WEBVTT - A Conversation with New Jets Safety Chuck Clark (3/24)

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<v Speaker 1>We were presented by win Bett. Betty is a team sport,

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<v Speaker 1>but together at win Bett. Eric Ellen here inside the

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<v Speaker 1>studio at one Jets Drive, joined by new Jets safety

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck Clark. How does that feel, Chuck? Uh? It feels good.

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<v Speaker 1>It also feels different at the same time. It's new,

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<v Speaker 1>so I mean just just a lot of new new

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<v Speaker 1>emotions and you know, just a different experience. So definitely,

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<v Speaker 1>it definite feels different though, but it feels great at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time. So how did this all go down?

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<v Speaker 1>The Jets make the trade with the Baltimore Ravens uh

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<v Speaker 1>in order to get you, of course, for a late

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<v Speaker 1>round pick in twenty twenty four. But when did you

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<v Speaker 1>become aware of the deal? Honestly, I thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna happen last year before training camp. I thought I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted out of there last year. And when I tried,

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<v Speaker 1>it was much deny and I thought I was coming

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<v Speaker 1>to the Jets, like when the process is happening, it

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<v Speaker 1>was Jets for the Philly. But fast forward a year later,

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much end of this season, like, hey y'all, y'all

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<v Speaker 1>either got to release me or trade me, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that that that relationship and Baltimore ran

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<v Speaker 1>soidware at the time, so I was like, you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>least me and trade me, and they pretty much agreed

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<v Speaker 1>to it. And when I found out about it, then

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<v Speaker 1>I knew that it was about to happen. I was

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<v Speaker 1>heading into a workout and I was like, oh man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm headed to the jets, Like it was crazy, So

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<v Speaker 1>my phone started going crazy a little bit. I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>the workout, but I think doing that workout was good.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually that initial little time just to use my mind

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<v Speaker 1>away from it. But yeah, I pretty much knew it

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<v Speaker 1>was gonna happen. Relief for jubilation or a bunch of emotions.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe that? I think a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>emotions honestly, because like I said, I wondered out of

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<v Speaker 1>the last situation. But then also with that, in this business,

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<v Speaker 1>you never know what comes with it. You know, this

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<v Speaker 1>a league full of uncertainty. So you're like, oh, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if I get released, I won't have a job. I

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<v Speaker 1>get traded. It's a new new scenery, new scenario. You

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<v Speaker 1>never know. So it was definitely a bunch of emotions

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<v Speaker 1>with it. What was the mindset last year? Like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>you talked to the front office and said, hey, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it would be best if we parted ways and

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<v Speaker 1>I got a new start and whatever. After obviously, they

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<v Speaker 1>drafted Kyle Hamilton and they signed Marcus Williams a free agency.

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<v Speaker 1>But with all that being said, you put your head

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<v Speaker 1>down and you never came off the field again. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I knew like who I was as a person, who

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<v Speaker 1>I was as a player. I mean, at first I

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<v Speaker 1>was I was. I was upset about everything that went on,

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<v Speaker 1>and I pretty much made that known and try to

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<v Speaker 1>make it known. And when I realized I wasn't gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get what I was asking for, I was like, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, I just got to make the most of

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<v Speaker 1>the situation. And at the end of the day, I

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<v Speaker 1>still got to put good film on tabe. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>go out there ball. I'll do what I gotta do,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, eventually what I want will come.

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<v Speaker 1>So um what that like you said, how was that?

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<v Speaker 1>It was tough a little bit? But then once I

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<v Speaker 1>got playing and got in the group of the season,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, all right, you're playing ball, Like, you're not

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<v Speaker 1>about to complain now, are you in it? Who did

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<v Speaker 1>you talk to from the Jets? Initially when the trade

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<v Speaker 1>was final. Uh so when it first happened, head coach

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<v Speaker 1>called me, DC called me. They was all on a call.

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<v Speaker 1>Um player wise, DJ re had reached out to me

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<v Speaker 1>and we texted back a little bit. Um who else

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<v Speaker 1>talked to Joe? So so yeah, yeah, you know I

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<v Speaker 1>got good feedback. I was all right, cool, they reached

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<v Speaker 1>out to me, They welcome to me. You know, it's like, cool, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what's up? What did DJ say to you?

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<v Speaker 1>Because of course he came over from Seattle himself last

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<v Speaker 1>year's signing a free agency. He was just like excited

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<v Speaker 1>to have me on board, you know, ready to rock

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<v Speaker 1>out this season. I pretty much said back to him, like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the same. I'm ready to ball out with y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we're about to turn a new new page

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<v Speaker 1>over here and all, let's let's hit our individual goals

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<v Speaker 1>and let's go get our team goals. And I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like, hey, playoffs need to be a minimum

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<v Speaker 1>for us, Like that's the mindset that we need to

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<v Speaker 1>have before. What about Robert Salah and Jeff Rawbrook when

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<v Speaker 1>they got on the phone, Because Sala to a man,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody talks about his connectivity with the players definitely, So

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<v Speaker 1>I mean with that, like we kind of hopped on

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<v Speaker 1>the phone and got to chop it up a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>And I always heard about him, you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just talking through the league and different guys. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, he's really good with the players, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>connect with him and just hopping on the phone and

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking back and forth. He's like really excited to

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<v Speaker 1>have me over and I think like divided that guy

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<v Speaker 1>was like very welcome and all right, like hey, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>be here for you. You know what I'm saying, everything

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<v Speaker 1>that you need and we're gonna go and do we

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<v Speaker 1>gotta do. What do you think about the secondary? How

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<v Speaker 1>much were you able to take in maybe last year

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<v Speaker 1>from AFAR, watching DJ come over and thrive, Sauce Gardner

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<v Speaker 1>be drafted number four overall. He goes on to be

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<v Speaker 1>defensive Rookie of the Year the Jets side Jordan Whitehead

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<v Speaker 1>and free Anancy. Last year from AFAR, what did you

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<v Speaker 1>see from the secondary? I definitely seem like a mixture

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<v Speaker 1>of young and experience and within the group, but a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of playmaking for sure, a lot of playmaking on

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<v Speaker 1>the back end over there. Different intangibles, you know different,

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<v Speaker 1>Tracy got tall guys, sweater guys, you know, athletic quick.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm excited to be in the mix for real.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't I can't wait to be out there with them.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you talk about adding to the culture and what

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<v Speaker 1>you will take from you from your time in Baltimore,

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<v Speaker 1>Because when you think about the Ravens, you think about

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<v Speaker 1>a perennial contender or a a team that's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>battling in the playoffs every year. Yeah, I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>like how I told you. I was talking with DJ

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<v Speaker 1>and I had this conversation with somebody else in the

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<v Speaker 1>building when I was there last week, like like, I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like playoffs is a minimum, Like we gotta get

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<v Speaker 1>in there, like win the next game and let's get

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<v Speaker 1>to the playoffs, les, Dude, we gotta do and once

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<v Speaker 1>we get into the playoffs, we're gonna set up and

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<v Speaker 1>start moving from there, and dude, we gotta do so

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<v Speaker 1>like just having that experience. So I've been in the

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<v Speaker 1>league six years and I missed the playoffs too, So

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like, hey, we gotta get in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Gotta get yourself a shot to go win the ring.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you like that attack style the Jets are playing

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<v Speaker 1>with on defense. I mean Solos first year in all

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks first year, this was a team completely in transition

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<v Speaker 1>and they finished thirty second in the National Football League,

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<v Speaker 1>but across the board last year top five and several categories. Right, definitely, definitely,

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<v Speaker 1>definitely a lot of balls on defense making explosive play. So,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, I can't wait to get in the

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<v Speaker 1>mid right there. It's it's a lot. It's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to be excited about. What's been the key as far

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<v Speaker 1>as your debundability, debundability and durability over the course of

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<v Speaker 1>your career because this is one hundred percent injury league. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck Clark's always on the field. I really try not

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<v Speaker 1>to think about it, honestly, because, like you said, like

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<v Speaker 1>anything can happen in this game any day, So honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I just try not to think about it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but give a lot of it to God. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's a physical game, like anytime you stop in

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<v Speaker 1>that field, practice, field, game, field, anything can happen. But

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to take care of my body, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting in the routine, lifting, lifting, eating, right, stretching, taking

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<v Speaker 1>care of my body. But I remember, like my rookie year,

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<v Speaker 1>I was in the weight room and I was stretching

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<v Speaker 1>and to real sous that came up to me and

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<v Speaker 1>he is like, what you're doing in here stretching? He's like,

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean and if you kind of know, like

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<v Speaker 1>his personality didn't really come off like that really, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little bit more like I ain't starting stretching

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<v Speaker 1>and getting getting massage or nothing like that until a

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<v Speaker 1>year or four, and he's like, you know what, keep that,

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<v Speaker 1>keep that up, you know. So I'm like, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of always stuck with me. You know, just

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<v Speaker 1>stay on top of your body, you know, because as

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<v Speaker 1>you go and well to speak on that, like he

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<v Speaker 1>went on to play fifteen sixteen years or something like that,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean, as as you keep going, you know

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<v Speaker 1>things what happened to your buddy Nixon Bruges, So you

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<v Speaker 1>just gotta stay on top of it. Honestly, how much

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<v Speaker 1>you pride yourself on your versatility, because yeah, you play

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of snaps or free safety. You can play

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<v Speaker 1>strong safety. People say line up in line back or

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<v Speaker 1>you come down and play nickel m. Yeah, I just

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<v Speaker 1>think I'm a ball player, like I don't really. When

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<v Speaker 1>I think about it, I don't. I'm a DV but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a ball player. I don't classify myself like as

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<v Speaker 1>anything Like, if I'm asked to do it, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go try to get it done, learn it and figure

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<v Speaker 1>it out, and go get it done and play at

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<v Speaker 1>a high level. Speaking of playing at a high level,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think about playing in New York for

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<v Speaker 1>a hungry fan base. This team hasn't been in the

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<v Speaker 1>playoff since two thousand tons. The reason why I mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>New York. You put on a Clark Chuck Clark highlight film.

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<v Speaker 1>You're seeing him make a lot of plays against the

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<v Speaker 1>Jets in Week one, then he came back against the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants last year. Seemed like you felt like you were

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<v Speaker 1>playing at home anytime you were up here. Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's definitely played something I'm gonna say, semi familiar with.

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<v Speaker 1>You know that I took the train of a few

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<v Speaker 1>times from Baltimore. You know, move around in the city

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. But I'm excited about that opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to play on that stage in New York,

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<v Speaker 1>just to be there. You know, everybody you know knows

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<v Speaker 1>about New York people across the country, across the world,

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<v Speaker 1>no about New York. So just to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>come there and play there, I can't wait for the opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you progressed throughout your career that you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>before coming into the league out of Virginia Tech and

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<v Speaker 1>the interaction with Terrell Suggs T Sugs. But you look

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<v Speaker 1>at your trajectory and how you just you came in

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<v Speaker 1>as adopt player who's going to participate on special teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you became a regular in the starting lineup. How

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<v Speaker 1>would you describe your ascension in this league. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the way I got going in this league is the

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<v Speaker 1>same pretty much how it happened in college. Just started

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<v Speaker 1>off on special teams. Pretty much that first year, You're okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you're making plays, making tackles on special teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's try to evolve you into a little package. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>get you a package, Let's get you a role. And

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<v Speaker 1>then that that turned into you know, injuries happened. Then

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<v Speaker 1>next thing you know, I'm go from being a core

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<v Speaker 1>special team guy in a matter of a week to

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<v Speaker 1>a defensive starter wearing the green dit the next league.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's pretty much how I have you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>starting off special teams, special teams, special teams, and then

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<v Speaker 1>this thing like you try to piece to like a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys coming in the league now, like don't

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<v Speaker 1>sleep on special teams because that could be where you know,

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<v Speaker 1>project your career to take off, honestly, and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of guys don't really want to do it because they're like,

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<v Speaker 1>for what, I just was a four year starter at

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<v Speaker 1>this school, Like, well I'm gonna do that, But I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it really can get your career going, honestly. What

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<v Speaker 1>about your hunger for the ball? Not a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>safeties you're looking up and saying, yeah, he had tripled

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<v Speaker 1>digit tackles last year. You go over one hundred tackles

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<v Speaker 1>last season. Can you talk about that mindset of always

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<v Speaker 1>getting there? I just pride myself on getting to the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>making a tackle, making a sure tackle. If you're not

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<v Speaker 1>getting to the ball, if you're not if you're not

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<v Speaker 1>showing up on the film and the camera on every down,

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<v Speaker 1>then what are you doing? You know what I'm saying,

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<v Speaker 1>Like what side of the field you want? You got

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<v Speaker 1>to get to the ball and make plays. That's just

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<v Speaker 1>how I feel, you know, That's what it's about football,

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<v Speaker 1>hundred dollars you wager. Yeah, I want to ask you

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<v Speaker 1>about the intangibles you're going to bring to the table

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<v Speaker 1>because anybody knows you or followed your career knows that

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be a force inside the locker room and

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<v Speaker 1>also in the community. And we're gonna get to that

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<v Speaker 1>in a second. But you were at n Fall Honors

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<v Speaker 1>this year, correct. Yeah, Yeah, that was the first time

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<v Speaker 1>experience for me. It was cool. So the Baltimore Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty two Man of the Year. I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you about this that night. How special was it

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<v Speaker 1>for you individually? And then what did you think when

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<v Speaker 1>you saw a pair of Jets get Defensive Rookie of

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<v Speaker 1>the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year and Sauce

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<v Speaker 1>Gardner and Garrett Wilson as you were taking in that night. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>looking back for me personally, that night, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>it was the first time for me ever being there.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was cool just to see how like the

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<v Speaker 1>I guess the TV show of TV program runs like

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<v Speaker 1>they got the TV breaks and hey, we need you

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<v Speaker 1>to see her in the set whatnot. So it was

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<v Speaker 1>cool and it was it was good just to be

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<v Speaker 1>recognized for that. But seeing the two guys that won

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<v Speaker 1>the Rookie Rickie of the Year awards and then looking

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<v Speaker 1>back on like, okay, now those are gonna be my teammates,

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<v Speaker 1>Like that's what suff for real, Like just like the

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<v Speaker 1>sky's a limit for them at this point. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't get complacent, keep on balling out. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>cool to two rookies from the same team win those awards.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what suck. I'd encourage everybody to watch that video

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<v Speaker 1>the Ravens put out of you getting that from John

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<v Speaker 1>Harbaugh in front of the rest of the team. He

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<v Speaker 1>brought you up in front of the guys. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>talk about what platforms you are a part of as

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<v Speaker 1>far as off the field, and also do you look

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<v Speaker 1>at this as an opportunity for you to, hey, take

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<v Speaker 1>your platform and then extend it up here in the

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<v Speaker 1>Northeast now at your new home. Definitely. So, I think

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<v Speaker 1>my thing has always been just community outreach, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>not specifically geared to a certain I guess if you

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<v Speaker 1>want a sickness or a disease or something. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>always been community outreach. So just trying to feed and

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<v Speaker 1>pour back into the community in which I live, where

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<v Speaker 1>I work and whatnot. So had the opportunity to do

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<v Speaker 1>it in Virginia in Baltimore. So now I get to

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<v Speaker 1>carry that up to this some more of the East

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<v Speaker 1>coast to New York, New Jersey area. So I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to that for sure. What put that in you?

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<v Speaker 1>What installed that in you that, hey, listen, I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL, now I'm gonna go out and help others.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think a lot of it has to do

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<v Speaker 1>like with how I grew up, you know, the things

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<v Speaker 1>that I've seen, and then then personally it's just like

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<v Speaker 1>if you're not trying to better your community where you live,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's like, what are we doing? Honestly? Uh, you

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<v Speaker 1>just try to make things around us better? Can you

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<v Speaker 1>talk about it? Yeah? So, like you never know like

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<v Speaker 1>what your time, your presidence can do to someone who's

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<v Speaker 1>in a less fortunate situation to you. But I've had

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<v Speaker 1>the ability to have m back to school drives, bike drives,

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<v Speaker 1>UM doing different showing up at different UM group group

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<v Speaker 1>events with kids juvenile, So just just just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>do whatever I can, not not limiting it to one

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<v Speaker 1>specific thing. Yeah. The Ravens say, if there's an event,

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck's at it. Yeah yeah, Yeah, they definitely got me

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<v Speaker 1>out for a lot of events you know here and there.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, yeah, just trying to do what I could.

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<v Speaker 1>So can you talk about your up upbringing, in your

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<v Speaker 1>background of the environment and how that helps shape you. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And I grew up always playing sports, you know, year

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<v Speaker 1>round baseball, basketball, football, being competitive, and I think that

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<v Speaker 1>just always like stuck with me. Like playing sports, it

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<v Speaker 1>develops a mindset and mentality, you know, being a team,

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<v Speaker 1>team building, buying a community building, you know, so just

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<v Speaker 1>always being involved in sports. Active. My dad was in

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<v Speaker 1>the military, so but fortunately we never had to move

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<v Speaker 1>around a lot. We was stationed in one spot in Virginia.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, just grew up playing sports, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>always active in sports. And I think like a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of that, Like I said, a lot of that helped

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<v Speaker 1>with shaping me mindset and mentality. Was what service in

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<v Speaker 1>the military was he nabe? Okay? And how did he

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<v Speaker 1>take some of those lessons and transfer them to you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like thinking about it, I can't like necessarily put

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<v Speaker 1>one thing on it, but I think like different things

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<v Speaker 1>as far as like growing up learning how to cut

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<v Speaker 1>the grass and not not stopping, like not giving up

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<v Speaker 1>because it's hot outside or something like that, like to

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<v Speaker 1>keep pushing through, or you know, learning how to wash

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<v Speaker 1>a car, like okay, like you know, you gotta be

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<v Speaker 1>specifically with it. You know, you can't just wash the car.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta get the wheels, you gotta get the rims

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<v Speaker 1>to do the little details, you know, the small things

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<v Speaker 1>that matter as well. What do you think that meant

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<v Speaker 1>to the guys in the locker room last year, knowing that, hey, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>you were going through some personal adversity. I would say

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<v Speaker 1>professional adversity, because hey, you didn't necessary really want to

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<v Speaker 1>be there, but you put your head down, like we

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<v Speaker 1>talked about before, and said, I'm gonna do what's best

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<v Speaker 1>for the team and my teammates here as long as

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<v Speaker 1>I am here. I think I know how personally to me,

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<v Speaker 1>if somebody don't want to be there, you know, it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>why why I be here? But then, like I think

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<v Speaker 1>once I like prude and showed the I'm like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm here, y'all, y'all getting all of me. And I

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<v Speaker 1>even expressed that to them. It's like, all right, he

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<v Speaker 1>on board. You know, he'd been around here. One of

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<v Speaker 1>those type of things. But I got like at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the year, a lot of guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they gave me their respect and whatnot. I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate you sticking it out, staying here, you know, not

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<v Speaker 1>going crazy or turning up and whatnot. So I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, I can I can

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<v Speaker 1>feel good walking away from that situation knowing that I

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<v Speaker 1>did what I had to do. And uh, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>there's so many people in that building that reached out

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<v Speaker 1>to me. It's like, appreciate you, respect to you, So

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<v Speaker 1>I could I could walk away fields good with that.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think this offseason is gonna be like

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<v Speaker 1>for you as you and park on your second professional

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<v Speaker 1>team here. It's definitely gonna be different from the standpoint

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<v Speaker 1>of learning a new playbook, learning a new city, a

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<v Speaker 1>new team, new locker room, just how things flow on

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<v Speaker 1>the day to day basis. You know, being somewhere for

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<v Speaker 1>six years, you kind of understand how things flow, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you figure things out, but then all the stuffing that

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<v Speaker 1>changes into a different environment. So I guess just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to figure out the new uncertainties. But I mean there's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing new that anybody hasn't done any league before, so

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<v Speaker 1>I think i'd be all right. You mentioned DJ before.

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<v Speaker 1>Are there some other guys in this roster that you've

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<v Speaker 1>talked to or you know, have come to contact with recently? Nah,

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<v Speaker 1>I really haven't talked to too many guys yet, But

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I think it's better, you know, in person interactions,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can really get to know a person, meet them,

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<v Speaker 1>see how they talk, you know. I think it's definitely

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. It's cool for guys to reach out,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm saying, for sure, But like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to meet guys in person. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 1>how do you think it's gonna be when you do

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<v Speaker 1>walk into that locker room with that young mix of

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<v Speaker 1>this team that has so many somebody talented young individuals.

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<v Speaker 1>You're fitting yourself into that locker room. But also you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be looked at for leadership ability as well. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. Like I said, it's all gonna be new

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<v Speaker 1>for me. So I'm gonna be looking around the same way,

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<v Speaker 1>like all right, what we're doing here. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, like I understand if we had

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<v Speaker 1>guys come over in the past and bottom and they're

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<v Speaker 1>like they like they call them me o G I'm like, gee,

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<v Speaker 1>what five year six? You know, I'm yere five year six.

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean I understand what comes with it in

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<v Speaker 1>this game. Like if you get past three years in

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<v Speaker 1>this game, like you know what I'm saying, you almost

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<v Speaker 1>a better than here, you know. So just gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>me day in and day out. You know, anything that

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<v Speaker 1>I got to share, I will share. Not afraid to speak,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not afraid to talk, so definitely just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be me' awesome, tchuck, Well, we really appreciate your time

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<v Speaker 1>to that. Definitely definitely appreciate y'all having me