 You know, it's just it's just another week in the NFL, right? No, it's a tremendous opportunity. I think it starts there. I'm thankful to be here a part of this team And I'm just the way the guys have welcomed me in and allowed me to just come in to be myself I'm excited to leave this weekend. I know it's a big game. Obviously. I haven't been here the entire year But anytime you have a chance to go to the playoffs is a tremendous opportunity. I'm excited for it Does it validate your six-year journey? I wouldn't say that I wouldn't I wouldn't say I'm seeking any validation, you know Everyone's journey to wherever they are your journey my journey You have your dreams goals and aspiration out of my dreams goals. They might be different, but our journeys You know, they're they're gonna look different and that's a part of everyone's story, right? So you just have to live in your world, you know maximize your journey the opportunities that come Take advantage of them and I'm excited for this one this week How's that traction at the leader the leadership position and shut short over just be yourself, you know Most of these guys have been in the NFL for for a while So they they know I'm authentic then authentic see when they see it So I'm just be yourself, right? How you prepare how you approach each day each meeting each walk through each practice and then you know when the ball's in Hand you have to go out and deliver. That's what everyone's looking for. That's why I'm looking for out myself That's what the coaches are looking for out of each player in here So, um, yeah, you just do that trusting your preparation and just go play ball and let everything else fall where it may For you just as far as going from a guy that didn't know half of their names to actually being a leader in this It's been good. It's been fun. You know, I've embraced it. I just take I just take life one day at a time So I think if you do that you maximize each event in front of you, right? So maximize the walkthrough the maximum team meeting the maximum secure QB meeting and just go from there Then that's when you see the best results. So I just take things one day at a time and I've embraced embrace the role I'm excited about it. What's the challenge though preparing for something that you've never been a part of or experienced before Well, I've been on playoff team. So I want to say as a leader though I mean, you're always a leader at the quarterback position. So I wouldn't say it's any different, right? Whether you're the starting quarterback or you're the two you're just much pressure, right? Because when you're the backup now, it's like, hey, you have to really emulate the offense that we're seeing Perfectly because we need to see as many good reps as we can before the game comes So at the quarterback position, the pressure is already there always there. It's always on your shoulder You're always a leader. You're always viewed In the leadership role. So for me, I just be myself take it one day at a time What did Mike tell you and maybe what has kind of gone through your mind in the in the 24-48 hours since as far as excitement level for Saturday. Yeah, um, you know the the game and obviously the magnitude of the game right everything around it. It's What you dream of playing in NFL football? You want to play meaningful football, especially in December and January, right? You want to play in those playoff games? So you won't be a part of that. So I've watched and been a part of teams. I've been a part of that So to play in it. There's a lot of excitement around it but also there's also recognition in the preparation right the lead up to it the maximizing today being Tuesday a Wednesday practice practice maximizing those reps and My encounters with my teammates and getting helping them get prepared to help them see what I'm seeing from the quarterback position So that when Saturday comes, you know We just go play football and all the emotions out of it is taken away We're able to just lock in on each play and just go play ball Last Thursday's game can you repeat that? I'm sorry your study time been like since last Thursday's game. Um, yeah So we obviously we had a longer weekend I was in Friday reviewing the tape from Dallas and especially situationally as we talked about after the game figure out How I can improve when the ball is in my hand, especially in those big situations, right? So studying that with the coaches Coming in rest recovery and they're from there. It's been watching film of Jacksonville getting a feel from them Whether it was the Titans last game, which I obviously wasn't here for or you know the other games that they played I'm just gonna feel for their defense their person now So I will say it's um, you know pretty routine From that standpoint just because you know proud myself in my preparation. So at this point There's no no point in changing that preparation Situation that you're kind of jumping into is there anybody you reached out to just for some motivational words or No, I wouldn't say that I just rely on my support group I have a great support group with my family and the people that have around me So just rely on them and staying narrowly focused, right? There's all obviously you would play quarterback in the NFL and you're in a huge game, right? There's a lot of noise around it But you know, you just got to stay focused on the task at hand, right? Control what you can control and take one day at a time. How much better can you be week one to week two? You think I think I can definitely be better as we talked about situationally I think I think there'll be a large jump obviously when you're you haven't been in there game the reps week And a week out, you know, it takes a second to get back accustomed to that and we saw that on Thursday, so Situationally being able to take care of the football put our team in good situations Continue to move the chains as we were able to do several times on Thursday night I think that's where the game is gonna. That's what the game's gonna come down to and me personally That's what I'm focused on. I'm excited for that opportunity. You know, I think this is bigger than football This is about a young man fighting for his life. So Definitely my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family and we you know, obviously we addressed it as a team and you know Guys kind of you know spoke how they thought about it and everything just just a crazy something I've never seen playing football. Especially not in the field. It's just crazy coach rabble said He was in awe of how the Bengals and bills really kind of supported each other through that time Yeah, because like I said, this is bigger than football like nobody Like they would have had to cancel the game because I don't think anybody Seeing that and watching somebody getting performed CPR on the field and then having to play football again You know people were very emotional because like you said that that was making them in somebody in our locker room They could have been one of our brothers in the locker room and I know that I would have felt, you know Similar as far as being emotional. So like I said, it's just just a serious time right now It's just for me, especially last night was a deep moment of reflection, you know about, you know, you just never know what can happen on When it may be your time or anything like that. So I just Texting people that I loved and just told my love Was it a reminder KBA just how violent the game is and the choices that you guys make to put yourself in harm's way going out It's a big reminder You know, I don't think anybody that plays this game goes into a game thinking life or death literally But we definitely understand the seriousness of the injuries that can happen, especially usually thinking more long term But I mean to see something like that just gives you a reminder like, you know I've been blessed to be able to play this game for as long as I have and to be as healthy as I've been and I don't take that for granted That's why I do so much recovery and do so much different things just because of Just the dangers of this game, but nobody can prepare for anything that happened last night It's been 2019 since you guys played a road playoff game This isn't necessarily defined as a playoff game, but that's kind of gonna kind of be the atmosphere, isn't it? For sure. It should be electric environment It's a winter go home game for both teams So both teams are gonna play extremely hard. It's gonna be played like a playoff game. So You you want to play a game like this? I mean, it's gonna be Saturday night primetime It's gonna be exciting atmosphere. So we're gonna we're getting geared up and ready to go Yeah, it's gonna be huge, you know some guys that rested last week, they're you know a little bit healthier this week I'm not sure, you know, what's gonna happen with the raw situation and who's gonna be up who's not gonna be up but I just ain't just for myself. I'm just super excited by this opportunity that we have and And I feel like you could just fill it around the locker room guys are excited to Especially for some of these young guys, you know, this is a some primetime games of playoff games So get your first taste of it this week, you know, if you win you keep on playing Yeah Absolutely, I expect the entire you know city of Jacksonville to be at the stadium Like you said the last few times we've been in Jacksonville I mean the games are usually always fun But like you said, I think we're gonna walk into a different stadium than we're used to for sure You feel like you own one after the way this first game went down I mean you guys kind of beat yourselves a little bit and Trevor kind of had his head his way Yeah, man, he's been playing Like one of the best quarterbacks in the league Obviously been a division game you don't want you don't want to lose any division games But you definitely don't want to get swept by a team in division. So this is a huge game for us Not only just to get in the playoffs, but just you know as our division opponent like you want to beat your division opponent So I said, we're extremely excited. We you know watching the film again This week seeing the mistakes that we made We did kind of beat ourselves in a lot of moments. So we have those opportunities this coming time. We got to make Actually other good friends from college that played football with that let's play with DM. We're just at home in the living room Watching the football game Missed what exactly happened, but like five seconds later seen the first replay of it and just kind of Just say everybody else just kind of sit there and hold your breath figure out what's happening Yeah, I mean we didn't just play together we Were friends teammates. I mean, I've known them now for seven years. We both Signed the pit 2016 same year both left for the draft to a 2020 or whenever I was same year And that's the guy I talked to Whether it be on social media or text Snapchat Twitter anything at least probably once a week constantly just Sit telling each other how we see each other doing our thing each week playing and you know, he has his own little Clothing brand called chasing names. That's about you know Chasing your dreams and chasing millions, you know, that's everybody's cold and a lot of things in life is Reaching your dreams and getting millions and take care of your family. I have my own dream dream g2r on brand and we just always Interact and tell each other to keep going