Angeles. So Super Bowl, 56, joining us. Now guy, who is
ready to make the big splash into the NFL is one of the top
picks in the upcoming draft cave on Thibodeau of
the University of Oregon. Also, a Los Angeles native. So we are
in his hometown, calm.
Welcome to the program. How are you pal?
I'm doing well, man. I'm really excited. This day has been
pretty, you know, action field. But yeah, I'm blessed to be
here right now.
Where are you right now?
I'm in Los Angeles. I'm the one of these big, big skyscrapers
downtown
living, the big live. Alright, so I mean, look at first thing
you all year. Long people have been talking about you. Maybe.
Being number one. Pick definite top five pick, you know, when
you got injured early in the year,
the did you like? Were you scared at any moment where
you're like, oh no, this might hurt my draft stock. Or do you
always felt like it was in really mattered and you've
already shown enough at this point.
I mean, you know, I have more my faith. I know that God had
what God has for you. No man can take away. So, you know,
even though things didn't go as planned. Obviously I wanted to
win the Heisman and I knew I couldn't win that but
I never really, I never really thought that anything else is
going to be effect because now I'm fully healthy. And I know
what I can do when I'm fully healthy.
What are you doing by way of getting ready for the next
level? So much of what happens now is preparation for
the combine. You're going to get the inevitable questions. What
drills you're going to do? When you going to do them, you do
it. Or whatever. What are you doing now? To get ready for
the next level.
I mean, I'm just trying to put my head down. I'm doing. I like
every all of this media. Everything. I'm talking to
coaches talking to GM, and I'm getting real hand side, you
know, they're interviewing me. And I'm interviewing them to
see
what they are looking for out of me. Right? What do they
think? I'm deficient at what it is that I can work on. So, you
know, within this eight weeks. I've been really honing in on
all my deficiencies trying to grow with
and trying to be a guy who is is really well-rounded. And
you know, I'm determined to keep going and to keep Elevate
my game. What have you learned so far? That really has struck
a chord with you saying?
Wow. Hey, that that's really going to help me. Thank you for
pointing that out. I'm going to work on that.
Well, I mean there, I don't think there's been anything
that's that isn't already obvious because I watch my own
film. I'm very truthful and honest with myself. So
everything they've already been telling us things. I've been
heard. As far as like, my flexibility, my band
and, you know, obviously the questions came with my injury
on how healthy I am. And if I'll be able to get the been
back, the verse and everything. That but
I've been able to do everything. Just fine. You
know. God has a plan for me. And I I've just been able to
stay on course and just keep going. I know you're going to
be professional and got to do what you got to do.
But like do you look at your competition for, you know,
the draft but you know, we had Aidan Hutchinson in here from
Michigan before. You
guys are everyone thinks you're the two top Edge guys in
the draft like as in the back of your mind at all as far as like
competing to him. As far as I want to put
out better numbers and he does too. Prove to everybody.
I should be the first guy off.
I think there's a misconception, right? No need
to put out better numbers than him, and he doesn't need to put
our better numbers than me. Because what meet with
the media wants to drive is that we're in competition. When in
essence, if you know football, we don't play
the same position, right? We're good for two different systems,
two, different teams to different players. So for me,
and I know he probably feels the same way. I'm in
competition with myself to be the best player that I can be
for the system that I'm going to play it. Right? And he did
for him is his perspective system is perfect. The skill
set is different. So you're right. We are both chasing
history were chasing greatness,
but I don't feel like there's a competition so much as a
mutual fire to be great. Right, right. The thing about it is we
can go on that path together, right? So, whoever gets picked
first, whoever gets picked second. However, do you think
third?
We're all going to be blessed to get picked, right? We're all
gonna To be
a part of a group of people who are the Selected Few out of,
you know, millions of people who populate the world. So just
in that I'm so grateful to just even be thought of as one of
the greatest players. And I'm going to take that, you know,
you know, to the heart. And I'm going
to continue to grow and continue to
develop my game. And I know he is a so as everyone else in
this draft. Yeah, no doubt. Well said really well said and
I feel like he's got that same approach in off of that.
They'll, you know, you brought up about like the system and
your style of play.
Do you do you want to be a, you know, really wide 9 technique?
Put your hand on the ground and just get after the quarterback
or does like a 3/4 outside
linebacker type of position, Pittsburgh Steelers, TJ, W
interested you have preference there
that is you know, that is the type of player. I am, right?
I'm very versatile. I'm tall. I'm wrong. I can run. Yeah,
an open field, I can cover, I can, I can pass rush, I can set
edges.
So, you know,
I'll be using that like you say outside linebacker position.
Isshin also be used, but you come to realize like anybody
picked in the top five are going to be used all four down
exact. So if I have to, I have to make sure that I'm ready for
first and second run, stop
and then pass rush and also covered. So my plate is a lot
of fool, you know, you got to have a colorful plate as we say
in the nutrition world and make sure you got your greens. You
got the protein, you got to carbs
and you got everything,
make sure that, you know, you're ready to take on
the work. What is your pitch sitting down? With Coach is
general managers. You have your opportunity to tell them, what
do you say to them?
About why I should be the guy that you take, if you have
the first opportunity to get me. And if the first team passes on
me, then you better take me at number two and somebody's going
to get a great player. What's your pitch to those guys?
That one? I'm not just a football player. I'm not just
a great athlete, but I'm also a
AGA. I'm also a student of the game. I also want to teach
the game also want to bring guys with me. I'm a reader. I'm very
gregarious. I like to
to have a culture, right? One thing that Mario, crystal ball
really taught me and I took away from him as culture and
You're a man of culture. You're a man that can lead a group if
you want to go. If you want to go fast, go by yourself. You
want to go far go together.
And I feel like I am the perfect person
to help reciprocate that message because it's different.
They say, player, led teams, win championships, right?
And because of the covid Year, I'll take it really a step in
my and my leadership and my development on how to lead my
peers and how to be, you know, not not only just to I wouldn't
talk about it, but just, you know, really be
about it and have guys come with, you know, what?
We always are. It's a phrase we say when we run to the bars,
come with us.
So now, you know, I really want to. I really want the whole
team to come with me. Yeah, I hear that. I hear that. Right.
So you got some cool glasses on.
I like that. I got two questions here. One. I want to
know when you forget your first big check. What are we going to
buy? Like, what's the first cool thing
you're going to do with your draft money
and then to, who is your favorite player in the NFL?
Who's the guy? You look at to be that outside linebacker Edge
guy? That's your favorite.
What me, you know, I always say Bob Miller obviously because
he's the guru of technique but I mean there's a lot of guys
that are just standard killing. Enemy. I'm never just
I'm never one side. I look at all. I watch all pass rush from
TJ. Waffle Bud Dupree from Max Crosby.
The bowls of Brothers, you know, I mean the list can go on
and then we talk about what you're going to buy. Obviously,
when you come from poverty, you don't own anything right?
I don't have any real ownership, my family. There's only think
so, you know, the greatest thing to do would be probably.
Bye Mom.
How's my my bill? Father house
and moved them to a nicer neighborhood and you know,
things like that. Yeah you the man tell us what you have going
on cave on with Arrowhead Water?
Well, you know
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They've been around for over 125 years
and they're 100% natural spring water right in about in about
that. We are human beings and human beings are of the Earth.
And Think about it. A lot of water companies put in minerals
and different things in the water. But Arrowhead is 100%
natural spring water
and the ready. Refresh is the company that delivers it
straight to your door, wherever you are, whatever time and they
and it's no better. It's no better thing for athlete. When,
you know, I don't really have time to stop at grocery stores
and do different things. I could just put the order in.
By the time I get home, the water will be there.
And, you know, I can have a healthy
hydrated life.
Who you working for? Sunday? Rams are Bangles.
I'm from my leg, man. I'm a Rams fan.
I was going to say, do you want to play for the Rams? Naomi
first-round picks, like out of. He's done that. With the
actually want to play for the Rams because the tax purposes but
that's right
until I get drafted. I'm a Rams fan. That's all right. Sounds
good already thinking. Ahead about that state income tax,
big difference between Florida, Texas and California. Nia.
That's for damn sure. Hey Kavon.
Congratulations on. All your success. All the best to you.
We look forward to seeing you at the next level.
Yeah. Thank you. You guys have a good one. You too, man. Good
luck.