1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants Huttle on Giants 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: dot Com. There we go on the Giants. Let him 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: in there, let's go to the Giants podcast Network. Welcome 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: to the newest edition of the Giants Subtle Podcast. Today's 5 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: guest Giants second year wide receiver Darius Slayton. But before 6 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: we get to Darius, I want to remind everybody where 7 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: you can find the Giant Hutle podcast. Well, you can 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: find them on the Giants, bullbl app on Giants dot 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: Com and of course on all your favorite podcast platforms. 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: Are on at the podcast, please have a five star 11 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: positive review. Just search for Giants Little Podcast on any 12 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: podcast platform to find us. Now let's get to our 13 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: guest and Metaline Burke, joined today by Giants wide receiver 14 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: Darius Slayton. Darius, first of all, thanks for joining me. 15 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 1: How is this virtual offseason going for you so far? 16 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: It's going pretty well. It's pretty um, kind of weird. 17 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: My first NFL off season is it's been really interesting, 18 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: but um, you know, been able to get some extra time, 19 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: to get a little extra work and to focus on 20 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: some things I want to focus on. So it's been good. 21 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: What kind of things are you focusing on I'm just 22 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: getting my body right. Um, you know, had had the 23 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: hamstring last year, had to other little nagging things from 24 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: the season. So just doing a little things to tune 25 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: up and just make sure everything is strong and ready 26 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: to go for camp. It's kind of cool though in 27 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: a way that being able to be home. I mean, 28 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: I know you're home with family and stuff like that, 29 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: and usually this time of year you don't get to 30 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: spend that much time with family. So has it been 31 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: kind of a blessing and disguised to be able to 32 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: kind of spend time like that. Yeah, it has it has. 33 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: Um you know yeah, like you said, like for men 34 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: the offseason, I come back to Atlanta just kicking out 35 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: my parents crib. So um, you know, it's been good 36 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: to have some extra time around them. You know, we 37 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 1: do done stuff that we wouldn't normally do, play cards, 38 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: watch movies, stuff like that. So, um, stuff have been good. 39 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: Is there a memory that you've kind of created in 40 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: this last couple of months that you're going to be like, yeah, 41 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: that was that was a good time in this space. Um. 42 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: Probably just the creativeness when when I think when the 43 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: quarantine really really hit hard and it was like, don't 44 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: go outside. Um, you know, I I started doing like 45 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: ball drills and my dad and my sister and um, 46 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: just at the house, like with tennis balls and stuff 47 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: like that, and you know, it got pretty interesting sometimes. 48 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: You know, they got into it a little bit and so, UM, 49 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: definitely some of that stuff, it was a lot of fun. 50 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: That's exciting. You gotta have that competitive nature around the family. UM. 51 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: I know that you guys too are doing it with 52 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: these virtual meetings. I know Coach Judge said recently that 53 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: he loves logging on and seeing just the whole team 54 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: talking trash to one another. How is the team building 55 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: in this virtual space. It's a little weird, you know, 56 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: because you kind of missed that physical contact that you're 57 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: used to, especially in sport like football. But um, you know, 58 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: it's still cool to be able to go on the 59 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,079 Speaker 1: zoom and see guys. Um. You know, Unfortunately, at least 60 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: for our view, I can't see everybody. I normally can 61 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: only see like four or five boxes. But um, whenever 62 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: somebody talks their box, pops A is the front. So 63 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: it's it's still good to be able to see guys, 64 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: get to talk to guys. You know stuff like that. Yeah, 65 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: and you and Daniel Jones, I mean last year coming 66 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: in both his rookies and and kind of both coming 67 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: onto the scene really had an instant chemistry. I know. 68 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: Last time you and I talked, you mentioned he had 69 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: just followed you back on Twitter. How is your off 70 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: season kind of bond growing and how are you guys 71 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: staying connected? Um? It's growing. Um. Right now, we're working 72 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: on you know, him consistently answering the phone. That's kind 73 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:17,080 Speaker 1: of the next step in our relationship. But he's gotten better, 74 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: you know. Um, you know, I know he's working hard. 75 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: I'm working how where I am? And um, I know 76 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: we both are just ready to be back together up 77 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: in New York. Do you leave him voicemails or like, 78 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: do you just leave miss calls? Or what's your strategy here? 79 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,920 Speaker 1: And getting him to answer the phone normally a FaceTime 80 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: He doesn't answer my FaceTime the normally. I just I 81 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: just send him, um, a nicely worded text message. I 82 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: get that, you know, pleasantly persistent. Yeah, you know, just hey, man, 83 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: get back to me when you can. There you go, 84 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: there you go. I appreciate this. You know, this is 85 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: how these respectful bonds are built between quarterback and receiver. Um. 86 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: Speaking of quarterbacks, I saw you so. Eli Manning obviously 87 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: recently joined Twitter as well, and his Twitter popped off. 88 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: But as people were noticing that, yours kind of really 89 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: started to gain some traction. I saw people talking about 90 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: how Darius Laton is a must follow on Twitter. First 91 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: of all, how does that feel to hear that? I 92 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: guess it was good. I didn't see that, but I 93 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: guess feel good. No, I did not see I promise 94 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: I didn't see that, but the Athletic ranked you in 95 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: one fifty must follow Twitter accounts, so I will send 96 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: that to you. Well, thank you, Thank you to the 97 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: people at the Athletic. But honestly, I didn't believe it 98 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: at first. I kind of saw somebody tweet about Eli 99 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: the animated Twitter and I was like, yeah, right, And 100 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: then I saw the the account and I was still like, 101 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: I was still like, no, shot, there's some parody like whatever. 102 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: And then I went to and I saw like it 103 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: was a verified and I was like, whoa, It's like, 104 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: it's actually and then I read like two is his 105 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: first two tweets, and I was like, yeah, it's actually him. 106 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: I was like he would that because knowing him, how 107 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: I mean, none of us thought he would ever be 108 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,159 Speaker 1: on social media and then he finally did it. How like, 109 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: how authentically surprised were you? Though? I was? I was shocked. 110 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 1: I saw I saw somebody else like tweet about like 111 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: Eli Manning is made of Twitter, and I was like, okay, sure, 112 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: and then I've seen the tweet and I was like, 113 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 1: no way, he really did it. And then I had 114 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: like it's one of those things where it's like it's Eli, 115 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: so it's like and this might not be a good follow, 116 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: but it's like you kind of got to you know 117 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: then what he's gonna say. And he doesn't tweet often, 118 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: but he's got some strong tweets out there every once 119 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: in a while. Yeah, he got, he got. He had 120 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: some banner I think with Tom Brady and then they 121 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: did the golfing thing. There's some good banter in there, 122 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: so he had to hit a couple of good ones. Yeah. 123 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 1: When I realized that it was done, I tweeted Adam, 124 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: it's probably why. That's fair. That's fair. Um. Also, another 125 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: thing that's been popping off on Twitter is your trash 126 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: shalk with Chris Williamson. I know you and Chris have 127 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: known each other your whole lives. Obviously Chris the seventh 128 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: round pick by the Giants. What is your relationship like 129 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: with Chris, lay and said, Uh, it's yeah, like you said, 130 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,239 Speaker 1: known to our whole lives. We actually grew up playing 131 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: for rival Park League teams, and but we went to 132 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: elementary school at the same school, so we went to 133 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: school together, but we played against each other on the 134 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: football field, so it was kind of an interesting dynamic there. 135 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: But um, you know, good dude. I've always he's always 136 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: been a good dude. Every time I've seen him, it's 137 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: always been nothing but love. Um. And it was crazy 138 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: when when we drafted him. Um, I think we had 139 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: turned the draft off, but then we had turned it 140 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: back on for some reason, and then his name came up, 141 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: and then it was the Giants and then like my 142 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: parents and my sister, like every everybody in the house 143 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 1: freaked out like, oh no way Chris. So Um, it 144 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: was really exciting when he got drafted. But um, it's 145 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: it'll cool to be the teammates now be on the 146 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: same side, yea, even though in practice he'll be going 147 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: against one another. Little bit. Um, what is what is 148 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: one early like back in the day's story about you 149 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: two that you can share with giants fans. I really 150 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: don't I really don't want to tell this, but but 151 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: you're going to give him a little uh boost here. 152 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: So I was always fast as a child, and so 153 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: when I came to the when I came to the 154 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: elementary school, I was like, you know, the new kid, 155 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: finding my way all that type of stuff. And at 156 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: the time, Chris was like the fastest kid in fifth grade. 157 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: So obviously me always haven't been a fast I was like, 158 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: you gotta raise him, and I will say, at that 159 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: point in our lives, he did beat me. And it 160 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: was a humbling experience, to say the least, because back 161 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: then my running form was pretty bad and Chris, Chris 162 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: like ran track from from like that age up, so 163 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: he already had like very smooth form, smooth stride. So yeah, 164 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: it was It's pretty embarrassing. But that's probably definitely the 165 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: memorable thing I remember about Chris. That's a good one though. 166 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: If you two were to race today, who went you 167 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:01,239 Speaker 1: blow his doors off today? No? All right, I feel 168 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: like this might be something we'll have to set up 169 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: during training camp, you know, like a rematch twenty years later. However, 170 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: I don't know math, but you know what I mean, definitely, 171 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: definitely something that needs to be revisited. I need. I'm 172 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: glad you said that I need my rematch. We gotta 173 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: have the rematch. We've got it here on this interview 174 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: on tape, and we'll get Chris Involves, we'll set it up. Um. 175 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: You know, training camp obviously, the way the way things 176 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: are shaping up to it looks like this is gonna 177 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: work out. Are you super excited to just get back 178 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: in the building. Yeah, I think, Um, I think it's 179 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: it's like weird football is almost you know, it's like 180 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: you just start to feel the need for it. I 181 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: think even with fans, I think you just start to 182 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: feel the need for it after a while. So, um, 183 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: you know, my body is itching to get back out there. 184 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: It's going to compete and um, you know, just kind 185 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: of get to see meet my teammates in the flesh, 186 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: be able to hang out with him again, and just 187 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: all of those things that come with it. What is 188 00:08:56,520 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: the biggest difference that you think you're gonna be bring 189 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: into the field year two from year one? Um, I 190 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 1: definitely think, Um, the same kind of skill set I 191 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: already had, but um, more confidence. You know. That's one 192 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: thing I've really been focused on this off season is 193 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: you know, I'm running, arounding from catching the ball, just 194 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: just playing with a with a tremendous amount of confidence. 195 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: You know, my confidence is kind of something that built 196 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: as the year when a last year and hopefully this 197 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: year I'll be able to hit a week one. You know, 198 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: running what do you? Are you somebody who draws confidence 199 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: from external factors? Or are you somebody who has to 200 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: build that internally? Um, mostly from it's mostly internal. You know, 201 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: It's just it's just all in your head to me. 202 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: You know, I think it's especially for a receiver, Um, 203 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: to get the ball, you gotta catch it and you know, 204 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: catch it low, high behind you, and it just I 205 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: think it just starts with having unwavering faith and you 206 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: know your hands basically so and the only way to 207 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: build that is to catch balls. So um, that's really 208 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: just all I've been just focused on. And you know, 209 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: circling back to those tennis ball drills, I'd really like 210 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:03,599 Speaker 1: to see those two at some point too, Like, do 211 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 1: is it just like a quick hands type of a thing, 212 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: or is it juggling or uh, it's kind of a 213 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: variety of things, some of them that your partner has 214 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,199 Speaker 1: to also be a pretty coordinated individuals. That was a 215 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: little tricky doing that with you know, my sister and 216 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: daddy know they're they're they're okay coordinating. But yeah, definitely 217 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: some of that stuff it's just about tracking the ball 218 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: catching Its smaller than a football, so you know, if 219 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: you can catch something that small coming fast and the 220 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: football is like, you know, nothing. So yeah, are these 221 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 1: some of these things like you've come up with or 222 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: has the coaching staff given you some tools and things 223 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: to practice as well? Yeah, they've given us stuff like 224 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: little drills. But some of the balls and stuff is 225 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: just some some of its stuff I did in college 226 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: or stuff i've I've watched other videos of people before me, 227 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: like Jerry Rice or um, you know, even guys now 228 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: like DeAndre Hopkins some of the more leak guys stuff 229 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: I've seen them do. Physically right now, I mean you 230 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier the hamstring and how much you've been putting 231 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: into How does your body field right now? It feels good? 232 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: I mean obviously you know kind of One of the 233 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: weird thing though, is that not being in the facility 234 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: is not always having access to like massages or the 235 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: cold tub or stuff like that. So um, with that 236 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: type of stuff missing, Um, kind of the offset is 237 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: that like you have time to like let your body rest, 238 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: to maybe take a rest day in between, or you 239 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: know that type of stuff. So um, I feel good 240 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: what you've been doing on your rest days. I know 241 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: you're big into Call of Duty, right, video games? What 242 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: do you how do you spend your time with the 243 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: rest is other than that? Or are you still kind 244 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: of going head to head with Golden Tate in that space? Uh? Yeah, 245 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 1: we could go and play. We played to play together 246 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,839 Speaker 1: a little bit. Um mostly that, and then, like I said, 247 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 1: just um, sometimes the rest day technically doesn't necessarily mean 248 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: like no football. I do. I catch something every day, 249 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 1: So it's just not always like running routes or stuff 250 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: like that. But I might just stay at the house 251 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 1: and catch the tennis bawlser has, some might throw me 252 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 1: the football that type of thing. Do you have a 253 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: personal goal for yourself this year? Nothing? Really myself, I 254 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: think I just my biggest thing this year is I 255 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: just really want to help the team win, you know, 256 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: help us get back on, be back on track, get 257 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: back to you know, playing winning Giants football. I love it, 258 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: loved you here at Darius lat and thank you so 259 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: much for taking the time with us today. Yeah. I 260 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys having me on. 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