1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: That's the transition. I'm transitioning very slowly, but I'm learning. 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 2: I'm adapting, getting acclimitty to the weather, the culture, everything 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 2: out here. 4 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: But I'm loving. I'm loving every second of it. Cold though, 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: this is cold as it gets. 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 2: Okay, good, because that's all I can happen, right, Yeah, 7 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 2: I got I'll bring up all my cold We are 8 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 2: from Hawaiian, all two jackets that I have. It's been 9 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 2: a great experience, just another opportunity to go out, learn 10 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 2: the playbook, you know, learn from the coaches, pick their brains, 11 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 2: get a little head head start on you know, going 12 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 2: into this this whole you know, starting off my career 13 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: and just really just taking it all in, soaking it 14 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 2: all in, learning how to become a pro and uh 15 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: just becoming a student of the game. 16 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 3: When you got picked by the Giants, is that on 17 00:00:58,520 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 3: your radar because of Gobriel? 18 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 4: Like, what was your relationship like him with him? After 19 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 4: being coached by him? 20 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: Had you guys stayed in touch. 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: We haven't really stayed in touch until I saw him 22 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 2: at one of the All Star games at the Shrine Boat. 23 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: And once I saw him, we kept in touch then. 24 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: And you know, once I got that phone call. You know, obviously, 25 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: I was just grateful for the opportunity at the time, 26 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 2: and I just, you know, automatically thought of coach Goobe. 27 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: I was like, dang, coach Kobe is actually there, and 28 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 2: saw the connections I had with him from the University 29 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: of Hawaii. I'm glad that that connection stays strong. And 30 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: you know, all the coaches, all the connections that I 31 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 2: made throughout all my All Star games, and you know, 32 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: speaking with the scouts at Combine and all that throughout 33 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 2: the whole process, and you know, I'm just very grateful 34 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 2: to be here. 35 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: What kind of lesson is that for you? 36 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 5: Knowing that you go all the way back to you know, 37 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 5: the days when you need a special teams coach, and 38 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 5: you know, I'm sure everybody has big dreams, but at 39 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 5: that point, he. 40 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: Was just your position coach in college right right. 41 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 5: All these years later he ended up getting drafted to 42 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 5: the team, and you find out that he put in, 43 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 5: you know, a positive scattering report on you from I 44 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 5: guess was what five six years ago when you guys 45 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 5: were together. 46 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: What does that mean? What kind of lesson do you 47 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: make for that? 48 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: It just means that, you know, I hope I just 49 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 2: made a great impression on Coach Gobi once I first 50 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: got there. Because Coach Gobi was only at the University 51 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 2: of Hawaii, I was only there with him one year, 52 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: my freshman year at Hawaii, and you know, I only 53 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 2: played special teams that year. That's how I contributed to 54 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: the team. That was my role there. And you know, 55 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: I guess I was on every special teams also at 56 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 2: the time. You know, I was playing all on kickoff, 57 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,399 Speaker 2: kickoff return, punt, punt return. But you know that that's 58 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 2: how I made my money out there. I just love 59 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: running down, playing the ball, you know, just making plays 60 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: for the team and anyway. 61 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: To contribute to the team. 62 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 2: That's why. That's a good way I did. And now 63 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: it's small, it's a small world. See coach Gobe here 64 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: now just a full circle moment having him here or 65 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: come from the University of Hawaii to now here in 66 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 2: New York. 67 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 1: It's crazy. 68 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 4: I feel like that's to use your phrase, the way 69 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 4: you're going to make your money again now here as 70 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 4: a rookie player special. 71 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: You know, I don't want to put any words like 72 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: that into it. 73 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 2: I just want to find a way to contribute to 74 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 2: the team anyway. Anyway possible, and if that's if it 75 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: is special teams, then so be it. 76 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: That's the way I'll contribute. Would you like being back 77 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: on the field with the same coach It changed on 78 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: the last half years, same coach. 79 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 2: You know, I always high energy with him, high energy 80 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: everywhere is and uh, you know, it's crazy. It's like 81 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 2: giving me flashbacks of when I was in his sitting 82 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: in his room or was that five years ago from now? 83 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 2: And and I'm just loving the feeling. Well, nothing beats this, man, 84 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: I'm loving it out here, being in New York, being 85 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 2: able to play the game that I love most in 86 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: this beautiful city. 87 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: Can't beat this. 88 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 2: I've seen, like hall, I played in Wyoming, high altitude 89 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 2: and it was like light snow, but nothing really crazy. 90 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: That's what I'm also. 91 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 2: Looking forward to, like a white Christmas. You know, I 92 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: haven't seen anything like that in hoy So I'm just really. 93 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: Excited to be here. Gets okay, maybe just one. Yeah, 94 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: I love this here. You said you're waiting for snow. 95 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: We're looking at you, going can we come home with you? 96 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: That's funny. 97 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 3: You had like three two hundred tackle seasons. 98 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 4: I think in a third tackle season that was almost 99 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 4: one hundred tackles. 100 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: How much pride do you. 101 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 4: Take and being a consistent tackler wrapping guys up? How 102 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 4: do you explain those numbers? 103 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 2: It's not really I wouldn't say it's all just my doing. 104 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 2: It's mostly the coaching staff, but the players to my 105 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 2: left and to my right, the D line, you know, 106 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 2: my other linebackers, on my secondary. You know, it all 107 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 2: starts from them doing their job making it easy for 108 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 2: me to in order to execute my place. And so 109 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 2: that's uh, you know, all the praise go to them 110 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 2: and then for me, you know, just it's easy my 111 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 2: part just getting to the ball, carry, wrap up, bring 112 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 2: the guy down. 113 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: You know, that's what I love in this sport. The 114 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: physicality of this. 115 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 2: Sport, you know, that's that's what I feel like I 116 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 2: bring most of this most of the table, you know, 117 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 2: just I just love running and hitting. 118 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: You know, that's what I pride myself on doing. 119 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 3: I asked because if you watch football, you see a 120 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 3: lot of guys like I'll drop a shoulder or try 121 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: to push a guy out of balance, and like some 122 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 3: of the fundamentals get away from you on tack like 123 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 3: watching it, it doesn't seem like that ever happens with you. 124 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, I'm not perfect. 125 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 2: I make mistakes here and there, but you know, I'm 126 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 2: striving to fix all all of my mistakes as far 127 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 2: as the tackling game, because that's what linebackers do. We 128 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 2: tackle everything that we see, everything that has the ball. 129 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 2: You know, that's what we. 130 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: Can do is just tackle the ball. 131 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 2: And so just trying to affect my craft at that 132 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 2: point and trying to get better whatever if talking about. 133 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, but what do you be like to learn from 134 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: BOBBYO character? 135 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 2: Well, jes That's what I'm looking forward to most is 136 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 2: learning from the vets. You know, I'm a student of 137 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 2: the game. I want to be the best version of 138 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 2: myself every day and you know, soon try to be 139 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 2: the best at my position. And uh, you know, and 140 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 2: it starts right there. It starts with Bobby. I know, 141 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 2: he's you know, he has a few years under his belt. 142 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 2: You know, he's doing great things along with all the 143 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 2: other Vets in the room. And I'm just trying to 144 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 2: be a sponge and soaking all the knowledge from them 145 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: and also my coach and coach A's and coach Zack, 146 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 2: you know, just trying to learn everything from them and. 147 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: Apply to my game as well. Like I said, he 148 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: he just runs and hit. 149 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 2: And he's very fast, and that's what I That's what 150 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: I pride myself on too, just running around and hitting 151 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 2: and really just being instinctive. Just bring a very smart 152 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 2: player and that's why I think he does best. And 153 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: I'm just trying to pick his brain learn from him. 154 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 5: There might be a nice conception when somebody is coming 155 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 5: and smiling and so happy to be here that you know, 156 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 5: maybe you don't have that edge. I gotta imagine that 157 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 5: when you're on that field, you're able to edge pretty. 158 00:06:57,920 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: Easily and be able to compete. 159 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would say off the field, does not travel 160 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: like too on the field. I would say off the field, 161 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 2: I would consider myself more of an introvert. I wouldn't 162 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 2: really go out on my way to like kind of 163 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 2: hang out with people. I don't really go out. I'd 164 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 2: rather stay home, stay with my family, relax. But once 165 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 2: I get onto that field, it's crazy. I don't know 166 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: how to explain. It's somebody else on that field all 167 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 2: of a sudden, you know, pregame speeches become my thing. 168 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 2: I talked to the whole group. I'm communicating out there. 169 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 2: I'm very vocal talking to everyone, making sure everyone's on 170 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 2: the same page. 171 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: I don't know how to explain it, but yeah, that's 172 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: just I would say, like my alter ego out there 173 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: on the field.