I mean, a great year. Thank you like
best. Rookie receiver in football this year
preciate, right? What was the NFL experience? Like what were,
you know, you came from Ohio State big-time program, right?
Had people like me going. I don't know how good he's in
the be, I'm not sure, right? I underrated you obviously,
but like just speak to the experience of the NFL, what it
was like playing.
I mean, it was, it was awesome. And, you know, it's
a definitely, a different, a different Beast than you did in
college. You know, you come in and, and I got in an April. So,
you know, met, And June. All, that was a transition period
for me. You know, it took some time and it's different speed
of the game. The offense is different.
It's more wordy. So you know, you got to be really detailed,
right? And thinking as you're walking out of the car,
you're like, wait, what am I doing here? Yeah. And that mess
with me, you know. I'm used to playing fast and I wasn't
really able to do that initially. And
you know it was for me. It was it was finding that
comfortability in the offense so that I can go out there and
just play Fast. What was my did it click. When was the moment
honestly up until preseason?
And we started doing joint practices and and we practicing
instead Team you know going against people I saw some stuff
like that to that was mad mess with my competition.
You know I know what the rest of the cornerbacks look like
you know so whenever I got to go against the Giants and
the Eagles are
Atlanta in joint practice unit. I was a confidence boost for me
too because I could realize you know I yeah sauce is one of 10
and they don't know your plays and everything every day so
you're like damn sauce, nose is coming here, this isn't fair up
like
that. So for me that was that was huge. You know, I would say
right around pre-seasons when it clicked for me, what do
I tell you? There's the mental.
You were kind of talking about physically like what jumped out
to you about the NFL game. Yeah you know what was the what was
the the aspect were just? You know, it explained on that.
Yeah, me every Sunday. I was just happy. I wasn't a running
back. You know
what have y'all wasn't a quarterback running back.
I mean in between those tackles in the trenches, it's crazy
right. Easy man. Right? Mean honestly and even different
than big-time college football. Yeah. Right. Explain that. So
I don't think sometimes I think people think it's the same. No,
it's
not the same and just the level of
I mean some of these are grown men, you know, a lot of them are
so
the size. Of them. And then the the strength, you know, that
combination of that and going against each other. I mean,
it's loud. You can hear it on the sideline. Yeah.
Yeah man. It's just,
I'm just, I'm a little dude and I had to figure out, you know,
all right. I don't want to go. Yeah, exactly. I got to write
that and stay out of the piles and it's definitely a different
beast and in college, right? Give me one word to describe
the 2022, Jets,
Close, I would say close, you know, I feel like we're right
there,
you know, we're
being able to finish, you know, some games and finish drives
away from, from being in the playoffs. And who knows what
happens when we get there, you know? So so for me,
I would say close, you know, and I
feel like we all know we're close it's just about taking
that next step now, you know? Yeah, all right, so I mean
the elephant in the room, we know what that is,
right? The quarterback situation,
right? What's your,
what's your like assessment? And I've saw the things you
said about Zach Wilson. During the year, I mean, you spoke
highly of his talents and all that, but we also saw there was
some mistakes and some bad reads and whatever else. It's
like,
where do you think that situation kind of goes here as
we go into the future? Yeah. I mean, the, the best thing about
it is we're all young. Yeah. Young Jamie, still young.
And
and, you know,
for us it's we're going to stick by Zach. No matter what,
you know, that's our dog, that's a guy and we know that
he's got that ability
and and yeah like you know for me I tried to simplify the game
and just worried about. I let me Do my job. Yeah, I got you
there and write the ball as well as possible. You know.
That's right. Fight. You do not worry about that
and, you know, that's the Mind Set On taking the next year but
but, you know, yeah, I love Zach and
I'm confident that he's gonna get their man. Well, Wilson,
the Wilson just sounds too damn good, right? Okay. I mean, will
say Wilson's throwing a Wilson Wilson, right? That mean,
that's okay.
But, let me just follow.
What about like. Do you feel like that situation
was like, kind of the doubt? Like the Bears game right
there. The last like, it just seemed like that. A situation
led to the downfall of the team a little bit, like heard
overtook the locker room, the media, all of that, did it feel
like that is a player in the locker room? I don't know mate.
Yeah, I mean, maybe maybe it did, you know,
we're all young dudes and people are lying and if they
say they ain't see the reports. And yeah. Right. You're aware
right. Exact. Your, where was going on? And,
you know, we didn't know, you know, we didn't always know
who's going to be quarterback at practice and it changes
the the approach to practice and stuff like that. Yeah, it
changes the approach to the week, right? And that's just
a reality of it, but
we tried to make the most of it with
Do they have the right mindset on it? That we're going to go
get it. No matter what but the reality of it is it probably
did mess with it. Yeah.
Right. The guy who only got the same. Woody Johnson has said,
clearly one of the top priorities is find a veteran
quarterback, how closely
are you paying attention? Will you pay attention to which way
it goes? Because there's names floating around out there.
Aaron Rodgers. Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo and others. Do
you do you follow that? Do you care? I mean, how do you
properly engage in this change? That could be coming.
Yeah. I mean like I said I see all that stuff. I'm not going
to last you all of it, you know? And and initially you
know, I see the Aaron Rodgers thing and
and waiting on it to happen. We hired Hackett and I'm waiting
on it happening now. I'm just like all right let me just let
all of it go right you know so
like I said I just want to make sure I can do my job at a
best of my to the jet best of my ability
and no matter who's taking those snaps in.
And for me, you know, I'm coming this offseason, you
know, ready to work, ready to build a relationship with
whoever's that you know, quarterback and
Excited to learn a new offense as well and
and see where we're at next year because we know we're
close. And we know that the offensive side of the ball was
the
what led us down last year and we want to make sure you know
that's not the case next season
we need. I want to hear like we know you're an awesome receiver
but now I want to hear you. Sell me on Old Spice, that's
what I want. What do you what else?
Have you got? 10 of those t-shirts? And I got 20 of those
things but I'm
78. I had probably probably like 12 or 12. Right? You were
you didn't have any Bo at 8:00. You aren't there yet? But uh,
yeah, man, when I'm out there playing, you know, the last
thing I want to do is be worrying about
how I smell. You know, it's pressure of the game lights on
and for me I just want to be focused on ball so
you know using products like this and swag
Old Spice Swagger. Yeah, it's been awesome to work with them.
And I'm just blessed to be able to work with them and use
products like this. And I'm really excited to
get out there. You got Swagger,
you got me there.
It's good to hear about how you smell on the field. I've heard
stories over the years. Some of the guys may not smell call
that great. And that's part of their Arsenal. They try to keep
guys away from her by right? Coming out there extra stinky.
If they can't, I was so damn is right here. Yeah
yeah you can't go wrong with that
back to Zack we'll see ya.
There have been mixed reports on this as well as to whether
he's even gonna be on the team next year. Are you confident?
He's going to be on the team? No matter who gets at it as
a veteran quarterback confidence. I could be on. The team. You
know,
I'm confident he's going to play
good ball and make sure, you know, no matter
what happens. You know, I'm company's going to play good
ball when it's when it's time comes, he's gonna be ready.
And,
you know, you were probably headaches and confidence in me,
and that's the type of relationships we want to have
in our locker room. You know, we're all confident in each
other and
and we understand that people had to do what it do. What they
got to do to keep their job and put food on the table for their
family. But I'm confident you know Zach's going to be there
next year and ready to play when it's time, comes for sure.
All right, I always love to ask young guys like, you know.
You talked, you were awesome about your experience in the NFL.
Who was that guy? You saw this year? We were like, man, he was
awesome or like just shocked you like that one player, or
you didn't even have to be against you. Maybe he was on
the other offense where you were just like, as a lesson in
broadcasting. We got one minute until we're off the air. So
just so, you know, we're going to land the
plane with jets receiver, Garrett Wilson, go ahead,
Nick Chubb, Nick Chubb. Yeah, we played against them week to
and right, I mean
game we shouldn't have one,
right? He was probably the main reason for that.
Right? I mean, just impressive to walk her to Landing would
get hidden there. How big it is? How Vicki is, right?
I never seen running back that good. No, he plays some, we
play some great players this year.
And yeah, man. But he was the one. He was the one where you
went. Damn, he hadn't realized this guy. Was this guy? Yeah,
I'm sure
I'll see my homes out there and yeah, you know, but
yeah. Nick Chubb. Alright, cool. I like the other guys
would say, Garrett Wilson is the guy they play. That's
a pleasure.
It really was a great season for you and we wish you all
the best as your career unfolds. Shinzon, the Old Spice hookup,
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