1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:01,320 Speaker 1: Hey, John, welcome. 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 2: Thank you. 3 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 3: I'll take the kind of obvious question with some with 4 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 3: your background, what was it like growing up watching your 5 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 3: dad go against the Giants, coming against Michael Strahan. 6 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, dad played for the Eagles for nine years. Grew 7 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 4: up in South Jersey. I kind of understand the whole 8 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 4: NFC East rivalry between all these teams here, and it's just. 9 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 2: Some tough, gritty football. 10 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 4: And watching my dad and Michael go at it twice 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 4: a year was always fun, going up stating up late, 12 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 4: watching that battle go down on Monday night and Sunday 13 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 4: night football, and I'm just I'm just had to be 14 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 4: part of it. It was a really special part of 15 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 4: my childhood and I'm excited to go forward, you know, 16 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 4: implant my own story going forward. 17 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 3: And as for yourself, I know you played both sides. 18 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 3: You more comfortable on the left. 19 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: Of the room, right. 20 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 4: I mean I've kind of split both sides left and 21 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 4: right my whole career. I mean, I think if I 22 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 4: were to choose, I probably would say left. But I 23 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 4: mean I feel comfortable by both sides of the ball, 24 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 4: and doesn't really matter my whole career. I just always 25 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 4: wanted to get on the field. And stay on the 26 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 4: field and you know, play football and that's what I'm 27 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 4: here to do. 28 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: Brian don leeby, Hey, John, thanks for doing this of course. 29 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 5: Uh, can you take us through the process of how 30 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 5: you ended up with the Giants? Like did you feel 31 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,759 Speaker 5: like you had a lot of offers? Did you did 32 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 5: the Giants call you, like, you know, right at new 33 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 5: call your agent like right at noon? Like how did 34 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 5: that happen? 35 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 4: We kind of had a like an inclination early on, 36 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 4: like in the process of gathering information. Uh, kind of 37 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 4: got like a handful of teams that were showing a 38 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 4: lot of interest early on, and kind of felt like 39 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 4: the Giants were definitely at the top of the list. 40 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 4: And as things went on and Monday morning at noon 41 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 4: came along, the Giants and a couple of other teams 42 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 4: were early to throw throw offers in and I was 43 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 4: really excited. The Giants really proved to me that they 44 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 4: liked me a lot. And being close to home too. 45 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 4: I live my home base is just about an hour 46 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 4: and a half away from here, so being able to 47 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 4: do that being in New York, you know, a great, 48 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,239 Speaker 4: great football city, and I'm just so excited to be here, 49 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 4: really excited to be a giant kind of. 50 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: Like Philadelphia the offensive line. 51 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 5: With New York, it's not a place under the offensive 52 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 5: lineman fly under the radar. There's a lot of attention 53 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 5: paid to the offensive line in New York, probably because 54 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 5: when they were winning Super Bowls, it was great and 55 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 5: in the last ten years they haven't been able to 56 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 5: figure it out. So how do you accept that challenge 57 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 5: of offensive lineman getting a lot of attention here? And 58 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 5: how confident are you that you can be a piece 59 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 5: to finally fix it? 60 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: And you know Germane. 61 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 4: Too, obviously, Definitely, I've only watched so much from the outside. 62 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 4: I don't really know everything that's going on here. But 63 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 4: I'm just coming in, you know, a hard work and 64 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 4: great attitude and try to fit in here and messure 65 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 4: these guys. And you know, I think we got some 66 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 4: really good pieces around here. And it's gonna take a 67 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 4: little bit. It's only March training camps, however, many months away, 68 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 4: but I'm excited to get to work with these guys, 69 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 4: get to know them, and I feel like I got 70 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 4: a good group of guys and we'll be ready by 71 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 4: the time this season comes around, and I think we'll 72 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 4: start really building that that toughness in the edge that 73 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 4: you know, like you guys have been said, it's kind 74 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 4: of been missing on this old line for ten years. 75 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 4: And that's the direction that this team's got to go. 76 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 4: It's got to start up front with this old line, 77 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 4: and we're really gonna carry that on our backs. Thank you, John, Yeah, 78 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 4: thank you. 79 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: Ken jones Y, John, how are you? 80 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: Congratulations, I'm doing well, Thank you very much. Excited to 81 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 2: be here. 82 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 1: I'm old enough that. 83 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 6: I remember your dad's battles with Michael straight ahead. 84 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, And I believe Michael wished you well publicly on on. 85 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: I guess Twitter or one of the avenues. 86 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 7: What does that kind of relationship that your dad had 87 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 7: with him, you know, and now Michael's. 88 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: The one reaching out as well to congratulate you, me 89 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: to you. 90 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's awesome. 91 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 4: My dad and Michael, even though that on the field 92 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 4: they were bitter rivals. 93 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 2: After the game, I remember it. 94 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 4: For years and years, and every year Michael would always 95 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 4: be waiting outside the team bus and he and my 96 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 4: dad had always chatted up after the games, and I'd 97 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 4: be standing right there, and you know, obviously at the 98 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 4: time I was a big Eagles fans, and I was 99 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 4: always a huge fan of Michael, even though he and 100 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 4: my dad had such such hard and physical battles throughout 101 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 4: the years. But it's really awesome, kind of feels like 102 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 4: it's coming full circle and everything. I remember Michael being 103 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 4: generous enough to invite me and my family to Hall 104 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 4: of Fame in Duction and in Canton, and that was 105 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 4: really special too. And I know Michael's laughing, and it 106 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 4: feels like he's got a leg up of my dad 107 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 4: that he was able to pull me over hearing to 108 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 4: the giants, and it's a It's a really awesome moment. 109 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 4: And I'm sure Michael's given my dad, you know, a 110 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 4: lot of stuff for that. But I'm so fired up 111 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 4: to be here and be a giant be over here 112 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 4: in New York. 113 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: I really appreciate that answer. Have you heard from Michael 114 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: since you were drafted? 115 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 4: Like personally, I haven't heard from him personally, but I 116 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 4: know he does have communication with my dad, so yeah, 117 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 4: I'm sure they talk a lot, not not directly to me, 118 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 4: but I know they do. 119 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: I got you, Thank you, John very much. I look 120 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: forward to talking to you in the locker room. 121 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 2: Thank you. 122 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: Patti Traina, Hi, John, how are you. 123 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 2: I'm doing well. How are you doing good? 124 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 7: Thank you for asking, John. I'm also old enough to 125 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 7: remember your your dad's battles with Michael Strahan, and I'm 126 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 7: just wondering, you know, the game has changed somewhat since 127 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 7: your dad, Like, what lessons have you learned from your 128 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 7: father that you have taken forth in your own career 129 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 7: and how they played out for you? 130 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 4: Yeah, my dad played fourteen years in the NFL and 131 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 4: that's rarely missed the game in his career. 132 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: And that's not really by mistake. 133 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 4: He's kind of over the years instilled a like a 134 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 4: work ethic and attitude and you know, just this sense 135 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 4: of toughness that you're going to be out there and 136 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 4: you're going to play for your team. And that's how 137 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 4: I felt about playing football my whole career, going back 138 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 4: to Michigan and being with the Packers and coming here. 139 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 4: I haven't missed the game in my professional career and 140 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 4: that's something I take a lot of pride in my 141 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 4: versatility and my dependability, and that's what I'm excited to 142 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 4: come here and bring to New York. 143 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 7: Did you also at high school or college at a 144 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 7: point in your life did you wrestle or do anything 145 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 7: like to improve balance or you know, help you with 146 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 7: offensively play. 147 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 4: That is one thing that I did not do, but 148 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 4: I wish I did. I wish growing up I would 149 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 4: have did a little bit of wrestling in high school. 150 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 4: But other than that, I played basketball a lot. That 151 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 4: was one sport that my family really pushed me to play. 152 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 4: Me and my sisters to play basketball because I feel 153 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 4: like that's a great kind of game to transition to 154 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 4: offensive line play with all of a sudden and quick movements, 155 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 4: and especially like that for a big guy playing footwork. 156 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 2: So that was definitely something I wish I did. 157 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 4: I wish I wrestled, but I was more of a 158 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 4: basketball player growing up. 159 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: Thank you, John, and good luck to you. 160 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you very much. 161 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,239 Speaker 1: We'll take two more. Art Stapleton and then Tom. 162 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: Canneban Hey, John, welcome, thank you very much. 163 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 8: So much has made about the Giants Eagles rivalry. You 164 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 8: mentioned obviously you've been on that one. You know that 165 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 8: one part of it. But did it ever get to 166 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 8: the point where you know, when these couple teams were 167 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 8: interested in you that you looked at it, and did 168 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 8: the Giants ever get a mark against or did you 169 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 8: ever think about what it'd be like to play for 170 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 8: the Giants because you were such you know, devote you 171 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 8: had such devotion to the Eagles. 172 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 2: That's a good question. 173 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 4: I mean, not really, I mean growing up, I obviously 174 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 4: was an Eagles fan for a long time, but that 175 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 4: obviously went away once I started, you know, understanding that 176 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 4: there was potential of me being able to, you know, 177 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 4: play in the NFL. And then got drafted by the 178 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 4: Packers in twenty twenty. So from there on out, I 179 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 4: no longer have any Eagles fandom. 180 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 2: In my body at all. 181 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 4: And I'm excited to be here in New York. And 182 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 4: there was no marks against any team, and I just 183 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 4: wanted to go to a place that I felt like 184 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 4: I was wanted and appreciated, and I found that in 185 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 4: New York. And I'm going to try to, you know, 186 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 4: give back to them and give them my all out there, 187 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 4: you know, every Sunday. 188 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: Have you had a chance to speak yet with Carma 189 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: and Brazil? 190 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 2: I did wine coach here? 191 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 1: What's your impressions early on? 192 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 8: And did you have any previous relationship with him? 193 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 2: I did. 194 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 4: I met him in the hallway real quickly before this, 195 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 4: and meet him have kind of a funny history. Back 196 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 4: in twenty nineteen, he was with the Patriots and he 197 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 4: came to Michigan and I was with my buddy Mike 198 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 4: on WAYNU and we were sitting there. They're running us 199 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 4: through a meeting before our pro day, and as soon 200 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 4: as that meeting was over, he let us know that 201 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 4: our pro day got canceled because there was this thing 202 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 4: called COVID nineteen going around. So that was a kind 203 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 4: of like where were you moment when you found when 204 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 4: you found. 205 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 2: Out about that. 206 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 4: So it's good to see him again and excited to 207 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 4: get to work with him and the rest of the guys. 208 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 2: In the room. 209 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: Thanks really appreciate it. 210 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you. 211 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: Last one, Tom Cannevan, Hey, John, how are you doing. 212 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 2: I'm doing well, Tom. How are you good? 213 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 6: I'm not as old as Kim or Patty, So you 214 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 6: don't have to worry about talking about straight and quick 215 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 6: question though, I mean, was there any hesitation about coming 216 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 6: to a team that gave up eighty five sacks last year? 217 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 4: No, there's no hesitation in that. There's not much I 218 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 4: can do to, you know, change what's happened in the past. 219 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 4: I'm kind of just focused on going forward on here 220 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 4: and you know, building this team and this unit. 221 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 8: Uh. 222 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 4: You know, Daniel Jones, when he's on his feet and 223 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 4: he's healthy, he's a he's a dangerous quarterback. And I 224 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 4: think he showed that two years ago. So keeping him 225 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 4: on his feet and healthy, getting his run game going, 226 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 4: and that's gonna start up front. And I think that's 227 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 4: a really big responsibility, uh that you have is you 228 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 4: know when you decide to play the offensive line position. 229 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 4: So we're gonna take a lot of pride in that. 230 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 4: We're gonna we're gonna work hard every day and uh 231 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 4: just try to get better and do whatever we can 232 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 4: to make this giant team go forward and you know, 233 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 4: win the NFC East and that that's our goal, a 234 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 4: getting the playoffs.