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So if you go and a voice 0:01:19.880 --> 0:01:25.440 sounds familiar, now you know why. Okay, let's get to football. 0:01:26.160 --> 0:01:29.080 The Bengals open the rookie minicamp on Friday morning, and 0:01:29.120 --> 0:01:31.360 I thought it would be fun to do a series 0:01:31.360 --> 0:01:34.559 of brief getting to know you interviews with a cross 0:01:34.600 --> 0:01:37.560 section of players. I talked to five of them for 0:01:37.680 --> 0:01:41.160 roughly five minutes each, and I'll play the interviews in 0:01:41.160 --> 0:01:46.520 no particular order. Up first, offensive lineman Cordell Volson, the 0:01:46.560 --> 0:01:49.560 fourth round draft pick out of North Dakota State. He 0:01:49.600 --> 0:01:52.960 grew up playing nine man football in high school. His 0:01:53.080 --> 0:01:57.200 hometown in North Dakota has a population of just twenty six, 0:01:57.960 --> 0:02:01.760 but the small town kid is now a big man. 0:02:02.120 --> 0:02:06.960 Had six six, three hundred and fifteen pounds. Cordell, what 0:02:07.040 --> 0:02:09.200 of the last couple of weeks been like since you 0:02:09.240 --> 0:02:12.000 were drafted? It's been great. Um, you know, got got 0:02:12.040 --> 0:02:15.120 the uh, got got a team issued iPad, and um, 0:02:15.160 --> 0:02:18.640 you know, started to learn learn the terminology and and 0:02:18.680 --> 0:02:22.040 what they're teaching here. Um, so I was awesome to 0:02:22.040 --> 0:02:25.120 apply that to my training and what I was working on. 0:02:25.200 --> 0:02:28.520 And and you know, once once that call, um, you know, 0:02:28.600 --> 0:02:31.600 happened a couple of Saturdays goes. It was a great 0:02:31.600 --> 0:02:33.920 feeling and I was I was ready to get to work. 0:02:33.960 --> 0:02:36.720 I couldn't get here soon enough. Did you take any 0:02:36.760 --> 0:02:39.839 time to celebrate or were you applying yourself right away? Yeah? 0:02:39.919 --> 0:02:43.160 It was shoot Saturday. The phone didn't stop ringing. So 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:45.360 that was about the I was about the only little 0:02:45.360 --> 0:02:47.960 break I had. And then uh went back went back 0:02:47.960 --> 0:02:51.600 to Fargo Sunday. Um and just just got back to work. Um, 0:02:51.639 --> 0:02:54.200 lifting away. It's in drill work and conditioning and and 0:02:54.400 --> 0:02:57.799 getting ready for for next week. We're standing in front 0:02:57.840 --> 0:02:59.880 of your locker, you're wearing Bengals gear, and you're on 0:02:59.880 --> 0:03:02.040 the practice field today. Does it all seem real now? 0:03:02.440 --> 0:03:05.200 I guess you know, I get asked that question a lot, um, 0:03:05.240 --> 0:03:08.440 But you know, for me, it's it's every day. It's 0:03:08.440 --> 0:03:11.560 just coming and competing and and playing football, you know, 0:03:11.639 --> 0:03:14.200 because because I mean, yeah, it's at the highest level 0:03:14.320 --> 0:03:16.360 the you're playing against the best players in the world, 0:03:16.440 --> 0:03:19.400 But you know, it's it's just football, um, you know. 0:03:19.720 --> 0:03:23.240 And that's I'm not trying to downplay the competition or 0:03:23.280 --> 0:03:25.639 the level or anything like that, but but you still 0:03:25.639 --> 0:03:28.400 have your your basic fundamentals and technique that you know, 0:03:28.520 --> 0:03:30.800 you need to continue to improve on and you know 0:03:30.840 --> 0:03:32.480 those those are what's going to put you in position 0:03:32.520 --> 0:03:35.160 to win. Chatting with Cordell Bolson, there's been a lot 0:03:35.160 --> 0:03:37.280 of talk around here in the last year about or 0:03:37.320 --> 0:03:40.640 winning culture. Bengals obviously went to a super Bowl, he 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:44.520 won four national championships, you know about winning cultures? Correct, 0:03:45.960 --> 0:03:49.480 I'd like to think so, yeah, yes, yeah, what stands 0:03:49.480 --> 0:03:52.400 out about that? What allowed your teams in college to 0:03:52.480 --> 0:03:54.960 achieve that way? You know, I think I think it's 0:03:55.000 --> 0:03:57.520 just it's just a culture. It's um, you know, guys 0:03:58.520 --> 0:04:02.400 buying into what we're trying to accomplish. Um, And just 0:04:02.760 --> 0:04:05.880 you know, the biggest thing that I experienced a y 0:04:06.000 --> 0:04:08.320 she was just a people. Um, you know, people cared 0:04:08.320 --> 0:04:10.600 about each other. It was always about putting the team first. 0:04:10.640 --> 0:04:13.800 And and uh, you know that's that's definitely what makes 0:04:14.040 --> 0:04:18.160 a winning culture. The Bengals have an opening at left guard. 0:04:18.680 --> 0:04:22.400 Do you go into training camp thinking my goal is 0:04:22.440 --> 0:04:25.240 to try to win that job. Yeah, I mean, you know, 0:04:25.279 --> 0:04:28.039 I think as a competitor, every every day you're showing 0:04:28.120 --> 0:04:30.680 up competing to win that job. And and you know, 0:04:30.760 --> 0:04:34.400 you can't can't control what happens and in four months. 0:04:34.400 --> 0:04:36.720 But you can control what happens today. So just just 0:04:36.760 --> 0:04:39.239 continuing every day to show up with the right right attitude, 0:04:39.240 --> 0:04:41.479 in the right mindset to put yourself in position to 0:04:41.880 --> 0:04:44.240 you know, reach those goals for sure. So this is 0:04:44.240 --> 0:04:46.479 the first time we're seeing each other face to face. 0:04:46.560 --> 0:04:50.040 You are a big strong man. Were you always the 0:04:50.040 --> 0:04:53.080 biggest kid? Is this from the work you did and 0:04:53.240 --> 0:04:57.560 your family's shop? How did you grow to this size 0:04:57.560 --> 0:04:59.920 and strength? I was always kind of the the bigg 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:01.919 this kid growing up. But um, you know I was 0:05:02.320 --> 0:05:04.360 came out of high school and I was two hundred 0:05:04.360 --> 0:05:07.680 and fifty pounds, so you know I was I was skinny. Um, 0:05:07.720 --> 0:05:09.760 but um, you know, getting to end this u and 0:05:09.800 --> 0:05:12.520 getting developed by by coach Kramer or strength coach there, 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:15.839 he's he does a phenomenal job. And uh, you know, 0:05:15.880 --> 0:05:19.320 I think I've always been you know, farm strong or 0:05:19.320 --> 0:05:21.960 whatever you call it, you know, but um, because growing up, 0:05:22.000 --> 0:05:24.080 I mean in high schools that didn't have personal train 0:05:24.160 --> 0:05:26.520 or any of that stuff. But um, you know, my 0:05:26.560 --> 0:05:28.240 brother and I would go and go and lift weights 0:05:28.240 --> 0:05:30.720 to our school, you know, just make our own regiment. 0:05:30.800 --> 0:05:32.520 And I mean we didn't know what we were doing, 0:05:32.560 --> 0:05:35.839 but we were just throwing some later on. But definitely, 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:38.280 you know, growing up the way I grew up definitely 0:05:38.320 --> 0:05:40.880 helped me develop into you know, who I am as 0:05:40.960 --> 0:05:44.240 far as work ethic and and you know, strength wise 0:05:44.279 --> 0:05:48.320 and just just a mindset in itself. Were their tasks 0:05:48.360 --> 0:05:51.320 as a kid that you know, we built up strength 0:05:51.320 --> 0:05:55.880 and Louis going to jim and lifting weights. Yeah, definitely, Um, 0:05:55.960 --> 0:05:58.839 you know, shoot, it was it was everything. Um. You 0:05:58.880 --> 0:06:01.840 know my old man he would have a stacking railroad ties, Um, 0:06:02.320 --> 0:06:07.039 you know, picking rocks, I mean, whatever it was. You know, Um, 0:06:07.080 --> 0:06:09.839 we're always we're always doing physical labor with their hands, 0:06:09.880 --> 0:06:13.880 you know, Um, putting in pipe um, you know, whatever 0:06:13.920 --> 0:06:17.120 it would be, you know, shoveling down in holes. I mean, 0:06:17.200 --> 0:06:19.279 whatever it was. You know, there's a lot of stuff 0:06:19.279 --> 0:06:22.080 that went into, uh, you know, me developing into who 0:06:22.080 --> 0:06:24.400 I am. Now. You're right in the practice field for 0:06:24.440 --> 0:06:27.320 about an hour with Frank Pollock. What were your impressions? Yeah, 0:06:27.360 --> 0:06:30.200 I the sample size that I've had so far with 0:06:30.240 --> 0:06:32.320 Coach Pollock has been great. Um, you know, I love 0:06:32.400 --> 0:06:35.400 playing for him. Um, just just continue to build that 0:06:35.480 --> 0:06:38.520 relationship and continue to learn from him. He spent nearly 0:06:38.520 --> 0:06:42.479 a decade playing in the NFL. How much credibility does 0:06:42.520 --> 0:06:45.120 he gain in your eyes from that? Yeah? I think 0:06:45.160 --> 0:06:47.840 that Uh you know, shoot, he's, like you said, he 0:06:47.920 --> 0:06:50.040 played in the NFL, now he's an NFL coach. I mean, 0:06:50.320 --> 0:06:53.000 you know, he knows the position inside out. Um, you know, 0:06:53.160 --> 0:06:55.640 sort of sort of play for someone like that, that 0:06:55.800 --> 0:06:57.159 is that is going to put you in the in 0:06:57.200 --> 0:06:59.720 the right spots and and teach you the right things, 0:06:59.760 --> 0:07:03.440 and and nobody's teaching based on his own personal experience. 0:07:03.440 --> 0:07:06.520 It's huge. You know. I'm definitely looking forward to continue 0:07:06.560 --> 0:07:09.240 to learn from him. All Right, So you're here in Cincinnati, now, 0:07:09.360 --> 0:07:11.720 is there anything you are looking forward to seeing? Is 0:07:11.720 --> 0:07:14.800 there a restaurant that you're looking forward to trying? Anything 0:07:14.920 --> 0:07:18.320 stand out? You know, I guess honestly, I haven't really 0:07:18.360 --> 0:07:20.240 paid too much attention to that. Everyone talks about the 0:07:20.240 --> 0:07:24.160 Skyline Chile, but you know, for the most part, I'm 0:07:24.200 --> 0:07:27.000 just looking forward to getting around the guys and playing ball. 0:07:27.840 --> 0:07:30.800 Congratulations on being drafted. That in and of itself is 0:07:30.840 --> 0:07:34.240 an extraordinary accomplishment. Welcome to Cincinnati, Thank you, excited to 0:07:34.280 --> 0:07:38.960 be here. Updext another offensive lineman, and this one has 0:07:39.040 --> 0:07:44.160 Cincinnati ties. Desmond Noel played offensive and defensive line under 0:07:44.200 --> 0:07:47.440 Tom Bolden at Cole Rane High School before his college 0:07:47.440 --> 0:07:51.760 career took him to three different schools, Ohio University, Fort 0:07:51.800 --> 0:07:55.880 Scott Community College, and Florida Atlantic, where he played for 0:07:55.920 --> 0:07:59.400 the last three years. The Bengals attended his pro day 0:07:59.720 --> 0:08:04.080 and signed Desmond as an undrafted free agent after the draft. 0:08:05.320 --> 0:08:07.480 We're in the locker room with Desmond Noel. Of all 0:08:07.520 --> 0:08:10.080 the guys in the locker room this weekend, this might 0:08:10.240 --> 0:08:12.800 mean the most to you, Is that correct? I would 0:08:12.840 --> 0:08:15.120 say so. I would say so. I'm blessed and grateful 0:08:15.160 --> 0:08:16.960 to be in this position to play for my own city. 0:08:17.040 --> 0:08:19.520 So definitely means a lot to me. Did I hear 0:08:19.520 --> 0:08:24.160 correctly that you sought out Bengals scouts at your pro 0:08:24.280 --> 0:08:26.560 day to express the desire to get a chance to 0:08:26.600 --> 0:08:29.800 play for Cincinnati? Yeah, definitely. I mean my whole thought 0:08:29.800 --> 0:08:32.200 process before the pro day was the final Bengal scout 0:08:32.280 --> 0:08:34.840 for sure. So I met up with Steven top to 0:08:34.880 --> 0:08:36.640 the whim he liked me to morrow pro day. So 0:08:36.880 --> 0:08:40.440 and here we are. So Stephen Rodessovic is that scout? 0:08:40.520 --> 0:08:42.360 How did you find out he was the Bengals guy? 0:08:42.440 --> 0:08:44.200 Was he wearing gear day or did you ask you? Now? 0:08:44.280 --> 0:08:45.800 He was wearing gear and I approached so him. I 0:08:45.840 --> 0:08:48.640 walked up to him, so yeah, traded to contact info 0:08:48.800 --> 0:08:52.160 Kepta and such with him. You know, he locked me. So, yeah, 0:08:52.440 --> 0:08:55.720 we're chatting with Desmond Noel. So tell me about growing 0:08:55.800 --> 0:08:59.079 up in Cincinnati going to Coleraine. Were you a big 0:08:59.240 --> 0:09:01.840 Bengals fan whole life? Yeah, I've always been a big 0:09:01.840 --> 0:09:04.880 Bengals fan, you know, throughout the whole history, you know, 0:09:05.200 --> 0:09:07.480 good up and down all that. I've always been a 0:09:07.559 --> 0:09:11.360 huge Bengals fan. So yeah, you gotta stick with your team, 0:09:11.400 --> 0:09:13.640 you know, through the ups and down. So it's crazy, 0:09:13.679 --> 0:09:15.079 you know, like I've always thought, like when I was 0:09:15.120 --> 0:09:17.320 growing up, I you know, I have a legitimate shot 0:09:17.480 --> 0:09:19.760 going to the league, but you know, it never really 0:09:19.800 --> 0:09:22.079 grasped me that it could be my own city. So 0:09:22.160 --> 0:09:24.599 it's pretty surreal, you know, and it's it's just a 0:09:24.679 --> 0:09:27.720 huge blessing. Again. What was the Bengal Super Bowl Round 0:09:27.760 --> 0:09:31.200 like for you as a fan last year? Absolutely crazy? 0:09:31.320 --> 0:09:33.520 I mean, no, nobody could really believe. We knew he 0:09:33.559 --> 0:09:36.160 had the talent, you know, we finally got there. I Mean, 0:09:36.240 --> 0:09:39.760 it was just nuts. It was crazy, surreal, surreal? Are 0:09:39.760 --> 0:09:42.720 you going to be like a fanboy with Joe Burrower? 0:09:42.960 --> 0:09:45.880 It said, okay, to be teammates maybe at first, maybe 0:09:45.920 --> 0:09:48.439 at first, but yeah, hopefully I can get a good 0:09:48.440 --> 0:09:51.840 relationship with him down the road. Yeah. So what's been 0:09:51.880 --> 0:09:55.160 the reaction like for family and friends when they learned 0:09:55.200 --> 0:09:57.840 that you were going to be signing with Cincinnati. I mean, 0:09:57.840 --> 0:10:00.400 I've been getting hit up from everybody as soon as 0:10:00.440 --> 0:10:03.280 I got the call. After the drive, I got so 0:10:03.400 --> 0:10:06.640 much support from my city. It's really all love and 0:10:06.679 --> 0:10:08.560 I'm really happy that it turned out like that. So 0:10:09.240 --> 0:10:11.760 how about the opportunity here? Obviously the Bengals have had 0:10:11.760 --> 0:10:15.160 a lot of turnover on the offensive line. What was 0:10:15.200 --> 0:10:18.480 your thought process and trying to sign with a team 0:10:18.480 --> 0:10:20.080 where you could have a chance to make the roster 0:10:20.120 --> 0:10:22.000 of the practice squad. Yeah, I mean I just thought 0:10:22.040 --> 0:10:24.680 coming here was just a great opportunity all around. Like 0:10:24.720 --> 0:10:27.280 I said, I got to support It's my own city. 0:10:27.360 --> 0:10:30.679 You know, there's opportunities for death pieces on the line. 0:10:31.760 --> 0:10:34.080 You know. I met with the coach, coach Bullock a 0:10:34.120 --> 0:10:37.000 few times. You know, he's a great coach, coaching you 0:10:37.040 --> 0:10:40.120 up technically, but also just on a personal level. So 0:10:40.160 --> 0:10:42.080 I feel like this is a great opportunity all around. 0:10:42.160 --> 0:10:44.080 Like that's why I say, I'm so blessed to be 0:10:44.679 --> 0:10:46.680 You're right in the practice field with him for about 0:10:46.720 --> 0:10:49.920 an hour today. Did anything stand out about his coaching 0:10:49.920 --> 0:10:53.400 in that hour long period? Obviously very technical, you know, 0:10:53.480 --> 0:10:55.599 he breaks it down to a science almost, which is 0:10:55.600 --> 0:10:59.680 what I really like, what I'm used to. So yeah, yeah, 0:11:00.080 --> 0:11:02.840 So have any of your fellow rookies realized that you're 0:11:02.880 --> 0:11:06.480 from Cincinnati and started to hit you up for advice? Definitely? 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:08.320 You know, I told him. We got a group chat 0:11:08.320 --> 0:11:10.640 and I said, you know, I'm from Cincinnati. So if 0:11:10.640 --> 0:11:12.720 anybody needs me to show them around, take them to 0:11:12.760 --> 0:11:15.120 the food spots. You know, I'll do that. You know, 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:17.600 I'll show anybody around. So yeah, it's been really cool 0:11:17.760 --> 0:11:19.920 where you're Some of your go to is where where 0:11:19.960 --> 0:11:22.120 will you take guys? So I think the first place 0:11:22.160 --> 0:11:24.599 is definitely Skyline. We definitely got to get everybody to 0:11:24.600 --> 0:11:26.280 the Skyline and see how they like it. You know, 0:11:26.320 --> 0:11:28.000 it might be hit or miss. We'll see, you know, 0:11:28.040 --> 0:11:31.080 I won't get offended, but you know, so we'll go 0:11:31.120 --> 0:11:33.520 there first, probably get everybody there, all right, Well, if 0:11:33.559 --> 0:11:35.360 you take a bunch of alignments. Skyline is going to 0:11:35.400 --> 0:11:38.880 be very happy because they'll put it down. Congratulations, this 0:11:39.000 --> 0:11:41.040 is great. Best of luck with the Bengals. I appreciate it. 0:11:41.120 --> 0:11:44.400 Thank you so much. Before we get to our next rookie, 0:11:44.440 --> 0:11:47.280 we remind you that The Bengals Booth podcast is presented 0:11:47.280 --> 0:11:50.920 by Ultimate Bengals, the free to play fantasy football game. 0:11:51.360 --> 0:11:54.520 This past season, Ultimate Bengals awarded a weekly winner during 0:11:54.559 --> 0:11:57.760 the course of the year with tickets, autographed merchandise, and 0:11:57.920 --> 0:12:01.920 money can't buy experiences all up for grabs. Find Ultimate 0:12:01.960 --> 0:12:05.040 Bengals in the app Store and Google Play. In the 0:12:05.120 --> 0:12:08.079 third round of this year's draft, the Bengals selected defensive 0:12:08.120 --> 0:12:11.440 lineman Zach Carter, who had eight sacks last year for 0:12:11.480 --> 0:12:15.439 the Florida Gators. The plan is to start him inside 0:12:15.640 --> 0:12:18.400 is a three technique, but the Bengals also think that 0:12:18.520 --> 0:12:22.280 Carter has the versatility to be an edge rusher. He's 0:12:22.320 --> 0:12:25.920 six four, two eighty seven with a frame to possibly 0:12:26.000 --> 0:12:29.800 get even bigger. All right, you're in the locker room, 0:12:29.920 --> 0:12:31.679 you're in front of your locker you just got off 0:12:31.720 --> 0:12:34.679 the field with your rookie teammates. Does it all feel real? Now? 0:12:35.120 --> 0:12:39.000 They feel real? Now as real as it gonna get. No. 0:12:39.160 --> 0:12:42.319 At first, what night I got drafted, you know, and 0:12:42.400 --> 0:12:44.640 they really kicking. Yeah, I would tell them my parents. 0:12:44.679 --> 0:12:47.120 I would like, it doesn't feel real. Yeah, I would 0:12:47.120 --> 0:12:48.840 like I feel real when I get there. And we 0:12:48.920 --> 0:12:51.680 got here yesterday and as soon as I hit the 0:12:51.720 --> 0:12:55.640 field hitting me, so you know it's real. Now, what 0:12:55.760 --> 0:12:58.719 have the last few weeks been? Like? The last few 0:12:58.760 --> 0:13:01.480 weeks been hunting? It na be honest, Like, you know what, 0:13:01.559 --> 0:13:05.360 once you get that call, it's like everything changes forever. 0:13:06.160 --> 0:13:10.320 Phone's been blowing up. I'm sorry. I'm sorry to everybody 0:13:10.360 --> 0:13:13.200 I couldn't respond to. It's like it's like really excessive. 0:13:13.280 --> 0:13:16.120 But you know, last few weeks after I've been AFO, 0:13:16.200 --> 0:13:18.760 I got drafted. I honestly, I just I took a 0:13:18.840 --> 0:13:20.600 few days off and I got right back to work 0:13:20.679 --> 0:13:23.079 because I knew I was headed here soon. So you know, 0:13:23.200 --> 0:13:25.640 it's been crazy, but it's calmed down now. I think 0:13:25.679 --> 0:13:27.680 all of your friends and family understand if you didn't 0:13:27.679 --> 0:13:30.120 get back to them right away because of all it's 0:13:30.160 --> 0:13:33.839 taking place. Have you started studying the Bengals defense at all? 0:13:34.360 --> 0:13:38.040 I have they sent us out? I passed down and 0:13:38.080 --> 0:13:39.960 I've actually I had a chance to look at a 0:13:39.960 --> 0:13:42.680 little bit before I got up here, and then now 0:13:42.720 --> 0:13:45.839 that I got now that I'm here, start watching film 0:13:46.000 --> 0:13:49.880 with coach and learning deeper. It sounds like one of 0:13:49.920 --> 0:13:51.760 the things they like about you is that they think 0:13:51.800 --> 0:13:53.960 you can really be versatile. I guess that's kind of 0:13:53.960 --> 0:13:56.320 a theme for most of the rookies that they drafted. 0:13:56.360 --> 0:13:59.120 But do you consider that a strength most definitely. I 0:13:59.240 --> 0:14:01.719 take pride in that. That's one thing my coach used 0:14:01.720 --> 0:14:04.400 to preach to me in college, Like he used to 0:14:04.440 --> 0:14:06.280 move me around and they used to like to create 0:14:06.320 --> 0:14:08.920 mismatches with me across the line, and I was like, 0:14:09.120 --> 0:14:11.320 sometimes it used to be like, Coach, I just want 0:14:11.320 --> 0:14:14.040 to focus on one spot, and he like, just trust me, 0:14:14.120 --> 0:14:15.880 is that it's gonna pay off in the long run, 0:14:16.240 --> 0:14:17.959 and then pay it off. I love I love being 0:14:18.080 --> 0:14:22.360 versus two him. Wasn't a particularly hardcore workout out there 0:14:22.400 --> 0:14:25.040 this morning, But did anything stand out just from interacting 0:14:25.040 --> 0:14:27.680 with Coach Hobby for the first time, Yeah, Coach Hobby. 0:14:27.840 --> 0:14:30.240 Coach Hobby is a great He's a great coach. I 0:14:30.320 --> 0:14:33.040 had the opportunity to play for him coming out of 0:14:33.080 --> 0:14:36.760 high school. He was recruiting me hard to Clempson, but 0:14:36.840 --> 0:14:39.080 I ended up going to Florida, so it's kind of 0:14:39.200 --> 0:14:41.760 it came back all full circle. Like now I'm back 0:14:41.800 --> 0:14:44.400 with him, so just being out there with him. He's 0:14:44.400 --> 0:14:47.480 a great guy, great coach. No, he's gonna coach me hard. 0:14:47.520 --> 0:14:49.800 I want to be coach hard. So I'm excited. Did 0:14:49.840 --> 0:14:51.720 he remind you of that? Did he say now I've 0:14:51.720 --> 0:14:55.600 got you? Yeah? He did. He said something at the 0:14:55.640 --> 0:14:58.600 combine Actually, like when I had my former my formal 0:14:58.640 --> 0:15:02.720 meeting with him was like never know, and they came 0:15:02.760 --> 0:15:06.080 and gotten. So you know, so Monday, you'll be practicing 0:15:06.080 --> 0:15:08.080 with all of the guys. The veterans will be here, 0:15:08.120 --> 0:15:10.280 at least most of the veterans. Are you looking forward to, 0:15:10.560 --> 0:15:12.640 you know, seeing the guys that you've been watching on 0:15:12.800 --> 0:15:16.080 that iPad since being drafted? Most definitely, I look at it. 0:15:16.120 --> 0:15:18.440 I look at it as a blessing and an opportunity 0:15:18.440 --> 0:15:20.960 to be able to learn from the vets. I'm gonna 0:15:20.960 --> 0:15:23.600 try to soak up everything I know because you know, 0:15:23.640 --> 0:15:26.640 I'm starting from the bottom again basically, so you know, 0:15:26.720 --> 0:15:30.400 I'm excited to learn from those guys. Anything about Cincinnati 0:15:30.560 --> 0:15:33.320 that you're eager to see a restaurant that you've heard about, 0:15:33.600 --> 0:15:38.360 destination anything like that. Oh, man, I've been. I tweeted 0:15:38.520 --> 0:15:41.120 that night I got drafted, or the day I tweeted 0:15:41.120 --> 0:15:44.520 something about, you know, like top five food places in Cincinnati, 0:15:44.720 --> 0:15:47.840 and I got a lot of comments. You know, it's 0:15:47.920 --> 0:15:53.240 obviously everybody's saying skyline. I don't know. Some people saying 0:15:53.320 --> 0:15:55.800 don't go, some people say stay away, some people say 0:15:55.800 --> 0:15:58.680 it's amazing. So I guess I gotta try it for 0:15:58.800 --> 0:16:01.880 myself and see what you think. Well, you definitely have 0:16:02.040 --> 0:16:05.000 to try it. It's a requirement of living in Cincinnati. 0:16:05.080 --> 0:16:07.680 But you know there are fine dining options as well 0:16:07.720 --> 0:16:11.160 that that you want to try. I'm gonna try. But yeah, 0:16:11.160 --> 0:16:13.600 I'm looking for some I'm looking for some more you know, 0:16:13.760 --> 0:16:17.200 some more places. So I'm may explore. You know, I 0:16:17.320 --> 0:16:20.680 figure that go to one of Jeff Ruby steakhouses in order, 0:16:20.720 --> 0:16:23.680 the Joe Burrow. The Joe Burrow. Yeah, the Joe Burrow. 0:16:23.720 --> 0:16:26.760 It's a steak that's a steakhout. Shout out to Joe. 0:16:26.840 --> 0:16:29.520 That's a big deal. You got a steak name. That's 0:16:29.520 --> 0:16:33.240 a big deal. Career. But as the DM and now 0:16:33.280 --> 0:16:37.720 I got drafted, I've seen people mentioning Ruby. So I 0:16:37.760 --> 0:16:40.000 went on Twitter a dm them he got. He got 0:16:40.000 --> 0:16:42.960 back to me asap, so I'm gonna I'm gonna go 0:16:43.000 --> 0:16:45.400 check him out soon. That's a savvy move on your party. 0:16:45.440 --> 0:16:48.080 Oh yeah, I'm trying to make it's all about life, 0:16:48.160 --> 0:16:50.800 is all about connections, so you know, I restyled trying 0:16:50.800 --> 0:16:54.000 to build build connections. Welcome to Cincinnati. Great to have 0:16:54.120 --> 0:16:57.440 you on the team, he said, thank you. I suspect 0:16:57.520 --> 0:17:00.360 that Zach Carter is going to enjoy his first trip 0:17:00.600 --> 0:17:04.399 to one of Jeff Rubies steakhouses. Up next, one of 0:17:04.440 --> 0:17:08.640 the three defensive backs selected in this year's draft, speedy 0:17:08.720 --> 0:17:12.359 safety Tyson Campbell, who ran up four three six forty 0:17:12.400 --> 0:17:15.560 at the Combine and was a three time captain at 0:17:15.560 --> 0:17:19.399 the University of Toledo. You're in front of a Bengals locker, 0:17:19.560 --> 0:17:21.280 in the locker room, you're out in the practice field 0:17:21.359 --> 0:17:23.840 or earlier today. Does it all feel real now? No? 0:17:24.160 --> 0:17:27.399 If if feel extremely real, just being out there with 0:17:27.440 --> 0:17:29.560 the guys, and at the end of day, everybody's just 0:17:29.560 --> 0:17:31.679 normal people. For everybody, We've been playing a game with 0:17:31.680 --> 0:17:34.160 football forever, so we're just doing that at the highest 0:17:34.240 --> 0:17:36.800 level now. It was just pretty pretty sweet. So it's 0:17:36.840 --> 0:17:38.680 just the same game, but just at a higher level. 0:17:38.720 --> 0:17:40.480 So it's it's a blessing to be here for a 0:17:40.880 --> 0:17:45.680 Describe the last two weeks, man. So after I got 0:17:45.680 --> 0:17:48.439 the call, it was just like a musserrere feeling, and 0:17:48.600 --> 0:17:51.240 we celebrated with my family and friends. And then me 0:17:51.280 --> 0:17:53.879 and my friend Sam will Maat he got drafted to 0:17:54.320 --> 0:17:57.000 play at Toledo two. He got dropped to the forty 0:17:57.080 --> 0:17:58.840 nine ers. So, I mean we've been roommates our whole life, 0:17:58.880 --> 0:18:01.040 so our whole career to lead us. And once we 0:18:01.040 --> 0:18:04.160 got the call and got drafted, we celebrated together and 0:18:04.200 --> 0:18:06.439 we got right back to work. Man. Then we were 0:18:06.480 --> 0:18:09.040 working out. We just working a training every day since then. 0:18:09.520 --> 0:18:12.600 And I'm here. We're chatting with Tyson Anderson. I saw 0:18:12.640 --> 0:18:16.320 some footage on the Internet of the post draft celebration. 0:18:16.400 --> 0:18:21.439 It looked like a block party celebrating disaccomplishment. Yeah, it was. 0:18:21.520 --> 0:18:23.879 It was that was all my all my family in France, 0:18:23.960 --> 0:18:28.359 some church members, some little League coaches, my cousins that 0:18:28.480 --> 0:18:30.920 all grew up with, my aunts and uncles was all there. 0:18:31.440 --> 0:18:33.359 My sister, her friends was all there. So it was 0:18:33.400 --> 0:18:36.919 all family in France. So have you started looking at 0:18:36.920 --> 0:18:40.000 the Bengals defense? I know they sent rookies iPads with 0:18:40.080 --> 0:18:42.480 footage on it. Did you go right to work trying 0:18:42.520 --> 0:18:45.080 to learn some of the nuances. Yeah, for sure, Me 0:18:45.160 --> 0:18:47.720 and coach coach Rob the safetyes coach, we didn't met 0:18:48.000 --> 0:18:50.800 met met and then um, just kind of just getting 0:18:50.840 --> 0:18:53.679 the foundation of the defense and slowly start to just 0:18:53.800 --> 0:18:56.920 build off of that foundation that we said. Dak Hill 0:18:57.080 --> 0:19:00.000 is to your right. I think I'm sitting in Cam Taylor, 0:19:00.040 --> 0:19:02.600 the BRIT's chair here in the locker room. Have you 0:19:02.640 --> 0:19:05.080 guys started to bond the three rookie defensive backs that 0:19:05.119 --> 0:19:07.240 were selected this year. No, Yeah, we for sure starting 0:19:07.240 --> 0:19:09.360 to bond. Me and backs. We've been joking around, listen 0:19:09.400 --> 0:19:11.359 to music and just kind of just getting annoy each other. 0:19:11.359 --> 0:19:13.200 The last couple of days short, a couple of days 0:19:13.240 --> 0:19:15.040 we've don't be here, So yeah, we for sure to 0:19:15.160 --> 0:19:16.560 start the bond and kind of get to know each 0:19:16.560 --> 0:19:18.800 other and get a feel for each other. After you 0:19:18.800 --> 0:19:21.080 guys were drafted and we started reading about you and 0:19:21.160 --> 0:19:23.119 learning about you, the thing that stands out to me 0:19:23.359 --> 0:19:25.960 is just the first utility. It seems like all three 0:19:26.000 --> 0:19:29.880 of you guys could play about three or four positions. Yeah, 0:19:29.880 --> 0:19:32.720 for sure enough for all of us. We all play corner, 0:19:33.240 --> 0:19:35.560 we all can play nicol, we all have to play safety. 0:19:35.640 --> 0:19:38.800 So I mean, I just give our the defensive coaches 0:19:39.000 --> 0:19:41.000 more tools to work with and a little tool about. 0:19:41.080 --> 0:19:42.920 So you just want to add on to the great 0:19:42.960 --> 0:19:45.440 defensive gate Championship decents that they already got here and 0:19:45.560 --> 0:19:48.439 just continue to add value to ourselves for real in 0:19:48.520 --> 0:19:50.840 the AFC right now. In addition to Joe Burrow, you've 0:19:50.840 --> 0:19:54.320 got Patrick Mahomes, Joy Shall and Russell Wells and Lamar Jackson. 0:19:54.359 --> 0:19:57.680 The list goes on and on and on. Our defensive backs, 0:19:57.960 --> 0:20:01.359 like you, guys, what's required in this dand age? You know? 0:20:01.359 --> 0:20:03.440