 So, I mean, for you, what was this weight like? Yeah, no, it was, you know, very much anticipated, you know, sitting there obviously last night and kind of not expecting, you know, where I was going to go. And then obviously only seeing Kenny get picked up, you know, kind of had me, you know, kind of, you know, okay, like we're going to go tomorrow. Like, you know, we're going to go tomorrow early tomorrow too. So, you know, we get to the second round and we're sitting there waiting and we're waiting and we're waiting and we don't get anything. You know, I'll finally text Malik. I'm like, I'll text Malik Willis. I'm like, man, what's going on? Like, they don't like us or what? And he would just, it was just like, you know, like let's just sit and wait, be patient. God's going to do his thing. But, you know, it was just a lot. But, you know, I'm blessed to be a Falcon and I'm excited to get down there and work. So, what was your reactions like with Arthur Smith with Terry Fauno during this process? Yeah, so obviously, you know, I think they were down there at the senior role but then they came up for pro day, had a meeting, basically brought the whole staff with them and had a good about an hour and a half, two hour meeting where some of it was broken up into film and others was broken up into conversations. And, you know, I think the interactions between the both of us and coach Regone and Mr. Terry, you know, they all went really well. But, you know, I think we really hit it off there at Cincinnati at pro day. And, you know, they said that they didn't even need me down for a 30 visit that they had all they need. And, you know, I'll put my best foot forward and that's what they're gonna get from here on out. Well, congratulations. Thank you, Arthur. Thank you. All right, up next we'll go to Cincinnati grad, dear Orlando Ledbetter. UC law class of 90. Desmond, could you discuss your early recruitment by coach Zach Taylor and how, you know, that led you're going to Cincinnati coming out of Louisville St. Xavier there? Yes, so I think it was early on after my junior season I started to throw and work out for coaches and coach Rollins was the wider Severs coach at the time. Now at, I think, Southern Illinois University came down to watch me thrown about a week later, two weeks later, you know, he brought down coach Zach Taylor and, you know, he brought him down about a week later and then, you know, I worked out for him how to go work out and then we had already gone on visits as far as my family and coach Taylor and been up to Cincinnati, been up there with camps. And then about three hours after that work out on that Friday afternoon and early May, you know, coach Summerville and coach Taylor extended the offer out to me. But, you know, my relationship that I grew with coach Taylor was really good within those six months that he recruited me. So, you know, I'm just blessed to know him and blessed to be connected with him. Yeah, and what did you learn over the last couple of years, you know, watching Joe, we was hurt most of the first year, but then watching them lead them to the Super Bowl and other programs are tight and, you know, they even come up to campus to practice. Yeah, just patience and stick together. You know, that was a team where, you know, there were a lot of questions on both sides of the ball and, you know, if Joe's gonna get it done or if he's gonna have enough time to get it out. But, you know, at the end of the day, they just stuck together. They have patience, you know, they waited on their time and it took advantage of every opportunity they got. And so, you know, I think they did a really good job with that, obviously they're led by Joe, who's a great quarterback and a great leader. And then obviously, as we just said, coach Zach Taylor, you know, he's done a great job of leading that team, obviously now it's a Super Bowl. And, you know, I think they're gonna do good things. All right, we'll go to Josh Kendall with the athletic. Congratulations. Thank you so much. I'm interested in the short version of what the process is like when you sit down with Arthur Smith and start talking about his offense and how he explains it to you and asks you to explain it back to him. Yeah, so basically how that goes is, like I said, during that hour, two hour meeting that we had right there at pro day, it's going over an install. And, you know, it's just like their base, we'll say OTA one install. So maybe it's a couple protections, a couple plays, a couple run plays, couple pass plays and a couple formations. And so, you know, I would go through that for about 30 minutes and then you might throw on some of my film from Cincinnati and have myself talk through that, my reads, my protection changes, my adjustments. And then we'll come back to that and they'll kind of quiz me on it. You know, like I said, during that meeting, I felt like I did really well. I put my best foot forward. But, you know, that was something for me as far as that side of the game, the mental side of the game that I'm not gonna say comes easy, but it's something that I'll love to do. It's something that I'll love to study. And so it makes it easy for me. What do you think in those initial impressions of these offense? Yeah, I thought it was something that, you know, I fit really well into. And then obviously at that time, I think they had just picked up Marcus Mariota, who, you know, as a lot of people know, I can pair myself too. And a lot of people can pair myself too. So I'm really excited to be there and get there with him. Obviously a great quarterback at the college level and then obviously successful quarterback at the NFL level. So I'm just excited to get down there and work and better the team in any way possible. We've got Charles Odom with the Associated Press. And I'll follow up with what you said about Marcus. Tell me what you see in Marcus that you see in your own game. Yeah, just as far as our athletic abilities, our leadership, our ability to extend plays, and then be smart with the ball once we do extend plays. I think that's something we do really well, being able to use our legs to get outside the pocket, making a efficient throw, not doing anything done with the ball and being able to protect yourself for, you know, as this game is, it's for longevity. So I think, you know, the both of us do a really good job of that. And so like I said, I'm excited to get down there to learn from someone who's been in the game for a long time, who's won a lot of games at the highest level, or, you know, I'm excited. You said your contact with the Falcons there on the pro day came about the same time that Falcons signed Marriota. Did that only make you more encouraged about the prospects of Atlanta being your landing spot? No, 100%. Like I said, him being my comp, you know, I didn't wanna like put words into anyone's mouth, but I'm like, man, like, you know, if they're gonna get him, like why not get a younger guy, you know, just like him? And that's, you know, obviously myself. And so when they picked him up, that got me really excited for Atlanta. And then, like I said, I think that was right before we were known that we were meeting with them for pro day. Then we met with them for pro day and, you know, like the offense, like the staff, the GM and everyone. And so, you know, I just thought it was a perfect fit. We'll go to Cody Chaffins with Fox Five. Desmond, obviously you've played in Mercedes-Benz before. Tell me about that trip to Atlanta and what you remember about that? Yeah, so I mean, obviously that trip to Atlanta obviously could have ended a lot better, but no, being down in their city is a wonderful city. I've been down there multiple times, but just walking into the stadium, you know, that was the biggest thing, you know, biggest game I'd ever played in before in my life. And just seeing those lights, just being in that stadium, it was just surreal. And, you know, we just had to go in there kind of a day or two before and just kind of, you know, look around and take a deep breath and say, you know, we made it. We made it to that New Year's Six, but what I remember from that is just a great city, a great atmosphere, great arena and a place where I know that fans are gonna go crazy. Yeah. You did lose in that game, but you didn't lose a lot at Cincinnati. What about that attitude? Will you bring to the Falcons that you just kind of expect to win? Yeah, everything about that. That's just who I am as a person. So I feel like guys are gonna see that right off the bat from rookie mini campaign and onto, you know, the end of my career is that I'm gonna do whatever it takes to win. So whatever that may be, however many hours it is, whatever I have to sacrifice, guys are gonna see that and guys are gonna feel that. And, you know, my job is to bring other people along with me to make everyone else great. And so that's what I'm gonna do. I wanna be that leader, be able to go down there to step in and play whatever role I need to to be dealt to go down there and make sure that everyone knows, you know, what the goal is at the end of the day and that's to win every single game, whether that's about one point, whether that's about 40 points. Let's go out there and win. Kelsey Mistrangelo, WSB. Hey Desmond, welcome to Atlanta. I was curious, you know, you're talking about Marcus Marriota, you know, in the Falcon signing him, but what was kind of the message to you with Arthur Smith? Are you coming in to compete with Marcus Marriota, learn behind him? And kind of what's the goal for you? Yeah. I'm gonna go in there and do whatever it takes to, you know, whatever they need me to do. You know, I'm a team player at the end of the day. I'm not an individual person. I'm a person who puts the team first so whether that's me going down there at the start, me going down there to sit behind Marcus to learn or whether we go down there and we split reps, whatever it may be. Like I said at the beginning of this interview, I'm excited to get down there and to be a sponge to learn so much new football, like so many new concepts. I'm just a student of the game and I'm excited to be in Atlanta. I can't express that enough. And I know you've got a lot of football to play, but what do you just hope to accomplish in your rookie season with the Atlanta Falcons? Yeah, like I just said, to be a sponge, to really, you know, take my football knowledge, my football IQ to the next level and to truly become a pro. Obviously I just became a pro from, you know, the draft standpoint, but as far as on the field, you know, take care of your body and everything that goes into being a pro, that's just, you know, what I wanna do and have others see that as well, that obviously I'm trying to be the best version of myself I can be.