1 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: What's up, faithful, Welcome to the forty nine Ers You've 2 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: Got Mail podcast presented by Delta Dental. I'm Lindsay Polaris. 3 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: Today I am joined by veteran defensive lineman Eric Armstead. 4 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: Thanks for stopping by, Thanks for having me so Eric, 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: you are now the longest tenured forty nine ers on 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 1: this forty nine ers player on this twenty twenty three roster. 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: What has changed since twenty fifteen when you were drafted 8 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: and walked through these doors here? 9 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 2: A lot of change. 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:39,159 Speaker 3: You know, the building has changed quite a bit, you know, 11 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 3: throughout my years, got some updates, been been good. Cafeteria 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 3: is different, That's probably the major updates since I've been here. 13 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 3: And people are different, culture is different. Played for some 14 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 3: bunch of different coaches, played with a bunch of different players, 15 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 3: and you know, it's it's been a great experience. Felt 16 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 3: really blessed to, you know, be a forty nine er 17 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 3: for this long and be here and be part of 18 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 3: the you know, the down years and be part of 19 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 3: the up years and success as well too. It's all 20 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:16,839 Speaker 3: part of the process and it's been fun. 21 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: You pre date the John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan era, 22 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: how have you seen the culture evolve into this amazing 23 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: brotherhood that it is today. 24 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been really amazing. 25 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: You know, I think when they got here, it's you know, 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 3: culture is all about people, and you know, organization is 27 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 3: all about people. You know, people have to fill these spaces, 28 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 3: people have to fill these meeting rooms, and you know, 29 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 3: fill our roster and fill our team. And so I 30 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 3: think that's of the lmost importance when you're looking at 31 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 3: you know, how do you build something successful and sustainable. 32 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 3: And I think they did a great job of that 33 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 3: coming in and you know, figuring out who's and figuring out, 34 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 3: you know, the type of people that they wanted to 35 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 3: be part of this organization and on the team. And 36 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 3: when new people come in, I think you know, they 37 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 3: they kind of I wouldn't say fall in line, but 38 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 3: you know, fall into you know, the culture, and they 39 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 3: embrace it. And so, you know, I think establishing that 40 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 3: early on when they first got here, you know, we 41 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 3: weren't winning a lot of games, but we were competitive, 42 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 3: we were played super hard, and as we got better 43 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 3: and better, you know, we start having some success and 44 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 3: you know, we're trying to keep it going. 45 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: You've evolved as well, you are now a foundational piece 46 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: of this forty nine ers defensive line and also a 47 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 1: big time contributor outside in your community work, both in 48 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: the Bay Area and Sacramento. What sparked your interest in 49 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: giving back? 50 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 3: I think that was in me, you know, at a 51 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 3: young age. You know, at a young age, I can 52 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 3: always remember being, you know, a part of different outreach 53 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: and give back to our community and Sacramento where I'm 54 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 3: from my family. That was instilled in us from a 55 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 3: young age, and so I think it's just part of 56 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 3: who I am and as I you know, found my 57 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 3: as I became you know, an adult and found my 58 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 3: lane in life and have been so blessed to be 59 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 3: here in the NFL for for nine years. You know, 60 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 3: it just naturally turned to, you know, how I can 61 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 3: have impact and how I can help people and use 62 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 3: my platform and use everything that I've been blessed with 63 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: to be a blessing to others. 64 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: A lot of your efforts are solely based on education equity. 65 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: How did that become your cause? 66 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: That became my cause? 67 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 3: You know, as I learned and grew and grew as 68 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,839 Speaker 3: as a person and you know, trying to figure out 69 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 3: how to have the biggest impact. I think education is 70 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 3: a space where you know there can be a lot 71 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 3: of change and there can be a lot of impact 72 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 3: to be had. And I think education is, you know, 73 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 3: the foundation for when you look at disparities in our country, 74 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 3: you know, economic divides, you know other social economic issues 75 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 3: in our country. I really think it starts with education 76 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 3: and even in that playing field and providing the same 77 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 3: opportunities for everyone. And so when I when I learned 78 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 3: that education and opportunity were being defined by where you 79 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 3: grew up or how much money you have, you know, 80 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 3: I didn't That didn't sit right with me, and I 81 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 3: wanted to do something about it, and you know, help 82 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 3: people you know, have a chance to be successful in life. 83 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: Your continued efforts through the Armstead Academic Project have earned 84 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: you a fourth great nomination for the forty nine ers 85 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Just 86 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: knowing the time that you've invested, all the people that 87 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: you've been able to help. What does that nod mean 88 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: from the forty nine ers to get this on or four. 89 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,040 Speaker 2: Times, It's huge. 90 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 3: It means a lot to me, and I know it 91 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 3: means a lot to a lot of people. You know, 92 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 3: being our nominee for the team has been amazing. But 93 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 3: also we have a team that truly believes in the 94 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 3: work that needs to be done to you know, create 95 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 3: change in our society. You know that starts at the 96 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 3: top with the Yorks and everything that they believe in 97 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 3: and trickles down to our teammates and our organization and 98 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 3: our staff, you know, stadium staff and executives. Everybody has 99 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 3: you know, a heart of you know, wanting to to 100 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 3: think outside of ourselves and be impactful in our community. 101 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: And so representing that is a huge honor and very 102 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: humbling and you know, I don't take that lightly. 103 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: And it validates the work. 104 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 3: That you know, we're all trying to accomplish, and it 105 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 3: it you know, provides even a bigger platform to serve 106 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 3: more and do more. And so it's amazing being a 107 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 3: nominee and you know, representing our team and representing where 108 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 3: I'm from, representing my family. You know, it's a lot 109 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 3: of people that you know, I'm sure are very proud 110 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 3: and you know I want to represent them the right way. 111 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: Each year that you've been nominated, the forty nine ers 112 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: have done a really amazing job of revealing that nomination 113 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: to you in creative ways this year. It involves some 114 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: heartfelt messages from your fellow d line men. What was 115 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: the significance of that video to you? 116 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: That was amazing? You know, they always do an amazing job, 117 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 3: you know, surprising me. I'm sure they have to get 118 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 3: creative since it's been the fourth time. I'm sure they 119 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 3: were panicing, like, oh, how are we going to do 120 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 3: it this year? But uh, they always get me. They 121 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 3: always surprise me. And involving my teammates and those messages 122 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 3: and being able to you know, talk to my teammates 123 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 3: too a little bit about it was amazing for me 124 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 3: because you know, football is obviously why we're all here 125 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 3: and in this in this space, in this building, and 126 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 3: you know why we're all together. Football has brought us together. 127 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 3: But you know, football being the main thing always, you know, 128 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 3: you don't get necessarily time to reflect on you know, 129 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 3: the relationships and you know the special bond that you 130 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 3: have just being around each other, and you know it's 131 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 3: something that you know a lot of people talk about 132 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 3: when they're done playing, missing it. But being able to, 133 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 3: you know, have a moment and kind of share that 134 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 3: in the moment was was very uh special to me 135 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 3: and you know, a great moment for me and my teammates. 136 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: You were called the blueprint several times in that video. 137 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: Where did that nickname, that designation come from? 138 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 2: Uh? 139 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 3: Coach Tap started that one think a few years back 140 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 3: he started calling me that, and uh, you know he 141 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: started it, and then uh, you know coaches started using it. 142 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 3: And I think this year too, you know, Coach Wilkes 143 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 3: made it a bigger, a bigger point when he when 144 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 3: he got here and heard Tap calling me that. Then uh, 145 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 3: you know, I think it became a bigger, bigger thing 146 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,559 Speaker 3: and more people start calling me that when uh Coach 147 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 3: Wilkes publicly start saying it. 148 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: In that video, there were several newcomers to the team 149 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: speaking about Chase Young, Randy Gregory, and they had glowing 150 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: things to say about you. How do you quickly develop 151 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: these relationships with those newcomers to the team. 152 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 3: They happened naturally, you know, just uh, you know, it's 153 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 3: a it's a rough situation, uh for guys to to 154 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 3: make that transition. And so when they're coming on our team, 155 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 3: you know, it's it's accepting them with open arms and 156 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 3: trying to be as helpful as possible and realizing you know, 157 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 3: I could easily be like, oh, I'm worried about what 158 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 3: I got going on and what I. 159 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 2: Need to do. 160 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 3: But you know, these these guys when they come here, 161 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 3: you know they're they're going to be so impactful and 162 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 3: so such a huge part of where we're trying to 163 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 3: go and where we're trying to get and so helping 164 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 3: them along and embracing them and you know, trying to 165 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 3: do everything you can to to help them in a 166 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 3: transition that you know is a tough one already. They 167 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 3: got to move a cross country and you know, learning 168 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 3: new playbook and everything is up in the air for them, 169 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 3: and it's like, oh, I don't know anybody, and I 170 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 3: got to figure all this out. You know, it's a 171 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 3: tough situation. So just just trying to help through that. 172 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 3: And you know, the faster we can help them through that, 173 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 3: the better it's going to be for the team and 174 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: everyone involved. So that's just my mindset. You know, when 175 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 3: when someone's news coming on the team, how do. 176 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: Those relationships translate directly to the on the field performance. 177 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 3: I think they they go hand in hand, you know, 178 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 3: I mean I think you can have you can have 179 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 3: some level of success when you know, when guys don't 180 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 3: necessarily get along, but you can't have ultimate success. You know, 181 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 3: the closest teams are going to be the most successful. 182 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 3: And so that bond, that brotherhood, that camaraderie that you 183 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,079 Speaker 3: have to build. It's a journey, you know, it's a 184 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 3: journey you have to go on together, you know. I 185 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:48,119 Speaker 3: think the special thing about football is like shared adversity 186 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 3: that brings you closer in moments and you know you're 187 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 3: going through the same thing. You know, you're you're you're 188 00:10:56,679 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 3: together in tough games, tough moments, tough practices, tough times 189 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 3: when you know coaches might be going off on you, 190 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 3: and you know you got to stick together as as teammates. 191 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 2: And so. 192 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's it builds that bond and it's very 193 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,439 Speaker 3: important to you know, for team success and where you 194 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 3: want to get to. 195 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: Also, just looking over the course of the season, I've 196 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: seen a lot of the defensive linemen also participate in 197 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: a lot of the forty nine ers community events with 198 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: you and also support you in several of the Armstead 199 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: Academic Project events. Do you feel that just that close 200 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: bond makes it easier to get them to hop along 201 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: in these events. 202 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. 203 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 3: You know, everyone has been super supportive of, you know, 204 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 3: the work that we're trying to accomplish, and it's been 205 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 3: a huge, huge help as well too, you know, and 206 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 3: we're interacting with kids, or we're interacting with donors and 207 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 3: people who support the organ arganization, you know, having my 208 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 3: teammates and they're you know, that's special for them. They 209 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 3: just don't get a chance to meet me, but they 210 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 3: get to chance to meet a whole bunch of people 211 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 3: that they look up to and really admire and think 212 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 3: very highly of, and you know, it's just more more 213 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 3: special for you know, everyone involved. 214 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: The Armstead Academic Project is the vehicle by which you 215 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: do all these community efforts and events that benefit the 216 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: youth and education that started in twenty nineteen with you 217 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: and your wife. How did you guys go about setting 218 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 1: up the foundation? 219 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, so we were you know, I've been doing kind 220 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 3: of give back initiatives my entire career, and you know, 221 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 3: as I continue to grow and develop, I'm like, you know, 222 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 3: I want to have more impact, Like how do we 223 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 3: grow the organization and you know, how do we bring 224 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 3: it corral support and in order to do those things. 225 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 3: You have to be legitimized organization. You know, it's one 226 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 3: thing for me just you know which what I what? 227 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 3: Which was what I was doing early in my career. 228 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:09,559 Speaker 3: I was just you know, paying for programming, paying for 229 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 3: kids to go on field trips, paying for camps, and 230 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 3: just supporting however I could just but you know, it's 231 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 3: different when you take the steps to you know, formalize 232 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 3: the organization and we have a board and we uh 233 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 3: started making hires and we have an executive director and 234 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 3: you know, that's when you can can build and have 235 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 3: bigger impact, much more sustainable. And that's that's when I 236 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 3: started the organization. I'm I I wanted to be sustainable 237 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 3: much long after I'm done playing football. 238 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 2: And you know that's the goal. 239 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 3: And so we're building a foundation and we're serving and 240 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 3: trying to do more and more. 241 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: How much more work went into it than you expected initially? 242 00:13:56,280 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 3: Uh, A lot of you know, well, I would say 243 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 3: before I got aboard and. 244 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 2: Made some hires, it was it was a lot. 245 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 3: And you know, now that we have more structure, I 246 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 3: think I I kind of rewind it back and kind 247 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 3: of we got to set a foundation, have more structure 248 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 3: in order to be more efficient. And that's what we've 249 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 3: done these past two years is focus on structure and 250 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 3: so we can have a better, better future and serve more. 251 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 2: So. 252 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 3: It's it's a lot that goes into it. It's it's 253 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 3: definitely not easy, you know, but I feel that having 254 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 3: a better structure it has relieve some on me, you know, 255 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 3: trying to organize and coordinate a lot a lot of 256 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 3: things and you know, having having the right people, you know, 257 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 3: in place to help. You know, I'm a big ideas guy, 258 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 3: you know. I I'm like, all right, you know, this 259 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 3: is what I think. You know, these kids need and 260 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 3: this is what we need to do. We need to 261 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 3: create this and but you know, I'm playing football, I'm 262 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 3: doing full time job, yeah, other things and you know, 263 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 3: so you know, in order to execute and be efficient, 264 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 3: you need you need great people around you. And I 265 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 3: feel like we have that now. And you know, it's 266 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 3: it's been It's been a lot of fun. 267 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: The Foundation has a ton of cool events. One of 268 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: the ones I found the most interesting was the Stay 269 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: Hungry Career camp. Who thought of that idea and what 270 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: went into bringing that to life? 271 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I am the ideas guy. Uh So, that 272 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 3: was an idea I had, and we focused on career 273 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 3: in college expiration with our high school students. And so 274 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 3: my my idea was, you know, with being around a 275 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 3: lot of the kids that we serve, you know, I'm 276 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 3: asking them like, you know, what do you what do 277 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 3: you want to do later in life? And I learned 278 00:15:58,040 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 3: that you know, a lot of a lot of kids 279 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 3: only know the careers that you know, our uncle might do, 280 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 3: their parents might do, whoever's in their community, but their 281 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 3: minds aren't really exposed or open to different career paths 282 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 3: and avenues that might be very interesting to them. 283 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 2: And you really only know what you know. 284 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 3: So my idea was, let's you know, take kids, expose 285 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 3: them to different career opportunities and you know, try to 286 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 3: spark their interest in and hopefully they're passionate about, you know, 287 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 3: a career field that they can get into and have 288 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 3: fun and enjoy and and make good money. And you know, 289 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 3: education is very important, but also it's a vehicle to 290 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 3: get a career at the end of the day. 291 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 2: And so you know, not every kid is going to 292 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 2: go to college. 293 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 3: Even though we believe in college and higher education, that 294 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 3: might not be you know, for every kid. But if 295 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 3: I can show them a pathway to get a good 296 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 3: job that they're passionate about, or you know, I can 297 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 3: show them and and and inspire them to go to college, 298 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 3: you know, for to to eventually get a you know, 299 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 3: a good job. 300 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 2: You know. That's that's what we're trying to accomplish. 301 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: Your programming goes all the way from high school down 302 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: to grade school. Do you have a favorite event that 303 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 1: the Armstead Academic Project is involved with or has created. 304 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 3: Uh, literacy is huge for our elementary school students. So 305 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 3: story time with myself is always very fun. You know, 306 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,679 Speaker 3: I've been reading with kids, uh, you know, across the 307 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 3: world virtually in person for a few years now, and 308 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 3: that's always a lot of fun for me. 309 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 2: And uh so. 310 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's that's our baby, uh you know program that 311 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 3: has been there, you know, ever since, and we're excited 312 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:04,919 Speaker 3: to expand that as well too with our partnerships. And 313 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 3: we were having a huge uh literacy program, and we're 314 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 3: partnering with Teach for America to hire teachers back to 315 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 3: teach kids to or work on their reading in the 316 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 3: summertime so that heading into the next grade, they're they're 317 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 3: not behind. So we're really excited about that. 318 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: One thing that's great about kids, they're always honest. They 319 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: say the funniest things. What is the most interesting interaction 320 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 1: you've had during a story time? 321 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, kids say, Kids say a lot of funny stuff, 322 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 3: cracking jokes. 323 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 2: One kid, he had a funny joke. I forgot it. 324 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,719 Speaker 3: It was it was It was on one of my 325 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 3: YouTube videos where I was hanging out with the kids 326 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 3: at the school. But now kids are are the the 327 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 3: just just hilarious and they say whatever comes in their mind. 328 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 3: And that was the exact same way. So it's yeah, 329 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:05,120 Speaker 3: no filter. It's always fun, always fun being around them. 330 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 3: H I taught at will I read at a school 331 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 3: up in San Francisco, and I think they are like 332 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 3: sixth sixth grade, seventh grade, and uh, that age starts 333 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 3: to get a little rough. 334 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 2: You know. 335 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 3: The second graders and the third graders they're like, they're 336 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 3: all into it, but you know the sixth graders they start, Yeah, 337 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,479 Speaker 3: they they you know, have their little chance. And they 338 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 3: made it a little rough on me. But you know, 339 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 3: I handled my own in there, and you know, I 340 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:36,480 Speaker 3: was proud of myself. 341 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: Do you find you have a new respect for teachers? 342 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: After doing the story time. 343 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 3: You know, I know all the the uh they're they're 344 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 3: a little tricks. Now clap twice if you can hear me, 345 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 3: clap three. Me like to get them to be quiet 346 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 3: and focused. And but yes, it's uh, a lot of 347 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 3: respect for teachers. That's another thing that we're excited about 348 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 3: in the future that we're putting together is a teacher 349 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 3: appreciation event. 350 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 2: So definitely well received. 351 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I definitely want to show a teachers appreciation and 352 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 3: you know, respect for all they do and and bless 353 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 3: them as well too and you know, help them become 354 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 3: better teachers. 355 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: So, Eric, I think you're a guy that doesn't like 356 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: to have free time because this season you've also become 357 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: a podcast host with the third and long podcast, How 358 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: Do You Balance It All? 359 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 3: Podcast was spaced that I wanted to get into and 360 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 3: it's been a lot of fun for me and and 361 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 3: nothing I'm getting becoming a better and better podcaster as 362 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 3: well too. 363 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: I enjoy the episodes. You've been able to recruit quite 364 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: a few of your teammates. Who's been the most interesting 365 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: guests so far? 366 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 3: I think the interviews have been, you know, all very 367 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 3: very great and all a little different too. You know, 368 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:06,800 Speaker 3: our conversations they just kind of flow, you know, I think, uh, 369 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 3: you know, I got a lot of good feedback from 370 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 3: from all the episodes. But Mooney's episode was was very 371 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 3: funny because he came in and he was like, Man, 372 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 3: I'm nervous, like I don't know if I'm going I 373 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 3: don't know if I'm gonna, you know, say what I 374 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 3: want to say. And then I'm like, as we start talking, 375 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 3: I'm like he kind of like took over the He 376 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 3: kind of took over the show and he was just gone. 377 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 2: I was like, Hey, you're doing great, bro. 378 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 3: I don't got nothing to say you exactly like you 379 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 3: was gonna be nervous or something, but you're doing great. 380 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 3: But now every every episode has been great. Trent's episode 381 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 3: was great, Nick's episode was was great, And I'm happy 382 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,919 Speaker 3: that people get to see, you know, uh, you know, 383 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 3: their personalities and my personality too as well. I think 384 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 3: people get to see another side of me. In Ba's 385 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 3: episode was dope, like just just revealing a different side 386 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 3: of us and you know, a relaxed environment where you can, 387 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 3: you know, be yourself. 388 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: What did you learn that you didn't know about one 389 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: of your guests? 390 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 2: I learned a lot. 391 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 3: You know, I've done some I did some research for 392 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 3: the interviews. I you know Ba's story. I've learned a lot, 393 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 3: you know, about all my teammates. I didn't know Trent 394 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 3: through the shot put in high school. That was that 395 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 3: was interesting. 396 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: I'm not that surprised though. It's just elite actually across 397 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: the board. 398 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, but Trent during the shot fort is I can't 399 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 3: imagine doing that. 400 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 2: To have him do. 401 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: That sometimes just for just for the footage. 402 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, And then having a conversation with Nick about you know, 403 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 3: life and in football and you know what it's like 404 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:58,160 Speaker 3: to be in his shoes and with the pressure and everything, 405 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 3: and how he's so gracefully you know, continues to dominate. 406 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 3: And so that was that was great, and you know 407 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 3: I learned a lot from that conversation as well too. 408 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 2: Well. 409 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 1: Then, you know, we've got sponsors to give a shout 410 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:13,400 Speaker 1: out to on this podcast. 411 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 2: Yet a few sponsors. 412 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,719 Speaker 1: We want to give a shout out to Delta Dental, 413 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:21,679 Speaker 1: the podcast sponsor. 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Not a favorite rock pretty touchdown? 423 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:53,919 Speaker 3: But one of my favorite pretty plays was in the 424 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 3: preseason actually when we were his rookie year. We're playing 425 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 3: in Minnesota and he rolled out, there was a defender there, 426 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:10,120 Speaker 3: he spun, got out of him and rolled the other 427 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 3: way like he spun on a dime, rolled the other 428 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 3: way and made a pass down the field completion, I believe. 429 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 2: But watching him roll out and. 430 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 3: Spin on a dime and you know, get out of 431 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,400 Speaker 3: that pressure, I was like, Oh, this kid, he got 432 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 3: something to him. 433 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 2: I hadn't you know, really seen that, you know before, 434 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 2: and so that's. 435 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 3: When that was a moment where I realized, like, you know, 436 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 3: there's something different about about Brock. 437 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: Knowing what you know? Now. Do you think that moment 438 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,640 Speaker 1: was just foreshadowing all the amazing plays that were to come. 439 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think so, you know, I you know, he 440 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 3: definitely showed flashes and then once he got his full opportunity, 441 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 3: you know, you never never looked back. 442 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: This one's from Gabe what is your favorite place to eat? 443 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: Back home? And Zack of Mento. 444 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 2: I got a lot of favorite places. 445 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 3: Like maconey for sushi or Crew for sushi you know 446 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 3: or can't go wrong. 447 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 2: Let's see what else Marie Donuts must must stop? What 448 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 2: else I like? Uh? 449 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 3: Like Bento box boxes? Solid. 450 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's there's a lot of good food, a lot. 451 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: Of good food, a lot of good wrecks for the 452 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: Sacramento area. This one's from Imagine Losing is the handle? 453 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 1: How does it feel to be the longest tenured and 454 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: forty nine ers player? 455 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 2: How does it feel? Um, it's a it's an interesting title. 456 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 2: I think you should wear it probably, Yeah, you know it. 457 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 3: Uh, it's an interesting title, but it it Uh, it 458 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 3: definitely is special because it says a lot about you know, 459 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 3: it says a lot about you know, my journey, and 460 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:23,239 Speaker 3: you know, it's very it's pretty rare, you know, for 461 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 3: uh a player to be you know, tenured this long. 462 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 3: It's pretty uncommon around the league. And so you know, 463 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 3: it says a lot. It's it's definitely meaningful to me too, 464 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 3: you know, be here for this long and it's been 465 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 3: a huge blessing. Like I said, it's been ups and downs, 466 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 3: both team wise individually, and you know, to be here, 467 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 3: I think I think it's a testament too, you know, 468 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,199 Speaker 3: fighting through adversity and. 469 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 2: Uh, you know, having perseverance and so yeah, it feels. 470 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 3: Uh it's an interesting title to have, but it definitely 471 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,719 Speaker 3: is comes with a lot of pride because you know 472 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 3: of the journey in the what has gone into it, 473 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 3: you know, for me to to still be. 474 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,479 Speaker 1: There, all right, last one from Jena. You've put together 475 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: in and out and Chipotle orders on TikTok? What's the 476 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: next restaurant stop? And do you ever let yourself over indulge? 477 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 3: Let myself over indulge. Yeah, you gotta treat yourself sometimes, 478 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 3: you know, you work hard. You know, I live by 479 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 3: the eighty twenty year old eighty percent good cheat, you 480 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 3: know cheat. I take my cheap meals very seriously, and 481 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 3: you gotta treat yourself sometimes. 482 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 2: So it's it's okay to over indulge, you. 483 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 3: Know, as long as long as you're you know, you 484 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 3: can't have cheat weeks and cheap months. You gotta have 485 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 3: like you gotta have like cheap meals and cheat days, you. 486 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 1: Know, where is the next cheat meal happening? 487 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:59,320 Speaker 3: Actually, get I actually already already already did it, so 488 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 3: we're the know, we're putting together, putting it together. Now 489 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 3: it's it's a I did a Panda Express, So you 490 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:08,960 Speaker 3: guys get to see my Panda Express order? 491 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 2: Is it over? 492 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: Like two thousand calories? 493 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:15,879 Speaker 3: They're gonna tolow up the calories, you know, I just 494 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 3: I just I just order off my eyes. Okay, I 495 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 3: don't know, I don't calorie count, but uh, they'll toll 496 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 3: them up. They'll put it on the video, so you 497 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 3: guys see that soon. 498 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: All right, keep on the lookout. Well, thank you so 499 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: much for spending a bit of your off day with us. 500 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 1: We really appreciate having you, appreciate you having me on. 501 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: Well faithful to be featured in the next episode, make 502 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:36,280 Speaker 1: sure to submit your questions to forty nine ers dot 503 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 1: com slash mail bag, and don't forget to subscribe to 504 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: our podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. That's it from us.