 So if I called you Alvin Dupree, would you know who I was talking to? I mean I know you talk to me but nobody else would. How long have you been bud and how did you become bud? I became bud at birth. My god mom instilled a name to my mom that every woman would be calling me bud from the beginning. I'm actually a junior. My dad Alvin seen you. I know he wouldn't be the name after him but at the beginning at birth you know my god mom had a dream that people would call me bud and she ran with it and everybody stuck with it at that moment. I want to ask you about something with the combine. Everybody talks about your speed. You had four, five, six at the combine. You did a 42 inch vertical? Yeah. Was that one of those trained verticals or can you actually jump like that? No I can jump like that. Seriously? Yeah. Basketball, high school. I came from a basketball high school you know we always trained basketball is our number one sport so you know just growing up being explosive with everybody want to be able to dunk. When you dunking in high school you get into girls, you get into notoriety you know people know you're playing good, you're making a crowd go crazy so that's what it was. That's how we wanted to do. When did you start hitting the quarterback? When in your football career did you start pass rushing? My freshman and sophomore year in high school I played tight end and receiver most of the time. I started playing end of my sophomore year I started playing D-end a little bit more, junior year I started playing, junior year I played D-end, senior year I played D-end. So around those times when I really just transitioned to playing both sides of the ball you know making sure that I focused on both sides of the ball. When you went to Pittsburgh first round pick in 2015 it took you a minute before you started putting up big numbers. What was it that developed in your game or that you needed to develop in your game to start putting up the kind of numbers you did your last couple years there? I just think it came off of just having raw athleticism but not really torn into who I really was and that played a big part of it. Having all the attributes to be the best player on the field, the speed, the size, the strength, the quickness, the explosiveness, but you know you have to instill that into something and knowing who you are as a player and then once I find out who I am as a player the people came in you know we changed the scheme a little bit you know and they worked out for them so you know these tones into that nation. Who is Bud Dupri as a player? Oh Bud Dupri is a relentless, aggressive, tone-setting, punchy and mild player. Why is Bud Dupri like that? I've always been the person on the other side of the stick you know that's just how I am with my whole life. People don't want to see you succeed. People don't want to see you. When you're making accompaniment people don't think you deserve it. Sometimes just coming from a small town not even being able to for people in a small town to see growth outside of there you know not seeing a vision not having a vision so me I always had a different mindset and I was wanting to be that person that can show people that you know no matter what we've found no matter what's going on we still can be able to be one of the best and you know having a chip on my shoulder the whole time just making me continue to grind harder and grind and grind every day. What is Bud Dupri's vision for himself? My vision for myself is just to continue to scribe and you know just be the best. Help my team win, help the Titans win, you know come into a new city you know just give them an all all four quarters you know what people expect of me to go out and deliver. You were quoted as saying I want to play for the Titans. You were quoted as saying that to your agent make the deal. Why? Why this place? You know coming out of just being before my franchise had happened last year you know I was going to be a free agent but it still has put me up which I was grateful for to have a franchise tag from a great organization like the Stillers but at the same time you know coming off a season that I had the year prior to me being on the franchise tag you know the Titans were on the uprise. I know they needed a pass versus and I always wanted to be a Tennessee Titans. I just when I was younger my favorite my first favorite team of course was the Falcons just being from Georgia but my second team was Tennessee Titans. Eddie George, you know Megan Nair, Bullock those guys man I always just looked up to those guys and wanted to be on this team and then it's Tennessee right beside Georgia you know it's still close to home but not too close where people can you know just come be in your face the whole time so it's just worked out perfectly like being back in the south. What's the most important thing you think fans should know about Bud Dupree? Man I'm a fun, energetic player man on the field you know I like to have fun on the field but also get the job done so I'm gonna bring I'm gonna bring energy and enthusiasm.