1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Uh, like I told you I had. When I put 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: my jersey on, I kind of. 3 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 2: Went in the mirror, kind of makes sure I went 4 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 2: and dreamed like next year. 5 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: I was serious. And so I went and looked at 6 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: the mirror. I seen the twenty two, looked on. 7 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 2: The back Saint Jones, and it was like, Okay, I'm 8 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 2: actually in the NFL. And then when I ran out 9 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 2: seeing out the fairs, it was kind of like a 10 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 2: surreal moment, you know, so like you know, I was 11 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 2: like that first player you go out there, You're like, 12 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: oh man, I real didn't league. 13 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: And after the first it was just to just your 14 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: first NFL training camp, you know, you just play your 15 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: first game. How was this school experience for the thing? 16 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: And how felt you've gotten better since the person? 17 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 2: Uh, I'm having a lot of fun. That's one thing 18 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: I can say. I'm having a lot of fun. I 19 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 2: makeing a relationship with some guys that I think, you know, 20 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 2: I have for the rest of my life. I'm getting 21 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: real close with some of the guys. And I learned 22 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: a lot about myself about you know, some of the 23 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 2: bad habits I had in college coming back to the league, 24 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: as far as like you know, the quarterbacks in league 25 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: a little different than they were in college, you know. 26 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: So on the ball looking back at the quarterback, you know, 27 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: there was some bad habits at the quarterback actually putting 28 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: the ball on the money now, so I think those 29 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 2: are some habits, know that, trying to break now, But 30 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: you know, just being true to myself, sticking to what 31 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 2: I've always known to be, like what I've always what 32 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 2: I've put the work in to be, you know, So 33 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 2: just staying tue to that, trusting myself in order I'll 34 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: put the work in for it. 35 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: And so I think it's all just coming too. Four. 36 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: So all you're working with Brian after practice today, just 37 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: you know, how important is it for you guys to 38 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: sort of you know, get those extra practice reps in 39 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: And how have you seen sort of him from the 40 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: other side? 41 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 2: Uh, you know, bt Like he has a skill set 42 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: you can't really teach for real, Like you can't teach 43 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 2: someone to be long, fast, smooth, to get in out 44 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: of his breaks and got crazy ball scared, you know. 45 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: So you know I had that battle, that match up 46 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: with him in college, you know, so just being able 47 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: to go against him every day and you know, we 48 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 2: put in work together. We came in together, you know, 49 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: learn from each other. You know, I tell him what 50 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 2: I saw, He'll tell me what he saw, you know. 51 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: So just the growth that he's having through camp. You know, 52 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 2: like first when we came into camp, he was kind 53 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: of quiet. You know, he's definitely breaking that share now 54 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: because he'll look at you and say something. 55 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: You're like, oh, okay, okay, Like he really does talk, 56 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: you know, So just you know, just been in bonds 57 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: for real. A lot of guys fighting me for not 58 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: a lot of spots on this defense. So tell us 59 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: about this competition in the defensive back room. And there's 60 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: some veteran guys who's been around, and then a lot 61 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: of young guys like yourself. Yeah, there's a lot of 62 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: events in the room. Uh. 63 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 2: But you know, I don't think you can, like from 64 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 2: our interaction with each other. 65 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: I don't think you can ever. 66 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: Tell that there's any competition, you know, because each one 67 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 2: teach one. You know, I definitely think that teaching me 68 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 2: a lot. You know, they definitely embraced me healthily, you know, 69 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: and uh, I don't think I could ask for a 70 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: better situation for really, you know, but the competition obviously 71 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 2: is there this is a job. 72 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: This is you know, it is what it is, is 73 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: a business. Uh. But you know, we definitely feed off 74 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: each other and kind of teach each other to work 75 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: with so many veteran guys like Darnell Ronald, all those 76 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: players that have been around and done that. 77 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: Definitely emphasis on the veteran and old guys because Darby 78 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 2: is on your tea. And when he told me, I 79 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: was like, man, like he was talking to me about 80 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: when he was at Florida State back at twenty thirteen. 81 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: I was like, bro at. 82 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: Twenty thirteen, Like I can't even tell you what I 83 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 2: was doing, Like I don't even know what I was 84 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 2: doing back then. But those are some great guys, you know, 85 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: it's savage Darby. Like they teach me a lot, like 86 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 2: day to day, like right now, like I just say, 87 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:18,959 Speaker 2: they'll harping on me a boy my eyes right now. 88 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 2: So you know, I think they like, we have some 89 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 2: great leaders in the room, and uh, I think we're 90 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 2: only gonna go as far as they leaders. 91 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 1: You know, they're leaders on the team. 92 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: You know, me being the rookie, I just come in 93 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 2: and kind of follow suit, you know, understand the standard 94 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 2: uphill on the standard and it was just kind of 95 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: push it, you know. So I think they do a 96 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: great job of upholding the standard and holding us to 97 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 2: a standard every day, you know. 98 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: So they do a great job with that in New Jersey. 99 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: And you know, and you belonged. Have you shown yourself 100 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: you belong at it? I definitely think I have. 101 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: I think you can see with my confidence every day 102 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: that I do believe that I'm supposed. 103 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: To be here, you know. 104 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 2: And it's gonna come with growing pains, you know, like 105 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 2: you come to a new situation. Uh, you know, someone 106 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 2: like you play dB some probably somebody probably gonna it's 107 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: the ball on you here and there. But you know, 108 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 2: as long as you continue to come back and learn 109 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: from it, grow from it, come back and make your place. 110 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: I think I think my future is definitely trending up. 111 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: As long as I just keep the work going in 112 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: every day, there's gonna be a lot of fun. 113 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: How long have you been planning the MJD Jersey as 114 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: your walk up to your first game? It's so crazy 115 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: because it actually wasn't planned. You know. 116 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 2: I went to a store down here just looking for 117 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 2: I don't have many Jaguar shirts, I mean, other than 118 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 2: the one they gave us when I first got here. 119 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: But and I was looking for something to wear to 120 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: the game, I didn't really have anything, so I went 121 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 2: to the store down here called the Gallery Jacks, and 122 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: I went in there and I seen the jersey. 123 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: I was like, that's it. Like it was hanging up 124 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: and I didn't even have to walk all the way 125 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: in the store. I seen it. I was like, yeah, 126 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: that's where I'm going. Big shout out to Maris for 127 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: self from when you were little. Yeah, that's like an. 128 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 2: Extra small I don't think you can fit on my 129 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:55,679 Speaker 2: arm now. 130 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: You watch when he was here last time. 131 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 2: I actually didn't, but I watched him when he was 132 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: with the forty nine ers. One of my best friends 133 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 2: just got drafted to the forty nine ers. So after 134 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 2: he got drafted, he watched a lot of tape and 135 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 2: I kept noticing him on film and it was like 136 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 2: when they said that he was coming here, I seen 137 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: him on Twitter and they said that he was coming here. 138 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: I was like, that's a guy that I'm definitely want 139 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 2: to learn from thirteen years Like, yeah, on time one 140 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: of your friends got drafted Ronaldo Green, Okay, gotcha