March 26, 2025 • 21 mins
The last of the free agent interviews - for now - are up on this edition of Drive Time. Linebacker Willie Gay Jr., Punter Ryan Stonehouse and Cornerback Artie Burns all sit down with Travis to talk about joining the 2025 Miami Dolphins.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
What is up Dolphins and welcome to the Draft Time Podcast.
I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and on today's show,
we have three more players to talk to as of
this taping. We'll see if we add more guys as
we go along, but Ryan Stonehouse, already Burns and Willie
Gay all in the house. Really fun chats with these
guys from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health
(00:28):
Training Complex. This is the Draft Time Podcast. Hie Guffey,
It's up, Dolphins. Welcome back into the Draft Time Podcast
here on the Miami Dolphins YouTube channel. My guest today
is new Dolphins linebacker Willie Gay. Willie, I'm so excited
to have you here.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Man.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
First of all, I know it's a busy day for you.
How's everything going. How you get in the lay of
the land here in the building.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I'm living it, man.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
It's not even having football yet, but I'm already having fun.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
So I'm excited about this year.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
You're all ball. I watched a feature on you for
the New Orleans Saints last year and we were talking
about this before you came on the air here. You
mentioned you were all ball, and then a little bit
of country living. Ye, yeah, what exactly does that? Intel
saw the four wheelers? But what else do you do
when when it comes to country.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Living, man, I'm actually trying to start a farm right now.
So my farm life right now. I got a couple
of chickens, man, and give me eggs every day.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
You know, I ain't got to buy no more eggs.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Just fun.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
It's just a fun hobby to have, you know, playing
on getst some cows here soon. So just being out
in the field every day, man, doing and everything.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
So is the farm in Starkville? Yes, okay, back, you're
gonna love our defensive tackle Benito Jones. He owned Okay, yeah,
you guys can help you out with us a country
by himself. Good stuff there. So you also have the
Juice Man football camp that also runs out of Starkfield.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
Correct.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Are you doing that this year?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Yes, sir?
Speaker 1 (01:40):
What was the inspiration behind starting that?
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Definitely just want to give give back to my community
in a way that I could, man, and obviously you
know as an athlete football player, of course I want
to host a football camp. You know, like I told
the guys at camp last year. You know, I didn't
get to go to camps like that when I was young.
So being able to get an opportunity to younger kids
to go to camps that's hosted by NFL players a
(02:03):
big deal. So giving him that opportunity, man, And that
was the motivation behind it.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Is juice man, your nickdam Yeah yeah, yeah, juice man.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
But you don't have to. I'm gonna let you earn.
I'm gonnat, I'm gonna earn it from you, guys.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
I did everywhere else.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
So you earned it obviously from I'm guessing from your demeanor,
Like where's it come from? Exactly?
Speaker 3 (02:20):
I just love football, man, and when I'm on the field,
nothing else matters my energy. People tell me my energy
is contagious. You know. I never did it for views
or for people to say, dang, he's used to you know.
It's just I just love being out there, you know,
practice workouts, so in the weight room, you know, just
being here in the building. You know, I'm just blessed
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and I'm lucky, you know. So I thank God, man,
So I give off that that thankfulness and my energy
in my way, I carried myself.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
So yeah, we love to hear that's been That's been
kind of a theme of guys. In this chair, this
free agency of signing guys that really really do prioritize football.
So it's cool to hear that. I always love to ask,
like elite athletes question because I don't know if you're
aware of this, but your broad jump, your vertical jump,
your forty yard dash, that's like all like ninety ninth percentile,
Like you know.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
This the easy part.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Yeah, so the workouts five six years ago, right, But
my question is when did you first realize like, oh,
I'm a little bit different. I can jump higher, I
can run fast in all my classmates? Like when did
that first happen for you?
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Third grade?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Okay, there's a specific moment.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Third grade.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Yeah, we was at school racing man, and I realized like,
either I'm just super fast, everyone else super slow, you know.
And then got older, started playing football and I was
scoring like four touchdowns a game as a running back, just.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
All outside sweet plays.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
They start calling me sweet feet, you know some people
from back home. Could they give you the intail on that,
but super fast man. And that's when I realized, and
I'm like, yeah, I can be pretty good at this sport.
And that's when my dream came to play NFL football, man, So.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Sweet feet juice man, did you play basketball too?
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Maybe middle school school? Yeah, block a lot of rebounds,
shoot though, that.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Will that will take you out of that sport pretty quickly.
Speaker 5 (04:04):
There.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
That's good stuff. So let's let's get more into the
nitty gritty here of football. Because this defense the last
couple of years, last year, I should say, with coach
Weaver sim pressures, walk up linebackers and line scrimmage back
out in the coverage, blitz and watching your tape that's
what you do. So well, how do you think your
skill sets and the ability to be able to both
rush the quarterback but also I can get twenty yards
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depth of coverage, Like, how does that help you in
this defense?
Speaker 3 (04:27):
You think, like you said, man, because we were put
guys in position to make plays, and I feel like
me personally, with my skill set, it's the perfect setup.
You know, whenever I'm out there and never get that chance,
so it won't be any letoff, you know, because like
we just said, his scheme is for us to make
plays as linebackers. The way he uses us blitz and
(04:48):
dropping back and coverage get interceptions from mug double looks.
You know, it's schemed up for us to make plays.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
So Coach Weaver similar idea in terms of all the
sim pressures and different rush games around front. Do you
think that prepared you to come here in Miami and
be the best version of yourself in Coach Weaver's defense.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
So that prepared me because it's nothing that I didn't
do in Spags defense. You know, like you say, dropping coverage,
blitz starting mug alignments and dropped twenty yards bliz out.
There is bliz up the middle, covered guys one on one,
tight ends, running backs, get out on a receiver, and
coming to any other defense. I feel like it's nothing
that I haven't done. Nothing that's unfamiliar territories for me.
(05:27):
So being here now, man, like you're talking about Coach
weavers defense, I feel like I'm ready for whatever he
asked me to do.
Speaker 5 (05:34):
Yeah, I think so.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Man, Watching the tape again, it looks so much fun.
Two more questions for you here? What excites you most
about joining the Dolphins.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
The swagger of the team. One thing about I love
about the Dolphins the swagger of the team. Man. That
color is beautiful. By the way, was Awqua blue green
oxle green?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Awa Okay, okay, I love it by the way, you know.
So the swagger of the team, man, it is just
I mean, the fans. So I feel like it's so
much going on in Miami, man, But like you got
a football team here in the history behind it, you know,
like football is football.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Everything else is cool.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
But when it's football season, you know, and the team
is rolling, everybody jumps on board, you know.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
So I'm excited to be a part of it.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
You're gonna love that first third down in that building
across the street it gets going.
Speaker 3 (06:17):
I haven't been here, man, in a couple of years.
I think I came my rookie year. By my second
year in Kansas City, It's been a while, so I'm
ready to I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
That was the game where y'all went up big Dolphins
came back a little bit man.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
That was a fun game to watch too, and Patrick
kind of went back and forth one. That was pretty
cool to see a new Dolphins linebacker. Really gay appreciate
you times, man, that was really really good. We're looking
forward to seeing your play out there.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
On Sunday, sir. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
And the way he goes let's go ahead and take
our first break right there, come back on the other
side and hear from New Dolphins punter Ryan Stonehouse. That's
next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to
you by a donation. What's up, everybody, Welcome back into
the Draft Time Podcast. Here. My guest today is New
Dolphins punter Ryan Stonehouse. Right, how you find in South Forest?
Speaker 2 (07:01):
So far?
Speaker 1 (07:01):
You get getting in there?
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Yeah? Great? Hot, I love it. I love the heat.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
You're not dressed for it right now?
Speaker 4 (07:05):
No, I'm not. I'm not. I'm just for the air
conditioning in the in the building.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
It does stay pretty chilli in here. So I want
to kick it off with asking a question about your family, because,
as I understand it, you come from a whole family
of punters.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (07:15):
Absolutely, so, you know kind of started my my my
grandfather got my dad and my my uncle into punting
kind of early, and they did in high school, then
went to college and did it. My dad played at
Stanford and my uncle played at USC and after they
were done, they ran camps and they taught my mom's brother.
So I got three two uncles and my dad that
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that punted. My uncle punn at Washington State and he
currently coaches at Texas.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
So I went to Washington State.
Speaker 4 (07:44):
See babies, we already got a connection.
Speaker 6 (07:46):
So yeah, I played two years there, and yeah, my
cousin plays for Syracuse right now.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
So carrying it on family business like business. Had no choice, No,
I had.
Speaker 4 (07:56):
I had zero choice.
Speaker 6 (07:57):
You have little ones yet, no, none yet. But I'm
sure they're going to pick it.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Up from Like how early were talking? Like two three?
When did we start plunning?
Speaker 6 (08:05):
I fought it pretty hard, actually played. I played baseball
for pretty much my whole life. I went to Modern
Day High School, which is a big football high school,
but I actually went there for baseball. And uh, I
didn't play on varsity till my senior year of high school.
Just I wasn't developed, I wasn't good enough. And uh
in punting, yeah, for football, I had twenty puns on
varsity then. Yeah, I just used camps to to kind
(08:28):
of get recruited. And yeah, I went from there and
fell in love with it.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Because you got a chance to reunite here and I
think I saw you having munch of them earlier coach Ackerman. Yeah, absolutely,
back in the building with him.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
Yeah, OK's great, you know he's got a lot of energy.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
You know.
Speaker 6 (08:41):
I appreciate you know, him kind of finding me and
him and Chase Blackburn were responsible for getting me to Tennessee.
And uh, you know when when I honestly I didn't
have very many options coming out of the draft, wasn't drafted,
you know, and that kind of lit a fire under
me and kind of proved something in the league.
Speaker 4 (08:56):
And no, I appreciate act for that.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Yeah, it sounds good. I mean, so we've talked about
baseball so far, the heat done here in South Florida.
One of my questions was literally about your baseball background too.
Was like, this is probably a stupid question, but you
know in baseball, it's like, oh, the summer is coming,
the home runs are coming, right, the ball flies better
in the summertime. Is that true for punting also, like, yeah,
for sure.
Speaker 4 (09:14):
Absolutely, Yeah.
Speaker 6 (09:15):
I think I think with the heat, you know, it's
easier to stay loose. And yeah, I think the ball
flies better the heat. And no, I'm excited to punt
in South Beach.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
But you also took advantage of the Rocky Mountains too,
playing up in College bad I was state right for Collins.
Tell us about that and when you average the greatest,
are the best yards per punt in Mountain West history?
Pretty big deal?
Speaker 4 (09:32):
Yeah, yeah, it was.
Speaker 6 (09:33):
You know, honestly, I didn't really I never had that
goal in mind when I started my college career. You know,
I was always known for having a bigger leg, but
my goal was always really to just kind of be
the year and a year at develop. You know, I said,
I only played one year in high school, and so
my goal obviously was the start. I started as a
freshman and I fell in love with four Collins. I
didn't really anticipate ever going there. I wanted to go
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to cal Berkeley and stay in state and stay in
the Pac twelve like my family had, and but really
it was the best opportunity for me to grow and
develop become the punter I am today. And you know
a lot of people thought like my average was because
of the altitude.
Speaker 4 (10:13):
I proved that wrong going being in the league.
Speaker 6 (10:15):
But but yeah, it was a really good place to develop.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
You know.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
I took my COVID year there and that was really
what kind of kickstarted into my development of becoming a
professional punter.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
Was just that growth at the end of college.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
So you would have crossed passed with Mo Kamara than
am I right?
Speaker 4 (10:29):
Absolutely? And to Kwan Jackson, Yeah, well.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
I know Mo was like the biggest character I ever
met my entire life.
Speaker 6 (10:35):
Yeah, he's awesome, oh man, most great. You know, you know,
when you're an older guy in college, you know, you
got a lot of a lot of freshmen come in,
but Moke stood out and you know, just his work
ethic and his discipline, and you know, that was really
cool to see him kind of develop into a captain
and have a really big role at Colorado State and
obviously get drafted.
Speaker 4 (10:56):
Really excited to see that.
Speaker 6 (10:57):
When you come from a smaller school, you know, relatively,
it's really cool to follow guys that really take advantage
of that. And I got lucky enough to play with
some really good players and he was one of them.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
So you allude to proving yourself in the NFL, I mean,
the highest per season punt average in league history. But
punting is more about just hitting bombs, right, I guess
first the last this what's the key to hitting the bombs?
Because like I think you have seventy four yard punts
every year in your career, so that's not a small
pump bydy No.
Speaker 6 (11:23):
You know, it's just a testament to the development that
I've had with leg speed and being consistent.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
You know.
Speaker 6 (11:31):
One of the things is you can't hit a seventy
five yard ball without being consistent and turning over punts.
And that's kind of what I strive for every year,
is how consistent of a punter can I be, you know,
eliminate mishits and those eventually lead to those bigger hits,
you know, and the comfortability of hitting turnovers time and
time out, that's what ultimately helps develop that confidence to
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go out there and swing free. And that's kind of
what I've been doing. So it sounds like a golf swing, Yeah,
for sure, it's very similar.
Speaker 4 (11:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (12:00):
You know, I think as you get going from hole
one to whole eighteen, right, your swing is a little
bit better, a little bit more confident. That's how I
you know, that's how I feel, and that's what I
try to do over the summertime and over right now,
is you know, break down technique and then build up
consistency towards the year.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
No.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
I love that. It makes perfect sense. And speaking of
kicking in certain weather like again, Fort Collins is different
than South Florida than the Nashville We have three games
every year on the road up in the Northeast. What
do you think about kicking in Buffalo and New England
at the Metal Lands, Like, how does that kind of
change your perspective?
Speaker 6 (12:28):
Yeah, yeah, I feel like I'm I'm developed for that,
And that's one of the things of a great part
of being at Colorida State was.
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I had to kick in all different weather.
Speaker 6 (12:36):
My first year being at Colorida State, we played Wyoming
at Wyoming against Josh Allen and you know, it snowed,
it was sleeping in the first half, and I'd never
played as something like that. But those games developed me
in college to really be like, hey, I can do
a lot more than just punting great weather in southern California.
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And ultimately, like now that I've been you know, a
couple of these years in the league and have played
in some really cold games and some windy games. You know,
We've played Buffalo twice since I've been in Nashville, and
just developed like a like a really good understanding of
what it takes to uh to not only just punting it,
but thrive in it and.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
Hit bombs and also do something else. The punters do
as well and hold the football. I have a buddy
that is obsessed with the art of holding, and I
don't share that with him, but I understand it's probably
harder than it looks. Just tell us about, like what
goes into being a great holder for a place kicker.
Speaker 6 (13:32):
Yeah, so I didn't hold a ton in college, and
actually I got a credit you know, coach auch And
and Brett Kerrn. Honestly, when I came in, you know,
even though I competed with Brett Kern, who's just watching
how he did worked and watching how he held, and
he was so seamless. And you know, Oxy, you need
to get on the jugs and do that every day,
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you know, like work with Brett. Look how how does
he hold? And so I kind of did. I just
I kept grinding the jugs and I kept watching Brett.
And you know, Randy Bulk was like our kicker that year.
And you know, Randy was not super particular, but he
but he was, you know, he wanted a good hold,
and so I felt like I needed to do that
and to be that good for you know, if I
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did win the job, that I needed to be there
for Randy and and obviously hold really well. And it
is an art you know, it's it's it's overlooked sometimes
because it's such a small detail in the game, but
it's so important and it matters so much for your
kicker success.
Speaker 5 (14:27):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (14:27):
You know the last couple of years, Nick Folk and
I mean, Nick, I don't think anything he missed two
kicks with me and and you know, but but I
credit Brett and and coach oc in the beginning because
if it wasn't for that development, I wouldn't have been
able to have that success and that repeatability like I
feel like I've had.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
It makes perfect sense in Miami, it's a big deal.
Laces out if you played for the Miami Dolphins and
laces out absolutely Ryan Stone has new Dolphins player for
sure times from a special team. So the defensive backfield
just go ahead and take a break right there and
come back with Ardie Burns on the other side. That's
next Drive Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to
you by Auto Nation. What's up, guys, Welcome back to
(15:07):
the Draft Time podcast here on the Dolphins YouTube channel.
My guest today is new Dolphins cornerback Already Burns. Already
welcome home, man.
Speaker 5 (15:14):
I'm glad to be home.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Man.
Speaker 5 (15:15):
No better place to be.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
What was it like coming to the building today, Like
you see the stadium in the background, the sun, the
sun's out shine and get up a chance to come
back home. Like, what was that moent like when you
got here today?
Speaker 7 (15:23):
It was definitely a great feeling. I actually haven't seen
this facility. I haven't been home in like four or
five years, so it's all new to me. You know,
just taking it all in and just enjoying the moment.
You know, did you grow up a fan of the Dolphins?
Speaker 2 (15:36):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (15:36):
Yeah, most definitely. You know, hometown team.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
Any favorite players that we might might like to talk about.
Speaker 7 (15:41):
You know, Ricky Williams, Ronnie Brown, you know, Chris Chambers,
those guys. They all kind of set my eyes on
the Dolphins and you know, maybe bit my love for
the game of football.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
That's three offensive players. Man, you're on the defensive side,
and give some love to those guys too.
Speaker 7 (15:57):
I used to play office when I was younger, so
you know, it had to come from somewhere.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
So tell me about that time at Miami Northwestern because
I was doing some background you man, like you were
kind of the man on campus. They're the track star
and the football Like, what's what's it like thinking about
your time at Miami Northwestern compared to like now being
here with the Miami Dolphins.
Speaker 5 (16:12):
You know, that was definitely a great time in life.
Speaker 7 (16:14):
You know, I was a young you know, young athlete,
just trying to find my place and find my.
Speaker 5 (16:18):
Niche of and what I wanted to do, you know.
Speaker 7 (16:20):
And and I being a professional in the same seat
that I grew up there trying to find my way.
The full circle to come back around, you know, is
it's a great moment, you know.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
Yeah, And obviously being from here, like you're probably really
excited about being back in the community. What does a
South Florida community mean to you?
Speaker 7 (16:36):
It means a lot, you know, just the way the
world look look at South Florida, the athletes. You know,
to be a South Florld athlete still in the NFL,
you know, it's still you know, putting off for my
city and stuff like that, and just you know, it's
a great it's a great, great moment, great feeling.
Speaker 1 (16:51):
I got to ask you because I'm from the Seattle area,
so I know you've spent the last couple of years there.
What's an outsider's perspective on just the Pacific Northwest? Did
you enjoy it up there?
Speaker 5 (17:00):
Yeah, it was great. Besides the rain, it was great.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
It was great.
Speaker 7 (17:03):
But I had a great time in Seattle. You know,
great people out there and stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
I remember one time I had thirty seven straight days
of rain in Seattle's pretty tough when it goes like
that up there and maybe.
Speaker 5 (17:12):
No sign with it.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
Yeah, that's the worst part. Don't get that down here though.
All right, So talking more about just playing for your
childhood team, man, Like, I'm sure you haven't maybe got
this far yet, but I'm curious to know, like, have
you thought about, like maybe stepping in front of a
Josh Allen pass and picking it off and having that
stadium go crazy, like maybe they're Shanton already burns his name,
Like have you allowed yourself to think about, man, Like,
that's the building I grew up going to games at.
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Now I can make plays in it now.
Speaker 7 (17:35):
As soon as I got the call, my agent called
me and it was like a burst of emotions, you know,
like thoughts that came in my head, you know, making plays,
you know, cause that's what I wanted to do you know,
you know, bring my talents to where I was going
to raise and show my talents, you know, and I'm
ready for this season, looking forward to this season.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
So a long career so far. Now, you got drafted
back in twenty sixteen, it was I think twenty sixteen, right, So,
thinking about like your journey in the NFL, going from
first round draft pick, rookie starter, second year starter, some
injuries start to happen, and you know it doesn't maybe
go the way you wanted to. Just when you think
about your journey as a whole, like what have you
taken from the entire experience as being a professional football
player and your journey specifically.
Speaker 7 (18:15):
Just always ready for your moment and stay working. You know,
those two go hand in hand. And then you know,
you keep mastering those two, the perfect situations will always
come for you. You know, show show shed light to you,
you know, and and I'm just you know, just keep
my head down and just you know, keep running, stand
us through to the game and.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
Hopefully that happens here with us in Miami. And speaking
of that, you get to play for a new defensive coordinator,
Anthony Weaver, who of course worked with Mike McDonald and Baltimore,
your your last your head coach over there in Seattle.
How do you think that being in that defense with
so many similar concepts and language can help you acclimate
here quickly?
Speaker 5 (18:50):
It will help me a lot, you know. I watched film.
Speaker 7 (18:52):
On on on the Dolphins and kind of the same
similar type of defense and stuff like that, same schemes,
and I'm ready to put my stuff in there and
show it really bring that.
Speaker 5 (19:02):
Scheme to life.
Speaker 1 (19:02):
You just watched the film recently, I watch other team
and stuff like that. Yeah, okay, cool, Yeah, very good. Yes,
it was fun to watch last year. His first year
here was kind of cool watch him get implemented. It
was like mid season. It really kind of took off
for us, and we had a lot of production down
the stretch. So you also played a lot in the
slot in Seattle too, which wasn't something you did a
lot in Pittsburgh or maybe even in college. I'm not sure.
But what does that experience kicking inside and playing and
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the slot do for your whole game and how it
maybe helps you see the whole field.
Speaker 7 (19:26):
It helped me a lot, you know, mostly in terms
of aggressiveness and anticipation because a lot of stuff that
happened in that in that window is very fast and
stuff like that. So film study has definitely been.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Up a lot.
Speaker 1 (19:40):
Yeah, that versatility really helps, especially in the modern game. Right,
you got guys lining up all over the field playing
multiple roles. I'm sure you've thought about that a little bit.
Speaker 7 (19:47):
Yeah, you got guys like Tyreek Hill outside across deep
you know, so you got to be ready for everything.
Speaker 1 (19:53):
You only have to couple those guys in practice. Now,
by the way, that sound pretty good, not too bad
dealing with that kind of speed.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
All right.
Speaker 1 (19:59):
So a lot lot of our fans that consume our
content are from not the South Florida area, and since
you're the expert in the in the area here, like,
what's one thing you would tell them out of town fan, Like,
if they're coming down to Miami for one game one
week ndo the year their whole vacations in Miami besides
going to a Dolphins game, what is one thing a
fan from a visiting town would have to do in Miami?
Speaker 5 (20:17):
I will say, you have to hit the beach.
Speaker 7 (20:18):
I mean, that's that's that's number one, just to go
out there, see the environment. Of the Miami folks, you know,
and just feel the atmosphere. You know, Miami's bring a
lot of special things, you know, so yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Great area of food, culture, all that fun stuff. I'll
close with this, what are the Miami Dolphins getting and
already Burns.
Speaker 7 (20:36):
Uh think you're an aggressive, aggressive, savvy player, race choice talents,
you know, and uh help your team in any kind
of way, any kind of way that you can.
Speaker 1 (20:45):
New Dolphins cornerback Artie Burns pretty sure time the man,
thank you so much for good stuff, and that's going
to do it for us. On this edition of the
Draft Time podcast, we'll see if anybody else signs, and
we have more guys back on the show here in
studio as always, will break down all the film as well,
but right now looking at a Wednesday podcast kind of
taking a look at freegency as a whole and talking
about this roster where it can still get better, where
(21:08):
it has gotten better, and just kind of evaluating the
vision of the team through their moves so far. We'll
also have some soundbites I believe from player press conferences
as those should be running throughout the course of this
week I think for the Dolphins media here in South Florida,
so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime,
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What is up Dolphins and welcome to the Draft Time Podcast.
I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and on today's show,
we have three more players to talk to as of
this taping. We'll see if we add more guys as
we go along, but Ryan Stonehouse, already Burns and Willie
Gay all in the house. Really fun chats with these
guys from the Baptist Health Studios inside the Baptist Health
(00:28):
Training Complex. This is the Draft Time Podcast. Hie Guffey,
It's up, Dolphins. Welcome back into the Draft Time Podcast
here on the Miami Dolphins YouTube channel. My guest today
is new Dolphins linebacker Willie Gay. Willie, I'm so excited
to have you here.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Man.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
First of all, I know it's a busy day for you.
How's everything going. How you get in the lay of
the land here in the building.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I'm living it, man.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
It's not even having football yet, but I'm already having fun.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
So I'm excited about this year.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
You're all ball. I watched a feature on you for
the New Orleans Saints last year and we were talking
about this before you came on the air here. You
mentioned you were all ball, and then a little bit
of country living. Ye, yeah, what exactly does that? Intel
saw the four wheelers? But what else do you do
when when it comes to country.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Living, man, I'm actually trying to start a farm right now.
So my farm life right now. I got a couple
of chickens, man, and give me eggs every day.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
You know, I ain't got to buy no more eggs.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
Just fun.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
It's just a fun hobby to have, you know, playing
on getst some cows here soon. So just being out
in the field every day, man, doing and everything.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
So is the farm in Starkville? Yes, okay, back, you're
gonna love our defensive tackle Benito Jones. He owned Okay, yeah,
you guys can help you out with us a country
by himself. Good stuff there. So you also have the
Juice Man football camp that also runs out of Starkfield.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
Correct.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
Are you doing that this year?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
Yes, sir?
Speaker 1 (01:40):
What was the inspiration behind starting that?
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Definitely just want to give give back to my community
in a way that I could, man, and obviously you
know as an athlete football player, of course I want
to host a football camp. You know, like I told
the guys at camp last year. You know, I didn't
get to go to camps like that when I was young.
So being able to get an opportunity to younger kids
to go to camps that's hosted by NFL players a
(02:03):
big deal. So giving him that opportunity, man, And that
was the motivation behind it.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
Is juice man, your nickdam Yeah yeah, yeah, juice man.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
But you don't have to. I'm gonna let you earn.
I'm gonnat, I'm gonna earn it from you, guys.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
I did everywhere else.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
So you earned it obviously from I'm guessing from your demeanor,
Like where's it come from? Exactly?
Speaker 3 (02:20):
I just love football, man, and when I'm on the field,
nothing else matters my energy. People tell me my energy
is contagious. You know. I never did it for views
or for people to say, dang, he's used to you know.
It's just I just love being out there, you know,
practice workouts, so in the weight room, you know, just
being here in the building. You know, I'm just blessed
(02:41):
and I'm lucky, you know. So I thank God, man,
So I give off that that thankfulness and my energy
in my way, I carried myself.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
So yeah, we love to hear that's been That's been
kind of a theme of guys. In this chair, this
free agency of signing guys that really really do prioritize football.
So it's cool to hear that. I always love to ask,
like elite athletes question because I don't know if you're
aware of this, but your broad jump, your vertical jump,
your forty yard dash, that's like all like ninety ninth percentile,
Like you know.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
This the easy part.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Yeah, so the workouts five six years ago, right, But
my question is when did you first realize like, oh,
I'm a little bit different. I can jump higher, I
can run fast in all my classmates? Like when did
that first happen for you?
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Third grade?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Okay, there's a specific moment.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Third grade.
Speaker 3 (03:25):
Yeah, we was at school racing man, and I realized like,
either I'm just super fast, everyone else super slow, you know.
And then got older, started playing football and I was
scoring like four touchdowns a game as a running back, just.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
All outside sweet plays.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
They start calling me sweet feet, you know some people
from back home. Could they give you the intail on that,
but super fast man. And that's when I realized, and
I'm like, yeah, I can be pretty good at this sport.
And that's when my dream came to play NFL football, man, So.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Sweet feet juice man, did you play basketball too?
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Maybe middle school school? Yeah, block a lot of rebounds,
shoot though, that.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Will that will take you out of that sport pretty quickly.
Speaker 5 (04:04):
There.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
That's good stuff. So let's let's get more into the
nitty gritty here of football. Because this defense the last
couple of years, last year, I should say, with coach
Weaver sim pressures, walk up linebackers and line scrimmage back
out in the coverage, blitz and watching your tape that's
what you do. So well, how do you think your
skill sets and the ability to be able to both
rush the quarterback but also I can get twenty yards
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depth of coverage, Like, how does that help you in
this defense?
Speaker 3 (04:27):
You think, like you said, man, because we were put
guys in position to make plays, and I feel like
me personally, with my skill set, it's the perfect setup.
You know, whenever I'm out there and never get that chance,
so it won't be any letoff, you know, because like
we just said, his scheme is for us to make
plays as linebackers. The way he uses us blitz and
(04:48):
dropping back and coverage get interceptions from mug double looks.
You know, it's schemed up for us to make plays.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
So Coach Weaver similar idea in terms of all the
sim pressures and different rush games around front. Do you
think that prepared you to come here in Miami and
be the best version of yourself in Coach Weaver's defense.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
So that prepared me because it's nothing that I didn't
do in Spags defense. You know, like you say, dropping coverage,
blitz starting mug alignments and dropped twenty yards bliz out.
There is bliz up the middle, covered guys one on one,
tight ends, running backs, get out on a receiver, and
coming to any other defense. I feel like it's nothing
that I haven't done. Nothing that's unfamiliar territories for me.
(05:27):
So being here now, man, like you're talking about Coach
weavers defense, I feel like I'm ready for whatever he
asked me to do.
Speaker 5 (05:34):
Yeah, I think so.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Man, Watching the tape again, it looks so much fun.
Two more questions for you here? What excites you most
about joining the Dolphins.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
The swagger of the team. One thing about I love
about the Dolphins the swagger of the team. Man. That
color is beautiful. By the way, was Awqua blue green
oxle green?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
Awa Okay, okay, I love it by the way, you know.
So the swagger of the team, man, it is just
I mean, the fans. So I feel like it's so
much going on in Miami, man, But like you got
a football team here in the history behind it, you know,
like football is football.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Everything else is cool.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
But when it's football season, you know, and the team
is rolling, everybody jumps on board, you know.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
So I'm excited to be a part of it.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
You're gonna love that first third down in that building
across the street it gets going.
Speaker 3 (06:17):
I haven't been here, man, in a couple of years.
I think I came my rookie year. By my second
year in Kansas City, It's been a while, so I'm
ready to I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
That was the game where y'all went up big Dolphins
came back a little bit man.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
That was a fun game to watch too, and Patrick
kind of went back and forth one. That was pretty
cool to see a new Dolphins linebacker. Really gay appreciate
you times, man, that was really really good. We're looking
forward to seeing your play out there.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
On Sunday, sir. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
And the way he goes let's go ahead and take
our first break right there, come back on the other
side and hear from New Dolphins punter Ryan Stonehouse. That's
next Draft Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to
you by a donation. What's up, everybody, Welcome back into
the Draft Time Podcast. Here. My guest today is New
Dolphins punter Ryan Stonehouse. Right, how you find in South Forest?
Speaker 2 (07:01):
So far?
Speaker 1 (07:01):
You get getting in there?
Speaker 4 (07:02):
Yeah? Great? Hot, I love it. I love the heat.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
You're not dressed for it right now?
Speaker 4 (07:05):
No, I'm not. I'm not. I'm just for the air
conditioning in the in the building.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
It does stay pretty chilli in here. So I want
to kick it off with asking a question about your family, because,
as I understand it, you come from a whole family
of punters.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (07:15):
Absolutely, so, you know kind of started my my my
grandfather got my dad and my my uncle into punting
kind of early, and they did in high school, then
went to college and did it. My dad played at
Stanford and my uncle played at USC and after they
were done, they ran camps and they taught my mom's brother.
So I got three two uncles and my dad that
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that punted. My uncle punn at Washington State and he
currently coaches at Texas.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
So I went to Washington State.
Speaker 4 (07:44):
See babies, we already got a connection.
Speaker 6 (07:46):
So yeah, I played two years there, and yeah, my
cousin plays for Syracuse right now.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
So carrying it on family business like business. Had no choice, No,
I had.
Speaker 4 (07:56):
I had zero choice.
Speaker 6 (07:57):
You have little ones yet, no, none yet. But I'm
sure they're going to pick it.
Speaker 1 (08:01):
Up from Like how early were talking? Like two three?
When did we start plunning?
Speaker 6 (08:05):
I fought it pretty hard, actually played. I played baseball
for pretty much my whole life. I went to Modern
Day High School, which is a big football high school,
but I actually went there for baseball. And uh, I
didn't play on varsity till my senior year of high school.
Just I wasn't developed, I wasn't good enough. And uh
in punting, yeah, for football, I had twenty puns on
varsity then. Yeah, I just used camps to to kind
(08:28):
of get recruited. And yeah, I went from there and
fell in love with it.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
Because you got a chance to reunite here and I
think I saw you having munch of them earlier coach Ackerman. Yeah, absolutely,
back in the building with him.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
Yeah, OK's great, you know he's got a lot of energy.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
You know.
Speaker 6 (08:41):
I appreciate you know, him kind of finding me and
him and Chase Blackburn were responsible for getting me to Tennessee.
And uh, you know when when I honestly I didn't
have very many options coming out of the draft, wasn't drafted,
you know, and that kind of lit a fire under
me and kind of proved something in the league.
Speaker 4 (08:56):
And no, I appreciate act for that.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Yeah, it sounds good. I mean, so we've talked about
baseball so far, the heat done here in South Florida.
One of my questions was literally about your baseball background too.
Was like, this is probably a stupid question, but you
know in baseball, it's like, oh, the summer is coming,
the home runs are coming, right, the ball flies better
in the summertime. Is that true for punting also, like, yeah,
for sure.
Speaker 4 (09:14):
Absolutely, Yeah.
Speaker 6 (09:15):
I think I think with the heat, you know, it's
easier to stay loose. And yeah, I think the ball
flies better the heat. And no, I'm excited to punt
in South Beach.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
But you also took advantage of the Rocky Mountains too,
playing up in College bad I was state right for Collins.
Tell us about that and when you average the greatest,
are the best yards per punt in Mountain West history?
Pretty big deal?
Speaker 4 (09:32):
Yeah, yeah, it was.
Speaker 6 (09:33):
You know, honestly, I didn't really I never had that
goal in mind when I started my college career. You know,
I was always known for having a bigger leg, but
my goal was always really to just kind of be
the year and a year at develop. You know, I said,
I only played one year in high school, and so
my goal obviously was the start. I started as a
freshman and I fell in love with four Collins. I
didn't really anticipate ever going there. I wanted to go
(09:56):
to cal Berkeley and stay in state and stay in
the Pac twelve like my family had, and but really
it was the best opportunity for me to grow and
develop become the punter I am today. And you know
a lot of people thought like my average was because
of the altitude.
Speaker 4 (10:13):
I proved that wrong going being in the league.
Speaker 6 (10:15):
But but yeah, it was a really good place to develop.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
You know.
Speaker 6 (10:18):
I took my COVID year there and that was really
what kind of kickstarted into my development of becoming a
professional punter.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
Was just that growth at the end of college.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
So you would have crossed passed with Mo Kamara than
am I right?
Speaker 4 (10:29):
Absolutely? And to Kwan Jackson, Yeah, well.
Speaker 1 (10:32):
I know Mo was like the biggest character I ever
met my entire life.
Speaker 6 (10:35):
Yeah, he's awesome, oh man, most great. You know, you know,
when you're an older guy in college, you know, you
got a lot of a lot of freshmen come in,
but Moke stood out and you know, just his work
ethic and his discipline, and you know, that was really
cool to see him kind of develop into a captain
and have a really big role at Colorado State and
obviously get drafted.
Speaker 4 (10:56):
Really excited to see that.
Speaker 6 (10:57):
When you come from a smaller school, you know, relatively,
it's really cool to follow guys that really take advantage
of that. And I got lucky enough to play with
some really good players and he was one of them.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
So you allude to proving yourself in the NFL, I mean,
the highest per season punt average in league history. But
punting is more about just hitting bombs, right, I guess
first the last this what's the key to hitting the bombs?
Because like I think you have seventy four yard punts
every year in your career, so that's not a small
pump bydy No.
Speaker 6 (11:23):
You know, it's just a testament to the development that
I've had with leg speed and being consistent.
Speaker 4 (11:30):
You know.
Speaker 6 (11:31):
One of the things is you can't hit a seventy
five yard ball without being consistent and turning over punts.
And that's kind of what I strive for every year,
is how consistent of a punter can I be, you know,
eliminate mishits and those eventually lead to those bigger hits,
you know, and the comfortability of hitting turnovers time and
time out, that's what ultimately helps develop that confidence to
(11:52):
go out there and swing free. And that's kind of
what I've been doing. So it sounds like a golf swing, Yeah,
for sure, it's very similar.
Speaker 4 (11:59):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (12:00):
You know, I think as you get going from hole
one to whole eighteen, right, your swing is a little
bit better, a little bit more confident. That's how I
you know, that's how I feel, and that's what I
try to do over the summertime and over right now,
is you know, break down technique and then build up
consistency towards the year.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
No.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
I love that. It makes perfect sense. And speaking of
kicking in certain weather like again, Fort Collins is different
than South Florida than the Nashville We have three games
every year on the road up in the Northeast. What
do you think about kicking in Buffalo and New England
at the Metal Lands, Like, how does that kind of
change your perspective?
Speaker 6 (12:28):
Yeah, yeah, I feel like I'm I'm developed for that,
And that's one of the things of a great part
of being at Colorida State was.
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I had to kick in all different weather.
Speaker 6 (12:36):
My first year being at Colorida State, we played Wyoming
at Wyoming against Josh Allen and you know, it snowed,
it was sleeping in the first half, and I'd never
played as something like that. But those games developed me
in college to really be like, hey, I can do
a lot more than just punting great weather in southern California.
(12:59):
And ultimately, like now that I've been you know, a
couple of these years in the league and have played
in some really cold games and some windy games. You know,
We've played Buffalo twice since I've been in Nashville, and
just developed like a like a really good understanding of
what it takes to uh to not only just punting it,
but thrive in it and.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
Hit bombs and also do something else. The punters do
as well and hold the football. I have a buddy
that is obsessed with the art of holding, and I
don't share that with him, but I understand it's probably
harder than it looks. Just tell us about, like what
goes into being a great holder for a place kicker.
Speaker 6 (13:32):
Yeah, so I didn't hold a ton in college, and
actually I got a credit you know, coach auch And
and Brett Kerrn. Honestly, when I came in, you know,
even though I competed with Brett Kern, who's just watching
how he did worked and watching how he held, and
he was so seamless. And you know, Oxy, you need
to get on the jugs and do that every day,
(13:54):
you know, like work with Brett. Look how how does
he hold? And so I kind of did. I just
I kept grinding the jugs and I kept watching Brett.
And you know, Randy Bulk was like our kicker that year.
And you know, Randy was not super particular, but he
but he was, you know, he wanted a good hold,
and so I felt like I needed to do that
and to be that good for you know, if I
(14:14):
did win the job, that I needed to be there
for Randy and and obviously hold really well. And it
is an art you know, it's it's it's overlooked sometimes
because it's such a small detail in the game, but
it's so important and it matters so much for your
kicker success.
Speaker 5 (14:27):
Uh.
Speaker 6 (14:27):
You know the last couple of years, Nick Folk and
I mean, Nick, I don't think anything he missed two
kicks with me and and you know, but but I
credit Brett and and coach oc in the beginning because
if it wasn't for that development, I wouldn't have been
able to have that success and that repeatability like I
feel like I've had.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
It makes perfect sense in Miami, it's a big deal.
Laces out if you played for the Miami Dolphins and
laces out absolutely Ryan Stone has new Dolphins player for
sure times from a special team. So the defensive backfield
just go ahead and take a break right there and
come back with Ardie Burns on the other side. That's
next Drive Time podcast, your host Travis Wingfield, brought to
you by Auto Nation. What's up, guys, Welcome back to
(15:07):
the Draft Time podcast here on the Dolphins YouTube channel.
My guest today is new Dolphins cornerback Already Burns. Already
welcome home, man.
Speaker 5 (15:14):
I'm glad to be home.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Man.
Speaker 5 (15:15):
No better place to be.
Speaker 1 (15:16):
What was it like coming to the building today, Like
you see the stadium in the background, the sun, the
sun's out shine and get up a chance to come
back home. Like, what was that moent like when you
got here today?
Speaker 7 (15:23):
It was definitely a great feeling. I actually haven't seen
this facility. I haven't been home in like four or
five years, so it's all new to me. You know,
just taking it all in and just enjoying the moment.
You know, did you grow up a fan of the Dolphins?
Speaker 2 (15:36):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (15:36):
Yeah, most definitely. You know, hometown team.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
Any favorite players that we might might like to talk about.
Speaker 7 (15:41):
You know, Ricky Williams, Ronnie Brown, you know, Chris Chambers,
those guys. They all kind of set my eyes on
the Dolphins and you know, maybe bit my love for
the game of football.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
That's three offensive players. Man, you're on the defensive side,
and give some love to those guys too.
Speaker 7 (15:57):
I used to play office when I was younger, so
you know, it had to come from somewhere.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
So tell me about that time at Miami Northwestern because
I was doing some background you man, like you were
kind of the man on campus. They're the track star
and the football Like, what's what's it like thinking about
your time at Miami Northwestern compared to like now being
here with the Miami Dolphins.
Speaker 5 (16:12):
You know, that was definitely a great time in life.
Speaker 7 (16:14):
You know, I was a young you know, young athlete,
just trying to find my place and find my.
Speaker 5 (16:18):
Niche of and what I wanted to do, you know.
Speaker 7 (16:20):
And and I being a professional in the same seat
that I grew up there trying to find my way.
The full circle to come back around, you know, is
it's a great moment, you know.
Speaker 1 (16:29):
Yeah, And obviously being from here, like you're probably really
excited about being back in the community. What does a
South Florida community mean to you?
Speaker 7 (16:36):
It means a lot, you know, just the way the
world look look at South Florida, the athletes. You know,
to be a South Florld athlete still in the NFL,
you know, it's still you know, putting off for my
city and stuff like that, and just you know, it's
a great it's a great, great moment, great feeling.
Speaker 1 (16:51):
I got to ask you because I'm from the Seattle area,
so I know you've spent the last couple of years there.
What's an outsider's perspective on just the Pacific Northwest? Did
you enjoy it up there?
Speaker 5 (17:00):
Yeah, it was great. Besides the rain, it was great.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
It was great.
Speaker 7 (17:03):
But I had a great time in Seattle. You know,
great people out there and stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
I remember one time I had thirty seven straight days
of rain in Seattle's pretty tough when it goes like
that up there and maybe.
Speaker 5 (17:12):
No sign with it.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
Yeah, that's the worst part. Don't get that down here though.
All right, So talking more about just playing for your
childhood team, man, Like, I'm sure you haven't maybe got
this far yet, but I'm curious to know, like, have
you thought about, like maybe stepping in front of a
Josh Allen pass and picking it off and having that
stadium go crazy, like maybe they're Shanton already burns his name,
Like have you allowed yourself to think about, man, Like,
that's the building I grew up going to games at.
(17:34):
Now I can make plays in it now.
Speaker 7 (17:35):
As soon as I got the call, my agent called
me and it was like a burst of emotions, you know,
like thoughts that came in my head, you know, making plays,
you know, cause that's what I wanted to do you know,
you know, bring my talents to where I was going
to raise and show my talents, you know, and I'm
ready for this season, looking forward to this season.
Speaker 2 (17:52):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
So a long career so far. Now, you got drafted
back in twenty sixteen, it was I think twenty sixteen, right, So,
thinking about like your journey in the NFL, going from
first round draft pick, rookie starter, second year starter, some
injuries start to happen, and you know it doesn't maybe
go the way you wanted to. Just when you think
about your journey as a whole, like what have you
taken from the entire experience as being a professional football
player and your journey specifically.
Speaker 7 (18:15):
Just always ready for your moment and stay working. You know,
those two go hand in hand. And then you know,
you keep mastering those two, the perfect situations will always
come for you. You know, show show shed light to you,
you know, and and I'm just you know, just keep
my head down and just you know, keep running, stand
us through to the game and.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
Hopefully that happens here with us in Miami. And speaking
of that, you get to play for a new defensive coordinator,
Anthony Weaver, who of course worked with Mike McDonald and Baltimore,
your your last your head coach over there in Seattle.
How do you think that being in that defense with
so many similar concepts and language can help you acclimate
here quickly?
Speaker 5 (18:50):
It will help me a lot, you know. I watched film.
Speaker 7 (18:52):
On on on the Dolphins and kind of the same
similar type of defense and stuff like that, same schemes,
and I'm ready to put my stuff in there and
show it really bring that.
Speaker 5 (19:02):
Scheme to life.
Speaker 1 (19:02):
You just watched the film recently, I watch other team
and stuff like that. Yeah, okay, cool, Yeah, very good. Yes,
it was fun to watch last year. His first year
here was kind of cool watch him get implemented. It
was like mid season. It really kind of took off
for us, and we had a lot of production down
the stretch. So you also played a lot in the
slot in Seattle too, which wasn't something you did a
lot in Pittsburgh or maybe even in college. I'm not sure.
But what does that experience kicking inside and playing and
(19:23):
the slot do for your whole game and how it
maybe helps you see the whole field.
Speaker 7 (19:26):
It helped me a lot, you know, mostly in terms
of aggressiveness and anticipation because a lot of stuff that
happened in that in that window is very fast and
stuff like that. So film study has definitely been.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Up a lot.
Speaker 1 (19:40):
Yeah, that versatility really helps, especially in the modern game. Right,
you got guys lining up all over the field playing
multiple roles. I'm sure you've thought about that a little bit.
Speaker 7 (19:47):
Yeah, you got guys like Tyreek Hill outside across deep
you know, so you got to be ready for everything.
Speaker 1 (19:53):
You only have to couple those guys in practice. Now,
by the way, that sound pretty good, not too bad
dealing with that kind of speed.
Speaker 2 (19:59):
All right.
Speaker 1 (19:59):
So a lot lot of our fans that consume our
content are from not the South Florida area, and since
you're the expert in the in the area here, like,
what's one thing you would tell them out of town fan, Like,
if they're coming down to Miami for one game one
week ndo the year their whole vacations in Miami besides
going to a Dolphins game, what is one thing a
fan from a visiting town would have to do in Miami?
Speaker 5 (20:17):
I will say, you have to hit the beach.
Speaker 7 (20:18):
I mean, that's that's that's number one, just to go
out there, see the environment. Of the Miami folks, you know,
and just feel the atmosphere. You know, Miami's bring a
lot of special things, you know, so yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Great area of food, culture, all that fun stuff. I'll
close with this, what are the Miami Dolphins getting and
already Burns.
Speaker 7 (20:36):
Uh think you're an aggressive, aggressive, savvy player, race choice talents,
you know, and uh help your team in any kind
of way, any kind of way that you can.
Speaker 1 (20:45):
New Dolphins cornerback Artie Burns pretty sure time the man,
thank you so much for good stuff, and that's going
to do it for us. On this edition of the
Draft Time podcast, we'll see if anybody else signs, and
we have more guys back on the show here in
studio as always, will break down all the film as well,
but right now looking at a Wednesday podcast kind of
taking a look at freegency as a whole and talking
about this roster where it can still get better, where
(21:08):
it has gotten better, and just kind of evaluating the
vision of the team through their moves so far. We'll
also have some soundbites I believe from player press conferences
as those should be running throughout the course of this
week I think for the Dolphins media here in South Florida,
so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime,
you all please be sure subscribe, rate, review the show,
(21:28):
follow me on social at Wingfold NFL. The team at
Miami Dolphins. Check out the fish Tank Podcast with Seth
and Juice. The YouTube channel for all the video versions
of these chats with the free agents, as well as
Dolphins HQ, media availabilities, and so much more. Last, but
not least, Miami Dolphins dot Com. Until next time, Finza,
Carolyn and Cameron. Daddy He's coming up.
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