 Eddie George it is always so good to have you here at Ascension St. Thomas Sports Park and I figured You've participated in a training camp or two in your day You've you've experienced a couple of these so it only made sense to ask you about Titans training camp and Especially what they're trying to achieve in the first week week and a half of a training camp What does this team need to get done? I think acclimation one I think you go from that that next phase of OTAs into camp and that carry over you want to see that carry over in terms of Chemistry that's been developed in camp You've got some new bodies that came in you know the Andre Hopkins You know whoever the quarterbacks going to be right now Ryan Tanya You want to see how that that chemistry is going to cap and you have some bits and pieces of parts You're trying to put together from a roster standpoint You know, you know, you know what you're gonna get out of out of your mainstays and Derek Henry and Some of the other guys so he probably won't get as many carries as or many opportunities Because it's a key veteran, you know what he can do We want to keep him healthy for the season the guys who are really learning how to practice together Are those younger guys a guy like Tyjay Spears? You've been a young running back in the national football league He's a rookie just kind of figuring out how this is all gonna work What is it important for him to learn in the first couple weeks of camp of the pace of play? Pretty sure, you know the first day in pads. He's probably running full speed, you know during the walkthrough So it's just getting the the energy right and having that level off is full of butterflies I mean any young person is coming in you they want to impress they want to do anything and everything above and beyond They call a duty just to be ready and to deserve and and to make your name, you know With an organization somebody that we've already seen go through that maturation process is Derek Henry He is not new to training camp. He is not new to this team and His goals have got to be really different when it comes to going through a training camp and the process for him As someone who's also been a veteran player who's had a lot of a success and has established themselves What is he trying to do in the first couple weeks because it's so dramatically different from a lot of other people on this team Well knowing Derek's mindset. It's no different than his rookie year. It's probably coming in hungry Just like he was as a rookie Because you know in this league it somebody's always trying to get played trying to replace you and given the state of where running backs are We all know what's being said There'll be value in a position and so forth. He's got probably have something to prove That's really up to the coach and staff to kind of Do load management when it comes to Derek? I just typically believe a guy of his stature and his ability and hit this is my set That he's not thinking about load management is like listen. Give me the ball Every play and that's what you want and you allow the coaches to mean to to manage that So I know he knows what to expect. He knows it's going to be hot He knows understands the process of preseason That he's not going to see a lot of time and in these games It's mainly to for the bottom half of the roster that the majority of his work is gonna be in practice that he's going to have to Get in game condition and practice Everything in practice is like a game for him. All right, we've got to get a TSU update before we let you go Yes, you guys are about to start kind of your preseason practices Yeah, you're getting ready to go. You've got a big game against Notre Dame on September 2nd Very exciting. Yeah, how has knowing that that game is coming up kind of motivated your team throughout the off-season? Well, it's good. We got to start fast. I think it's definitely a tension-getter for us It's going to be an exciting experience The guys have been looking forward to this game for a well over a year that the the Opportunity to go play in one of the greatest venues in all of sports against a grand like Notre Dame It's once in a lifetime. I'll tell you there's a lot of excitement about football Just in this city. It's time for some football. Yes. It is time to bring it back Eddie George. Thank you so much for hanging out Thank you. Thank you. Absolutely great seeing you, too