 And thankful for the life that I get to live and experience with the awesome family that I have. And I'm just so thankful that this organization has the faith and trust in me to get this deal done and to lock me in for the future here. It's just an awesome feeling. Obviously, the security is something that you wanted, but how important was it for you to stay intact with the other guys on that front, being as though how well you guys played together? Oh yeah, nah, it's awesome. We were just talking about it. It's just awesome, man, because the football part plays a big factor in it, obviously. But it's just the people here, man. It's just so awesome. That's one of the main reasons why I wanted to come back here is just because when I walk into that locker room, it's not just guys that I work with. It's like best friends, you know what I'm saying? And to be able to stay here and be able to continue my career here and going out on that field with them and going to work with them, it's just awesome. And I'm just extremely thankful to be able to come back and keep grinding with them. Carol, I know in the movie, I remember Moneyball, they said, it's not always what the money is, but what the money says and says about you. How important is what this money says about you and your career? Yeah, nah, I just feel like, you know, I've said it before, you know, I pride myself on being, you know, that versatile guy, you know, the guy that, you know, these coaches can play me wherever and I'll find a way to be productive. And, you know, I feel like that's the player I am. And I just feel like, you know, this contract says that, you know, that they believe in me and they feel the same way. And like I said, I'm just extremely grateful and thankful, you know, for all of this. You know, there's a lot going on in this world and, you know, for this to be happening right now in my life, you know, I'm just so thankful. With you back kind of in the fold, what do you think is the next step for this front four that you guys have? How much room for growth do you think you guys have? There's always room for improvement. Really, you know, I just said, you know, if like for me personally, I'm picking one or two things that I know I can improve on going into this offseason while also enhancing things that I know I do well. And you know, I'm sure the coach is already working on it. And I know for a fact, you know, that we're going to go over the things that we did well, but also the things, mainly the things that we know that we can improve on to take this group to the next level. You know, I'm excited for that. I'm excited to come back and get back to work and being able to take that next step as a group. Versatility and all the Titans have asked you to do with being able to drop and rush from so many different positions. Do you feel like a defense like this is one that is maybe built well to maximize what you can do? Yeah, no, I feel like the coaches do a great job of putting all of us in positions to succeed. I feel like the coaches, you know, they have a great understanding for everybody's skill set on this defense. And you know, I feel like they maximize our skill sets. But yeah, no, I mean, I just feel like I'm a guy that can play in any defense, you know what I'm saying? And we can line it up and play a normal defense and we can go make I can go make plays or, you know, we can do some multiple things. So we'll see. When you first got here, I guess four years ago, just what how you wanted things unfold and have they kind of unfolded like you had hoped to maybe even better? Yeah, no, I mean, I feel like these past four years, you know, they've been amazing to be honest. If you look at the big scheme of things, obviously there's ups and downs. You know, you play this game long enough, you're going to experience all type of emotions and just a whole bunch of different things in your career. And I feel like I've experienced a lot in my four years here and it's done nothing but take me to the next level and kind of like just make me a better player for it. But now these past few years have been awesome. I feel like I've grown so much as a player and as a man, to be honest in these last four years. What are some ways you feel like you have truly grown over the last few years? You mentioned as a man, so I guess how have you grown as a man and also as a football player? I would say just like in life, you know, I feel like when I first got here, you know, I used to take things like so serious. And like now I'm just kind of like, like I take things just like, I would just say I take, I still take things serious, but at the same time it's like I enjoy life, you know what I'm saying? Like I had to take a step back and just realize like how blessed I am. You know, the family that I have, the two kids, Grayson and Holly and my amazing wife, Danielle, you know, coming into this league, you know, my first year in the league, I used to always just be so hard on myself. But now I'm just like seeing, you know, full picture of just like how blessed I am with the people that I have in my life and, you know, the experiences that I get to experience. It's just awesome. And then as a player, like I've just grown so much like run game, pass game, hands, set in the edge coverage and pretty much honestly to from a mental standpoint just like understanding situations. That's something that varies as a great job of teaching. I feel like that's something that I've grown in over the years, like the game has just slowed down for me. You know, I'm seeing formations easier that the offense come out in which triggers like something in my head saying, oh, this is a pass or this is a run, just stuff like that. Have you visited Nashville before you came in? You maybe came on a visit here, but before you played here, do you spend much time here? And what's it been like living here? How much does the city maybe embrace you and how happy you are that you don't have to pack up and go somewhere else? Yeah, no, I was never, I never came here before my pre-jump visit. But yeah, no, it's been awesome living here. Like I've said before, you know, that's also one of the main reasons why I wanted to come back here. My family loves living here and I love living here and love playing here. But yeah, no, it's been awesome. Where we live at on Old Hickory Lake in Mount Juve is awesome living out there. But I would say the biggest thing is just the people, like the people here are awesome. You know, they've embraced me ever since I got drafted, stuck with me through the ups and downs. And I just feel like it's the people here that make this place awesome. Do you expect to be back? I mean, to be honest, you know, all the talks that I had with my agent, shout out Tommy Khan and CA, best agent in the game. But just talking to him, I was confident, you know, that I wasn't going to leave Nashville. Like, regardless of the tag or anything, like, not because, you know, I knew what was coming or anything like that. I knew how much I loved being here, and I knew that I was going to do whatever I had to do to make sure that, you know, that I came back here. So I wasn't thinking about it after the loss to Sensi, but when things started heating up, I just knew deep down that this is where I wanted to be. You said how much of a weight do you feel is lifted off your shoulders now that this deal is done? You can kind of move on from that? Uh, yeah, no, I mean, I don't know. It's just, it's nice. I'm for sure to have this locked in and down. And now it's all about ball, just focusing on ball and improving my craft this off season. And I don't got to worry about that. But yeah, no, I mean, it is nice having it done. A lot of fans have been rejoicing about the fact that not only will you be sticking around, but you still got Danico, Jeff and Bud, beyond just your talents and abilities as a group before, how nice is it going to be to develop that communication, that being on the same page that you guys did so well last year with stunts and things like that? Oh yeah, nah, it's really important. I feel like as the year went on, even starting in training camp, I just feel like as the year went on, we just got better and better as a unit and we started playing off of one another more and more consistently and efficiently. And I just feel like that's when we were all at our best and we were all playing together. And you know, yeah, I just feel like we just grown and, you know, this continued time now is just going to only enhance that. Oh yeah, nah, we're real confident that, you know, we have the team to go out and win a Super Bowl. I think our front four can lead the charge, but I just know deep down that's another main reason why I came back here is because the culture here is a winning culture, it's a proving winning culture. And that was really important to me because we know we have the team to do it. It's a bunch of past rush the last few years and then the way everything started clicking this last year. Do you really, you said front four can lead the charge? Do you really feel like this is, you guys can set up to be the strength of a team that makes a run? Oh, no question for sure. Like we got some dogs on our front four and I just feel like none of us are ever content. We're always hungry, always looking to improve. And I think that's the most important thing is that I think all four of us kind of share that same mindset to where like when we step out on the field, we want to be the best players on the field. And I just think that that's a that's a characteristic you need to like lead the charge and to to have that impact on the team to go out and win a Super Bowl. As a provider father, husband, what's it like to be able to present this to your family? It's awesome because people that know me know that my family is the most important thing to me. So like, I don't know, it's just like, it's just like I'm just so speechless because like it's just I'm just like so like it's just like it's not every day you're signing deals like this, you know what I'm saying. So it's just like such an unbelievable feeling. It's like, it's like I look at and I'm just like, damn, like, all I can do is just thank God, you know what I'm saying? Like, I'm just so thankful and blessed. But like you said, like my wife, Danielle has been such a major factor in my career and in my life. And I'm just so thankful for her and my two boys. You know, they're the main reason why I do all this stuff and why I work so hard, you know what I'm saying? Because I just want to make them proud and and to make them be proud of their dad and her husband. But no, it's definitely an amazing feeling to be able to go home and to be able to celebrate this with them. The doctor cleaned out the priest said they need to sign you today. Kevin Byrd said he'll take a cut. You know, when you have guys like that voucher for you, what's that mean, you know, to you to have teammates do that? And were they in contact with you throughout the process? Yeah. So that's honestly one of the most like amazing feelings to be to see guys like that. I'm in this locker room doing that for me. I was doing the interview not too long ago, a couple minutes ago. And I was saying how like when I'm done with the ball, like, it's not going to be like the money or the stats really that, you know, that I remember, but it's going to be the relationships that I built in that locker room. You know, the jokes and the talking shit in the locker room, just like all all this stuff that just it just makes you think back randomly. You just start laughing about it. Like those are the things that I'm going to cherish. And you know, that's another reason why I really wanted to come back here is because of the guys in that locker room. Sometimes these deals can be a weight on guys. How do you keep this from being a weight on your shoulders? Like I said, an interview for this. I feel like the money is like, like obviously I'm extremely blessed and grateful for this contract. But at the same time, I feel like the money is just a byproduct of the work that I put in to become the best player that I can possibly be. And that's really all I focus on is it's trying to be, you know, when I step on the field, I want people to think that, you know, I'm the best player on that field. You know, I'm saying that's my motivation is to be the best. So I'm extremely thankful, you know, obviously for the money, but the motivation is to be the best. You know, you've talked a lot about how you guys got some dogs on that front for, you know, obviously very dominant last season. When you see the AFC getting stronger, you know, particularly at the quarterback position, the Broncos getting Russell Wilson, you know, Burrow, Lamar, you know, just the long list of guys in the AFC. Does that at all maybe motivate you guys even more? Or maybe you can speak more specifically for yourself about just kind of being able to get to the, you know, just impact games. Does that kind of motivate you at all when you see these quarterbacks, these teams kind of getting stronger in that regard? Yeah, no, I mean, we feel like me personally, I'm going to speak for me personally. I feel personally that the game is going to come down to the quarterback and the guys that can affect the quarterback. That's just how I see it. And even before the since the game, you know, I told the guys in the room that I feel like it's going to come down to us and how we can affect Burrow. And that's just how I feel. That's how I motivate myself, you know what I'm saying? So, yeah, you know, we see, you know, all these quarterbacks and taking the game to the next level each year. And we just got to do the same. That's what this game come down to, I feel like, is you got a dominant front forward, you got a chance to win any game. What's the best congratulatory text that you've gotten after you got your deal and if there's not one, what's kind of been the outpouring of congrats like? There's been a lot, like a lot, lot. Vraves was pretty funny. I'm not going to say any of that, but not probably just my best friend and my family. You know, the people that have been with me this whole time and the people that, you know, were there for me when, you know, I might not have been at my best and was there for me when I was. Those are the people that, you know, I feel like when they reached out to me it meant a lot and the words they said to me meant a lot. John said that he was going to try to do his absolute best to hold on to you, whatever it takes. When you look back at this process, how much faith did you have in the team, the front office and trying to make that deal, trying to keep you here? Was there ever a doubt that that wasn't going to happen? No, there wasn't really any doubt really in my mind. I just, I don't know, I just felt like the relationships that I built here was just so like, so real and then it went past just football. I just felt like, you know, I had a lot of trust that a deal was going to get done. I'm not going to lie. Yeah, I would just say I had a lot of trust. I was confident that, you know, we would be able to get a deal done. Let's go. Thank you, Herald. Congrats. Thank you.