1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Okay, great, uh, Levin well, Levin Reid followed by Mike Rereas, 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: go ahead, Levin first and foremost, Nikkil, it was great 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 1: to see you guys out there on the practice field. 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: How did it feel to get out there on the 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: practice field together instead of doing things virtually? It felt good, 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: you know, just to finally be in person, you know, 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: get back into the normal routine a little bit. So, 8 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:21,920 Speaker 1: you know, I felt felt great to get back out 9 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: there today. I know you you you've been guys who 10 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: have been in and out of the lineup, whatever it 11 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: be for COVID or injuries. But to have staff, to 12 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: have Cam, to have some of the more important pieces 13 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: of the team, how did it feel to have them back? Um? 14 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's great to have all those guys back. Um, 15 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: they're they're a big part of this team and they 16 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: help a lot of us out there, so it was 17 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: it was great to have them back as well. Okay, 18 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: we'll go with Mike Reese followed by Chris Ryan. Go ahead, Mike, Hey, Nikkil, 19 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: how are you doing? I'm good? How are you doing 20 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: all right? I'm doing well. Um. Sort of to build 21 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: off your last answer, like, is how much is Cam 22 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: the type of person that like, once he returns to practice, 23 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: like you almost don't even need to see him to 24 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: know he's there. Well, yeah, you know he's he's he's 25 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: a very vocal guy. He likes to have fun out there. Um, 26 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: so you know, it kind of kind of brings back 27 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: that mood, like that fun kind of mood out there. 28 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: So it's been good. And how much, Nikkil did you 29 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: feel that energy today? Um? You know, I think everybody 30 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: had a good amount of energy today, just because I 31 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: can't really speak for everybody else, but for myself, I 32 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: was I was very excited just to get back out there, 33 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: and um, you know that that could have been the 34 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: case for everybody else as well, so that that could 35 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: be a reason as well. Okay, we'll go without Chris 36 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: Ryan followed by Mark Daniels. Go ahead, Chris, Hey, Nikil, 37 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: good to see you. Um, just wondering what the last 38 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: you know, two weeks have been like for you and 39 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: all this instability that's kind of surrounded the team. What's 40 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: it what's it been like and how have you kind 41 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: of gotten through um some of that instability with the group. 42 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's it's been a little bit different 43 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: a little bit unusual, you know, just having to do 44 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: a virtual a lot and you know, not being person 45 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: but um, at the same time, as no excuse, coaches 46 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 1: have been doing a great job making sure we stayed 47 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: ready for the Broncos. We're staying ready for the Broncos. 48 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: So even though it's a little bit different, the focus 49 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: that's still been there. Chase Winovich was mentioned there's been 50 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: a lot of introspection for him and some time to 51 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: kind of take a step back, and Coach Belichick was 52 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: mentioning that, um, there's been a lot of individualized aspects 53 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: of video and I'm curious for you, you you know, have 54 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: you been able to evaluate and think about what's gone 55 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: well not gone well so far this year during this 56 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: time period, and what have you seen? Yeah, definitely for me, 57 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: it's not too different. You know, I think a lot 58 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: after games what we're doing zoom callegs or we're in person. 59 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: You know, I'm always thinking about the game. As soon 60 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: as the game's overway, um, um automatically start thinking about it. 61 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: I can't sleep too much on the plane because I'm 62 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: always just I'm always just thinking about the game and 63 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: thinking of stuff I can do better. UM, stuff I 64 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: did pretty well, and you know, just thinking of stuff 65 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: that could that could help me improve. So, um, the 66 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: way I've been thinking hasn't been too much different than 67 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: anything like that. Thanks, Okay, we'll go with Mark Daniels, 68 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: followed by Doug Kat Go ahead. Mark obviously noticed that 69 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: your your home right now. Are you guys still having 70 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: meetings virtually right now? Are they sort of limiting your 71 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: time in the facility? Yes? How different has just the 72 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: schedule been this week and how are you adapting to it? Um? 73 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: Like I said, it's just been real unusual, just not 74 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: being there at the facility doing meetings and you know, 75 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: doing film pre and post practice. But um, you know, 76 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: like I said, you know, the focus has still been there. 77 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: Coaches have been have been doing a great job making sure, 78 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: uh you know, we're ready to go whenever this game happens. Yeah, 79 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: you basically guys just in the state in the stadium 80 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: for weightlifting and then you know, practicing outdoors. Yes, as 81 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: a right now, thank you, go with a Doug cave 82 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: about Greg the Nard. Go ahead, Doug any quelle. I 83 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: know the bye week probably come at the best time 84 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: for a lot of guys, but you had been dealing 85 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: with I think a minor injury before that. So were 86 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: you able to use the pie to get back up 87 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: to full health. Yeah, definitely, just a couple of days 88 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: we had. You know, I just got off my feet 89 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: a little bit, make sure I was still working on 90 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: my body. Um, you know we're covering a little bit. 91 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: So um, you know, it's definitely been good. Just give 92 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: me a little bit of time and getting my health 93 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: back to where it needs to be. Thank you, Okay, 94 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: go ahead, Greg any quell Um, Hey, I was just 95 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: wondering on a personal level, when you're sitting around watching 96 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: NFL games, Um, like this week, do you see guys 97 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: from your draft clos that's like a J Brown, DK Metcalf, 98 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: you know, sort of having um, you know, really good 99 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: stretches of play. Do you ever sit there and wonder 100 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 1: like why it hasn't happened for you quicker as as 101 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: those guys. No, I can't compare my situation to anybody else. Um, 102 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 1: just like DK can't compare a situation AJ, and AJ 103 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: can't really compare a situation and DK. We're all in 104 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: different positions. So when I sit there, you know, I'm 105 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 1: I'm extremely happy for those guys. Um, I was training 106 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: with them pre draft, so I know how much work 107 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: they put in and and you know, I have a 108 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: lot of respect for the way they've grown. And um, 109 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, I've never been the type to kind of 110 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: just sit there and kind of say, why hasn't that 111 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: happened to me? You know, I know I'm in a 112 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: in a different situation, and you know, I'm gonna just 113 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: every day go out there and work our ways to 114 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: improve and you know, stay patient. Trust guys. Time and 115 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 1: is my philosophy philosophy? Are you Are you frustrated at 116 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: all that it hasn't happened quicker for you? Are you 117 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: good with them your developmental page? No, you know, um, 118 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: my mindset is doing whatever coach needs me to do. 119 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, I'm not too worried about, uh, 120 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: you know, personal stats and stuff like that. I'm worried 121 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: about getting to win. I hate losing. I hate losing 122 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 1: more than I love winning. So that's that's that's my 123 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: number one goes to win the game and do whatever 124 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: I can to help us win the game. Yeah, I 125 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: see Levin as his hand up again, Levin, do you 126 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: have another question, just real quick, how you're doing all 127 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,559 Speaker 1: this virtually, Um, keep you guys together at a time 128 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 1: when maybe you know, when this you guys should have 129 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: been a part. How much they're doing it virtually. Keep 130 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: you guys kind of on the same page. Um, you know, 131 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: just just at least talking, you know, being together every 132 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: day throughout the throughout all this. You know it. It 133 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: has helped a little bit instead of uh, going our 134 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: separate ways on some leading facility. Oh we have one 135 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: more question, Mike g Hardy. I thought Aaron was going 136 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: to ignore me there. I don't know, I didn't know 137 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: who it was. That. That hurts me a little bit. 138 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: I don't even know how to do that. Whatever, Nikkio, 139 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: I don't want to waste your time here. I'm just curious. Um. 140 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: A J. Bouyer was back at practice the last couple 141 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: of days, and I know he hasn't played I think 142 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 1: the entire year. Do you have to go back and 143 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: look at him from previous years to sort of get 144 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: engaged in a kind of player that he is or 145 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: do you just not concern yourself with who's across from 146 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: you and just do your thing? No? Yeah, I definitely 147 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: got to go back and and watch some film whatever 148 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: film I could. Yeah, I gotta go back and watch. 149 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: Um No, you can't just go out there and take 150 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: anybody lately, it doesn't matter who it is. Um. So 151 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: I definitely got to go back in and try to 152 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: study on him a little bit. Have you have you 153 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: I'm assuming you've already taken a peek at him and 154 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: what are some of the things that he excels at. Um. 155 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: I haven't got to watch him in depth too much yet, 156 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: just because as we don't really know his his status, um, 157 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: but you know, he looks like a solid player so far. 158 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: So I gotta be ready. Thank you, Hey, guys, thank 159 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: you Nikil and guys. Justin will be here at four 160 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: to thirty. Hey, thank you, Nikhil.