1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Thomas, how's the first two days before? It's been awesome. 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 2: You know, it's been a blessing, you know, great experience, 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 2: dreams come true, you know, just being able to be 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 2: around them, you know, you guys who like like mind 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 2: like mindset of goals and just want to be you know, 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 2: great and push themselves every day. 7 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: So that's gonna good. 8 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 2: How much different is it offensively, you know, when you 9 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 2: come in here from college. 10 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 3: Types of obviously he has. 11 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: NFL rules, but to come here and sort of see 12 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 2: what the playbook looks like and see what you have 13 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 2: to sort of absorb. Yeah, honestly, I think I was 14 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 2: pretty you know, I got a lot of help from 15 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 2: rule honestly, kind of like you said, NFL roots. 16 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: But he bring he when he came to the Braska, he. 17 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 2: Bring a lot of very similar things, you know, in 18 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: terms of like just the formations and how they family 19 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: things up, stuff like that. 20 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: And you know we didn't do like you know. 21 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: One word play calls it was long wordy play called 22 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 2: a lot of verbiage in the offense. So just being 23 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: able to kind of compartmentalize a lot of things with 24 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: the rules offense has helped definitely with this one. 25 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 3: How close right now do you feel Do you feel 26 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 3: more like yourself as a football player as opposed to 27 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 3: when you first came into college to where you're on 28 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 3: our physical team. 29 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 2: Oh? Absolutely, you know, just in terms of even mentally, 30 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 2: you know, being able to you know, play the game fast, 31 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: and you know, when you go to college it feels like, 32 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: you know, every level before that was pointless, just in 33 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: terms of the speed of the game and kind of 34 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: like I talked about, like the verbiage and just how 35 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: fast you know, you know everything has to be and 36 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,199 Speaker 2: you have how fast hit the process things. 37 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: You know, it's a it's a bang bang game. You know, 38 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: it has to has to. 39 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 2: Be quick and everything that has to process of your 40 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: mind quick. So yeah, definitely feel you know at where 41 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 2: I you know, should be four years of experience and 42 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: then you know, coming in here obviously you know how 43 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 2: to you know, adapt and you know kind of learn 44 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 2: all over again and learn from the older guys and stuff. 45 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 3: So how difficult was it to persevere through your injuries? 46 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: You know, it's as any injury. I mean, it's definitely difficult. 47 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: But you know I've always said this from college, and 48 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 2: you know I wouldn't take them back. You know, I 49 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: think that they've made me you know, who I am 50 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 2: mentally and physically, and you know it, you know, made 51 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: me train harder in terms of just like you know, 52 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 2: physically and being able to get back better than I 53 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 2: was before. So it's always the kind of the goal 54 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: that I had when it came came from getting back 55 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: from the injuries. 56 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 3: I probably should not know this, but it was one and 57 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 3: then the same one again. Yeah, and how how far 58 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 3: apart thehip a little over here? 59 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 4: I mean, one is pretty devastating for a play, you know, 60 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 4: even though there was a rope back was the second 61 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 4: one you question anything and you kind of you know, 62 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 4: to broke back again for a second time, that'd have 63 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 4: been very different. 64 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 2: Absolutely, you know it was difficult, but in my mind, 65 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 2: you know, just being I have a very close type 66 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: family with a lot of support and good friend good 67 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: friend group. 68 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: But you know, I knew I made it through this. 69 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 2: The first one came back strong, fast and explosive, so 70 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: I knew I could do the second one even better. 71 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 2: You know, I almost had some experience unfortunately in a way, 72 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 2: but just kind of knowing what to do and what takes, 73 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 2: you know, help me push myself. 74 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: And get back to where I wanted to be. 75 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 3: What are you're out there or do you have to 76 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 3: think about it? 77 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 4: No? 78 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: No, absolutely no, No. 79 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 3: We saw you out there with Scattahoo and a duel 80 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 3: out there. Just what are your first impressions being around 81 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 3: those two guys. 82 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, kind of as a touchdown before. Honestly, 83 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: very very like minded. I spent a lot of time 84 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 2: with Skataboo, you know, just going over plays and stuff 85 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 2: and Jackson and you know, just you know, very like minded, 86 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: hard headed, tough, tough individual. So I feel like, you know, 87 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 2: we get along really well because of that. And then 88 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 2: obviously Abluely, you know, he is who he is. You know, 89 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: he's is as advertised. You know, he's tough, strong and 90 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: great technique. He's gonna be a you know, freak athlete. 91 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: So just being around guys is gonna be able to 92 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: push me and you know, you know what pushed them 93 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: as well. 94 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: It's just great and helps the team. Is there any 95 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: meaning behind the tests? It's pretty serious. Yes. 96 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 2: I got a meeting on all of them and take 97 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 2: quite a while to explains on them, but yeah, I 98 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: got a lot of them really, just some of my 99 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: leg huh, my knee and stuff. It was hard just 100 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: because you know, it hurts doing to yourself. I mean 101 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 2: you don't you can't wait tell artists no. But when 102 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 2: you're doing it, you kind of you have control. 103 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: So just you know, just being able to kinda get 104 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: through it. I guess what. 105 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 3: Made you want to at tattoo yourself. 106 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. 107 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 2: I don't know. 108 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: I really don't. I wanted number twenty four. It mean 109 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: something to me and my family. So I just you 110 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: why not the knee? There's an empty space there. 111 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 2: Got bored one day and I told myself I wouldn't 112 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 2: do until I got pretty good. 113 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: So is that something you want to do about for football? 114 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 2: Oh? You know, maybe down the road something you know, 115 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: it'd be awesome to you know, get into and but 116 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 2: you know, right now obviously just focusing on foot. 117 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: I don't have time of I don't have time. Tattoo 118 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 1: is really anymore? 119 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 3: That's hald. 120 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: Yourself talking. Yeah. During COVID kind of got bored. 121 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: Uh. You know, once I got done training and stuff 122 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: like that, we couldn't do anything. You know, I'd go 123 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 2: train and lift at like seven eight am, get done 124 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 2: in probably ten, have all day all everything's closed as winter. Also, 125 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 2: like you know, I gotta do something. So I just 126 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 2: kind of picked up hid. 127 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: A tattooed watch on people watch on YouTube. Uh yeah, 128 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: I definitely watch on YouTube. 129 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 2: Uh you know, kind of just how to do it 130 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 2: and stick depth and needles and how not to get someone, 131 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 2: you know, taking the arm taken off because of an 132 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 2: effects or something. So just his art in general, something 133 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: that's a passion years Like were you did you draw 134 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 2: as a kid or anything like that? No, not at all. 135 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 1: Honestly, this guy got bored one day. 136 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 3: Did you attack other friends as a kid with a 137 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 3: needle or something? 138 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: No? No, no, no, I just you know, I'm on 139 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,480 Speaker 1: type person and anything like to start. If I want 140 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: to start something, I'm. 141 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 2: Gonna do it till I'm good at it or tell 142 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 2: him great at it. And I don't want to start 143 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: and not finish something. And so it's kind of how 144 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 2: I look at things. And if I was gonna started, 145 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 2: I was gonna get good at it, and so try 146 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:05,800 Speaker 2: to get good at it. 147 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 3: Did you draw from doing that to football? Were you 148 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 3: even to take some of those lesson disciplines and apply 149 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 3: to the game. 150 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 2: I mean I don't really, but I mean, I could, 151 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: I could make some I guess, you know, in terms 152 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: of like patience, and you know, you don't want to rush. 153 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 2: You don't want to rush things. You know, if you 154 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 2: rush your tattoo, it's not going to be, you know, 155 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 2: what you want to be. But if you take your 156 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: time and do it well, then you're gonna get what 157 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: you want out of it. So just being able to 158 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: have patients and take your time and let let it 159 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 2: kind of fall into place. 160 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: So I think