1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Let's just feel you out there. That's just a tough time. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: Less trading. Yeah, it feels good, man, just to be 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: back out for my with my teammates, for my coaches, 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: just to be back in tune with them. Um, you know, 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: getting learning the basics and getting the fundamentals down. So 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,600 Speaker 1: it's been it's been fun being back out here. Uh 7 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: So every day we're just trying to trying to get 8 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: improve and get better. How important was the taste of 9 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: the actions that you've got lest the other plays to 10 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: building towards you two? Now, it was really good. It 11 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: helped a lot. Um. But like I said, I'm just 12 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: happy to be out here right now. Um that that 13 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: was my main focus is just getting back out here 14 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: with my teammates. Now, we had mini camps, so getting 15 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: back out there with them was was It was good 16 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: for me. Um. Now, I took that one day at 17 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: the time just to kind of improve myself and and 18 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: help my help my team out. Does this feel like 19 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: a year two for you or one day or how 20 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: does it feel for you? Yeah, you know, it feels 21 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: feels like year two. Obviously it's year too, but I 22 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: still feel like I'm a rookie. Just because I haven't 23 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: played a lot of games yet, so it's still got 24 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: a lot to learn, a lot to improve move on. So, 25 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: like I said, I just take it one day at 26 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: a time, um, to improve and get better. When you 27 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: were out my yard, they asked you to do a 28 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 1: lot of sick Obviously you have to make two stations 29 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: to the team and people to the defensial batch. What 30 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: was that all about? Yeah, so I had little uh 31 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: kind of like little objectives to to kind of achieve, 32 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: which was you know, just kind of figuring out tendencies 33 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: from the other team. Uh, you know, kind of what 34 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks do, what the receiver's tendencies were. So I 35 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: had a job as far as as that was concerned, 36 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: and all the little things that rookie and oman rookie 37 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: has to do. So made sure to to just take 38 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: care of that job because that was my obviously that 39 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: was my primary job at the time, and obviously rehabbing. Um, 40 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: so I took care of that and and just trying 41 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: to gain the trust of my teammates and you know, 42 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: that was that was what I was doing. Actually, you know, 43 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: how to speak to the whole defensive back group about this? Yeah, Yeah, 44 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: there were there were days where you know I had 45 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: to you know present uh, you know, certain things on 46 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: on that team that week, those receivers, that that QB 47 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: that week. So, um, there were weeks where I did 48 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: have to do that. Was there anyone whatever hit toward 49 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: little tendency you saw that you were proud of us 50 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: that they helped it. Uh No, not that, not that 51 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: I can remember. Man. I'm just like I said, Man, 52 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: I'm happy to be here right now, just trying to 53 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: get better with all my guys. To tell those mental 54 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,799 Speaker 1: reps kind of help your confidence when you did get 55 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: on the field. Now I helped. It helped tremendously. Um, 56 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: just getting when I when I got back out there 57 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: and helped a lot. Obviously going into this my second year, Um, 58 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: it helps me see a lot more. My vision is 59 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: is a lot have a lot more variety than I 60 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: did last year coming in just because I didn't know 61 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,399 Speaker 1: as much. So it definitely helped a lot. Going through 62 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: those assignments and this kind of tast change the way 63 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: you approached preparing for a game. Yeah, most definitely. I think, Uh, 64 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: you know when I when I came in, I thought 65 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: I knew, uh, you know, how to study and how 66 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: to do certain things. But you know, as the season 67 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: went on and out, coming into this year, I found 68 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: new ways to prepare, uh, you know, new things to 69 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: look at, the little, the small things that I didn't 70 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: pay attention to before. That's what I pay attention to now. 71 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: How much have you leaned on guys like Julius type, 72 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: the veterans of the league a lot many day in 73 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: the day out? I asked them questions no matter what 74 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: it's on, even if if that's just just to clarify anything, 75 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: if it might be a kind of great like a 76 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: gray area, anything it is. Um, I go to those guys, 77 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: really everybody in the dB room. UM, I'm kinda I 78 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: like to communicate. I'd like to be vocal. So, um, 79 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: whenever I see that, you know, there's something that maybe 80 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: I'm not sure about, I go to those guys and 81 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: they're always, you know, able to help me. What does 82 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: it take as a dB too to hunt the ball, 83 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 1: but not only to play well in coverage? Is it instinct? 84 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: Is it knowing where to be within the coverage? Because 85 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: you do seem like a guy who when you're on 86 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: the field, the ball finds you already to find it. Yeah, Yeah, 87 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: it's a it's instincts man. I think that plays a 88 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: huge role in just playing the dB position in itself. Um, 89 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: A lot of that is just being able to trust 90 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: your ability to go make that play instead of just 91 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: sitting back and waiting on it. So I probably myself 92 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: in on that. Um. That's something that I kind of 93 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: remind myself of before every practice, before every game, is 94 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: to you know, go attack the ball rather than wait 95 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: for something to happen. Obviously, I want to make play, 96 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,679 Speaker 1: so um, obviously I still do what's right for the team, 97 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: but you know, when the opportunity is there, I try 98 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: to try to see the opportunity. Yeah. No, I definitely 99 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: should have caught that one. Uh kind of kind of 100 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: a little bit upset about that one. But we'll go 101 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: back and we'll look at it. But next time I 102 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,840 Speaker 1: catch that one, I don't know the work need last 103 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: give that pretty much a full played well with that 104 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: refers to deception. How much did I hope you get 105 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: into the off season? You know, I got a full 106 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: game on the belt that you know I did. Okay, Yeah, 107 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, I think playing all of those games that 108 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: helped me, um going into this year. But like I 109 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: said Tim and Tom again. Um, you know, I'm just 110 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: trying to improve. The last season don't really matter. Um 111 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: that the past is the past. So just trying to 112 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 1: take it day in and day out, one day at 113 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: the time with my teammates to to get better and improve. Uh, 114 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: so I could make more of those plays. It looks 115 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: like it's slow down up there, Foe you in that 116 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: Dallas came at the end. Did you feel that then 117 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: maybe start to slow down towards the end of the year. 118 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, I think the more the more I play 119 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: and the more I get out here on the field 120 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: with my guys. Uh, you know, obviously it's gonna slow down. 121 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: Having guys like you said, I got Pep, I got 122 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: Jay Love, I got you know, log all those guys 123 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: out there with me to help me improve and and 124 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: help the game slow down for me, it helps tremendously. 125 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: So uh, you know, I appreciate those guys for that 126 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: and just being able to go out there and it 127 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: helps them a lot more every time I come out. 128 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: Pat Brave stresses versatility. When you look at yourself, do 129 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: you see yourself as a safety or that as a 130 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: defensive back who can do a lot more. I could 131 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: do it all for the from the from the the 132 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,040 Speaker 1: very first day. Um that I've talked about it, I've 133 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: always said I could do it all. I still believe that. Um, 134 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: you know, I could play there. There's no aware that 135 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: you can't play me. Um. So that's how I see it, 136 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: and that's how I go into it. Judge, what are 137 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: some of the things you learned about him last year 138 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: and and some of his attributes and you know as 139 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: as you go forward. Yeah, he's a tough, tough it's 140 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: a tough coach. Um. You know, he puts it. He 141 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: he asked a lot of us. But we we accept 142 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: the challenge day in and day out. We love him. Uh, 143 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: you know sometimes it could be pretty pretty brutal, but 144 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: you know, it is what it is. Uh, it's nothing 145 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: that I'm not used to already. A lot of the 146 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: guys are used to already. So, UM, you know it's 147 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: good work for us. I think it helps us, you know, 148 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: our our mind set out and it helps us get better. 149 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: So if you think it's important to have guys who 150 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: are used to that in that situation, yeah, I mean 151 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:44,119 Speaker 1: I think so. Um, But you know, you just gotta 152 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,359 Speaker 1: you gotta adapt to it either way. Um, you know, 153 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: I think everybody has adapted to it. And and uh 154 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: we love we love the process of going through it. 155 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: So you haven't seen him evolve it all from last 156 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: year to this year. If he's be the girl just 157 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: a couple of days in. But he whether it's spending 158 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: conversation or zooms or whatever, have you seen any kind 159 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: of changes in him? Now? He's consistent. Everything he does, 160 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: he's consistent. Never changes. Um, it's never something different. It's 161 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: never one day it's gonna be hard one day. It's 162 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: all the same. I think that's the best thing to 163 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: have is to have a consistent uh coach. So and 164 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: we love it, we embrace it. And you know we've 165 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: got out there in more car big drafting people, your 166 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: big time drafting, your minds to every reason now year 167 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: unto your belt and to know you will hurt this trading, Kevin, 168 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: did you see that? You get it? Say you know 169 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: I got everything it takes to be a big time 170 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: player in this sleep for sure. When I'm when I 171 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: came in that you know that's that was my mindset. 172 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: Like I said, my mindset doesn't change no matter what happens. 173 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: I try to go out here and get better for 174 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: my for my team, for my teammates and my coaches. Um. 175 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: But you know that's always my mindset is that I 176 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: could be a big time player, and that's what I'm 177 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: out here to work on every day. Look at everything, 178 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: what do you see? You know, as as your teammates, 179 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: But if you're facing a difficult of a challenge of 180 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: fool ever, oh yoh, oh, yeah, you know he's He's 181 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: a tough, tough, tough guard for sure. So every day 182 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: I try to get reps in with him just because 183 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: I know he's gonna make me a lot better and 184 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make him a lot better. He pushes me, 185 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: I pushed him, So that's kind of how I see it. 186 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: He's a he's a great, great tight end and uh, 187 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: you know, I love competing against him every day. What 188 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: makes you gotta see it? Man, He's fast, he's strong, 189 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: you can run routes, he can catch, so he do 190 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: it all. So he's a kind of jack of ball trades. 191 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: It's it's tough to to guard him at times. But 192 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, he helps me improve when 193 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: adjustment was last year, because he's probably the first time 194 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: you have to sit out. I mean, let's see you 195 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: sit there and go want me? Or how do you 196 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: approach the last year? Man? If I'm not, I'm not 197 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: worried about it. Focus on my team and this year 198 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: and just going into the season and proving every day, 199 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: um getting better and uh you know, just going into 200 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: season strong