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Speaker 1: You know, just making sure footwork is right, hands are right,

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Speaker 1: and technique. You know, those things are the foundation of football.

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Speaker 1: So you know, freshening those things up as much as

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Speaker 1: I can, and you know, get into paths on Monday.

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Speaker 1: So sometimes maybe I mean, yeah, it is what it is.

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Speaker 1: You know, like seven on seven, it's kind of designed

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Speaker 1: for the offense to win or whatever it is, whatever

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Speaker 1: the case is. And you know, just as defensive players,

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Speaker 1: you just control what we can control, and you know,

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Speaker 1: make sure we work on art fundamentals and our techniques

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Speaker 1: and you know, let the rest handle the rest. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I'm just focused on getting better, improving each year, you know,

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Speaker 1: being the best player I could be, and you know,

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Speaker 1: just stepping up doing what I gotta do a lot

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Speaker 1: of the regular starters is that. I mean, I just

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Speaker 1: gotta keep my head down, you know, just focus on

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Speaker 1: the step ahead. You know, I gotta take things one

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Speaker 1: step at a time, and you know, by the time

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Speaker 1: I look up, I'll be, you know where I want

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Speaker 1: step at the time. Some guys that have been you're

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Speaker 1: in the past that you know right now you see

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Speaker 1: that opportunity obviously those. I mean, it's the next man up.

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Speaker 1: You know, each of us have a job to do.

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Speaker 1: Each of us have an opportunity and stuff to us

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Speaker 1: to come in, work hard and seize the opportunity. So

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Speaker 1: that's what it comes down to. His hard working, just

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Speaker 1: hard work, and honestly just mental health as well, you know,

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Speaker 1: making sure I focus on my mental visualizing myself doing

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Speaker 1: visualizing more and also just working hard. You know. It's

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Speaker 1: just I added that, you know, mental part into it,

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Speaker 1: so impersonally that's close to me. That's post I mean, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean now I'm in the NFL. You know, I

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Speaker 1: came in twenty twenty, was COVID, so I don't really

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Speaker 1: know what normal is per se for NFL, you know season.

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Speaker 1: So you know, seeing you guys out here on the

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Speaker 1: all the fans and stuff is pretty cool. So you know,

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Speaker 1: it's definitely, I guess, as normal as it can be.

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Speaker 1: So the feeling for the game more while what was

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Speaker 1: the potentially to change this year if you get more

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Speaker 1: basic relations So just kind of seeing myself making plays

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Speaker 1: and also just kind of reconnecting with my family, you know,

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Speaker 1: strengthening that relationship because that circle is you know, what's

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Speaker 1: going to carry me a long way. So kind of

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Speaker 1: making sure my mentor is right, making sure my family

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Speaker 1: was good, and just being in a good, good space.

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Speaker 1: Is that something that was hard to you know, balance,

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Speaker 1: I guess your first couple of years in the league

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Speaker 1: understanding it's just such a transition from I mean, definitely.

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Speaker 1: I mean and on top of that, you had COVID

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Speaker 1: things like that. So being able to get back and

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Speaker 1: spend quality time with them definitely was big for me.

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Speaker 1: So on the field, what's the biggest difference in jobs?

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Speaker 1: Fu Jays game for last year? Year? Really? I saw

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Speaker 1: you the gods sending the game right now. It's been

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Speaker 1: months months of our work, months of dedication and just

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Speaker 1: you know, locked in. You know, so uh, one day

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Speaker 1: at a time, you know, I'm focused on being better

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Speaker 1: each day. Have you felt a payoff to day in

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Speaker 1: any way? You can't? Maybe you get in here today.

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Speaker 1: I mean it's just the first day today. Um, but definitely,

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Speaker 1: you know, I just feel good, you know, personally, I'm

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Speaker 1: just in a good space and uh, you know, I

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Speaker 1: just look forward to the challenge ahead the problem. You're

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Speaker 1: trying to add your repertoire, and I'm like Bil Bell check,

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Speaker 1: coach Bell check. And some players are better going forward,

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Speaker 1: some players are better going backwards. And we've seen you

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Speaker 1: go forward and get to the quarterback. Is there anything

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Speaker 1: else you want to sort of add your repertoires on

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Speaker 1: my background? I mean, really just be a well rounded player,

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Speaker 1: you know, not just on defense, but special teams as well,

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Speaker 1: you know, making sure, you know, like today, focusing on

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Speaker 1: those fundamentals and foundational pieces and just you know, being

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Speaker 1: well rounded. I'd say, notice, I know you're not. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean it just looks funny, right, you know. I'm

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Speaker 1: sure you know everyone's seeing guys running around with this big,

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Speaker 1: goofy little cap on. You know, we look like cute

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Speaker 1: tips almost, but uh, I don't know, I mean, it

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Speaker 1: is what it is. I didn't really notice that much

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Speaker 1: of a difference. You know, still working hand, still working feet,

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Speaker 1: techniques and stuff like that, so it didn't really bother me.

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Speaker 1: Josh this season, coming into trading cameras for the biggest thing,

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Speaker 1: I mean really just you know, being more precise, I'd say,

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Speaker 1: you know, just being more locked in, detail oriented, you know,

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Speaker 1: just carrying that through in consistency. Cool. Thanks, awesome, No problem,