1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: It is your first time here, I. 2 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 2: I assume, yeah, this is my first time here. Bro, 3 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 2: It's it's incredible, man. Not my first time in New York. 4 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 2: I I came for a Bowl game a couple of 5 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 2: years ago, so alright, you know about the city, but 6 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: you know this, this facility is incredible. Man. 7 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: I can't wait to get to work. What if the 8 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,240 Speaker 1: last uh twelve to f twenty four hours. 9 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: Been like to you, unbelievable, doesn't even feel like it's real, 10 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 2: Like I still trying to catch my breath, my voice 11 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: is it was kind of gone cause I was screaming 12 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: and crying for d hours last night. But it's it's 13 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,959 Speaker 2: it's been awesome, man. I I just can't can't thank 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: this organization. No, forgive me this opportunity. 15 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: Man. For as much as you dream about what it's 16 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: gonna feel like, does it come anywhere close to what 17 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: that is? Nothing? Nothing close. 18 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: I don't think anything can prepare you for what it 19 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: feels like to get that call, you know, get get 20 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 2: the opportunity like this, you know, play play in the 21 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 2: league where you know not not a lot of people 22 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 2: have been able to say they they've been able to 23 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: get to So it's it's a dream come true. 24 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: So I I was not prepared for that at all. 25 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: How much did you think, then you play that prepares 26 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 2: you for the defense? 27 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: I mean I don't and depthely go with their scheme here, 28 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: but just like the how much I prepared you? 29 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I I think the way the the 30 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: scheme was taught and in the way the details were taught, 31 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: definitely UH prepared me for the NFL. Just the attention 32 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 2: to detail and and and how everything was and how 33 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 2: he ran our uh defense there. Uh definitely prepared me 34 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 2: for for what's coming, especially you know, being able to 35 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 2: recognize formations and and tips and tails from from offenses 36 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 2: from the offensive perspective. 37 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 1: I think that's definitely gonna help me a lot. How 38 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: much did you play in the slot, and that's something 39 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: you can do if needed. Uh. 40 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: I didn't play much in the slot, no, like An 41 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: and Sota, But you know, I I do believe I 42 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 2: I can do that. 43 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: If so, Joe said. 44 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 2: Felt like you can be a culture changer, that you 45 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 2: were that at Minnesota as well. What did what does 46 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 2: that mean and what do you think you can be 47 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: in that regard to the Giants. I think that just 48 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: means coming in being a leader and pushing people every 49 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,279 Speaker 2: single day and pushing myself and making everybody else around 50 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: me better as well as myself. So I think you 51 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 2: know that that leadership quality is something that everybody, everybody 52 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: needs and you know everybody can do. So I think 53 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: you know it's it's important for any team. So that's 54 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: that's what I'm gonna bring. 55 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: Did you consider leaving school after last year and why'd 56 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: you go back? Yeah? I did. I was considering leaving. 57 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: I came back to Fanish my education one and also 58 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 2: get another year to play with my little brother. He 59 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: plays running back at Minnesota, so I wanted to get 60 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 2: another another year with him because I got that COVID year. 61 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: So I want to do that. What uh, let's take 62 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: a picture number already, But what goes into that? Why? 63 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 2: I mean, I saw thirty one was available and my 64 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 2: dogs Antoine Winfield and Jordan Hollen both wore thirty one 65 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 2: and eight rookie years in the league, So you know, 66 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: carrying tradition to go for safety is playing wearing thirty 67 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 2: one in the league. 68 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: I guess back. 69 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 2: In the day when the Giants were first, you know, 70 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: getting better, I mean they had a guy named Jason 71 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 2: Seahorn who wore thirty one big interception. Do you think 72 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: that'll be as easy picking balls as it was in college? 73 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: Uh? 74 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: Honestly, I'm I'm super excited to you know, be able 75 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: to get the opportunity to even get an interception in 76 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: the NFL. But you know, I'm I'm gonna go to 77 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: work every single day. Uh listen to my coaches and 78 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 2: you know, definitely especially the vets here that you know 79 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 2: I've done it before, so I can, you know, put 80 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: myself in those positions to do that? 81 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: For sure? You played obviously a lot of football in college. 82 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: You're here player sometimes saying or will people talk about 83 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 2: the player? They said, he's NFL ready? 84 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: What do you think that means? And are you? 85 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: I mean, I I just think that means just being 86 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,119 Speaker 2: a pro before you're a pro, and and how you 87 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: attack every day and and how you uh do your work, 88 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 2: you know, while you're before you're a pro. I saw 89 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: a lot of guys do that, So Antoine Winfield do that. 90 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 2: So uh Jordan Howden do that? So Ben Saint ju 91 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: just do that. All all guys that uh played in 92 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 2: my dB room, Uh come from Minnesota being a pro 93 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 2: before they were a pro. 94 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: I think that's what it means. 95 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 2: So and that's why I emulated at at college in college, so. 96 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: You see how those guys guys are doing now. 97 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 2: So I I think, you know, that's a recipe for 98 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: success if you going to the NFL. 99 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: You mentioned some of the bets here. 100 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: What do you make of the guy the defense you 101 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 2: guys are establishing and being able to kind of have 102 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 2: a young core. Man, It's it's gonna be exciting. Man, 103 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: got some monsters up front. Uh, you guys got some 104 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: great guys in the back end. And you know, I'm 105 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 2: I'm excited. I'm excited to get to work. Can't wait. 106 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 2: Have you talked with anyone else on the defensive side 107 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: of things, maybe like Dexter or Yeah. I actually just 108 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 2: met dex outside just just uh like five minutes ago. 109 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: So that was awesome. 110 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 2: That man is huge, bron That man is giant. But 111 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 2: uh yeah, yeah, that that's the only one I met 112 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: so far. What did he tell you or what did 113 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: you guys talk about? 114 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: Besides body composition? He was just welcoming me here. Uh 115 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. 116 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: He was getting ready to go to work, and you 117 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 2: know how excited he was, and I was some hm ouxiited. 118 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 2: I was so yeah, it was. It was awesome. You 119 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 2: can't wait, he said, what, Oh yeah, yeah, I hope 120 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: not again. 121 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: Dang man, what does it take to be a ball hawk? 122 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: Is that a lot of that instincts? Do you have 123 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: to take risks? 124 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 2: Or is that something you're good enough at that you're 125 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 2: kind of calculated in that regard. I think it's it's 126 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 2: my preparation and how I attack the game every week, 127 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 2: and I prepare. I think it's second to none the 128 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 2: way I go about studying the offense and studying the 129 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: offensive coordinator, studying a quarterback his tails, what he looks 130 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 2: like when he's dropping back in the pocket, is his 131 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 2: his set foot, his release points, you know, if he 132 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 2: does something like pat the ball before he releases, things 133 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 2: like that, That's what gives me my edge when when 134 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 2: I was in college, and that's what getting give me 135 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: my edge in this game is preparing. So I think 136 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 2: that's that's what's gonna keep carrying me to to do 137 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 2: that in the NFL as well. That No, definitely, when 138 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: I got to college, just learning under guys like like 139 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 2: tweets like like Jay how all those guys just how 140 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 2: to watch film and how to prepare for a game. 141 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: That's how we did it in Minnesota, and that's how 142 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: we made place. The Giants have a couple openings. Do 143 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: you think that you're going to be a day one starter? 144 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 2: Is that? 145 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: Is that the goal? 146 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 2: Uh? You know, the the goal is to come in 147 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: and help this team anyway possible. You know, whatever they 148 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 2: want me to do wherever that is, special teams, you know, 149 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 2: coming in playing I'm ready for it. 150 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: So just coming in and do my job.