March 19, 2025 • 27 mins
Hear from Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB Anthony Walker Jr. and WR Sterling Shepard during Free Agency 2025.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I just wanted to ask you, Levante. David the other
day mentioned that you guys have a relationshipship and then
he knows how hard you work and knows all about you.
Can you talk about what that relationship might be and
how that started?
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yeah, I know, Levante, you know pretty much most of
my life being from Miami. Actually one of his close friends,
I played football with his little brother, so I was
just always around. And you know it was once I
made the NFL, they kind of let me get into
the group, the older group, you know, to hang with
the cool kids, I guess. But yeah, we've trained together
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every off season since like my third year in the NFL.
You know, obviously a mentor of mine, you know, a
guy that I've learned from, you know, try to model
my game after. And yeah, just a very good friend
of mine.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
He's part of the.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Reason that you're here.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Maybe that connection speaking up for you a little bit.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yeah, a huge reason obviously. You know, obviously the respect
that he has in Tampa, on this team, in the city,
you know, everywhere he's been, he's you know, touched a
lot of a lot of lives, and you know, for
him to you know, help me get here, is amazing
as well. So obviously, you know, a chance to be
teammates would be pretty dope. And I kept telling him
that and he was, like he said, one day he
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was going to make it happen. We've been trying to
get this done since I was getting drafted, but you know,
finally able to get it done.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Go to James Hill.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
Hey, Anthony, congratulations on coming over to Tampa. Talk a
little bit about bringing your gift playing inside for the
Bucks franchise, a team that plays defense.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Yeah, I'm someone who prizes myself on playing defense. You know,
the mic linebacker has always been, you know, the quarterback
of the defense. Demand demand, A lot is demanded of you,
a lot is required, and I enjoyed doing that job,
you know, a position that I grew to love once
I got to college, switching from dB to linebacker and
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been playing it ever since. So obviously knowing what, knowing what,
knowing what comes with the job, the work that you
got to put in, and I'm willing to put in
that work. I've been doing it, you know. And this is,
like I said, just the opportunity presented itself for me
to be here, and I want to take full advantage of.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
It growing up in South Florida, playing in the league
and being able to look over at Tampa.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
You know what they do and what they're about.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
But talk about being a part of the Bucks now
and helping this club and you want to get this
team to their third Super.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Bowl to win.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
But just talk a little bit about being a part
of Tampa now.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yeah, always watching from afar, you know, obviously with Levante
being here, and then you know, obviously the last few
years with even with Baker being here, a teammate of
mine in Cleveland, you know, seeing how how close they
were they've been the last few years. And obviously I
text Bag you know, the same day and told him,
you know, he's my teammate again, and.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
He just started laughing.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
But again just knowing how close, how close this team
is to being where where you know, where every every team,
every all thirty one other teams want to be. But
you know this, I feel like this team is right there,
and I just want to play a small part and
do my role and help this team do that, help them,
help this team get there, and whatever it takes and
whatever my whatever my job requires of me to get done,
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I want to do it to the best of my ability.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
Thank you, congratulations, appreciate it. I guy J.
Speaker 5 (03:26):
C Allen, Hey, Anthony can grab some sign with the bucks.
Let David man of the people, man of his work,
finally got here. But you know, the one area of
this team struggled with last year was was the middle
of the field. Covering the middle of the field, that's
one of your specialties, this coverage. Just talk about what
you bring to the field when when you're asked to
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drop in coverage and how you think it can help
this team.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Obviously defense is all about just knowing where your spot
is and everyone knowing where their spot is, and you know,
understanding how defense is. I mean, offices can attack us
and making sure we limit those games when they do
throw it there. But obviously it starts out with me
doing my job. And you know, my job is to
cover the middle of the feel you know, I like
I pride myself on not getting allowing the ball to
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be thrown behind me or deep deep behind me or
deep in front of me. You know, I just that's
my job, you know, And that's me knowing you know,
what the defense defensive call is and executing my job
at that time, whether it's I'm blitzing, or I'm dropping
in coverage or I'm stopping to run, whatever it is,
you just want to execute your job and make sure
the other guy, other ten guys are on the same
page as you with what the defensive call is. So,
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you know, I see all the stuff on me social
media and everything where people be like it's pff grade
and all that. I'm here to tell you you can
watch the film. You know the ball does not get
completed behind me or in front of me in the
middle of the field. So uh, And that's that's how
I feel.
Speaker 5 (04:51):
That you watched some of the tape last year. You
definitely held it down and part of part of letting
you hold it down and run around free, you got
that's a good defensive tackles in front of you. But
Vitavey and now Collida Canci outside of you. Are you,
you know, to play with those guys in front of
you that eat up double teams and allow you the
space to do what.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
You can do.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, you know the elite telling that Vida Vey is
obviously you always watch it from Afar. You hear that
name so much. A big human that is able to
move people and run down ball carriers. So obviously the
unique gift that he has you you definitely appreciate.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Collijah the same thing.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
A guy, Miami guy as well, just a little younger,
but you know, got those springy legs and you know,
plays with a lot of passion and a lot of energy.
So another good friend of mine as well. So just
excited to be a part of you know, obviously this
defense has been pretty good the last few years for
me to join. I'm excited for the opportunity to join
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these guys, and like I said, just play my role
and you know, bring whatever I can to the table.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Dannel Lane.
Speaker 6 (05:55):
If any media questions, please raise your hand.
Speaker 7 (06:04):
Well, Anthony, welcome to Tampa.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Appre sire.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
You touched on this a little bit with your last response,
But being a former defensive back, how does that help
you as a linebacker. I don't know if it gives
you just a greater view on everybody's responsibilities on defense,
or maybe it gives you a little more insight into
the quarterbacks thought process, But how does that help you
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as a linebacker.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah, I've been very fortunate to see the game from
many different lenses. My dad being the offensive coach and
head coach at my high school playing defense all these years,
obviously playing offense, and I even played quarterback a little
bit growing up and then in high school, so kind
of got many lenses that I kind of view the
game from. But as a linebacker, it's all about for me,
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it's all about spatial awareness and like what the defense
calls that that whatever the defensive call is at that point,
what what are we trying to defend and what are
we trying to allow the offense to you know, we
will let you take the check down here, or we'll
let you you know, think this is open, but we
know we got to close that, close that gap or
close that seam. So again, like I think that's where
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it all starts for me, is just like processing what
what we're trying to get done on defense and how
the offense can attack us and being able to beat
them to the punch knowing that they can only attack
certain parts of the field.
Speaker 9 (07:21):
And you spoke about being teammates with Baker in Cleveland,
and I know, thus far you've only had kind of
an outside view of Baker's time in Tampa, but I'm
curious what you think has allowed Baker to thrive in
Tampa the way he has the last two seasons, you know,
back to back seasons, leading this team to division titles,
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going to the playoffs, versus how things were, you know,
in those early years in Cleveland.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
Yeah, I'm pretty sure. You know, obviously, he'll tell you this.
The maturity level. I think once you just get to
a certain age, you just start doing things a little different,
you know. And I'll start Baker was a great quarterback
even at Oklahoma and college and even when I was
in Cleveland, I thought he was a great quarterback there,
just battle injuries the year I was there that we
played together. But he started off that season, even even
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that season he started off hot. We just got to
a point where you know, he was playing through injury,
you know, and again just you know, now he's healthy,
fully healthy. You can see the trusting you know, his teammates,
trusting the offensive line and and and the coaches and
everything like that. You see a quarterback playing at that
elite level now you understand it. So it's a lot
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of moving parts that go with that. And I'm excited
to you know, continue to see it and you know,
be a part of it now as his teammate, but
always you know, believed in Baker and I know he
can get the job done. Thanks so much.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
We'll go last question from J. C. Allen and Homust.
Speaker 5 (08:50):
You know about Todd Bulls defense and like, what has
Levante told you? Has he told you to get get
ready to line up at defensive tackle? What do you
know about the defensive house side? Are you to kind
of be a trust piece and move around in that?
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Again, just watching from afar, you know the guy they
stopped to run really well, they do get it come
after the quarterback a lot as well. So you know,
one of the first things he told me is just
be ready to you know, be ready to go, you know,
doing everything blitzing coverage, uh.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
You know, stopping and run all that stuff.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
But yeah, I mean the last thing he texted me
just now was all right, it's trying to get to work,
and I'm like, dude, like it's still an off season. Likes,
what's wrong with you? But you know, that's just kind
of how we always we always competed man me and Levante,
you know, in the off season everything like that. I
even got this video that I'm gonna post soon with
me beating him in the race. I told him I
was gonna save it fro when we become teammates. But uh,
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you know, just uh again, that's just the competitive nature
that we have.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
We've always had.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Like I said, just excited to join join the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers obviously a legendary organization, you know, and then
a team that's right there, right there, ready to win
a Super Bowl.
Speaker 5 (10:01):
What's your message to the Bucks fans watching the crew? Uh,
to get them excited to see Uh.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Yeah, I'm excited for the opportunity. I thank you guys
for welcoming me to Tampa. You know you're going to
get everything out of me. You know, I play hard,
I play fast, I play physical, I play.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
With a you know.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
My mindset is, you know, whatever it takes to win.
So whatever it takes to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
win the Super Bowls is what I'm I'm here to do.
Speaker 5 (10:25):
Hey, Sterling, congrats so on re signing with the Bucks
or birthday twins by the way, but uh, what does
it mean to come back to the team. Obviously last year,
prior to this season, there was a lot of unknowns
with your future and then to come and have the
season and and and be a weapon on end rounds
and do some of the stuff you did. And what
does it mean to be able to come back here
and play with Baker and and and Ben too.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (10:48):
Yeah, like you said, it's been it's been a while
since I've done some end rounds, and uh, it was
a good feeling to get a couple of those and
and gains me act on those things. So yeah, it
was good overall, And I'm happy with the way the
team finished. Obviously, you know, we want to make it
to the big game and that's the goal. But I'm
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I'm happy with the way everybody fought and the season
that we had, fought through a lot of adversity, some
big key injuries, and you know, I'm excited where this
team is headed and excited to be a part of it.
Speaker 5 (11:23):
Again, just talk about you kind of mentioned the adversity
this This locker room is such a close knit group.
Just talk about being part of it, and you know,
with Mike and Chris and the wide receiver room in general,
just how close is this group and how how does
that affect you guys when you're out on the field.
Just the closeness of the group together.
Speaker 6 (11:46):
Yeah, And you know, in my nine years in the NFL,
I've been a part of a lot of groups, and
not one has been as close as the guys that
we've had in this locker room and especially in the
wide receiver room.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
You know, you got.
Speaker 6 (12:01):
Veteran guys in there, and then you have a good
balance of younger guys as well, so we're able to
you know, speak lifely to those guys and help them
in any way that they need, uh, but also have
the experience in the room with Mike and Chris, guys
that have done it at a high level for a
long time. So it's a special combination. And you know,
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like I said, I'm just super excited to be back
a part of this crew and this group of guys
because I feel like we have some special coming and
we just got to put it all the way together.
Speaker 7 (12:36):
Beneline, thank Sterling. It's been a while since we've had
a chance to talk to you, so hope you're doing
well and having a great off season. The last time
we talked to you, of course, was in the beginning
of the playoffs, and you know you've spoken really highly
and finally about you know, your former teammates Saquon Barkley,
What was it like for you to watch him perform
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on the biggest stage and and get that.
Speaker 6 (12:59):
To Yeah, I was super excited for him. I mean,
you know, we went through a while at New York
and there's a lot of ups and downs. But to
see what he's done and what he was able to
do last season and the success he's had, it's just
it's truly a blessing.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
And I'm super proud of him.
Speaker 6 (13:18):
Like I just got through golfing with him last week
and I was telling him how happy I was from
for him, And it's just great to see, you know,
one of your best buddies succeeding and doing everything that
he set out to do. So yeah, a big kudos
to him. But you know we're gonna try to get
it this time right.
Speaker 7 (13:37):
Very inspiring, I'm sure. And and speaking of you, you
know you had to kind of get up to speed
really quickly when you came to Tampa. You didn't get
like that full off season per se. So how can
this year kind of be different? The fact that you're
going to get a full off season with the new
offensive coordinator Josh Grizzar, maybe get more of an opportunity
to kind of settle in your role, maybe have a
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clearly defined role, like what what's this off season and
then going into camp and everything like that gonna look
like for you.
Speaker 6 (14:05):
Yeah, you know, I think I've been in this situation
a lot in my career, you know, with with a
lot of the coaches changing happening in New York throughout
my career, I kind of got a chance to really
experience that and having to switch up and find out
different ways to learn the offenses very quickly. So I
think that helped me with last year, but being able
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to get into a system the second year, you know,
I noticed the difference for sure, being able to just
relax and play. You know exactly what the coach is
asking for, you know what he expects of you. So
it kind of helps you just going into camp with
the mindset of what you need to do, what you
need to train for. And yeah, I feel like it's
gonna help not only me, but along with the other
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guys as well. So it's good having Grizz, you know,
he's been in that system for a long time.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
Maybe a couple of things are gonna be switched up
here and there, but not anything that's going to be
too different, and it'll still allow the guys to play
faster and be more confident out there. Thank you so much,
Steve Isbitz. Thank you. Mute to Big Steve. All Right,
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we'll switch to River Wells.
Speaker 10 (15:29):
Hey Sterling, congratulations on resigning. With you coming back to
the Bucks, this whole offense is basically coming back the
same as it was last year, And like you mentioned,
you've got Joshua Zarcon and who's been in the system
a long time coming back to the Bucks. How appealing
was it to know that when you came back here
everything would be sort of uniform, And how important is
that continuity going into next year?
Speaker 6 (15:52):
Kind of blanked out, but I think I kind of
got the g just so what you were saying, actually.
Speaker 3 (15:59):
Can you repeat that again? It blanked out?
Speaker 10 (16:04):
Yes, I was saying. With you coming back to the Buccaneers,
this whole offense has basically remaining the same from last
year with personnel, and you have a system with josh
Gizzard who that's very similar out of William Cohen was
so how appealing is that continuity when you come back
to the Bucks, And how important is it as a
player to kind of have that basically remain the same
going to the year two.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
Yeah, I mean, that's that's the reason why I chose
this place in the first places. I love the group
of guys that we had already established and then being
a part of it last year, it was very encouraging
to me and which was ultimately the reason why I
decided to come back, just because of you know, knowing
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the system, being in this system before. It's not like
a major change because grizz Is is in that spot now.
So like I said earlier, being in this second year
of an offense, you have grasp for you know, with
what they're asking for, you know how you work well
with other players and what they're going to ask of
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other guys, and have a true understanding of what my
role is. And yeah, I mean that that was what
was appealing to me. And also just being around the coaches,
Like I love this group of coaches. They work well
with each other, probably the best that I've been around.
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And you know, I feel like this is the best
situation for me and where my career is.
Speaker 3 (17:35):
I think we're on the up. James help.
Speaker 4 (17:41):
Hey Sterling, congratulations, Can you just talk a little bit
about returning and working with Bake again, a guy who
you know from Oklahoma, and and of course this locker room.
Just talk a little bit about coming back, bringing lunch,
payl your helmet, and going to work.
Speaker 6 (17:57):
Yeah, you know, Baker is one of those quarters that
you want to give your off for. And it's been
that way since college, been that way since my senior
year when I got a chance to play with him,
and that was obviously I was on the world to
retirement last year.
Speaker 3 (18:14):
And he gave me that call.
Speaker 6 (18:16):
And I wouldn't want to come back and play for
anybody else if I had to choose between you know,
going to go spend time with my kids that are
going to go play football, if I was going to
go decide to play football, would.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Be with Baker Mayfield. I wouldn't want to do it
with anybody else.
Speaker 6 (18:31):
So I'm very blessed and fortunate to be in the
position that I'm in right now.
Speaker 3 (18:36):
And like you said, I can't wait to just put
on a helmet and go to work.
Speaker 4 (18:40):
Sterling, the run it back mentality, just the process to
come back and pick up where you guys left off.
You won the South. Everyone's coming back to continuity. Just
talk about the grind and the commitment and everybody looking
forward to playing on Sundays.
Speaker 6 (18:57):
Yeah, I feel like we can't ro season last season
with great mentality as a unit. We just have to
we have to refine some things and you know, figure
out what we didn't do as well last season that
we could clean up on.
Speaker 3 (19:13):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (19:14):
But I think they were on the right track and
we're headed in the right direction. So I'm excited, like
I said, about the group guys that we have and
where we're headed.
Speaker 7 (19:25):
J c Allen.
Speaker 5 (19:29):
Yeah, but the stage of your career, obviously you're still
productive given last year, but have you taken found yourself
taken on like more of a mentor role to some
of these younger guys. You mentioned the mix that you
guys have in the locker room, and and if so,
like what are some of the things and some of
the tricks and trades maybe you know, not all of them,
but some of them that you're sharing with these guys.
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And then just the development you saw of Jmac last year.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (19:55):
Yeah, of course at this point in my career, that's
obviously going to be a huge part of what I
do is mentoring these younger guys. And I feel like,
we have a great group of younger guys, even guys
that are not in the wide receiver room. As far
as like Bucky like, I try to try to speak
life into them as much as I can and whatever
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questions that they have, being able to answer it for him.
But as far as j Mac like, I love the
way that he progressed over the season, and I told
him that you know you're going into your second season,
the game is gonna slow down from you because this
is a there's a pretty big jump going from college
to the NFL in the speed of the game just
in itself. And then also looks like defenses do a
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great job of disguising at this level. And I think
experience is what you have to have. So we have
a lot of guys with experience and that are able
to talk to those younger guys and you know, give
them a couple tips and pointers here and there.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
Where wherever it needs be.
Speaker 6 (20:55):
But I was just happy to see how he progressed
over the season and how he sue and I think
it's just gonna be taken to a different level. Uh
this season he did score not was it eight touchdowns
easiest touchdowns I ever seen in my life, but I
had to let him know. Listen, man, listen, don't don't
get too comfortable with this one right here. Like it's
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it's tougher than what it maybe looked like last season.
But I'm I'm super proud of him. And in the
way that he progressed about last year, they're.
Speaker 5 (21:27):
All not gonna be They're all not gonna be walkings, right,
they ain't.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
Gonna be walkings. But you know what, he's a great player. Man.
Speaker 6 (21:33):
I'm I'm excited to see him this second season and uh,
what he's gonna be able to accomplish.
Speaker 5 (21:38):
Was there a moment that like maybe you gave him
some advice on something or kind of you know, like
a proud dad moment where you're he finally like you
saw it in the game or saw it in practice here,
Like that's right, that's what That's what like I showed you.
That's what I told was like any moment like that
with him or maybe even Rock or Tray or any
of the guys.
Speaker 6 (21:57):
No, I mean we're constantly, Like like I said, I
I have Chris and Mike, and Mike is a Hall
of Famer and Chris is dang there on his way,
So like I kind of let those two take the
lead and I kind of spit things in there here
and there. But like, there's so many different things, but
those guys are on the right track to being great
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players in this league. And we don't really have to
say much, like they all listen, they all buy into
what we're saying to them and also be mac b
Mac is one of the best coaches that I've had
while playing this game at this level. And I have
just so many guys that like I trust to be
able to speak to the younger guys that like I
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don't even have to do much, but I do wherever
I see, like, Okay, I think I could help him
out in this area.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
But there hasn't been one specific moment.
Speaker 6 (22:50):
Like there's little bits and things that I that I
see and that I say, and they'll they'll take it
into account and mix it up their own way.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
But they're they're all special players that in that aspect. So,
like I said, I've been proud of we have time
for two more. We'll try to go to Steve Isabets
and then we'll go to Chentleen. You hear me, Yeah?
Speaker 1 (23:16):
Oh perfect, Okay, Sterling, you got a late start last year,
and then you're on the practice squad. Do you feel
this year your role is more secure, your job is
more secure?
Speaker 3 (23:27):
You know?
Speaker 4 (23:28):
I don't.
Speaker 6 (23:28):
I don't approach this time like that, like this time
is made for guys to go out there and earn
their job. Uh So I don't ever go into it
with the mentality of like it's going to be given
to me. I go in there and I try to
earn a job, regardless of what the situation is. I
remember a couple of years back when I was coming
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off my ACL like I knew I was only going
to get half of camp to show what I had
and uh at New York, And that's the way I
attacked it was like every day I got this show
something about the reason why I need to be here.
And last year I got off to a late start.
But that's no excuse either, Like it was all mental
for me. I knew I had the physical part of
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it down, but I needed to get the mental part
of it down. So I spent extra time going over
to Baker's house, going to go work with Kyle Trask
whenever I could to get the system down just so
I could play like I wanted to play, and it
took a bit of extra work, but I mean, that's
our job and there's not too many excuses that you
could use other than you know, I ended up breaking
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my rib and breaking my finger during camp, so that
kind of hurt me. But other than that, the first
solid two weeks that I had, that was my mentality,
and I think that's the reason why I was invited back.
Speaker 3 (24:49):
So yeah, last question from Gentleen.
Speaker 7 (24:54):
Heany Sperling. Yeah, it's crazy this time last year, like
you thought your career might be over, and the fact
that you could. I don't know if it's it's fair
to say that, like you the change of scenery maybe,
I don't know. Did it restore your your love of playing?
I mean I watch you on tape and especially like
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when guys are miked up and you just have this
real palpable joy, like you can feel it.
Speaker 3 (25:20):
I don't know.
Speaker 7 (25:20):
Did coming here kind of help restore your love for
the game? Was it always there? I know sometimes you
do this year after year after year in the same place.
It can get monotonous.
Speaker 3 (25:31):
Yeah, no, for sure.
Speaker 6 (25:33):
You know what, like to answer this question, the best
way I can that's always been in me is like
the love and the passion for this game and me
being in New York, like although we weren't winning, like
I like thrive off of seeing other guys succeed, so
wherever I can find that. You know, it was a
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rough season, but like guys were doing a great job
in their role and that fires me up. So like
being here it gave me a different type of motivation,
Like I was able to actually play more than being
in New York, and I got to like show what
I had to offer to the team, which was great,
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and it kind of gave me like a resurgence of.
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Like an energy to play the game again.
Speaker 6 (26:20):
But yeah, I mean it's brought that excitement back for
me and I and I contribute that to like the
guys around me. Uh, seeing the way that Mike a
Taxi game, seeing the way that Baker at tax the game,
Tristan and all those guys, like it lights you up
and it makes you want to give your off for
those guys. And I knew that I had a lot
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to give in the tank after leaving New York. It
was just kind of the situation and not really being
in the position to play as much and then wanting
to go with the younger guys, which is understandable, but
I knew I had a lot more to give, and
as soon as I got my opportunity, I tried to
make the most of it. And you know, I feel
like I have a little bit of ball left to
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play and I just want to max it out all
the way. I feel like I can clean up some
of the stuff that I even did last year. It
was more ball than I got to play in a
long time last year, So I feel like getting that
underneath of me is going to help me out.
Speaker 4 (27:17):
All right.
Speaker 3 (27:18):
That's all we have. Thanks Sterling, Thank you guys.
I just wanted to ask you, Levante. David the other
day mentioned that you guys have a relationshipship and then
he knows how hard you work and knows all about you.
Can you talk about what that relationship might be and
how that started?
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yeah, I know, Levante, you know pretty much most of
my life being from Miami. Actually one of his close friends,
I played football with his little brother, so I was
just always around. And you know it was once I
made the NFL, they kind of let me get into
the group, the older group, you know, to hang with
the cool kids, I guess. But yeah, we've trained together
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every off season since like my third year in the NFL.
You know, obviously a mentor of mine, you know, a
guy that I've learned from, you know, try to model
my game after. And yeah, just a very good friend
of mine.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
He's part of the.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Reason that you're here.
Speaker 1 (00:49):
Maybe that connection speaking up for you a little bit.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yeah, a huge reason obviously. You know, obviously the respect
that he has in Tampa, on this team, in the city,
you know, everywhere he's been, he's you know, touched a
lot of a lot of lives, and you know, for
him to you know, help me get here, is amazing
as well. So obviously, you know, a chance to be
teammates would be pretty dope. And I kept telling him
that and he was, like he said, one day he
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was going to make it happen. We've been trying to
get this done since I was getting drafted, but you know,
finally able to get it done.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Go to James Hill.
Speaker 4 (01:26):
Hey, Anthony, congratulations on coming over to Tampa. Talk a
little bit about bringing your gift playing inside for the
Bucks franchise, a team that plays defense.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Yeah, I'm someone who prizes myself on playing defense. You know,
the mic linebacker has always been, you know, the quarterback
of the defense. Demand demand, A lot is demanded of you,
a lot is required, and I enjoyed doing that job,
you know, a position that I grew to love once
I got to college, switching from dB to linebacker and
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been playing it ever since. So obviously knowing what, knowing what,
knowing what comes with the job, the work that you
got to put in, and I'm willing to put in
that work. I've been doing it, you know. And this is,
like I said, just the opportunity presented itself for me
to be here, and I want to take full advantage of.
Speaker 4 (02:16):
It growing up in South Florida, playing in the league
and being able to look over at Tampa.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
You know what they do and what they're about.
Speaker 4 (02:25):
But talk about being a part of the Bucks now
and helping this club and you want to get this
team to their third Super.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Bowl to win.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
But just talk a little bit about being a part
of Tampa now.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yeah, always watching from afar, you know, obviously with Levante
being here, and then you know, obviously the last few
years with even with Baker being here, a teammate of
mine in Cleveland, you know, seeing how how close they
were they've been the last few years. And obviously I
text Bag you know, the same day and told him,
you know, he's my teammate again, and.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
He just started laughing.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
But again just knowing how close, how close this team
is to being where where you know, where every every team,
every all thirty one other teams want to be. But
you know this, I feel like this team is right there,
and I just want to play a small part and
do my role and help this team do that, help them,
help this team get there, and whatever it takes and
whatever my whatever my job requires of me to get done,
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I want to do it to the best of my ability.
Speaker 3 (03:22):
Thank you, congratulations, appreciate it. I guy J.
Speaker 5 (03:26):
C Allen, Hey, Anthony can grab some sign with the bucks.
Let David man of the people, man of his work,
finally got here. But you know, the one area of
this team struggled with last year was was the middle
of the field. Covering the middle of the field, that's
one of your specialties, this coverage. Just talk about what
you bring to the field when when you're asked to
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drop in coverage and how you think it can help
this team.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Obviously defense is all about just knowing where your spot
is and everyone knowing where their spot is, and you know,
understanding how defense is. I mean, offices can attack us
and making sure we limit those games when they do
throw it there. But obviously it starts out with me
doing my job. And you know, my job is to
cover the middle of the feel you know, I like
I pride myself on not getting allowing the ball to
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be thrown behind me or deep deep behind me or
deep in front of me. You know, I just that's
my job, you know, And that's me knowing you know,
what the defense defensive call is and executing my job
at that time, whether it's I'm blitzing, or I'm dropping
in coverage or I'm stopping to run, whatever it is,
you just want to execute your job and make sure
the other guy, other ten guys are on the same
page as you with what the defensive call is. So,
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you know, I see all the stuff on me social
media and everything where people be like it's pff grade
and all that. I'm here to tell you you can
watch the film. You know the ball does not get
completed behind me or in front of me in the
middle of the field. So uh, And that's that's how
I feel.
Speaker 5 (04:51):
That you watched some of the tape last year. You
definitely held it down and part of part of letting
you hold it down and run around free, you got
that's a good defensive tackles in front of you. But
Vitavey and now Collida Canci outside of you. Are you,
you know, to play with those guys in front of
you that eat up double teams and allow you the
space to do what.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
You can do.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, you know the elite telling that Vida Vey is
obviously you always watch it from Afar. You hear that
name so much. A big human that is able to
move people and run down ball carriers. So obviously the
unique gift that he has you you definitely appreciate.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Collijah the same thing.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
A guy, Miami guy as well, just a little younger,
but you know, got those springy legs and you know,
plays with a lot of passion and a lot of energy.
So another good friend of mine as well. So just
excited to be a part of you know, obviously this
defense has been pretty good the last few years for
me to join. I'm excited for the opportunity to join
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these guys, and like I said, just play my role
and you know, bring whatever I can to the table.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Dannel Lane.
Speaker 6 (05:55):
If any media questions, please raise your hand.
Speaker 7 (06:04):
Well, Anthony, welcome to Tampa.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Appre sire.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
You touched on this a little bit with your last response,
But being a former defensive back, how does that help
you as a linebacker. I don't know if it gives
you just a greater view on everybody's responsibilities on defense,
or maybe it gives you a little more insight into
the quarterbacks thought process, But how does that help you
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as a linebacker.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah, I've been very fortunate to see the game from
many different lenses. My dad being the offensive coach and
head coach at my high school playing defense all these years,
obviously playing offense, and I even played quarterback a little
bit growing up and then in high school, so kind
of got many lenses that I kind of view the
game from. But as a linebacker, it's all about for me,
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it's all about spatial awareness and like what the defense
calls that that whatever the defensive call is at that point,
what what are we trying to defend and what are
we trying to allow the offense to you know, we
will let you take the check down here, or we'll
let you you know, think this is open, but we
know we got to close that, close that gap or
close that seam. So again, like I think that's where
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it all starts for me, is just like processing what
what we're trying to get done on defense and how
the offense can attack us and being able to beat
them to the punch knowing that they can only attack
certain parts of the field.
Speaker 9 (07:21):
And you spoke about being teammates with Baker in Cleveland,
and I know, thus far you've only had kind of
an outside view of Baker's time in Tampa, but I'm
curious what you think has allowed Baker to thrive in
Tampa the way he has the last two seasons, you know,
back to back seasons, leading this team to division titles,
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going to the playoffs, versus how things were, you know,
in those early years in Cleveland.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
Yeah, I'm pretty sure. You know, obviously, he'll tell you this.
The maturity level. I think once you just get to
a certain age, you just start doing things a little different,
you know. And I'll start Baker was a great quarterback
even at Oklahoma and college and even when I was
in Cleveland, I thought he was a great quarterback there,
just battle injuries the year I was there that we
played together. But he started off that season, even even
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that season he started off hot. We just got to
a point where you know, he was playing through injury,
you know, and again just you know, now he's healthy,
fully healthy. You can see the trusting you know, his teammates,
trusting the offensive line and and and the coaches and
everything like that. You see a quarterback playing at that
elite level now you understand it. So it's a lot
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of moving parts that go with that. And I'm excited
to you know, continue to see it and you know,
be a part of it now as his teammate, but
always you know, believed in Baker and I know he
can get the job done. Thanks so much.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
We'll go last question from J. C. Allen and Homust.
Speaker 5 (08:50):
You know about Todd Bulls defense and like, what has
Levante told you? Has he told you to get get
ready to line up at defensive tackle? What do you
know about the defensive house side? Are you to kind
of be a trust piece and move around in that?
Speaker 3 (09:04):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (09:05):
Again, just watching from afar, you know the guy they
stopped to run really well, they do get it come
after the quarterback a lot as well. So you know,
one of the first things he told me is just
be ready to you know, be ready to go, you know,
doing everything blitzing coverage, uh.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
You know, stopping and run all that stuff.
Speaker 2 (09:22):
But yeah, I mean the last thing he texted me
just now was all right, it's trying to get to work,
and I'm like, dude, like it's still an off season. Likes,
what's wrong with you? But you know, that's just kind
of how we always we always competed man me and Levante,
you know, in the off season everything like that. I
even got this video that I'm gonna post soon with
me beating him in the race. I told him I
was gonna save it fro when we become teammates. But uh,
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you know, just uh again, that's just the competitive nature
that we have.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
We've always had.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Like I said, just excited to join join the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers obviously a legendary organization, you know, and then
a team that's right there, right there, ready to win
a Super Bowl.
Speaker 5 (10:01):
What's your message to the Bucks fans watching the crew? Uh,
to get them excited to see Uh.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Yeah, I'm excited for the opportunity. I thank you guys
for welcoming me to Tampa. You know you're going to
get everything out of me. You know, I play hard,
I play fast, I play physical, I play.
Speaker 3 (10:16):
With a you know.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
My mindset is, you know, whatever it takes to win.
So whatever it takes to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
win the Super Bowls is what I'm I'm here to do.
Speaker 5 (10:25):
Hey, Sterling, congrats so on re signing with the Bucks
or birthday twins by the way, but uh, what does
it mean to come back to the team. Obviously last year,
prior to this season, there was a lot of unknowns
with your future and then to come and have the
season and and and be a weapon on end rounds
and do some of the stuff you did. And what
does it mean to be able to come back here
and play with Baker and and and Ben too.
Speaker 3 (10:47):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (10:48):
Yeah, like you said, it's been it's been a while
since I've done some end rounds, and uh, it was
a good feeling to get a couple of those and
and gains me act on those things. So yeah, it
was good overall, And I'm happy with the way the
team finished. Obviously, you know, we want to make it
to the big game and that's the goal. But I'm
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I'm happy with the way everybody fought and the season
that we had, fought through a lot of adversity, some
big key injuries, and you know, I'm excited where this
team is headed and excited to be a part of it.
Speaker 5 (11:23):
Again, just talk about you kind of mentioned the adversity
this This locker room is such a close knit group.
Just talk about being part of it, and you know,
with Mike and Chris and the wide receiver room in general,
just how close is this group and how how does
that affect you guys when you're out on the field.
Just the closeness of the group together.
Speaker 6 (11:46):
Yeah, And you know, in my nine years in the NFL,
I've been a part of a lot of groups, and
not one has been as close as the guys that
we've had in this locker room and especially in the
wide receiver room.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
You know, you got.
Speaker 6 (12:01):
Veteran guys in there, and then you have a good
balance of younger guys as well, so we're able to
you know, speak lifely to those guys and help them
in any way that they need, uh, but also have
the experience in the room with Mike and Chris, guys
that have done it at a high level for a
long time. So it's a special combination. And you know,
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like I said, I'm just super excited to be back
a part of this crew and this group of guys
because I feel like we have some special coming and
we just got to put it all the way together.
Speaker 7 (12:36):
Beneline, thank Sterling. It's been a while since we've had
a chance to talk to you, so hope you're doing
well and having a great off season. The last time
we talked to you, of course, was in the beginning
of the playoffs, and you know you've spoken really highly
and finally about you know, your former teammates Saquon Barkley,
What was it like for you to watch him perform
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on the biggest stage and and get that.
Speaker 6 (12:59):
To Yeah, I was super excited for him. I mean,
you know, we went through a while at New York
and there's a lot of ups and downs. But to
see what he's done and what he was able to
do last season and the success he's had, it's just
it's truly a blessing.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
And I'm super proud of him.
Speaker 6 (13:18):
Like I just got through golfing with him last week
and I was telling him how happy I was from
for him, And it's just great to see, you know,
one of your best buddies succeeding and doing everything that
he set out to do. So yeah, a big kudos
to him. But you know we're gonna try to get
it this time right.
Speaker 7 (13:37):
Very inspiring, I'm sure. And and speaking of you, you
know you had to kind of get up to speed
really quickly when you came to Tampa. You didn't get
like that full off season per se. So how can
this year kind of be different? The fact that you're
going to get a full off season with the new
offensive coordinator Josh Grizzar, maybe get more of an opportunity
to kind of settle in your role, maybe have a
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clearly defined role, like what what's this off season and
then going into camp and everything like that gonna look
like for you.
Speaker 6 (14:05):
Yeah, you know, I think I've been in this situation
a lot in my career, you know, with with a
lot of the coaches changing happening in New York throughout
my career, I kind of got a chance to really
experience that and having to switch up and find out
different ways to learn the offenses very quickly. So I
think that helped me with last year, but being able
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to get into a system the second year, you know,
I noticed the difference for sure, being able to just
relax and play. You know exactly what the coach is
asking for, you know what he expects of you. So
it kind of helps you just going into camp with
the mindset of what you need to do, what you
need to train for. And yeah, I feel like it's
gonna help not only me, but along with the other
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guys as well. So it's good having Grizz, you know,
he's been in that system for a long time.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
Maybe a couple of things are gonna be switched up
here and there, but not anything that's going to be
too different, and it'll still allow the guys to play
faster and be more confident out there. Thank you so much,
Steve Isbitz. Thank you. Mute to Big Steve. All Right,
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we'll switch to River Wells.
Speaker 10 (15:29):
Hey Sterling, congratulations on resigning. With you coming back to
the Bucks, this whole offense is basically coming back the
same as it was last year, And like you mentioned,
you've got Joshua Zarcon and who's been in the system
a long time coming back to the Bucks. How appealing
was it to know that when you came back here
everything would be sort of uniform, And how important is
that continuity going into next year?
Speaker 6 (15:52):
Kind of blanked out, but I think I kind of
got the g just so what you were saying, actually.
Speaker 3 (15:59):
Can you repeat that again? It blanked out?
Speaker 10 (16:04):
Yes, I was saying. With you coming back to the Buccaneers,
this whole offense has basically remaining the same from last
year with personnel, and you have a system with josh
Gizzard who that's very similar out of William Cohen was
so how appealing is that continuity when you come back
to the Bucks, And how important is it as a
player to kind of have that basically remain the same
going to the year two.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
Yeah, I mean, that's that's the reason why I chose
this place in the first places. I love the group
of guys that we had already established and then being
a part of it last year, it was very encouraging
to me and which was ultimately the reason why I
decided to come back, just because of you know, knowing
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the system, being in this system before. It's not like
a major change because grizz Is is in that spot now.
So like I said earlier, being in this second year
of an offense, you have grasp for you know, with
what they're asking for, you know how you work well
with other players and what they're going to ask of
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other guys, and have a true understanding of what my
role is. And yeah, I mean that that was what
was appealing to me. And also just being around the coaches,
Like I love this group of coaches. They work well
with each other, probably the best that I've been around.
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And you know, I feel like this is the best
situation for me and where my career is.
Speaker 3 (17:35):
I think we're on the up. James help.
Speaker 4 (17:41):
Hey Sterling, congratulations, Can you just talk a little bit
about returning and working with Bake again, a guy who
you know from Oklahoma, and and of course this locker room.
Just talk a little bit about coming back, bringing lunch,
payl your helmet, and going to work.
Speaker 6 (17:57):
Yeah, you know, Baker is one of those quarters that
you want to give your off for. And it's been
that way since college, been that way since my senior
year when I got a chance to play with him,
and that was obviously I was on the world to
retirement last year.
Speaker 3 (18:14):
And he gave me that call.
Speaker 6 (18:16):
And I wouldn't want to come back and play for
anybody else if I had to choose between you know,
going to go spend time with my kids that are
going to go play football, if I was going to
go decide to play football, would.
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Be with Baker Mayfield. I wouldn't want to do it
with anybody else.
Speaker 6 (18:31):
So I'm very blessed and fortunate to be in the
position that I'm in right now.
Speaker 3 (18:36):
And like you said, I can't wait to just put
on a helmet and go to work.
Speaker 4 (18:40):
Sterling, the run it back mentality, just the process to
come back and pick up where you guys left off.
You won the South. Everyone's coming back to continuity. Just
talk about the grind and the commitment and everybody looking
forward to playing on Sundays.
Speaker 6 (18:57):
Yeah, I feel like we can't ro season last season
with great mentality as a unit. We just have to
we have to refine some things and you know, figure
out what we didn't do as well last season that
we could clean up on.
Speaker 3 (19:13):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (19:14):
But I think they were on the right track and
we're headed in the right direction. So I'm excited, like
I said, about the group guys that we have and
where we're headed.
Speaker 7 (19:25):
J c Allen.
Speaker 5 (19:29):
Yeah, but the stage of your career, obviously you're still
productive given last year, but have you taken found yourself
taken on like more of a mentor role to some
of these younger guys. You mentioned the mix that you
guys have in the locker room, and and if so,
like what are some of the things and some of
the tricks and trades maybe you know, not all of them,
but some of them that you're sharing with these guys.
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And then just the development you saw of Jmac last year.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (19:55):
Yeah, of course at this point in my career, that's
obviously going to be a huge part of what I
do is mentoring these younger guys. And I feel like,
we have a great group of younger guys, even guys
that are not in the wide receiver room. As far
as like Bucky like, I try to try to speak
life into them as much as I can and whatever
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questions that they have, being able to answer it for him.
But as far as j Mac like, I love the
way that he progressed over the season, and I told
him that you know you're going into your second season,
the game is gonna slow down from you because this
is a there's a pretty big jump going from college
to the NFL in the speed of the game just
in itself. And then also looks like defenses do a
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great job of disguising at this level. And I think
experience is what you have to have. So we have
a lot of guys with experience and that are able
to talk to those younger guys and you know, give
them a couple tips and pointers here and there.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
Where wherever it needs be.
Speaker 6 (20:55):
But I was just happy to see how he progressed
over the season and how he sue and I think
it's just gonna be taken to a different level. Uh
this season he did score not was it eight touchdowns
easiest touchdowns I ever seen in my life, but I
had to let him know. Listen, man, listen, don't don't
get too comfortable with this one right here. Like it's
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it's tougher than what it maybe looked like last season.
But I'm I'm super proud of him. And in the
way that he progressed about last year, they're.
Speaker 5 (21:27):
All not gonna be They're all not gonna be walkings, right,
they ain't.
Speaker 3 (21:30):
Gonna be walkings. But you know what, he's a great player. Man.
Speaker 6 (21:33):
I'm I'm excited to see him this second season and uh,
what he's gonna be able to accomplish.
Speaker 5 (21:38):
Was there a moment that like maybe you gave him
some advice on something or kind of you know, like
a proud dad moment where you're he finally like you
saw it in the game or saw it in practice here,
Like that's right, that's what That's what like I showed you.
That's what I told was like any moment like that
with him or maybe even Rock or Tray or any
of the guys.
Speaker 6 (21:57):
No, I mean we're constantly, Like like I said, I
I have Chris and Mike, and Mike is a Hall
of Famer and Chris is dang there on his way,
So like I kind of let those two take the
lead and I kind of spit things in there here
and there. But like, there's so many different things, but
those guys are on the right track to being great
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players in this league. And we don't really have to
say much, like they all listen, they all buy into
what we're saying to them and also be mac b
Mac is one of the best coaches that I've had
while playing this game at this level. And I have
just so many guys that like I trust to be
able to speak to the younger guys that like I
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don't even have to do much, but I do wherever
I see, like, Okay, I think I could help him
out in this area.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
But there hasn't been one specific moment.
Speaker 6 (22:50):
Like there's little bits and things that I that I
see and that I say, and they'll they'll take it
into account and mix it up their own way.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
But they're they're all special players that in that aspect. So,
like I said, I've been proud of we have time
for two more. We'll try to go to Steve Isabets
and then we'll go to Chentleen. You hear me, Yeah?
Speaker 1 (23:16):
Oh perfect, Okay, Sterling, you got a late start last year,
and then you're on the practice squad. Do you feel
this year your role is more secure, your job is
more secure?
Speaker 3 (23:27):
You know?
Speaker 4 (23:28):
I don't.
Speaker 6 (23:28):
I don't approach this time like that, like this time
is made for guys to go out there and earn
their job. Uh So I don't ever go into it
with the mentality of like it's going to be given
to me. I go in there and I try to
earn a job, regardless of what the situation is. I
remember a couple of years back when I was coming
(23:49):
off my ACL like I knew I was only going
to get half of camp to show what I had
and uh at New York, And that's the way I
attacked it was like every day I got this show
something about the reason why I need to be here.
And last year I got off to a late start.
But that's no excuse either, Like it was all mental
for me. I knew I had the physical part of
(24:13):
it down, but I needed to get the mental part
of it down. So I spent extra time going over
to Baker's house, going to go work with Kyle Trask
whenever I could to get the system down just so
I could play like I wanted to play, and it
took a bit of extra work, but I mean, that's
our job and there's not too many excuses that you
could use other than you know, I ended up breaking
(24:36):
my rib and breaking my finger during camp, so that
kind of hurt me. But other than that, the first
solid two weeks that I had, that was my mentality,
and I think that's the reason why I was invited back.
Speaker 3 (24:49):
So yeah, last question from Gentleen.
Speaker 7 (24:54):
Heany Sperling. Yeah, it's crazy this time last year, like
you thought your career might be over, and the fact
that you could. I don't know if it's it's fair
to say that, like you the change of scenery maybe,
I don't know. Did it restore your your love of playing?
I mean I watch you on tape and especially like
(25:14):
when guys are miked up and you just have this
real palpable joy, like you can feel it.
Speaker 3 (25:20):
I don't know.
Speaker 7 (25:20):
Did coming here kind of help restore your love for
the game? Was it always there? I know sometimes you
do this year after year after year in the same place.
It can get monotonous.
Speaker 3 (25:31):
Yeah, no, for sure.
Speaker 6 (25:33):
You know what, like to answer this question, the best
way I can that's always been in me is like
the love and the passion for this game and me
being in New York, like although we weren't winning, like
I like thrive off of seeing other guys succeed, so
wherever I can find that. You know, it was a
(25:53):
rough season, but like guys were doing a great job
in their role and that fires me up. So like
being here it gave me a different type of motivation,
Like I was able to actually play more than being
in New York, and I got to like show what
I had to offer to the team, which was great,
(26:14):
and it kind of gave me like a resurgence of.
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Like an energy to play the game again.
Speaker 6 (26:20):
But yeah, I mean it's brought that excitement back for
me and I and I contribute that to like the
guys around me. Uh, seeing the way that Mike a
Taxi game, seeing the way that Baker at tax the game,
Tristan and all those guys, like it lights you up
and it makes you want to give your off for
those guys. And I knew that I had a lot
(26:40):
to give in the tank after leaving New York. It
was just kind of the situation and not really being
in the position to play as much and then wanting
to go with the younger guys, which is understandable, but
I knew I had a lot more to give, and
as soon as I got my opportunity, I tried to
make the most of it. And you know, I feel
like I have a little bit of ball left to
(27:02):
play and I just want to max it out all
the way. I feel like I can clean up some
of the stuff that I even did last year. It
was more ball than I got to play in a
long time last year, So I feel like getting that
underneath of me is going to help me out.
Speaker 4 (27:17):
All right.
Speaker 3 (27:18):
That's all we have. Thanks Sterling, Thank you guys.
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