1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: How y'all doing. You know, I had a break the 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: silence a little bit. 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 2: What do you get to talk to you after you're 4 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,079 Speaker 2: gonna pick? Just saw some videos of emotional What was 5 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 2: that they like? 6 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: For you? It was it was very emotional. You know, 7 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: I'm blessed, you know, I'm grateful. You know, I've been 8 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: working for this for you know, twenty years. So when 9 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: you work something for so long and then you see 10 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: and you see that, you know, all the work, you 11 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: know has an outcome and you see the results from it, 12 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: it's some special moment for me and my family. 13 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: What was your reaction when you heard during the pre 14 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: draft process that the NFL changed the kickoff for us? 15 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: Because at first, you know they they did it, so 16 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: everybody was talking to me about, you know, punt punt return. 17 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: But when you know they changed it, it kind of 18 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: added a little bit more value to me, you know, 19 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: and uh really the rest of the running backs because 20 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: that's something that you know, we could place in our 21 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: bag and you know we can do on the field 22 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: and that to our skill set. So I was I 23 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: was pretty happy. I was pretty happy, to say the least. 24 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: How do you think that'll work? 25 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 2: Like, have you watched I guess access Bell film of 26 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 2: how it worked. Like it's not gonna be like college returns, 27 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: different alignments and the work. 28 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's pretty much the same demolage with you, 29 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 1: like you know, to me, you know, football is football 30 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: when you know you play some play magro on the 31 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: football field. You know, you you put ball, intend that 32 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: you go out there and make a play. But uh 33 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: it's you know, one on one blocks across the field. 34 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: So you know, when again when the ball comes to me, 35 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: I'm just doing best to make sure I make it 36 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: exupposed to play. 37 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: What was your contact like with the Giants and the 38 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: free draft? 39 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: You know, I had a meeting with them during the 40 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: Strong Bowl, and I met with the running back coach, 41 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: coach t you know, probably right after my pro day. 42 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: But other than that, not really much contact, you know, 43 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: but I knew they liked it just from you know, 44 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 1: my agents and what they were saying. But other than 45 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,559 Speaker 1: that yet not not much contact. But I was happy 46 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: to be here, blessed to be here, and uh just 47 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: thankful that they chose me. The initial media it was 48 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: it was lovely. Not gonna lie to you just because 49 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: like again I've been I've been thinking and waiting for this, 50 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: for this moment. So when you know, it actually gets 51 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: here and I'm in the meeting room and you know, 52 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: in Giants Gears, it's just you know, a blessing and uh, 53 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: you know, you get to think back on all the 54 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: things that you've done to get to this point. But 55 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,679 Speaker 1: that mean, it was Ah, it was good. It was 56 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: definitely good. 57 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: Something discussed a lot in your pastor why did it 58 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: take you so long to transition to running back? 59 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: That's a great question. So, I mean I've always knew, 60 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: you know, I wanted to play running back, but you know, 61 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: it just never had the opportunity to the opportunity was 62 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: really a receiver, and I always had some really great 63 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: running backs, you know Adue, we had great running backs. 64 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: So I kind of just you know, did what the 65 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: team needed me to do. They need me to be 66 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 1: a receiver. So I went out there did the best 67 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: I could at the position. Like did you finally wear 68 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: them down and say like, hey, I'm your guy? What 69 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 1: how did you actually get to do what you wanted 70 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: to do? Yeah? So, you know, at first it was 71 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: coach Walt so, the head coach at Purdue, and the 72 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: running back coach coach Seed, but coach Walt was initially 73 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: the one that came to me and said, hey, you know, 74 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: you're a pretty good receiver, but you can be a 75 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: really good running back, you know if you put your 76 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: mind to it, because he was watching my film seeing that, 77 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: you know, when I have to ball in my hands, 78 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: I could be very explosive, but it just which is 79 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: the easiest way to get you the ball? At receiver 80 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: at running back, and I, you know, kind of just 81 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,919 Speaker 1: betting on myself. I knew that I could play runningack 82 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: because I played in my whole life. I just changed 83 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: the receiver. It was actually easier to transition to running 84 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: back than it was to go to receiver because the 85 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: receiver is different techniques, different things that you have to 86 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: do to be selful deposition. So when I went back 87 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: to running back, everything kind of came naturally. I just 88 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 1: had to be more detailed, I mean, be more focused 89 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: on the details and more focus on fundamentals of the 90 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: position to be honest with you know, to be honest 91 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: with you know. At receiver, I might have been an 92 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: average speed receiver, average side receiver. At running back, I'm 93 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: a fast running back. I'm a big running back. I'm 94 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: a running back and catch the ball at the backfield. 95 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: So yeah, when you look at how God placed every 96 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: single thing and allowed you know, my my situation to 97 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: kind of a line up switching from you know, uh 98 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: to running back from receiver. It was actually the missing 99 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: piece of the puzzle. Beneficial beneficial too, with less wear 100 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: and tear on the body running back position as you 101 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: switched into it later. Yeah, that was a lot of 102 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: that was that was a lot of things that the 103 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: some of the NFL team was talking about during the 104 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: process was just you know, the the wear and tear 105 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: on my body is minimal. So I didn't really I 106 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: didn't really you know, have that many snaps as a 107 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: lot of the other other players that was in the draft, 108 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: but I did have, you know, my my stats kind 109 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: of spoke for herself. The film kind of speaks for 110 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: herself as well. 111 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 2: You said it was kind of natural to go back 112 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 2: to running back, but just you know, at the highest 113 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: level of like had to read everything so so fine, 114 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 2: Like how much has that been an adjustment to be 115 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 2: able to do it? Not just like high school where 116 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: probably the best athlete on the. 117 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: Field, it was a it was an easy adjustment because 118 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: I love the game. You know, when you love the games, 119 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: things about the game comes easily, like studying the film, 120 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: understanding you know why you have to you know, pay 121 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: attention to the nose tackle rather than the d n 122 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: then just understanding that the details matter, you know, the position. 123 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: So you know, when that switch kind of happened, I 124 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: was in love with the idea of understanding that I 125 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: have to know more. I have to know more you 126 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: know about the position, have to know more than just 127 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: you know what I know now, because it wasn't good enough. 128 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: So you know, when you take everything in and you 129 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: understand that, like again, you have to you know, kind 130 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: of you know, broaden your perspective of the whole game, 131 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: not just you know, what do I do on this position? 132 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: I mean on display? You know, it just it makes 133 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: you smarter, you know, on on all levels. 134 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 2: That's a that's an explosive player. Yourself, What do you 135 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: think makes Neighbors a top ten explosive type? 136 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean Malik is different, you know, you know, 137 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: I'm just watching the run around. I actually haven't you know, 138 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: watched any of his film myself, but watching him out here, 139 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: you know, going through practice, he's about the details. He's 140 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: doing things the right way, and then when the ball 141 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: comes to him, he's catching it. Not only catching, he's 142 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: catching it, you know, all around his body, you know, 143 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: making sure that you know he's catching it, to the tub, 144 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: you know, doing things the right way. And I think 145 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: that's what makes him special.