1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: You think emotionally, you know, what do you have to 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: kind of tamp the emotions down a little bit? How 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: does that work career if you have to get too 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: jacked up? I mean I don't think so. I think 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: I'm naturally like not getting too jacked up. I think 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: Coach Davis has been doing a good job of like 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: letting guys know, like, you know, whatever it's gotten you 8 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: to this point, like keep doing that. You know, if 9 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: this isn't the time to like try new things and 10 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: like uh, you know, get too emotional, get too highs 11 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: or get too low. Um, you know, I think this 12 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: is the time to sacrifice a little bit more, meaning 13 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: like you know, spend maybe an hour more on film 14 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 1: when you get home. Then you usually do uh get 15 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: to work earlier, like stay here a little bit longer, 16 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: like do whatever it takes in that way. But I 17 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: don't think, you know, you should be getting too high 18 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: or low right now. How are you feel physically? Uh? 19 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: You know, I mean I didn't play last week, so 20 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: my body got to rest a little bit. Um overall 21 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: this season, like I'm excited that we're in the playoff, said, 22 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: I'm like, you know, super static to be here and 23 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,919 Speaker 1: that's been like the light through the season for me because, uh, individually, 24 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,199 Speaker 1: I've been dealing with you know, I had an elbow 25 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: injury and camp and had to miss all the three season, 26 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: and then I had like a knee injury had to 27 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: miss like three or four games and early in the season, 28 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: and then I've been having this like neck injury that's 29 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: I've been dealing with like for the rest of the 30 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: season now. And uh, you know it's like for me individually, 31 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: I've been having to go through a lot of ups 32 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: and downs and adversity. So uh, you know, going to 33 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: the playoffs, you know, it's it's all worth it for me. Um, 34 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: I would do it all over again if I if 35 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 1: I had to, you know Sunday, like it's gonna act 36 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: up again, Like it's not gonna get better, Like it's inevitable. 37 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: You're gonna feel it and have to play through it. Yeah, 38 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: for sure, it's It's something that's been inevitable for the 39 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: last few games that I've played in. Um I tried 40 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get a neck brace for this, uh 41 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: a neck collar. I don't know what it's called. Yeah, Yeah, 42 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: I tried one out like a few weeks ago, and 43 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: like when I got in my stance, I just I 44 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: didn't really have much vision because it's like hard to 45 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: like lift my neck up. But I think at this 46 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: point I need something maybe something like small even because um, 47 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: you know, when I'm getting like single blocks and I 48 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: could just like or I'm just pass rushing, it's not 49 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: really happening because I could just like get like hands 50 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: on a guy. But when I'm getting like a hard 51 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,399 Speaker 1: double team or like I'm like shedding off a block 52 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 1: to will make a tackle, That's when I'm like really 53 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: getting that like you know jerk in my neck and 54 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: it kind of just you know, happens. And uh, it's 55 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: been happening in every game. I've been dealing with it 56 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: and trying to fight through it, working on something for 57 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: on that equippent. Why is they trying to get something 58 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: smaller for you? Yeah, we ordered a few different size 59 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: like collars this week, so we I came in on Monday, Tuesday, 60 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: on our off day, so I test them out and 61 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: I got in my stance and I see how like 62 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: the vision was for it. Uh, they shaved one of 63 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: them down for me because I liked how it felt, 64 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,839 Speaker 1: but it was still just a little bit too high, 65 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,119 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go try it out after this. Um. Yeah, 66 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: I feel like I have to find something because it's 67 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 1: been happening a lot. We wearing practiced them out of 68 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 1: the field or you're just doing like in the training room. Yeah, 69 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: just like in the training room. Because if I go 70 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: out on the field with the pads and it's like 71 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: they start stretching, then it's gonna count as a full 72 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 1: padded practice or something like that. So I don't know, 73 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: I have to like find like my own time to 74 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: do it. You know, you have a Yeah. I was 75 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: actually joking with beat Cox and I told him that, 76 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: like after I tried on the neck collar. Um, I 77 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 1: looked up a bunch of highlights of him because he 78 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: had this like huge like iPad looking for me like 79 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: behind his head. But like I wouldn't be able to 80 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: use something like that because like maybe he was like 81 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: off the balling was like standing up. So it made 82 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: sense because he still has vision, but like in my stance, 83 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: it's like I try to lift my head and it's 84 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: like I can't see what's in front of me, and 85 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: like me personally, i'd rather like have my vision and 86 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: like know that that's going to happen in the game 87 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: than to like not be able to see what I'm doing, 88 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: you know. You know, I don't think I'm gonna need surgery, 89 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: but it's definitely something that's not going to go away 90 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: until like I get rest. You know, this is like 91 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: as long as I keep playing football on it right now, 92 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: it's just not going to go in and it probably 93 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: will be something that sticks me for a while. To 94 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: be honest, Like this is like be cost told me that, 95 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, once he started getting him in his career, 96 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: is kind of just stuck with him going to take 97 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: you to get you out of not playing this week. 98 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, no leg, but I'm definitely gonna play 99 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: with this. Yeah, the sting, it's like a stinger, but 100 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: it's like it's like some nerve stuff, you know. Yeah, 101 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: so the stinger happens uh in the game, but it's 102 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: like because there's like some nerve stuff done. I think 103 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: there'll be a moment at all on some day in 104 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: Minneapolis before the game you'll kind of look around and 105 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: have a have a just you know, know that you're 106 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 1: in that first playoff, you know, I hope you do 107 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: that to the thing at all there probably will be. Yeah, 108 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: I mean that's what I've been saying, even about being 109 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: in this building every day. I've been feeling that way. 110 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: You know, I've been embracing like work even on a 111 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: different level than I normally do. Like coming in on 112 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: a Wednesday Thursday during this week when everyone else is 113 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: going home, I already feels special to me, you know. 114 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: So I know, I know, going out there on game 115 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: day and like, you know, knowing that I'm playing and 116 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: there's so many other teams that are at home, it's 117 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: gonna feel special to me. And uh, I'm gonna embrace 118 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: it while it's there. While I'm having that feeling. But 119 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: you know, after the national anthem was just I'm gonna 120 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: treat it like another game. Weink was telling us a 121 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: little earlier today about I believe it was after the 122 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: Minnesota the first the first MINUTESHOTA game that he talked 123 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: to you in Dex and some of the guys and said, 124 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: we're building, We're building a championship defense here. Do you 125 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: remember that moment and what did you take out of it? 126 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: What I took out? I do remember that moment. Plan 127 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: I think you should went to the back uppy He's 128 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: been saying it quite a few times the last few games, 129 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: and I mean, what I take from it is that 130 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: he has a lot of confidence and belief in our 131 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: in our defense, and he's reminding us because we should too. 132 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, he always talks about how this 133 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,679 Speaker 1: is a great group and one of his best groups 134 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: that he's played coach, and uh, I agree, this is 135 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: one of the best groups I've played with. You know, 136 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: this is a selfless group. That's a lot of times 137 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: in certain packages of pressures were like, uh, you just 138 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: know that the player is not designed for you, But 139 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: at the same time, you know that you have to 140 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: do your job for it to work for someone else. 141 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: And like everyone is willing to do that job to 142 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: make the defense work. And I think that's what makes 143 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: it so fun playing with these guys.