1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, so that play before the end of the first quarter, 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: just tried to make a cut. 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 2: I felt my knee kind of shift a little bit, 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 2: you know, kind of buckle in a different way, and 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: you know, wasn't. 6 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Exactly sure what it was. 7 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 2: I just knew it kind of felt different, and then, uh, 8 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 2: you know, tried to jog on it, do some light 9 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 2: cutting in between the quarters and I felt okay, So 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 2: went back out there and yeah, I got to the 11 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: top of my drop felt that same kind of kind 12 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: of shift and buckle and and my leg when he 13 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: kind of kind of gave out a little bit there. 14 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: So I knew something was up at that point, and yeah, 15 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: I had to go in and. 16 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: Get it checked out. Is there anything new on just 17 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: a a cl uh yeah, it's just it's my c L. 18 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: You know, so uh yeah, I'll approach the process that 19 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 2: way and get it, get it taken care of. 20 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: Hindsight, was it a mistake to go back in, I 21 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: don't think so. 22 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: I don't think I caused any more damage to the 23 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 2: to the injury. I think you know, yeah, you know, 24 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 2: I wasn't sure what it was at first, and and uh, 25 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 2: I thought it might have just you know, been been 26 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,919 Speaker 2: a different situation, and I thought I thought I was fine. 27 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: Really so, no, I don't think it's still Do you 28 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: think you toured on the first one? I think so? Yeah, 29 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:28,279 Speaker 1: When are you having surgery? I haven't said a date yet. 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 2: It's uh, from what I understand, kind of the process 31 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: is to let the swelling go down and get the 32 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 2: range of motion back and then go from there. So 33 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: you know, have surgery sometime in the next couple of weeks. 34 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: I'm not sure yet. I'm trying to make that decision. 35 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: So a lot of really good, good surgeons and trying 36 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: to make the best decision for me. 37 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: While are you getting you haven't a knee surgery? Do 38 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: you have to do anything for your network? That's something 39 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: to take care of? Trying to no my next kid again? 40 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: What do you what are your options standing there? Just 41 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: can you just walk us through the your emotions of 42 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: how you're. 43 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's tough, tough for sure. You know, 44 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 2: you put a lot into the season. You put a 45 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 2: lot into too preparing to play and uh, to get 46 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: it taken from you, you know, through an injury is 47 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 2: is definitely tough. You know, that's real and that's something 48 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: that you deal with as a player. Uh, it's you know, 49 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: but you know it's part of the game. But this, 50 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 2: you know, at this level, at any level, really something 51 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 2: that uh, something that you have to deal with and 52 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: part of it. So you know, I understand that and unfortunate, 53 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 2: but you know, I can't afford to uh you know, feel. 54 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: Sorry for myself or soul. 55 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 2: It's part of it, and and I'll be I'll be fine. 56 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: I'll bounce back, attack the rehab process like I have 57 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 2: anything else, and come back stronger with the mechanics of 58 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 2: how you were throwing the ball at the beginning of 59 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: the game coming off a neck injury any different. 60 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: From prior to Uh no, I don't think. So how 61 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: do you think this affects your future? Uh? 62 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: You know, I think I'm focused on what I'm doing 63 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: doing right now and and uh trying to get my 64 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 2: knee ready for the surgery and and uh ready for 65 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: the process to come back, come back stronger. So in 66 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: terms of my future and what I'm thinking about it, 67 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 2: it's that it's too uh you know, attack this this 68 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 2: process and to come back uh uh you know, come 69 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 2: back stronger and a better football player. 70 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: In the future. 71 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: Guys, Totally about the process and the injury in general. 72 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: I think it you know, it is uh you know, 73 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: somewhat of a long rehab process, and that there's steps 74 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: and uh you know marks you got a hit and 75 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: and uh takes patience, takes a lot of time, takes discipline, 76 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: and uh you know kind of takes a daily, daily 77 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: focus and effort. Uh and put you know, you get 78 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: out what you what you put into it. So each 79 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: step of the process is important. Can't afford to skip 80 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 2: steps and uh you know understand that. And luckily right 81 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: you know, at this point there's been uh you know 82 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: a lot of guys have gone through it and come back, 83 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 2: uh come back really well, how do you give any 84 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 2: vision of your role on this team for the next 85 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: couple of months here when you're not playing. 86 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, I mean I'm still. 87 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 2: Still going to be be as involved as I can 88 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 2: be with uh, you know, helping guys prepare to play 89 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 2: and helping Tommy you know, this week prepare to play 90 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 2: and and uh being in meetings and and uh you know, 91 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 2: whatever I can do to help them out, you know, 92 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 2: I'm going to do that. 93 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: So uh yeah, just trying to trying. 94 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: To be there for for this team and make sure 95 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: we were finished strong. 96 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: Talk about a lot of guys having gone through this. 97 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 2: Have you sought out advice from anyone in particular or 98 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 2: has anyone in particular given you advice. I've talked to, Uh, 99 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 2: you know, we got a few guys here on the 100 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 2: team who've gone through it, and you know, have all 101 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 2: had you know, really good results with with their rehab. 102 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: So I've you know, talked to all those guys. I'll 103 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 2: continue to to lean on them, and yeah, I'm sure 104 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 2: there'll be other guys I talk to as well. The 105 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 2: play where you got hurt, did you clear get caught 106 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 2: in the grass there at all or was it just 107 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: a matter of how you landed. 108 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't think my cleat got caught. 109 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: I think it was just uh the way I cut 110 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 2: and just the kind of the position of my knee 111 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 2: and that specific specific cut. So yeah, I don't think 112 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 2: it was an issue with my footget So. 113 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,799 Speaker 1: I'm sorry it's early, but do you have a time 114 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: frame in mind? 115 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 2: Do you think perhaps you could be ready for a 116 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 2: week one of next season? 117 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:36,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I think. 118 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: In terms of the process, I'm gonna attack, you know, 119 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 2: attack it every day and try to try to take 120 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 2: all the steps I need to in the appropriate amount 121 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 2: of time to be back as soon as I can, 122 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 2: while also, uh, you know understand that it is a 123 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 2: process that I'll need to be patient. So yeah, the 124 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 2: goal is to be ready and fully healthy as soon 125 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: as possible. When that, you know exactly, is I'm not 126 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 2: sure yet any conversations about your future with this team 127 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 2: or does he tell you, like, hey, you're still our guy. Yeah, 128 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: I mean, I think the conversations I've had with Dave's 129 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 2: have been mostly just about this this injury and and uh, 130 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,839 Speaker 2: healing up and staying upbeat, staying positive and you know, 131 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 2: like I said, I'm gonna do everything I can to 132 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 2: help this team out and make sure we finished strong. 133 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: You're obviously a prime for High. What do you think 134 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: about the early chatter here that the Giants are going 135 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: to draft a quarterback high that your days here as 136 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: a starter are done? What does that suit with you? 137 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 2: Like I said, you know, I'm focused on on what 138 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 2: I'm doing, uh, what I'm doing right now and what 139 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 2: I can control what's in front of me, and that's 140 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 2: this rehab process my knee, you know, healing that up 141 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 2: and then doing everything I can to help this team, 142 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 2: you know, finish strong and play well. So that's what 143 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 2: I'm focused on and and you know, I'm excited to 144 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 2: watch these guys finish up. 145 00:06:58,760 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: Describe this year. 146 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 2: For you, Uh yeah, I mean it's been been tough. 147 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 2: It's been a tough year with with the injuries, with 148 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: the neck and this, and then uh you know where 149 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 2: we are from a record standpoint, it is tough too. 150 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 2: And you know, like I said, we put a lot 151 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 2: into this, put a lot of effort and and time 152 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: into it, and to not get the results on the 153 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 2: field is probably the most you're frustrating part of it all. 154 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: So yeah, the injuries are part of it. But here 155 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: to here to win games and. 156 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 2: Definitely gonna do whatever I can to help this team 157 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:37,119 Speaker 2: finished throng. The only one involved or is there more 158 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 2: to it? 159 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, it's a it's an a c L injury.