1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass podcast. It is Friday, 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 1: June sixth. The Ravens wrapped up another day of organized 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 1: team activities and after practice we had a chance to 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: hear from head coach John Hartball. 5 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 2: Good to see everybody out here. Appreciate you being out here. 6 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 3: Beautiful day, great setting, This awesome head coach Gruden here 7 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 3: and for two days working with us, and we've just 8 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 3: had so much respect for him over the years. He's 9 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 3: a football he loves football. He's a great football coach, 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 3: great football mind. And he studied our team and gave 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 3: us some insight players, coaches, schemes, all of it, you know, 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 3: and and we just really appreciate having him here. So 13 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 3: it was a real blessing. He was commenting on this 14 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 3: setting here, you know, he couldn't even believe it. This 15 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 3: is like he said, this is like football heaven. You know, 16 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 3: I said, like I said, coach, I think I said 17 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 3: that before. I've said that quote, Jerry, you remember that one. 18 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 3: This is like football heaven. 19 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: Here. 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 3: You got these trees around here, the setting, there's no 21 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 3: there's no fences, there's no traffic. You know, there's a 22 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 3: little construction, but that's not gonna last forever. Did you 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 3: guys hear did you get the fumes during practice? 24 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 4: The tar? 25 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 2: The tar? That was part of our strategy. 26 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 3: You want the guys to go to, you know, play 27 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 3: no huddle when they're tired with tar fumes in their face. 28 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 3: You never know when that could happen. But the construction 29 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 3: Whiting Turn is doing a great job. And then we 30 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 3: got doctor Z here today. I read about his story. 31 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 3: I think it was the Baltimore Sun, maybe it was 32 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 3: the Banner. I don't know who was it who did 33 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 3: the doctor Z story. Nobody's taking credit for you. Guys 34 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 3: are sports guys. You don't know. Stay in your lane. 35 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 3: That's probably wise. Right there you go, There you go. 36 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: He's he's the doctor that. 37 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 3: Sees patients in downtown Baltimore mostly free at charge whatever 38 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 3: they can afford to pay, and has been doing his 39 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 3: whole career, saved lives, countless lives with what he's done. 40 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 3: He's here with his whole family, and we get a 41 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 3: chance to honor him. Somebody that's doing you talk about 42 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 3: doing the good works. You doing the good works Jonas, 43 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: you know the good works Capital g W the good 44 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 3: works man. This is it's an honor to have him here. 45 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 3: He's a real hero. Okay, what questions you have with Rudin? 46 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 5: How did that come out? I mean, did is there 47 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 5: any story behind that? 48 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: No, we talked from time to time. 49 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 3: I happen to see him in Tampa a couple of 50 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 3: times because we're down there with my Alison's playing down there, 51 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: and he's down there and Loots got his office and 52 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 3: his place there. And then we went down there last 53 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 3: off season off of an offensive staff as Monk and 54 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 3: I and George gotsee and spent some time with him 55 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: down there. So you know, he's been around with us, 56 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 3: and UH known him since he was in Philly. Uh 57 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 3: when I was coming in and he was he was 58 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 3: going out to be the head coach of the Raiders. 59 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 3: Got to know him a little bit, just utmost respect. 60 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 2: What he gave him a locker you gave him here. 61 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 5: Did you give him the playbook? 62 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 3: No, we didn't give the playbook. We didn't give a 63 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 3: script either. You know, only goes so far. You know 64 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 3: you gotta draw the line somewhere. Good, good question. 65 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 5: What what did he see? You know? Some some terms of 66 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 5: looking at you guys visit So I. 67 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 2: Didn't say to share just to give you a general overview. 68 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 3: He studied us, you know, and basically the message was, 69 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 3: you know, if I was game planning against you your defense, 70 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 3: what would I do and how would I attack you guys? 71 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 3: And he didn't just stop there. He watched our offensive guys, 72 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 3: He talked to our offensive guys, looked at all the players, 73 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 3: had something for each player, just you know, phenomenal and 74 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 3: very very detailed. 75 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: Great teacher too. 76 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 3: Moders, Yeah, I don't know, I don't know. He Yeah, 77 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 3: he was grinding pretty good on some guys. You know, 78 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 3: he was letting he was letting them know where they 79 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 3: can get better, which I respect him. I think a 80 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: great coach is not afraid to tell people where they 81 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 3: can improve and don't don't don't every doesn't. 82 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: Every player want to know that, you know. 83 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 3: And he has so much respect for guys and and 84 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 3: still at the same time letting them know that, hey, 85 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,279 Speaker 3: this is what I see you can improve at. 86 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 5: Aaron kind of just your reaction of having hair Rodgers. 87 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: In the division, I really don't have a reaction. 88 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 3: I mean just respect, you know, respect for respect for 89 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 3: the Steelers, obviously, respect for the h the team that 90 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 3: they have, the coaches that they have, uh the head coach, 91 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 3: coach Tomlin. And then obviously we've always respected Aaron Rodgers 92 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 3: as a player. I mean he's Hall of Fame quarterback. 93 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 3: So we'll have to go against the hall of fame 94 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 3: quarterback with uh with one of the premier teams in 95 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 3: the league, you know, and who happens to be our 96 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 3: arch rival, So we'll be preparing for that. 97 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 2: Speaking about contract extension and mentioned. 98 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 6: How he hopes to kind of create a new era 99 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 6: for wide receiver meeting and reception in Baltimore. 100 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 4: What does it meaning is seeing him get that contract in. 101 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:34,160 Speaker 3: Just his desire and the success that he's had as 102 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 3: a draftive wide receiver meetings with there, well, it means 103 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 3: a lot, you know. And he's uh, him and Zay 104 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 3: I think both have done so well as drafted wide 105 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: receivers here first round picks. To see those guys be successful, 106 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 3: to see where Shod be successful. I just I love him, 107 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 3: always have from day one. I think he's always been 108 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 3: so determined, he just wants so badly to be great 109 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 3: and h and to watch him grow these last couple 110 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 3: of years the way he has to where he's at now. 111 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 3: And I really believe where he's going ago, just looking 112 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 3: for him to continue to to just like a rocket 113 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 3: ship man take off. 114 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 5: Got me another chance to talk to Chuck a Donner yesterday. 115 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 5: Now that he's been here, back here for a few months. 116 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 7: Now, what's it been like, Because it was a long 117 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 7: time ago when he was here, how have you kind 118 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 7: of seem not necessarily changed, but maybe evolve as a 119 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 7: coach compared. 120 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 2: To how he was back then. 121 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, Luke, the days are long, but the years is short. 122 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 3: You know, it seems just like yesterday, you know, when 123 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,600 Speaker 3: Chuck was here. But it's been great. Chuck has never 124 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,600 Speaker 3: changed in the sense he's always just been a great guy, 125 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 3: high enthusiasm, enthusiasm unknown to mankind, kind of a coach, 126 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 3: kind of a person, family man, leader, friend. The players 127 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 3: have really attached themselves to him in a great way 128 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: from the back end, and and I think Zach as well. 129 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 3: I mean, those guys are getting along great. And Chuck 130 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 3: just wants to He just wants to help this team 131 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 3: be the best team it could be in that secondary 132 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 3: to play at the highest level of can it's all 133 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 3: he cares about. So it's just great to hapen backle. 134 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 5: More out here. Since the I think it was the 135 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 5: second oga that we were the first one. We were 136 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 5: at the second one last week. Did you expect that? 137 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 5: Is it to your knowledge? Is it just Lamar being 138 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 5: Lamar and just choosing to not be or is it 139 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 5: contract related. 140 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 3: Or yeah, I'm not taking any position on it's judge, 141 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 3: you get whatever. Lamar the day he was out here 142 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: played great. I could see he was in great shape, 143 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 3: through the ball, great, made the reads, new the offense 144 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 3: excellent in an excellent kind of way. I thought he 145 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 3: was fantastic. And when he comes back in practices, when 146 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: that happens, I expect him to play. 147 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: At that level. 148 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: That's what you measure. You measure for any player, it's 149 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 3: how they play. I'm not measuring, you know, really the attendance. 150 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 3: I mean it's a voluntary camp, you know, So measuring that. 151 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 3: I mean I love being out here, and I think 152 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 3: all the players do. And when Lamar's out here, I 153 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: promise you he loves being out here. You could see 154 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 3: it when he was out here. So he's my guy. 155 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 3: I love him and I can't wait to I can't 156 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 3: wait to just get into this season and get going. 157 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 2: John we uc Kane. 158 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 5: Make a few players on the ball. 159 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 3: What role do you envision him and Bo Brady playing 160 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 3: this season? 161 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 6: And do you think you're gonna add another safety before 162 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 6: training camp? 163 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 3: Yeah? I envisioned those guys stepping up. I mean they 164 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 3: have to, you know, and they have in training camps 165 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 3: or in in Ota so far. Heading into the mini camp, 166 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 3: they're gonna have to prove it. They're gonna have to 167 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 3: earn it. And uh, there's always the possibility bringing someone in. 168 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 3: I mean that's what we do, you know, So we'll 169 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 3: see where that goes. But I think those guys are 170 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 3: doing a great job. 171 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 5: Come to keep the train a little bit. What did 172 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 5: you see from him now two years from from that improvement? 173 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, he looks good. 174 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 3: I mean he looks way better than he did at 175 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 3: the end of last season, I think, just as far 176 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: as movement. Uh so, Uh, you know, I got high hopes. 177 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna lie. I would never lie. 178 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: Never lie. Might not tell you everything, never lie. H 179 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: But I have high hopes for him, you know, I 180 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 2: expect him to I expect him to be really good. 181 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 7: We're also talking to Nate Wiggins today. What have you 182 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 7: seen now and coming to the second season out of 183 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 7: Nate and his development. 184 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 4: At this office. 185 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 2: Well he saw him today. 186 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 3: Right, when you have a pick and a key breakup 187 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 3: and a critical situation, expect him to be locked in 188 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 3: and focused on on the little things, you know, rain 189 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 3: drops make oceans. Man locked in on every little detail 190 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 3: to be great, you know, and that's what he's focusing on. 191 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 2: We haven't seen hi. 192 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,559 Speaker 5: Jake Humble with someone who got signed a little in Freez. 193 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 5: We haven't seen him out here as are anything. 194 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 2: I mean, I know it's voluntary doms anything there is. 195 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 3: He had had a baby in the last few days, 196 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 3: had a little baby boy. Uh, we should put that. 197 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 3: We should announce that if he wants us to, we 198 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 3: should put that out there with Jake baby. Yeah right, yeah, 199 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 3: that's a good point. So that's why he's not here. 200 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 5: But last one not the officiality where a positive? Do 201 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 5: you have account for Tyler Dans game hicles? 202 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 2: Do we have one? Tyler? 203 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 5: Oh? 204 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, do it count? Yeah? You can get you right. 205 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 3: We must have had a bad angle, yeah yeah, no 206 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 3: it was. There was no I can tell you this. 207 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,599 Speaker 3: They were all right down the middle, sou but I 208 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 3: had a good angle seeing them. They were right down 209 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 3: the middle. I made that sixty yarder you know, easily. 210 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 3: So it was a good start, all right. 211 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 2: Thanks? Yep. 212 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: We also heard from a second year cornerback date Wagings. 213 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 7: The exactly where talked about your off season strength and 214 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 7: conditioning routine. 215 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: Can you talk about what you did this offseason and 216 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 2: how much weight you put on? 217 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: Uh? 218 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:13,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, so this was all s it was a big 219 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 4: off season for me, or just just gain weight and 220 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 4: get a stronger. I gained like ten pounds. Uh I'm 221 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 4: a lot strong, a lot bigger for uh yeah man, 222 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 4: uh one eighty five? 223 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 6: What LOADI they ad qute when you wanna focus on 224 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 6: adding eight? 225 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: Uh? 226 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 4: Really just I mean I was just uh getting a 227 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 4: lot like injury wasn't my big things last year? Or 228 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 4: just hitting the ground or like my shoulders hit the ground. Uh, 229 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 4: body couldn't assort the contact. So really it was just 230 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 4: uh again my body to physical take the con uh 231 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 4: the con compact and yeah, you know what y'all BA 232 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 4: said getting wait for him, he poked a. 233 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 5: Lot of pouring meals and meal craft. What did you 234 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 5: have to do to put. 235 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 4: On that way? 236 00:09:58,360 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 6: Uh? 237 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 4: Really just stay and a lot of pro like mess 238 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 4: potato stuff like that. I you know, a lot of 239 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 4: steaks so yeah, is that hard for you. 240 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 5: To do that? They have way generally speaking periods of music. 241 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 4: Uh nah, it's it's a hard thing for me cause 242 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 4: I got a fast on the type of them, so 243 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 4: it's really hard for me to keep weight. 244 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 6: Yeah. 245 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 4: So like, uh, I mean when I get when I like, 246 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:18,439 Speaker 4: when I gain weight, I'm really like happy. 247 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 7: So yeah, they you you played mostly left corner back 248 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 7: last year, obviously right corner back. 249 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 5: To get possibilities this year. You have a favorite shoulder 250 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 5: to the player? 251 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 2: Uh? 252 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 4: Nah, I don't really my favorite shoulder, Like which, what's 253 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 4: you like? 254 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 5: Like you you like the see the bawl gonna go 255 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 5: with one shoulder? 256 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 4: Oh nah, I don't. No, I don't really have a 257 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 4: favorite sholder. I I think I'm good on b great 258 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 4: on both sides. 259 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,319 Speaker 3: So hey, where how do you feel like you grow 260 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 3: up most at uh this spring compared to where you 261 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 3: were even maybe. 262 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 5: At the end of last season or just for growth 263 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 5: as a player? 264 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 6: Uh? 265 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 4: I feel like my girlfriends a players uh commit Uh 266 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 4: Like it's it's growing a lot. I mean from especially 267 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 4: as last year. Like you said, like, uh like last season, 268 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 4: I mean I don't feel like I was like really 269 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 4: a pro yet now I'm getting like really like how 270 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:05,959 Speaker 4: how to be a pronoun? So I feel like, no, 271 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 4: like it's it's gonna it's gonna play off may Con team. 272 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 7: Uh bringing in Malachi Starks in the drive. Now you 273 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 7: got Starks you Hamilton Humphrey. How do you feel about 274 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 7: the prospects heading into this season of this secondary Uh? 275 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 4: I mean I feel great about it. 276 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 2: Uh. 277 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 4: I feel like we gonna uh come out, come out fast. 278 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 4: Uh we gonna come out fast. We're gonna come out 279 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 4: uh like like everybody expected has. 280 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: To come out. 281 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 5: How's it been working with uh Chuck for Dynond. 282 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 4: Uh, It's been great. I mean, you know, he like, 283 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 4: uh one of the Hall of Fame coaches, uh coaching 284 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 4: Hall of famers. So I mean it's great picking up knowledge, 285 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 4: uh everything he knows about the game. 286 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 5: So it's great. 287 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,200 Speaker 4: I feel like him him come in is gonna help 288 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 4: us and continue us to grow us great players. 289 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:53,199 Speaker 6: We hed good. He came in immediately, had individuals she 290 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 6: bout for guys. She sought it out. 291 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 5: Did you seek it out? 292 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 3: And what were some of the things plays situated. 293 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 2: About the summer? 294 00:11:58,360 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: Uh? 295 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, Uh the main thing. Then he came in, H 296 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 4: what's focused on me about what's just uh my press. 297 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 4: He was like just getting my hands on since I'm 298 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 4: like probably I wanted the fastest. 299 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 5: Oh god, so he was. 300 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 4: Like getting my hands on receivers. Shoot my hands guy, 301 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 4: cause I wasn't really like running in the receiver in 302 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 4: the league. 303 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 3: So they they were, uh quarterback can individion the Robbers 304 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 3: and Pittsburgh there is uh I how much before you're 305 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 3: looking and facing. 306 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 5: Him and uh and I'm sure you'd like to get 307 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 5: a perfection. 308 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 4: To see Yeah, I mean it. It would be great 309 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 4: to get to pick on uh A rod Man probably 310 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 4: all think quarterback. I mean, uh, he's gonna yeah, I 311 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 4: it's great facing him. I mean yeah, I really think 312 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 4: I yeah. 313 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 5: I know he wasn't uh you taking the gun pick off? 314 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 4: What I mean? 315 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 5: What's it like to see him on the other side, 316 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 5: to feel a lot of them tricks that. 317 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,719 Speaker 2: A guy that you probably watched grom Yeah, got it 318 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 2: now that you're right, well. 319 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 5: Who what's kind of your thoughts when you see him 320 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 5: on the other side. 321 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 4: I mean, it's amazing this uh cause we both went 322 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 4: to Clemson. Uh huh uh we both got like we 323 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 4: both like know like the Clemson stuff. We both like, uh, 324 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 4: he come to he can come Clinton lot when I 325 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 4: was there, so I mean we got like a lot 326 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 4: of connections and it I mean it's great. I know 327 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 4: he like twelve year in the league. I mean, yeah, man, 328 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 4: it's it's great going against and he could teach me 329 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 4: a lot of a lot of knowledge. 330 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, we also heard from running back Keaton Mitchell. 331 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 5: You have to eat Throb. 332 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 6: I just feeling good, Yes, sir, it's feeling great. 333 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 5: Was there a point, uh when you felt like you 334 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 5: turned us more? Obviously you came back in that season, 335 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 5: but yeah, kind of had a schedule and I and 336 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 5: I'm sure he's Yeah, we often see guys in the 337 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 5: second year after that of the year you kind of 338 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 5: get back from the rough. 339 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 2: Was there? 340 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 5: What did you have that kind of moment from. 341 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 6: You at all to where I felt back normal? 342 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: Yeah? 343 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 2: Uh yeah. 344 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 6: Once we got that break, I did a lot of rehab, 345 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 6: like really like being focused on coming back and being 346 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 6: back to myself. So, uh, when I came back, I 347 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 6: was back normal. So cause it feel different this year definitely, 348 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 6: it's a. 349 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 5: What's it been like now? 350 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 7: I mean Derrick Henry, of course this is his second 351 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,599 Speaker 7: year here in the off Is he you being a 352 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 7: young running back going through what you went. 353 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 5: Through last year? How are you how he interview, what 354 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 5: kind of influences he out on you? How has he 355 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 5: helped your going back? 356 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 6: Just really taking care of my body off the field. 357 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 6: You know, he a Hall of Fame type of guy. 358 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 6: Just making sure everything that he say, make sure don't 359 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 6: go through one year one ear and out the other. 360 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 6: So just taking that in consideration and just uh looking 361 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 6: up to him, watching him what he do like at 362 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 6: like watching how he became a vet, Like just taking 363 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 6: care of his body, how he uh been in the 364 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 6: league for so long and just stuff like that. 365 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 5: So he in last ye year you were focused on 366 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 5: getting back on the. 367 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 4: Fields the time. 368 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 6: Are there any particular. 369 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 3: Parts of your game that you're looking at mcrew or 370 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: ways that you wanna contribute more in the offense, what. 371 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 6: Special team whatever, whatever they need me to do, I'm 372 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 6: dying to do it. Just is taking a step in 373 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 6: his role. So I'm just feeling in his spot doing 374 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 6: all the dirty work whatever they need me to do. 375 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 6: So I'm ready for what they need me to do 376 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 6: just to win the Super Bowl. 377 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 3: Johnny just said that if you're much different now than 378 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 3: you were even at the end of the last year. 379 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 5: As a how tentative was. 380 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 2: Were you, say, November December when you first came back 381 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 2: last year versus now? 382 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 6: Yeah, just like the mental part, uh coming back, you know, 383 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 6: you always thinking about your knee, worried about what's gonna happen, 384 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 6: what's gonna happen if I get tackled, But just overcoming that. 385 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 6: I'm way much better. I'm out there like normal, not 386 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 6: worried about what my need doing, just being confident in 387 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 6: my knee and my rehab. 388 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 7: So we did about a month ago twenty two point four. 389 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 6: Is there? 390 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 5: Is that still your your top speeding? I guess what 391 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 5: we're condition. 392 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 2: Yeah. 393 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 6: So when I first got here, I ran like twenty 394 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 6: two point two. Uh so I just hit twenty two 395 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 6: point four a couple of weeks ago. So definitely feeling good, 396 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 6: uh back to myself. 397 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 3: So I know, was that through really high process, TV, 398 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 3: through you know, and everything, something helpfully like through the 399 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 3: off season, get back on the field, get back. 400 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 5: From we're gonna mentioned something, you know. 401 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. 402 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 6: Uh, you know, when you face adversity like a career 403 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 6: ending injury, you need those type of guys with you. 404 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 6: Just to keep you in a positive mindset and making 405 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 6: sure you're okay. So I appreciate them guys trying Tavius 406 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 6: uh for being there for me. So hats off to them. 407 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 2: Guys you often like a n. 408 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 6: They was just making sure I made it to the 409 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 6: season and made it the OTA safely. So then I 410 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 6: think it was gonna be correct ending. Nah, just cause 411 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 6: I know who I am and like how was raised 412 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 6: that gotta finish what I started, So anything that it took, 413 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 6: I know I was gonna come back and be ready 414 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 6: to go. I'm definitely doing that, especially uh since if 415 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 6: it's a touchback, they'll go to the thirty five. So 416 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 6: I'm pretty sure teams are putting in play and I 417 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 6: want to be the one to return the kickoff returns 418 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 6: and being able to be like a Devin Hester, like 419 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 6: don't kick it that type of guy. 420 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 2: So you want to do. 421 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 6: Whatever they need you to do. But aside from winning 422 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 6: your Super Bowl, what does success look like for you individually? Individually, 423 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 6: success playing preseason game one and finish it to the 424 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 6: last game, whatever that is, just staying healthy and available 425 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 6: for the team. 426 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 5: I know's a have a lot of experience with the 427 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 5: turn I don't. 428 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 6: Remember kick return, and in college they didn't really let 429 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 6: me do too much to keep return. So but it's 430 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 6: like a natural instinct. It's like an outside zone play 431 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 6: for a running back. So uh, it's kind of natural. 432 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 5: So yeah, and with that, where where'd you do'd you clock? 433 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 6: That? We was in the indoor We were doing some sprints. 434 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 6: I was like, really, uh, Anthony Miller, me and him 435 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 6: were running with each other and he was like, uh, 436 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 6: he trying to hit top speed today. So I was like, really, 437 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 6: I wasn't planning on running that fast, but I guess 438 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 6: I just came back. He was like, I hit my 439 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 6: pr for the soya. 440 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 7: I know it doesn't matter a whole lot until what 441 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 7: kinds come on, But what do you see from trends 442 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 7: sens of in his development. 443 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 6: Just coming out here being like a vet vocal leader, 444 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 6: trying to tell the younger guys what to do. Uh, 445 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 6: but most of being a vocal leader. 446 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, you're listening to the Ravens Press Past podcast, 447 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 1: make sure you hit subscribe. Also head over to the 448 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: Lounge podcast feed and subscribe there as well. Thank you 449 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: so much for listening. 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