WEBVTT - Drake Jackson on His Mindset Heading into Year 2 | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>You just kind of take us through what your summer

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<v Speaker 1>was like from the last time we talked to you,

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<v Speaker 1>where you were working on and what you were up through.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, summer was pretty much the same from what I

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<v Speaker 2>had told you. You know, still working, still taking it

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<v Speaker 2>day by day, lifting, trying to work with my body.

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<v Speaker 1>Same thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, urg City challenged you to be here every day

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<v Speaker 3>and you beat him in here several times.

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<v Speaker 2>What has that relationship been, Uh, it's been I would

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<v Speaker 2>say it's been good. You know, me as a person,

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<v Speaker 2>I like a challenge. So I feel like he knows that.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I told you guys that before. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he just keeps, you know, staying on me

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<v Speaker 2>with that challenge, and I'm gonna keep on taking it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna keep running with it.

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<v Speaker 2>So each and every day he still challenged me to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get better at something, do something different. So

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, you know, him challenging me is just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, making me get better each and every day.

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<v Speaker 3>How much different do you feel with how you put

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<v Speaker 3>on weight during the off season going in this training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel well, I feel really well.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually, just uh, you know, put on a little more muscle,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, focus on you know, just the little muscles

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<v Speaker 2>in my body as well being in the training room

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<v Speaker 2>and things of that sort. Uh man I h, I

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<v Speaker 2>just feel real good. I feel fluid, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel strong.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel a difference in practice when where your

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<v Speaker 1>reps in terms of wind or or anything like that

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<v Speaker 1>or is it too early? Then for sure, I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>feel the difference. I can.

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<v Speaker 2>I felt the difference, you know, just you know, striding

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<v Speaker 2>out doing regular things. So you know, I can't wait

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<v Speaker 2>til we actually, you know, get in and start doing

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<v Speaker 2>everything with the pageant stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>You're an outsider.

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<v Speaker 2>You to play on this line with bosauh hard Grave Armstead,

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna get a lot of one on one truly blessed.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a it's a blessed line to play with, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like God just put me in the right

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<v Speaker 2>place at the right time, with the the right people.

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<v Speaker 1>Both just depends a.

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<v Speaker 3>Lot of time comparing notes with with Trent Williams and

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<v Speaker 3>you talk about their their crafts.

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<v Speaker 1>Have have you done that yet with Trent?

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<v Speaker 3>And try to kind of uh learn through him what

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<v Speaker 3>to what.

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<v Speaker 2>To do on the path far every now and then

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<v Speaker 2>every now and then again, Trent, will you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>come over to me if we have a rep at

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<v Speaker 2>practice or something. He'll let me know what I did,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, try to help me fix it. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just as like a friendly vet, you know, he's just

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<v Speaker 2>always looking out for me.

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<v Speaker 3>And look back at last off season compared to what

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<v Speaker 3>you did this off season. Is there any way to

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<v Speaker 3>really know is a rookie what you need to do

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<v Speaker 3>to prepare for an NFL season?

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<v Speaker 2>Probably would say just trying to follow the older guys

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<v Speaker 2>since they already know what you know, they've seen, and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>they've seen pretty much, you know, everything that the old

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<v Speaker 2>line and NFL could give him. So I'll definitely say

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<v Speaker 2>follow the the vets because they've seen already. You gotta

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<v Speaker 2>play with You're twenty yards down the field running with

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<v Speaker 2>Elijah Mitchell and you're talking about city Will's challenging.

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<v Speaker 1>You get anticipate being in covers a lot or what

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<v Speaker 1>do you think your role is gonna look like this year?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, we'll have set the regular roles that we have,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that play, you know, it just so happened

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<v Speaker 2>that I had to do what I had to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it's just the places that we're giving

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't really see uh us dropping like that,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, whatever we have to do, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So part of the woking up this offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>To play more knowing that you're more.

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<v Speaker 1>Really it was just for me just working on myself.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I felt like I needed to get bigger

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<v Speaker 2>and uh to sustain throughout the season, and like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>from the first season, just kind of taking what I

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<v Speaker 2>what I've known from the last season.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like I needed a little more weight.

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<v Speaker 3>Between your athletic and but to run muscle mass.

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<v Speaker 2>And then keep that for me, I feel like, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>that never never left with any weight I was at.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it felt like the athleticness or I don't

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<v Speaker 2>even know if that's worth my bad, but.

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<v Speaker 1>Just I feel like that never left.

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<v Speaker 2>It never changed when I gained weight, And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've just been staying on my you know, staying on

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<v Speaker 2>my body to be able to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>So if somebody's asked about.

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<v Speaker 3>You carried uh Elijah.

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<v Speaker 1>On about fifteen twenty yards downfield today.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that the play that you pride yourself on being

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<v Speaker 2>able to maintain that speed even even if you're a

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<v Speaker 2>little bigger. Now, I'm just happy I stayed with him.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I just want to make a play. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not really something I pride myself on. I'm just trying

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<v Speaker 2>to make a play, uh not let the offense get

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<v Speaker 2>a play. So really, I just, you know, I just

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<v Speaker 2>felt like I was just stopping the offense from you know,

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<v Speaker 2>getting yards.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of guys take time off before camp.

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<v Speaker 1>You didn't. You were here all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Why sacrifices, man, Sometimes you got sacrifice to for the better.

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<v Speaker 2>So I know, I mean, I know I could have,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, took a break, but I would rather stay here,

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<v Speaker 2>work on myself, and you know, this season hopefully a show.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Thanks very nice, appreciate you guys. Mhm