1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: So how do you feel? I feel pretty good, Um, 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: taking day by day this we could practice obviously, you 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: guys all know that I've been fully participating and you know, 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: feeling good. Um, but still taking day by day and 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: just hopefully try you out there for my teammates soon. 6 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 1: If you feel the same way, do you think you 7 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: would play on Sunday? We mean, feel the same way 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: the way you feel today. Oh that's the way. Okay, 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: that's a good that's a good, good way to ask 10 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: that question. UM. But now I'm just going to take 11 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: to take a day by day. Oh man, trust the teammates, 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: trust the process, UM, trust the trainers and um. Like 13 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: I said, to take a day by that. What's the 14 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 1: biggest difference from where you were last week where you 15 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: were right now? The biggest difference from where I was 16 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: last week to where I am right now, I'm practicing, 17 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: uh physically from UM, I would say, yeah, I mean, 18 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: with with this injury, obviously, day by day and week 19 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: by week you can continue to get better and better. 20 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: But UM, you know you really can't tell because last 21 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: week I was taking reps like individually, and I was 22 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: running routes. But it's different when you actually have to 23 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: react and make cuts. Um, going against the scout team 24 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: and go against the defense. So, UM, that's what the 25 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: biggest difference is. I'm actually practicing this week and I 26 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: get to actually feel m making those cuts and preparing 27 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: myself again. When you're making those cuts weeks, do you 28 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: feel anything? Um? No, I mean you're so one. A 29 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: lot of it is yourself focused on, um, just making 30 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: the play and doing the right thing when you're playing 31 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: and not messing up and knowing your responsibility that Um, 32 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: you're not even focusing on that. So I guess the 33 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: answer would be, now, a couple of weeks getting here, 34 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: and what's the process. The process has been the same. Obviously, 35 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: I get to be on the field now, but you 36 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: know you still got to come in earlier the morning, UM, 37 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: get some treatment. Uh. You know that's something that I 38 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: think it's very important. UM, I gotta keep on that, 39 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: even though I continue feel better and better, even when 40 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: I feel like the best I probably could feel. I 41 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: guess you could say, I'm still not gonna go away 42 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: from that, um, because I think that's important to help 43 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: me throughout this season, and just as an athlete helps 44 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: you out to whether it's not even just working on 45 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: your ankle, whether it's working on your bodies in general 46 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: as a whole um to prepare yourself for the rest 47 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: of the season. Um. But so that would be kind 48 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: of similar what I've been doing the last two weeks 49 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: or three weeks when when the injury happened, of coming 50 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: here and try to attack rehab and then attack the 51 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: training room and uh and in the weight room, um, 52 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: and now be able to get back on the practic 53 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: field and attack that. Do you feel fresh? That's a 54 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: that's a good question. I don't know if I feel fresh, 55 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: because I feel like a little kid again actually is 56 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: to go out there and play football. Um. I would 57 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: say maybe that has something to do with it, But 58 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: I guess I guess you could say so any down 59 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: in your mind that you can handle, you're playing the 60 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 1: full game help wise with the ankle, No, no doubt 61 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: in my mind. You know, I know that, Uh, you 62 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: know obviously, even though if I want to be out 63 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: there as much as I can is ultimately really not 64 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: to me. It's gonna be able to uh know, the 65 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: team doctors and the trainers and the coaches, and I 66 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: know that, you know, I feel comfortable enough that whatever 67 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: they need, my role and my responsibility to be I'm 68 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: gonna be able to do it for the team. So 69 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: you're just waiting for final approval from the medicals taking 70 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: a day by death. How bad do you want to 71 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: be out your sl Really bad? Um? You know that's 72 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: every Sunday, every Thursday, anytime we get a chance to 73 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: play a game. Um, even when I'm done playing this 74 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: game one day, I'm always going to be out there 75 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: because you love this game and this is a game 76 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: that I grew up watching and grow one to want 77 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: to do and I get to wake up every single 78 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: morning and live my dream. So um, you know, obviously 79 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: it's very fun coming in here and get a lot 80 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: of hard work in the weight room and practice and film, 81 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: but I think the most fun is going out there 82 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: and competing with your brother. So, um, that's that's what 83 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: I'm most excited to be able to do, you know, 84 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: tweeted after the touchdown. Sucks to be honest. Um. You 85 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: know it's weird because you're watching the game and you 86 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: want to be out there and uh, and I guess 87 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: you could say that's why I sucks too, But you're 88 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: still supportive, Um of your teammates and you you know, uh, 89 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: even though you can't be there with them physically. Um, 90 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: just the same way I was on the syeline, or 91 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: I watched the game with Evan Sheff and all those guys, 92 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: the same way we're all the syline was the same 93 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: way we were in the house, and I know we 94 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: all inchanted to get back and be able to be 95 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: there for our teammates. You've had a chance to watch 96 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: Daniel home much. Now what do you think you can 97 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: do for him? Really? Like, you know, help How can 98 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: you help him be a better quarterback? Kind of you bring? Um, 99 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: I think the way I help him, uh just could 100 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: come in and do what I do and be me. Uh. 101 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: And you know, I think there's a reason why the 102 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: Giants drafting me here. Um. I think that. Um. In 103 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: one year, I've gained a lot of attention and respect 104 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: from not just like the media, but from other players 105 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: and coaches in the league. And um, so I think 106 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: you gotta account for another another person when out when 107 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: I'm playing. I think that's why I bring to the game. 108 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: And I think that's where I'm not only I can 109 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: help Daniel, but help the team, but also I also 110 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: gotta you know, just keeping the team mindset, to keep 111 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: focused that wherever I need to be doing, UM top 112 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: the team win. I'm willing to do this. A couple 113 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: of weeks the winning game and scuffled a bit. Now, 114 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: if you're in there, are there things that you've been 115 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: noticed by watching from the sideline that you think you 116 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: can help with beside you PU talent UM, you know, 117 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: I think that's that's a really good question. I think 118 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: you know. Yes, I guess statistically we went down, but UH, 119 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: give a lot of credit to him and EP and 120 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: weighing all those guys. I think they did it your 121 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: mother's job, you know, doing what they what they need 122 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: to do and making the plays when they needed to 123 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: be UM. But the way I think that can help UM. 124 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: The best way I can answer that is just go 125 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: out there and beat me. UM. Go out there playing 126 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: with you know the guy getting ability I have and 127 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: go out there playing with the mentality of competing every 128 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: single time you touch the rock and UM doing it 129 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: for your teammates and try us to see have a 130 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: successful game. I guess individually just because of want your 131 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: team to win. UM. But I think the best way 132 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: it would be just go out there and be me 133 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: and um, you know, I don't think there's anything you know, 134 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna bash are our running backs. I don't 135 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: think there was like, oh they played awful or nothing 136 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: like that. Yes, I guess stastistically it went down, but 137 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: that happens. You know. Um, it's a long season, it's 138 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 1: a it's a grinding season, and you know not every 139 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: week is going to be a two hunch of yard 140 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: performance said, you've been climbing in the walls and what 141 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: really get back on the field, and when you do 142 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: get back, it's gonna be angry. Do you agree with that? 143 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, I guess you could say angry stakeklan, 144 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be more just appreciation because you know, 145 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: when you actually get the game taken away from you, 146 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: and they're gonna get me wrong. I know, it's it's 147 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 1: not a career, it's not a season. And the injury, 148 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: it was just an injury that took me out for 149 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,600 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks. But when you're passionate about this game, 150 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,160 Speaker 1: and when you have to step away from me and 151 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: watch your teammates go out there, and you know you 152 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: gotta be in a in a box looking down and 153 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: can't really do much for your team. Uh, make sure 154 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: understand how much you actually care and appreciate this game. 155 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be just more of a person who 156 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: just appreciate the game and trying to go out there 157 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: we do whatever it take. Someone for a teammate. What 158 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 1: do you think when you hear people talking about you 159 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: being a superhuman healer? A superhuman healer? Um, I don't know. 160 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: I guess that. I guess when we kinda he's stupid. Uh, 161 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: I guess I've been doing a really good job, you know, 162 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: uh taking care of my body. Give a lot of 163 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: credit to you know, my my, my PT and uh 164 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: the trainers in here, and you know they've been doing 165 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: a really good job with me. I uh directed me 166 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: in the right direction to to heal faster and um 167 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: for for me to be able to come back at 168 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: a faster rate. So I know people call me a 169 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: super healer or whatever, but um, it's a lot of 170 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: hard work and a lot of other people, uh surrounded 171 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: for me to be able to heal as fast as 172 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: I do. Do you think you are? Um? You know, 173 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: I mean I think everything is different, you know, I 174 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: think everyone body reacts to different injuries. Uh you know, 175 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: I made have healed a lot quicker from this type 176 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: of injury and may not from another one, or vice 177 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: versus for every single body else. But um, I think 178 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: a lot of it's also it's the mindset. Um. I 179 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: think when the injury happened, Yes, was I down, But 180 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: right when I got off that plane, I got home 181 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: and I went to sleep. When I woke up and 182 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: I came in next morning, it wasn't I was gonna 183 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: come here with my head down and um, gonna be 184 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: out for this long. It was My mindset was how 185 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: can I get back the fast as I can for 186 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: my teammates. And I think when you have that mindset, 187 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: that attitude, I think that goes a long way too. 188 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: I think it was cyborg Sorg. I've heard all. I've 189 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: heard it all. I've heard it all on social media 190 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: and uh in in in the media. So, um, whatever, 191 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: Cyborg until Brooks, I went to Wakonda. Um, you know, 192 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: it's a little fun, but I'm just happy to be 193 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: able to go out there again and be in the 194 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: practice field first and foremost and be able to you know, 195 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: practice with my teammates. Sure you're guaranteeing you will be 196 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: back on now. I'm just taking it day by day, 197 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: and you know, I guess we'll see.