WEBVTT - 1-on-1 with Daron Payne | Episode 88

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the Command Center Podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson. The

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<v Speaker 1>Commanders secured their defensive deal upfront after signing defensive tackle

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<v Speaker 1>Duran Payne to a four year deal. Payne total to

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<v Speaker 1>season high eleven and a half sacks and sixty four

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<v Speaker 1>tackles in his first Pro Bowl season. I sat down

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<v Speaker 1>with former first round pick out of Alabama to get

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<v Speaker 1>his reaction to staying in Washington, and of course we

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<v Speaker 1>begin this show with nothing other than the big man,

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<v Speaker 1>Duran Payne finally getting this deal done. Duran, congratulations, thank you?

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<v Speaker 1>When does this think it? Because I don't know that

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<v Speaker 1>we were really anticipating or expecting this to be the

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<v Speaker 1>result when they tagged you. I don't know. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>I was talking to my agent. He was like, as

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<v Speaker 1>it sucking yet I was like, nah, maybe I just

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<v Speaker 1>think you when I actually see you. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when they tagged you, I think we kind of said, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this is just the circumstances that this offseason is going

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<v Speaker 1>to have for you. How did the conversations and when

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<v Speaker 1>those come about to say, no, wait a second, were

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<v Speaker 1>making sure that your future is right here and making

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<v Speaker 1>you the second highest paid at your position. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>the whole time, Coach Ron told me that they was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get the job done for me, that they might

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<v Speaker 1>have to tag me, but they still was gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm just happy that we was able to get

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<v Speaker 1>it done quick and not can just think about football. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>go out there, train hard and get ready to put

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<v Speaker 1>on another good season. I feel like it was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like the big elephant in the room all last season,

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<v Speaker 1>especially as those sack numbers kind of kept adding up.

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<v Speaker 1>How much of this has been on your mind throughout

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<v Speaker 1>last year? I mean last year, I was really just

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<v Speaker 1>focused on playing good ball, and everything just started playing

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<v Speaker 1>playing to itself. So I just like, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>might as well just have fun making plays, and it

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<v Speaker 1>all just played up. Coach said that you set the

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<v Speaker 1>example no, certainly with your play, but also that you

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<v Speaker 1>stuck to your word. What was your word? I just

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<v Speaker 1>told them. I know they didn't want to. I was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of upset because they didn't want to do a

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<v Speaker 1>contract and they didn't offer me, So I just told

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<v Speaker 1>them that I showed them. I showed them why why

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<v Speaker 1>I deserve to be here, and that's what I did.

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<v Speaker 1>How much of that actually impacted what you did on

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<v Speaker 1>the field, then, I mean I just took it into

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<v Speaker 1>the off season and users as motivation, like train hard

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<v Speaker 1>and I know, like when I'm planning play harder. You

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<v Speaker 1>first came in here fourteen and a half sacks to

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<v Speaker 1>start out, and then all of a sudden, here you

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<v Speaker 1>go this last year with eleven and a half setting

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<v Speaker 1>the record since what try and Kerrigan did it back

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty nineteen. Um? What and when did things really

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<v Speaker 1>change for you when it comes to being able to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like up the game and get to the quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think it really started in like that

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<v Speaker 1>last bit of OTA's Like, I don't know, I just

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<v Speaker 1>felt like I was gonna have a good year, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I was moving good, felt good. Then when we got

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<v Speaker 1>the training camp bills, like dang, I didn't do a

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<v Speaker 1>whole bunch of things. So that's when it really started

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<v Speaker 1>to take off. You talk about finishing, So what was

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<v Speaker 1>the difference in finishing getting the quarterback to the ground

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<v Speaker 1>and not running faster? Nah, My first couple of years,

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<v Speaker 1>I always used to like I used to get back there,

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<v Speaker 1>but I might WHI on the tackle run past a quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>He might put a move on me. But this year,

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<v Speaker 1>I was able to get him well, last year, I

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<v Speaker 1>was able to get him in. Just capitalize one all

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<v Speaker 1>my good stuff your coaches, Ryan Kerrigan joins the realm.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm quite familiar with him as his teammate. But then

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<v Speaker 1>also Coachy. How much did they kind of help you

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<v Speaker 1>this past year? A whole bunch, man. I always just

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<v Speaker 1>look to Coachy. He always works with me every day

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<v Speaker 1>to work on like different moves and different techniques. And

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<v Speaker 1>then I always got you know, Ryan, he's real quiet,

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<v Speaker 1>So he might just be in the back of the

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<v Speaker 1>room just smiling looking at him like, yeah, he's doing

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<v Speaker 1>doing your thing, or he might just give me some

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<v Speaker 1>tips on how to counter or do a little different things.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's just good having a bit like Ryan in

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<v Speaker 1>the room. Eleven and a half sacks. The expectation now

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<v Speaker 1>that of course you do have this long term deal,

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<v Speaker 1>is that, okay, what's how do you follow that up

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<v Speaker 1>to try to do it again and go back out

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<v Speaker 1>here this offseason, train a little bit harder, come back

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<v Speaker 1>in with the right mindset, and then and just try

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<v Speaker 1>to go out there and make plays. If I talk

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<v Speaker 1>to some of the coaches around here and they taught

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<v Speaker 1>me about your game. They said, there's still another level

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<v Speaker 1>to what you're capable of doing. I hope, So, I hope,

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<v Speaker 1>So I know, I know. I definitely don't feel like

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<v Speaker 1>i've him my stri yet. I feel I got room

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<v Speaker 1>to grow, room to improve a lot of things that

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<v Speaker 1>I can work on this offseason to become a better player.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like that's why I like playing in the NFL,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's like you're not always like you're not always done.

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<v Speaker 1>You get another week to be better, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I try to do every week to be better than

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<v Speaker 1>I was this last year. You got to go to

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<v Speaker 1>the Pro Bowl for your play as well. When we

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<v Speaker 1>were talking out there, you're commenting that you were the

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<v Speaker 1>strongest player out there. Where do you think your game

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<v Speaker 1>is in ranks amongst your position? I feel like I'm

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<v Speaker 1>up there. I'm up there with the best of them.

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<v Speaker 1>My flight can go to any NFL team and play

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<v Speaker 1>with play with anybody. That's what it is. You're playing

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<v Speaker 1>alongside John Allen as well, and of course you have

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<v Speaker 1>Chased and montesas they're on the outside. Um, what can

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<v Speaker 1>you say about this D line and how important it

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<v Speaker 1>was for them to try and keep you guys together.

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<v Speaker 1>Me and Jay, we've been playing together so long and

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<v Speaker 1>we just like I know, I was just looking at

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<v Speaker 1>some highlight tapes. It's like he knows when I'm about

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<v Speaker 1>to make a move and he'll work off me. And

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<v Speaker 1>I know what kind of moves he liked to make.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's like we've been we'd already put in so

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<v Speaker 1>much work together. We already know each other. We can

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<v Speaker 1>just play fast off each other. And I know before

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<v Speaker 1>every game he always telled me, let's go make all

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<v Speaker 1>the players and then we ain't got to worry about nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's what we try to do. And the other

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<v Speaker 1>guys months and chase them. Boys, they really special and

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<v Speaker 1>like it's just a bunch of fun being able to

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<v Speaker 1>play with them. All right. I do not want to

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<v Speaker 1>be a quarterback having to face you guys this upcoming season,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that especially the D line is solidified for quite

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<v Speaker 1>a few years, and especially with John Allen going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>How are we celebrating? Ooh, I haven't gotten that far yet.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I'm the I'm gonna find something to do.

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<v Speaker 1>I might say my family on vacation. Someone wish there

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<v Speaker 1>you go. That's a good one. Share it with the family. Congratulations,

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<v Speaker 1>well observed. We're excited to keep you here in DC. Thanks.

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