1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: I'm going to start with Bob soci got hit Bob, 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: Bob real quick before you go. I just wanted to 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: say something. Got a chance to see what Devin said 4 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: and heard some of his remarks. I do think that 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 1: it would be a little bit tone deaf of me 6 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: if we didn't first acknowledge everything that's going on in 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: the world since we last met, um, starting with COVID, 8 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: and I know that it's affected us all differently. Well 9 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: it's affected us from a public health standpoint, personally, or 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: whether it's affected us uh, you know, economically with people 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: losing jobs and struggling to provide for their families, people 12 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: losing businesses. And then obviously where we sit socially right now, 13 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: and everything that's going on m certainly within our country 14 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: as it perchanged to racism in particular. UM, that's something 15 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: obviously that it rings the chord, it structs the chord, 16 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: and me personally and my family as well as many 17 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: of my friends and loved ones. So all those things 18 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: being said, I do think that for me it's important 19 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: to acknowledge one thing. And for those of you that 20 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: have been covering me for a long time, you know 21 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: that I am a man of faith in Christ. And 22 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: I do feel like during times like these it's important 23 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: to step back and put things in perspective, and you 24 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: realize that we live in a fallen world. There's a 25 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: lot going on, there's a lot of uncertainty, there's a 26 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: lot of doubt, there's deaths, there's suffering, there's pain, and 27 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: obviously socially you talk about the sin of racism and 28 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: how it affects the heart and how that's plagued our 29 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: society unfortunately since its beginnings. And I think that now 30 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: more than any other time. Obviously, the need has always 31 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: been great, but I think it's it's important for mediate 32 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: to acknowledge how I see the role of Jesus Christ 33 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: in this situation. And I feel like all of us 34 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: in life search for purpose and things that will give 35 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 1: us meaning and allow us to carry on with hope. 36 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: And I certainly think that for me to be able 37 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: to surrender during this time has been huge and realize 38 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: that as much as we try to live lives where 39 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: we think we're in control, we don't have control. There's 40 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: only one person, as far as I'm concerned, that sits 41 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: on his throne and is in control every day, and 42 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: we all have a need form because we're all imperfect 43 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: just trying to find our way. And I don't think 44 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: I'd be doing anyone justice if I didn't encourage us 45 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: all to look a little bit deeper than ourselves and 46 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: our profession and even our families as we try to 47 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: navigate this uncertainty. I do find encouragement because, again, as 48 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: I mentioned, I do believe that Christ is on its throne, 49 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: and I do believe that where we fall short, he 50 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: is enough. Where we make mistakes, that he is enough. 51 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: But I also believe that He cares about justice. I 52 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: also believe that he he wants us to be kind, 53 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: to do justice, and to walk humbly with him, like 54 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: the prophet Micael says. So I do pray that we'll 55 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,119 Speaker 1: find it within ourselves to be better. I do pray 56 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: that we'll find it within ourselves to continue to have 57 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: hope in one another. And I do pray that we 58 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: will find it within ourselves to avoid division, to avoid hatred, 59 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: and to seek the things that are right in the world. 60 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: I think right now we're living at a time where 61 00:03:55,440 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: there's so much division, especially with our our society, that 62 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: at least people questioning what is true what is right. 63 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: And again, as as I said at the beginning of this, 64 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: there's only one person that I believe holds ultimate truth, 65 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: and that is Christ himself, and I pray that he 66 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: continues to guide us through this time. So I will 67 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: take some questions, but I do feel like that I 68 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: needed to say that before we get started this year. 69 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: I appreciate you guys being patient with me and being 70 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: willing to hear me out. So go right ahead. Thank you, Matthew, 71 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: thanks for those words, and I'll try to relate this 72 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: to some of the points you stressed. I read some 73 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: of your remarks about your decision to play this year, 74 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: balancing concerns for your family, concerns for yourself with the 75 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: risk potentially playing with the pandemic, and I was curious, 76 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: especially based on what you just said, and I wonder 77 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: how much it applies with other people too. How much 78 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: of the role that you can play as a football 79 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: player on the platform you can have with regards to 80 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: trying to amend the social injustice, the inequities, the things 81 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 1: that are very important to when it comes to racism 82 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: and the Black Lives Matter movement. Did that factor in 83 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: your decision to play, that you would have perhaps a 84 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: better opportunity. Was it some part of the soul searching 85 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: you did or the answers you sought in your prayer 86 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: and faith what your best role could be in twenty 87 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: twenty If that makes sense. Yeah, good question, Bolved. I 88 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: think that's something that that factored in. Um. You know, 89 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,799 Speaker 1: I know as a man, though my first two responsibility 90 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: that I love God and to love my neighbor. And 91 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: as as I think about that, my immediate neighbor is 92 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: my my wife, Shahzad, and you know, our three children. 93 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: And as a man, as a husband, I have a 94 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: responsibility to lead them, to provide for them, and to 95 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: protect them the best way that I feel as fit 96 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: as I pray about it, as I seek the Lord 97 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: on it. And certainly that was the number one thing 98 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: that factored into my decision. Was am I fulfilling my 99 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: responsibilities as a leader of my home? Because if that's 100 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: not in order, then anything that I try to do 101 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: outside of my home really is is gonna be minimal. 102 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: The impact is not really going to be fult as strongly. Obviously, 103 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: we have a unique platform as as professional athletes, as 104 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: NFL football players, we have a chance to connect with 105 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 1: people and and do things that otherwise, maybe otherwise we 106 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: wouldn't have had the chance to do. So I'm certainly 107 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: thankful for my platform at a time like this where 108 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: I feel like division is is so prevalent in our society, 109 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: and my hope is to bring a sense of oneness. 110 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: And again that oneness and my mind can only be 111 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: brought through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So I feel 112 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: like I can use my platform in a positive way 113 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: this year. Obviously it's going to be challenging with telling 114 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: the restrictions that we have with covid M, but my 115 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: hope is that what little influence that I do have, 116 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: that I can point people in the direction that I 117 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: feel like is the one true answer for them, and 118 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: that's to the person of Christ and try to bring 119 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: people together understand what justice looks like, not only you know, 120 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: you talk about social justice, but I think biblical justice, 121 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: which does have, you know, a lot of correlations to 122 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: some of the things we see socially, and to try 123 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: to try to serve the best way I can from 124 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,679 Speaker 1: that from that point of view to soul. I'm thankful 125 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: for the platform I have. I'm going to try to 126 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: use it to the best of my ability. But again, 127 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, my number one responsibility 128 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: outside of serving the Lord is to take their off 129 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: family and just very quickly. Based on what you have 130 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: learned since you made that decision in the testing process 131 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: and little exposure you've had to the facility itself, are 132 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: you confident are you less concerned going forward now based 133 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: on some of the steps that have been taken with 134 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: the organization that you've seen firsthand? Look up, excuse me. 135 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: I do feel good about the direction that we're headed in, 136 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: and we're very fortunate. We have a great deal of 137 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: resources that are disposal here, and that's something I don't 138 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: take for granted. You look around what's going on around 139 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: the country, and resources have been an issue for a 140 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: lot of people. So we do have a number of 141 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: resources that I think are going to help guide us 142 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: through this time. I have a lot of confidence in 143 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: our medical staff. But at the same time, this is 144 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: this is unpredictable, it's a novel, it's new and emerging. 145 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: So we'll see how this goes. We'll have to take 146 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: it one day at a time. We'll have to really 147 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: have a lot of faith and trust in each other 148 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: as we operate trying to trying to do what's better 149 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: for your neighbor, for those around you. That's going to 150 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: be a common theme this year, and it's certainly going 151 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: to be no different for us as we attempt to 152 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: play football this season. Matthew, thank you, and I will 153 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: apologize in advance if anyone who has a hand raised 154 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: here was from a previous interview. So I'll just go 155 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: down the list here. Evan Lazar, if you have a question, 156 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: go ahead now. I'm awesome. Thank you, Stecy okay, Next up, 157 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: Megan O'Brien, no, I'm also thank you. Okay, that's what 158 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: I was afraid of. Those are Matthew, Sorry about that. 159 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: That's from questions before, but the hand still shows that 160 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: it's raised. Here we'll go Acros Helen Seagull, followed by 161 00:09:55,960 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: Steve sand Chance him Matthew, how you doing, but I'm well, 162 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: how are you, sir? Okay? Thanks hanging in there. Matthew. 163 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: You've been a leader for this team. You mentioned the 164 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: spiritual leader, but you've been a leader on the field also. 165 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: I'm willing to bet, without knowledge that you probably talked 166 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: to several, maybe all of the players that have opted 167 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: out I'm curious, without obviously going against any competence, how 168 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: tough were those conversations for you and for them? And 169 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: of course everybody's going to do what's best for their family. Well, 170 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: look for me, they weren't tough at all. I support 171 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: those guys on their number one responsibility as far as 172 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: I'm concerned, and I'll reiterated, it is to their family. 173 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: They owe their families what they see as best for 174 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,719 Speaker 1: their families, to protect and provide for their families, and 175 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: that comes well beyond and well before what happens at 176 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: one Patriot Place. So those guys have my full support. 177 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: I respect their decisions, and I understand that all those 178 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: guys made those decisions because they were choosing to put 179 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: their families first. They were choosing to protect their loved ones, 180 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: they were choosing to protect children, unborn children, they were 181 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: choosing to protect spouses, parents, and in some cases, they 182 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: were choosing to protect themselves. So they have my full support. 183 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: I know that it's tough for those guys. You know, 184 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: football's different. When you sit out for a year, you 185 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: can't really get that year back. It's not like I 186 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: can work till I'm sixty six instead of sixty five. 187 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: You know, there's a limited number of years you have 188 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: as far as football's concerned, So that's tough, and you 189 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: realize the opportunities and the blessings that come along with 190 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: football that the Lord provide. So I certainly and I'm 191 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: able to feel for them from that side of things. 192 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: But again, I support those guys. I know that they 193 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: were thoughtful and prayerful when considering their decisions, and we 194 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: look forward to having those guys back in the fold, 195 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: hopefully this time next year. Before then, and I'll just 196 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: quick follow up, do you think for many conversations that 197 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: you've had that there might be some more Patriot players 198 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: opting out in the future before the deadline? I have 199 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: no idea. I mean, look, that's none of my business. 200 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: Like I said, each man has a responsibility to this 201 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: family to be a protector and a provider and to 202 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: be there for his family, and what they choose to 203 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: do is up to them, and they have my full 204 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 1: support either way they decide. Thanks Matthew. Our next question 205 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: will be Steve Seinschaz called by Ian Steele. You knowing, Captain, well, 206 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: how are you pretty good? I just I mean, you've 207 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: been blessed with a great father who played in the seventies, 208 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: and I just just want, you know, curious if you 209 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: know when the protest is stot and stuff that you 210 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: were you and haven't been going back and forth, you know, 211 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: as fathers change, Um, you know, maybe seeing progress a 212 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: little bit. I mean, well, do you guys still say 213 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: I think in your opening statement you said, you know, 214 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: still got a long way to go. H definitely. Look, 215 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: my father, I'm so fortunate. Um, you know, I have 216 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: the great privilege of having a great father who's been 217 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: in my life, a great mother who's been in my 218 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: life since the very beginning. And some of the things 219 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: that they experienced growing up in Jackson, Mississippi and Meridian, 220 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: Mississippi in the sixties during segregation, not having attended integrated 221 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: schools until they were in the tenth grade, they have 222 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: they have a great deals perspective, and they've seen a 223 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: great deals change in their lifetime. I mean, there's obviously 224 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 1: no denying that. But my dad and I both understand 225 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: the human condition. And the number one thing that my 226 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: father has passed on to me that I hold on 227 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: to is our faith in Christ. And we understand the 228 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: human condition. We understand that no man is gonna miss 229 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: the mark. You know, we're gonna sin, We're gonna fall short. 230 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 1: And that's why I always emphasize needing a plan of 231 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: redemption which comes through Christ and faith in Him. So 232 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: as we look at this, you know, we tried to 233 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: look at it through the lens of the Gospel, and 234 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: you know, how does God see this? How should we 235 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: view people? How should we view racists? How should we 236 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: view justice? And I think the Bible is very clear 237 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: on that, and so he always encourages me to go 238 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: back to that. The one thing I appreciated about my 239 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: dad he never he never considered himself a victim, even 240 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: though he suffered a great deal of injustice. He never 241 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: was a bitter man, even though he had just cause 242 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: to be better. And he would certainly attribute that to 243 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: his faith. So that's the one thing that we cling 244 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: to in times like these. We don't have all the answers. 245 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: There's a great deal of uncertainty. I know that in 246 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: his lifetime he's experiencing things that he never thought he 247 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: would get a chance to as a youngster. But at 248 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: the same time as the experience hurt and pain that 249 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: he never thought he would have to as an older 250 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 1: man in life, and that's just the reality. That's the 251 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: world that we live in. But I think, you know, 252 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: as we look for solutions and as we look for 253 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: ways to move forward, my dad would tell me the 254 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: same way I would tell you guys, it's got to 255 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: start with looking at at truth and what you know. 256 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of opinions out there, he said, 257 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: she said, less says this, the right says that. Well, 258 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: in my mind, anyone's opinion that doesn't doesn't align with 259 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: the opinion that is explicitly expressed in the Word of God, 260 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: or they're they're wrong. And that's how we look at this. 261 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: And racism would fall into that category. It's it's wrong. 262 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: It's a sin that God hates, and you know we're 263 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: gonna do everything we can to comeback that with the 264 00:15:54,080 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: love of Christ. Thank you, Matth. Your next question Ian Steel, 265 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: and again these last two Love and Read and alex 266 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: Birth will come to you. If you have a question 267 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: from Matth, go ahead of you. Thanks Stacy Matthew, thanks 268 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: for taking the time today. I'm curious, kind of similar 269 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 1: to Steve's question, but how do you see the reception 270 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: of the points that you and Devon have made today? 271 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: Have you seen progress? Have you felt more heard? I 272 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: guess over the past couple of months, maybe more so 273 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: than a couple of years ago when Colin Kaepernick made 274 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 1: his steal. You know, I think that obviously there's a 275 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: heightened sense of awareness now was everything that's transpired over 276 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: the last several months. You certainly feel like you have 277 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: the eyes and ears of some folks that you may 278 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: not have had in years past. But again, I understand 279 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: the human condition. We're never going to get to a 280 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: place without Christ where we see things the same way, 281 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: where we all a brief on things, and that even 282 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: goes with in the church, people within my own faith, 283 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,880 Speaker 1: So I understand that. You know, I'm not sure how 284 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: it's going to be received by us and other guys 285 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: going forward. You can already see how polarizing it is. 286 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,679 Speaker 1: You know, I'm going to try to approach this issue 287 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:22,479 Speaker 1: as prayerfully as I can and to operate within you know, 288 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: good conscious as it aligns with biblical truth. So I 289 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: you know how it receives I don't know. I'm glad 290 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: that conversations are being had. I'm glad that people are 291 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 1: doing some self inventory and taking stock of maybe some 292 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: of the decisions that they've made in the past, there's 293 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: some of the attitudes and biases that they've carried with them, 294 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: and we'll see if we can push the needle forward. 295 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: But again, I don't think we see any sustainable change 296 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: without the Lord in the midst of it. I think 297 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: we're just kind of making some efforts in vain otherwise. 298 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: So look, we'll see how it goes. My prayers always 299 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: for more unity, more love, more graces one another, more 300 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: for this more thing. And I'll continue to pray those 301 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: things and trust that the Lord will work the way 302 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: that he's going to work. Thank you. Next question is 303 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: love and where you, followed by Alex part go ahead, 304 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: love him, Amy Atthew, how's it going well? How are 305 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: you doing? Good to see you? Good, Good to see you. 306 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: I want to thank you for your comments, and I 307 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: want to thank you for your insight. And as I'm 308 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: listening to you, I'm hearing to draw a family and 309 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: a lot of the things you're talking about, whether it 310 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: be your wife and three kids, and you talk about 311 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: your your dad and your mother and how you grew 312 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: up there. How hard is the decision at a time 313 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: when maybe you just want to put your arms around 314 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 1: your family that you're gonna kind of go away to 315 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,439 Speaker 1: work when you you know, and when you could just 316 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: basically do the same thing that you would do before 317 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: take you know, you can still go out there, still 318 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,679 Speaker 1: be with your family and still kind of preach the 319 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: way that you want to, but you are still going 320 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: to go to your your football family, so to speak, 321 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: can work with them also art agree that decision. Yeah, 322 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 1: it was difficult. You know, with my wife having the 323 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: background that she does as an MD, I think that 324 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: she knows a little bit more and made the conversation 325 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: a little bit tougher. Obviously, my parents have their own 326 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: concerns and and you know, as I have a young 327 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: family that I'm trying to raise and as I continue 328 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: to emphasize, protect, provide for, and spiritually lead, it's it's 329 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: it's been difficult because you want to make sure that 330 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: you're hearing from the Lord and doing what he wants 331 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: you to do. You don't want to be selfish, you 332 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: don't want to be just acting um just on the 333 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: spurt of the moment or off emotion, whether it be fear, 334 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: whether it be excitement, whatever it may be. So we 335 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: try to be as purple about this as we could. Well, 336 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: we feel at a place of peace now. I think 337 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: it's just a matter of us moving forward. Continue to 338 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 1: pray and to continue to support my family at one 339 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: page to a place, continue to support the Slighter family. Um. 340 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:06,320 Speaker 1: You know, there is no easy decision for this. This 341 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: is this is an unprecedented situation, especially within my lifetime. 342 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: You don't have answers, you don't have a lot of 343 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:18,479 Speaker 1: experience experience to draw from, so you know it hasn't 344 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: been easy. But I think we've arrived at a place 345 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: where we feel fairly comfortable as we move forward. One 346 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: final question Alex Sparse, Hey, Matthew has gone that I 347 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: will How are you out good? I just want to 348 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: ask you about You are now the longest tenured player 349 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: on the roster, and I know you're somebody who pride yourself. 350 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: Sorry about that. I there's somebody practice elf in your 351 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: leadership and having been in the locker room where you 352 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 1: know anybody else you're looking at what does that mean 353 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 1: to you? When? What do you think that does for 354 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: you as a leader? Well, I'll tell you I have 355 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:04,159 Speaker 1: an abundance of gratitude to be in the position that 356 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: I'm in now, and I've learned from some great men 357 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: over the years. I've been very fortunate and blessed to 358 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: have been around some tremendous leaders who have taught me 359 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: a lot of lessons in leadership and has really shown 360 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: me the way they have shown me how to treat people, 361 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: how to be professional, just how to approach the game 362 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: of football. You know, as I'm in a position now 363 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: to be the longest tenured player on this team, I 364 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: want to make sure that I go about it from 365 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,719 Speaker 1: a place of gratitude. The Lord has blessed me and 366 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: ordered my steps and ordained my path for me to 367 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: be here, and I want to make sure that I 368 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: don't just take that blessing and hoard it. I want 369 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: to be able to use my experience, my wisdom and 370 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 1: pass it along to the younger generations. I want to encourage. 371 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: I want to uplift my teammates and empower them to 372 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 1: go and do you know even greater things that I've 373 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: been able to accomplish profession So I'm extremely excited and 374 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 1: humbled that I have this opportunity. I thank God every 375 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: day for preserving my body, preserving my mind, and allowing 376 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 1: me to still be doing what I'm doing, and it's 377 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: my prayer that I would have a positive impact on 378 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: my teammates and when they think of me, you know, ten, fifteen, 379 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: twenty years down the road, I hope that they think 380 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,679 Speaker 1: of all the relationships that we had. I hope that 381 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: they remember Matthew Slayer the man more than they remember 382 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: Matthew Slayer the football player, and that I hope that 383 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: they felt like I was someone that was in their 384 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: corner and encouraged them and pushed them to be greater. 385 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: And you know, that's really going to be something that 386 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: we have to embrace as a team this year, considering 387 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: all the unique circumstances that we're being faced with. And 388 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: I'm happy to serve. I'm just happy to be here. 389 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: I'm thankful. I still feel like I have to earn 390 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: my way and earn the trust of my teammates, and 391 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: that starts with hard work. But that all so, it 392 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,880 Speaker 1: starts with showing them that I care about them as men, 393 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 1: and I care about, you know, the trajectory of their 394 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: lives moving forward beyond the game of football.