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Speaker 1: Welcome to Pittsburgh. First of all, why did this make

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Speaker 1: sense to become a Steeler?

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Speaker 2: Then you know, for the most part, you know, the

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Speaker 2: culture here is built off of winning. And then you know,

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Speaker 2: I mean the point in my career where you know,

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Speaker 2: I want to increase my chance to win the Super Bowl.

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Speaker 2: So I feel like this atmosphere right here, in this

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Speaker 2: environment organization, they know what it takes to get there.

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Speaker 1: You had a phenomenal season last year with Tampa Bay.

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Speaker 1: How do you build off of that going into a

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Speaker 1: new location?

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Speaker 2: You know, you know, I just continue, like I'm honing

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Speaker 2: on my skills in the mental aspect of my game,

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Speaker 2: and then once I get familiar like the terminology that

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Speaker 2: they use here, and just apply that to like the

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Speaker 2: new terms.

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Speaker 1: Do you consider yourself a bet now? Yes, you're saying that,

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Speaker 1: like you don't want to be a VET.

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Speaker 2: I mean it just it's just facing the fact that

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Speaker 2: I am getting it up in age now, So yes,

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Speaker 2: I'm a VET.

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Speaker 1: Now. Is there anything that you've learned throughout your career

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Speaker 1: that's something that you wish you knew maybe when you

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Speaker 1: were a rookie.

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Speaker 2: Ah, you know, for the most part, was just like

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Speaker 2: the mental aspect of the game. You know, it took

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Speaker 2: a while for me to like for everything just to

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Speaker 2: like click that. It was like an aha moment, And

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Speaker 2: I wish I had that early in my career, but

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Speaker 2: I mean better late than never, right, Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. What do you know about Joey Porter Jr.

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Speaker 2: You know, for the most part, you know, he's another

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Speaker 2: tall corner. You know, I like his game and he's

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Speaker 2: physically the line of scrimmage. He has great technique, so

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Speaker 2: you know, I'd be like watching him for so far

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Speaker 2: and I appreciate how he plays the game.

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Speaker 1: What words would you use to summarize the Steelers defense

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Speaker 1: as the roster as we said here.

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Speaker 2: Today, physical and relentless.

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Speaker 1: Was that enticing to you in terms of coming here? Oh?

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Speaker 2: Definitely, because I feel like my play style. He kind

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Speaker 2: of like fix in with the coaches that they sat

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Speaker 2: on the defensive side of the football, well both sides

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Speaker 2: of the ball really.

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Speaker 1: And do you know any other Steelers players or connections

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Speaker 1: to Pittsburgh.

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Speaker 2: And Ela Stills player? I mean for most partly, so,

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Speaker 2: we had Larry Foot he was he was a coach

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Speaker 2: for was in.

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Speaker 1: Tampa, right, Yeah, So what was he like as a coach?

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Speaker 1: We just know him as the player. Man.

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Speaker 2: He's just the same guy, just always just talking trash

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Speaker 2: at any moment he can get. But he but he

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Speaker 2: a great guy, you know. You know, he really like

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Speaker 2: very religious and for the most part, you know, besides

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Speaker 2: him like joking around all that stuff, he's really a

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Speaker 2: good guy to talk to and just hang around and

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Speaker 2: pick his brain.

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Speaker 1: Have you had a chance to meet anybody since coming

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Speaker 1: here on the coaching staff for players or anybody reached

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Speaker 1: out to you.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so I met coach McCarthy and I just and

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Speaker 2: I met coach Graham. You know, just just feeling just

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Speaker 2: feeling the energy. You know, it's feels very genuine here.

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Speaker 1: Coach Graham told us he's not a morning person, but

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Speaker 1: he does bring that energy. Did you feel that when

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Speaker 1: you spoke to him, just how excited he is about

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Speaker 1: football and getting this thing started.

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, cauld we go back like before going into

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Speaker 2: my rookie year, so we already had like a you know,

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Speaker 2: an accounter with each other. You know, he'd been keeping

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Speaker 2: up with me for all these years, so he said,

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Speaker 2: you've been very proud of my career. So it feels

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Speaker 2: like it was like a good ball. We had.

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Speaker 1: Lastly for you, what are you gonna do between now

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Speaker 1: and whatever the off season program starts here in Pittsburgh.

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Speaker 2: Well, for the most part, I'm find it. Just start,

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Speaker 2: you know, getting myself back in shape. Make sure that

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Speaker 2: you know my technique is sound, Grant, it takes a while.

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Speaker 2: I want to expect my technique to just to maturally

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Speaker 2: just be good. But it's gonna take a couple of

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Speaker 2: it's gonna take some time, all.

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Speaker 1: Right, perfect, thank you for your time.

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Speaker 2: I appreciate you having me