1 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Alright, So the Official Jets Podcast back better than ever. 2 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: We had a video this time. Two thousand nineteen is 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: upon us Jets Bills is this Sunday, and we kick 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: things off this week with Valentine Holmes, who's really the 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: eleventh practice squad player for the Jets. He's exempt because 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: he's part of the International Pathway program, which is why 7 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: there are eleven practice squad players and not ten. This 8 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: guy is a fascinating character. He's done a lot of 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: things early in his life and he was a star, 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: yeah in the rugby league. Yeah. I don't think people 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: understand that by the time. Montgomery understands it because he 12 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: did that. Listen. I looked at this guy up after 13 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: the Jets sign him, and he's like Michael Jordan's Okay, 14 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: So throughout the season, we're kicking things off with val Holmes, 15 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: but throughout the season we're gonna be taking fan questions. 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,959 Speaker 1: Once we know who's gonna be on the pod, will 17 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: tweet it out if you have questions, tweet at one 18 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: of us will ask the guests on the podcast, and 19 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: where can you find the podcast? You didn't ask that, 20 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna answer it for you. Apple Podcast SoundCloud, 21 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: really wherever you can find podcasts, make sure to leave 22 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: a review. And now is there anything else you want 23 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: to add in here? Let's bring in Bill all right? 24 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: All right, so we're kicking off the official Jets podcast 25 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: back officially in the two thousand nineteen season with Al Holmes. 26 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us. You're batting leadoff for us, so 27 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: that means you're up first and a lot of pressure. 28 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: There's no pressure, A lot of pressure. No pressure. Uh yeah, no, 29 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: thanks for coming on. I think fans have a thousand 30 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: questions for you because your story is just so interesting. 31 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,199 Speaker 1: So I just kind of want to start things off 32 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: by what gave you the itch to want to come 33 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: overseas and pursue an NFL career. Yeah, it's uh probably 34 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: started back in at the end of um myself in 35 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: another playoff from Rugby League go the opportunity to trying 36 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: in l A in front of a few teams. Put 37 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: us through a pretty much like a combined type training 38 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: drills and stuff like that, and our managers had organized 39 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: all that stuff, so I don't know how they got 40 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: in touch with those guys and then um that we 41 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: put us through all that. We've never done anything like 42 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: that before and they were quite happy and pleased with 43 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: how we you know, took overy with the unit and 44 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: did the drills and executed and didn't make really any mistakes. 45 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: And then obviously it's quite big in Australia. You know 46 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: a lot of US boys watch it. You know, everyone 47 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: plays the fantasies and stuff like that, so it's it's 48 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: quite big. Not just you know NFL, you you know 49 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: the NBA, so people watch hockey, baseball, American sports. Did 50 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: they select you to do that combine type training or 51 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: did you and your body say we want to try 52 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: to do this? Well, I had no idea who was 53 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: doing it. My manager coming to me and asked me 54 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: if it was something you know, I was all paid for? 55 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: Is or the trip was everything paid for? And I 56 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: thought might as well. Was the end of our the 57 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: year for us, so were on holidays and um, there 58 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 1: was always something I would have been interested in doing, 59 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: and um, you know, for the opportunity to come up 60 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: was good. And you know I got to kind of 61 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: experience it's just at a little high school in l a. Um. 62 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: You know, I got to meet some of the scouts there. 63 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: There was quite a few that I think that was 64 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: over about fifteen different clubs there, so it was It's 65 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: probably the most nervous I've ever been for something. And 66 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: I've played in Grand finals, I've played over a hundred 67 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: games back home, and this is that was probably the 68 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: most nervous I've been trying to perform in front of 69 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: with clipboards and someone I didn't know. So growing up 70 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: in Australia, who were the guys that you looked up 71 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: to in the sports world and you said, hey, I 72 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: watched a little bit of American football where there guys 73 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: that you said, I really look up to. The Obviously 74 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: when I was a kid, I had my idols were 75 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: in rugby league. Um, you know, I've got to play 76 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: alongside some guys that I never thought I would would 77 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: have and also play against. But as I got older 78 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: and it was just more so in the last few years. Um, 79 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: I've been watching you know, NFL and basketball as any 80 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: American sport closely most NFL, uh, and I love like 81 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: although obviously the receivers and running backs, you know, they 82 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: their swagger and how they kind of play and um, 83 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: you know, treat every game. It's it's awesome to see 84 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: they all got very talented and you know, very special 85 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: in their own kind of way. But my favorite player 86 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: used to you know, kind of watch his slides before 87 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: my games a few years ago is Odell Beckham. You 88 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: know many first time. I'm sure a lot of people 89 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: would have done that, but he's probably my favorite player. 90 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: Any kind of motivated me to try and make the 91 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: move to um come over and pursue something like this. 92 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: But have you had a chance to talk to him 93 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: at all? Nah? No, not at all. I've obviously seen 94 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: I've been watching him very closely. You're gonna tell him 95 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: anything for a game we do probably not listen to 96 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: Green's I think this is a fascinating deal because mixed 97 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: reaction from folks in Australia when you decided to make 98 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: this attempt You're going over to play with the New 99 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: York Jets through the International Bathway program, because a lot 100 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: of people are we'll watch you back right, yeah. Yeah, 101 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: So it was obviously mixed emotions. There was a lot 102 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: of people that were obviously excited and wanted to follow 103 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: how I went because I was a fellow regularly guy 104 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: named Jared Haane that cocted the same thing. He was 105 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: the right Yeah, and obviously he did quite well, so, um, 106 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of people that supported him 107 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: and really you wanted him to go well, and they 108 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: probably had the same you know, people wanted to stay 109 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: because he was really good in our sports. You're obviously 110 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: gonna get guys that are disappointed in you're leaving, and um, 111 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: you know, I wanted you to stay for the for 112 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: that team. It was at Sharks, and there was a 113 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: lot of fans that were, you know, not happy that 114 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: I had left. But I'm sure over these past few weeks, 115 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: I've been pretty excited. How difficult How difficult was it 116 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: for you to make that decision? Because I don't know 117 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: if fans know this, but I don't mean to make 118 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: you feel uncomfortable, but you're pretty big deal back home, 119 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: so I don't know what the comparison would be for 120 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: the opposite, like if if an NFL player decided to 121 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: go play in rugby league, But for you personally, how 122 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: difficult was it for you to say, you know what, 123 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: I want to put away what I'm doing here right now, 124 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: even though I'm good at it and I want to 125 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: try something. Yeah that's different. Yeah, it was very difficult 126 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 1: as um. Obviously you'll I felt like I had a 127 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: pretty good come up, a pretty good year, and I 128 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: was coming off contract as well, which you know obviously 129 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: played a part in a little bit of it. Um, 130 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: But I had to you know, the team I was with, Sharks, 131 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: they had offered me a pretty good deal to stay, 132 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: and but it was just something I've you know, I 133 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: kind of lived with his to not have any regrets, 134 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: and I've really felt like I strongly would have regretted 135 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: not you know, given this a cracker, especially with the 136 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: opportunity that came up with that pathway, the international pathways. 137 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 1: You know, I felt like it was just a calling 138 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 1: for me, and um, ever since I kind of did it. Um, 139 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: you know, I've been excited since being here, and UM, 140 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: I'm pretty happy I made that decision coming over. We'll 141 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: jump back to football in a minute, but Uh, what's 142 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: the biggest difference is as far as living is concerned 143 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: coming over here. You live in New Jersey right now, 144 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: but you've been to New York multiple times. I know 145 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: prior to this you've cited the beaches and the coffee. Yeah, 146 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: obviously Sydney is quite expensive as well, so it wasn't 147 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: too much of a of a change, but I had 148 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: my own place there. I was a little bit a 149 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: bit better at a car and stuff like that as well. 150 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: Said it's um, you know, I don't really have all 151 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,680 Speaker 1: that kind of accessories at the moment, but you know, 152 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: I lived quite close to facility at the moment and 153 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: it's quite easy to to get back and forth. But 154 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: there's the most important thing is that like coffee, I'm 155 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: really doing this that. And also Bluestone have sent me 156 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: some coffee beans because they must have seen I've said 157 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: that a few times. So it's it's an Australian cafe 158 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: in New York City there and they're doing really well. 159 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: So They've sent me some coffee and I've been having 160 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: it at home. How many how many coffees do you 161 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: have it there? Yeah? I probably have one or sometimes none, 162 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 1: just because isn't the way to really find a nice one. 163 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: But back on two or three Koree screw up in Manhattan, 164 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: they should have a couple of places for Yeah, I mean, 165 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: I'm not I'm not a coffee drinker though, is that weird? 166 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: I don't drink coffee. I'm a lot of guys that haven't, 167 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 1: so yeah, to get yeah, you you definitely need it. 168 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: What was it What was it difficult to get adjusted 169 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: to the driving on the opposite side of the road 170 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: when you came here. Um, I haven't really, but do 171 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: you understand it would be quite difficult. So how do 172 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: you get to work every day? Um? I'll have a 173 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: little scooter that a rod I love that time Montgomery 174 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: let me borrow Who's Yeah, it's one of the elect 175 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 1: like the bird scooters. Yeah, it's a Bird's good. It's 176 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: electric on it tastes like minutes. Get short cut through 177 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: the It's like these buildings. You can just cut through 178 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: the It's great. So you don't even need to go 179 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: on the main road. No, he was actually Ryan in 180 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: the locker room the other day. I think I saw 181 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: you riding in the locker room straight to my stright 182 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: to my locker. You know, I was looking. I was 183 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 1: printing something earlier than I saw someone riding a scooter 184 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 1: out the window. It might have been you. Would have 185 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: been well, would it be Blake Cashman? Because it I 186 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: thought for a second from a distance it might have 187 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: been him too. He might have one. Were you wearing 188 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: a hat on your way into where? And it was 189 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: definitely you. What does Jamal Adams says he has like 190 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: a motorcycle scooter looking thing. Yeah, I think it's like 191 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: an electric bike. Yeah, an electric bike was pretty cool. 192 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: So I want to I mean, I want to touch 193 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: on a thousand things. But in particular, you told me 194 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: this when you signed that you basically casually ran the 195 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: New York City Marathon, like you didn't really train for it. 196 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: You just kind of said, Okay, yeah, i'll do it. 197 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: I'll sign up, and then you ran twenty six point 198 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: two miles or whatever it is. That's psychotic. Yeah, it was. 199 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: Obviously my wife has has done it three or four times. 200 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: In the family fitness freaks, so they love running um 201 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: and I've I've supported them in the past three years, 202 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 1: and I thought I might as well give it a 203 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: crack if I can. If if I don't finished, I 204 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: could always just bail them, you know what I mean 205 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: him at the end, But like I said, I didn't 206 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: train because I was in season the whole year. I 207 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: couldn't really you literally didn't have any program. No, well, 208 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: I'm because I'm the Sharks at the time. So it's 209 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: not like I could just run for ten days after 210 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: a game or before a game because i'd be stuffed, 211 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: but I's ont me played the next week. So this 212 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: was just treated in season as my training for the 213 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: marathon because I knew I was doing it from the 214 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: side of the year. So New York City Marathons October correct. Yeah, okay, 215 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: so what kind of what was your average mile? Um? Well, 216 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: when I was insted in four and a half hours, 217 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: So what did that? I don't know. I didn't really 218 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: I was just did you run with I'm not going 219 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 1: to try to do the math, but yeah, a marathon. 220 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: I was just happy I finished it. I did not 221 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: think I was gonna even get close to to finishing it. 222 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: But was your wife encouraging you or was she like, 223 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: You're never gonna be able to do this? No, she's real. 224 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: She really happened me out with it. She stayed with 225 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: me the whole time. Um, she could have easily just 226 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:08,560 Speaker 1: ran off and finished it. What's her best time? She's 227 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 1: donna didn't like three hours? God, what do you ever 228 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 1: do it again? No, that's the first and last. I mean, 229 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm happy I did it, get like a gold medal 230 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: and stuff like AE. Okay, but so this is fascinating 231 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: because I'm thinking of you and you're a young guy. 232 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: But I'm saying, bucket list already already did the New 233 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: York City Marathon, You've already played in the National Football 234 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: League preseason action. I mean, what else is on that list? 235 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: As far as Bell Holmes is concerned, it all seems 236 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: to be in New York though. My wife and I 237 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: always said we've lived an extreme roller coast lifestyle these 238 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: past few years, moving from a small town to Sydney. 239 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: I've made some rep teams there and it's just been 240 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: you know, up and one a grand fin. Like I said, 241 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: it's um and she's been there through it all. And 242 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: to move over to New York City and also do 243 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: the marathon, it's um, you know, something that we at 244 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: this age wouldn't think would be here. So it's we're 245 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: just trying to, you know, just have fun while we're 246 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: while we're doing this, and you know, you can get 247 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: one life that lives on. Let's talk about some of 248 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: your country man, country people. I should say a lot 249 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: of people say when we bring up rugby, I say, 250 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: it's not rugby, it's the Rugby League. Talk about the signal. Yeah, 251 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: that's a very big deal because people take that personally. 252 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: People came at US when when you signed here and 253 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: we put rugby, people said no, no, no, it has 254 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: to be rugby league, and you know we had no idea. Yeah, 255 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: there's two major there's a rugby union, which everyone calls rugby. 256 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: It's like either fifteen or side or um there's seven 257 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: rugby Um the USA. It seems quite good at seven. 258 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,599 Speaker 1: So that's probably why it gets a bit um confused 259 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: and lost in there. But rugby league has only played 260 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: in England and Australia and New Zealand, so that's probably 261 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: why it's not like worldwide rugby union is and um, 262 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: but I feel like it's getting there. A lot of 263 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: people that's starting to know what hopefully a lot of 264 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: people more in American know it now. And um, you know, 265 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: obviously Jordan my Larder played for the past the Eagles. 266 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: He played rugby league as well. And when I remember 267 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: when he first you know, got drafting and stuff. They're 268 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: saying he's a rugby star in Australia, but it's rugby league. Again. 269 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: Jared Hayne played rugby league. So I feel like it's 270 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: getting out there. It's um, it's just obviously not worldwide, 271 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: like you know, everyone knows that all Blacks, the South 272 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: Africans and all that. So that's all rugby union that 273 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: they play fifteen. It's why we have thirty in aside. 274 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: And the rules are completely different. So but you could 275 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: do both. I mean I used to play rugby union, 276 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: yes in school. Um, I haven't played in a while, 277 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: but it wouldn't be as hard as the transition it 278 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: is to to the NFL. So how many of you 279 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: your current teammates fully understand I know Time Montgomery is 280 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: one of them, fully know about your success in Australia 281 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: because I from where I said, it comes off that 282 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: you came in. He just didn't really say anything that 283 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: and your teammates probably thought, oh, it's an Austrailian guy 284 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:12,439 Speaker 1: trying to come over, not realizing how successful you were overseas. 285 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: So how many teammates fully know and understand? Well, I 286 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: know the whole running back class now because Todd made 287 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: the coach puts in front of everyone. So I blew 288 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: up your spot pretty much talking to a lot of 289 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: a lot of the boys about and um, you know, 290 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: Frankie lub knows, Harvey Bronson, They kind of um you know, 291 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: how for I am just a little bit and obviously 292 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: now um, but there's more so just a running back class. 293 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: I'm not really out here to tell everyone what I did, 294 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: which is very respectable. By the way, I very much 295 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: enjoy the way that you came across that. Yeah, it 296 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: was just um, you know, I was obviously putting that 297 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: behind me. I just wanted to focus on this and 298 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: you know, trying to make a stamp in this game. 299 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: What was your favorite moment over there in the Rugby League? 300 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 1: Probably been in the Grand Final for my team. It 301 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: was so since we've been It was on our fiftieth 302 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: year that the club has been you know, alive or started, 303 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 1: and it was on the fiftith year we won as 304 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: the first ever. UM. There's been like so many great 305 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: players I've played at the club and the team we 306 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: had was we went We've won fifteen games in a row, 307 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: drew the sixteenth and then lost the Seventever, but to 308 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: win fifteen in a row and that competition is it's 309 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: really hard to do and I just felt like we 310 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: had a great year that year. That was year I 311 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: played for Australia as well. At the end of the 312 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: year UM one of Grand Finals twenty one. It was 313 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: my most favorite kind of memorable year a time. How 314 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: much is that free form as far as that game 315 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: is concerned, compared to now you're over here in the NFL, 316 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: where everything scripted, you go huddle up for thirty seconds 317 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: before a snap. Yeah, it's it's completely different. You obviously 318 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: you know this is I feel like it's a real, 319 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: real team sport. Every player literally needs to be in 320 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: the right spot, needs to know what they're doing, needs 321 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: to block the right person or you know, leave the 322 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: right person or whatever. And um, that's how you kind 323 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: of get down the field. Where in rugby league it's um, 324 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: you know, if you obviously there's some set plays and 325 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: stuff you got to do, but you know, one one 326 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: or two players, you can kind of open up the match, 327 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 1: um and every now and then by just breaking the line. 328 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: And you can't LIKEE have blockers for you. So you're 329 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: going to do it, you know, free free hand for yourself. 330 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: You just gotta try and create space and create create 331 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: a whole or line break. So take us through. I 332 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: guess the first time you put on pads and practice, 333 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: you put on the helmet, you buckle up your chin strap, 334 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: you go on the huddle, and you know, the ball 335 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: is coming to you, like what is going through your head? 336 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: And you get hit and you go down or whatever, 337 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: you stay up in training camp and just take us 338 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: through your head, your emotions and the first time that 339 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: you got a good pop, like what are you saying? 340 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: Like what are you feeling at that moment? Well, it's 341 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: actually the running back coach help me out for a 342 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: lit while, just to make sure I understand the game, 343 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: understand the play calls and stuff like that, which was 344 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: really good. I needed that. It's probably like a few 345 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: weeks in where I got my first you know, properly 346 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: running and I think it was I don't know it 347 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: was seven on seven off it was actually eleven. I 348 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: guess it waiting about that first scrimmage, right that Saturday 349 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: scrimmage that you guys had out of here. As far 350 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: as that first hit, yeah, that was probably pretty much 351 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 1: my first hit. And then we've we've always to hold 352 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: each other right in the spring, but first contact session 353 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: would have been that one, and I definitely felt that 354 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: you obviously we've got to try and you know, just 355 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: get up at all times, and you know, because the 356 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: defense obviously you know like to layer up if you 357 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: know the plot for good hit. So I tried to 358 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: just get up straight away, you know, thinking that it 359 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: was nothing. So but I definitely felt how different is 360 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 1: it hit? You know, that hit like that versus taking 361 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: a big hit back home. Um, it's a little bit different, 362 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,719 Speaker 1: only because I didn't see that coming, so I had 363 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: no idea he was coming. Obviously you lose a bit 364 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,120 Speaker 1: of peripheral vision and he's just come flying in from 365 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: the side and I was all I was focused on 366 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: was trying to get to the end zone. Um. But 367 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: in rugby league, in rugby union, you can kind of 368 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: see who's coming to try and tackle you, so you 369 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: can neither brace for it or you can evade him somehow. Well, 370 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,479 Speaker 1: you know, you can prepare to get tackled. But in 371 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: this in this league, it's they're come and flying in 372 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 1: the safety. If you're catching the ball facing your quarterback 373 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: and it's safety, you can come and just clean you up. 374 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 1: Where you can't really do that. Rugby league, it's got 375 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: to be you know, it's all kind of in front 376 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: of you. You mentioned tie a couple of times, and 377 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned in your position coach Jim Bob Cooder ti 378 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: kind of taking you under his wings a little bit. Yeah, definitely, 379 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: especially you know in April in our spring camp, he 380 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: was you know, we're all living at the av together. 381 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 1: Would he would help me out like pretty much every 382 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:48,479 Speaker 1: day out of training, even we did some study sessions 383 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: at the a F F on our days off. So he 384 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 1: was one person that you know, really helped me throughout 385 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: this kind of transition into the NFL with the Jets, 386 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 1: and you know it's um, He's helped me a lot. 387 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: Whether it's because he's obviously transitioned from wing wing so 388 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: receiver to run him back and he knows a lot, 389 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: so he's um, you know, helped me out a lot 390 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: through this, and also the other boys have helped me 391 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,719 Speaker 1: out a lot as well. Leave But since Laveland Bell 392 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 1: has been coming in, always been saying, is lower your 393 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: pads just because in the first few games I was 394 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: running quite high. You know, the players were getting under me, 395 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: so I needed to low my pads. And I felt 396 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: like in that last game I was doing that a lot, 397 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: and I was just from these guys just keep getting 398 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: into me and help me out. Why the success in 399 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: the passing game because a lot of guys, I would 400 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: imagine might be making the transition and say, well, I 401 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: can take your hand off and I'll try to find 402 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 1: the hole. But you've seen to be quite adequate as 403 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: far as catching the boy out of the backfield. Yeah, 404 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. I just you know a lot of 405 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: the boys have mentioned that I've had no that I've 406 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,679 Speaker 1: got good hands and can catch a ball. And obviously 407 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks are quite they're quite good and they can 408 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,199 Speaker 1: put it on the spot for you and so. And 409 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,440 Speaker 1: I just feel like when I do get moved motioned 410 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: out or if I am like kind of in the 411 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: slaughter out and why, I just feel like, you know, not, 412 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: you're not out there that often. I try to make 413 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: the most of every opportunity I get out there, and um, 414 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 1: you know, I got pretty lucky that every time I 415 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 1: was out there threw it to me. So uh yeah, 416 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: I don't know it so well. Moving forward, now, we 417 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: talked a lot about lifetime goals in one mouth, but 418 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: in terms of this year, you're the eleventh practice squad player. 419 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: You have an exemption because of the International Pathway program. 420 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: What is your goal now as as terms of as 421 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,719 Speaker 1: far as growth goes as an NFL player taking this 422 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: year on the practice squad and trying to improve your 423 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: game throughout this year before next spring and training camp 424 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: and so on. Yeah, just the you know, I wanted 425 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: to experience the whole season. Um, you know, obviously we 426 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,719 Speaker 1: got a home games and stuff, and we'll watch all 427 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: the games and just experience what it's like throughout the week. 428 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: Taking the house serious it is because it's a real 429 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,919 Speaker 1: games on a preseason aim and um, you know, obviously 430 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: get better at everything I've have to do. Um, and 431 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: just I'm just trying to kind of be on my feet. 432 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm looking too far into the future at what i 433 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 1: want to do. But you know, I'm just I'm really 434 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: excited to be here, very grateful her Jets gave me 435 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,200 Speaker 1: the opportunity to be on the practice squad, and you know, 436 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: I'm just here for to support the boys and help 437 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 1: them out wherever I can on the on the field. 438 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 1: For that scap. How long have you and Natalia have 439 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: been together? You just got married in April, and um, 440 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: what if she meant to you throughout your life? Yeah, 441 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:38,399 Speaker 1: we've actually been together since high school, so it's high school, 442 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: sweet artists. She's pretty much been my rock. She's been 443 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: there through everything I've done from whether I was in 444 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: under twenties and through when I started playing first grade, 445 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: she was always there to support me and um, and 446 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: now she's over here on the other side of the world. 447 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: She left their family and we have a little dog 448 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: and she was really sad to leave leave Leo. So 449 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: you know, she left her left everyone for me and 450 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 1: to obviously be here with me, and um. You know 451 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: she does things like that which you know really helps 452 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: me out and everything I'm doing. And um, yeah, she's 453 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: pretty much you know, I've been the one that's kind 454 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: of been pushing me. Where did you guys go on 455 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: your honeymoon before you came to New York. We actually 456 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: haven't done a honeymoon as well. When I got married 457 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: was two days later I came into Chinese So then, 458 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:31,880 Speaker 1: where would you like to honeymoon? We've been talking about 459 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: going to the Maldaes. Um. Yeah, that's some that we've 460 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: both wanted to do it for a while, but we 461 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: don't know. It's quite expensive, but try to figure that 462 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: out in the off season. I just want to do 463 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: you have anything else? I have one final question if 464 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: you go for all right, this is this is kind 465 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 1: of random question. So I've been in too Australia a 466 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: couple of times, and a lot of Australians have pretty 467 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: good American accents. Do you have a good American accent? 468 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: I don't had a good accent, but I've picked up 469 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: a few, you know, words that the boys to be saying. 470 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: And it's only like a little okay, like what, um, 471 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: you know some of the boys say finner. I know 472 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: what that means. And and it's uh, you know, always 473 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: hearing on movies or songs or some of that. So 474 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: it's that's pretty cool. He put me on spot. Um, 475 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:23,919 Speaker 1: you take your time. Yeah, I don't know. I just 476 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: I used to live with the guy J J. Jones 477 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: in the in Spring and he's from Missisiubi down south, 478 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: so whenever he told I'd barely understand what he was saying. 479 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:35,439 Speaker 1: But um, you'd say something some crazy stuff that you 480 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: know'd be you'd just see it in movies, because obviously 481 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 1: we will watch you know, American movies. It's quite cool 482 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: to kind of be around and all that. But maybe 483 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: if you get me on I might be able to alright, 484 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: well that next time I see in the locker room, 485 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: you can who's your favorite actor you're talking about? Movies. Yeah, 486 00:23:55,119 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: go bas Denzel Denzel Son, Um, I want to know. 487 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: I wanted to know if you were going to Crow there, 488 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: Russell Crow. I've only seen a few of his movies. Okay, 489 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: watch too much of him? Yeah you know someone else? 490 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: Uh Liam Neeson, you can't go wrong. Yeah, all right, Val, 491 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: appreciate your time. You did a great job as the 492 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: first guest on the Official Jets Podcast. What do you 493 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: think about New York? By the way I did it? 494 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: I want to ask one Jets drive. Tremendous job by 495 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 1: a production crew and yourself as far as your appearance 496 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: on it. But are you gonna make stops throughout the 497 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: year in the city at a couple of these Rugby 498 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: league places where your fans gather and watch some games. Yeah? 499 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 1: I mean yeah, I wouldn't mind it if if time permits, 500 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 1: If if time permits you, if I have a day 501 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: off or whatever, I can get in there. Like I said, 502 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: it's like an hour tray and rode from from Madison's. 503 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: Uh I from from up for it or whatever. But yeah, 504 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 1: it'd be it'd be cool to you want to sit 505 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: down there, you know, watch for you con fans buy 506 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: your pints so they gotta wait until the point. That's 507 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: a big that's a big drink. Can I buy you 508 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 1: and I buy you a drink about that? I mean, 509 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 1: if if I'm allowed to you. Yeah? All right, Well, 510 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: val appreciate the time and best of luck this season. 511 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: Thanks Gus, Thanks having Okay, so how about Valentine talking 512 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: about casually running. Yeah, that's ridiculous. You run every day? No, no, 513 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: but I casually ran a half marathon a few years 514 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: back and my legs felt like cement afterwards. But that 515 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: just speaks to this kind of shape of professional athlete. 516 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,880 Speaker 1: Is okay? I was because I was gonna ask you 517 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: frequently run with your dog? But could you imagine just 518 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,239 Speaker 1: getting up? And obviously he didn't just wake up and 519 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: decide he's gonna run. He's played in rugby league, so 520 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 1: the conditioning was there, But to me, that's still crazy. 521 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: List His wife is obviously very driven. Anybody who's run 522 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: multiple marathons in their time, that speaks to their mindset. 523 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: So that's a great pair. And when your wife's running 524 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 1: a marathon, I gotta imagine you're saying yourself, I gotta finish. Yeah, 525 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: And and I will say that I thought it was 526 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: I wonder how quickly Vow's wife would have completed the 527 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: marathon and had Val not been there, because he did. 528 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: I mean, based on what Val was saying, she's quite 529 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: the runner. He didn't really jump on that, But I 530 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 1: do want to bucket list from him at some point 531 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: because again, rugby league star runs the New York City Marathon. 532 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: How he's a member of the New York Jets. It's 533 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: a hell of a line. Yeah, I feel like I'd 534 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: like to accomplish something of similar magnitude for just one 535 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: of those things, not let alone three before the age 536 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: of Yeah. And I know, I feel bad for some 537 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: folks over there because if you're a fan of the Sharks, 538 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: my friend, my my friend true story, I didn't say 539 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: this to him, but my friend as a fan of 540 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 1: the Sharks, and when Val signed here, he texted me 541 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: immediately and was like, you gotta watch out for this guy. 542 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:08,000 Speaker 1: Da da da da da, He's part of my favorite team. 543 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: Because you know, let's bring Michael Jordan back into the 544 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: conversation by saying, you know, he talked to compare. He 545 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: took some time off after his father's tragic death, and 546 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: then he went to minor league baseball So if you're 547 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: a Bulls fan, you love Jordan's come back to the balls, 548 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,919 Speaker 1: which he ultimately did it. I think that's a to me. 549 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: The first thing that stuck out in my mind to 550 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 1: try to compare I didn't do it was Andrew Luck 551 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: somehow compare that situation of Valentine's. It's completely different. But 552 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan, that's a very good example. 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