1 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: This is the OTP. I'm Amy Wells. 2 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 2: Happy Thanksgiving everybody. We are so happy to have you 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 2: here with us on the OTP and we hope you 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 2: are enjoying your holiday. 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: On today's episode, we have a special treat for you. 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 2: We have two interviews with guys who are making a 7 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 2: huge impact on this Titans team, and they both happen 8 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: to be playing on the Titans defensive side. 9 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: Of the ball. 10 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: First up, Taylor Zarzer sat down with Cedric Gray. Now, 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: Cedric has one hundred and five tackles this season. That's 12 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 2: the third most of any player in this league right now, 13 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: and it's safe to say that Cedric is making a 14 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: huge impact on this team. So Taylor and Cedric Gray 15 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: talked about a lot of different things, how he's taken 16 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: the second year leap, the special cleats that he wore 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 2: for his friend in this past weeks might cause my 18 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: cleats game, and the culture that he's hoping to build 19 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: here within the Titans organization. So take a minute and 20 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: listen to this very special interview with Titans linebacker Cedric Gray. 21 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 3: In his second season in the National Football League, he 22 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 3: is one of the top tacklers in the NFL right 23 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 3: now through the first eleven games, and I say it's 24 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 3: your second season in the NFL, it feels sort of 25 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 3: like a first and a half season for you. Given 26 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 3: the injury that you had to go through last year. 27 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 3: Why would you or how would you explain to everybody 28 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 3: said about how you're on fire this season in tackling opponents. 29 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I think that's just something I honestly 30 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 4: have naturally and me, I always felt like I've been 31 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 4: a pretty good instinctual football player. But I think just 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 4: growing throughout my rookie year being injured and just taking 33 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 4: the lessons and learning during that time period while I 34 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 4: was on IR and just continue to grow throughout the offseason, 35 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 4: through's training camp, preseason, and I think I just continue 36 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 4: to develop and grow and learn more about the game 37 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 4: and being able to kind of showcase that this year. 38 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 3: No doubt, and you are, You're tackling the best you 39 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 3: ever have in your entire life. But I know that 40 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 3: you love the game of football and you always have. 41 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 3: In fact, I shared this text that I got from 42 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: your defensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina, Gene Chiswick, 43 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 3: who's a good friend of mine, and he recently. 44 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 5: Sent me this to text. 45 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 3: He said, don't forget to tell said that I can't 46 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 3: think of anybody in thirty plus years of doing this 47 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 3: that love football anymore than him. I mean, that guy 48 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 3: won a national championship, he coached Cam Newton, He's been 49 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 3: around the block, and he says, you love football more 50 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 3: than anyone else. 51 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 5: I think that's true. 52 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I think that's the ultimate ultimate compliment 53 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 4: to receive from a coach like that in the college 54 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 4: football world that he is. To kind of get that 55 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 4: compliment from him, I think that's, you know, just speaks 56 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 4: very highly of me, and I definitely appreciate that. I 57 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 4: definitely think it's some truth for it. I love ball, 58 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 4: I love watching ball, playing ball. I'm very passionate about 59 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 4: the game. And he got to see that, you know, 60 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 4: up close and personal for a few years there at Carolina. 61 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 4: So definitely appreciate the compliment. 62 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 5: When did you first love football? 63 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 4: I'm playing football since I was little, four or five 64 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 4: years old. I remember my mom got me into like 65 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 4: flag football, and I've literally played every year since now. 66 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 4: I just fell in love ever since then. 67 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 3: And I know that you were one heck of an 68 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 3: offensive player at Archery Kill high school back in the 69 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 3: Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina. You and I both have. 70 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 5: Some roots there. 71 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 3: Were you always a lover of defense as much as 72 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: you were offense. 73 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 4: Yes, I mean I tell people all the time that, 74 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 4: you know, I actually did play offense. You know, back 75 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 4: in the day I was as a receiver. I thought 76 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 4: I was gonna be Julio Jones one day. That was 77 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 4: like my idol younger when I was coming up. I 78 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 4: actually wore number eleven in high school. But yeah, I was. 79 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 4: I was definitely a receiver when I was younger. I mean, 80 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 4: when when you're a kid at that age and you football, 81 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 4: you just play ball, you know. So I played everything 82 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 4: you can name it, running back, wide receiver, safety, linebacker, 83 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 4: And once I got to high school, I actually kind 84 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 4: of particularly focused on wide receiver. And I remember, like 85 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 4: my sophomore year, our team wasn't having the best of season, 86 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 4: kind of had some injuries, and my coaches threw me 87 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 4: in that linebacker. And then ever since then, I kind 88 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 4: of played both ways throughout high school. And it's actually 89 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 4: interesting because I still wanted to play receiver even playing 90 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 4: both ways throughout high school. But U and C was 91 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 4: the only top school to offer me, and it was 92 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 4: that linebacker. I'd a whole bunch of like FCS schools 93 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 4: offered me at receiver. But it's always been my dream 94 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 4: to play big time power football. So that that was 95 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 4: kind of the leap of faith that I took that 96 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 4: had me ended up playing linebacker, because I probably would 97 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 4: have just ended up at a smaller school to play 98 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 4: wide receiver. 99 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 3: And I know that you are very proud to be 100 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: a Tar Heel, yes, and it made a huge impact 101 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 3: on you, So it was obviously the right choice. You 102 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 3: ever go up to Coach Brown or one of the 103 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 3: assistants and say, come on, man, just give me one playoff? 104 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 4: No, I Actually it was funny. 105 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 6: We had a deal my junior year. 106 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 4: It was so funny in a bowl game if we 107 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 4: were like blowing them out, So where's the end, coach, 108 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 4: throw me in, throw me a goal line faite at 109 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 4: the end. But that didn't quite happen, unfortunately, But definitely 110 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 4: always advocated that for that one to wide receiver, replace 111 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 4: saw on what I had. 112 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 5: You had to chase around. 113 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 3: Former teammate Drake May also a Charlotte guy who went 114 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 3: to rival Myers Park High School, but you were hoping 115 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 3: he would throw you a football at some point in 116 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 3: Chapel Hill. Well, I know that that entire experience was 117 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 3: one that prepared you for the National Football League, and 118 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 3: you did something really powerful in your last game, said, 119 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 3: we had this initiative called my Call My Cleats, where 120 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 3: you wore some cleats on behalf of someone else. You 121 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 3: wore them for a late teammate of yours, Tyleer Kraft, 122 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 3: who passed away recently due to a cancer battle. And 123 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 3: he was a teammate of yours at North Carolina, and 124 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 3: I know that he had a huge impact on you. 125 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 3: Can you tell everybody about him? 126 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, So me and Tyler Kraft, we both came in 127 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 4: together at Carolina class at twenty twenty, and we just 128 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 4: kind of came in together. We you know, became close, 129 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 4: spent a lot of times, you know, football practice meetings, whatever, 130 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 4: dorm maids, all different kind of things like that. So 131 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 4: spent a lot of time with each other. And I remember, 132 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 4: like I think it was springball going into our sophomore 133 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 4: year is when we kind of found out and when 134 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 4: he was diagnosed with lung cancer and it was just 135 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 4: an uphill battle for him since then. But he continued 136 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 4: to fight. He was, you know, still taking classes, he 137 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 4: was still working out. He came to team workouts. Like 138 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 4: I was telling you earlier. I remember times during the 139 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 4: summer we were doing sprint workouts and he's going through 140 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 4: all this therapy, chemo therapy, and he's still out there 141 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 4: with us and just such an inspiring person to just 142 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 4: have around the team and to call a friend. I mean, 143 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 4: he he just went through so many different things, and 144 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 4: unfortunately he had passed away last year about September last year, 145 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 4: September October last year, due to the cancer. But he 146 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 4: fought it and he fought it hard for a good 147 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 4: good four years. So extremely proud of him. He's very, 148 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 4: very inspiring and I always remember him and and always, 149 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 4: you know, keep him by my side. 150 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 5: He made a big impact on you. 151 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 3: You can tell that you carry him with you as 152 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 3: a professional football player, Yep, definitely do. And after you 153 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 3: finished your tar heel career, you get draft did by 154 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 3: the Tennessee Titans, you come here to Nashville. 155 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 5: What did that feel like? 156 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 4: An amazing feeling. I definitely still remember that day. My mom, 157 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 4: my brother, they always just just talk about that day, 158 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 4: how magical it was. And you know, just my journey 159 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 4: and just everything that I've been through to kind of 160 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 4: get to this point. It's definitely a very fulfilling feeling 161 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 4: to kind of make it here and you know, just 162 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 4: continue to now being here and now being able to 163 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 4: make an impact on the team this year. You know, 164 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 4: it's still so surreal for me at times, but definitely 165 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 4: just very proud of the growth. 166 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 3: And you get injured at the end of training camp 167 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 3: in late August last year and you're not able to 168 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 3: play football for a couple of months before you finally 169 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 3: could make your debut in the regular season. I would 170 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,719 Speaker 3: imagine that's some real adversity set. What did that What 171 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 3: was that experience? 172 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 4: Like, Yeah, yeah, it was. It was definitely, I say, 173 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 4: a tougher time in my life. You know, I've played 174 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 4: football my whole life, and I don't think I ever 175 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 4: really had a huge, big injury that kind of kept 176 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 4: me out. How that injury kind of kept me out, 177 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 4: So I think it was not only just facing that 178 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 4: injury for the first time. You know, you see people 179 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 4: who go through it a lot and you feel for them, 180 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 4: but actually being that person, it was it was definitely 181 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 4: a different perspective, but I think also, you know, it 182 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 4: just being my rookie year as well, and like coming 183 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 4: in and feeling the need to prove yourself and not 184 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 4: kind of being able to kind of weigh on you mentally. 185 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 4: So it was definitely a tougher time, you know. But 186 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 4: I just linked on my faith, linked on my family, 187 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 4: linked on my mom and my brother. Those are like 188 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,719 Speaker 4: my aces, the people that I lean on and talk 189 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 4: to the most, and just kept my head high and 190 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 4: really just kept grinding through it all, and you know, 191 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 4: opportunity will show itself at some point, and just prepare 192 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 4: yourself and get ready for it. 193 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 3: You get fifteen tackles against the Indianapol goals when they 194 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 3: finally let you out there on the field last year, 195 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 3: So you were doing some of this last year. But 196 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 3: would you say that this off season is the biggest 197 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 3: reason for why you're playing at this level now? 198 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I definitely would credit it to this off season. 199 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 4: I think I've grown so much, you know, just skilled technique, scheme, 200 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 4: just learning football, learning how the game is played at 201 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 4: the NFL level. I think are all things that I've 202 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 4: just learned and have gotten better throughout the off season. 203 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 4: I think has ultimately contributed to my play. 204 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 5: Did you go anywhere to train? 205 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 3: Is there a certain thing that happened in your training 206 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 3: that kind of led to this? 207 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 4: No, I actually stayed here this off season, so I 208 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,719 Speaker 4: was actually here with the strength staff here most of 209 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 4: the off season, So I didn't do nothing crazy or 210 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 4: anything special. I think I just, you know, try to 211 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 4: come in and work every day and just grow and 212 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 4: continue to learn. 213 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 5: You're such an example. 214 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 3: Everybody throughout this building talks about your love of the game, 215 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 3: how hard you work at it, and the way that 216 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 3: you play out there on Sundays. I know that you 217 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,679 Speaker 3: don't want to be in the situation you're in right 218 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 3: now from a wins and losses standpoint, But everybody says said, 219 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 3: the culture is still strong around here. You've been in 220 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 3: a lot of football teams. Tell us about this culture 221 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 3: right now? 222 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, you know, I think the biggest thing that 223 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 4: I love about this team, you know, through everything that 224 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 4: we've been through, you know, like you said, wins have 225 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 4: kind of been hard to come by. I don't feel 226 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 4: nobody giving up. I don't feel nobody quitting. I feel 227 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 4: men who are still coming in every day, ready to work, 228 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 4: ready for a new challenge. And ready to just find 229 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 4: a way to turn this thing over. And I think 230 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 4: that's the most encouraging thing that we have going on here. 231 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 4: I think we have a lot of young players, including myself, 232 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 4: rookie second year guys who are who are really kind 233 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 4: of growing into their own mean getting better by today, 234 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 4: and I think we really are building something here. It 235 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 4: might be harder to see right now, but I do believe, 236 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 4: you know, we continue to grow, continue to get better, 237 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:11,599 Speaker 4: things will change. 238 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 6: Well. 239 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 3: I have no doubt with the way that you're playing 240 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 3: right now that that'll be the case. All right, some 241 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 3: rapid fire questions. You have over one hundred tackles as 242 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 3: we sit here right now in the NFL season, one 243 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 3: of the best in the National Football League. Do you 244 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 3: have a favorite tackle this year? 245 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 4: Favorite tackle? I don't know. Probably my sack. There you go, yeah, 246 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 4: probably my sack. 247 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 5: Tell everybody about your sack. 248 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 4: So my sack was verse against the Los Angeles Chargers, 249 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 4: just a B gap pressure. I was able to get 250 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,719 Speaker 4: the back one on one, so you got to run 251 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 4: through his face. So kind of ran through his face 252 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 4: a little bit and was able to sack Justin Herbert. 253 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 5: Yep. 254 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 3: It was a great moment at Nissan Stadium. All right, 255 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 3: some other fun ones. I know that Michael Junior and 256 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 3: Devon your brothers treated you like a little brother. You've 257 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 3: been open about that. Are they still treating you like 258 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 3: a little brother now that you're in the NFL. 259 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 4: It's a running joke now I tell them I'm big 260 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 4: bro now. 261 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 6: No. 262 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 4: But they were definitely, you know, rougher on me, you know, 263 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 4: growing up. You know, I contribute a lot a lot 264 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 4: of my success to them, just you know, bullying me, 265 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 4: but in a healthy way, you know what I'm saying, 266 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 4: coming up, just being hard on me and just pushing 267 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 4: me to be you know, you know the man that 268 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 4: I've become today. Particularly my oldest brother, I remember, like 269 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 4: in high school, you know, we would run routes in 270 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 4: the backyard and different things like that. So just definitely 271 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 4: one of my biggest fans. So definitely appreciate both of 272 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 4: them a lot. 273 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 3: When you go home to esther, what's the meal you 274 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 3: have to have when mom is fixing food? 275 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 5: What do you have to have? 276 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:02,559 Speaker 4: Probably steak patoes, I love her, massed potatoes. 277 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 3: I love me a good stick said. What was your 278 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 3: favorite pro team in any sport? 279 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 4: As a kid, probably, I say to Pittchburg, Stealers really 280 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 4: was my favorite team coming up. I'll never forget. And 281 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 4: two thousand and eight is when I became a Stealers fan. 282 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 4: If you know. They won a Super Bowl that year 283 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 4: versus the Arizona Cardinals. That was like my first Super 284 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 4: Bowl that I ever watched. I had it been like 285 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 4: six or seven years old at the time. I mean, 286 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 4: I was like a Stealers fan ever since then. I 287 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 4: fell in love with Troy Polamalu and James Harrison, Hines, 288 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 4: Ward Ben La Roglisberger. I just named a few though. 289 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 4: That was like my favorite team coming up. 290 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 3: In the midst of Ravens and Commander's fans. When you're 291 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: really little living in the DC and the DMV area 292 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 3: and then moving to Charlotte around Panthers fans, you are 293 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 3: still a Steeler guy, obviously. Now you are a Titan. Yeah, 294 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 3: the movie you can't turn. 295 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 4: Off Fast, the Fast and Furious. Here, it doesn't matter 296 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 4: which one. 297 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 3: You're always gonna watch, its going to watch it, okay. 298 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 3: I asked Gunner Helm this and he gave a great answer. 299 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 3: I said, which one do you hate more? Texas A 300 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 3: and m or Oklahoma I didn't even get to Oklahoma, 301 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 3: and he said, text, A and M. 302 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 5: Who do you hate more Duke or INCY State? 303 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 6: State? In C State? 304 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 4: For sure. Duke like in football is like whatever, like 305 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 4: we always beat them. But n C State that's like 306 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 4: like the real football rivalry. I think Duke is more 307 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 4: of the basketball rivalry. 308 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 3: I went two years ago to the UNC Duke game 309 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 3: overtime game. 310 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 5: A couple of years ago. That was wild year. 311 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 4: That was my senior Yeah, yeah, all right. 312 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 3: Last question and the most important question, I want you 313 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 3: to finish the sentence for us. The Titans are turning 314 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 3: this thing around because. 315 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 4: We have the right people here. We have the right people. 316 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 4: I'm in the room. We have the people who want it, 317 00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 4: who are dedicated enough to turn this thing around. I 318 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 4: think quite frankly talented enough to get the job done. 319 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 3: Tighten up, And one more thing as a paying parent, tar. 320 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 2: Heugh Gray, Hey, football fans, satisfy your halftime hunger with 321 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 2: Snickers and you could win sweet prizes this NFL season. 322 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 2: Visit snickers dot com slash halftime to enter and view 323 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 2: the official rules. Pick up Snickers at a Kroger near 324 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 2: you when you bring Helman's creamy Buffalo chicken dip to 325 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 2: the watch party. You can cheer too loud, or block 326 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 2: the TV, or be a couch coach, and no one 327 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 2: will eject you. 328 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: From the game. That's a Hail Mayo. 329 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 2: Helman's the official mayo of the Tennessee Titans. 330 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: Hey Titans fans. 331 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 2: With a Kroger Boost membership, you'll score big with double 332 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 2: fuel points, free delivery, and lots more. Go to Kroger 333 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 2: dot com slash boost for details. Kroger the official grocer 334 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 2: of the Tennessee Titans. Tighten up. 335 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: Now back to the OTP. 336 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,719 Speaker 2: Now moving on to another Titans defensive player. We're going 337 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 2: to talk about Jeffrey Simmons, but before we do, I 338 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 2: want to make sure to take some time and have 339 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 2: a cookie break, brought to you by Christy Cookie. 340 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: They have these Thanksgiving tins. 341 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 2: It's not too late if you would like to get 342 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 2: a tin of Christy cookies to take to your family's house. 343 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 2: Nothing says I feel like I need to bring something, 344 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 2: but I forgot. 345 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: Here are some cookies. 346 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 2: I think that's a great way to show up at 347 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 2: any family gathering or a friends giving. You know, the 348 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 2: oatmeal raisin cookies are my personal favorite. There's also chocolate chip, 349 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 2: white chocolate Macadamian. There are tons of options, and they 350 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 2: have brownies which are also really stinking good. So Christycookie 351 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 2: dot com for all your information. The Holidays are coming. 352 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 2: You want Christy Cookie to be a part of that now, 353 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 2: Big jeff I promised you. Jeffrey Simmons, and here it is. 354 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 2: He welcomed fifty kids from the Martha O'Brien Center out 355 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 2: to Ascension St. Thomas Sports Park and gave them a 356 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 2: really awesome Thanksgiving experience complete with playing in the out 357 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 2: in the bubble in the indoor facility here to mention 358 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 2: Saint Thomas Sports Park. They ran through drills, got some 359 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 2: real hands on coaching from some Titans players. Then they 360 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 2: were treated to a dinner provided by Hattie Bees and 361 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 2: they received some mental health training and had a conversation 362 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 2: about really being able to process some of their emotions 363 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: and feelings. A lot of great stuff from Jeffrey Simmons 364 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 2: and his Give Them a Reason foundation, So we took 365 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 2: some time to catch up with him talk about that 366 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 2: foundation and why giving back to these kids was so important. 367 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 1: Check it out, all. 368 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 2: Right, jeff for starters, Tell me about give them a reason? 369 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 1: What is it? What are you hoping to do with 370 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 1: this foundation? 371 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 6: First off, is the name of my foundation? Give them 372 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 6: a reason? 373 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 7: And when I first started giving them a reason, you know, 374 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 7: I was doing a lot of reflecting when I was 375 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 7: like the way I grew up, the hardship that I 376 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 7: went through as a kid, and you know, you think 377 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 7: about a name. 378 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 6: For your foundation and what was going through. 379 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 7: I was going through all these things and the Jeffers 380 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 7: Simmons Foundation, and I came up with give him a reason. 381 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 7: And one big thing that I'm really sold on, and 382 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 7: I try to is it my cousin family that you know, 383 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 7: want an opportunity in life. And I'm big on give 384 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 7: people a reason to give you an opportunity of life, 385 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 7: give people a reason to come, give you a scholarship 386 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,479 Speaker 7: to go to college, and things of that nature. And 387 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 7: still to this day, like you know, a lot of 388 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 7: you know, sometimes you can have family members that you know, 389 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 7: maybe sitting on the couch and I need a job. 390 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 7: But are you're getting out the couch and giving people 391 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 7: a reason to give you an opportunity to come in 392 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 7: for a job of things that nature. But you know, 393 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 7: that's the reason why I started my foundation with the 394 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 7: name Give Them a Reason. But you know, my foundation 395 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 7: is surrounded by the youth. You know, it's the way 396 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 7: of building self esteem for these kids. And it's like 397 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 7: today is it's like we asking who the fast a 398 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 7: kid and he came up. They're like I said, I think, 399 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 7: I said, no, it's like you know, standing like you know, 400 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 7: believe in it, believing that you are the fastest. And 401 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 7: you know, I think that's the biggest thing for me 402 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:14,640 Speaker 7: is trying to you know, instilling like that. I guess 403 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 7: I want to say that the self belief, the self 404 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 7: belief in yourself, especially growing up as kids. You know, 405 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 7: I was fortunate to just have my mom growing up 406 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 7: as a kid, and it's like, you know, I have 407 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 7: to be the one that you know in My mom 408 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 7: of course helped me with that, but I was the 409 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 7: one that you know, believed in myself to I can 410 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 7: be that guy, I can be the man of the house. 411 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 7: And the same thing, like I said, with my foundation, 412 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 7: I just try to, you know, build that self esteem 413 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 7: with our youth and just create more opportunity, you know, 414 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 7: like today to be able to have these kids coming 415 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:47,919 Speaker 7: to the NFL facility and running around like you know, 416 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 7: that's the opportunity that some of these kids probably would 417 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 7: never ever get. So just to partner with Martha O'Brien, 418 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 7: Senator here in Nashville, like you know, it means a lot. 419 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 7: We all know things giving right here around the corner. 420 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 7: And and I'm just thankful to be able to do that, 421 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 7: to be in a position to. 422 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:02,200 Speaker 6: Be able to do that. 423 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 2: So you're always investing in kids, whether it's here in Nashville, 424 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 2: whether it's Middle Tennessee overall, whether it's back in Mississippi, 425 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 2: you are constantly doing things with kids. Why was that 426 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 2: the thing that you knew? Like that's the important thing 427 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 2: for me, I. 428 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 6: Always said, and I believe it. They are a future. 429 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 7: You know, when you when you come from a small 430 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 7: town like myself, small town making Mississippi, when you only 431 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 7: my mom raise five kids by itself, and you realize 432 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 7: that when you don't have much in a small town, 433 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 7: it's a lot of things. Bad things happen from young kids. 434 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 7: And you sit all over social media, our young kids 435 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 7: are throwing away their life, you know, to either drugs 436 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 7: or going to jail or someone getting killed. So it's 437 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 7: like if we keep in myself with my platform, and 438 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 7: you know, throughout the NFL guys using their platform, we 439 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 7: continue to use our platform to bring light into our 440 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 7: community to you know, keep instilling in and talking to 441 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 7: our youth, and you know, trying to touch all youth. 442 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 7: You just never know who you could touch, you know 443 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 7: who life you may change. And like I said, it 444 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 7: starts with our youth. And we have to keep instealing 445 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 7: and keep making sure we're putting all time in. 446 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 6: All youth because we, like I said, they're all freaching. 447 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 6: We have to keep keep pushing, pushing everything we can 448 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 6: into them. 449 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:24,679 Speaker 2: It feels like every year, the footprint of impact that 450 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,679 Speaker 2: you have, the amount of events that you have, the 451 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 2: things you're doing, it keeps growing and growing and growing. 452 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: So from the day you got drafted when you said 453 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:31,399 Speaker 1: I'm going to. 454 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 2: Make an impact to what it is now, it's grown 455 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 2: exponentially and it feels like it keeps getting bigger. Are 456 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 2: you concerned you're going to run out of things that 457 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,440 Speaker 2: you can do or places that you can get involved. 458 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 7: I don't think so, because I feel like every day 459 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 7: is somewhere, some somehow somebody need help. Just just the 460 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,959 Speaker 7: things we're going through right now. Let's talk about the 461 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 7: mental health things. It's like today, like today, and you're 462 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 7: thinking back back on your family or or somebody that 463 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 7: you're close with, our NFL brothers who just you know, 464 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 7: killed itself. It's like mental health is very important. So 465 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 7: that just one topic and there's so much other things 466 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 7: in this world that we could constantly focus on. And 467 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 7: that's why I don't think I'll never run out of ideas. 468 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 7: And you know, I have a great team, a great 469 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:20,479 Speaker 7: team that can help me keep building it. And like 470 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 7: I said, I never do it for the for the looks, 471 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 7: and I always help people. I do it because I care, 472 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 7: and especially when it comes to our youth. I mean, 473 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 7: the kids that just killed themself in Dallas is only 474 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,120 Speaker 7: twenty four years old. So it's like when we could 475 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:39,479 Speaker 7: say one word and maybe just touch somebody, you just 476 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 7: never know. And I enjoy doing what I do to 477 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 7: be able to get into the community, to be able 478 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 7: to you know, your body hurt, you kind of still 479 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 7: pissed off on the Tuesday morning. You just left out 480 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 7: of a Monday meeting. But it's so much things that 481 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 7: bigger that's going on in this world are bigger than 482 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 7: a win and loss of a football game. 483 00:23:58,600 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 6: That's the reason why I do it. 484 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 2: Being able to have that perspective of, yes, what's happening 485 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 2: in my career and my job is frustrating, but look 486 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 2: at what I'm able to do away from that. That's 487 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 2: got to be something that impacts not only you and 488 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 2: these kids, but also the entire organization. 489 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 7: I hope so because I always and one of the 490 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 7: biggest things that I one of the one of the 491 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 7: things I really love doing each and every year, especially 492 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 7: when it gets around the holidays, I go over to 493 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 7: the children hospital and I go in that room and 494 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 7: them kids, Like it's like when I walk in there, 495 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 7: I just kind of get chills because I know that 496 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 7: these kids are dealing with cancer and trying to fight 497 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 7: a sickness to save their life. And yes, that's the 498 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 7: game of football is so dangerous. But to be able 499 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 7: to walk off the feel and you know with my 500 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 7: you know, head up, chin up, and to be able 501 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 7: to walk into the hospital like on a Tuesday morning, 502 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 7: and to see these kids with a big smile on 503 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:58,239 Speaker 7: their face, It's like, why the hell cannot not you know, 504 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 7: be okay with a win or lost, no matter what 505 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 7: it may be, just be grateful to be able to 506 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 7: play this game of football. Everybody, I mean the the 507 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 7: kid and one of the kids I was talking to, 508 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 7: you know, he wished he could still play. 509 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 6: The game of football. 510 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 7: And you know that's the reason, that's my why, especially 511 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 7: when I'm able to do this job. 512 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 6: This is a hard job. 513 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 7: But also know that things on the outside world is 514 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 7: so much more to be worried about, and so much 515 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 7: more important things than to be walking around, walking around 516 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 7: with my head down because of a loss. 517 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 2: Titans fans, Seek Geek is the official primary ticketing partner 518 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 2: of Tighten Up and here to help you experience all 519 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 2: the action this season. 520 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 1: Seek Geek makes it. 521 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,920 Speaker 2: Easy to find the perfect seats to the perfect game 522 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 2: so you can be part of all the touchdown celebrations 523 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 2: and momentum shifting takeaways this season. 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The matchup that I'm looking for 542 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 2: is all of us, myself, everyone here at the Tennessee Titans, 543 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 2: you guys, the OT people, all of us against our 544 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 2: Thanksgiving meals. Now we all need to remember here this 545 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 2: is a marathon, not a sprint. I need you guys 546 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 2: to pace yourselves. Nobody's getting sick on my watch today. 547 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,119 Speaker 2: We are going to eat slowly, We are going to 548 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 2: eat in courses, and we are going to go back 549 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 2: for seconds. These are all things that we're going to 550 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 2: do this Thanksgiving as we are conquering what is hopefully 551 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:25,400 Speaker 2: for everyone, a major, major, delicious, but major meal. Titans 552 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 2: fans get fifteen percent off your little Caesar's order of 553 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 2: fifteen dollars or more at participating stores using code Titans 554 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:36,679 Speaker 2: fifteen at checkout. That of course, excludes taxes and other fees. 555 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: Pizza Pizza. 556 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 2: It's an AFC South Division game at Nissan Stadium this Sunday, 557 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 2: the Tennis Titans take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. 558 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: Kickoff for that game is at noon. You don't want 559 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 1: to miss. 560 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 2: It might be a little chili, so be sure you 561 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 2: bring a jacket and maybe a poncho. 562 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: There might be some rain. 563 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 2: We definitely want you to be comfortable in the elements. 564 00:27:57,600 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 2: But it's going to be a great game, So come 565 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 2: on out today on Stadium this Sunday. If you're tuning 566 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 2: in on Titans Radio this Sunday, remember Titan's Countdown is 567 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 2: on the airwaves at eleven am Central Time, and. 568 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: Then Taylor's Arthur and Coach Mac. 569 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 2: Of course, we'll have all the action for you on 570 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 2: Titans Radio at noon. I'm Amy Wells. Happy Thanksgiving everybody. 571 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 2: We so appreciate you taking the time to listen to us, 572 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 2: right here on the OTP