1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,600 Speaker 1: You're paying with Doell a lot of money. What are 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: your expectations from him? Well, I think, like we said 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: in the release, um, we expect a great season out 4 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 1: of him. I've had three of those so far, and 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: he's done everything the right way, starting back in the 6 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,240 Speaker 1: off season program. He's been terrific throughout training camp, so 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: I think he's rare to go. How important was that 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: in this whole process that he kind of did all 9 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,279 Speaker 1: those things? So it was important and you know, I 10 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: mean we want him to come in with the right 11 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: attitude and uh obviously wanted to see if he was healthy, 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: and I think he checked both of those boxes. Are 13 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: you all clear on the same page about some of 14 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: the things that have gone on in game and off 15 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 1: the field that some of those things won't be happening 16 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: name well, listen, Um, I think he's matured quite a bit. 17 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: Uh and Uh, I think that stuff hopefully is in 18 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: the past, and I think he's ready to go on 19 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: and be the type of player and citizen that we 20 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: expect him to be, and I think he will be. Yeah, 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: there is specific points offseason where your opinion changed to 22 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: the fact that you were comfortable with this type of 23 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: guaranteed money and this type of commitment. I can't say 24 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: there was one specific point. I think it evolved over 25 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: a period time, and it was always our intention to 26 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: sign him at some point. The only question was was 27 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: it going to be this year or we're going to 28 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: give him another year to prove himself. But as I said, 29 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: he came in with the right attitude, and you know, 30 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: his energy level has been, you know, off the roof, 31 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: and uh, he's done everything we've asked him to do, 32 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, we feel good about the having 33 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: him on our team for the next five years. A 34 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: non quarterback that kind of money was happening you personally 35 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: sort of a mental little you had to overcome to 36 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: get there, Not really, because I don't think it's completely 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: out of line in the wide receiver market. I mean, 38 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: it was pretty apparent that we were gonna make him 39 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: the highest paid wide receiver for now, and uh, you know, 40 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: so I think I think the deal makes sense for 41 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: both of us. John said that you always intend into 42 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: CYC a long term deal, and you've said that before too. Obviously, 43 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: there was a period in March where it did not 44 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: sound like it might have felt that way. Yeah, I 45 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: I think a lot of you overreacted to that. You 46 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: you're asking me, you know, is anybody untouchable? He there's 47 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: nobody that's untouchable, especially when you're coming off at three 48 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: and thirteen. So you know, are we gonna listen to 49 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: phone calls when they come in? Yeah, of course you're 50 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: going to do that. I think you know, it'd be 51 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: irresponsible not to what It was always our intention that 52 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: he'd be a part of this. To that point, you 53 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: weren't thinking that maybe there's a chance they need be 54 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: here because of what was going on with you. I 55 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: would say there was a very very small chance that 56 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: it was not even worth losing sleepover. We wanted him 57 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: on the team, and I think he knew that. We 58 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: made that pretty clear to him on the bull to 59 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: Patch summer plate in this and in terms of you know, 60 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: building up the communication, building up a productive relationship, and 61 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: how that kind of packed it into the whole place, 62 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: I think that's a that's a good point. I mean, 63 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: he he and Pat, I think we're on the same 64 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: page right from the beginning. Pat obviously desperately wanted him 65 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 1: on the team. Uh this year, he said to me 66 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: back at the beginning to training camp number thirteen is 67 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: pretty good, you know, I said, yeah, I think we 68 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: were aware of that, but he I think the thing 69 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: that impressed Pats so much was the attitude and the 70 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: energy level that he came in with. And uh, you know, 71 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,679 Speaker 1: I left it up to Pat and O'Dell's whether he 72 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: was going to play in the preseason. They kind of 73 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: a mutual thing that he wasn't and that was fine 74 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: with me. And then to follow up on then did 75 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: you see kind of O'Dell? I don't want to say 76 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: mature that it's the if that's the right. Where did 77 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: you see a change in O'Dell? You know, from from 78 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: maybe him calming down a little bit. Yeah, I'm listen. 79 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: He's always going to be a high energy guy. He's 80 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: always gonna be an emotional guy. It's just our hope 81 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: that he keeps those emotions in check. I'm sure they're 82 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: gonna be uh submincements where you know, he gets excited, 83 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: and just hopefully he's going to keep it within the 84 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: grounds of you know, not incurring a penalty or doing 85 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: anything else that's gonna embarrass him or us. But you know, 86 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: he's twenty five. I think he's moving in the right direction, 87 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: and he wants to be here. He's really excited about 88 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: being a part of this team. So what did you 89 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: think of this more negotiations overall, from a public perception 90 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: at least of look like it went really quickly and smoothing. Yeah, 91 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say there was anything unusual about it. Some 92 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: negotiations go really quickly, some take time. This one took 93 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: probably a little more time than we had hoped. But 94 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's not our first negotiation, and uh, at 95 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: the end of the day, we're satisfied with the Judging 96 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: by the video that he posted, I guess he is 97 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: to get it done before this, none of the seas 98 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: and so one's got to hand over. I think it 99 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: was important because we didn't want it to be a distraction. 100 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: We didn't want it hanging over him. We didn't want 101 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: him worried about you know what if I get hurt that, 102 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not gonna be protected. So I think 103 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: that was important to get it done before before he 104 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: actually started playing games. John, was there a moment. There 105 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: was there a moment this summer once train camp started 106 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: the you thought to yourself, you know what, this has 107 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: got to get done. This is what I think. We 108 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: were all always confident that it was going to get done. 109 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: It was just a matter of Tom. Contract negotiations can 110 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: drag out and it all depends on the agent and 111 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: the general manager and you know, there are a lot 112 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: of details that had to be uh ironed out, and 113 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: so I was confident was going to get done. It 114 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: was just a question to win. And you know, he 115 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: went out to Detroit and and you know, took part 116 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: in those practices and was full speed and looked great, 117 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 1: and you know, he was he was ready to go. 118 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: And we were satisfied that he was healthy and had 119 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: the right attitude, and it was just a question of time, 120 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: that's all.