1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: Pick one forty the quarterback Dorian Thompson Robinson from UCLA, 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: and he joins us now on the phone. Dorian, congratulations 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: on being drafted in the National Football League, and certainly 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: we are thrilled to have you here with the Cleveland Browns. 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 2: So congrats, Thank you man. I'm super happy to be here, 6 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: and I think this opportunity will serve well for both companies. 7 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: Well, we all certainly hope that very impressed what you 8 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: did at UCLA, completing sixty nine percent of your passes 9 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: this past season, throwing for over three thousand yards twenty 10 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: seven touchdowns he ran for six forty five and another twelve. 11 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 1: Incredibly productive obviously down there at UCLA. But did you know? 12 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: Did you know the Browns were a team that was 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: interested in you? 14 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: I did. I had a little insight from some former teammates, 15 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 2: but I think ultimately, coming today three of the draft, 16 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 2: I had no clue really who was going to end 17 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: up picking me up. Sure, but talking to my agents 18 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: a bunch sitting down on the couch, they for sure 19 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: kind of letting me know as it was getting closer 20 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 2: and closer, who was going to kind of be in 21 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: the mix. 22 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: So I'm guessing you're alluding to perhaps Dimitric Felton, who 23 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: you spent some time with their in U c l A. 24 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: And what's he kind of told you about now that 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: you are a Cleveland Brown about coming here and and 26 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: just the expectations of joining this organization. 27 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 2: Yes, Sir Dshell has been very instrumental not only to 28 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: this today, but the whole process of me getting drafted 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 2: and going through you know, Combine and All Star weeks 30 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: and stuff like that. So I couldn't thank details enough. 31 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: He speaks very highly of your guys organizations as well 32 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: as just uh the experiences that he has down there. 33 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: So super excited to be able to link back up 34 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 2: with him as well as some former high school teammates. 35 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 2: But I'm super happy for. 36 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 3: Sure, and speak of that former high school teammate Cedric 37 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 3: Tillman tell us about that relationship. Were you guys able 38 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 3: to stay in touch with you each other doing the 39 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 3: course of your college ranks and how excited are you 40 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 3: that you will be joined up with him again? 41 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: So for sure, that's just my guy. Uh we talk 42 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: every day in the group chat with all our boys 43 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: from from my high school. So uh, I've been able 44 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 2: to keep up with Cedric tout his whole cause career. Uh, 45 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: And luckily today I was able to go. So he 46 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: gave me a phone call earlier today and wish me 47 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 2: luck and gave me some words of encouragement because I 48 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: was pretty upset about yesterday and not going so not 49 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: going so high. So I think Cedric a lot. I 50 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: can't wait to get back up there with him because 51 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 2: he's definitely a dog for sure. 52 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 3: And Dorian tekis into that process. Man, what was like 53 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: these past couple of days and what you've gone through? 54 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 3: Because it sounds to me that and it's a good 55 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 3: sign that you recovered from it and that you're happy 56 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 3: and you're ready to move forward. 57 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been it's been a roller coaster. Uh, you know, 58 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: hearing a bunch of information and and obviously you know 59 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 2: the ones at the top make all the pigs, so uh, 60 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: a lot of that information can be misleading at Paul, 61 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: So just a whirlwind. I'm super happy now to be 62 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: a dog and can't wait for this opportunity and to 63 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 2: maximize it. 64 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: So when you knew you were coming to Cleveland, obviously 65 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson's here right, so you know that you're going 66 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: to have time to continue to develop and refine your 67 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: skills to compete to you know, be the backup to 68 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson here. What's kind of that like for you 69 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: in terms of the mindset? And then to know you're 70 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: coming into a room with a guy who's played at 71 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: a level like Deshaun and coming to what is really 72 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: honestly a very quarterback friendly offense orchestrated by Kevin Stephans. 73 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: Right, and I was able to take a top thirty 74 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: up there me with the ost and quarterback coach. I 75 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: think it's a really good fit for me. I think 76 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: this is a team that really believes in me and 77 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 2: my skill set, which is something that I need yep. 78 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: And so I'm ready to maximize everything that's given to me, 79 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 2: all the opportunities and everything that's put in front of me. 80 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: I'm going to try my best to be the best 81 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: teammate could be for DeShawn as well as the rest 82 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 2: of the quarterbacks in that world. Like I've done my 83 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 2: whole life for any team I've been on, and I'm 84 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 2: trying to walk on there and really just be a doll, 85 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 2: be a part of the culture, and build this things 86 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: from the ground depth for sure. 87 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 3: And Duran, I had the opportunity to watch you live 88 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 3: play against USC and I was very impressed with what 89 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 3: you did in the football field, how you overcame injury, 90 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 3: and how you bow throughout the course of that game. Now, 91 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 3: the outcome was not what you wanted, I know, because 92 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 3: you want to win the games right right. With that 93 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 3: in mind, though, my man, tell our audience about that 94 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 3: skill set and what you feel you bring to the table. 95 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I feel like I mean you mentioned that C game. 96 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: My favorite game from last year was Washington, and I 97 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 2: think if you rewatch that game and you see the plays, 98 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 2: the hitting yards that I was able to get those 99 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: those games. I think that's kind of what sets me apart. 100 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 3: Man. 101 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 2: I played the position like how the position is supposed 102 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 2: to be played from the neck of and I make 103 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 2: sure that whether it's a different situation or in the 104 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 2: play call itself, that I'm making sure that I'm checking 105 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 2: my boxes off. So, like I said earlier, though, I'm 106 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: ready to bring that fame still set to the Cleveland 107 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 2: and link back up with self and Cedric. But I'm 108 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 2: super excited and I'm ready to go. 109 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: Only person in the UCLA history to record over twelve 110 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: thousand yards. You finished with twelve five hundred and thirty 111 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: six in your career, which is incredible. And I got 112 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: to tell you from watching you one thing that sit out. 113 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: I'm obviously incredible athletic gifts. Your accuracy improved seventy percent 114 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: last year. I'm going to ask about that in a second. 115 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: But your toughness, I mean, you got to be tough 116 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: to play this position. Six one, two oh five. You 117 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: showed a lot of toughness, a lot of heart. Is 118 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 1: that something you've just always been a guy that's been 119 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: able to be resilient, to play through things like that 120 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: and just to kind of exhibit that toughness or is 121 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: that something that you've developed over time being the leader 122 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: of your you know, basically the face of the franchise 123 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: at UCLA. 124 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 2: No, for sure, that's for sure. I would say a 125 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: requirements for this position. Yeah, that's well, things like accuracy 126 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 2: and anticipation. So those are things if you don't have it, 127 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 2: I don't think you can be a quarterback keeping pass 128 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 2: high school level. And so that's not something I pride 129 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: myself on or something that I carry around like at 130 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 2: the bath on my chest. It's just kind of the 131 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 2: standard that's set for the position already, and I think 132 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 2: even to Deshaun's play, I've married that too, is how 133 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 2: he's been able to battle to the injury and overcome 134 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 2: adversity and been able to turn it into your positive stuff. 135 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: Sixty nine point six percent in your last year at 136 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: UCLA complete sends. That was the highest that you would produced, 137 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: up over seven from twenty one. What would you attribute 138 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: that to your ability to deliver the football more accurately 139 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: in your final season And do you think that's something 140 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: that we'll be able to carry forward with you here 141 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: in the NFL. 142 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think just my my level of understanding and 143 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: finding important in the film room and things that are 144 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 2: outside of the field that I can control. And so 145 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 2: you know, I was able to graduate. I was able 146 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 2: to meet with my quarterback coach more often and be 147 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: able to put things in place to maximize my stuff 148 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 2: on the football field from a mental standpoint, because I 149 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,239 Speaker 2: was so close to graduating over the past two years. 150 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: So I think that's really where my game took a 151 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 2: big jump at in a big lead, but still growing 152 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 2: and trying to learn something new every day. Man. 153 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: So Gerard went to cal back in the day, not 154 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: too far back in the day, back in the day, dog, 155 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: back in the day. And I see you're the athlete 156 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: you most admire is Aaron Rodgers. And you know this 157 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: year the Browns and the Jets will play Aaron Rodgers 158 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: now a Jet Pac twelve guy. Back then it was 159 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: the Pac ten. But what is what do you like 160 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: about Aaron Rodgers and his game? And you know, to 161 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: think of the opportunity you're going to be, you know, 162 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: sharing the same field with him this year. 163 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been I actually got to meet Aaron for 164 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 2: the first time over these past ten to twelve weeks 165 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 2: of getting ready for this moment. Wow, And he's super cool. 166 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 2: I've gotten to speak with him and pick his brand 167 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 2: a little bit and kind of his mindset going into 168 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 2: this year with the new team and everything like that. 169 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: So it's been super cool. Like I said, I grew 170 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 2: up watching him and although a lot of the things 171 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: that he probably was doing probably wouldn't be very beneficial 172 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 2: for a seventeen eighteen year old kid, but just to 173 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 2: watch him doing how easy it is for him, I 174 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 2: think was probably the biggest part. And we're kind of 175 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 2: gravitating me towards him, so much. But Aaron, Aaron Rodgers 176 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 2: is a great quarterback and a great dude. I definitely 177 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 2: can't wait to be on the field him this year 178 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 2: and hopefully get that win for sure. 179 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, and we're both Nathan and I West Coast guys. 180 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 3: We grew up in the Bay Area, so we're familiar 181 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 3: with your with your high school being in Vegas. Bishop Gorman, Yep, 182 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 3: what is going on out there man, that you guys 183 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 3: are producing so many ballers? 184 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: Hey, man, I don't know, but the something's on the 185 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 2: water this year. We got we got some picks coming 186 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 2: out this year from from the g SO. But they 187 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 2: do a great job down there propping us for not 188 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 2: only Hi school and college, but things outside of that. 189 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 2: And now we're about to all go into different careers 190 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 2: and going on different teams. So super excited for all 191 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 2: those guys and super proud of them. 192 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. We had Andrew Berry in here 193 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: earlier and I asked him, I said, do you expect, 194 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: you know, Dorian and Cedric to hit the ground running 195 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 1: and rookie Minnie Camp given their past chemistry, And he 196 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: just smiled. So we're excited to see you get on 197 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: the field out here. At Rookie Minni Camp. You might 198 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: have to have a little bit of a different wardrobe 199 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: than beautiful sunny La in Las Vegas, but you'll be 200 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: ready for that. I'm sure Demetrich will get you prepared 201 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: for that. But Dorian, congratulations. It was a joy watching 202 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: you play in college, and it's going to be a 203 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: joy watching you here with the Cleveland Browns. 204 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 2: Oh, thank you so much. 205 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: All Right, you got it, Dorian Thompson Robinson