1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: The last couple of weeks. What are you what are 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: you personally hoping to get out of us? Um? Personally 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: just trying to finish season strong. Uh, individually and as 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: a team. UM, and basically just finished season was high 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: note get better each week? UM? Can you continue to 6 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: go back watching what I could could learn from and 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: improve my game? How much do you uh? I mean, 8 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: I know you don't think about contracts stuff during the 9 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: middle of the season and whatnot, but you know, as 10 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: you get closer to the end of the year, how 11 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: much do you know wonder about your future here and 12 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: how much you know do you want to be here 13 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: as you move forward? UM? I really don't think about 14 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: that at all. UM, I don't really have enough time 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: to really think about that. But me wanting to be here, 16 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: I think I made it clear that this is a 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: place that drafted me. I would love to be here forever. 18 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: But I mean all the other stuff I really don't 19 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: have time to focus on. I got to focus on 20 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: my body, right. You're getting ready and trying to go 21 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: out there and form and high love for my team. 22 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: I guess so quick. Well obviously everywhere, always trying to 23 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: go a thousand percent mean, is there any element to 24 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: these last few games where you feel in your mind 25 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: you're still trying to show them you know. You know, 26 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: I mean obviously they know you over the last few years, 27 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: but you know, just show them that you were a 28 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: god they wanted for the future here. Um, now, I'm 29 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: not kind of going to the games with that mindset. Um. 30 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: You know, I want to and might sound a little selfish, 31 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: but I want to go out there and finish on 32 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: a high note, you know, for myself too. Obviously for 33 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: the team, I want to go out there and try 34 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: to win all the games that we can. But you know, 35 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: just for for me to go out there and finish 36 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: on a high note, just con tell you about a 37 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: confidence and leading into the all season to get myself 38 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: prepared and ready. Um. You know for rest of my 39 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: career I need to do for yourself. You need to 40 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: like prove to yourself they you know you can get 41 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: back to the level. I just feel like every time 42 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: I'm up here, I always have to answer questions about, um, 43 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: everyone else's expectations on myself. Um, And at the end 44 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: of the day, Uh, the only thing that really matters 45 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: is my thought process, you know what I mean? I 46 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: gotta go out there to control what I can control. 47 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: I'll send in football, it's a sliving man sport. It's 48 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: a great team's point in a row. But I gotta 49 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: go out there and control what I can control, and 50 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: that starts on. You know, obviously you always have to 51 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 1: have a team mindset, but you gotta come back and 52 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: focus on yourself and getting better every single day. By 53 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: some people, when you're coming off a major ratiol, it 54 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: takes two seats get back where you were. Is that 55 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: any way true? Um? I think it's different for everybody. 56 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: I you know, I've talked to so many people that 57 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: that dealt with this injury. There's some guys that you know, 58 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: they come back and you know right from the right 59 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: from the jump. It's never from the jump right away, 60 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: but in the first season they get back to where 61 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: they wanted where they were at, or even better. Um. 62 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: Some guys take a little longer than others. But you know, 63 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: I think personally, you don't make any excuses. I felt 64 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: like after the Saints, I felt like that I've probably 65 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: been on track to being one of those guys within 66 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: the next season to to get back to where you 67 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: were or even better and then I just had a 68 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: you know, unlucky stuff with someone's foot and has to 69 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: rehab the ankle and kind of set me back in 70 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: my rehab process. But it is what it is, and 71 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: I just gotta continue to come to work every single 72 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: day and trying it better. Um. Judge has kind of 73 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: thrown his support behind Daniel for next year. Obviously, you 74 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 1: just want to win here no matter what, no matter 75 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: who you're playing with. But is there something to be 76 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: said for you would love to see this through and 77 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: turn this around with Daniel at quarterback? You know, going 78 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: into an off season where there's just uncertainty about what's 79 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: gonna happen. I mean, I'll be honest. I love DJ 80 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: That's my dog, one of my best friends. I love 81 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: the way he works. Um, I don't, I don't. I 82 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: think I've said multiple times how how I feel about 83 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: that guy and his attitude, way he works, and I 84 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: know how special he is and I'm not especially he's 85 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: going to be so UM, I just don't know where 86 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: the conversation comes up from, whether it's he gonna be 87 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: this so that you know, there's so many things that 88 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: are out of our control, and you know, as players, 89 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: we can't focus on that. You just gotta focus on 90 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: come to work every single day and getting better single day. 91 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: And that's all you can ask for a player. And 92 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: that's all you guys ask from a teammate. And Damiel 93 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: Jones as an every single day thinking you think it's 94 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: his best quality. Um, there's a lot to me personally. 95 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 1: I think you can never knock someone's work. I think 96 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: someone has the right work. I think. I know I've 97 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: said it before in my own personal battle with dealings 98 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: through injuries or so far in my career. Um. And 99 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: even if I say to a little kid that asked 100 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 1: me it was the best advice I give to him, 101 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: it's hard works on get you where you need to go. Um. 102 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: And that's something that he does every single day. He 103 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: has the right mindset, the right work, I think, and 104 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: he comes and he pushes himself and when he pushed himself, 105 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: he pushes everyone around him. So I think that's the 106 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: best quality I can say about him. But there's many more. 107 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: When you think when you heard that he was gonna 108 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 1: have to be shut down, UM, you know, obviously you 109 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: feel you feel for him because you know as competitor, 110 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: especially him, that the type of good putter he is, 111 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: how setting it is gonna be for him and not 112 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: be able to be out there with his brothers, his teammates, 113 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: So you obviously feel for him. But like I said, 114 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: you know, we've been it's been a weird, rocky season 115 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: for a lot of us, a lot of up slided downs, 116 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: um injuries left and right. But for for a guy 117 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: like David Jones, a little minor setback, miss the lasted 118 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: miss the last couple of games this season, but you 119 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: know he's gonna be able to He's gonna come back 120 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: to work and get himself up, hearing offseason, gonna be 121 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: ready to help um helping his team's secess in the future. 122 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: He won more quickly. Just you referenced, you referenced to 123 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: the New Orleans game. It's like you referenced the New 124 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: Orleans game you were so if that was that was 125 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: such your dynamic self there? What was your mindset coming 126 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: out of there to just feel like you're ready to 127 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: go that way after that? Yeah, Coach Burns told me 128 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: after her ancle in Dallas, but like after the game, 129 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: he's I just had that look in my eye, uh 130 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: during the Dallas game, and I felt it as players, 131 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: you could just feel it sometimes, like like when the game, 132 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: when it's gonna be the game, and that the first 133 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: time we played Dallas, just how you know I felt 134 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 1: warm ups, how I felt in practice. Um, obviously, will 135 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: coach Gary ship before uh conversation I had with him 136 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: just that whole week leading up. Uh, you know, I 137 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: felt very confident that, you know, I was gonna be 138 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: able to have a big performance for the team and 139 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: hopefully be able to turn the season around. And you know, 140 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: I run a route, take my eyes off, take my 141 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 1: eyes off, the feel for a little bit, step on 142 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: someone's foot out for a couple more weeks, So go ahead. 143 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: It's part of the process of all, part of guys playing. 144 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: And UM, you know I'm gonna keep trusting that keyword.