1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: Your mean, were you surprised, I mean, let's go back 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: to when you know, you sign your in the week's following, 3 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: Were you surprised that your personality was kind of embraced 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: by this fan base so quickly? And did you set 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: out to make sure that people knew who you were 6 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: and how happy you were to be here. 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: It was a little surprising, But I know how big 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: this fan base seems. But that's just me, honestly. I 9 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: just I've been myself this the entire time, this entire process. 10 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: That's one thing I truly believe in. If you're in 11 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: yourself and you know, you just show people who you 12 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: really are, then hopefully people just follow them really like 13 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: your personality. So everything you have seen, you know, when 14 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: I signed here over the past couple of weeks, just 15 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:38,959 Speaker 2: having fun, just being good. 16 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 3: That's just who I am and how I was raised 17 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 3: and I would like to be. 18 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 4: When you signed here, we're talking, you didn't know where 19 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 4: you're gonna play, so you know wherever? Like how did 20 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,319 Speaker 4: playing guard come to be? Like one of those conversations like. 21 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that was just one of the open 22 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: things they needed. And me being as flexible as I've 23 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 2: been over my career kind of just fell into it. 24 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 2: You know, I started at left guard a couple of 25 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 2: games throughout my career. When I was in Baltimore FRI 26 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 2: I got traded to New England that was actually slated 27 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 2: to start, and I was starting left guard and Baltimore 28 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: the entire offseason. So you know, it's it's nothing I'm 29 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 2: not familiar with. And if you watch my career of the. 30 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 3: Last seven years, you've seen I started left guard, left 31 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 3: tack or right guard and right tack. 32 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 2: So I can do it on you know, I actually want 33 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: to be out there and as long as I'm not, 34 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 2: that'll give it everything. 35 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 3: You had success would calm. That makes him such a 36 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 3: good coach. 37 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 2: He just believes in the technique and he knows how 38 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 2: to make a successful offensive line like Eve. Because the 39 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 2: offensive line so we've had the last two years, I 40 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: think we've been really good because of his coaching and 41 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 2: the schematic side. You know, it's easy to go out 42 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 2: there and just try to block a three tech, but 43 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: if you know how to do it and the best 44 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: way to do it, and then also how the play 45 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 2: that you have is gonna affect your block, that is 46 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: what separates to give from the grace and karm does 47 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: a really good job of putting these guys in the 48 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 2: right place at the right time. 49 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 3: So that's how you open up a hole for the. 50 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: Running backs and you know, get the quarterback time to 51 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 2: throw the walk down the field. 52 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 3: Was sorry, wasn't going back to the position of like 53 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 3: you have a preference? No, I just wanna start. I 54 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 3: just wanna be out there. 55 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 2: You know, my entire career, those first five years, if 56 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: you looked back, I was in and out that started 57 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 2: lining up, trying to figure out how to be an 58 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: NFL player, And now that I'm gonna taste to being 59 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 2: a starter, I just wanna be out there. 60 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 3: I don't care where it is. Did you m how 61 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 3: would you what was it? How would you characterize the offensive. 62 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: Learn of you right now? 63 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: It's a fun group, you know. For me going on, 64 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 2: what is this? I don't even I don't count some 65 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 2: teams I've this is my fourth team. In my opinion, 66 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: I've been blessed to be in a lot of great 67 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 2: offensive line rooms, and this one is it falls where 68 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: I anty that you know we have at easy f 69 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: Ryan Schmitty, Marcus Danny Marcella's Jake Aaron like Jamian, like, 70 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: we have so many great guys in that room and 71 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 2: a bunch of different personalities. But and like I feel 72 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: like the offensive line room is the best room in 73 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: the NFL, just cause it doesn't matter who you are 74 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 2: or where you've been in Sugi, in the old line room, 75 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 2: it's just your one big family, and you know, everyone's 76 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 2: goofy and funny. 77 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 3: So I've been having a love fun with it. Going 78 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 3: back with a positionals it one more time? Are you are? We? 79 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 4: We see you your left guard pretty much every time 80 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:06,519 Speaker 4: we've been here. 81 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 3: So you still take snaps sometimes at right tackle. 82 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: And it is it a big deal if you have 83 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: to make that just because you're on the other side, 84 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: and then you know, obviously your footwork out. 85 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: Is you know, I played right tackle mainly the last 86 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: two years, and so I was able to hone in 87 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: on that and really craft my technique and get into 88 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 2: where I wanted to be and where I was comfortable at. 89 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 2: And so now that I'm moving to left guard, I'd 90 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 2: rather just stay there and really hone that position and 91 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: you know, perfect that And I like just what I've 92 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: learned and what I've been through in the NFL. Right 93 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 2: tackle it shouldn't be hard if I ever have to 94 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 2: go out there. But I trust the guys in no 95 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: longer the tackles that you know, I believe in them 96 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 2: and I know what they're capable of, and that's why 97 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 2: I've been able to stay left guard and let them 98 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: ball out outside there. 99 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: You mean, it was obviously a priority of the organization 100 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: to supplement the offensive line. 101 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: Where do you think your group's made the biggest strides 102 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 3: during this portion of the NFL stit? I think just 103 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 3: technique as a whole. You know, if you go out there, 104 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: actually want to take that back. 105 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 2: Confidence, Okay, I think confidence is being a big thing 106 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 2: like easy going out there and tackle, going against them, 107 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 2: cave on and burns every day. You know, somet sometimes 108 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: you're gonna lose a rep button. It's how you come 109 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 2: back from that rep and you learn and don't make 110 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: the same mistake twice. And he's been killing that at Schmidty. 111 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: You know, you can see all these guys getting caught 112 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 2: more and more confident, and that's really dope to see 113 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 2: because as offensive lineman, one of the biggest factors in 114 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: being a great players confidence and you have to be 115 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 2: able to go out there on third and long and 116 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 2: know what it's gonna take in order to get your 117 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: job done. And I you know the way the ad 118 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 2: line's going right now, the confidence is growing and it's 119 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: really cool to see it being a part of that. 120 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: Have you won your share of battles against those truck 121 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: I mean, Dex is a hell of a freaking player 122 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: and that's a big boy. 123 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 3: So you know, it's definitely a learning process for me. 124 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 3: But I'm having a lot of fun. 125 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 2: This is probably the most fun I've had in my 126 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: career turned off season, so yeah, you know, I just 127 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: this is a really yeah the commodity and just how 128 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: fun it is playing with these guys, you know, and 129 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 2: everyone has a bubbly personality and you know, everyone's smiling, 130 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 2: just being out there, just loving playing this game, and 131 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 2: it's really cool to see it. 132 00:04:58,680 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 3: Is that unique. 133 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 2: I wouldn't say it's unique. I would say it's more so, 134 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 2: you know, it's just nice. It's just a nice thing 135 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 2: to see. You know, this game isn't supposed to be 136 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 2: so serious since the child's game, and you're getting paid 137 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 2: to do it and you should be having fun doing it. 138 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 2: And you know, I haven't seen one guy not smiling 139 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: out there every single day and their. 140 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 3: Energy is contagious, and you know, it's really. 141 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 4: Inspiring how you bounced around. But the last two years 142 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 4: in practice, did you take rep to guard or were 143 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 4: you like prey much a supposed to be attacking other raiders. 144 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 3: Yeah? No, I I stayed to tackle. 145 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: But you know, actually I say that back those times 146 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 2: where I played multiple positions in practice just you know, 147 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: because people are doing it. That's what I really pride 148 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 2: myself on being able to play all the position of 149 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 2: the off of. 150 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 3: The line over that center because I'm a mother. That's something. 151 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: With your journey as a player and the ups and downs, 152 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: and I'm sure there were times where you had doubts 153 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: and whether or not you were gonna be able to 154 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: get to this point where you were last year and 155 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: then finally stabilizing as a player, what kind of lessons 156 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: can you bring to that table because you have some 157 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: young guys, like you said, on this team that you know, 158 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,239 Speaker 1: have gone through it the last couple of years. 159 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: In terms of confidence in life, thereof yeah. 160 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 2: I mean, like I said, if you look back at 161 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 2: my plus career, confidence was something I really struggled with. 162 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 2: You know, there was a time my rookie year where 163 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 2: I started two games in a row, but I didn't 164 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: do enough to you know, stick, And then I got 165 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 2: traded in New England, and then I was in Miami 166 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 2: first stint and and getting cut and. 167 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: That week I thought my career was done. 168 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 2: And then you know, the Raiders to get chance on me, 169 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 2: and then you know, there was a time where I 170 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 2: didn't get signed and I didn't know if the team 171 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 2: wanted me, and then luckily, you know, the Raiders wanted 172 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 2: me back, and I kind of knew. I mean, as 173 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 2: you look back at what I said, luck like two 174 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 2: years ago, I was like, that was it for me. 175 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 2: You know, I didn't know if another team was gonna 176 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 2: take a chance on me, and I had it was 177 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 2: all on nothing. And I really wanted to be a 178 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:49,799 Speaker 2: great player in this league and I know I'm capable 179 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: of doing that, and so I just have to put 180 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 2: my head down and just work. And you know, being 181 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 2: around a guy like Max Crosby and Tron Las Vegas 182 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 2: really changed my career in my opinion, because he's just 183 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: boss of the walls, gonna work hard, like knowing I 184 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: works there. Man, he is the hardest work I've ever 185 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 2: been around. And that inspired me. And so now I'm 186 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 2: at the point of my career where you know. 187 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 3: I'm finally on the road to the player I wanna become. 188 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 2: I'm not there yet, I'm nowhere near that player, but 189 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: I'm becoming that player more and more every single day. 190 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 2: And you know, if I can go out there and 191 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 2: help these young guys become the player I know they 192 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 2: are capable of being too, that's that's still for me. 193 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: And so that's just what I wanna be and who 194 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 2: I wanna be. And you know, just show guys that 195 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 2: it doesn't matter where you're at right now. You know, 196 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 2: if you keep working and put your head down, then 197 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 2: you know this guy's women. 198 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 4: When you're training on your own in the next six weeks, 199 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 4: would you just be focusing on left guard, cause that's 200 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 4: the best. 201 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. I trust a f ed Ruard Zackle. 202 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 2: You know, I think, like I said, confidence is a 203 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 2: big thing, and all I'm trying to do is pump 204 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 2: confidence in to him cause I know he's capable of 205 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 2: and I know the type of player he can be, 206 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 2: and I'm really excited to see that come out.