1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: At the time you're coming into a system where they 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: have a quarterback. Everybody knows what you're feeling about backing 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: up through Bloods. Well, it's certainly Uh, I was also 4 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: I was looking forward. Was just a place to get 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: my foot in the door and and try to be 6 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: a great for the team that picked me. And uh, 7 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: you know, Drew Bleds is certainly one of the best 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: best quarterbacks in the NFL, and it's going to be 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: great to learn under him and compete for a job. Patriot, 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: you are aware that there's another quarterback here too that 11 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: they drafted last year, Michael Bishop from Kansas State. Yes, 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: I am. I know my seen him play last year 13 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: and I know he's a heck of a player. You know, 14 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: it's just up to me. I think that the team 15 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: picked me to come in there and and go out 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: there and be a team player and fight every day, 17 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: and that's really what I plan to do. I've always 18 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: really concerned myself with the things I can do, and 19 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: I don't put a whole lot of thinking into the 20 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 1: other guys because I know it. I'm not really at 21 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: my best when I'm not controlling and playing as well 22 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: as I possibly can. Told me we're projecting to go 23 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: a little bit higher than that. She's disappointed. I don't 24 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,559 Speaker 1: think disappointed word. I think you know, I mean the team, 25 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: that's the team that has drafted me. I'm just very 26 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: comfortable with and whether it's be in the second round 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: of the sixth round, I think everyone starts on the 28 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: same on the same level, and it's just a it's 29 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: a great opportunity to head back to New England and 30 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: play for the Patriots. It's certainly been a dream come true. 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: We've talked to a couple of guys, Say was pushing 32 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: about three fifty. There was a report at the end 33 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: of the year you finished one ninety five. So even physically, 34 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: know what do you win? I'm about two thirteen to fourteen. 35 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: It wasn't I had tried to, Uh, I slimmed down 36 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: a lot. I was. I was pretty, I was a 37 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: little bit lean. I was really trying to improve my speed, 38 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: my escapeability, and at that point I would sick a 39 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: couple of days before and um, my natural weight it's 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: about two ten. That's what I'm at righting about two 41 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: twelve right now. They you kind of had like a 42 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: platoon system at quarterback at Michigan. Could you talk about 43 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: you know, how are you how are we used there? 44 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: And you know why they did that? Sure? Uh, And Michigan, 45 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: I means a lot of people know we have a 46 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: lot of great players there. And you guys got a 47 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: great from uh from Michigan, Chris Floyd that plays for 48 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: you now. And UH. We're always competing against the best players. 49 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: And the kid I was competing with is is going 50 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: to be a heck of the talent the next And 51 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: the coach just felt it was best for for him 52 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: to get some experience and to get in there and 53 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: play some games and do whatever was best for the team. 54 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: And that's the way I took the approach, and everything 55 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: really certainly worked out for me. Drafted a baseball of 56 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,839 Speaker 1: high school. Is baseball no longer even a tissue? Or yeah, 57 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: it's really not. It's it's I played catcher in high school. 58 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: When I get drafted by the Montreal Expos, and I 59 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: just decided I wanted to go back to Michigan and 60 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 1: be the starting quarterback and playing front one hundred and 61 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: twelve thousand people, And um, certainly this is this is 62 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: a great step for me. It's gonna be a great challenge, 63 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: but I think I'm ready for it. Actually, I know 64 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: I'm ready for it. Time. The fact that you were, 65 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: at least according to the Scotting Report, so much like Drew, 66 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: is it a plus for you to be working under him? Oh, definitely, definitely. 67 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: I can remember seeing him in the Super Bowl and uh, 68 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: I mean the poison composure and uh, the way he 69 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: plays the game. It's it's it's great to see and 70 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: and I'm just extremely excited to get an opportunity to 71 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: go uh and and learn under him and be ready 72 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: to play when when the team calls on me.