 You look like you're pretty warmly dressed for the day. Are you trying to drop a pound or two? It's how I practice every year, all year. You see, you go back and look at the pitch from last year. I practice long sleep. I think I had a coach in high school. He wore long sleeves all the time. He said, keep you a little cooler. I mean, I was a little hot today. I mean, it's football weather, I call it. But I feel good, man. I'm not trying to drop a pound right now. It might happen while it's running around. But I'm just happy to be back out there in the groove, trying to get the groove of everything. I mean, first week actually doing full speed stuff with the team, especially. I feel good. I'm feeling good so far. Been three months rehabbing. And just to be back out there with the guys, being in means with the guys, I feel good. So I'm happy to be back with the guys. Jeff, is it just a matter of getting conditioning? Is that what you're focused on? And why is it so important for you to be here at this point? I wouldn't say just condition. I think at this point, the condition phases that we've been through. Of course, this offseason, you want to be in shape. You want to get in shape. But like coach said today, early on when the guys was here during the first phase of OTAs and stuff like that, that's the condition part. Then it's come with the technique. Now we're on the field. So I think my thing is just getting my feet back on the ground. It's been a while since I've been healthy. It's been a while since I've felt myself. Just being able to go out there and work on the bags, work with Coach Chi and the individual. Then gets a couple of team reps. I think that's big for me. But when we talk about just me being here, this is what I love. I love the game of football. I think when you trying to build your team, your championships, trying to build a championship team, this is where it starts at. Being here is important to me. Getting healthy is important. I'm not all the way there yet. That's why I'm working my way back into it now. So like I said, just getting back on the field with them guys, I feel good just to be back out there with them. I think that, like I said, that's where you build your team. The standard, when we talk about the standard, when they see me out there with the guys, I think it means something to our team that even when I'm rehabbing or just out there running to the ball or whatever it may be during the pursuit drill we did today, I think just shows what we're about here in Tennessee. No matter who you are, that's how we want people who are going to buy into our standards. You also got your contract this off season. How much now is it you want to prove you can be even better and not going to let up? I wouldn't even call it trying to prove nothing. My goal this year is not to try to prove who I am. My goal is to, how can I be better than I was last year? Especially health wise, I wasn't 100%. I want to go into this season here down in my weight. I want to be able to be consistent with that. I want to be consistent with my technique, my fundamentals, I want to be consistent with my leadership. I think that's what I have to prove to this team and how can I be consistent with them type of things, not trying to go out and improve. I'm better than this guy. I'm better than this guy in this league. Not trying to compete. One of the things I've even told my agent, I'm not trying to compete with the guys in this league when we talk about my country. We know what's about here. We know who I am as a player, this organization know who I am. That's why we came to an agreement. So at this point in my career now is just how can I be more consistent with my play? Sheen said that the expectation is that the front four gives this team a chance to win every game. Is that where it starts for you? I mean, I've been, I'm a friend, but I've been saying that since I got here. You know, we talk about, you know, are we not getting turned over? We're talking about, you know, not affecting a quarterback. It's quarterback sitting in the pocket. It means we closer to the ball than the DB. So, you know, if we, you know, not winning all one-on-ones, we're not coordinating our rush. We're letting the quarterback get out of the pocket. It's because of us up front. And, you know, that's where it starts at. You know, we closer to the ball. When the ball sent to get his hand on the ball, we got a nose tackle right there. We got a three-techny right there. So I'm a friend, believe it, start up front, no matter offense, defense, whatever. So we have to be better this year. You know, we affect the quarterback a little bit, but, you know, when we talk about taking the next step, we're talking about like, you know, not just batted balls at the line of scrimmage, not just, you know, sacks. How can we get the ball off the quarterback? Because that's where, that's who helped touch the ball the most on the field, because the quarterback have to touch the ball. So that's the message, especially when we talk about turnover, you know, especially at the front forward, not just getting sacks. How can we get the ball off the quarterback, too? Have you talked with Kevin, Jeffrey, and like Shane Bowen talked a little bit about, you know, and now being here, maybe it's the young guys that would benefit, maybe from his leadership here. Would you agree with that? I mean, I know KB reached out to these guys. I'm sure they're in a group message. Just like when I was rehabbing, I went out there with them guys, we're in a group message. I'm sure they talked to KB outside of the building. You know, even, you know, Derek just got back. I'm sure they, he talked to Tajid guys like that. You know, when we talk about leadership, we don't, it's not about just what everyone sees, you know, not just on the field. KB is a leader, not just of the stuff he do on the field. You know, even with the charity that he do, like it's guys that, you know, he probably didn't even know was coming. They showed up. So I think that's how much we respect KB as a leader. And we know how much he means to this team. Guys respect KB, even the guys who haven't met KB personally in person yet, I'm sure he didn't reach out to them guys. Like I said, they in a group message and stuff like that. So, I mean, I know how much he means to this team with his leadership and his play, you know, I'm sure I see him posting when he working out. So we know he working hard and, you know, mini-camp in two weeks. So I'm sure he'll be here for mini-camp. So just a couple of days now, but you've seen the ideas that they're wanting on offense, but now that starting to take those steps of putting those into place, what do you think this offense might be able to do better going into this year? I think that we'll be able to operate a lot faster and a lot cleaner. We cleaned up a lot of, you know, code words on offense to changing, you know, long verbiages in the huddle to just, you know, single words so we can just play fast and just, like, one word will tell us the entire play and everybody knows where to line up. It's harder, obviously, to learn, but when we learn it'll be easier to play. Last week, some of the new guys kind of marveled at how much work was being done in the bubbles and how hard the work was. Is it the same as last year or are there notable changes in the off-season workouts? Oh, no, it was the same as last year. We pushed leds on Thursdays and we grind the whole week. So I feel like it's the same. So, like, when you're speaking of the workouts when you see Tana Hill in there, you know, and he's not a youngster, and he's going through the same kind of things that you are and, you know, busting out. Nice to see that from a leader, from a quarterback, he's not a... Yeah, for sure. I mean, you know, he's the leader of our team, so, you know, everything that he does, you know, we look at it and seeing him, you know, grind and, you know, go hard. It makes us go hard as well, because, you know, he's the one that, you know, is the guy in the forefront and leads us to going, you know, ahead. Jake, what were some of the things that you specifically were looking to work on this offseason to improve for you? This offseason, I was looking to, you know, be good in, you know, man-to-man route cap situations so I can be on the field for longer. Blocking, you know, just getting stronger and just doing better with my steps, and then just getting more football knowledge of coverages. What's the impression were some of the new guys in the tight end room, whether they're veterans or rookies, and what's that conversation like as y'all try to help each other? Sorry, like... What's Westcoe or Wiley in the new tight end just came aboard last week? What's the conversation like as you try to make each other better through the offseason? I feel like we're just all, you know, just trying to help each other. We're all just talking every day. You know, before we come out of practice, we all just make sure that we're all good on the script. You know, we're all, you know, just locked in and everybody knows what they're doing. Because, you know, in our offense, we do a lot of stuff for tight end, so we have a huge tight end room and I think that's the way we push each other. We just, you know, always make sure everyone is all right and everyone knows what they're doing so we can play hard and play fast. What have you seen out of the league that's so far in the offseason that has shown improvement? He seems a lot more confident in the huddle. I would say, especially when he's calling the plays and, you know, with his reads, he's a lot more decisive in the ball, you know, still jumps out of his hands. He still has a great arm. I feel like he's gotten really, really accurate to what this throws. What about Will? What have you seen from him in the first couple of days? I see him, you know, he's just grinding, you know. He's just, obviously, as a rookie quarterback, you have a lot to learn. And for him, you know, he's just taken it in stride and he understands where he is right now and he just understands that he has to learn the offense for, you know, for him to be able to play and then, you know, get that job with the opportunity. Chick, how much does it help having Ryan around this offseason for you as you try to build going into your second season? It's great because, you know, obviously Ryan is our quarterback, so it's awesome having him there, having the guy that's gonna be, you know, leading the team, you know, it's great to have him there so, you know, the right timing with him and just learning how to play with him, you know, the little things that you can't really coach that you don't really see, I think those are probably the best things would happen in here. You mentioned the timing, is that something that you've seen just between the two of you increasing just get better, especially for you? Oh, for sure. I feel like there's a lot more trust between us now, a lot more familiarity. So, yeah, our timing, you know, it definitely has been a lot better. Tim Kelly had mentioned just, you know, it could be a tight end in this offensive system. You gotta do a lot, right? You're expected to do a lot at what point last year did you feel like you got it in the confidence it was building and now this year, do you feel like you're all the way there? Yeah, I would say this year, I feel like I'm there now. It's just building more and more, but I would say, I'm sorry, I kind of forgot your question. How hard it is to play tight end in this offensive offense? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. There's a lot of stuff that we do in our offense with tight ends and we were asked to do a lot. So obviously we have to, you know, study more because you know, everything that we know in the past game we do, everything in the run game we do, everything on special teams we do. So we're kind of that Swiss army knife type of player and we just have to, you know, you just have to study more and you'd have to be in your playbook more so you can have more opportunities to be on the field and make plays. What are your impressions of Josh and how do you think you two will be able to play off of each other? Oh, Josh is really good. I think he's really good. He has a very good understanding about like routes and how to create separation. And on top of that, he's fast and he's tall. So he's a mismatch in a lot of spots on the field as well. So last year you talked a lot about coming in and proving that you could create a role on this team and finding where you fit in. Do you feel like you know that now or are you still kind of trying to carve out what your role should be in this team? No, I know my role on this team. I know that I have a big role on this team this year and I embrace that because that's the type of player that I want to be. I want to be a great player. So I know my role on this team to lead the tight ends, to be that guy in that room and I'm ready to do that. What does that mean in terms of production in your mind? In terms of production? Yeah. Man, I don't know about production. Just go out there and play with confidence and we'll see what the numbers say at the end of the year. What was it mean in terms of responsibility being a second year guy and being a leader in the room? I mean, yeah, I mean, everything. I mean, it just comes with everything, being the first guy out there where there's being the first guy, getting up early and meeting. Just trying to lead, by example, with effort, with just maybe talking to them in the huddle, just encouraging guys, just trying to make that step for me as a player, just using my voice more. Everything's different, I guess, when you're a rookie, I think you talked last year about maybe some of the tough love he showed you. Is it different? It's a lot different now. Now we come in, we smile, we shake hands every day, we're laughing and stuff. It's no more like, as a rookie, it's like, even if you do it right, you did it wrong, it's no more of that. But yeah, I think it's a lot more fun with him now. Is that something you could share with some of the rookies too, especially a guy like Josh? Like, hey, you gotta earn Bravel's respect in that. Yeah, I remember I talked to them and I was saying, I was like, you have to, like, with him, it's like you have to earn it. It doesn't matter how good you are, he doesn't care, like, you have to show him first, you have to earn it, so. But then I always say like, and don't, you know, don't let that, you know, the talk getting here. That's what he does to all the rookies cause he wants to get you prepared for the NFL. So I would say like, you know, just understand the message and not the delivery, and they'll be fine. I know he's got to talk a lot about how he calls on them in team meetings, tries to catch him, not catch him off guard, but just wants to make sure you know your stuff. Did you ever have time last year in a meeting where he asked you a question, you know the answer and it was embarrassing? Every day. Every single day. I mean, yeah, that's the tough part about, you know, being a rookie, like, you're more nervous about going to the meetings than you are, you know, going to practice. Practice is a lot more fun than the meetings cause you never know, like, you know you're getting a question called on you that day, you don't know what he's going to ask you, so. And it always is embarrassing, obviously, not knowing the question in front of all your teammates, but that's also like a big thing about our team is like, you, if you know your stuff, like your teammates respect you when he asks you a question cause it's like, oh, he got that, he knows what he's doing, like, I can trust him on the field next to me. When the question's pretty fair, or did he throw some real, like. The questions are stuff that you shouldn't, the questions are stuff that you should know. So it's like just stuff that you should know, but you know when you're trying to learn so much stuff, you kind of forget some things and sometimes you get caught, but you just say, I don't know and you move on. How many right answers did you have? I had a lot of right answers, actually. I had a pretty good, I had a pretty good amount of right answers, I think, I think I was pretty good with that. It hasn't been fun getting out there, do you feel like it's gone well so far? Yeah, for sure. I mean, it's just fun playing football for me. So I love being out there and just love running around and you know, just getting to showcase talent and just play with the guys, you know, just trying to build camaraderie with the team, the new guys coming in. It has been fun, you know, grinding and the bubble and stuff, just competing against each other has definitely been a fun time for us. Chris, as you step in and start learning this new offense, is there anything that stands out to you that may be different from previous stops? No, not really. I had 2K as an office coordinator in my first year in Houston, so I'm a little familiar with the offense, but still there's always different wrinkles and stuff coaches put in, so I'm just trying to learn it up, pick it up the best I can. How was the deaf familiarity going to, you know, you're wanting to come here, knowing Tim Kelly was a previous OC you worked with? A little bit, but at the end of the day, I just wanted to be in an organization that was how to establish culture and that I was trying to win ball games. So I was just excited when I came on my visit and met with the coaches and felt that energy to come here. What were you trying to do to get on the same page with Ryan Tannehill and develop some chemistry with him? Man, just when we do the Ross on the air or any time we run a Ross, just you gotta be there where he expects you. Ryan's very detailed on where he wants you to be and you just gotta be there when he wants you and that's how you build that chemistry, trust with him really. What's the pick? When you come in the building on a new team, getting to know new teammates, coaches, and what do you hope people learn about you early on? I know you've been here for a couple of months, but what kind of impression do you want to make in off-season? Definitely, I just want my teammates to know that they can rely on me on that field. I'm gonna be out there doing whatever they need me to do to help them win. It's always fun going into a new building, learning new faces. This is actually a very welcoming organization. People really get to know you, they're interested in who you are as a person. So it's been a great time these few first months. To your numbers last year, Chris, you had a big jump in a lot of your production last year. What were some of the things that kind of led to that, do you think? Being able to be somebody, let me get the opportunity to play receiver, that's really all it was. I feel like I got an opportunity to continually be out on the field and just continually get targets and that's what led to better numbers. How appealing was this as a landing spot, given the opportunity that's obviously here? I was very appealing. I didn't date for me personally, it's not really about numbers or anything, it's about being an organization that wants to win games and wants to play football. Because I just love the game of football and that's all I want to do. How much? Interesting position for you because you're obviously new, but you're still kind of the old guy in a room. I mean, do you feel like there's sense of leadership just because there's so many young guys in there with you? Yeah, I mean, I just try to, I don't try to treat anybody differently just because I'm older and they're younger, but I definitely try to give them as much knowledge as I can give them. If they ask me anything, I'm open to give them any knowledge. Even if they don't ask me, I'll tell them little things that I know that allowed me to play an NFL for this long. I just try to drop little gyms whenever I can. What kind of blocker are you? What kind of blocker am I? Man, I could do whatever they need me to do. Like I said, first I'm a football player and then a receiver, so whatever they need me to do, I'ma do it. Dan's gonna be fickle. Any apprehension towards wearing number 11 or you just don't care? I ain't gonna lie, at first, I didn't even think about that. I just, Nick had number 15. I was like, I need another team number and then 11 would look smooth on me. So I was like, that's what I was gonna pick and then I realized after what I did, but I still like it. I mean, it is what it is. You mentioned you were attracted to the culture when your decision to come here. What have you seen or what has stood out to you about the Titans culture the last couple of weeks? Definitely, it's just the willingness to wanna win. Like they do the little details, everything matters. Braves, he has a lot of just key things that he's established here for the culture. The players play hard. And like I said, when I first came here, it was, they were so welcoming and everybody was getting to know your name. Everybody just wants to know who you are as a person. It's cause you gotta be able to trust those people when you're on the field and they're gonna be able to do the right things next to you. All those little things added up to it. You mentioned working with Taney Hill and how do you feel about your chemistry? What are the necessary steps in the next couple of weeks for you to continue to build off that? What, how do you do that? Yeah, like I said, just in meetings and stuff, when we watch film, especially with him, he gets very detailed things of where he expects you to be. And it's just continued me personally just to be where he wants me to be so he could trust I'ma be there and just continue to just get as many rest with him as I can. What are your impressions on Traylin, Kyle, and Nick where do you think the strengths of this room lie? It's something that I think we're just gonna see throughout camp. I'm impressed by them so far. They're all great ball players and they're all willing to work very hard to continue to better their craft. So we'll see as the camp goes on. There's a lot of talk about the group not being that good, you look in publications and they say you guys are bottom five in the league. Is that something that you take personally? I don't really listen to any of that cause to be honest, that's just people's opinions who aren't in this building and who aren't don't see exactly what goes on every day and don't know the full situation. So I just take it with a grain of salt and all we can really do personally is just work every day and just try to win games cause that's all that really matters at the end of the day. We're winning games, it doesn't matter what the numbers are.