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He had Raiders training camp with Chandler Jones of the Las
Vegas, Raiders. It still sound weird to you
for years with the Patriots, six years in Arizona
and now you're a Raider. What does that sound like? It
doesn't sound weird at all. It's actually a dream come
true, and it's definitely part of the business. And I'm glad
to be here. Why a dream come true. Well, and that has
opportunity.
To play with someone that I'm familiar with this front office,
we just got Ziggler, he just walk right behind the camera.
Our head coach Josh, McDaniels pet G. These are all guys that
I know since my rookie year you know this is this is a team or
this is a this is a
front office that I started my foundation with. So
that was a huge credit to why I came here. Someone
that I was familiar with and just this legendary program,
I'm happy to be a Raider and
I mean you see the fans out here, it's packed out every
day. It's been well I'm three or four days of care. Yeah
it's nice. You went from
Hottest place on Earth to the hottest place on earth,
except today's nice. But let's talk a little bit about Patrick
Graham who you had in New England
as a coach on that staff and now he's the defensive
coordinator. What did you think of him in New England? And
what's it like to be with him now?
I feel like it was so advantageous to have someone
like, Patrick Graham
as a rookie, you know, when I first came into this league
having him he started my Foundation. I'm not sure if you
know but Pat is a Yale graduate is a very
Smart man. And not just football smart but just
the person himself but just having Patrick as,
as a coach of it, some of the things that he says, it gives
me flashbacks of some of the things in my rookie year, and
this is the way he coaches his, he demands that respect, he has
that respect.
He has success and he's very, he's very smart coach.
So you're going to be playing on the opposite side of Max
Crosby for the most part and I wonder
played 10 years in this league.
Is he the best guy who's been sort of a book Into You?
A pass rusher that you played with,
I've played with some great pass rushers, I pay with some
great players and there's a list of guys, I can see her go
on and on, but Max is a guy that's young, he's very
talented and I tell them all the time,
I wish I know, I wish I knew what Maxie knows. Now, when
I was at his age,
the sky's the limit for him and this is a way that he plays
Relentless. I mean, he pushes me every day at practice.
I mean, when he's running from drill to drill, I'm trying to
keep up with him
so I haven't someone like that to push me.
I'll say, I've never even I've never Played with someone to
push me as much as he has, and he's a lot younger than I am.
So that's that's really impressive. What have you tried
to impart on him?
Just honestly, just keep working and that's something
I have to tell him that something that's already in him.
So, honestly not much, I mean, I think he's always been a fan
of man. I've been a fan of him. We were friends before I became
a writer, we always swept notes and swept text. So it's just
a dream come true to be a teammate. He's a good friend of
mine but now we're teammates. So that's pretty cool.
So, seven of your 10 years in the You've played full seasons
in every one of those years.
You've had double-digit sacks,
especially when you've got a bull's-eye On You by
the opposing offense.
What in your opinion has been the key to your consistency.
I just feel like, always perfecting my craft always
working on my craft.
There's always going to be someone out there. Scouting,
you, or figuring out how to block you. And my biggest thing
is this not being
being able to be pinpointed, or not saying L, this is what
challenge, Is going to do. I've always feel like I have
a different game plan, a lot of different brushes, a lot of
different moves and
and to be doing it at a long period of time and just
becoming, you know, being flexible being pliable and
having the ability to be able to bend the move. My body in
certain ways
when you look at this team
and you look on the other side of the ball and you see now
Davante Adams, Derek Carr,
Darren Waller Hunter Renfro. There's really a lot of Talent
on the offense. If side of the ball but there's a lot of
talent in this division.
What do you think of your chances
man? You know what?
There's a lot that I can say? And there's a lot of talk,
a lot of fans out here. That one is,
you know, they want to
put a mark on this. But what I will say is this seems working
hard those names that you just mentioned every single one of
those players are out here working there busting their
butt. They're doing the drills and they're not cutting
corners. And I honestly you can't talk to those guys
because
that shows that's the form that you want to have for a great
team. Your star players not cutting. Corners and actually
putting in the work and those guys definitely do.
When you signed here
you signed within 24 hours of the Davante, Adams deal, they
happen both back-to-back.
What was your thought when you saw that they were trading for
Davante Adams, man. You know what? When they trade it for
Devonte, I was actually still at the headquarters. I was
still here actually headed back home and I was in the in the
gift shop jumping for joy. I saw it on the TV
and I was so excited on
The things that he brings to a team
himself that the respect that he demands,
the lack of sleep. That defensive coordinators have
known that they have to go against Davante Adams. I was
excited, it being a teammate. So like I said, I do and every
interview I'm glad that he's on my side.
Just seeing him in practice every day. The work after that
he does, he brings younger guys with him, and that's a great
trait to have. I'm so happy to have him on our team
but, and with this,
you have to now Chase
Patrick Mahomes Russell Wilson just in Herbert.
Six times a year for as long as you're with this team,
what does that mean to you?
It's going to be fun,
one of those names that you mentioned.
I'm kind of familiar with chasing them and we all know
who that is, but as far as Justin and Patrick, I've got
some history with them and I think it's going to be fun but
the work comes in first and that's all and that's in every
aspect. So
as long as we're putting the work in that shouldn't be a problem
Chandler Jones. Thanks so much. Thank you
and the Raiders headquarters in Henderson Nevada.
I'm Peter King for NBC Sports.