May 25, 2025 • 15 mins
Jaguars Tight End Brenton Strange makes his O-Zone Podcast debut after the first week of OTAs. John Oehser asks Brenton Strange about the dynamic of a TE room with new talent but continuity with their coach, Richard Angulo. Brenton outlines his desire to impose his will as a complete tight end and speaks on the mindset of the 2025 Jaguars: “We’re young, we’re hungry and we're ready to win”.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Soon.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Welcome to the Ozone Podcast with Jaguars senior writer John Osher.
All Right, welcome into this week's Ozone podcast, and it's
gonna be an interesting one. I don't think Brenton Strange
has been on the Ozone podcast before, So a big
day for you. It seems like right now is a
(00:31):
pretty cool time to be you in the sense that
I know this regime plans on using you a lot,
they consider you a big part of this offense, and
you are going into that third year where it feels
like you're probably ready for that kind of role. Is
that sort of how you're seeing.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
This, Yeah, most definitely. I mean I don't really see
it any differently how I've always seen it. I've always
played football, you know, I've always loved the sport. So
I just feel like everything that I've done in my
life has prepared me for this moment right here. So
I'm definitely ready for I'm excited for it. I'm just
ready to go. Man, it's a blessing.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Tell me about the mood of the organization without looking
back too much. How different is it right now? How
good a feeling is this around here?
Speaker 1 (01:15):
It's a really good feeling.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I think that the coaches bring a really good energy
into the building every single day, and obviously that trickles
down to us as players. We see that the coaches
want to work hard and they have a belief in us,
and I think that makes us work harder. You know,
like you have someone there that wants the best out
of you, and you want to give them that best.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
How an advantage A good thing. You're one of the
few guys where your position coach didn't change. How big
is that for you?
Speaker 3 (01:43):
I think that's a huge advantage just coming back. You
already know what your coach expects out of you and
the standards of the room, and you don't have to
build a new relationship. It can be tough sometimes to
just learn a person and for that person to learn you.
And I think that Rich does a good job every
single day to bring the intensity to our room and
hold us accountable to that standard.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
When you go into your room, now, do you, I
guess recognize anybody.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
I recognized my coach and obviously Sean Bowman was here
last year.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
As well, But a huge transition for that.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Yeah, it's definitely different, completely new players, but the players
that we brought in had been in sort of the
system that we're running now, so they're they're very experienced,
and I think that's a great thing that that helps
the other guys in the room.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
They get to tell us details and stuff of things
that they have ran a certain way, and it helps
us because you know, they have the experience and the
game experience of doing it now.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Johnny Mutt and Hunter Long were signed as free agents
coming in. How different is the tight end used in
this scheme? It's it seems a little different than the
way Doug used them. How do you you see the difference.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
I think the best part about being a tight end
is that you're asked to do everything. You know, you're
asked to be a be a pass catcher, asked to
be a blocker, You're you're asked to do everything. So
that's that's my favorite part about this scheme so far
as that they're they're gonna ask a lot of us,
and that's the best part of being a tight end
is that you get to be involved with everybody, and
I think that's amazing.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Now, all tight ends I've been around, including Marcus Pollard
who couldn't block, and other guys I've been around and
I'm kidding, but he thought he was a better blocker
and he actually was. Uh. They all say they want
to be good at both. Yeah, but you strike me
as a guy who really takes pride in being able
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to do both. There's guys who say they can do it,
guys who can do it.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Big deal for you, most definitely. I want to be
a complete tight end.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
And at the end of the day, it's just like
imposing your will, like when you're blocking, Like go out
there and I pose your will over somebody and you
do it over and over again, They're gonna break down eventually,
so uh it is. It's one of my favorite parts,
just being a complete tight end and being asked to
do everything that the coaches are asking to do with you.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Now, it's interesting when I said that you could have
talked about receiving and you went right to blocking.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
I figured that's what you're asking.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Well, that's a big deal for you. And there are
people whought you were the best blocker in the team
last year. That's a big deal. The pride you take
in being a blocking tight.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
End, right, most definitely.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Yeah, Yeah, being a complete tight end, I mean, the
best tight ends in the game right now, like Kittle,
those guys are doing it. So just that's who I am.
That's why I've always like, I've always pride myself coming
out of the draft just being a complete tight end
and anything that they asking me I can do.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Now, have you shown what you can really do as
a receiver yet?
Speaker 3 (04:46):
I think I have a lot of untapped potential and
obviously like that that comes with reps, that comes with
growth and everything. But there were spurts last year where
I felt like I did a really good job in
the receiving game and being there for the team, being
a reliable pass catcher.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
So I think I have room to grow for sure,
And I have room to grow everywhere.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Like that's not just as a receiver, that's being a blocker,
like being a leader on this team. Like i have
so much more room to grow, and I'm excited for that.
It's going to be challenging, but I'm up for the challenge.
I know I'm capable.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
There were times, and I won't have you say this
because I think you have respect for people you've worked with,
there seemed like times where you were not used as
much as you could have been. Were the last two
years at all on that front. Was that ever frustrated?
Do you feel like you could have done more?
Speaker 3 (05:37):
You know, I just like kind of trying to put
myself in a position that if the coaches want me
to do this, then obviously that this is their best
way of thinking that we can win. Obviously we had
another great tight end in the room, Evan Ingram, and
what he does best is catch the ball and run
routes and stuff like that. So I didn't really look
at it as it was frustrating at times. But you
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just had to tell yourself it's all a part of
the process. Like everything is a process. Everything that you
do you got to grow through, you got to learn.
So I looked at it as an opportunity to learn
from him and take pieces of his game and see
what I can do to implement that in my game.
So I don't I don't look at it as frustration.
I just look at it, like I said earlier, everything
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that I've done in this to this point in my life,
like help me get here.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
So there were flashes last year in stretches where you
got a big time opportunity. How much did you show
yourself about what you could do in this league? How
much confidence did last year give you.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
I have a lot of confidence in myself and I've
always had a lot of confidence in myself. I feel
like I'm one of the best players always out on
the field. So I think that's the mentality that I bring.
And I like to talk too. I want to let
you know about it. Yeah, like how Sam imposing your will,
Like I want to go out there on the field
and I want to know you're in the game, linebackers, DM, safety, whoever. Like,
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I want to let him know that I'm there. So
that's that's just the fun part of the game though,
you know, you get to go out there.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
And have fun.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
What did you learn from Evan?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
I learned a lot from Evan and I'm we still communicate,
we still talk, and I still am learning from him.
I would say the most important thing is how he
preps every single week before the game, and how he
does his things off the field, and how he takes
care of his body and how he gets ready for
the game plan and just his overall preparation was the
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most important thing that I think that I learned from him.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
That's why he can still be going strong in his
ninth year.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Right, Yeah, that says a lot. Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Tell me about you. You're not a wide receiver, but
you're in the group of skill position players on this team.
How excited are you about Brian Thomas Junior, Travis Hunter,
Yamy Brown. I mean, it's starting to feel like a
group they can be special to get.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Most Definitely, those guys are super talented and it's cool
to come out of practice and to see them do
the things that they get to do, and you get
to watch it on films sometimes and you you just
you're you're in awe of the things that they're able
to do. So I love the energy that they bring
to practice each and every day and how they compete
every day and it's cool to watch and.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
You feel like you can compliment that and be a
part of it. I mean, there's gonna be a lot
of double team going on out there. You would think
that they wouldn't be able to do that to the
tight end. It's gotta be fun, right right.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
That opens up a lot on the inside. So I'm
excited for that and I think that's gonna be great.
I think that I can be a great compliment to
what they do and I just go out there and
play my game every single week.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Aside from tight end specific, what do you like about
Liam's offense?
Speaker 3 (08:47):
I would say it's fun, you know, like the motions,
and it's creative. That's that's that's That's probably my favorite
thing is that it's so creative and you get to
be able to be in different spots and they're putting
you in different spots to create the matchups that you
want that are favorable for us. So I would say
that's definitely my favorite thing. It's just how creative the
offense is.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Do you feel going into year three it it's kind
of an eye dynamic. You're the most tenured uh Jaguars
tight end in the room, but there's veterans of the
room as well. Is there a leader in that room
or is that dynamic still being worked out or is
it even necessary?
Speaker 3 (09:25):
I mean, I feel like everybody takes on different roles,
you know, and I I feel like that, uh, there
can be multiple leaders, you know, like especially with how
you said that they played like I don't know, I'm
not sure what you're Johnny and Hunter are in, but
they've played for a long time. Yes, sure, yeah, so
y so you can you can get to learn different
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things from that experience experiences, that's the number one teacher
for for me. But I I think that I'm a
leader for sure. But I also think Johnny Hunter Q
I th I think they're leaders as well, and that'll
be a good thing.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
You You don't need to have just one leader, you know.
Speaker 3 (10:02):
So I think that they've done a great job so far,
and I think that I've done a good job as well.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
Is it seems from an outsider's point of view like
there's a pretty exciting time to be around this franchise?
Am I reading that right? Is that the vibe around
here right now?
Speaker 1 (10:18):
I think so?
Speaker 3 (10:20):
I would say what's most exciting to me is that
I remember when Liam and everybody came in. They were
just like, we're young and we're hungry. And a lot
of the guys on this team are the same way.
They're young and they're hungry. We want to be those
top players in the league. We want to be the
best players in the league. So we're young and we're
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hungry and we're ready to win.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
What's your impression. I mean, everybody's asking about Travis, but
he's such a dynamic personality. How has he come in?
How is he adapted to being here.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
What are your impressions right there? You said his personality.
I think that's the number one thing that I like
about him so much. He's a great athlete. Everybody. Everybody
knows that, you know. But I think the way that
he comes out on the field and just lets his
his energy flow to everybody else. I think that's the
best thing so far that that he's done.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
Because it would be easy for that to be off
putting you. The young kid coming.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
In right most definitely, and it's hard to come in
as a rookie, and what he's doing is great so far.
Like sometimes you you know, you might not feel as
comfortable out there, but it seems like he feels comfortable
and he's still hisself.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
So that's what we need out of him.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
Athleticism wise. How good can that wide receiver room be?
You got Travesy at BTJ diame and nobody's talking about him. Yeah,
he can move.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
I think the sky's the limit. Honestly for everybody on
this team. I think the sky's the limit.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Got you we were talking right before he came on
the air. But the Penn State tradition of tight ends,
and I think maybe people down here follow Florida Florida State,
don't quite realize what that position means to that university.
Proud to be part of it, and just kind of
talk me through that.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
I'm so proud to be a part of it, man,
It's brought me a long way, you know. And just
being a part of that group and the culture that
we set up Penn State, it's amazing. Like the guys
we still work together, like we still work together in
the offseason, just finding ways to get better and because
because at the end of the day, I think that
iron always sharpens iron and being around them it'll bring
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the best out of you.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
You know.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
Now, have you had a chance to meet Kyle since
he been in town. I'm ready.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
I met him my rookie year at the Legends dinner.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
I got you. Yeah, because it's Kyle Brady for people
who referring to play tight end for the Jaguars seven
eight years and sort of what you said, is one
of the guys who set their tradition.
Speaker 1 (12:42):
So yeah, most definitely.
Speaker 3 (12:45):
Yeah, he's one of the first guys to come out
and you know, have a great NFL career and at
the end of the day, like when we're coming out
of high school.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
We're all looking at that.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
We're looking at the lineage, and that's what we have
built in the past couple of years, is the linear
kept trying to keep that going.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
So he did a great job and.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
Yeah, fantastic. Last thing we do here. We call it
the ozone five quick, hopefully fun question, Brient Strange, what
was your last binge watch?
Speaker 1 (13:18):
My last binge watch? Man watching?
Speaker 3 (13:27):
I'm about to say, I was gonna say film. I
haven't been watching too much TV lately. My last binge watch.
That's the hardest question. You asked me all day.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Best binge watch?
Speaker 1 (13:39):
Then best binge watch?
Speaker 2 (13:40):
I like, what's your ship?
Speaker 1 (13:41):
I like? I like power? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (13:44):
Uh song you heard in the way in this morning?
Speaker 1 (13:47):
Song I heard in on the way this morning. I've
been listening to country music lately.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
I've been listening to Morgan Wallans new album, so something
from that Ville.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
I like that. Football memory. Your best football memory.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
I would just say last year playing playing against the Jets.
I know, I know we lost, but just just a
flow state that I was in and just feeling unstoppable. Honestly, yourself,
you could do it. Yeah, coming out again?
Speaker 2 (14:18):
Uh, sport other than football, that you could.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Have played basketball.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
Easy see, one of those guys thinks you're the best
guy in the team, right.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
Yeah, of course I think I'm the best at everything.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
What about you versus Trayvon, I'm winning. Tradeon is pretty good, what.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
I'm pretty good? Okay.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Person most responsible for.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
You being here, the person most responsible for me being
here is easily my mom.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
You know.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Just having that support system, not just my mom as well,
but my whole support system is it means a lot
to someone coming up and still today.
Speaker 1 (14:52):
So definitely my mom.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
I got you, friend, strange, fantastic stuff. I thoroughly enjoyed
talking dang fans, get to know you a little better.
Thank you for joining in the ozone podcast.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
I appreciate you having me. Yeah,
Soon.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Welcome to the Ozone Podcast with Jaguars senior writer John Osher.
All Right, welcome into this week's Ozone podcast, and it's
gonna be an interesting one. I don't think Brenton Strange
has been on the Ozone podcast before, So a big
day for you. It seems like right now is a
(00:31):
pretty cool time to be you in the sense that
I know this regime plans on using you a lot,
they consider you a big part of this offense, and
you are going into that third year where it feels
like you're probably ready for that kind of role. Is
that sort of how you're seeing.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
This, Yeah, most definitely. I mean I don't really see
it any differently how I've always seen it. I've always
played football, you know, I've always loved the sport. So
I just feel like everything that I've done in my
life has prepared me for this moment right here. So
I'm definitely ready for I'm excited for it. I'm just
ready to go. Man, it's a blessing.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Tell me about the mood of the organization without looking
back too much. How different is it right now? How
good a feeling is this around here?
Speaker 1 (01:15):
It's a really good feeling.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I think that the coaches bring a really good energy
into the building every single day, and obviously that trickles
down to us as players. We see that the coaches
want to work hard and they have a belief in us,
and I think that makes us work harder. You know,
like you have someone there that wants the best out
of you, and you want to give them that best.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
How an advantage A good thing. You're one of the
few guys where your position coach didn't change. How big
is that for you?
Speaker 3 (01:43):
I think that's a huge advantage just coming back. You
already know what your coach expects out of you and
the standards of the room, and you don't have to
build a new relationship. It can be tough sometimes to
just learn a person and for that person to learn you.
And I think that Rich does a good job every
single day to bring the intensity to our room and
hold us accountable to that standard.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
When you go into your room, now, do you, I
guess recognize anybody.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
I recognized my coach and obviously Sean Bowman was here
last year.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
As well, But a huge transition for that.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Yeah, it's definitely different, completely new players, but the players
that we brought in had been in sort of the
system that we're running now, so they're they're very experienced,
and I think that's a great thing that that helps
the other guys in the room.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
They get to tell us details and stuff of things
that they have ran a certain way, and it helps
us because you know, they have the experience and the
game experience of doing it now.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
Johnny Mutt and Hunter Long were signed as free agents
coming in. How different is the tight end used in
this scheme? It's it seems a little different than the
way Doug used them. How do you you see the difference.
Speaker 3 (03:01):
I think the best part about being a tight end
is that you're asked to do everything. You know, you're
asked to be a be a pass catcher, asked to
be a blocker, You're you're asked to do everything. So
that's that's my favorite part about this scheme so far
as that they're they're gonna ask a lot of us,
and that's the best part of being a tight end
is that you get to be involved with everybody, and
I think that's amazing.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Now, all tight ends I've been around, including Marcus Pollard
who couldn't block, and other guys I've been around and
I'm kidding, but he thought he was a better blocker
and he actually was. Uh. They all say they want
to be good at both. Yeah, but you strike me
as a guy who really takes pride in being able
(03:44):
to do both. There's guys who say they can do it,
guys who can do it.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Big deal for you, most definitely. I want to be
a complete tight end.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
And at the end of the day, it's just like
imposing your will, like when you're blocking, Like go out
there and I pose your will over somebody and you
do it over and over again, They're gonna break down eventually,
so uh it is. It's one of my favorite parts,
just being a complete tight end and being asked to
do everything that the coaches are asking to do with you.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Now, it's interesting when I said that you could have
talked about receiving and you went right to blocking.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
I figured that's what you're asking.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Well, that's a big deal for you. And there are
people whought you were the best blocker in the team
last year. That's a big deal. The pride you take
in being a blocking tight.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
End, right, most definitely.
Speaker 3 (04:23):
Yeah, Yeah, being a complete tight end, I mean, the
best tight ends in the game right now, like Kittle,
those guys are doing it. So just that's who I am.
That's why I've always like, I've always pride myself coming
out of the draft just being a complete tight end
and anything that they asking me I can do.
Speaker 2 (04:41):
Now, have you shown what you can really do as
a receiver yet?
Speaker 3 (04:46):
I think I have a lot of untapped potential and
obviously like that that comes with reps, that comes with
growth and everything. But there were spurts last year where
I felt like I did a really good job in
the receiving game and being there for the team, being
a reliable pass catcher.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
So I think I have room to grow for sure,
And I have room to grow everywhere.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Like that's not just as a receiver, that's being a blocker,
like being a leader on this team. Like i have
so much more room to grow, and I'm excited for that.
It's going to be challenging, but I'm up for the challenge.
I know I'm capable.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
There were times, and I won't have you say this
because I think you have respect for people you've worked with,
there seemed like times where you were not used as
much as you could have been. Were the last two
years at all on that front. Was that ever frustrated?
Do you feel like you could have done more?
Speaker 3 (05:37):
You know, I just like kind of trying to put
myself in a position that if the coaches want me
to do this, then obviously that this is their best
way of thinking that we can win. Obviously we had
another great tight end in the room, Evan Ingram, and
what he does best is catch the ball and run
routes and stuff like that. So I didn't really look
at it as it was frustrating at times. But you
(05:59):
just had to tell yourself it's all a part of
the process. Like everything is a process. Everything that you
do you got to grow through, you got to learn.
So I looked at it as an opportunity to learn
from him and take pieces of his game and see
what I can do to implement that in my game.
So I don't I don't look at it as frustration.
I just look at it, like I said earlier, everything
(06:20):
that I've done in this to this point in my life,
like help me get here.
Speaker 2 (06:23):
So there were flashes last year in stretches where you
got a big time opportunity. How much did you show
yourself about what you could do in this league? How
much confidence did last year give you.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
I have a lot of confidence in myself and I've
always had a lot of confidence in myself. I feel
like I'm one of the best players always out on
the field. So I think that's the mentality that I bring.
And I like to talk too. I want to let
you know about it. Yeah, like how Sam imposing your will,
Like I want to go out there on the field
and I want to know you're in the game, linebackers, DM, safety, whoever. Like,
(06:59):
I want to let him know that I'm there. So
that's that's just the fun part of the game though,
you know, you get to go out there.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
And have fun.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
What did you learn from Evan?
Speaker 3 (07:08):
I learned a lot from Evan and I'm we still communicate,
we still talk, and I still am learning from him.
I would say the most important thing is how he
preps every single week before the game, and how he
does his things off the field, and how he takes
care of his body and how he gets ready for
the game plan and just his overall preparation was the
(07:30):
most important thing that I think that I learned from him.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
That's why he can still be going strong in his
ninth year.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Right, Yeah, that says a lot. Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Tell me about you. You're not a wide receiver, but
you're in the group of skill position players on this team.
How excited are you about Brian Thomas Junior, Travis Hunter,
Yamy Brown. I mean, it's starting to feel like a
group they can be special to get.
Speaker 3 (07:57):
Most Definitely, those guys are super talented and it's cool
to come out of practice and to see them do
the things that they get to do, and you get
to watch it on films sometimes and you you just
you're you're in awe of the things that they're able
to do. So I love the energy that they bring
to practice each and every day and how they compete
every day and it's cool to watch and.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
You feel like you can compliment that and be a
part of it. I mean, there's gonna be a lot
of double team going on out there. You would think
that they wouldn't be able to do that to the
tight end. It's gotta be fun, right right.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
That opens up a lot on the inside. So I'm
excited for that and I think that's gonna be great.
I think that I can be a great compliment to
what they do and I just go out there and
play my game every single week.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Aside from tight end specific, what do you like about
Liam's offense?
Speaker 3 (08:47):
I would say it's fun, you know, like the motions,
and it's creative. That's that's that's That's probably my favorite
thing is that it's so creative and you get to
be able to be in different spots and they're putting
you in different spots to create the matchups that you
want that are favorable for us. So I would say
that's definitely my favorite thing. It's just how creative the
offense is.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Do you feel going into year three it it's kind
of an eye dynamic. You're the most tenured uh Jaguars
tight end in the room, but there's veterans of the
room as well. Is there a leader in that room
or is that dynamic still being worked out or is
it even necessary?
Speaker 3 (09:25):
I mean, I feel like everybody takes on different roles,
you know, and I I feel like that, uh, there
can be multiple leaders, you know, like especially with how
you said that they played like I don't know, I'm
not sure what you're Johnny and Hunter are in, but
they've played for a long time. Yes, sure, yeah, so
y so you can you can get to learn different
(09:46):
things from that experience experiences, that's the number one teacher
for for me. But I I think that I'm a
leader for sure. But I also think Johnny Hunter Q
I th I think they're leaders as well, and that'll
be a good thing.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
You You don't need to have just one leader, you know.
Speaker 3 (10:02):
So I think that they've done a great job so far,
and I think that I've done a good job as well.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
Is it seems from an outsider's point of view like
there's a pretty exciting time to be around this franchise?
Am I reading that right? Is that the vibe around
here right now?
Speaker 1 (10:18):
I think so?
Speaker 3 (10:20):
I would say what's most exciting to me is that
I remember when Liam and everybody came in. They were
just like, we're young and we're hungry. And a lot
of the guys on this team are the same way.
They're young and they're hungry. We want to be those
top players in the league. We want to be the
best players in the league. So we're young and we're
(10:40):
hungry and we're ready to win.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
What's your impression. I mean, everybody's asking about Travis, but
he's such a dynamic personality. How has he come in?
How is he adapted to being here.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
What are your impressions right there? You said his personality.
I think that's the number one thing that I like
about him so much. He's a great athlete. Everybody. Everybody
knows that, you know. But I think the way that
he comes out on the field and just lets his
his energy flow to everybody else. I think that's the
best thing so far that that he's done.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
Because it would be easy for that to be off
putting you. The young kid coming.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
In right most definitely, and it's hard to come in
as a rookie, and what he's doing is great so far.
Like sometimes you you know, you might not feel as
comfortable out there, but it seems like he feels comfortable
and he's still hisself.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
So that's what we need out of him.
Speaker 2 (11:28):
Athleticism wise. How good can that wide receiver room be?
You got Travesy at BTJ diame and nobody's talking about him. Yeah,
he can move.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
I think the sky's the limit. Honestly for everybody on
this team. I think the sky's the limit.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Got you we were talking right before he came on
the air. But the Penn State tradition of tight ends,
and I think maybe people down here follow Florida Florida State,
don't quite realize what that position means to that university.
Proud to be part of it, and just kind of
talk me through that.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
I'm so proud to be a part of it, man,
It's brought me a long way, you know. And just
being a part of that group and the culture that
we set up Penn State, it's amazing. Like the guys
we still work together, like we still work together in
the offseason, just finding ways to get better and because
because at the end of the day, I think that
iron always sharpens iron and being around them it'll bring
(12:24):
the best out of you.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
You know.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
Now, have you had a chance to meet Kyle since
he been in town. I'm ready.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
I met him my rookie year at the Legends dinner.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
I got you. Yeah, because it's Kyle Brady for people
who referring to play tight end for the Jaguars seven
eight years and sort of what you said, is one
of the guys who set their tradition.
Speaker 1 (12:42):
So yeah, most definitely.
Speaker 3 (12:45):
Yeah, he's one of the first guys to come out
and you know, have a great NFL career and at
the end of the day, like when we're coming out
of high school.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
We're all looking at that.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
We're looking at the lineage, and that's what we have
built in the past couple of years, is the linear
kept trying to keep that going.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
So he did a great job and.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
Yeah, fantastic. Last thing we do here. We call it
the ozone five quick, hopefully fun question, Brient Strange, what
was your last binge watch?
Speaker 1 (13:18):
My last binge watch? Man watching?
Speaker 3 (13:27):
I'm about to say, I was gonna say film. I
haven't been watching too much TV lately. My last binge watch.
That's the hardest question. You asked me all day.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Best binge watch?
Speaker 1 (13:39):
Then best binge watch?
Speaker 2 (13:40):
I like, what's your ship?
Speaker 1 (13:41):
I like? I like power? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (13:44):
Uh song you heard in the way in this morning?
Speaker 1 (13:47):
Song I heard in on the way this morning. I've
been listening to country music lately.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
I've been listening to Morgan Wallans new album, so something
from that Ville.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
I like that. Football memory. Your best football memory.
Speaker 3 (14:02):
I would just say last year playing playing against the Jets.
I know, I know we lost, but just just a
flow state that I was in and just feeling unstoppable. Honestly, yourself,
you could do it. Yeah, coming out again?
Speaker 2 (14:18):
Uh, sport other than football, that you could.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Have played basketball.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
Easy see, one of those guys thinks you're the best
guy in the team, right.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
Yeah, of course I think I'm the best at everything.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
What about you versus Trayvon, I'm winning. Tradeon is pretty good, what.
Speaker 1 (14:32):
I'm pretty good? Okay.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Person most responsible for.
Speaker 3 (14:36):
You being here, the person most responsible for me being
here is easily my mom.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
You know.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Just having that support system, not just my mom as well,
but my whole support system is it means a lot
to someone coming up and still today.
Speaker 1 (14:52):
So definitely my mom.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
I got you, friend, strange, fantastic stuff. I thoroughly enjoyed
talking dang fans, get to know you a little better.
Thank you for joining in the ozone podcast.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
I appreciate you having me. Yeah,
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