 It's a pleasure to actually maybe introduce New York at the first time. I've had a chance to talk to computer as well Javril peppers safety for the New York Giants welcome man. Welcome to New York Welcome to the Giants. Appreciate it. Appreciate it. You know trades happen in other sports all the time But it doesn't happen a lot in football. So what's your feeling when you find out you're getting traded? You know, it's a lot of mixed emotions You know for me it was you know a lot of excitement and you know I was a little upset because you know, I felt like I didn't really put forth, you know My best performances, you know, I feel like if I played up to power of my potential and then they traded me You know it would have been you know easier to deal with But um, you know, if I'm gonna get traded anywhere why not come back home? You know prestigious franchise and you know start over make a new name for yourself. Is it a fight of? Looking at it as Cleveland didn't want me or the Giants wanted me. Yeah, that's that's that's what I was going You know going back in between with but uh, you know when I talked to you know, get them in You know, he said the deal doesn't happen without you. So you know that that definitely, you know made me feel good You know, you definitely want to be somewhere where you want it, you know And and guys want to coach you and you know things like that. So that definitely you know that a little bit Well, you're you're squeezing into a large jersey and pair of cleats in the position you're filling With Landon Collins. First of all, what's your relationship like with Landon and talk about those shoes, you know I've met him a couple times You know, I wouldn't say like, you know, we boys or anything, but you know, he's an Adidas guy So I saw him at a couple events And you know, I'm not really you know Looking at it like I'm like I'm replacing somebody, you know, I'm gonna do what I do and you know That's play football and make plays And I ain't there's no extra pressure or anything like that. Everybody keeps you know trying to put on me It's just football at the end of the day And by the end of the year, I'm gonna let everything speak for itself. Who was your who was your guy growing up? Who was your favorite safety to watch? Rod Woodson and Sean Sean Taylor Sean Taylor always comes up. Yeah, and you're in this generation He's the guy. He's the guy. Yeah. All right. Tell us about this defense a lot of changes Hoping for improvements. So what do you as camp been like so far? It's been good, man You know, we had a lot of installs, you know, some guys still trying to wrap their heads around it, you know, me being one of those guys You know when you're playing so many different positions in the new system You know, there's a lot of similarities that you got to kind of you know, get away from old habits You know what old verbiage and you know how one coach might have wanted you to play this particular coverage Another coach might want you to play differently So just trying to break out of that You know gelling together with the guys. We have a lot of versatile guys in various positions And you know just to keep the quarterbacks guessing different looks coverages places So I like it man. I definitely think we got the tools that we need We got the players to you know do the job. It's just about execution How much studying really does come into play when you start a new system with the new team? Oh, it's just like school, you know, you you you got to study, you know, especially Because it's football. So, you know, it can't be that much different. It's just different words Might be a different front with the same coverage or the same coverage with a different front So, you know, once you've been around enough football, you know enough football, you know You don't really have to like put hours in that night But you know, definitely, you know, you're not doing nothing. Just go through it You know, we do a good job of you know getting in there in the classroom going over it Then we walk through it and then practice So, you know, if you if you don't have it by then then maybe you should be one of those guys Who put the hours in at night. Do you feel like you have it when preseason starts or is it or by game one? If it doesn't not until week one when you feel like you really have it Well, it's different, you know preseason everything is very vanilla. Very bland You're not going to show anything, you know, because you still want to prepare for week one because the preseason is just guys Who trying to make the team? Tune up, you know guys haven't been in live full-speed bullets in a minute But you know, you don't really have the whole playbook in every game, you know You might have certain things as up each week, right? Then you pick and choose, you know, the new looks you want, but Nothing's like week one. No, no, so you you you go through all of these things so you can have a idea of them You've gone through them already So it resonates when coach pulls it up week nine week ten because some of these coverages were running We're probably not gonna use you know the first couple weeks, you know And then all of a sudden you senior go oh, yeah So now you got to go refresh go watch the film and then we pull out our back pockets You know for whatever team we think, you know, it can be most effective against and that's how they do it man So, you know, it's just summer camp and you know, the training is always harder mentally because they're getting the whole thing in but Each week is by game plan. So, you know, it definitely slows down. You can play fast no anxiety You're not worried about, you know, what do you have to do here? What do you have to do there? You just go out there and play so when you hear Julio Jones say I don't need the preseason I'm good. Do you get that? Yeah, I get him a food himself Right. He's arguably one of the best receivers in the game So if they cut it down the two preseason games, whatever you be fine with that. Yeah, that's fine What if they then told you it's gonna be because they're doing 18 regular season? It'd be the same difference. It's just two of me more now Right, right, you know, so that's that that's really all it is. All right Jersey kid. Would you root for growing up? I was actually, you know, I wasn't really, you know, too big into the NFL when I was younger But you know, I kind of liked everybody, you know, I obviously I'm a Jersey kid I was going to the Jets in the Giants games and you know, I seen a couple of those, you know Good games when the Giants played the Cowboys and you know things like that But growing up it was it was all college ball to me. Really? Yeah, it was all college. And who was your team? Well, there was a place Reggie Bush Reggie Bush had me infactuated with USC and then after Reggie Bush, it was Patrick Peterson And then kind after that, I was kind of old enough to you know, want to be the guy myself. So Now our producer Andrew Gunling Did some play-by-play of a game in high school 96 yard intercepts I think he's talking about the same Peter's game if I'm not sure if I'm not mistaken was it the first play It was the first drive. I think yeah first drive now There's a couple of things that interceptions. That's something they're sacking the quarterback. That's another What's what's your highlight play? Would it be a pick six or a big sack the quarterback strip them? Like well, what's your idea? What's the biggest high you can get on the field? I think as a defender Definitely some type of scoop score touchdown or interception touchdown that changes the game, you know When the defense scores, you know that team usually has an 80% chance of winning the game So I think that you know if you could make a play on a ball and then put it in the end zone I think as a defender, that's that's the best high But where does that compare to either a season a game-ending interception or a late in the game? Game-ending stop on a drive. So it's fourth and four you make the tackle Both both are definitely satisfying But you know, I think, you know, you know guys like the new-age generation, you know The the the pick interception to end the game with a pick to end the game You know, that's more alluring than you know, just making a tackle to turn it over and downs You know, but uh, both both get the job done both for exceptional play So you definitely should celebrate at the both of them. All right, you real peppers joining us here on the Michael K show Now once you start playing you already know you're from Jersey But when you start to see how loyal the fans are, are you gonna call Baker Mayfield and say, you know, we got loyal fans here, too, man You know big man big big has an interesting personality. I love him to death What was it like to defend him in practice? You know, it was good. We we went out a lot, you know, drawing at each other But you could tell instantly when he got in there that you know, he just had it You know, he was still raw when he first you know when we first started practicing against him No staring down looks and you know, you know just making rookie, you know quarterback mistakes But as the the season went on, you know, you could tell he started coming into his own But yeah, I might send him a little message. It's all man, you know Friends pretty good here, too. Well, that's why, you know, I'm not a Giants fan I'm a Redsons fan who lives in New York. Okay, and I So many levels so many levels is terrible, but I I saw it and I was like, ah Baker's wrong on this one This is a loyal and they have sat through over the last few years some games that have been pretty rough Was it was one of the painful pieces Cleveland is a town that is so In love with their football team and by all accounts it feels like they're really starting to make the turn No, was there some sadness to maybe not get to be there and I know you're excited about being a John Oh, yeah, that's still like Cleveland's gonna be a destination where people want to watch this year Definitely, you know, just because you know, I was there when we were down bad, you know over in 16 Didn't come back in you know when seven games, you know, I wanted to be part of the you know But I ended the day man. This is a business How high was the high on a weekly win last year because it felt like a big win every week? Honestly, bro It it was just like we honestly felt like we were supposed to be winning So it wasn't like oh my god. We won, you know, it was like this is what we supposed to have been doing So it's like yeah, we were happy that you know we're winning, but it ain't like you doing we're doing just amazing Greg bottle how I used to do the jets pre-imposed with he was on the jets when they lost a game like 54 to nothing to New England Oh, wow, and he walked off the field that we really thought we were gonna win this But the whole week you prepare and you psych yourself up that you're you probably walk off the field like shocked Now last one is a grown-up in Jersey, so Eli gets drafted by the Giants You're like nine he starts playing a nine 10 11 years old You're probably watching him see them on TV now now he's a teammate is that strange? It's very strange You know, we also have Antoine, but they too who was has been in the league And I'm actually in the back end with him So, you know just playing against Eli's is like I remember watching this guy and when I was in you know Middle school, you know growing up in high school now I'm competing against him in practice. I got me feeling like I'm getting old Or he got the felt in the youth or something But you know, it's definitely a surreal feeling Eli a lot of people like to say that Eli's Eli's sort of swag is no swag like is is Eli sneaky cool in the way I think so I think so, you know, and I've been watching them for a minute I watch everybody who's you know got nine plus years in the league. You know, you know, he's all about his work You know, he's a quiet funny guy, you know, he's actually fun Yeah, I sat at the table with him, you know eating lunch, you know Just trying to sit with different guys. He's actually funny guy cool personality, but when he's out there, man He's he has like this like silent like I know what I'm about to do to you You don't know what's coming there like kind of bottom like he just you know, you can feel him when you're out there He won't say much. He won't do much, but you can definitely feel him when you're out there, bro. Welcome home That's how I appreciate it. Good luck. That's a pleasure. All right. Thank you