1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: How are we doing? Are you good? Good? I'm blessed. Thanks, 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: thank you, appreciate it all right, who's ready? Far away? 3 00:00:09,560 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: It's been a while, say that again. Not there yet? 4 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: You got a couple more months, definitely not. I'll take 5 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: my time. Thank you. I appreciate it. How is it 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: to be back? How is it good? Hit? I mean, 7 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: how is it good to be back for you? Is 8 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: it good? Yeah? Uh yeah, you know we're used to 9 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: it by now to have a little short break, and 10 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: I think everyone is rejuvenated. Um, we're ready for a 11 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: new challenge. Good. Nice having und Yeah, it's good to 12 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: see him again. Yeah. I think him and all the 13 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: rookies to get involved, not just him. It's always good 14 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: to have the young guys around getting better, and you know, 15 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: seeing how the veterans do business, and I hope that 16 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: they can just follow along and do the best that 17 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: they can, which I know they will. They've done that 18 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: since they've been here, and one of these past few 19 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: years here, men, if you you not only win, you know, 20 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: a super Bowl, but you can prove yourself on a 21 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: little two times full time starter in the NFL and 22 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, prove yourself as a player as well. As 23 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: with a success, just what is kind of your your 24 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: journey here? Man? I think it's just kind of life. 25 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: You go through ups and downs, and you know, there's 26 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: good times and there's bad times, and you know, it's 27 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: been good here and everybody has been good to me, 28 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: including you guys, which I appreciate. Uh, And you know, 29 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, I'm just trying to 30 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: win and honestly do my part and do whatever is asked, 31 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: whether it's to you know, brush, you know, cover, do 32 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: it all and just help out the defense the best 33 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: as possible. When you when you start to have success 34 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: and you start to put up career numbers and you win, 35 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: how do you how do you build up that? How 36 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: do you I mean, I say stay motivated athlete, but 37 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: how do you sort of build off that improve when 38 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: you are sort of reaching out high? Yeah, I think 39 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: those load times. I'll never take these times for granted 40 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: going through those. I've never had to struggle necessarily with athletics. 41 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 1: I've been you know, the best at you know, whatever 42 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: sport I played. And to have the struggles that I 43 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: did in Detroit, I learned a lot. I learned a 44 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: lot of good things and bad things. And how to 45 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: deal with it. And I wasn't able to put it 46 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: here and put things together and have teammates and coaches 47 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: trust me and do the best my ability to play. 48 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: Rex said something interesting earlier about learning this this system. 49 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: He's been here in his third year and you've been 50 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: here a while. So how much are you still learning 51 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: about this system? How often you find yourself surprised by 52 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: what you didn't know? Yeah, I mean I think I 53 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: know the system now. I think now. It's just trying 54 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: to help out as many guys at this point to 55 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: win the system and get on the same page, get 56 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: on that winning culture status. When new guys come to 57 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: this walker on you the type of gain to go 58 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: introduce yourself or you wait from the combined. Honestly, I 59 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: kind of stick to myself. I'm more of a lead 60 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: by example, but I do try to introduce myself just 61 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: so they I know their name and they know mine. 62 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: I'm not wanting to try to act all too cool 63 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: or whatever, but I try my best. I'm not perfect, 64 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: just like I'm sure you're not either of introducing yourself 65 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: to everybody, so you know, I just try my best 66 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: during the bad times. Did you ever wonder if this 67 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: was going to work out. Yeah, of course there was 68 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: a lot of times. I think when you go to 69 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: a situation where you're labeled, you know, a bus or 70 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: things weren't working out, just wasn't clicking, you start to 71 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: question your athletic ability and just life in general. And 72 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: am I doing everything right? And I think you know, 73 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: to stay positive and you know, keep the people, your 74 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: family clothes that are always encouraging you, and your your 75 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: friends that are always encourage you close and just try 76 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: to grind through it. That's what I tried to do. 77 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: And you know, now it's paid off, and hopefully you'll 78 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: continue to pay off. Is it almost the benefit of 79 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: this point that you went through those hard times to 80 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: get you? Yeah, it made me grateful and change my mindset. 81 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: You know, I got to see how, you know, other 82 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: people were treated versus me, and I just want to 83 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: be treated with respect and I try to give everybody 84 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: with respect, And those times I learned a lot, that's 85 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: for sure. Y. How could a job does agent fear 86 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: of helping you turn the page after winning a championship? 87 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you've done it times obviously, but kind of 88 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 1: movie I've said some comments already you would have vo 89 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: we lost already with the way we're working. Well, that's 90 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. It's how do they establish the new 91 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: mindset right away? I mean, how do you not get complacent? Yeah, 92 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: that's a big thing, complacency. And you know, we have 93 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 1: a lot of guys here that are motivated for greatness. Um, 94 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: not just with the coach, but with the players and 95 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: the players in every room. You have a veteran, you know, 96 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,679 Speaker 1: like a mccordy and a chunk and a high tower, 97 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: and you know those guys, they're motivated, and so are 98 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 1: the young guys. The young guys are hungry to prove 99 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: they can play that goes offensively and defensively, and you 100 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: have veteran guys that hold that standard and they do 101 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: a really good job. Before you turn to that page, 102 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: how fun was it to kind of it? You were 103 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: like one of the faces was organization. It was hell 104 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: of fun. I will say that I had the time 105 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: of my life. But now you know, I'm focused already 106 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: on another season and I want to win again. I 107 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: can't be satisfied. We weren't definitely not satisfied. If you 108 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: guys saw how we're working right now you would be 109 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: pretty impressed with grit and the tenacity we're showing in 110 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 1: this offseason workout already. Lawrence kind of shared with us 111 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: last week. He felt like what makes his words this 112 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: place so special is their ability to draw the most 113 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: out of the guys that they bring in and use 114 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: the talent that's always been there. But maybe that showcase, 115 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: it seems like there might be parallel to her own situation. 116 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: How do you explain that phenomenon are getting the best 117 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: out of the guys you have here in the locker room? 118 00:06:48,520 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: I was, I guess for me, I can only speak 119 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: from my situation. I went from a place where I 120 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: you know, I could barely get on the field. Coaches 121 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: didn't really trust me, to hear, I was just thrown 122 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: on to the field, and the way I played built 123 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: their trust. And you know, everyone's different every They just 124 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: have a plan for everyone. Um, you know Slater had 125 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: a different plan than I did. McCarthy had a different 126 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: plan than you know, Shack Mason. So everyone has a 127 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: different plan, but they get one thing across. They hold 128 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: everyone to the same standard. Whatever your plan is, you 129 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: better do it to the best of your ability. That's 130 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: talked about when you get here like this, No, you 131 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: just figure it out. There's a plan, but you got 132 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: to figure it out. How difficult was that for you 133 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: to figure out the plan to crack that? Um? You know, honestly, 134 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: being in another place, I felt like this was a 135 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: fresh start, and you know, I had an open mind 136 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: to anything you were talking about or you were asked. Yeah, 137 00:07:55,280 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: just that he came in with Isaiah Christian, Um, just 138 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: what did you notice that older? Yeah, they're in the room. 139 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: Just how about that? Yeah? Really good group, really smart, 140 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: They're very talented, and they have bright futures. They just 141 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: got to keep on working and you know, we have 142 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: high expectations for them. And you know, I can't I'm 143 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: not gonna speak on how they're doing or whatever, but 144 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: I just know they're gonna do pretty good. And just 145 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: from your own experience, just going from year one and 146 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: year two, Yeah, even if you didn't play much of 147 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: your first year, from your experience, how significant is that? 148 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: It's big confidence level knowing what's going on um on 149 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: the field, off the field, and just how to be 150 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:47,199 Speaker 1: a professional. I think as a rookie it's a you 151 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: get over from being a student athlete too. Now you're 152 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: a professional, and I think when they understand they're a professional, 153 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: that's when it just takes off for them. You said, 154 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: if you guys see the way you're grinding and there 155 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: how much of a balance is it between putting in 156 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: the work and grinding but also taking care of your 157 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: body because it is a long series. If you're lucky 158 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: to play in February. Yeah, I think a lot of 159 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: us have have that down. Everyone takes extra time to 160 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: take care of their bodies and you know, we're just 161 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: going to continue to work and do that. Have your 162 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: interaction has been so far with the coach Mayo good? No, 163 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: they've been terrible. Yeah, he's brutal. What was your impression 164 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: of him as a player? I mean, did you were 165 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: you aware of him? Did you follow him at all? 166 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: Or was he just a guy when you played in 167 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: the league. Yeah, I'm Mayo has been around the pro 168 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: he hasn't ever left, so, you know, knowing him and 169 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: how he's played the game, he's played it at a 170 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: really high level. To me, he got jipped on some 171 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: Pro Bowls, but that's another discussion. But he's he played 172 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: at a really high level and he's a good player. 173 00:09:56,920 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: He was a good player. He still probably could. Yeah, 174 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: you know, Um, I don't think I'm gonna get into 175 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: him coaching. I think right now we're all listening to Bill. 176 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: What they're saying. What does he saying kick rocks? You know, 177 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: Bill's Bill m What does he say on to the 178 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: next or whatever? There you go, that's what he's like. 179 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: I love my Bruins. I love my Celtics too, and 180 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: the Red Soxts, I like everybody else. Man, what's all na, 181 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: let's all just say quick Prairie. You know, yeah I do. 182 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: He's funny. Nah, that's tampering. Oh yeah, you're right, you're 183 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: right bad. Uh. You know. I just wish him the best. 184 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: He's a really good player, and he's had some injuries 185 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: to overcome, and you know, once he gets to a 186 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 1: position this year, I feel like he'll take off. All right, 187 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 1: Thanks guys, all right, have a good one.