1 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: Great day. How y'all doing. 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 2: I appreciate y'all, you know, showing up. There's been a 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 2: long time overdue, so you know, I just wanted to. 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 2: It's a new start for me, you know, going forward 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 2: with just putting some closure to my New York Giant tender. 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 2: I didn't play for anybody else, So I just wanted 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 2: to say thank you to the organization, the owners, the mayor, 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: the Tish family, the player personnels, the people that were 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: responsible for you know, bringing us in and doing and 10 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 2: conducting themselves how they did so they can get at 11 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 2: least like myself in here. I know at one point 12 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: in time they talk to New York Giants had one 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: of the hardest you know, the Wonderlanth tests and you 14 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: know play off personnel and being able. 15 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 1: To bring players in. So I passed that. 16 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: So I feel good to be here, and and I 17 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 2: felt like it came under need a lot of you know, 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: attention to details taking so to all the people that 19 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: was a part of it. You know, it takes a 20 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: village and you know from facilities, from strength and. 21 00:00:58,320 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: Conditioning and training room. 22 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: I just want to send my you know, complete thank 23 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 2: you and appreciation to all of those you know, players 24 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 2: that I played with, coaches that I was a part of, 25 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 2: you know, just say thank you of court. 26 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: Why now it's been ten years. You just mentioned something 27 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: about a fresh start. What's your fresh start? And why 28 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: ten years since your last game? Are you doing this well? 29 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: I never set out to play football, really and truly, 30 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, So I didn't have a 31 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 2: plan going forward that I was just addle trying to 32 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: just make my way in competing. So I didn't plan 33 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 2: it coming in, so I didn't have a need to 34 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 2: plan it going out. 35 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: You know. 36 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 2: My first thing was when I was done playing ball, 37 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: I didn't want to play for anybody else, playing for 38 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 2: organization like the Giants, which is truly the number one 39 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 2: organization in sports. And I'm biased because I didn't play 40 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: for anybody else, so I didn't. Again, I didn't plan 41 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: it coming in, so I didn't want to plan it 42 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 2: going out. My party was getting to my family and 43 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: making sure that everybody had an imprint, you know, and 44 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: they can I could see some of them in me, 45 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. 46 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: When we just sign up for this. 47 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: I know we say family first, but it's hard to 48 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: say family first when you're putting you know, sixteen hours 49 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: in out of the day towards you know, being great, 50 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:02,559 Speaker 2: and so I had to be. 51 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: Honest with myself. 52 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: So when it was over, I wanted to dedicate that 53 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 2: time and I wanted to understand how to take the 54 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: things that I learned from this sport and the positive things, 55 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 2: not just all of the things from the sport, but 56 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: the positive things from the sport and try to incorporate 57 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: that in how I raised my family, not coaching them, 58 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: but understanding how to bring that to them. And I 59 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 2: could see, you know, a little bit of myself in them, 60 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: and you know, leading with a godly man and doing that. 61 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 1: So that's why no, and it's twenty twenty three, and 62 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 1: I wore a. 63 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: Number twenty three, So I thought that that was a 64 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: little significant with you know, being I am fascinated by 65 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 2: numbers and things of. 66 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: That nature, or what has been your second career just 67 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: raising the family right now. 68 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 2: I did some business and things like that, but you know, 69 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 2: my time here I wasn't and. 70 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: I don't I hope, I hope this don't come up 71 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: the wrong way. 72 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 2: I wasn't as freely I say, with the media and 73 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: and doing I did the interviews, and I did the 74 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 2: required time, but I didn't want to give up anything 75 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 2: that we was doing behind these walls. And you know 76 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: a lot of people get here and they talk a 77 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: little bit too much and they expose some things that 78 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 2: becomes bulletin. Bought material for the opposing team and. 79 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: Things of that nature. So what do you do or 80 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: don't know? 81 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: I was a big influence outside of you know, the 82 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: median things of that nature on this team, on his ground, 83 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, in the locker room. So 84 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 2: we're having that responsibility. I want to make sure that 85 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: you guys didn't know that. 86 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: You know what I mean. 87 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 2: So we're having that responsibility how I conduct myself and 88 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: how I move forward that translates to my teammates and 89 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 2: things of that nature. 90 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: So I hope they answered the question. 91 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 3: You know you have You've had a lot of big 92 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 3: moments in your career here. You spent your entire career here. Obviously, 93 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 3: the one moment, there's one moment everybody goes back to 94 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 3: on that day in Green Bay. First off, where's the ball? 95 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 3: And how much do you think about or at least 96 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 3: are asked about that moment? 97 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: Well, a lot of people always you know, a lot 98 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 2: of I could walk around and people don't recognize who 99 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: I am, but when they do, they ask about you know, 100 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 2: the Bren Farp and it scept and you the last 101 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: guy for Brent far in Green Bay Packer's uniform. So 102 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 2: the ball, Lieutenant Colonel Greg Gatson still has the ball. 103 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 2: He always offered to give it back, and he's, you know, 104 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 2: the colonel that was you know, motivation to speaking a 105 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: big part of what we was doing in that year, 106 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: you know what I mean, So he still has. 107 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: It and just you know, just being able to accomplish that. 108 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 2: In and and know that people always point this amy 109 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: I was doing such and such. So we had a 110 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 2: family gathering when that was going on. That's enough for me, 111 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. 112 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 3: You still pick the big thing of winning championships as 113 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 3: to take away. 114 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: From this most definitely, because what else we do it for. 115 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 2: I know other people may have, you know, perspective of 116 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 2: you know, they want to do it for the money, 117 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: or they want to do it from the fame that 118 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: comes with it. To me, the ultimate goal is to 119 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 2: win the championship. I think that's why you hang the 120 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 2: banners around right. We got four hanging right now. So 121 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: for me it was whatever I need to do selfless 122 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 2: to be able to help put those banners up. 123 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: And I was able to do that on every level. 124 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: I won, pee wee, I won, and when it hadn't 125 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: been before at that institution or place, you know what 126 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 2: I mean. I'm not saying it just me because it 127 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 2: takes a visits like I stayed it before. 128 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: But I was able to be a part of championships 129 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: on every level. 130 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 2: High school, college, at LSU and then being able to 131 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 2: finish it up here. And I didn't finish the question 132 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: for you, So going into you know, most people that 133 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 2: I feel like that had that kind of running with, 134 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 2: like the media, they don't turn to media, but I 135 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 2: want to do some of the podcasts and to be 136 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 2: able to, you know, put out my story and tell 137 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 2: my my own documented things that we was going in 138 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 2: there and kind of give you a pull back the 139 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: curtain kind of feel of what was going on and 140 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 2: what was the perspective you know in those times of 141 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: winning some of these championships. 142 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 3: When you walk in here, when you pull up today, 143 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 3: what are there eddything in your mind goes right to 144 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 3: you know, was it was it being in the locker room? 145 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 3: Is it guys that you think of when you walk in. 146 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 2: Almost definitely there's the camaraderie that you build, because each 147 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 2: fabric of the building tells a different story. You know, 148 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 2: whether it was a guy that's no longer with us 149 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 2: that went on to the afterlife. I told the story 150 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 2: of being in drafted in two thousand and five, and 151 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: the owner of the time we're still here, right, mister Wellington. 152 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: I can remember him being on. 153 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 2: The field with his always had to had on, but 154 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 2: with his I would call it a camping chair, like 155 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 2: a little conjunct, a little contraption he had that you 156 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 2: pull out see on the field and watch the practice. 157 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 2: So I think that's kind of what this franchise do, 158 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 2: what it stands on, what type of work it is. Right, 159 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 2: we see our own on the field all the time, 160 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 2: and that inspire us to want to be better. So 161 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 2: it has moments like that all through out, seeing the 162 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: different individuals. What is from the training room, is from 163 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 2: the cafeteria, whether it's from Jose facilities, you know what 164 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 2: I mean? Remember all those things, all that bring up 165 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 2: memory and then I get to share with my family 166 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 2: being able to you know, it's you know, I have 167 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 2: an eight year old. So you know, he likes to 168 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 2: ask you why are we a Giant fan? So I 169 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: think it's a bit easier to describe and show him 170 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 2: why we are a Giants fan now. And I think, 171 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 2: you know, I got him on the hook forever. You 172 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: know what I mean as far as being a Giant fan. 173 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 2: But you know, so things like that, you know what 174 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 2: I mean. Him seeing Okay, know he wasn't here a 175 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 2: long and the older guy was family wise, he was 176 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 2: here to be able to see some of these things. 177 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 2: So that's what it does, coming in his building and 178 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 2: seeing some of the same familiar faces and then knowing 179 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 2: the blood, sweat and tears that you put into it. 180 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: You Dori Jackson stop and say hello, do you how 181 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 2: closely do you follow the team? 182 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: Do you have any relationships with any of the guys? 183 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 2: No, I don't have any and that needs to change. 184 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 2: But I don't have any relationship with the guys. But 185 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 2: now that I feel like I have the family aspect 186 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: of it, you know, in control, I did the same 187 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 2: thing to Lsu. 188 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: I was able to speak to the team this past season. 189 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 2: You know, we want to be in the National Championship 190 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 2: every year, just like we want to be in the 191 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: super Bowl every year, so hopefully those type of things 192 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 2: can continue now. But yeah, a few guys just stop 193 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 2: by to say hello and you know, just tell me 194 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 2: about you know, the appreciation of my time being here 195 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 2: and things like that. 196 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 3: So I know you're a big LSU guy, as you said, 197 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 3: like that quarterback. 198 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he's just talking about him. I think 199 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 2: everything he stands for as great. He's a quiet guy, 200 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 2: but he's a student of the game. He's a true 201 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: profession I think I was talking about. I don't like 202 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 2: that he gets hit a little bit because you know, 203 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 2: he used his legs, so I think he can get 204 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 2: better that aspect. 205 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: But I think the the. 206 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 2: Skies the limit when it comes to his ability and 207 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 2: the things that he can be able to do with football. 208 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 2: You have to say, you know, stay healthy on that 209 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 2: side of things, you know,