1 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: You spend three seasons in Maryland pract then go undrafted, 2 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: get picked up by the Titans, then waived six games after. Yeah, yeah, 3 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: at this point, where is your mindset of what am 4 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: I going to do with my career? 5 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: Messed up? That's first of all, that's remember my first time. 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: You know, when you in these moments, it's like day 7 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 2: to day routines, like it's. 8 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 3: Like, ah, man, I got good meetings, I gotta do this, 9 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:35,959 Speaker 3: I gotta do that. 10 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 2: But when it's not that, you miss it, like when 11 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: it's not like your day when you have all these 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: free times, it's just like what am I doing here? 13 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 2: Like I remember just staying at home like I should 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 2: be in a meeting right now. But mindset was dark, man, 15 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 2: I was in a very dark place. It's like physically 16 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: mentally just like not even motivated to even move and 17 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 2: get out of bed. And then I remember the day 18 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 2: ye I got cut, like cut cut, because I remember 19 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: I like my rookie year. They moved me up and 20 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 2: down the practice squad a few times, so you know 21 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 2: that was whatever. But being cut and like not knowing 22 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 2: you're going to come back, that was a tough one, man, 23 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 2: because I really loved this game. I loved this sport, 24 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 2: loved the guys on the team. I remember I went 25 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 2: home just side of my couch like all day just 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: they didn't move, they didn't pick up, no phone call, 27 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: just sat there and just thinking like, am I really 28 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 2: now on the team. 29 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: I don't have a job right now. So I remember 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 3: it was like a stadium. 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 2: I started working on Nashville probably like a week or 32 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 2: so after, you know, waiting on a call, went on 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 2: a call, waiting on a call, and this at this point, 34 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 2: it was probably like two months, like week I want 35 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 2: to say, like week ten. 36 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 3: So I was like, I'm going to go home. 37 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: I'm gonna to home the mass just be around my family, 38 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 2: you know, help with the mental So I went back home. 39 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 2: Like another four weeks go by, I get a call 40 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: from the Panthers. They brought me in for a workout. 41 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: Killed it. They're good. 42 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: You know. 43 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 2: I'm thinking, you know, they about assign me to the 44 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: practice squad at least next Monday. The head coach get fired. 45 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: So I'm just like, dangn that's tough. Go back to 46 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: the couch. You know, I'm waiting. It's week seventeen, right, 47 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 2: so I'm like, you know, what I'm going to play 48 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: the spring ball because nobody call my phone. Yeah, I'm 49 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: just getting ready to play the spring ball. So I'm 50 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 2: gon get a job. So I went into I got 51 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 2: a job with like working with children with disability, learning 52 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: disabilities and stuff, you know, helping them. And I remember 53 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: the first day I went in, I left work side 54 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: of my car, I got a phone call from my agent, 55 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 2: Like the very first it was like a saying. 56 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 3: From a movie. It was crazy. 57 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 4: I think you might have. 58 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 2: It was crazy, Larry gotta work. Like just don't even 59 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 2: know where my mindset is at this point. Sat in 60 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: my car and I get a phone call from my agent. 61 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 2: He's like, man, the nine is trying to bring you 62 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: in for a workout. How you feeling. I said, we 63 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 2: gotta go, We got to go. We got to go. 64 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 3: Man. 65 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: I remember just saying everythinking like thank God, thank you Jesus. 66 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: It was a great opportunity. I went home that night. Man, 67 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 2: I just ran around the neighborhood to freshing the legs 68 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: up a little bit, try to get the cub weaves 69 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: off man, and then the fly here, the whole flight here. 70 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 2: I'm thinking, like I'm not going back to Boston. I'm 71 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 2: not going back to Boston. I'm telling myself that the 72 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 2: whole time, like, I'm not going back to my room. 73 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 2: I'm not going back to Boston. I'm not going back 74 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 2: to Boston and workout. They finally came along, and I honestly, 75 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: I feel like everything happened for a reason because they 76 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: told me when I got here they was going to 77 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: sign the guy who I worked out with, but they 78 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 2: just wanted to see what I could do on the field, 79 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 2: you know. And then we start to work out. You know, 80 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: I'm smoking it, I'm flying around having fun. You know, 81 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 2: I'm looking at him. He's on the ground kind of hard, 82 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: catch his breath, and I just gave me more energy. Honestly, 83 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 2: I was just like, oh, yeah, this is my job. 84 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: Like I'm not losing this. 85 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 3: This this is for me. 86 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 2: And then well, did long story short end up killing 87 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: the workout and this sign him to the practice squad 88 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: and yeah, we're here. 89 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: What's the biggest lesson you learned after having your football 90 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: journey go in about five different directions you never expected. 91 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, the biggest lesson for me, man, just enjoy it 92 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 2: while you're in it, because you never know when the 93 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 2: last last nap, last play might be staying humble, man, 94 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: just staying humble and enjoying the whole process, because you know, 95 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 2: my rookieyear a lot of vets. I told me, like, 96 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: you know, I enjoy this, enjoyed this. Like when you're here, 97 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 2: it go hard every day because you never know what's 98 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: gonna be your last. But I will say those seventeen 99 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: weeks staying at home, that was the hardest year. Like 100 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: last shit, that was so tough on me mentally, just 101 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 2: because I just love this game. 102 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 3: I just love this game. I love being around the guys. 103 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 3: I just. 104 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 2: I just love the structure, you know, the structure of 105 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 2: your day. Like I gotta go to meetings, I gotta 106 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 2: to practice, I gotta go to more meetings and then 107 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 2: go home. 108 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 3: You know. But when you just wake up with the 109 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 3: free schedule and nothing to. 110 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 4: Do, it's not as nice. 111 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: It's not it's not you know, like I said, we 112 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: complaining about these meetings and stuff, But when it's taken 113 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: away from you, man, it's it's not a fun time 114 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 2: for sure. 115 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: Where do you find the motivation to just stay in shape, 116 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: especially during that downtime, so that you are able to 117 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: kill the workouts when they do those big opportunities to 118 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: come up. 119 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 3: Man, I said, my mom and my mom my biggest motivator. 120 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 2: Man just do her work ethic and her mentality when 121 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 2: it comes to anything, She's just like a hustler, grind 122 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 2: or go get her. 123 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 3: And I was down, like I was down on. 124 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: Myself and coming back, it's really where I went home, 125 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: you know, just to even be with her and just 126 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 2: spend some time with her. I was working out in Tennessee. 127 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 2: But when I got home, man, she just because we're 128 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 2: very close to me and my mom, you know, she 129 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: just could just sense it, like you know, I wasn't 130 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 2: where I needed to be, and she was kind of 131 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 2: sat down. She was talking to me and like she 132 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 2: was telling me some of the things she had went through, 133 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 2: you know, like doing the Civil War and like barrier, 134 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 2: like she was separated from me. We got separated during 135 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 2: the Civil War, so I wasn't able to see her 136 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 2: for like a year and a half almost two years, 137 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: So you know that was that was huge, you know, 138 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: and telling me all the things she had to do, 139 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 2: you know to be able to get me back. And 140 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 2: then a couple of like her stories from like businesses 141 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 2: that has failed, you know that she has started and 142 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: then a couple of like successful businesses. 143 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 3: That she owns. 144 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 2: So she was just like, you know, telling me a 145 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 2: bunch of stories and stuff, and I'm just like, yeah, 146 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 2: you know, I gotta go like this, it's not the end. 147 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 3: It's not the end for me. 148 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 2: And like I said, just seeing how she works, how 149 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,159 Speaker 2: her day to day routine is and her mindset, and 150 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 2: that just motivated me honestly. You know, she was sing 151 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 2: single parent, single mom, so I've always drew. 152 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 3: My motivation from her. 153 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 2: She's my reason why I wake up every day, why 154 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 2: I come to work the way I do, you know. 155 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: So yeah, man, my biggest motivated is my mom for sure. 156 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 4: I love that. 157 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 3: Yeah. 158 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: Over the years, how has her perspective on your football 159 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: career change? 160 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 3: Oh? Man? 161 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,559 Speaker 2: As football is still you know, now it's not about 162 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 2: school now, it's about you know, putting me in the 163 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 2: right financial you know, standing really and taking care of 164 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: the financial aspect. 165 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 3: You know, I'd be trying to. 166 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 2: Buy how these you know, gifts and stuff, and She's 167 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 2: just like, I don't care. Put that in, say exactly, 168 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 2: you know, put that in the funds, you know, put 169 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 2: that in to save and save some bread. So but 170 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 2: she's starting to like the game. She's starting to understand 171 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 2: the game more and more. She's been a couple of 172 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 2: games here, even at Maryland too, have been win a 173 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,559 Speaker 2: couple of games Tennessee. So you know, she's actually starting 174 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 2: to really love the game now. And you know, she's 175 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: calling me and she's telling me about these players and 176 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 2: these players. I'm like, oh, look at you. You learn it, 177 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: you know, So it's fun. It's fun when the you know, 178 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 2: she's when she gets into it. 179 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, let's talk about your journey with the Niners. 180 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: So you win the job on the practice squad, then 181 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: you're signed to a reserve future contract back for another season. 182 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, twenty twenty four absolutely killing it. 183 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, yeah yeah. Man, shout out to my D 184 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 2: line coach, man, Yeah, good dude, shout out to my 185 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 2: D line coach though. Man, I'll say Chris coach, Chris 186 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 2: Eric has been like the biggest and impact and just 187 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 2: like my play like with this year. Man, I remember 188 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 2: coming back to OTAs in the spring just learning how 189 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 2: this scheme is, just how it's meant to be played, 190 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 2: the physicality of it, like the violence, the explosion to 191 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 2: get off you know, we're very vertical in this game, 192 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 2: just like North South. You know, so a lot of 193 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 2: places you know you gotta sit there and hold guys 194 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: up and the linebackers making plays and stuff. But here, man, 195 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 2: just go, just go, just go, just go. And uh, Chris, 196 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 2: like I said, man, coach Krosarak has elevated my game 197 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 2: to levels I didn't even know I was capable of reaching, 198 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 2: you know, and there's still a lot more to be played. 199 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 3: There's more levels to be reached. 200 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 2: But just like, I'm so grateful for that dude and 201 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 2: everything he just taught me throughout my time here. But 202 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 2: I remember the last day of OTA's were leaving and 203 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 2: he he dropped like a gem on me. Like it's like, dude, 204 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 2: you have the talent and change like your whole generation. 205 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 2: Like you have uh, the tools in your body to 206 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 2: do it. And uh, this break we got about to 207 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 2: have here over the summer. That was like when after OTA, 208 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 2: so you know we got a break come back in 209 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 2: the camp. It's like a lot of people are gonna 210 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 2: take take this time off, but you you know, you 211 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 2: have this, You have an opportunity here to change your 212 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,839 Speaker 2: whole family trajectory. 213 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 3: Man. 214 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 2: And that's really stuck with me. I'm like, okay, so 215 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 2: he really believes in me. So I remember going back home, man, 216 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 2: just go just go work, work, work, work, trying to 217 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 2: learn everything, trying to redo everything I learned in the 218 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: spring from OTA's coming into camp fresh, you know. So 219 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 2: my mindset coming to camp was just dominate. It's like dominate, dude, 220 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 2: just dominating. Let everything else play yourself out, honestly. So, 221 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 2: you know, I thought I had had a pretty good 222 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 2: camp there and I kind of got hurt later on 223 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 2: in camp sent me back a little bit like mentally, 224 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 2: you know, and also just getting into like the field 225 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 2: of football. You know, when you're away from the game 226 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 2: for a while, it doesn't happen as fast, so you 227 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 2: don't see plays as far ass. But you know, then again, 228 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 2: my coach is like you are who you are. You know, 229 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 2: he just kind of I love that dude. He just 230 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: has a way of just right, you know, he just 231 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 2: has like a way of just like reasserting your confidence 232 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 2: and just boosting it to like a whole new level 233 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 2: where it's just like, yeah, I am that guy, you know, 234 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 2: like I'm him, and yeah, he's been like the biggest, biggest, 235 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 2: like aspect of my game this year. Man, that's the 236 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 2: coaching and the motivation that he has installed in me. 237 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 3: I'm forever grateful for that. 238 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 4: To give the audience some perspective. 239 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: Three sacks, six QB hits, a forced fumble as you're 240 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: stacking the stats, what does that do for your confidence? 241 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 3: I mean it grows obviously, you know, it's confident, keep 242 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 3: on growing. 243 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 2: I mean the key is, the key thing is to 244 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 2: always have that swag, always have that confidence. But when 245 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 2: you know, when you're making plays, it's naturally going to 246 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 2: just go up, you know. And that has been you know, 247 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,440 Speaker 2: confidence man, just knowing that I can beat the due 248 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 2: across from me. And then you start realizing a lot 249 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 2: of these dudes in the NFL, you know, they're humans, 250 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 2: they can be beat you know. Uh, you know, my 251 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 2: rookie year, I'm just trying to figure it out. I'm 252 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 2: looking at some of these guys like whoa these guys 253 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 2: is like he's making this much money as much amount 254 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 2: of money, or he didn't block this guy and he's 255 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 2: big and this and that. But now I'm just like 256 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 2: I'm running through him like I don't matter who's in 257 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 2: front of me, you know, and practicing against Trent Williams. Awesome, 258 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 2: and I'll boost your confidence because he's a fresh ballot 259 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 2: Hall of Famer, you know. So it's like I got 260 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 2: this dude in my corner, like who are you? 261 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 3: You know? So all that helps, man, for sure, I think. 262 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 4: If Trent Williams is the bar, yeah you're good. 263 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly right, exactly. You know. 264 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 2: So it's been it's been a journey here and the guys, 265 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 2: the guys in the locker room, like Bosa and Flow, 266 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 2: they just helped. They have helping my game so much. Man, Bosa, 267 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 2: Me and Me and Bosa sit next to each other. 268 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 2: So I asked him a lot of questions about like 269 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 2: rush angles, tackles, like hand movements, you know, because every 270 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 2: tackle on the league set different. 271 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 3: And how like every week, like I try to ask 272 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 3: him what. 273 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 2: His game plan is and I just steal it right, 274 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 2: you know. I watched a lot of film too, so 275 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 2: we just kind of have similar mindset when it comes 276 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 2: to certain stuff. And he watched When he's not in, 277 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,679 Speaker 2: he's always watching me. He's giving me tips when I 278 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 2: come out of the game or when I'm kind of 279 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 2: come out of practice, He's like, oh, you should do 280 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 2: this next time do that and then the flow also, man, 281 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 2: he's been in the lead for a long time, laying 282 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 2: the floor and he's helped me with my game on 283 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 2: rushes too, and just like how to set an edge 284 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 2: and stuff like that. So to have vets in the 285 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 2: room and then Malik can't forget the vet and Elik. Man, 286 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 2: now they got me playing inside and outside. So I'm 287 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 2: kind of everywhere, and Malik can tell me a lot inside, man, 288 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 2: just like how to play the game from you know, 289 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 2: from three technique or de tackle and it's different. 290 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 4: And do you feel better on the outside still? 291 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 2: I feel better anywhere just him willing the field honestly. 292 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 2: But I love it, man. I love the guys in 293 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 2: the room. And when you have a good group of 294 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,599 Speaker 2: guys around you who all just want to get better collectively, 295 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 2: you know, it pushes your game to the next level 296 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 2: and elevates your game for sure. 297 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 4: Do you have a favorite outing this season? A favorite game? 298 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 3: Favorite game this season? I will say the Patriots. 299 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 2: Honestly, I'll say the Patriots game was my favorite so far, 300 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 2: just because everybody on the D line was having fun, 301 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 2: you know, like everybody who was making plays. Man, we 302 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 2: had like six sacks that game, stuffing the run. You know, 303 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 2: everybody's dancing, flying around. That's like my kind of game, 304 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 2: you know, when everybody eats. And I made some big 305 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 2: plays that game too, So you know, I remember just 306 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 2: being on the sideline, just feeling the energy of the 307 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 2: guys that would say, yeah, my favorite. 308 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: So the second part of what we do here is 309 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: we get fan questions that we're sent in specifically for you. 310 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:52,679 Speaker 4: Some of fire them off. 311 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: All right, Jason from Walnut Creek, what are the personalities 312 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: of the D line room? 313 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 4: Who's the most outgoing? Because one seems really quiet. 314 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 2: I would say I'm probably the most outgoing on the 315 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 2: D line group. I'm like the guy that like blends 316 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 2: with every you know, because everybody have that guy they 317 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 2: mess within the like every position room. But I'm like 318 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 2: the guy everybody kind of you know, talk to, like 319 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 2: I talked to Boss. I could talk to anybody, honestly, 320 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 2: So got the guys use me as a bridge, you know. 321 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 3: I happy to be in that position. 322 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 4: The social butterfly for sure, the. 323 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 3: Social guy, you know, energy dancing always So. 324 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, Casey Olivery wants to know do you have a 325 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: nickname that you. 326 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 3: Prefer I didn't mean it just called me Samo. 327 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 2: I remember in uh In junior college used to call 328 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 2: me the Nigerian Nightmare. 329 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 4: For another very very famous player. 330 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know it needs to call me the Nigerian Nightmare. 331 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 2: So that was pretty cool. But yeah, a lot of 332 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 2: guys just called me Samo. 333 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 4: You know, Samu. All right, we're all our fans out there. 334 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 4: That's the one. 335 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, Cherry from San Jose. What is your ideal cheat meal? 336 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 2: Okay, okay, seafood ball, all right, seafootball, go crazy, But 337 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 2: like I need everything in there? 338 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 3: Okay, I need everything, snow, crab, the shrimp, I peo 339 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 3: put lobster in there too. 340 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 4: What's a fancy? 341 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 3: You know, I don't. I don't have it a lot, 342 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 3: but when I do, I like to go all out. 343 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 3: You know. I love to see football. All right. 344 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: So this one is from Camille from Daily City. What 345 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: is your relationship with some of your former coaches? 346 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 3: M I have a great relationship with my coach. Man. 347 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 3: This Whope of Journey thing has been very long one, 348 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 3: you know, as we. 349 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 4: Just talked about chapters. 350 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 3: Yeah right, I've had a lot of people helping throughout 351 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 3: the journey. Man, and man, I love all. 352 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 2: I love everybody who's helping throughout this journey, especially my coaches. 353 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 2: My coach from Minnesota, Thomas and Versarro, and you know 354 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 2: my dlone coach we're really closed. And then my coach 355 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 2: from Maryland. He really helped me open my eyes to 356 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 2: what could be, you know, the possibility of playing NFL 357 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 2: and stuff. So love him Brian Williams from Maryland. Man, 358 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 2: and yeah, I love all my coaches, man, I don't 359 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 2: really have a bad feelings, even the dude from Mississippi. 360 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 2: I was happy for everything he taught me, honestly, and 361 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 2: even when I was in Minnesota, I called him one 362 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 2: day and I said, thank you, you know for everything 363 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 2: you taught me. Man, you really helped me put myself 364 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 2: in a better position. So he understands. 365 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: While we are on the subjective coaches, we do have 366 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: a surprise for you. Our producer Nigel did some sleuthing 367 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: here and we have a little something from one of 368 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: your coaches if you want to play. 369 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 5: It, Samuel, what's up, man, it's coach I here. Hey Man, 370 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 5: I just want to give you a quick shout out. 371 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 5: Let you know we're pulling for you this weekend. I 372 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 5: know you guys got a huge game versus Seattle. I'll 373 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 5: be tuning in and uh just wanted to wish you 374 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 5: good luck and just so proud of you. Man. Can't 375 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 5: tell you that enough. You keep on doing your thing, 376 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 5: keep holding that rope, as you know, keep grinding, keep 377 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 5: hanging on when things get tough. I know, I know 378 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 5: you're saying everything has time. Well, man, the time is yours. 379 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 5: Time is yours. We're super proud back here on the range. 380 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 5: We're pulling for you. 381 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 3: Go Niners. 382 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 2: Oh that's dope, that's very dope. That's dope, man. That's 383 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 2: my guy, coach A, that's my guy. 384 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 3: Man. 385 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:27,639 Speaker 2: That's pretty cool that he sent that. That's pretty cool, coach. 386 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,560 Speaker 2: I it was crazy. It was funny, not even thinking 387 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 2: about hearing his voice. I remember the first time he 388 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 2: talked to my mom. He's begging her, begging my MoMA 389 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 2: to let me go to Minnesota. Oh what a time, man. 390 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 2: But yeah, I love that dude. Man, you give me 391 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 2: a great opportunity to be here today. 392 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 4: So grateful for ever grateful. Well, we are so grateful 393 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 4: for your time. 394 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,399 Speaker 1: I loved hearing more about your story and I know 395 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: our fans are going to love that too. 396 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 4: So if you want to be. 397 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: Featured on the next episode and ask your favorite player 398 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: some question, make sure to submit questions on our YouTube 399 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: community page or on Instagram. And thank you so much 400 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: for joining in on this episode of the forty nine ers. 401 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: You've got mail podcasts, don't forget to subscribe, and that's 402 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,640 Speaker 1: all from us. 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