1 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Command Center podcast. I'm Julie Donaldson out 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: here at the practice facility in Ashbourne, and it is 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: quiet because the players have cleaned out their lockers and 4 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: headed out for a well earned off season. A couple 5 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: of guys who came by were a couple who loomed 6 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: large on that commander's defensive line this season, Johnathan Allen 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: and Ron Payne. Alan played in sixteen of the team 8 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: seventeen games, missing the final game against Dallas to get 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,599 Speaker 1: some rest after tweaking his leg and the loss to Cleveland. 10 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: The next time we will see John is at his 11 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 1: second Pro Bowl. He earned his first selection last season 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: and is getting another nod this year. Meanwhile, Drown Payne 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: really got after it in what is a contract year. 14 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: He could also find himself out Las Vegas for the 15 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl as he is the first alternate at the position. 16 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 1: So here's a look at the numbers these two put 17 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: up this year. Both were leaders for the team and 18 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: tackles for loss in top three and sacks, making our 19 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: defense a force to be reckoned with pain at eighteen 20 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: tackles for loss and eleven and a half sack. Alm 21 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: was sixteen tackles for loss and made seven and a 22 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: half sacks throughout the season. They both stopped by the 23 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: Players Club before leaving the facility last week. Check it 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: out with Jonathan. You know, our season is over. What 25 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: was the feeling like, man, you know, playing the way 26 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: you played this year, having to sit that last one 27 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: out and just seeing your boys go out there and 28 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,199 Speaker 1: and I guess you can say seeing you guys home 29 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: the right way. It was kind of tough, only because 30 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: you know how important Dallas Week is, even when for 31 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 1: us it wasn't to play for nothing. To play for 32 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: us far as going to the playoffs, being able to 33 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: go out there and watch some boys put that dominant 34 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: of a performance on was something that like, man, I 35 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: wish I could have been a part of, you know 36 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: what I mean, But it was, it was It was 37 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: really hard, but man, it was really cool seeing some 38 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: of those young guys go out there and compete. You know. 39 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: I know a lot of fans will say we didn't 40 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: have a lot to compete for, but guys are playing 41 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: for their jobs. A lot of young guys like this 42 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: is the one, this is their one, this is the 43 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: one opportunity, you know what I mean, And we all 44 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: we all know, a bunch of guys who've never had 45 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: an opportunity, you know, so it was cool seeing going 46 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: on a third perform defensively as a defensive line. This year, 47 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: you guys played well, played out standing. Even with Chase 48 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: being out. You had guys like Casey two Hill, Fair Body, 49 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: James Smith, Williams step up. Do you take pride knowing 50 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: how how well you guys played? Obviously the Ron having 51 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: a breakout season and you're doing, you know, playing at 52 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: all pro level. When you think about your group, how 53 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: do you think about the way you all played and 54 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: what led to it. I think about the previous three 55 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: years when everyone kept talking about the potential group, and 56 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: the one thing I would always say is potential just 57 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 1: something you say when you haven't done anything. And I'm 58 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: glad we can move past that. This group has potential. 59 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: So this group is one of the best in the league. 60 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: So for us, it was just good to really put 61 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: it all together. You can only go off portunity for 62 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: so long. Yeah, but you know, one of the things too, man, 63 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: and we feel with you guys, feel because we want 64 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 1: to see you guys in the postseason. We know how 65 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: hard it was, you know, Me and London talked about 66 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: to tell the three seasons all but you you actually 67 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: get a chance to you know, I remember being in 68 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: those shoes. When you leave, you're better because you didn't 69 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: have a good season, or you wish you to win far, 70 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: but you actually have something you can hold your hat on. 71 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: You can be like man, you know, I can hate 72 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: my hat on just knowing that if we bring the 73 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: majority of these guys back, we have a chance to 74 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: now know what we can do as a team. You 75 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: know what I mean as a veteran, is that something 76 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: that's said in those meetings, those exit meetings, or if 77 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: that's something that the coaching staff, which is already you 78 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: probably you know, spoke on before they even got a 79 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: chance to see you guys out the door. I think 80 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: it's important for exit meetings for players to be honest. 81 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: And I feel like that's tough for younger guys, for 82 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: guys who aren't in really secure positions. But I mean 83 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: coach versus all the time, if we don't tell him 84 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: and he's not going to know the things that we're 85 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: saying that we think needs to change. And so for 86 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: I know, for me and some of the older guys 87 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: on the team, and the guys who've been around the 88 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: league for a while. We try to just be as 89 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: honest as possible for possible about what we see and 90 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: as far as moving for man and I think there's 91 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: a lot of hope with the way Sam Howell play. 92 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: Who knows what the off season is gonna be like? 93 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: We don't know, We don't know what the quarterback room 94 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: is gonna be like, we don't know a lot of things. 95 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: But you look at that performance, You're like, yeah, who knows? 96 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: You know what I mean? You never know. So I 97 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: think there's a lot of hope. And I think we 98 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: just gotta for us, we gotta stop beating ourselves. There's 99 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: too many games we beat ourselves. But nine losses this year, 100 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: I can genuinely say about four or five of them 101 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: where we shot our own selves. We shot our own 102 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: selves in the foot Titans game, Vikings game, the Browns game, 103 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: just as a team, what are we doing? Giants game? 104 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: That's five right there. So, yeah, you mentioned the off 105 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: season every year Tata and I you know, we both 106 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: played as former players or players you always think about, Hey, 107 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: what I want? What do I want to work on 108 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: this off season? Have you had a chance to kind 109 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: of think about what you're what you want to get 110 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: better and improve on this off season. I think the 111 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 1: thing that's harder is every year that I get older, 112 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: I can't train as hard as I used to. So 113 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: for me, it's about finding new ways to train while 114 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: still keeping my body fresh, you know what I mean. 115 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: My first two years, I would start training the first 116 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: day after the Super Bowl in it so February. It 117 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: was February fourth at the time. I think that's when 118 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: I would start training every single day. I physically can't 119 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: do that now. So for me, it's just about finding 120 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: new ways to train as hard as I like to 121 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: without beating down my body as much. And for me, 122 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: I'm just always about being consistent. So every offseason I 123 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: want to go into it. I want to be more 124 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: consistent how I eat, how I sleep, how I train. 125 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: That way, if I have a good offseason, not gonna 126 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: have a better football season. Yeah, there's many ways, man, 127 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: we all find ways. And I remember being that guy 128 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: straight after that that Super Bowl is played. That next day, 129 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: I'm in attitude. And it got to a point that 130 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: when I got older, I stopped doing that one. You know, 131 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: I had to push back some weeks. So I get 132 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: that point of saying, man, you have to just know that, hey, 133 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: I have to give or take a little bit when 134 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: it comes to just putting myself through so much of that, 135 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: you know, rigorous workout and the things that we wanted 136 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 1: to do. You know, as an athlete, as a ballplayer period, 137 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: you want to be able to get up and go 138 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: out and then go with those young guys just as 139 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: much as they're going. But you gotta be smart, you 140 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: know what I mean, And that's the main thing. So 141 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: as long as you're getting it in, that's that's key. 142 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: But being smart is everything because you know better than 143 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: anybody else when that when it's time for that body 144 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: to go through that stuffy man, congratulations again on your 145 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: second Pro Bowl this year Pro Bowl is gonna be 146 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: a flat football guy. What everybody always wanted to play 147 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: a different position? What position of offense would you play? 148 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: Are you gonna attempt to play? Maybe? I grew up 149 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: playing running back in middle linebacker. Those are my two positions. 150 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: Never liked being a receiver, never wanted to be a quarterback. 151 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: Always running back in middle linebacker. Well, what was your 152 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: style as a running back? Physical? They running back with 153 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: Earl Campbell. Earl Campbell, uh Man, we appreciate you. Joy 154 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: to us fast, I appreciate you. M well, Paine, I 155 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: remember you know, us getting a chance to chat with 156 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: you before the season started, and you know, all through 157 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: that the season in the end, you know, like we 158 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: would all wanted it too. As far as the team 159 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: going to the postseason, we knew this was gonna be 160 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: a special season for you. You know, we saw it 161 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: in you, you know, in training camp and fortunately and 162 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: we're happy that it was able to really be on 163 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: display nationally for everyone to give you that recognition. How 164 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: does it feel to say, okay, I know how you 165 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: probably what taste you have when it comes to collectively 166 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: as a team not getting to see the postseason, but 167 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: just knowing that you put your best foot forward and 168 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: went out and then play some of your best football. 169 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: What is that feeling like? Man? It's like I've been 170 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: at it for a long time. Man. It just like 171 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: the all season ground you know how to be when 172 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: he's just working hard and it just feels like you 173 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: ain't making no progress and then just to see it 174 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: all just come come to fruition. It just it meant 175 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: a lot to me. And after it gives me some 176 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: motivation to go and there's all season and work a 177 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: little bit harder. Hey, you picked the hell of a 178 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: time to have a career year. Bad free agent free 179 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: agent year. That ain't number guy. Yeah, you know you 180 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: had eleven and a half sacks, tied for the franchise 181 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: record with Dave Butts, who's a legendary former player. Here 182 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: you trying to get that that sack yesterday against the 183 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys, hunting hunting, Dak Prescott. What was the what 184 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: was your mindset going into that game against the Cowboys. 185 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: I mean I could have laid down and just tried 186 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: to protect myself, but I don't know. I woke up 187 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: that morning it was like, man, I'm on, I feel 188 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 1: like a hundred days, so I just want I was 189 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: just out there trying to get him. Man, they office 190 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 1: the line did a good job to protect him though, 191 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: and that he got a good sense of like awariteness 192 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: in the pocket. So here he stayed away from me. Man, 193 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: you might have to you might be playing in the 194 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl man, and that uh yeah, as uh, I 195 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:02,079 Speaker 1: know Aaron Donald got hurt. Yeah, so were you the 196 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: first thoughts of it? Yeah? Yeah, you get ready to 197 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: get ready, to get get yourself ready for as um 198 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: as we think about this defensive line group, man, compared 199 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: to last year when it didn't seem like y'all were 200 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: all on the same page, especially earlier in the year, 201 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 1: and this year the way you guys dominated I'm talking 202 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 1: about and there were games where I don't care who 203 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: what offensive line is blocking you. Heck, I don't even 204 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: know if the halls could have blocked y'all. That brotherhood 205 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: and that that camaraderie. Man, you gotta think about that too, 206 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: when you you know, and what was that brotherhood? Like, Man, 207 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: all them boys like we it's really a brotherhood for real. 208 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: I know, sweat chase ja all like our room, like 209 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: we're so close. And I think this year we uh 210 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: we took we took advantage of each other, like we 211 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: uh we used each other, like we worked together. We 212 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: m like we went into games with like game plans 213 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: and we just went at it, went at it hard. 214 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: So I appreciate them boys helping me get to where 215 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: I'm at, and I a little ball with the ball 216 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: went a one more time seeing how much success you 217 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: had this year and knowing what it took to get 218 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: there from your off season that you had. Um this 219 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: past season, now it's like you have that former, you 220 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:17,959 Speaker 1: know what I mean. I loved when I had this 221 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: success in the league, when I finally arrived and had 222 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: that breakout season, I felt like, Okay, this is the former. 223 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: This is what I'm from the tap back into do 224 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: you do you have that same sense and like, man, 225 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: I know what I did. I'm gonna do the same thing, 226 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna add you know, I'm gonna add to 227 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: you know whatever it may be that I didn't do 228 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: well this this past season, but at least I have 229 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: my former. Not for sure, I know, Um, I just 230 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 1: put a big emphasis on like recovery and I just 231 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: went hard on like I trained hard and I recovered 232 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: real hard too. So I feel like that that paid 233 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: a part of like me staying fresh and being able 234 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: to be on the field at all times. So I 235 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: think I'm gonna just stick with what I'm doing, do 236 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: a little bit a little bit more like um position work, 237 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: and just get after it, you know, after a long season, 238 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: you know, obviously playing a lot of snaps as the 239 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 1: D line, defensive tackle position got got kind of ravaged 240 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: by injuries, you're planning on taking a little time to 241 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 1: relax for for you know, a week or two, a 242 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. I feel like I relaxed On the weekends, 243 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: I still do. Like I mean, I ain't got nothing 244 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: to do, man, I go to the gym, give me 245 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: a lifting, and then the video games. Right man, Sometimes 246 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: I don't be on the sometime. You bought them cards though, too, 247 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: so yeah, I love them cards. Okay, we appreciate you, man. 248 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: You know, we know at that time to get up 249 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: out of here, man, and we don't want to take 250 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: too much of that time from you. Man. So thanks 251 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: for joining the one more time, but yeah for all 252 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: your news and analysis. 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