradley for joining us today, and we'll be back 611 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: next week when Ryan should be back. Right is Ryan 612 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: coming back? How long has he gone? Cliff? I think 613 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna I prefer you, but if makes back, 614 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: we'll take him. Uh So, he should be back next 615 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: week and thanks for listening. We'll talk with you soon.