1 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Ozone podcast presented by by Star Credit 2 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: Junior with Jaguars senior writer John Osan. All Right, welcome 3 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: to this week's Ozone podcast was in a by by 4 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Star and this week's guests a new Jaguars player, at 5 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: least new this offseason. I think fans are excited to 6 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: get to know it's the off season, so that's what 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: we try to do today. Jaguars tight end Evan Ingram, 8 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: thank you for joining the Ozone Bodica, I appreciate it. 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me. Um, tell me your impressions. 10 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: I actually got a few emails right after you signed 11 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: from people saying we want to know more about this guy. Um, 12 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: what are your impressions of the Jaguars so far? However, 13 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: you're two and a half months gone. It's been awesome. UM, 14 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: it's been awesome. It's been It was a it was 15 00:00:55,640 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: a wild adjustment coming from New York down here. But UM, 16 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: just just the building, the people here, UM, the coaching staff, 17 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: the players, a locker room is amazing. UM. It's been 18 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: a very um, smooth and fun and very motivating adjustment 19 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: as well. So UM, I'm enjoining my time here. We're 20 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: getting in a lot of work, um, and a lot 21 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: of guys are motivated, and um that's that's really refreshing 22 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: to be around. And UM it's it's helping me continue 23 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: to better my craft each and every day as well. 24 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: We talked a little bit before the podcast started. Uh, 25 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: New York media can be a strange thing, um, and 26 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: the New York market can be a different place. You 27 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: talked to players who have played it. Um, some guys 28 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: embrace and some guys don't love it that much. Uh. 29 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: Was it a good thing for you to get a 30 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: fresh start? Was that appealing about free agency to you? Um? Definitely. Uh. 31 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: You know, I I the last five years in New 32 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: York was or a blessing. Oh yeah. I grew up 33 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: a lot, um, and uh learned a lot, Like you said, 34 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: grew up a lot, And I met a lot of 35 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: amazing people and and and and a lot of amazing relationships. 36 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: So UM, I wouldn't I wouldn't change anything. But you know, 37 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: coming down here, um, the Florida sun um, and then 38 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: just the just the people in this building. I can't 39 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: say enough how great they've been, from from the coaching 40 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: staff all the way down to the custodians. Um, it's 41 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: been amazing so um and I'm really looking forward to, 42 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: you know, building the relationships here as well, um, and 43 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: putting a good product on the field and keeping everybody excited, 44 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: I uh fascinated by. As a free agent, you have 45 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: to sign a one year deal, which is basically saying 46 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna gamble on myself. I believe in my ability 47 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: and I believe I can do more than I've done 48 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: so far. Was that your approach and tell me about 49 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: the details that went into that of saying, Hey, I 50 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: want to do this for a year and then see 51 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: what my market value is next. Yeah, definitely. Um, you 52 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: know the fridge, See, it was it was my first 53 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: time and it was it was a wild experience. Um yeah, 54 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: it's it was. It was a lot of adjusting and 55 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: a lot of uh trying not to think that much. 56 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: But um, like I said, it's it's been a blessing 57 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: and everything happens for a reason, and I think I'm 58 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: here for a reason. And um, the one year deal 59 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: is definitely it's a it's a bet bet on myself, 60 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: um man. I just I saw the situation. I saw 61 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 1: Doug and the staff he put together and the history 62 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: he's had with tight ends, and UM type of tight 63 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: ends like myself, have been really successful in his systems. 64 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: And I'm getting to know him more and getting to 65 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: know his philosophies and even getting in the offense. UM. 66 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: I couldn't be any more happier with my decision. And 67 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: like I said, just the people that are here, UM, 68 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: in the in the locker room. UM, it's a great 69 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: um attitude and a great environment for me to come 70 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: in and continue to work every single day, improve myself 71 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: each and every day I'm in. All the work we're 72 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: putting in, All the work on putting in, UM is 73 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: gonna show up on Sundays. It's interesting you brought up 74 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: Doug and that was a thing you hit on when 75 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: you first signed at your into a press conference, and 76 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: I'm curious you brought it up again today. Uh, that's 77 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: a big deal to you. Him being here. Did you 78 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: watch his offenses in Philadelphia from across the field and say, hey, 79 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: I like that? Uh how much is that a factor 80 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: for you? It was huge. I mean the Eagles were 81 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: in the division for four of the years. UM. I 82 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:19,239 Speaker 1: was there. Man, I definitely see a lot of myself 83 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: and the guy like zach Ertz. UM. You know he's UM, 84 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 1: he's a physical and strong guy, but UM, he's definitely 85 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: a more receiving tight end. And UM just the way 86 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: he was used, the way he was moving moved around 87 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: on the field. UM, the relationships I can see across 88 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: the further relationships he had with quarterback. UM, and just 89 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: Trevor being here as well, and UM seeing Doug over 90 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: the years, and obviously Zack's numbers UM through his duck 91 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,559 Speaker 1: stint there was record breaking. So UM, I definitely saw 92 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,239 Speaker 1: that as a huge opportunity and UM and UH that 93 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: that went, that was a big factor in my decision. 94 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: And UM, so far it's it's looking looking really well now, 95 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: it seems and gave me trying to give away too much. 96 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: We're in Mace or we're in June's you wanna tell 97 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: what the game plan is, but just the eye test. 98 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: You've got to be pretty aware out there, pretty deep 99 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: in the offense because you're lining up all over the place, 100 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 1: I mean, and that has to be an advantage. Is 101 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: that fun? Is that something you've done to that extent before? UM, Yeah, 102 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: I've I've always been a chess piece. UM in the offenses. 103 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: I've been in and UM, but I wouldn't. I would 104 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 1: say to this extent is probably um the most important 105 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: offense I've been into where I should I have to 106 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: know all the positions because one, me knowing all the 107 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: position is going to help the team and help the 108 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: offense succeed. And um, and I probably myself on and 109 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: being uh really well and doing a really well job 110 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: at the things they asked me to do, and and 111 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: learning and getting better to things that you know, I'm 112 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: not as good at. So that's that's probably rule number one, 113 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 1: is learning all the positions. Um. It's it's been a 114 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: challenge looking at these plays they're installing, and it's it's 115 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: my to know every single position because we have so 116 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: many pieces on this offense. Everybody can't play musical chairs 117 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: and uh, and it's it's definitely a huge, um, huge 118 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 1: point for myself to you know, to dive in the 119 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: playbook and know all the schemes and know while we're 120 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 1: running them, and know the type of defenses we're trying 121 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: to influence. UM, So that that's just gonna be advantage 122 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: for myself when we come in the game time and 123 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: start game playing against other teams. Now I'm sure you've 124 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: got a new Marcus Pollard a little bit. I covered 125 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: him in Indianapolis and always used to joke with him 126 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: that he blocked when he was absolutely told the block, 127 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: and I didn't do it that willingly. And I'm I'm joking. 128 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 1: He was, fine, what's your approach to block? It's I 129 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: take prod in that I take probably you know, I 130 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: kind of got a chip on my shoulder coming in 131 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: the league. Um. You know, everybody kind of had that 132 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: knock against me, and in the offense I was in 133 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: in college, I didn't do it that much. Was more 134 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: of a kind of receiver blocking more than a true 135 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: tight end. So um that that's always been a chip 136 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: on my older And I know I'm not the biggest 137 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: for the strongest, but I know my willingness to to 138 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: get my nose in there and get the job done. 139 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: Um and uh, I got some pancakes through my career 140 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: that I take pride and so U maybe have to 141 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: pull pull up some film on those one day. But um, 142 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: you know, I'm just a guy that's gonna do whatever 143 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: I'm asked at the highest level. Um, and uh, I'm 144 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: gonna do everything I can to get better at the 145 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: things they asked me to do that I might not 146 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: be well at. And there's so many small little technique 147 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: things and um, small nuances that that go into the 148 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: ring game, especially at the Talian position. So um, even 149 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: just going back to you know, talking about all the 150 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: schemes and all the past stuff. Um, you know, a 151 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: big part of the tight end is to know and 152 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: be on the same page with the offensive on too, 153 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: so a communication knowing all the nuances and the technique. 154 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: And there also is a dog mentality that that I 155 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: kind of have built over the years that I take 156 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: in the Sundays and even the Prattice blocking all the 157 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: big guys. It sounds like you follow you know, some 158 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: players really follow the game. Some players don't. Uh, it's 159 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: really sound like you study other players, try to see 160 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: what you can get from guys. Um any tight ends 161 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: you particularly admire, try to take things from anybody along 162 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: those lines. Yeah. No, I mean I'm a huge fan 163 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: of the game and even a bigger fan of the position. Um, 164 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: and it's definitely evolving to um, you know the type 165 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: of player I am at the position. So I know, 166 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: Jordan Reid was probably my favorite guy coming when I 167 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: came out I watched a lot of Jordan Reef firm 168 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: him in Washington. It's funny a lot of tight ends 169 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: mentioned him. He's not like, he's not necessarily a guy 170 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: that fans talk about a lot. But his techniques, I 171 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 1: mean he was, I mean he was. He was a 172 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: lot bigger than people you know remember him as. But 173 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: I mean just his his his fluidness and his routes, 174 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: the way he set up defenders. Um. Um, his elusiveness 175 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: even naturally catch was was something fascinating to see. Um. 176 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,839 Speaker 1: So I love Jordan Reef film. Zach Ertz is another 177 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: guy that's that's very intriguing to watch. And you learn 178 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: from a lot of things. And you got the Travis Kelsey, 179 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: You've got the George Kittles and um even even uh 180 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: I got I got Shannon Sharp on my YouTube search 181 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: for from some things back in the day. He was 182 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: probably the real pioneer of the receiving tight end. But 183 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: he was also very physical as well too. So, um, 184 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: you have a big fan of the position, and um, 185 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: there's there's things I can learn from everybody. Um and 186 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: uh during the season, you know, now we've got social 187 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: media and all this stuff, so you're seeing all the 188 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: highlights and all the big plays, and um, so big 189 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: fan of big fan of the game, but even the 190 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: bigger fan of the position, I try to try to 191 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 1: emulate and add some things to my bag from from 192 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: all the grades. How important is it for the tight 193 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: end for you, for the entire tight end room to 194 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,959 Speaker 1: be sort of working together and have versatility. It seems like, 195 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 1: you know, there are teams with a Kelsey where it 196 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: just seems like it's just him, but it's really not. 197 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: You have to have some versatility at the position with 198 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: the entire room correct, Well, yeah, definitely, and even you 199 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: know when the harp on Matt Doug's offense is a 200 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,479 Speaker 1: big two set tight end even get some thirteen personnel, 201 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: so um, every everybody is is uh, it has to 202 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: be kind of tighten it because we're gonna be asked 203 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: to do a lot of things doing it together. So um, 204 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: just even our room now, um is awesome. And those guys, 205 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 1: most three of the guys were here last year and 206 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: they've welcomed me in and we're already building a great 207 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 1: relationship and just showing up on the field. Tell me, um, 208 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: your thoughts on Trevor Lawrence in February. And now what 209 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: did you know about him and what have you learned 210 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 1: about him? Um? Yeah, I've all Washington College. That's that's 211 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: the most I've known about him. And UM, I know 212 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: he know he went through a lot last year and 213 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: um if as from afar, UM he looked like a 214 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: true professional in year one. UM and and every every 215 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: time there was a jazz games on TV or you 216 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: see the highlights, UM, every week he's fighting his butt off, 217 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: he's putting his putting his body on the line, and 218 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: he's making elite level throws. UM even the midst of 219 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: all the things that you know he experienced so UM 220 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: outside looking in, he was like he was looked like 221 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: a true competitor UM in in the in the leader 222 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: and the captain. UM. And now getting to know him, UM, 223 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: just how young he is and how talented he is 224 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: and how um on Q he is with all the 225 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: small details and you know, building that relationship and have 226 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: those conversations, doing things that you know, make sure that 227 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: we're on the same page and UM and trying to 228 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: make him look as best as possible. UM. It's it's 229 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: been awesome to get to know him and UM and 230 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: to see his leadership qualities that that's that's a big thing, 231 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: you know, coming into a locker room at that position. Um, 232 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: if you're you know, you can be a quiet guy 233 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: or or allowed leader or a vocal guy no matter what. 234 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,520 Speaker 1: Everybody's looking to him. And UH have nothing but great 235 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 1: things to say so far. And UM he's he's a 236 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: great dude, a great friend. We're becoming really close. And 237 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: UM we really excited, you know, to make a lot 238 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: of players with him this season. Why h good question. Uh, 239 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: So I was I was giving that number in college, 240 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: um and Uh. I did not like it at first. 241 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: I was not happy. I showed up on campus and 242 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: I wanted number one. But we actually signed a guy 243 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: in the in the Quantret Will, who was a number one. 244 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: Obviously we're in the nation, so he won the number one. 245 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: So so yeah, he got that one set. So they 246 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: handed me seventeen. And I did not like it one bit, 247 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: but you know, I embraced it, um and I and 248 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: I had a great college career. I had the most 249 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: fun on football field I've ever had. And um and 250 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: I had number eighty eight. UM in in uh in 251 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: New York. And they came out with the rule before 252 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: last year or a new change where players can wear 253 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: a single digit or skill players can wear single digit 254 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 1: or whatever double digit they wanted. And um, on my 255 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,599 Speaker 1: little initiation here, my first day in I talked to 256 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: the equipment guys and I'm like, if you can, if 257 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: you can put seventeen in my locker, that that'd be 258 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: a blessing and uh and they actually Jacks actually posted 259 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 1: a graphic of all the new guys as Jersey And 260 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: when the seventeen popped up, I didn't, I didn't even know. 261 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,239 Speaker 1: I found out Instagram. I'm I'm just opened up Instagram 262 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: and the first post was seventeen with my last name 263 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: on the back. Social media and haven't liked what you saw? 264 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,319 Speaker 1: That was a good one. That this was a good one. 265 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: This is a good one. So um it was. It 266 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: was a special number for me in college and even 267 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: the old miss I went, I've been back through the 268 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: years and still see seventeen seas in the grove and 269 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: um and uh, I had a lot of fun that number. 270 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: So trying to continue that tradition with seventeen have a 271 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: lot of fun in Duvall. That's very cool. The last 272 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,240 Speaker 1: thing we do here is we call it the Zone five. 273 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: It's just five quick fun questions, try to get you 274 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: to know you a little bit. Evan Ingram, what was 275 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: your last binge watch? Last beinge watch? Ozark? What was 276 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: the best binge watch You've ever seen? Best binge watch 277 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: I've ever seen? I have to say it was Arc 278 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: Came Bad is not bad, but that's not the best. 279 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: I have to say breaking bad. I'm been breaking bad 280 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: right now. I've never been a fan. I always resisted 281 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: it for some reason. You gotta get through. You gotta 282 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: get through the first like five or four or five. Yeah, 283 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:03,199 Speaker 1: That's what I felt it. Then it gets gone. I'm 284 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: into five now and season four is pretty solid. Now 285 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: Season four is pretty solid. Yeah, I was the last 286 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: song you listened to on your way in this morning? 287 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: I actually, uh actually uh listen to some Beethoven this morning. Yeah, 288 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: I mean diving into the meditation and um, the mental 289 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: space and um. I started I started this offseason and 290 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: it's it's helping out my creativity. There's a lot of 291 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: creativity and route running. So I'm taking pride, you know, 292 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: being one of the best route runners. So I had 293 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: some Beethoven bumping this morning. The way are you? Are 294 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: you symphony focused h Snoian, Where's yours? So they actually 295 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: had this heroic album on the Apple Music to where 296 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: um it's all his best pizza pieces, but they have 297 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: that that Batman, that Superman, that Spider Man like heroic. 298 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: UM kind of toned to it, so it's not it's 299 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: not as soothing as I mean, it's still very soothing, 300 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: but um, it kind of gets my blood pump a 301 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: little more. I kind of imagine, you know, there's more 302 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: blood pumping there in data and there is soothing. What's 303 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: your best football man? My best football memory? Um, probably 304 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: my first touchdown ever score I was. I was always 305 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: a kind of big, chubby kid in my first couple 306 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: of years playing, so I was always on the offensive line. 307 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,800 Speaker 1: I had to block and I hit a little gross 308 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: spurt one summer I think I was maybe third third grade, 309 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: and uh, we had a QB QB sneak around the 310 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: left side and just ran down the sideline for the 311 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: first time in my life across that end zone. It 312 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: was it was when you were the QB. I was 313 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: a quite bad I was quarterback and it it set 314 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: the hook. From that moment on, I knew I had 315 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: to be a football player. Growing up, got you sport 316 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: other than football that you would have played. I had 317 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: to be hooped. I had to hoop's. My sister was 318 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: a she's Yeah, she went to Georgia. She was the 319 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: main actee of the family. So um, always always be here. 320 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: But and whooped her up in the driveway. And I 321 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: kind of take credit for her success. So um, she 322 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: used to go like she used to play me and 323 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: lose and then go to the basketball games to dominate. 324 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: So but big, big fan of the game. I love 325 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: the NBA playoffs and March Madness. And I'm not I'm 326 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: not that good. I'm not that good. I can I 327 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: can shoot a little bit, I can get rebounds to 328 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: play defense, but that's a boy it. But you might 329 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: be the first NFL player he's ever told me that 330 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: they weren't great. Yeah, I'm a realist. Okay, I'm a realist. 331 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: So I can get out there that I could be 332 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: probably one of the best of your team. They think 333 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: they should be playing in the league. Yeah, no that now, 334 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: we'll let them have that. We'll let him think that. 335 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: But no, no, shot, who's the person most responsible for 336 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: you being MH in your life? I'll probably say my my, 337 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: my mom, my dad, my Sirsty, the support and uh, 338 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:07,400 Speaker 1: just the honesty they've always been with this, the sacrifice 339 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: that they made. My mom used to drive literally around 340 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: the country and make my sister and dad my sister 341 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:16,920 Speaker 1: and myself my games. My dad always coached us. He 342 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: was my football coach and he was my sister's basketball coach. 343 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: And um, it was it wasn't always. It was always 344 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: a real tough love relationship. And UM, I think that 345 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: really molding my mentality and my attitude and um and 346 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: they raised me to be a humble, humble man that 347 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: a guy fearing man as well. So UM, I definitely 348 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: no shot I would be even be in this chair 349 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 1: talking to me without those two if Amram, I appreciate 350 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: you opening up and letting fans get to know you 351 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: a little bit. Ain't they're gonna enjoy this. I can't 352 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:47,479 Speaker 1: thank you enough for being again some the other down 353 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: podcast that it was it was a hunger. I appreciate it.