 We've got some new faces Why don't we just introduce everybody I tell me your name again. I'm sorry. Hi. It's good to see you Back there Justin Okay, you guys are out in full force today. Tell me your name Who you We can find you a better intern than that we can find you we can find you a better internship than that Where are you from Julian? Okay, where do you go to school? Nice. Have you had a chance to talk to our Terps? Okay, well if you stick around hopefully you can find chig or Jaylin Sam may be out there and train you can't How about you? Okay Who wants to start Julian you got a question Just in regards to your your local players Colton Dowell and and Jackson is there any significance of having a players on Who are from the area? I don't think that there's a large significance other than Those were two players that that we got to evaluate during our local pro day That we're able to come here work out for us spend the day You know there was a safety, you know even last year from from middle plan for to fill duff Eagles Blanket ship and it had a great workout and The guy that we targeted weren't able to get in the post draft. He chose the Eagles So you get to see a lot of these players that Some of them get drafted some of them don't but you get to have an interaction with them And and so we use that experience to isolate and target those those few players that you mentioned I got a flyover for my press conference I was like then on Andre Diller kind of getting adjusted to your system your scheme new team How was what's your sort of early? He's come in he's been here since the start of the program and he's worked hard and continued to to get in shape and You know we demand a lot out of that group as far as finishing and you know, we try to make practice The most conditioning that that they can get and so that in the game You know, we're able to to finish and push piles and try to finish longer than the guy with the ball And you know ultimately we have to improve our ability to protect a quarterback And and Andre's part of that and he has to continue to to work at those things talked yesterday about Being able to go against Arden key and Arden, you know, these guys are practicing like pros They're they're working they're helping each other and I think it was a good start Yeah, as far as Yeah, I mean, I think that they're always gonna be some quit I mean, there's new terminology from team to team from year to year but I think he's always asked questions. I've noticed him that if there's something he goes back and he'll ask Haas or Sully Something as it pertains to a question or something that came up Nico Bannister kind of done some stuff on his own Previous off season but gets here seems like he's always in shape and ready to go. How's he done that professional Jimmy? You know, I mean, you've been around this game a lot of years and that's what professionals do whether they You know are here or they're not there. They're your professional athlete. You're expected to be in shape You're expected to be prepared for the season to perform and that's what Use those guys as an example yesterday like The Nico and Kevin you showed up for the for the mandatory minicamp Obviously been been working ready to go brought energy Picked up where they left off. And so that's the expectation For everybody whether they're here or whether they're not Taris said he wants to take his game to another level this this season for you How can you how can you go about doing that? You know for tier it's always been and will always be you know the ability to stay out there and play at the level with the with the effort That we require you know Jeff plays a lot of snaps because Jeff plays them really good and but he's also Physically conditioned to stay out there. And if Jeff was not running to the football Then we would bring him over on the side get him some rest and put him back in the game And so we want to hear to play as many snaps as he possibly can at that level because he can help us And that that's our goal. It's communication that that him and I have had To where we can try to get to him to be able to play You know and help us on third down and you know even when when Jeff wasn't out there There were games where he factored and then he improved his pass rush and his ability to affect the quarterback. So He knows that he needs to be You know an interior physical presence, you know, obviously in the middle of the pocket and run game And then also, you know improve his pass rush and continue to work on his conditioning so they can play You know 65 percent of snaps and not you know 40 or 45 What's the I guess the trade-off point in terms of him working to increase his hang time But maybe losing a few of the gross yard that he averaged last year our number one goal obviously on the punt team is to to flip the field and limit the return and Again, I think that there's a balance between that he's working hard He's working hard on his you know location and hang time and you know We all were accustomed to to Brett when he was the best in the league at 45 yards You know down the field two yards from the sideline. Those are easy punts to cover So Stoney's working hard and I don't know what that balance is But I know that you know, he's got a big leg and he's and he's willing and we can you know Continue to improve with our you know plus 50 punting and when we're you know Trying to pin him inside the ten yard line He's worked at center and in the past I mean he's had snaps in there It just we've had you know Ben's been here and it's kind of where we needed them to play and Bruce Made those calls and he jumped in there last year a couple times when we needed them. So I Mean, I think that there we recognize some versatility Upfront with brew and so we're excited to see him continue to progress inside Mike when you're when you're changing Offenses or coordinators on that side when you go into this is there a balance of Trying to do things different but not get away from some of the core principles that have made you successful Well, I think that that's always something that I think every company every organization every team every family Would want to try to do is Have some core values That you believe in there's a lot of different ways to to approach a Football team or a philosophy. There's a lot of different ways that for people to run a business And so I think that when you make changes you want to try to have still remain some of those core values But then push the envelope of giving them new things to do and study and learn and be engaged with and make mistakes part of growth is making mistakes and You know, there's always cool examples for for me to pull out and say listen, this was a mistake that happened last week Came back and in a quarterback or a receiver or somebody, you know fixed it or corrected it or recognized And they got the same situation. We think that practice is really important. So we'll try to keep those core values That we believe in that we we think that wins football games that we know wins football games But then also try to continue to add things to it Has there been a good bit of continuity from last year to this year even with a new system, so to speak Yeah, you know, I mean, I think there's been some carryover with the coaches, you know, we've had some really good additions You know excited to see where Tony do's goes, you know with this group Really excited to be able to add Justin and kind of his vision in the run game and there was some similar He's been in that system that we've had here and he's brought some things in here and some ideas and We're gonna try everything and we're gonna see what we feel like gives us the best chance and let the players respond to Christian Fulton dealing with a soft tissue injury. Get here on time. We'll answer some questions With Position group analysis, we're grading them already on Jill I probably you know what I would tell you this I thought that there were some cool pockets yesterday From an offensive line standpoint You know it's all that you know quarterbacks able to step up in a pocket and deliver some passes Sometimes some some we hit some we didn't but you know, I thought from that group, you know from one day to the next I thought that there was at least some Good pocket getting everybody on the same level not getting you know picked or on different levels, so that was that That Christian is here is under contract and I would imagine he'll be ready for training camp You ask that question for I mean my goodness buddy's the buddy system the buddy the buddy system I just said hold on man, this is this is my time I asked you did you want to waste your one question on that and you said you did so that's why I went in a different direction yesterday Christian will be ready to go excited to have him. So he's here working studying. Go ahead. Toronto. I'm sorry as far as Caleb Farley deliver a nice. How are they coming along? Good? You know, I mean they're working hard Christian excuse me Caleb lifting hard looks strong. It's healthy again. This Had a procedure at a back procedure and those Certainly come along at different times Dylan I would say is on schedule Wouldn't anticipate him being able to start the July 25th or whatever the beginning of training camp is I wouldn't anticipate him starting then obviously not but You know, I think it's a good system these guys are putting a lot of work in they got a plan with Todd and Frank and and following that Yesterday It is, you know, I mean we're asking our defense of linemen to play with their hands and play with pad level Right when we get into some of those jog through periods And I think that's when you recognize that they're improving is that they can play at a less speed than a hundred percent Play with their hands play with pad level move their feet stay off the ground That's really how I identify practices now is and this time of year is can you go out there and work and stay off the ground and not trip and fall over each other? We had a group of defensive linemen in a couple weeks ago, so That's where that stands. I'm sorry. I just want to make sure I'm right on unraided as you said He's making strides, but he may not be ready. I wouldn't anticipate that he would be ready at the start of training camp Just having been just a little more than six months post-op I'm not going to guarantee anything, but I would say that Harold is is further along just from a time from his surgery I wouldn't want to say either way I would you know, I mean I think that There's obviously a lot of good players in those those conferences and that level, you know kids develop athletes people develop at different ages You know what what they look like at 17 or 18 when they go to college or you know Slip through to a division two or division three school, you know Just looking at my own kids and seeing how people develop between 18 and 22 or 23 years old So if they can help us and they they have an opportunity that will give them that opportunity Along those lines what what how do you evaluate guys? Maybe that have been in the US FL or XFL as far as thinking of Adding you know somebody who could help you. Yeah, I mean our personnel department is watching all that tape and You see who kind of stands out and if we you know feel like they're better than the group that we have or We want to work them out and see where they're at come in give them a physical just like the visit We talked about the other day, so we're we're watching all those players as well Not really, you know I mean not now, you know that they'll determine that you know, it's not gonna be me Hoping that they're special you got to go out there. You got to cover your guy You got to communicate got to be able to run multiple coverages Not be on top in a red zone and let the receiver come back You know to the goal line and catch touch all these things that we talk about so I don't think anybody right now is focused on Anything being special. It's about improvement for us So before obviously I know you guys got a lot of questions. I just kind of wanted to dress a couple things First of all, I said kind of want to address the whole OTAs and things like that I had been in communication with the coaching staff Really early in his offseason before obviously all this this this news and all this stuff that came out That you know, I was gonna have my own plan to be able to train on my own Obviously, you know every player on this team Is in a different stage of that career? I am very comfortable obviously being with Shane being with the coach staff very for five years Shane being our coordinator for the last four very comfortable within the defense I stated communication with the coaches this entire offseason about any new stuff that we had any new Nuances that was coming out within the defense But I had been enjoying training on my own and felt it was very important and it really was never any any doubt From the coaches in my end that you know, I wasn't gonna be here from any camp I knew I was gonna be here and be the same player that always been being the same leader that I always will be So I kind of just want to put that out there I know you guys got some other questions, but just want to put that out there So you're saying that before all the stuff with the contract came up You already decided that you wanted to train on your own as opposed to being here every day Yeah, I just wanted to kind of be able to obviously being in tune What was going on as far as in the meetings but as far as the strength and conditioning part of it? I had already gotten to the really good groove on my own I have to start working out probably two weeks after the Super Bowl on my own And I kind of just want to keep that routine keep that training going and I felt really good out here today These past couple days with my condition and everything so I'll continue to do that Obviously through the summer and get ready to have a really good year How did you feel when they came to you to ask about the pay reduction? I mean, I don't really want to get into my feelings or anything about that and any emotions about You know, I guarantee you I would not be the last player And I haven't been the first player to come to about a pay cut You know, I let my agent in an organization Or obviously ran the GM handle those things I felt it was very important for myself though And for me to come here and be a leader and be the person I've always been Making plays communicating and things like that And that's who I'm always going to be And I just felt that was very important for me Kevin, was there any conversation about you being moved or you talking to them about moving you or anything like that? Like I said, I really didn't get into all that Really don't want to get into all that Because like I said, at the end of the day I came here from Indicamp And I came here to make sure I was going to focus on football And that's all I'm focused on right now Like I said, I hired people to handle business like that You're playing a word just before doing what you did this early this off season So far it's been really great I feel good, I feel great, I feel fast And like I said, and still being able to be in tune with everything What's going on with the coaching and all that stuff I feel really good I feel really good about being in meetings the past couple of days And being around Coach Harris, I mean his energy is very contagious I really love the way he's coaching Just the energy just on the sideline And obviously bringing in some of the guys like Sean I actually hung out with him before Indicamp started So I've been able to be around the guys So it's been pretty good The relationship with Rand Carthon Like he's known as a people guy How has that been for you developing that relationship with him? Yeah, I've had conversations with him before I actually, so this was in February Actually, so when I told you I started working out Probably two weeks after the Super Bowl I was coming here working out with Frank And obviously when Rand got the job I know he came in the way when we kind of chopped it up a little bit We had some conversations and things like that Obviously I was congratulating him and things like that Obviously being away from the building And doing different things in the community I was out in LA, then NFL, broadcast boot camp And some guys that knew him Just everybody spoke highly of the guy Spoken about how he's the people's person How obviously he came from the football background Undried the free agent and kind of worked his way up Can't do nothing but salute a guy like that And just congratulate him You often don't have individual conversations with you When Derek and Ryan upset Assume you don't want to get into it Just how did that assuage you? Did it make you feel better at all? No, so like I said, obviously I'm not going to get into Derek's business Or Tennant Hill's business But the conversation I just had with him Was just on a personal level It had nothing to do with that So like I said, the conversations I had with him They was really good And like I said, I think Rand's a really good guy I think he was a really good addition to this organization Just by who he is And as we always talk about bringing people with high character And I think he's a high character person Based off the conversations and the time I just spent around him Yeah, but you think being here this week Marks some kind of finality With them considering doing anything with your contract Like is this a mark of you being here And being ready for the year Or do you think it's still an ongoing process? Man, I just control the things that I can control Because like I said, there was no doubt me coming here So I didn't want to Like this is not a whole thing With me coming here with just like, oh, I'm here Like, you know, it wasn't nothing like that This was always the plan And I'm going to continue to work my plan Throughout this off-season So yeah, it really had nothing to do with nothing like that We'll be here next week I'm going to get on all that right now if you care I would say a lot of players In your position being a vet Doing everything right Being a consistent player It'd be hard for people to come to them And say, hey, can you take a pay cut? Like what's happened in your past That built you to be the man you are To kind of push that off and say I'm just going to be here for my team I'm going to continue to be KBs Yeah, because I mean, that's just who I am You know, everything that I've Over my entire life, over my entire career I just try to be consistent on the field And off the field Don't get too high, don't get too low I actually have a meeting with the group earlier this morning And we kind of had a word of the day or whatever And I just, you know, gratitude is always a word That I try to wake up with every single day Bless to be in this building Bless to be around this team Bless to be around this organization I had conversation with you guys on Cleanout Day Saying that, you know, how much I love this organization This is my legacy and me being here So no matter what happens, man I'm just grateful for every opportunity that I get Doing what you're doing with the Titans Is you have been the last seven years? 100% So like I said, man, every single I just take every day for what it is And not try to think too far in the future Or think about the past, man I just try to focus on what's in front of me And what's been in front of me this week Obviously with mini camp and everything It's been really great It's been really good to be around the guys Just flying around, making plays So you went, what this symbolizes Is that we're going to draft our guys We're going to develop them And if they do the right things We're going to reward them You're basically the poster child for that Is there a little different message When they come to you and ask you to take a pay cut? I don't know about a different message Obviously Jeff, you know, he's earned his contract I mean, his contract extension I was very happy for him I obviously texted him immediately Gave him congratulations And that's just what it was about, man Like I said, I don't think that The pay cuts and stuff like that Has anything to do with Who we're going to pay, who we're not going to pay So like I said, at the end of the day I just try to focus on what I can do I don't try to do anything else And try to focus on the what ifs And things like that I just take for whatever's in front of me And just try to take it in stride But you had kind of done everything the team had asked for Whether it was on the field, whether it was off the field Whatever, I guess my question is I mean, was there any kind of a feeling from you That maybe you were being taken for granted A little bit when they asked you to take a pay cut When you have done so much Pretty much everything they had I mean, like I said, I'm just going to keep Going to keep being who I am And whatever happens, whatever happens But I'm just going to keep being the person That I've always been Being the same leader, being the same player Because that's what it is At the bottom line I'm here to be the best safe that I could possibly be For this organization And I'm going to continue to do that As you guys talked about different ways You can improve what you can do better When you look back at last year How do you think you played And what's maybe next? Well, I just think for myself personally Uh, there was a lot of things I can improve I think just from every single level I could have made a lot more plays I mean, I feel like, you know I made plays last year But I can always make more Obviously, especially looking at our, you know Secondary play and the numbers and things like that Those things have to improve But I, like I said, I think with the addition of Coach Harris Some different things we're doing on the back end I think we have the ability to be an elite this year And I fully 100% believe that With the guys that we have And just the conversations we're having in the back end Doing some different things Very confident in that It doesn't change anything for me I always try to bring energy every single day Try to motivate the guys Try to inspire them By not only just my vocal leadership But my actions as well But it's always great to have your coach out there Flying around, having fun If a guy makes a play He's running down 30 yards down the field Excited And he's played the game He played the game for eight years So I think, you know Say something I talk about very well It's very easy to buy into the things he's saying Because he's done it before He's done it at a high level So I've been excited to work with him But as you've decided to do your own thing At OTA Do you think there's any level of psychological thought About what they asked you to do Or was there any advice from your agent Or anything like that? No, it wasn't Because like I said Obviously I didn't communicate with my agent that early But I had already talked to the coaches That I was going to train on my own And do my own thing So now it's no psychological thing I've seen variable multiple times this off-season On the golf course And we just chopped it up Having fun with each other So nothing psychologically changed for me Because at the end of the day My job is always to be the best safety I can possibly be for this organization So it doesn't change anything I'll just continue to train as hard as I can And try to be the best player I can be So you made the decision as far back as February and March? Early than that What was the thing about training by yourself That you thought would be beneficial? Like I said, man I'm just Like I said Every player They're in a different stage of their careers We've had guys in this team that You know Reported from any camp or whatever it may be I just felt that I was doing my decision this year Very early in the off-season And I feel like it's turned out great for me As far as where I am With my body and my training And how good I feel Because at the end of the day I wasn't missing anything As far as in the meetings and things like that I just wanted to be able to I got my trainer out here As far as that I work out with So on the strip conditioning part I wasn't missing anything at all And obviously in the meetings I wasn't missing anything So Did you change anything in terms of How you trained being off on your own As far as your physique or conditioning Diet anything like that? Well So Being working out so early in the off-season Which obviously middle of February I had already was ramping all the way up And usually when you're coming into April They kind of You know Kind of take things back a little bit Because guys are just reporting But I'm already full speed going And I didn't want to change that I wanted to be able to keep going To keep pushing myself I want to say just to a different level I want to keep going with my plan And like I said The coach is receptive of it And I feel like it's shown Over the past couple of days That I'm still in shape And not missing a beat at all You're a great communicator And you give us clarity On a lot of things You had to know How it was going to look Or how it was going to be perceived Based on the pay cut request And you not being here Were you tempted at all To clarify that Or what was it like to know That the brumblings were You were somehow upset With the franchise Therefore you weren't even No, I didn't really need to Clarify anything You know, that's one of the reasons Why I really wasn't just like Acting upon trying to jump on the next Podcasts and stuff like that Or getting on social media Deleting like all that is not Well at least for me personally I know players have different ways Of how they handle things I didn't see a need to do any of that Because I didn't want to make it a story And make it a thing Because it's really not a thing In my mind Like I said every single day I wake up in the morning with gratitude And I just want to be the best player And the best person I could possibly be Because that's the only thing I could focus on Control what you can control Because that's been my mentality It's been my character in my entire life To control what you can control You can't control if Kentucky takes your scholarship You gotta go to You know what I'm saying? Like you can't control those things You just gotta work on yourself And try to be a better player And a better person That's it Yeah, I was What were you guys doing In terms of is he back here too When you were working with them? No, so Logan was in town Doing some media stuff He was on good morning football And he was telling me how good it went So He got some people helping him out Doing some media stuff So he came here in Nashville And did some media shows and things Like they hit me out here Let's work out together So like I said I already been training on my own So he came in Got some work in with me We kind of hung out a little bit And that's when Obviously him and Shawn Played together And as we kind of made that connection We hung out a little bit So now it was good to see him man Me and Logan we talk a lot We talk all the time We actually was in Hawaii For the NFL PA Our annual meetings And we hung out there So good friend of mine's And a long time friend of mine I'm going to remind you of him in any way In terms of just the way He kind of presents himself In the leadership aspect too Yeah I mean honestly I want to compare both of them Because they're both a little different Obviously Logan was a really good leader He done a lot of things for us Being really versatile They're definitely both versatile in that way I think Shawn He's a really good leader For our cornerback room But at the same time He listens He wants to learn He wants to be coached And that's the type of players We want to bring into the organization So I think he's been a good fit for How different does this offense look to you? How different does it look? Well as far as the scheme and everything It's definitely a little different But I would say that some guys That you know impressed me I know the running back spirits He's been really good Trading looks like a different Looks like a different beast this year For sure I think he's just playing with a lot of confidence I really like that from him Taking that next step Because we're going to need him Take that next step this year To be that guy But at the end of the day No matter what I mean I think just With the quarterbacks and everybody I think everybody's just firing But you know we all know OTAs Man it's about learning Everybody's out here learning Try to you know Whether they're getting a new offense together As far as the defense We're trying to pick up things So it's always a little bit back and forth Between the offense and the defense But I really like the way they're looking right now And like I said I think they'll do nothing But keep getting better Keep going this way Thank you sir Just give it Yeah no problem And thank you What's going on? How you guys doing? Good Good How much does it help having Kevin Here this week You know and he made clear that he communicated early That he wouldn't be here during the voluntary portion Yeah no I mean he's a great addition That we needed this week To bring everything together I mean like you said he wasn't here But we've been working I know that he's been working So when he was able to come in It was just easy transition Right back to where we left off And even better I know you worked some with Elijah back there too What how you think he's kind of handled That you know Crease responsibility Just kind of getting comfortable back there He sounded good I mean he's a smart kid He's always been smart He's always been a guy that we can rely on So to make that transition for him He's doing a good job I know he obviously has his ups and downs Here and there But it's nothing major I mean he's a guy that fixes his corrections The next day I think I think both I mean whether Kevin's here or not I'm gonna be the leader To my young guys and to the guys in the room Or just on a team period You know I've been my fifth year here I know fifth year with Rable as well So I know what Rable likes And wants out of I have a defense And especially out of our DB group I mean I love Coach Harris I mean he's came in He's had energy positive guy You know guys are having confidence When they go out there Even if you make a mistake Like we have guys on the team That are willing to learn And correct those mistakes And he's done a great job of Teaching me things that I haven't I haven't learned yet Or haven't heard yet So I mean I'm ready I'm ready for excited for the season And the way it would be You're different You're off With the early part of your off season As far as where you're trained What you focused on And maybe what are some things You worked on to get better For me it's just making sure You know I'll give my body back right From the season Give my body back healthy As early as I can So then I can get back into Workouts and training And you know for me personally I start off with Building up muscle Building up my strength And my tendons And you know the knees and ankles And then I get to my position work And then I get to Actually doing football drill stuff Before we get to OTA time Not a whole lot of experience Behind you and Kevin at safety You know do you become a little bit more Of a kind of a coach yourself You know with some of these guys Who have less experience Trying to bring them up Definitely because I mean who knows You're one shoelace away from Breaking from being out the game And then the next guys up And you know the next guys up Doesn't we have no fall offs And we expect the same thing Whoever's in there So I mean if you're in there You're gonna know what to do What have you kind of seen Maybe from some of the guys That we don't necessarily Know a whole lot about Yeah Ty's been doing a great job I mean Ty's the guy that Been communicating with me Early right when I came into the I wasn't here with OTA's right away But my first day came up And talked to me and introduced me Was already asking me questions Before we even had our first meeting And he's been doing a great job What do you guys, what will you do I guess when next weekend's And you got the break until training camp And what do you hope other guys Will do to kind of be ready To hit the ground running Just make sure that you know Their condition and we don't want Guys to be you know taking Now it's not the time to take a break And relax that was before OTA's Now it's time to get ready For training camp get your body Right because it's going to be A long season and it is a long season You guys I guess D'Andre Hopkins Is coming in for a visit What do you remember about going Against him and what do you think He could add to this thing I mean just a elite wide receiver That can catch all passes I mean I've seen him we did I think we had a joint practice Last year with them and He's catching the ball one hand Like it's like he has two hands On one arm so he's a great receiver Whatever we do if we get him Or not I mean we're just I'm focused on the defense And make sure our team is better Come on have you noticed any changes I know we talked about D'Andre Hopkins But have you noticed any changes In training that you know Maybe he's taking that next step To be a number one Yeah you can just see him Getting more confident in himself You can see that you know He's not questioning his you knows Rob's doing a good job of just Coaching them and he get to his spot The ball's coming he's catching it I mean he's the guy that You know we have confidence in That he's going to make a big place for us