1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to New England, Dustin. How are you. I'm doing good, 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: Thank you. I'm just really excited looking forward to getting 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: ready to go to work. What kind of contact did 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: you have with the Patriots. Did you have a sense 5 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: that they were interested in you. Yeah, I had a 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: sense that they're interested in me. I had a few 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: FaceTime interviews with them, going over a bunch of different stuff, 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: and I was excited to hear from them, and I 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: was looking forward to today and it worked out for 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: the best. Patriots love their versatile offensive lineman. I'm curious 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: how versatile you were at Memphis and um, you know, 12 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: playing in Conference USA. Um, I'm sorry, Um, not conference 13 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: you say helped me out? The conference you play, the 14 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: American American Athletic American, Yes, the American Athletic. Um. How 15 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: how much you were able to play around the offensive 16 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: line there? Yeah? So at first I started two years 17 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: at left guard, and then my junior I started at 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: right guard for a year, and then senior year they 19 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 1: needed me to move over as center and I wasn't happy, 20 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: and I started the full season a center this year 21 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: this past year. So I was pretty versatile. I played 22 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: every interior position on the offensive line, and uh, I 23 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: was pretty excited about it, right up? Oh keep going? 24 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: All right, hang on second, anyone else want to ask 25 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: the question? Please hit five star. We know the drill here, 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: but Mike, if you don't minding another one out there? Yeah, 27 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: championship caliber experience. How big of a deal do you 28 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: think that was? This past year off to get back 29 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: to back games again Cincinnati kind of on a national 30 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: stage and you guys rose up the rankings and you 31 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: know you're always going to be playing under a spotlight 32 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: with the Patriots. Do you think that helps? I mean, 33 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: I was really excited. You know, we we've been very 34 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: close to the championship and my first three years MS, 35 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: it's like we went to the championship over three times 36 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: in my four years out there, but uh, two of 37 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: the times we just couldn't can't finish. And uh, I 38 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: think this past year everything changed. You know, we grew 39 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: as a team and we grew individually as well, and 40 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: I thought it just worked out for the best and 41 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: just overall, I do think it will help. You know, 42 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: it's always great to win a championship, but when a 43 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: team is has you know, great bond bonding and relationships, 44 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: you know that really helped, and that's what helped just 45 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: won a championship, So I definitely think it would help. 46 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: Our next question we running Hannibal filed like hearing Guigi ahead, Ryan, 47 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: I just wanted to ask you what your pre draft 48 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: contact was with the Patriots and where you surprised at 49 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: all when you got the call Um kind of like 50 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: Gonna said, like what I said, I had. I had 51 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 1: a few FaceTime interviews, we went over plays, just talk 52 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: you know, different things, and uh, I had a good 53 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: sense that the Patriots are pretty interested. But you know, 54 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 1: I just I didn't know what to expect, and I 55 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: was just pretty optimistic and I kept my faith and 56 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 1: I think overall just just it worked out for the best. 57 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 1: You know, I was extremely happy. I saw my name 58 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: coming up on the screen and saw the phone call, 59 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm just super pumped. I had one more. 60 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: It seems like just basic off bringing your bio. You're 61 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: pretty smart and you care a lot about your academic work. 62 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: Is that something that's true and telling that you've pitched 63 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: yourself to teams that you spoke to. Oh, yeah, you 64 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: know that was something I helped, you know, very close 65 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: to me with my academics. You know, I have a 66 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: very strong and close family relationship, and uh, they always 67 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: put academics, academics, academics, and uh, you know, I tried 68 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: my best to excel at academics as well as doing 69 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: my best on the football field. And you know, just 70 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: with those core values, I think it really just pushed 71 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: me to be a better person. And you know, I 72 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:59,119 Speaker 1: think it did. Thank you, thank you, And it could 73 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: be the last question here Karen greeting. Okay, okay, congratulations, 74 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: welcome to the Patriots. Thank you very much. I'm just 75 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: wondering if if offensive linemen have other linemen that they 76 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: either emulate or players that you actually watch, I know, 77 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: quarterbacks watch other quarterbacks and so on and so forth. 78 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 1: That I was wondering if the same thing applied to 79 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 1: offensive linemen. Um, I don't have anything like a specific person, 80 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: but I was like, I watched professional athletes I like to, 81 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: you know, pick here and there. I'd be like, oh, 82 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: he does this very well, and this other guy doesn't 83 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: very well, and I try to emulate that in my game. 84 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, just looking at them, learning 85 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: from professional athletes that are in the league right now, 86 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: I think it did make me a better collegiate player. 87 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, just just little things like that, 88 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: just a little details, and just like the footwork and 89 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: how definitely definitely is man and uh, you know, I 90 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: just think just watching that it definitely helps me and 91 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: helps my game overall. Great, Thank you, thank you, And 92 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: we have one we have one final question. We'll go 93 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: eat all right. Yeah, thanks, sorry to jumping here at 94 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,119 Speaker 1: the last second. I appreciate you taking the time. No, no, 95 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: no problem. As a seventh round draft pick, um, you know, 96 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: every seventh round draft pick, every undraft free agent kind 97 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: of knows. You know, the audors stacked against you. How 98 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: does being a seventh round pick motivate you to try 99 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: and work harder to make an impression and make the team. 100 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: I'm just ready to get to work and do whats 101 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:42,679 Speaker 1: best for the team. You know. I'm a I've always 102 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: been a team player. And uh, wherever they need me, 103 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: whatever I need to do, what kind of whatever, what 104 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,799 Speaker 1: kind of work I have to put in, I'm ready 105 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: for it. I'm ready to step up at that and no, 106 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: do what I can do to the best of my 107 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: ability to help the team and help everybody. You know, 108 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: got you yet? A center David Andrews was an undrafted 109 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: free agent and he ended up, you know, being a 110 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: starter and being a team captain, and you know, is 111 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: kind of one of the salt works in the line 112 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,039 Speaker 1: now if they're seeing that and knowing, you know, the Patriots, 113 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: doesn't matter where you come from, doesn't matter where you're picked. 114 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: That kind of helping that, you know, thought process that 115 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: you know, as long as I play well and I 116 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: compete well, don't still give me a chance at the Patriots. 117 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you know, it definitely helps, like seeing like 118 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: seeing that it's possible, just like looking up players like that. 119 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's pretty amazing. It doesn't matter where 120 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: you come from. And I believe that once you're in 121 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: the door, like kind of like I said, it doesn't 122 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: matter where you come from. You know, as long as 123 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: you put in the works, put in the effort, that's 124 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: all you can control. And if you can control that 125 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: and do that to the best of your ability, you know, 126 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: get usually good outcomes. Will for will thank you so much. 127 00:06:54,080 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: And for the third time, we're gonna take a final question, right, 128 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: Sorry about that, Dustin, I don't know w A tradition 129 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: in New England has been built up over twenty years 130 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: with Tom Brady, six Super Bowl foots. You know the 131 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: whole story there. But I'm curious from your perspective, now 132 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: being drafted by the Patriots in the first year after 133 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, how excited you are to join an organization 134 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: at the beginning a new era. I mean, I'm super excited. 135 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to getting to work and starting and 136 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: meeting everybody and meeting the new teammates and everybody. But 137 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to just you know, starting a new 138 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: era and just getting ready to work, you know, just 139 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: nothing really specific, but I'm just ready. Thanks Dustin, thank you, 140 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: congratulations once again, thank you for giving us the time, 141 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: and we're looking forward to seeing you soon. Yes, Sarah, 142 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: I look forward to seeing all of you. Thanks Dustin, 143 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: thank you. I'll talk to you guys later. Thank you, guys.