1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,519 Speaker 1: Just curious if you could take us through last night. Um, 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: how surprised where you when you got the call? And 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: was this uh destination on your radar? Um? Shoot, when 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: I got the calls, definitely, UM, a lot of big 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: surreal feeling. My mom started going crazy. Um I had 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: a fan members to a Zoom call like this and 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: like you know, they're going crazy over the computer. So 8 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: just a great time, great experiences to see, like you know, 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: everyone that's like near and dear to my heart to 10 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: see it was happy and enjoyce for the moment. And um, 11 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: you know, growing up I always a wanted to be 12 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: a Giant and I'm just happy to put on the blue. Um. 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: You know that's that's it still feels so surreal to me, 14 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: and it's just looking forward to the future. Time you 15 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: can go ahead, okay man, Uh, first of all, are 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: you you're in the Bronx? Is that where is that 17 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,639 Speaker 1: where you are with with your family and uh doing 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: the zoom stuff. I know we moved a year ago, 19 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: so I'm in Fishfield, New York. And just could you 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about growing up a Giants fan. 21 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: I know you were you were you were rooting for 22 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: them when you were going to high school up in 23 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 1: New England. Um, I mean like because I came out 24 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: from Jamaica here at a young age and um, you know, 25 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: uh growing up in New York kind of fell in 26 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: love with the Knicks. Um and then also the Giants 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: Small Suit right after that, and um, you know it's 28 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: just uh just watching them, just watching of the TV, 29 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: just the culture and everything. The Giant Standford was just 30 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: something that was just feelings against a young kid, especially 31 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 1: growing up, especially at that moment in high school. And 32 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: uh you know they had that Super Bowl when my 33 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: freshman year. It was a very very very fun time 34 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:43,279 Speaker 1: for me. You have a favorite offensive lineman or favorite player, Uh, 35 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: my favorite player, favorite Giant always will be Eli Manning 36 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: for sure. Um, like man, it's just tough, like the 37 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: cup of Nails, Like I respect his game and let's 38 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: respect everything he does for the game. Um, He's definitely 39 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: my favorite Giant. And you can on hit a mad Congratulations, 40 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: thank you. I just wanted to ask them more about 41 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: your journey and you know, born in Jamaica and then 42 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: you came to Bronx gen we're pretty young, and then 43 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: how do you end up at a private boarding school? 44 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: And even from they're getting into football and it wasn't 45 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: uh your first board, right yeah. So um, getting to 46 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: the boarding school, I got into a program called the 47 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: Oliver Scholars Program. Um. It was actually based on in 48 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: the Tri State area, and they take high achieving kids 49 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: in the Tri State area and allow them to go 50 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: to independent day schools and boarding schools that they coordinate 51 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: with through the program. Um. Uh and Governors was one 52 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 1: of the schools on that list of our schools. So, um, 53 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: you know, having that connection allowed me to go to 54 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: the private school. And what was that second question? So 55 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: even just getting into football then, like I read that 56 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: you were more of a basketball player and you first 57 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: got there Yeah, man, because I grew up in the Bronx. Um. 58 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: You know, it's just like you know Jamaicans called the 59 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: concrete jungle. I mean, so it's easier to pick up 60 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: a ball and shoot some hoops because you know, there 61 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: weren't really that many fields open. Um. So you know, 62 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: going to Governor's Academy and have an opportunity to be 63 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: exposed to the the support. Um, you know was actually the 64 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: place time I really got exposed to support. And how 65 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: old are you already moved to the Bronx when I 66 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: was about four or five. Cannonvan. You can go ahead, 67 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: Hey man, how are you doing? I'm fine, Thank you? 68 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: Are you good? I want to follow up with on 69 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: that a little bit. How did you end up Connecticut 70 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: and with your size where you recruited by some bigger schools. Um, so, 71 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: let's see, Uh, Connecticut was my biggest offer coming out 72 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: of high school. Like I said, I started transition relatively late. 73 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: Um so Connecticut, you kind of offered me a week 74 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: before sign day. Before that, Uh, suny Albany was my 75 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: first offer. Um, they offered me for offrom the tackle. 76 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: Then you kind of offered me a week before sign 77 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: day the day coming into yukon U and h M 78 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: came up to offer me, but they know it's gonna 79 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: be gone, so they never said offer. And you had 80 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: a second question as well. No, that that was the question. 81 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: But let me follow it up in the sense of 82 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: you're kind of listed by the experts as this kid 83 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: who's got raw talent. How much of a project do 84 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: you think you are? Um? Shoot, whatever I think about that, 85 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: it's just like, you know, this means I just want 86 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: to dedicate myself to even better at the game and 87 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: wherever I need to improve the best. Believe I'm willing 88 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: to do the work and I'm ready to work right now. Um. Yeah, 89 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: that's allus being on that one. Thank you, Ralph, you 90 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: can go ahead with your question. Hey, Matt, congratulations. UM, 91 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: just wondering what your first call was like with Dave Gentleman, 92 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: with Joe Judge and if they talked to you at 93 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 1: all about what their plans are for you start of 94 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: the line, you're gonna play any of that? Um, you know, 95 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: like I said, it's getting my phone call is very surreal. Um, 96 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 1: just trying to graph the moment right now. Still still 97 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: feel a little bit surreal right now, but you know, 98 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: like I said, it's ready to do the work. And um, 99 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: you know, uh with those conversations, don't really delve into 100 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: private conversations, but just no, doubtn't really work right to 101 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: prove and m R proved that I belong to be 102 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: a giant and it's ready to earn everything. How do 103 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: you can go ahead with your question? Thanks Dean, Hey Mac, 104 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,799 Speaker 1: congratulations and welcome. I'm just wondering if you can expand 105 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: a little bit on how basketball has helped you with 106 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: the offensive one especially with playing both sides as you've had. Um. 107 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: So with basketball, it's just um, you know, I really 108 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: feel like, you know, when you come to basketball, you 109 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: have to have like real fine footwork, and I really 110 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: feel like that helped correlate onto the field when it 111 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: comes to football, because you know, being a post player, 112 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: you gotta be able to have good footwork to work 113 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: in the post. You know, I mean, this is you know, 114 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: it's it's just that it's just what you gotta have. 115 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: So I really feel like that helped me, um, you know, 116 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: correlate over to you football and then you know, just 117 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: being tough down, dominant, dominant playing the in the post 118 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: as well just being that dominant player in the football 119 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: field as well. Thank you, problem time Rock, you could 120 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: go ahead and it's Tom again. UM. I want to 121 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: ask how how your family is doing, how everybody is 122 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: health wise, and how you've been able to kind of 123 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,119 Speaker 1: stay in shape, and how you plan to move forward 124 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: with that with that plan. Um. So, my main cared 125 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: and my family are all in in New York. My 126 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: eldest brother he's in Albany right now with his wife 127 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: on my second house. Brother he's in the Bronx with 128 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 1: his wife. They actually expecting a baby. UM, but everyone's 129 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: taking taking a proper precautions right now. Everyone's safe, thank god. 130 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: And you know, it was just uh, you always want 131 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: to thank everyone that's you know, dedicating their time and 132 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: efforts during this time just to help. You know. Yeah, 133 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: he's a pain now. So we have a better tomorrow. Um, 134 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: you know, and we're just taking the precautions that are 135 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: recommended and doing everything we need to do to you know, 136 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: make sure that we uh yeah, just just live up 137 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: to the standard of the quarantine rules. And how and 138 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: how have you been able to kind of stay in 139 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,559 Speaker 1: shape and and how do you in on moving forward 140 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: with that? Um? So uh right now, I'm coordinating with 141 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: accordinated with a strength coach. He's based in Jersey. UM, 142 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: and he's um, um it's called preseason. Uh. They're they're 143 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: they're they're helping me. Um. You know, they they're able 144 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 1: to give me workouts to an app and that's what 145 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: I've been doing during this time, UM, you know, finding 146 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: ways to get after it. And you know, uh, since 147 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm an Upstate I can always find a little passive 148 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: grass so I can work on my offensive line technique, 149 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: you know, they look crazy out there, but you know, 150 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: I gotta do what I gotta do back preling against ghosts. Hey, yeah, man, 151 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: gotta do it, got it? Pat, You can go ahead, 152 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: Hey man, congrat some being a giant. Just wanted to 153 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: ask you about Andrew Thomas. Do you have do you 154 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: know him at all? Do you have any relationship with him? 155 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: What do you think of his game? And how much 156 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: you're looking forward to playing on the same line with him, 157 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: hopefully for years to come here. So it's actually crazy 158 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: because during and I we were training the same facility 159 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: on the Exos in Pensical, Florida before the combine. You know, um, 160 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: you know, he's he's an amazing tackle. Um, you know, 161 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: he's he's she's a really true talent when it comes 162 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: to the offensive line play. Definitely picked up some things 163 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: from him. Um with my time down there, and um, 164 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: you know, I'm just happy, you know, because durn down there, Uh, 165 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: you know, with a small time we had definitely considered 166 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,119 Speaker 1: to be a brother and now he's definitely a blearn 167 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: brother for life. Now you can't get rid of me now, 168 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: So you know, just looking forward to it and I'm 169 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: happy he's coming to the city.