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- 0:00Speaker 1: What progress have you seen in yourself just from going
- 0:02Speaker 1: back from last year You're dealing with injuries things like that.
- 0:05Speaker 1: Now this year kind of sort of like a fresh start.
- 0:08Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, definitely off season being able to get
- 0:12Speaker 2: some good work in. I mean, I was coming off
- 0:14Speaker 2: an injury coming into my rookie year, so I've been
- 0:16Speaker 2: just trying to build from that and grow and develop
- 0:19Speaker 2: and continue to get more healthy. So that off season
- 0:21Speaker 2: time was good for me. So it does feel like
- 0:23Speaker 2: a fresh start being all pretty much fully healthy and
- 0:26Speaker 2: just ready to row.
- 0:27Speaker 3: Trevor mentioned you last week it's kind of a young
- 0:29Speaker 3: receivers kind of step forward this training camp. What does
- 0:32Speaker 3: that mean to get that trust and confidence from the quarterback?
- 0:35Speaker 2: You know what I'm saying, everything's earned, you know, respect
- 0:37Speaker 2: is earned. You know, put a lot of good work
- 0:39Speaker 2: in this off season, and I just wanted to put
- 0:42Speaker 2: my best foot forward each day during OTA's and now
- 0:45Speaker 2: to start a training camp, and that's what it's all about.
- 0:47Speaker 2: You know, you want to earn trust from your teammates
- 0:49Speaker 2: and continue to build that trust as you continue to go.
- 0:52Speaker 2: So it's been exciting and I just want to continue
- 0:54Speaker 2: to build on that and continue to grow.
- 0:56Speaker 4: I know the I mean what happened Saturday night with
- 0:58Speaker 4: the kickoff return, but in general just the rule change itself.
- 1:02Speaker 4: How challenging has that been for the team to adjust
- 1:05Speaker 4: for a returner, to adjust to the blocking and everything.
- 1:08Speaker 2: Oh no, it's definitely different. I don't know if it's
- 1:11Speaker 2: like a punt return backyard playground, Like I don't know,
- 1:15Speaker 2: I don't know. It's just it's kind of crazy. You
- 1:17Speaker 2: feel like players are just all over the place. But
- 1:19Speaker 2: it's exciting to because I feel like it's more excited.
- 1:22Speaker 2: You can make more exciting plays and it's like it's
- 1:24Speaker 2: no more fair catching. So it's gonna be fun. But
- 1:27Speaker 2: like I said, we're still trying to figure that process out.
- 1:29Speaker 2: But it's been real fun.
- 1:31Speaker 1: Really Sad Cooks.
- 1:34Speaker 5: Obviously he's a boy. From what we talked about a
- 1:36Speaker 5: three weeks ago. What depth does he have? I mean,
- 1:39Speaker 5: the wide receiver room is massive and he doesn't get
- 1:42Speaker 5: obviously as much plain time. But tell me about his
- 1:44Speaker 5: potential in your eyes?
- 1:46Speaker 2: Oh, dub, I'm about to say, even from last year.
- 1:48Speaker 2: I mean, he catches everything. Like if we talk about
- 1:52Speaker 2: who I want to catch the go route or fadebar
- 1:54Speaker 2: at the end, of the game, gaming online. I'm picking
- 1:56Speaker 2: eat cooks. About to say I wish I could catch
- 1:59Speaker 2: like that, or I wish I was six four six '
- 2:01Speaker 2: five like that, But that's what he does. He catches everything,
- 2:06Speaker 2: and he's always looking to grow, he's always looking to develop,
- 2:08Speaker 2: asking questions, learning from the vets. I mean, we've both
- 2:12Speaker 2: done a good job with that. I'm excited for him.
- 2:16Speaker 4: Next question, I appreciate