1 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: We're presented by went Bett. Betty is the team sport 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: bet together at went Back. Eric Ellen here inside at 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: the studio, joined by New Jet safety Jordan's Whitehead. How 4 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: has the adjustment been going coming back to the Northeast. 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: You know it's been it's been pretty good. Um, being 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: in New York, it's uh, it's a different Like I'm 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: from Pittsburgh. It's a little difference, bigger. Um, it's a 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: lot more people. You know, the fan base is crazy. Um, 9 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 1: but you know, becoming part of this defense, just like 10 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: what I've been getting used to with the coaches and 11 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: you know, a gatting used to the players. We've been 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: communicating and trying to you know, get on the same page. 13 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: And I've been having a lot of fun, you know 14 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: with the guys on the back end and um, you 15 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: know c J and Quincy just kind of just running 16 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: the thing in the middle. Uh. It's been really exciting 17 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: just to see the similarities, Um, of the great defenses 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: that we could be. I love that you just said 19 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: the fan base is crazy. What do you know about them? 20 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: And why are you already saying well, starting off my 21 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: first event when we did uh Draft night, I think 22 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: you had the stadium Draft night. Um, you just had 23 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: you had the Giants and Jets fans in the stadium, 24 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: but how crazy like the Jets fans coming up, how 25 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: many people there were, Um, just for that night. It 26 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: was just like you know, you get that in college. 27 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: You had a little signing events during camping all that things. 28 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: But it was a lot of fans and just a 29 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: lot of people that knew who you were. Especially for 30 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: me and DJ sitting next to each other coming in 31 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: New had a lot of love for us. What do 32 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: you think about the talent on the field that you've 33 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: seen here the spring, because he talked to the media 34 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: not too long ago and you said this could be 35 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: one of the best secondaries I've played on the national 36 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: football Like, oh yeah, when I said that, I really 37 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: meant it. Just because Um, the death that we have 38 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: here at safety for sure, Um. And then just knowing 39 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: the corners we had brought, you know, two corners in um, 40 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: DJ Reid, who had been playing amazing in the last 41 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: couple of years in the NFL, and then you draft 42 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: the player at number four saw us. You know, it's 43 00:01:59,880 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: just a lot of You've got a lot of confidence 44 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: with that. And then you have Bryce Hall got a 45 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: lot of reps last year, a lot of good snaps. Um, 46 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: it's just like just you feel good going in the 47 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: game where you know you can have three solid quarters 48 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: right now that that has starting, Um experiencing Brice and 49 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: then saw U. This young guy, but he's ready to work. 50 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: He's the fourth pit. He better be ready to you know, 51 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: playing he is. He's been showing a lot um and 52 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: pressing guys up and making a lot of plays. So 53 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: what's the story behind number six? Because we're just talking 54 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: about it before. I look at the defensive backfield now 55 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: and it's almost all single digits across the board. Yeah. 56 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: So my favorite numbers three. That goes back to when 57 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: I was a little young little league and then I 58 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: got to college and three was taken, so I went 59 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: to nine. Um, so fast forward to now upside down 60 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: to nine and six you know, so that's kind of 61 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: where I'm at now. It's a multiple three. Um, I 62 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: was thirty three but I was taking so it's just 63 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: kind of sixes. I like six too, so it's a 64 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: good solid number. Yeah, it's gonna ask you that look good, 65 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: feel good right for sure? And when you're taking a 66 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: look at yourself as far as a photograph or maybe 67 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: in video. We're putting them up, putting up some highlights. 68 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: What do you think about the six? I'm loving it. 69 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: My friends hit me back home like you look good 70 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: in the six, and I'm like, I wish I had three, 71 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: but the six has grown on me. Yeah. And there 72 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: is somebody who wears thirty three here with the Jets. Yeah. 73 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: If you talk about not approaching him right going with 74 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: a new number. So I had asked him, but he 75 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: said it was a childhood number. So I respected that. Um, 76 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: that's kind of the field. I was going forward three, 77 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: But I respect somebody that says a childhood number really 78 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: means a lot to them. Um. Can you talk about 79 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: the dogs in the secondary? You mentioned DJ and m MOD. 80 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:45,839 Speaker 1: DJ seems like a real intense dude, no matter what's 81 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: gonna happen, right right. Yeah. You know DJ at to 82 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: every play, he's correcting it or he's I'm gonna make 83 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: the next play like that's just his mindset. Um, he 84 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: shows it every day. Um, and just watching him from 85 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: the past, you know, I used to keep up with 86 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: a lot of dbs around the lead and just I 87 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: used to see him making a lot of plays. Like 88 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: he's like me, not a big, super big guy, but 89 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: he's scrappy and he's all he's fighting every Why is 90 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: he effective on the outside because Jordan's most guys who 91 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: are five ft nine playing cornerback in the National Football League. 92 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: You know, people are gonna say he's got to be 93 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: an inside guy, right yeah, just um, you know he 94 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: got the mindset for sure, but then his quickness and 95 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: his ability to just cover and um, you know his spinash. 96 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: He he doesn't give up on plays. That's gonna take 97 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: him a long way. He understands the game. You're very smart. 98 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: So that's probably helping him a lot too because he 99 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: comes to me with you know, that's like safety is 100 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: usually go to the corners. He's coming to me. Um, 101 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: just every day there's something new. So so C. J. 102 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: Mosley was Mosley was sitting in the seat not too 103 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: long ago doing a podcast and I brought up Sauce 104 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: and he said, we're calling on my mind? What do 105 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: you what do you call on him? So mars his name. 106 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: They can play on Sunday. But but size or Ama. 107 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: He made a couple of plays this past week. Um, 108 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 1: and he's just shown what he's capable of one, so 109 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: that's his standard. And um, once he makes some more 110 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: players doing camp, he's gonna get that that nickname Sauce 111 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: from the whole team. So maybe you we'll start calling 112 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: him Sauce. So you guys might calm Sauce Week one 113 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: against the Baltimore Ravens September eleven, in which will be 114 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: a frenzied environment Life Stadium. What do you like about him? 115 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: Coming out number four overall selection? So he's gonna have 116 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure on him externally. Um, but people 117 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: talk about, yes, he's got swagger, but he's also soaking things. 118 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, that's one thing about him. He's uh, he's 119 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: very like football savvy. Um, he got that confidence. Just 120 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: that's him. You look at him, you tell he got confidence. 121 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: But he's very knowledgeable. He's coachable. Um from me, I'm 122 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: telling him something that I think and he's I got 123 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: you in the next play. He's doing it so not 124 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: just from what I've seen I know in the meeting rooms. 125 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: I'm not with him all the time, but I'm sure 126 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: he's just he's soaking up information. The way he's playing, 127 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: you could tell that he's been studying. Um, he's picking 128 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 1: up very fast. What's unique about him in terms of 129 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: not just what he brings to the table physically, but 130 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: also the intangibles. Yeah yeah, like his size, Um, you know, 131 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: superpower like they were saying, that's what Coach Alla says 132 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: is pressing, Like get on the line of scrimmage, you 133 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,799 Speaker 1: get a guy on the line, get up during pressing. 134 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: That's your superpower. So just I would say for him 135 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: for that, that's gonna be his advantage. You know, he's 136 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: gonna do a great job of pressing guys up and 137 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: just letting him know that this is his island over there. Okay, 138 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: so we know cornerback got a lot better here in 139 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: the off season. Safety tremendous facelift and you're at the 140 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: center of that. What do you want to say about 141 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: this group that people don't know? Right? Um? So, and 142 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: coming in I didn't really um know too much yes 143 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 1: about you know them Jet safety play just from being 144 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: what Tampa on my own team. Um, it was hard. 145 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: And then when I got here, I started watching film 146 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: and then I'm like, okay, Alja out there and making plays, 147 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: you know, Ashton making a lot of plays. I don't 148 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: have had a lot of guys changed them. But those 149 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: guys were out there the most. And I've seen Ashton 150 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: playing a line and I'm he's pretty good. And then 151 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: this week at camp, UM, he's just been showing the 152 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: coaches and showing the players like what he's capable of. 153 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: You know, he's having a great um O t a camp, 154 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of pigs, a lot of 155 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: production on the ball, and UM, he's just smart player. 156 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: He does everything, UM he's told to do. So what 157 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: I think from these this guy, these guys is like 158 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: they got a great coach. We got a great coach 159 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: at M coaching us. Um, he's very hard on us, 160 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: very detailed, and that goes a long way. Um from 161 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: when I first got in the league, that's been the 162 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: main priority, just little details and M sticks on that 163 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: all day every day. Is the same person throughout the day. 164 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: And the guys that they have. Jason Pennock, I played 165 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: with that, my boy, he was that corner. Uh, and 166 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: they moved into safety last year, so I didn't really 167 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: know too much about what he could do at safety 168 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: and then watching them now being with him every day 169 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: watching film, Uh, he's very smart and just you know, 170 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: he knows the game and once he learns how to 171 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: really just do the little things that being in that 172 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: safety position instead of corner, and he's gonna take it 173 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: to the next level. He's long range, e very athletic. 174 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: And then the Marcus Joiner you know, vetting Rent in 175 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: the room. Uh, he's coaching me up, teaching me a 176 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: lot of new things. Um. I get to see him 177 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: on film, and I watched him in the past, just 178 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: you know, being uh, being older than me, I looked 179 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: up to. We got the same agent, so I really 180 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: got the divel in when I was younger and watching 181 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: him and the way he plays, He's like me, you're 182 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: not the biggest guy. He's gonna hit you. He's gonna 183 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: go after the ball. And he he plays man and 184 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: man very good as a safe for a safety you know, 185 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: he's not Safety's gonna play a lot of man. But 186 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: if you watch him, he sticks on receivers like a nickel. 187 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: Do you think that's a missing owner about this defense? 188 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: I know you haven't taken a snap under Robert sala Yeah, 189 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: but everybody thinks San Francisco Seattle play zone all the time, 190 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: where Salad says, hey, we play a little bit more 191 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: man than you guys might think. Yeah, just from being 192 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: doing situational football now you will see a lot of 193 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: man and uh still mixing in his zone. They could 194 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: do a great job of mixing. The coverage is up though, 195 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: but just on certain situations you know what you're getting, 196 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: you know where where to run and uh you gotta 197 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: be ready to really a sticky man and man and 198 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: um lockdown. You gotta have a lot of confidence playing 199 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: man and that's what you know. We're growing at um 200 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: getting confidence and then you know, taking our techniques and 201 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: just proving them. Want to feel how much can you 202 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: and LaMarcus compliment each other a lot? You know, we 203 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: similar players and we could do similar things. Um, you 204 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: know when we get into camp more and find the 205 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: strengths and our weaknesses, get to play with you short 206 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: more get chemistry. Um, we will all this tell a 207 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 1: little bit more. But just from talking, I could just 208 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: tell how like sere, what we both are just you know, 209 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: being able to interchange that free safety, strong safety. Yeah, 210 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: do you hate the term box safety because when people 211 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: talking about Jordan White had Yes, we know you can 212 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: thrive in a box, right, But you just talked about 213 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: being interchangeable with Marcus and the books did use you 214 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: in different situations, and I think that Robert Salad Jeff 215 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: all Bricker gonna continue to do that. Here do you 216 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: not like that terms? So there was a where I 217 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: didn't like the term box safety because it's like limiting 218 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: you like, oh, he's a linebacker, he can't cover. But 219 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: for me, I tried myself in now as all right, 220 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: I'm box safety, but yeah, I'm gonna be the best 221 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: in the run, best box safety in the run, and 222 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: then I'm also be able to cover um, you know, 223 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 1: tight ends. And then last year I was flexed out 224 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: a little bit on the U Z receiver plan zone 225 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: a little bit. So you know, I don't take People 226 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: will say box safety, but if you watch the whole game, 227 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: you would know that it's not just the box safety 228 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: Position's not live in New Jersey and they're bringing the 229 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: excitement of win Las Vegas to online sports betting, getting 230 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: on all your favorite teams, players and sports from tho 231 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: step Partleys to live in game odds on every major sport. 232 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: They have what you need to win. 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Yeah, so he actually taught 246 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: me a lot. Um you know just when he when 247 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: they came in that coaching staff Tar Bowls. Uh, he 248 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: met with me and he he taught me a lot 249 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: because it was the same defense that they ran here 250 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: with the Jets. So I used to watch the Jets 251 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: jabal items I used to watch and how he played, um, 252 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 1: you know, the box safety position, a strong safety position 253 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: and to coach Bowls taught me run reads and coach 254 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: with put my safety coach given a lot of credit. 255 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: Taught me a lot of safety reads and run reads 256 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: like linebackers do, which safeties usually don't get to learn. 257 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: And we spent a lot of time with that, um, 258 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: so we worked together. So it was really it was 259 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: pretty big, and that's why we were probably the number 260 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: you know one run defense a couple of years, just 261 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: because of how deep detail we really were. And then 262 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: taking it here, I really feel like it's kind of similar. 263 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: It's not the same eight man front, but um, it's similar. 264 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: You guys work together with the backers. These work with backers, 265 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: and once you get all on the same page, it's 266 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: gonna make a dominant run defense. And I was reading 267 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 1: about it, he said that, or you've mentioned that, TV 268 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: said I gotta talk more. Yes, was that natural for you? 269 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: Because I've talked to you a few times since you signed, 270 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: and you're a pleasant dude. People get along with you 271 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: in the building. You can see that your team's uh 272 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: teammates gravitate towards you. But was that not natural for 273 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: you at first? So when I first got in the league, 274 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: it was kind of more. I was, I'm like shy, 275 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: just letting everything happen. Um. But when he got there, 276 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: he and walked through talk talk talk if not running 277 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: the back what what did you see you that say 278 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: anything to play? Kind of like that? So walk through 279 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: in in the film room taught me to talk more. 280 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: So it definitely stuck with me. And every day doing 281 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: walk through, I could just remember walk through him just 282 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: you know, behind me, moving me, just saying talk and 283 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: then stuff still sticks me to this day. And they're 284 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: big one it here. So I'm trying to get everybody 285 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: in the room to get on that same type of 286 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: communication level. When it takes you a long way. You 287 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: gotta be verbal and communicate both on the field and 288 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: in the classroom. But this is a new team, years old, 289 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: four season the National Football League, new team, new system. 290 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: Do you find yourself absorbing a little bit right now 291 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: and knowing that, hey, once we get to the summer 292 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,719 Speaker 1: and get through a preseason game or two, I'm even 293 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: gonna be talking more. Oh definitely, we'll be talking more 294 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: when I understand the defense completely. Um, right now, just 295 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: knowing they're becoming great defense, you gotta talk. There's gotta 296 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: be somebody calling out every call, um reiterating the emotions. 297 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: You know, you just gotta keep on talking. So that 298 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: that's why I pry myself on you know, first intend 299 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: what personnel it is. I'm saying that every snap, just 300 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: a just to let the guys know around me, like 301 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: giving them a little tenants up like this is might 302 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: go on and it's helping me out. I say, they 303 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: give me the call. CJ gives a call, I say 304 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: my rules in my head to tell their safety. Just 305 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: overre on the same page, and it takes you a 306 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: long way. If I don't know the call, he knows it. 307 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 1: It's gonna help us out. Everybody knows we played the 308 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: wrong thing. Everybody plays the same thing. They're on the 309 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 1: same page. It could work out with that being said. 310 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: Mostly is a mic linebacker. How close do you guys 311 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: have to be YouTube specifically? Right? Yeah, so you know 312 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 1: after if I don't know something, because I'm new to 313 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: this and he knows it like the back of his head, 314 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: I'm asking him questions all the time. Um, it could 315 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: be a little thing just like do you want me 316 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: to say? Do you want me to do this? Just 317 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: so because it's like, you know, he it's his defense. 318 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: He's been a part of it. So I'm trying to 319 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: see what he wants and he's doing a great job. 320 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: Just communicated with me back what he expects and then 321 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: I'm just giving my points into I just I used 322 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 1: to watch him a lot with the ravens Obama. I 323 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: used to watch so I know the type of player 324 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: he is. I know you smash mouth, You're gonna run 325 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: you down, hit you, the type of players. So you know, 326 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: I like that, and I just try to follow the league. 327 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: You do follow the league, and you mentioned that a 328 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: couple of times. Who do you study in terms of 329 00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: your position safeties out there that you like, not necessarily 330 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: running the same system, but the guys that you appreciate 331 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: their game for sure. So for me, when I first, 332 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: like I said, Jamal Adams from studying that tape, his 333 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: aggressiveness um to be able to take on blocks and 334 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: get to the quarterback tackles for lost all that. I 335 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: used to study him a lot. Buddha baker Um, just 336 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: his physicality, his speed, how he closes on tackles. There's 337 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: a lot of guys like I usually I love watching 338 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: Troy paulamalu um old tape, just the way he plays, 339 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, all around player, tackle loo interceptions. And then 340 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: just another guy that could go back to my old team, 341 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: Antoine Winfield Um younger than me, but just how he plays, 342 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: um detailed guy. I enjoy watching him play. The other 343 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: thing that we haven't talked about is you're effective rushing 344 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: the pastor blitzing. Is that something you envisioned doing a 345 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: little bit here? Oh for sure. Yeah, we had a 346 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: lot of blitzes down of a tall bowls. Um. You know, 347 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: Brick does a great job of you know this guy 348 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: defenses and you're gonna get a free shot. And uh, 349 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: just to show them when we get pads on, UM, 350 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: really show the show the coaches what I can do. 351 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: And that's probably one of my strengths. Uh, you know, 352 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: coming downhill like that. I'm definitely looking forward to it. Well, 353 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 1: you're known as a big hitter. Um, I wanted to 354 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: ask you there are a couple of hits that have 355 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: stood out as far as your careers to this day. 356 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: So yeah, we played in Division with the Panthers, the Saints, 357 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: the Falcons. But my favorite running backs watching playing was Kamara, 358 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: you know, it was McCaffrey. So I would every time 359 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: we played them twlice the year. I have a target 360 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: like a chick with my shotter, Like I need to 361 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: get a good hit on them. So my best games 362 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: will come against the Saints and the Panthers, and I 363 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 1: would I would before the game be wanting to get 364 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: a clean shot, clean safe shot on the running back 365 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: and McCaffrey, camar and I had a couple of tags 366 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: with them, and the game moves so fast. What's it 367 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: like in that split second for half a second when 368 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: you know you're gonna have an opportunity for a big leg, 369 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's a great feeling after um, you 370 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: stop them short. I had a couple of Mike Thomas 371 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: third a short hit him short of the snakes, get 372 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: up and you know it's a it's a good feeling. 373 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: One thing I can say about those big hits though 374 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: sometimes they hurt a little bit. Get up. You gotta 375 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: act like they don't. You celebrate it, get back to 376 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: the signline. You're like, all right, that kind of I 377 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 1: hit him, But you know I felt it too. How 378 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: much you guys stressed and takeaways out here, because you 379 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: mentioned Ashton before he picked up two in his many days. 380 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: We're taping here in the spring, it's mid June. With 381 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 1: that being said, for this defense to go to the 382 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: next level, get more takeaways, and then also from your 383 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 1: perspective when you have to hold back from the hit 384 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,880 Speaker 1: and maybe say, hey, I got a chance to get 385 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: to the ball. Yeah, that's a big thing in my 386 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: game that I'm trying to uh tune up a little bit. 387 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: You know, Um that ball is in error. Defensive player 388 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: of misset need to be go get the ball. Sometimes 389 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: you get sold out in about to knock this guy out. You, Um, 390 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: you don't potential to the ball as much. So, uh, 391 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: the ball gets you points. The ball get you win. 392 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: So that's the biggest thing. And uh, you know, having 393 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: as many dropped the interceptions I have my career, I'm 394 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,360 Speaker 1: going for the ball only I can't even count. It's 395 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: too many. I there's too many. Is that why you're 396 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,719 Speaker 1: playing on the defensive side of the ball, you know, Colors, 397 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: I was running back, so yeah, I once I got 398 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:25,959 Speaker 1: any receptions, but I got I got some tosses and 399 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: things like that. Tom Brady, you were a team and 400 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: at his What did you take away from that experience? 401 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: You know, just really how to take practice like a game, 402 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: rap every every rep you get. And you know it's 403 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: like he was so dialed in and so cretic, like 404 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: he criticizes you know, it was it was I would 405 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: say on his offensive players, he would really be hard 406 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: on them if they didn't run the right route. Um. 407 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: It was constructive though, So I took that as you know, 408 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: it's not it's just practices walk through. It's walk through, 409 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: but you need to pay attention, you need to be 410 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: dialed in. The walk throughs weren't walk through they were 411 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: jog throughs, you know. And I was the first time, 412 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: like I saw that on offensive side. So it carries 413 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,159 Speaker 1: over here. They do it here too, but it was 414 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: just that was first new for me. How he just 415 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: so detailed and everything he does. Team meeting, the head 416 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: coach is talking about a defensive player and he's taking notes. 417 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: So I kind of just took like, all right, maybe 418 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: one day he's or he's gonna be playing against that guy. 419 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: Now he knows his weakness, or he's gonna be on 420 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: the same team as him, and now he knows, like 421 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, So it's just little things like that. I 422 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 1: paid attention to a lot of that stuff. Did you 423 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,720 Speaker 1: ever get in this zero I talked to him, Uh, 424 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: asked him about just what he reads um with his 425 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 1: keys before the snap, and you know, he told us 426 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,679 Speaker 1: that he breathes the safeties pretty much most of the 427 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: time as the safeties he's reading and I just show 428 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: me that really, if you disguise and play around with 429 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: the quarterback, it can mess everything up. So I'm trying 430 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: to just implement that in my game a little bit more. Um, 431 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 1: that's gonna come a repetition. Let's go back to Pittsburgh. 432 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: What's the connection with Thurrell first cousin. Yeah, he's just 433 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: star Grandma's Grandma's um. No, at his draft when I 434 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 1: was younger, went to like high school basketball games. Remember 435 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: going to his games. Was at his draft party, um 436 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,159 Speaker 1: that night. So it was just like a lot not 437 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: a lot of memories when I was younger with him, 438 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: but you know, he would be around. He was a 439 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 1: busy guy at Pig going to college. I remember just 440 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: asking for his practice jersey at pick twenty five and 441 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:26,679 Speaker 1: I had that. I used to wear that like it was, 442 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: you know, with the greatest jersey ever boll it is. 443 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: But but it was just like little things. I can 444 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: remember growing up just watching them playing basketball football games. Um, 445 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 1: how good a basketball player was Riff he was. He 446 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:41,239 Speaker 1: was real good. They everybody said that was his best 447 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: board at home. Um, I don't remember. I was just young. 448 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: I just remember like, yeah, he had a lot of 449 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: I think he had a couple offers with basketball. I 450 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: remember he's always dunking. You know. He had a great 451 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: great Hawks, great defense. To be from Pittsburgh El Equippa specifically, 452 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 1: can you talk about out what the expectation is. There's 453 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: pretty much nothing to do. There's sports. You know, it's 454 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: football or basketball, um all day. And when you grow up, 455 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 1: it's like our little league is like the super Bowl, 456 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 1: Like they take it so serious. My uncle was the coach. 457 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: You know, he's argue with other coaches after the game 458 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: because it's just so serious. Like and um, growing up, Um, 459 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: we're working out, me and my cousin, my three cousins. 460 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: His dad's getting us up. We're working out. We're doing 461 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: football drills, basketball drills, whatever season it is, and just 462 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 1: that mentality being from wester p A. Um, it's it's 463 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: tough nosed football. You know, it's cold out, it's snow, 464 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 1: and you know you're running the ball really know, like 465 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: in high school, we didn't pass too much. It's just 466 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: you running the ball, you're tackling. That's kind of just 467 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,199 Speaker 1: like my mode to this day is like, you know, 468 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: if it's a run, I'm coming at full speed to 469 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: tackle you. And if I'm running back, you know, I'm 470 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: trying to chuck you, running you over. It's kind of 471 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: just mindset there. What was your favorite sports? Run off? 472 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 1: It was always football, it was it was baseball, then 473 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: I went to football. I stopped baseball young but it 474 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: was just too slow, too boring, and then I fell 475 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: in love with football. I would say, I would say 476 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: pretty much when I got the ninth grade. When I 477 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 1: was younger, I used to play and I was good 478 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: at it. But when I got to like high school, 479 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: I really I really took it serious. But you said 480 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: in the mindset like there was never shining away because 481 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:24,439 Speaker 1: there's there's people you know they're good at athletes, but 482 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 1: when they get around contact, things changed. There was never 483 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,439 Speaker 1: an episode for you when you were younger, but like, 484 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: I know, if that good. When I was five years old, 485 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: my first year ever, I was in between soccer and 486 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: football and I had I had the farm Church strap, 487 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: you know, the the week one I know you Patty, 488 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: and I was like it might have been a corner 489 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: and they had this big guy coming to block me. 490 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: Like three plays in a row hitting me, and I 491 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: was like, you know what, my mom want a sideline, 492 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: was like, I'm done crying, walked off the field. I 493 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 1: went to my soccer game. I think my mom said 494 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,120 Speaker 1: I had like two or three goals, and I said, 495 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: I quit that year of football and I sat out 496 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: the whole next year. My uncle trying to get me 497 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: back to play, and finally I came back when I 498 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 1: was seven. We won the championship and I just kind 499 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: of like a like, all right, I'm playing football now. Um. 500 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: Knowing as a thumper, how much you pride yourself on 501 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: setting the tone or maybe turning momentum. There are times 502 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: during games where it could be slipping where you might 503 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: say to yourself, Hey, I gotta do something right right. 504 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, definitely before the game, like pre game and 505 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: then going into the first job. I try to bring 506 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: the energy. Um, just the you know it's it's it's 507 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: easy to start off slow, that's u It happens a lot. 508 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 1: So you just need guys. They see that first hit early. 509 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 1: It turns up the guys like just a defensive mindset. 510 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: Somebody gets hit, everybody's hyped up, ready to go in. 511 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: You get a quick three and out changed the whole game. 512 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: So that's just my thing. Starting off fast I was 513 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,239 Speaker 1: our thing um last year, starting fast, and that's just 514 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: it really stuck with me in practice. Start fast and um, 515 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,159 Speaker 1: you know you're going down and then you need a 516 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: momentum switch and you get a big hit, big fumble 517 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: or something like that. It changed the game. 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You know everyone 535 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: in a long time definitely has a lot of talent 536 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: and new pieces like yourself, draft picks, you got free 537 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 1: agents who wanted the National Football League. What do you 538 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: see her? I see a bunch of guys like this 539 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: is from O. T A S. The phase Phase one. 540 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,719 Speaker 1: They work, Um, you know every day there's not special 541 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,640 Speaker 1: team drills. They're working defensive drills, offense drills, they're working 542 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: weight room lifts. Are like it's like a college atmosphere. 543 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:19,719 Speaker 1: The way the guys work. Um, they take it serious, 544 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 1: like this O t AS. We've been missing for a 545 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: couple of years, so um, this is like kind of 546 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: new for me too. And then now I see it's 547 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: like we're in season, we're dialed in. Um, you know, 548 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: we're doing drills, we're doing seven or seven And it's 549 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: kind of good to start this early because I'm just 550 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: thinking about last year just working out on my own. 551 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: But now it's like they're actually getting better in football sense. 552 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: And I think these guys here, like like you said, 553 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: I haven't been winning, but I think they got a 554 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: chip on their shoulder, and I could see I see 555 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: that the guys know that the pieces they have in 556 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: this room. I'm telling the guys honestly, like we have 557 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,399 Speaker 1: the pieces, Like there's not a drop off from the 558 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: last team I was in. And that's just the truth 559 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: from the guy's working, the guy's making plays, and um, 560 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 1: you know, I just I really believe in this team 561 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: going a long way. What do you tell dudes when 562 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: they ask you about playoffs? When I ask you about 563 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: the postseason football, Yeah, that it's it's a different level 564 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: with the intensity goes up. Um, And that's kind of 565 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: like when I'm trying to get to this first game, 566 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,239 Speaker 1: Like you take that the playoff atmosphere. Playoffs entirely from 567 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,679 Speaker 1: the first game. You know you can. You can, you 568 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: can win a lot. Um, you just gotta take it. 569 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: When week at the time and you take one game, 570 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:29,880 Speaker 1: I guess the playoff game you lose, you're done. Uh. 571 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 1: You know that changed your mindset, That changes how you work, 572 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: and you know that changes the outcome of the game. 573 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: We got a little bit of ways until it happens. 574 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 1: But September eleven, Baltimore coming to town. You talked about 575 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: that fan base. You talked to be about being around, 576 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: Um them, what do you think the environment's gonna be 577 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: like it my life? Oh, it's gonna be crazy for sure. Um. 578 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: New York September eleven, first game versus ravens Lamar Jackson 579 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: coming to town. Um, you know you can't ask him 580 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,880 Speaker 1: than that. That's that's you know, that's a definitely uh 581 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,679 Speaker 1: circle on my calendar. Um, I'm excited just to be 582 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 1: with the Jets new team. I mean, I'm excited to 583 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: be in New York. You know what about week for 584 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh's circling that one? On accounting, I'm definitely circling that one. 585 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: That's that's a hometown team, that's a you know, childhood team. Uh. 586 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: Got a bunch of friends on that team too, and 587 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: then Saint Pittsburgh a lot of family will be there. 588 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: So I'm definitely gonna, you know, play to my best 589 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 1: ability that game. Have you started hitting guys up for 590 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: tickets yet? I haven't. I haven't. Um, you know, my 591 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: for me since I was in college, I don't handle tickets. 592 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,440 Speaker 1: My mom does it. She's real, She's she handles a lot. 593 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:43,360 Speaker 1: She's the best mom you know out there. And uh, 594 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,880 Speaker 1: I let her hand over. At what point did you know, Hey, 595 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: the NFL was realistic for you? You know, I really 596 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: always had that dream since I was since I was younger, 597 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 1: came back and won the championship. When I was seven, 598 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: I had to dream of going to NFL. Of course, 599 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: Durell being um just you know, family, and I always 600 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: had that mindset. And that's just where I'm from. That's 601 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: the mindset everybody thinks you're going to the NFL, you know. 602 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: And uh, when I got to college and I was 603 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 1: at Corner and our dudes, because our duzy put me 604 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: the safety, I really had the first game and I 605 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: really decided like, Okay, I gotta take this series because 606 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: this is the first step we do three years here 607 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: that could be the first step to go into the NFL. 608 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 1: And um kind of college is when it really got 609 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: a first, Like my first offers comment, I started thinking more. 610 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: But when I got to college, um, I really became 611 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: like reality, what's gonna be next for you? You finished 612 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: mandatory mini camp? And then what you gonna do this summer? 613 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 1: How do you get away? And then as on the 614 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: other side of the coin, they're like, hey, it's coming, 615 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: I gotta be ready, you know, quick vacation, get it 616 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 1: out the way. But now like having O t A 617 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 1: is gets that get your feet in the water kind 618 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: of like, Okay, the season is coming up, you know. 619 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:55,719 Speaker 1: Um so now my mamset is on football. I'm like, 620 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: I'm dialed in. I'm gonna take a week off and 621 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: then I'm gonna get back to work. Um, just because 622 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: i know, like what we could be special here and 623 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: when the seasons comes, it's it's locked in. You're locked 624 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 1: in for six months and you know those wins they count, 625 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: and um, it's various. It's your job. You take it serious. 626 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: And I just think, um, the last couple of years, 627 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: you know, not being able to have these f t 628 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: as and coming in later, a lot of guys don't 629 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: really put the work in that they need to, just 630 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: because just you're at home relaxing. It's easy to be relaxed. 631 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: And uh, I don't know, I just feel I feel 632 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,720 Speaker 1: different this year being on a new team, being with 633 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: these guys. I'm feeling feeling a great energy. What's something 634 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: we might not know about Jordan Whitehead but we should hmm, 635 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: let me see. All right, all right, I'm just gonna 636 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: go with when I was in high school, I had 637 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: two gymnastics. Um, I just wanted to learn how to 638 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: go back back to back flip. And then you know, 639 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: I got put in a class with a bunch of 640 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: little girls and like kindergarten, first grade and it was 641 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 1: just my mom. That was the funniest thing and all. 642 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: It took it for like a month and I was 643 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:10,480 Speaker 1: with those kids, and like, I learned my back talk, 644 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: but I was just experienced that I go back to that. 645 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: I'll never forget just the type of time. It was 646 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: like what I was doing at the time, it was 647 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 1: funny to me, but now I look back and it 648 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: was like it was It's kind of cool just to 649 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: get that experience maybe after an interception again in the past. 650 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: So hopefully that's coming someone. We're gonna be looking forward 651 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: to that. Jordan's appreciate the time. I had a lot 652 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: of fun. Thank you. I appreciate it.