 Tennessee quarterback, Hinden Hooker, getting a workout in spite of the fact that his knee won't let him work out on the field, you're talking to everybody right now here at the Senior Bowl. What's that like? It's been a blast just to be able to, you know, be in this position, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so to be able to sit in front of these coaches and talk ball and just show my football IQ and my character and also the way I lead, being able to sit in these meetings, learn the playbook and talk the verbiage when I'm out there on the field and assist these quarterbacks on my team, you know, however I can. You were on the field in practice. You want to be out there with them picking up and learning. Why is that? Yeah, you know, you never can learn enough and I'm just a football maniac. I love it. I love every aspect of it. Even sometimes, you know, you get banged up, but I still love that too, so that's part of it. But just to be out there and prepare the right way, knowing what I'm looking for, I don't like going out on the field and you're just kind of just sitting there standing, being a bystander. I like being engaged and being able to, you know, benefit my team in some way, some aspect, so any way that I can, you know, help the quarterbacks out from a sideline view, I'm there. What are you telling teams about your recovery from ACL surgery? Yeah, so recovery's going great. I'm six weeks post-op and I'm moving around. I don't really need my brace to work out. I'm wearing it now because we're standing up so much and walking around, but being able to put 100% pressure on my left leg and get back to my running mechanics and here in two weeks, I'll be able to do a lot more explosive drills, so I'm excited. You're not able to throw for teams, but in some ways, I mean, they've got a lot of Hinden Hooker on tape from Virginia Tech and from Tennessee. That's got to be a big help, right? Yes, sir. Yeah. So the stuff that we put on tape, we always say the eye on the sky doesn't lie and, you know, I expect to come back even better than I was before. Pre-COVID, we would say a 25-year-old quarterback wasn't necessarily a good thing, but it seems like times have changed and it's almost like you being 25 is an advantage to teams, especially with quarterbacks playing longer today. Yeah, you know, I feel like just my experience in playing ball and my experience in leadership and knowing how to approach different situations whenever they come my way, I definitely feel like it's a little bit of an advantage. Coach Ipel came to see you yesterday. The coaching staff from Tennessee down here. What does that Tennessee football family mean to you? It means a lot. It means a lot. Those guys from day one instilled a lot of confidence in me and my teammates. I remember Coach Hype telling me, you know, before every scrimmage, every game or, you know, smile, have fun, enjoy it. And that's something that he brings to the to the to the organization that juice, that fire and just the desire to win. And it's rubbed off on all of my teammates as well. I'm not an expert and you and I are just meeting. But one of the things in watching you seems like one of your gifts is a joy for the game. Do you agree with that? And is that something you try to get across the teams? Yeah, I do agree with that. You know, during the COVID area, I wrote a poem and just a promise of the game of football after after my faith and after my family, I would put nothing in front of the game of football. So my my life is devoted to my faith, family and football. Every aspect of it, I love it. I love the ground. I embrace it. I try to encourage others to fall in love with the ground as well. But day in and day out, I just want to get better. Love watching you play. Yes, sir. Thank you. Hendon Hooker from the University of Tennessee.