August 27, 2025 • 26 mins
WR Terry McLaurin speaks to the media after today's practice.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
Been a minute a little bit. Congratulations, did you get
what you wanted in this deal? I did? You know?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It took so it was a long process, and you know,
there's no playbook or script on how to handle this situation,
and so you know, you start out one way and then.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
You hope that it ends the way it's ended.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
And so I'm thankful for this process to just be
able to be back on on the field and just
the conversations that you know, Buddy and AP had and
myself and AP and me and DQ. So it was
it's definitely been a process, but I'm I'm really happy
to be back out here with my teammates and just
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very thankful to be a part of this organization and
a part of this fan base, uh that's supported me
through all of this. So it's exciting with.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Only a short time before the season.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Ope kind of wear you at physically, Yeah, And any
concerns about just making sure you're ready.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
For the weekend, Yeah, I feel really good.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
You know, the trainers have put a great plan for
me even since I've been out, and so I'm just
looking to continue to do everything that they asked me
to do and be prepared for week one. So I
just one thing I've learned throughout this process, even just
with the contract, So you gotta really take things day
by day.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
But I feel great.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
They're doing a great job of just getting acclimated to
football speed.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Again.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
I feel like I'm in great shape. But you know,
just the reps on the grass, catching the football with
a helmet on, wap pads on, so that's a little different.
But I know the type of work that I put
in to be ready, and uh, you know, I trust
that the you know, the trainers and DQ we are going
to make sure I have the right reps that I need.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
So I'm ready for week one.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Terry, we talked to you in July.
Speaker 5 (01:55):
I guess it was.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Yeah said that you wanted.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
You thought that you should be viewed as one of
the top receivers in the league and be compensated accordingly.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Right.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Do you think that this contract does that for you?
Speaker 2 (02:07):
I do, And it gives me the ability to continue
to stay somewhere where I love but also continue to
achieve things that allows me to play at a high
level and you know, prove that I'm worth what I
signed for. And above all that, it just allows me
to continue to play that a game that I love,
in a place that I love, with teammates that I
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care deeply about, and you know, I just thank God
for this journey that I've been through.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
It's much more than a contract.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I grew a lot during this process personally and in
my faith, having my wife by my side as well.
Just we grew during this season of pruning and sometimes uncertainty,
and my faith just grew stronger, and I had confidence
that God's will would be done and I would have
an opportunity to continue to play at a high level.
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And that's the opportunity that I have. And I know
I have a lot elak ball ahead of me. I
know the work that I put in God's blessed me
to have an unbelievable amount of health and strength up
until this point. And anybody in that building will tell
you how much I take care of my body. So
I'm gonna continue to do those things at a high
level and continue to try to be everything that I
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can for this organization, in my teammates and in myself.
So nobody expects more than Terry mclon from Terry mclaughan
than me, And you know, I try to put that
work in each and every day to be in that
situation so I could be successful.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
What did you think when there seemed to be a
constant reference to your age old you were, you can't
do anything about whole as you were. So what do
you think when you kept hearing Buddy's going to be thirty,
so therefore we can't pay him?
Speaker 1 (03:43):
What other people get sure?
Speaker 2 (03:44):
I mean, obviously there's you know, there's analytics, there's stats,
there's history that can point to try to give people
an idea of this trend or what you know, thirty
year old receivers how they progress at that stage of
their careers. And you know, fortunately for me, I'm only
going in my seventh season. A lot of well multiple
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guys are maybe in that situation. They're in years nine, ten,
eleven maybe. And so the benefit I had coming out
of college is I played a lot of high level football.
But you know, I was only playing like twenty or
thirty reps a play all the way down to my
senior season. So I've also been blessed to you know,
never had a surgery or any major injury that's inhibited
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me to continue to play at a high level. So
and then like I said, I take care of my
body at a very early level. As much as I
put work in on the field, I do it equally
off the field. And so you know, obviously the data
is the data, but I think certain people, you know,
there's you know, outliers, there's people who may not necessarily
fit in that set of data, and you know, only
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time will tell. But I feel like where things are
trending and my ability just just last year, I mean
just in January, you know, I ran like a sixty
yard screen for a touchdown, and you know, my speed
had and diminished at all.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
My toughness is there.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
If anything, my my savviness of playing receiver has grown
throughout the experience of just being in an NFL. So
I see the game a lot differently than I was
when I was twenty four, and so that allows me
to be a step ahead mentally and then physically I
still play at a high level. So I have no
concerns at all physically that I'll be able to continue
to play at an extremely high level and continue to
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reach new heights. And it's just about taking it day
by day. But the confidence is there, my mindset is there,
and you know, I have the support in this building
to help me get to those goals.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Terry, congratulations, I appreciate it.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
You've been prepared, you know, to kind of go through
a process like this.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I'm just curious what how would you describe the emotions? Yeah,
like the way that it taxed you. And then what
did you learn to talk about learning lessons?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
What did you learn from the short Yeah, it was
it was definitely tough because your second contract is different
than your third contract. And just speaking just freely, like,
I'm very blessed to be in a situation where I've
been able to get to this point of my career
going into year seven, and we all know the statistics
of how many guys that may not even make it
past year three, and so I don't take this for
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granted at all, And so to be in a position
where you know, there was a little bit of uncertainty,
there was frustration, there was unknown but again, my faith
really helped me get through this process of just knowing
that God has continually worked it out in my life
since I was picked up a football, and there have
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been other unknowns in my life, there have been other adversities,
and He's always been there for me and so you know,
there's a word that's faith without work is dead. And
so my faith is extremely high in my work is
as high. So usually when you combine those two things,
you're going to have some success. But it wasn't just
myself who got me through this process. Like I said,
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my wife was an integral process, an integral person that
I could just come home to and you know, she's
going to shoot it to me straight, and she's also
going to you know, be there for me and comfort
and you know, my teammates here. I actually have just
a cool story where I'm on the field and I
get you know, it's announced.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I didn't even know, like it was announced hit.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
And I go back into the weight room to lift,
and I'm not kidding, Like thirty guys were in the
weight room like giving me an ovation, cheering for me,
happy for me, pat me on the back, just loving
me up and throughout this entire process. Like that was
the biggest gift that I probably gotten playing football, because
at the end of the day, statistics, sure, you want
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to have great stats. Sure, you want to you know,
you know, make a living for yourself and your family,
and you want to win championships and those are all
important to me, but one of the most important things
to me, not just now, but over the course of
my football career, is what are people going to say
about Terry mcloughin the teammate And for guys to I'm talking,
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they're coming from the cafeteria, they're coming from the training
room just to congratulate me and get me a hug
and just say how happy they are for me.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
And that's what the brotherhood's about. And I'd like to.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Hope that that's a reflection of the type of teammate
they feel that I am the person that they see
every day who comes in here, works really hard and
not just on the field but off the field, and
I care about them and their careers in their lives
as well. I try to be as personable as I
can with them. And just because I signed this contract,
I'm still Terry McLaurin. I'm still the same guy. Like
that doesn't change who I am, And so to have
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the respect from those guys in the locker room means
everything to me. And they've been really supportive through this process.
So the motions were really high. Some days were good,
some days were bad. But I try not to ride
the good days as great days. I try not to
ride the bad days as horrible days. You know, it's life,
you know, and if you continue to stay focused and
just be true to yourself, things tend to work out
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in the end.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
Hey, Terry, first, congratulations.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Was there, Ricky?
Speaker 5 (08:52):
Was there a point? Was what was a low point?
And was there a point where you thought maybe it's
not gonna happen?
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Yeah, I mean, obviously when you get to a point
where you're you know, you're here for a little over
kind of lost track of the days, but you're here
for a little while, and you're not out on the
practice field, and you know things may not progress what
you would like for them to progress. And again, like
I don't think there's everybody situation is unique and different.
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So I never tried to look at this person's situations like, ah,
this is how I handle it. I just tried to
stay true to myself but also have the open conversations
that were afforded to me, both with my agent Buddy.
Buddy was having great conversations with Adam. You know, Adam
had gave me the opportunity to have multiple conversations with
him uh DQ as well, So it was just a
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matter of getting on the same page. I appreciate them
hearing me out and being able to express what my
worth is and what I bring to this to the
table on the field and off the field as a
teammate and all those things, and you know, in the
end they feel the exact same way. And so to
be in a position where you feel like you can
advocate for yourself, you know, be edge cater throughout this
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process with something that I took day by day to try.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
To help get to this result.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
So there was definitely some unknows obviously, you know, the
trade request was you know, something that I did, and
you know, full transparency, I told the front office this
as well, like that wasn't something that I was doing
for just like a leverage point or just to do
it or let me call some hoopla like I try
to be as intentional as possible.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Am I perfect? No, I'm not.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
Are there some things that you know you think about
that you maybe want to handle different or do better. Sure,
that's any situation. But the most important part is the communication.
That was very important throughout this process from start to finish.
You know, the way it ended was better than it started.
So that's what it's all about. And there's there's a
deal in place now that keeps me here that I'm
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extremely happy about. You know, the front office and the
coaching staff is extremely happy about. My teammates are happy about,
this fan base is happy about. So that's a win
win when you look at a deal, to be honest,
So everybody wins in my opinion, and you know, it's
I'm just really looking forward to building, continue to build
my career here and hopefully live leave a lasting legacy
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as a as a player, but as a teammate as
a person, and have a chance to win championships and
and just continue to pour into this community and this
fan base because I do love this place with all
my heart. But there's also a business component and I
can never lose sight of that. But there was a
lot of things that also allowed me.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
To keep perspective.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
And like I said, my teammates were great with that,
my wife, my family, my friends. So you got to
try to keep perspective in some of these tough situations.
And so yeah, there were some there were some times
where I was like, I don't know, you know what
I mean, but it was I was never going to
jump to one end, one extreme to the other. You know,
it wasn't like I'm gonna be here or I'm annot
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you know, like I just really prayed every single day
that the Lord ordained my steps and continue to speak
to me. And I knew I would end up where
I was supposed to be. So I'm definitely here and
I'm happy about it.
Speaker 5 (12:05):
And was there a point for you? You know your body,
You know that what it takes to get ready that
used to I've got to be on the field by
this time working to be ready for the opener.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Yeah, I mean, I think the timing worked out perfectly.
You know, we have essentially about two weeks. It's for
me to get acclimated with you know football, like your
helmet on, running routes, catching passes. But to be honest,
it's to a certain risk. It's kind of like riding
a bike. Like I was out there today. I had
a lot of good reps out there. I called passes
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and I was telling Jayden, it's like it's like riding
a bike, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
I catch the ball over my.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Shoulder, like Guy's blessed me with a great ability to
you know, track of football and play at a high
level and have energy. So those things never never run
away from you, per se. And you know, I wasn't
just doing nothing while this contract situation was going on.
There was a great ramp up period for me. I'm
in great shape and so yeah, I'm just looking forward to,
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you know, moving on to the next step in the
next journey that's ahead of us. And so glad to
put this behind me and being a place that I'm
extremely happy, a contract that I'm happy about, where I
feel valued and appreciated from everyone, and I'm going to
go out there and continue to prove why that is,
because you know, it's not just about you know, the contract,
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It's about continue to be a great person on and
off the field and learning, uh, through your through your
ups and you're down.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
So it's just really been I'm just happy. I'm at peace.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
And even before there was an ending to this, like
I've still found joy in the middle of the chaos,
I still found understanding and wisdom and that's because of
God and the anchoring that I tried to have in
him and that he allowed me to continue to show
who I am. So I'm just glad that is that
scene and appreciated.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
I mean, there was raw emotion there. For for sure.
Speaker 6 (14:02):
We were kind of surprised, but we saw the frustration
and the raw motion, and you go the peaks and
valleys of this entire thing.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
So when that handshake comes, yeah, the deal is done.
What goes through Terry mclaurin's it's.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
It's a sense of gratitude, first and foremost to be
able to again continue to play in a place that
I love to play, where I've been my entire career.
You know, the handshake, it was just a finality. It's like,
you know, you sow seeds and at a certain point
you get to reap a harvest, and through the ups
and the downs, you get to the end and you
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know you have a deal with the team that you
want to have a deal with, and so a deal
that you're.
Speaker 1 (14:43):
Happy about it. You're a deal.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
You're excited to continue to play on and uh, you know,
I just had an extreme sense of gratitude and peace
and to be able to celebrate that with, you know,
my family was unbelievable. And to finally continue to just
be back playing football. This is what I really love
to do, and I never want anybody to mistake. This
is a business as well, and all of us know
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that from a front office, from the coaches to the players,
and so sometimes that.
Speaker 1 (15:12):
Hits its intersection.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
But when you have two sides that wanted to get
the deal done, we have two sides who are open
to communication back and forth. When you have two sides
that are open to compromises on both ends, that's when
deals get done. And I feel like that happened in
this situation, and I'm excited to continue to be a
part of this team and try to be the best
leader that I can. And but y'all probably saw the
videos I was cheating coming through here because it's like
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it's it's home, you know what I mean. There's no
place I'd rather be. But I'm happy to be on
the other side of the business and have grown them
much deeper in my faith as well.
Speaker 6 (15:46):
So being on the other side of the business. How
excited are you to play football and run with Deebo
and see the rookie running back and tunsl How exciting
was that being back out there?
Speaker 1 (15:55):
Man? You know I was.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
I was hitting away for a while, you know what
I mean, just rehabbing and doing all the things that
I had to do in the building. And so my
first kind of I was watching the film and watching
reps and things like that, but you don't get a
feel for it. T get out here and that scrimmage
that they had and guys that kind of get into it.
You feel the juice is flowing, you're getting close to
the season. I'm like, like, you know, you feel that,
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you feel that energy rise because that's just who I am.
I'm an ultimate competitor. I love just to be out
there with the guys and to have their support where
they knew, like it wasn't a selfish thing. They know
how to do what's best for me and my family
and can't handle the business side. So to have that
understanding from guys who are are there with you on
a daily basis was unbelievable. But to go out there
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and you see LT you know what I mean, at
left tackle, You see everybody we have up front. You
see a guy like Deebo, who I have the utmost
respect for. I came in the league with him and
he's just a dog man, you know what I mean.
And I don't think you can have too many dogs
on a team. It's an infectious personality. It's a guy
you get the ball to and he's going he's gonna
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do something winning. You're gonna feel his energy when he
makes plays. And I like to think I'm a similar player,
And so you got competitive guys like that. Noah Brown,
who I've obviously been to college with. I know what
Noah's built of. He's one of the most just adversity
driven person that I've ever been through. He's been through
so many things in his life on and off the field,
and he just continues to put one foot in front
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of the other, hold his head up high, and you know,
he carries himself at a very high level. And you know,
I've been really impressed with the other receivers in our
room as well. Jalen Lane, I think is a guy
who's really gonna have a chance to help us, not
just within the return game his dynamic ability. But you know,
some people may think he's just in the slot, and
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to be honest, I saw his film.
Speaker 1 (17:43):
He has a lot of players off the slot.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
But I've watched not only preseason, I've watched practice, and
you know he can play on the outside. His speed,
his ability to get vertical, he's actually more physical at
the top than people probably give him credit for, which
is a key component of winning on the outside receiver,
being at outside receiver, winning physically because you're going to
get a lot more press, and so his ability just
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to continue to be hungry and be a sponge and
ask all the questions. I'm going to continue to try
to help him as much as I can, along with Luke,
Jacory Jacoby, Chris Moore is a great guy in our room.
You know, just all the guys we have in our
room is amazing. And then you look on the defensive
side of the ball, and you got dogs, you got vets,
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you got everybody.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
You know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
We have everything we need in this locker room to
really take a swing at this thing this year. And
so to be out there during pre practice warm up,
smile and listen to the music, catching footballs, shooting to
you know what with the guys like that's what it's about, truly,
Like that is when I feel my most at peace.
And you know, the joy was definitely in my heart today,
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so I was just taking it all in.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
It was a great first day back.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
I'm looking forward to tomorrow and then you know then
it's it's on for week one and then.
Speaker 6 (18:58):
The media demands on quarterbacks significant. Yeah, Jaden throughout the summer, Yes, locally,
national media gets asked about you all the time every time,
full support, here's my guy, We're gonna get him back.
What does it mean for Jaden to always support you throughout.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
That's that's that's my guy, that's my dog man and
him and I have had a lot of personal conversations
throughout this process, and uh, he was an extreme support
for me since the first day, you know what I mean.
All this was kind of unraveling, and to be able
to have conversations with your quarterback but somebody considered my
friend and my teammate, it really helped me.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
You know.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
He never let me forget that you know, my presence
is missed out there. He never let me forget that,
you know that I'm worth everything that I'm asking for.
He never let me forget that He's got my back
and he's going. He can't wait to get back out
there with me. Was instrumental because I'm a person that
that pours into a lot of people, and I've learned
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over my life sometimes you can't pour from an empty
cup because you just give and give and give, and
you know, unfortunately some people don't necessarily give in return.
And that's not to say that like I give to get,
but like everybody wants to feel reciprocation in any relationship
you're in, and so to have that reciprocation that I
felt from him since day one, but to see how
we've grown off the field personally and on the.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
Field speaks for itself.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
And you're just looking forward to really getting back out
there with him and helping him as much as I can.
And so there's some things I know he's been working
on in the off season. There were some things I
was working on in the off season, and I like
what I see on film, and our communication is amazing.
So just about getting the reps. Now, you know, him
and I are very REP oriented and REP driven, and
so we're gonna get as many as we can in
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over these next however many days until week one. But
to have a guy that has my back like that,
you can't put into words. And so I really do
appreciate him. He knows that, and there's nothing I wouldn't
do for him either.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
Terry, could you explain what's going on with your ankle?
Speaker 2 (20:54):
Yeah, I'll just keep that between me and the front
office and the training staff. But I will say like
they did a great job of taking care of me,
making sure I was right, you know, being back on
this field with this ramp up process, and you know,
I'm just going to continue to build from there and
just happy to be back on the grass. So it
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was a great ramp up process for me to be
back out here. I feel great when I'm running out there,
and so the strength staff, the training staff and you know,
DQ and everybody was supportive of me and allow me
to get back, you know, to this level where I'm
able to hit the ground running.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
That's what it's all about. Hey, can Needing Terry, congratulations,
I appreciate it. Obviously, every NFL.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
Season is incredibly competitive, right, but this year you have
a division game right out the gate, Yea by a
short week Thursday night game brit and Time and Lambeau.
Big moments for you and for your teammates, right, how
do you so do you talk about having to protect
players sometimes from themselves. How do you make sure you're
preparing to get rolling week one without overdoing it right,
actually setting yourself back.
Speaker 2 (21:53):
Yeah, I'm definitely a competitor, So I want to try
to get as many reps as I can, and obviously
there is a you know, there's a difference between being
in shape football shape and then game shape, you know
what I mean. Like I've done a whole off season
that you go into game one You're like, whoo, I'm winded,
you know what I mean. And so that's just the
process of football. But I've done everything that the training
staff and the coaching staff have asked me to do
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since I've been here. I'm going to continue to do that,
and there's a great plan in place for me to
continue to ramp up so that there aren't even setbacks.
There aren't any things that are hinder me from playing
at a high level when it's time to say, set go.
And so the great thing about it, I'm a vet,
so I know what it takes to get my body
ready for practicing games. This is my first time in
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my career where I have the same quarterback two years
in a row. That definitely helps, you know. And and
then just in a situation where I'm in the same
offense as well, you know what I mean, So the
players are very familiar.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
I know how to study and get ready.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
It's just being on the same page with Jaden, taking
care of my body, getting right back in the cold
tip after every practice, doing my dry needling, doing my
rolling out at home, and my massage is doing the chiropractor. Like,
like I said, this is I've been blessed to do
this at a high level for a very long time.
And one thing that allows you to sustain success is
extreme discipline, and so I just I've always tried to
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be disciplined oriented. But again, at the same time, I
know there's a game in a week, you know, I
mean a little over a week, So I'm gonna do
everything I can to be ready for that and to
play as much as I can, and I trust the
plan that's going to be in front of me to
help me get there. Hey, Terry, congratulations again, thank you,
I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (23:30):
Speaking of your teammates, can you share a bit.
Speaker 6 (23:33):
Before we close out about your relationship with Bobby Wagner.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:37):
You know, honestly, Bobby really helped me a lot during
this process. Obviously, I've been a vet and an older
guy in the locker room for a long time here,
and you know, when you get to the stage of
your career year seven it's it's hard to find other
vets for you, you know what I mean. I think
there's levels when you look at guys in their stages
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of their career, and you know, I'm obviously one of
the veting leaders on this team. But Bobby Wagner's done
at all. He's going to be a Hall of Famer.
He's in the extreme competitor, He's elite on the field.
He's been an all pro, you know, I mean, the
list goes on. He's an entrepreneur, he's an owner, he's
all these things. He's an unbelievable teammate, and he's going
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to shoot it to you straight every single time. And
so to have a guy that not only supported me,
but continue to allow me to see the big picture
on how I should handle this, how I should think
about this scenario. And at no point he was trying
to steer me to do X y Z. He just
tried to give me all the tools that he could,
all the knowledge and wisdom that he could to help
me make the best informed decision and be where I'm happy.
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And I'm extremely happy for him and the relationship that
we've developed, not just over this last month or so,
but even last year, you know what I mean. I
have the most respect for Bobby and the way he
goes about his business, and I'd be very fortunate to
be the kind of player that he is by the
time I'm hopefully at that point in my career, you
know what I mean too, hopefully I have won a
super Bowl and can be heading into the Hall of Fame,
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and all the guys in the locker room look up
to you and respect you as a man and respects
you as a person, respects you as a father, Like
that's really what it's about. And so I respect him
in all those areas, and I know that he's going
to continue to help me in any way that he can.
And he's, uh, he's an open book for me to to,
you know, throw my ideas off of, and so he
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makes me better and to have that, like I said,
when you're I mean, I'm one of the older guys
on the team, I'm one of the more seasoned vets
on the team. But he's a guy who's done even
more and see me even even more than I have.
Same with Zach, Like those are two guys that I
lean on because they've done this at a high level
and they're going to be legends when they're done playing.
So I hope I could be the same one day.
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I appreciate it. Thank you guys. What people don't know
about the hoodie, Like, I'll say this, the hoodie. The
hoodie is like you as you got to ask more
of my like my family, but like I'm a hoodie.
Like it could be ninety degrees out, I'm aware of hoodie,
it could be fifty degrees out. I'm aware of hoodie.
And it's like, I mean, you catch me out here
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in Ashboro, I probably got a hoodie on because I'm
trying to stay low key, like I just I never
want to be like, you know, in the way, and
I think, you know, the hoodie kind of just allows me.
Speaker 1 (26:15):
It may not feel like it's everybody else, but to me.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
It makes it feel like I'm kind of off and
secluded a little bit. But the hoodie's not going anywhere. Man,
I'm a hoodie person. So shout out to all the
hoodie people out there. I'll stand up for y'all man,
because hoodies are hoodie are one of the best clothing
pieces that you can have. So there we go. I know,
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hoodie hoodies coming your way.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
I appreciate it.
Been a minute a little bit. Congratulations, did you get
what you wanted in this deal? I did? You know?
Speaker 2 (00:16):
It took so it was a long process, and you know,
there's no playbook or script on how to handle this situation,
and so you know, you start out one way and then.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
You hope that it ends the way it's ended.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
And so I'm thankful for this process to just be
able to be back on on the field and just
the conversations that you know, Buddy and AP had and
myself and AP and me and DQ. So it was
it's definitely been a process, but I'm I'm really happy
to be back out here with my teammates and just
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very thankful to be a part of this organization and
a part of this fan base, uh that's supported me
through all of this. So it's exciting with.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Only a short time before the season.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Ope kind of wear you at physically, Yeah, And any
concerns about just making sure you're ready.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
For the weekend, Yeah, I feel really good.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
You know, the trainers have put a great plan for
me even since I've been out, and so I'm just
looking to continue to do everything that they asked me
to do and be prepared for week one. So I
just one thing I've learned throughout this process, even just
with the contract, So you gotta really take things day
by day.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
But I feel great.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
They're doing a great job of just getting acclimated to
football speed.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Again.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
I feel like I'm in great shape. But you know,
just the reps on the grass, catching the football with
a helmet on, wap pads on, so that's a little different.
But I know the type of work that I put
in to be ready, and uh, you know, I trust
that the you know, the trainers and DQ we are going
to make sure I have the right reps that I need.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
So I'm ready for week one.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Terry, we talked to you in July.
Speaker 5 (01:55):
I guess it was.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
Yeah said that you wanted.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
You thought that you should be viewed as one of
the top receivers in the league and be compensated accordingly.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Right.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Do you think that this contract does that for you?
Speaker 2 (02:07):
I do, And it gives me the ability to continue
to stay somewhere where I love but also continue to
achieve things that allows me to play at a high
level and you know, prove that I'm worth what I
signed for. And above all that, it just allows me
to continue to play that a game that I love,
in a place that I love, with teammates that I
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care deeply about, and you know, I just thank God
for this journey that I've been through.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
It's much more than a contract.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I grew a lot during this process personally and in
my faith, having my wife by my side as well.
Just we grew during this season of pruning and sometimes uncertainty,
and my faith just grew stronger, and I had confidence
that God's will would be done and I would have
an opportunity to continue to play at a high level.
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And that's the opportunity that I have. And I know
I have a lot elak ball ahead of me. I
know the work that I put in God's blessed me
to have an unbelievable amount of health and strength up
until this point. And anybody in that building will tell
you how much I take care of my body. So
I'm gonna continue to do those things at a high
level and continue to try to be everything that I
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can for this organization, in my teammates and in myself.
So nobody expects more than Terry mclon from Terry mclaughan
than me, And you know, I try to put that
work in each and every day to be in that
situation so I could be successful.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
What did you think when there seemed to be a
constant reference to your age old you were, you can't
do anything about whole as you were. So what do
you think when you kept hearing Buddy's going to be thirty,
so therefore we can't pay him?
Speaker 1 (03:43):
What other people get sure?
Speaker 2 (03:44):
I mean, obviously there's you know, there's analytics, there's stats,
there's history that can point to try to give people
an idea of this trend or what you know, thirty
year old receivers how they progress at that stage of
their careers. And you know, fortunately for me, I'm only
going in my seventh season. A lot of well multiple
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guys are maybe in that situation. They're in years nine, ten,
eleven maybe. And so the benefit I had coming out
of college is I played a lot of high level football.
But you know, I was only playing like twenty or
thirty reps a play all the way down to my
senior season. So I've also been blessed to you know,
never had a surgery or any major injury that's inhibited
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me to continue to play at a high level. So
and then like I said, I take care of my
body at a very early level. As much as I
put work in on the field, I do it equally
off the field. And so you know, obviously the data
is the data, but I think certain people, you know,
there's you know, outliers, there's people who may not necessarily
fit in that set of data, and you know, only
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time will tell. But I feel like where things are
trending and my ability just just last year, I mean
just in January, you know, I ran like a sixty
yard screen for a touchdown, and you know, my speed
had and diminished at all.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
My toughness is there.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
If anything, my my savviness of playing receiver has grown
throughout the experience of just being in an NFL. So
I see the game a lot differently than I was
when I was twenty four, and so that allows me
to be a step ahead mentally and then physically I
still play at a high level. So I have no
concerns at all physically that I'll be able to continue
to play at an extremely high level and continue to
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reach new heights. And it's just about taking it day
by day. But the confidence is there, my mindset is there,
and you know, I have the support in this building
to help me get to those goals.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Terry, congratulations, I appreciate it.
Speaker 5 (05:38):
You've been prepared, you know, to kind of go through
a process like this.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
I'm just curious what how would you describe the emotions? Yeah,
like the way that it taxed you. And then what
did you learn to talk about learning lessons?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
What did you learn from the short Yeah, it was
it was definitely tough because your second contract is different
than your third contract. And just speaking just freely, like,
I'm very blessed to be in a situation where I've
been able to get to this point of my career
going into year seven, and we all know the statistics
of how many guys that may not even make it
past year three, and so I don't take this for
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granted at all, And so to be in a position
where you know, there was a little bit of uncertainty,
there was frustration, there was unknown but again, my faith
really helped me get through this process of just knowing
that God has continually worked it out in my life
since I was picked up a football, and there have
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been other unknowns in my life, there have been other adversities,
and He's always been there for me and so you know,
there's a word that's faith without work is dead. And
so my faith is extremely high in my work is
as high. So usually when you combine those two things,
you're going to have some success. But it wasn't just
myself who got me through this process. Like I said,
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my wife was an integral process, an integral person that
I could just come home to and you know, she's
going to shoot it to me straight, and she's also
going to you know, be there for me and comfort
and you know, my teammates here. I actually have just
a cool story where I'm on the field and I
get you know, it's announced.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I didn't even know, like it was announced hit.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
And I go back into the weight room to lift,
and I'm not kidding, Like thirty guys were in the
weight room like giving me an ovation, cheering for me,
happy for me, pat me on the back, just loving
me up and throughout this entire process. Like that was
the biggest gift that I probably gotten playing football, because
at the end of the day, statistics, sure, you want
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to have great stats. Sure, you want to you know,
you know, make a living for yourself and your family,
and you want to win championships and those are all
important to me, but one of the most important things
to me, not just now, but over the course of
my football career, is what are people going to say
about Terry mcloughin the teammate And for guys to I'm talking,
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they're coming from the cafeteria, they're coming from the training
room just to congratulate me and get me a hug
and just say how happy they are for me.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
And that's what the brotherhood's about. And I'd like to.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Hope that that's a reflection of the type of teammate
they feel that I am the person that they see
every day who comes in here, works really hard and
not just on the field but off the field, and
I care about them and their careers in their lives
as well. I try to be as personable as I
can with them. And just because I signed this contract,
I'm still Terry McLaurin. I'm still the same guy. Like
that doesn't change who I am, And so to have
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the respect from those guys in the locker room means
everything to me. And they've been really supportive through this process.
So the motions were really high. Some days were good,
some days were bad. But I try not to ride
the good days as great days. I try not to
ride the bad days as horrible days. You know, it's life,
you know, and if you continue to stay focused and
just be true to yourself, things tend to work out
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in the end.
Speaker 5 (08:49):
Hey, Terry, first, congratulations.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Was there, Ricky?
Speaker 5 (08:52):
Was there a point? Was what was a low point?
And was there a point where you thought maybe it's
not gonna happen?
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Yeah, I mean, obviously when you get to a point
where you're you know, you're here for a little over
kind of lost track of the days, but you're here
for a little while, and you're not out on the
practice field, and you know things may not progress what
you would like for them to progress. And again, like
I don't think there's everybody situation is unique and different.
(09:19):
So I never tried to look at this person's situations like, ah,
this is how I handle it. I just tried to
stay true to myself but also have the open conversations
that were afforded to me, both with my agent Buddy.
Buddy was having great conversations with Adam. You know, Adam
had gave me the opportunity to have multiple conversations with
him uh DQ as well, So it was just a
(09:39):
matter of getting on the same page. I appreciate them
hearing me out and being able to express what my
worth is and what I bring to this to the
table on the field and off the field as a
teammate and all those things, and you know, in the
end they feel the exact same way. And so to
be in a position where you feel like you can
advocate for yourself, you know, be edge cater throughout this
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process with something that I took day by day to try.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
To help get to this result.
Speaker 2 (10:06):
So there was definitely some unknows obviously, you know, the
trade request was you know, something that I did, and
you know, full transparency, I told the front office this
as well, like that wasn't something that I was doing
for just like a leverage point or just to do
it or let me call some hoopla like I try
to be as intentional as possible.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Am I perfect? No, I'm not.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
Are there some things that you know you think about
that you maybe want to handle different or do better. Sure,
that's any situation. But the most important part is the communication.
That was very important throughout this process from start to finish.
You know, the way it ended was better than it started.
So that's what it's all about. And there's there's a
deal in place now that keeps me here that I'm
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extremely happy about. You know, the front office and the
coaching staff is extremely happy about. My teammates are happy about,
this fan base is happy about. So that's a win
win when you look at a deal, to be honest,
So everybody wins in my opinion, and you know, it's
I'm just really looking forward to building, continue to build
my career here and hopefully live leave a lasting legacy
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as a as a player, but as a teammate as
a person, and have a chance to win championships and
and just continue to pour into this community and this
fan base because I do love this place with all
my heart. But there's also a business component and I
can never lose sight of that. But there was a
lot of things that also allowed me.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
To keep perspective.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
And like I said, my teammates were great with that,
my wife, my family, my friends. So you got to
try to keep perspective in some of these tough situations.
And so yeah, there were some there were some times
where I was like, I don't know, you know what
I mean, but it was I was never going to
jump to one end, one extreme to the other. You know,
it wasn't like I'm gonna be here or I'm annot
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you know, like I just really prayed every single day
that the Lord ordained my steps and continue to speak
to me. And I knew I would end up where
I was supposed to be. So I'm definitely here and
I'm happy about it.
Speaker 5 (12:05):
And was there a point for you? You know your body,
You know that what it takes to get ready that
used to I've got to be on the field by
this time working to be ready for the opener.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Yeah, I mean, I think the timing worked out perfectly.
You know, we have essentially about two weeks. It's for
me to get acclimated with you know football, like your
helmet on, running routes, catching passes. But to be honest,
it's to a certain risk. It's kind of like riding
a bike. Like I was out there today. I had
a lot of good reps out there. I called passes
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and I was telling Jayden, it's like it's like riding
a bike, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
I catch the ball over my.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Shoulder, like Guy's blessed me with a great ability to
you know, track of football and play at a high
level and have energy. So those things never never run
away from you, per se. And you know, I wasn't
just doing nothing while this contract situation was going on.
There was a great ramp up period for me. I'm
in great shape and so yeah, I'm just looking forward to,
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you know, moving on to the next step in the
next journey that's ahead of us. And so glad to
put this behind me and being a place that I'm
extremely happy, a contract that I'm happy about, where I
feel valued and appreciated from everyone, and I'm going to
go out there and continue to prove why that is,
because you know, it's not just about you know, the contract,
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It's about continue to be a great person on and
off the field and learning, uh, through your through your
ups and you're down.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
So it's just really been I'm just happy. I'm at peace.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
And even before there was an ending to this, like
I've still found joy in the middle of the chaos,
I still found understanding and wisdom and that's because of
God and the anchoring that I tried to have in
him and that he allowed me to continue to show
who I am. So I'm just glad that is that
scene and appreciated.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
I mean, there was raw emotion there. For for sure.
Speaker 6 (14:02):
We were kind of surprised, but we saw the frustration
and the raw motion, and you go the peaks and
valleys of this entire thing.
Speaker 1 (14:09):
So when that handshake comes, yeah, the deal is done.
What goes through Terry mclaurin's it's.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
It's a sense of gratitude, first and foremost to be
able to again continue to play in a place that
I love to play, where I've been my entire career.
You know, the handshake, it was just a finality. It's like,
you know, you sow seeds and at a certain point
you get to reap a harvest, and through the ups
and the downs, you get to the end and you
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know you have a deal with the team that you
want to have a deal with, and so a deal
that you're.
Speaker 1 (14:43):
Happy about it. You're a deal.
Speaker 2 (14:44):
You're excited to continue to play on and uh, you know,
I just had an extreme sense of gratitude and peace
and to be able to celebrate that with, you know,
my family was unbelievable. And to finally continue to just
be back playing football. This is what I really love
to do, and I never want anybody to mistake. This
is a business as well, and all of us know
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that from a front office, from the coaches to the players,
and so sometimes that.
Speaker 1 (15:12):
Hits its intersection.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
But when you have two sides that wanted to get
the deal done, we have two sides who are open
to communication back and forth. When you have two sides
that are open to compromises on both ends, that's when
deals get done. And I feel like that happened in
this situation, and I'm excited to continue to be a
part of this team and try to be the best
leader that I can. And but y'all probably saw the
videos I was cheating coming through here because it's like
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it's it's home, you know what I mean. There's no
place I'd rather be. But I'm happy to be on
the other side of the business and have grown them
much deeper in my faith as well.
Speaker 6 (15:46):
So being on the other side of the business. How
excited are you to play football and run with Deebo
and see the rookie running back and tunsl How exciting
was that being back out there?
Speaker 1 (15:55):
Man? You know I was.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
I was hitting away for a while, you know what
I mean, just rehabbing and doing all the things that
I had to do in the building. And so my
first kind of I was watching the film and watching
reps and things like that, but you don't get a
feel for it. T get out here and that scrimmage
that they had and guys that kind of get into it.
You feel the juice is flowing, you're getting close to
the season. I'm like, like, you know, you feel that,
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you feel that energy rise because that's just who I am.
I'm an ultimate competitor. I love just to be out
there with the guys and to have their support where
they knew, like it wasn't a selfish thing. They know
how to do what's best for me and my family
and can't handle the business side. So to have that
understanding from guys who are are there with you on
a daily basis was unbelievable. But to go out there
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and you see LT you know what I mean, at
left tackle, You see everybody we have up front. You
see a guy like Deebo, who I have the utmost
respect for. I came in the league with him and
he's just a dog man, you know what I mean.
And I don't think you can have too many dogs
on a team. It's an infectious personality. It's a guy
you get the ball to and he's going he's gonna
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do something winning. You're gonna feel his energy when he
makes plays. And I like to think I'm a similar player,
And so you got competitive guys like that. Noah Brown,
who I've obviously been to college with. I know what
Noah's built of. He's one of the most just adversity
driven person that I've ever been through. He's been through
so many things in his life on and off the field,
and he just continues to put one foot in front
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of the other, hold his head up high, and you know,
he carries himself at a very high level. And you know,
I've been really impressed with the other receivers in our
room as well. Jalen Lane, I think is a guy
who's really gonna have a chance to help us, not
just within the return game his dynamic ability. But you know,
some people may think he's just in the slot, and
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to be honest, I saw his film.
Speaker 1 (17:43):
He has a lot of players off the slot.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
But I've watched not only preseason, I've watched practice, and
you know he can play on the outside. His speed,
his ability to get vertical, he's actually more physical at
the top than people probably give him credit for, which
is a key component of winning on the outside receiver,
being at outside receiver, winning physically because you're going to
get a lot more press, and so his ability just
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to continue to be hungry and be a sponge and
ask all the questions. I'm going to continue to try
to help him as much as I can, along with Luke,
Jacory Jacoby, Chris Moore is a great guy in our room.
You know, just all the guys we have in our
room is amazing. And then you look on the defensive
side of the ball, and you got dogs, you got vets,
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you got everybody.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
You know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
We have everything we need in this locker room to
really take a swing at this thing this year. And
so to be out there during pre practice warm up,
smile and listen to the music, catching footballs, shooting to
you know what with the guys like that's what it's about, truly,
Like that is when I feel my most at peace.
And you know, the joy was definitely in my heart today,
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so I was just taking it all in.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
It was a great first day back.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
I'm looking forward to tomorrow and then you know then
it's it's on for week one and then.
Speaker 6 (18:58):
The media demands on quarterbacks significant. Yeah, Jaden throughout the summer, Yes, locally,
national media gets asked about you all the time every time,
full support, here's my guy, We're gonna get him back.
What does it mean for Jaden to always support you throughout.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
That's that's that's my guy, that's my dog man and
him and I have had a lot of personal conversations
throughout this process, and uh, he was an extreme support
for me since the first day, you know what I mean.
All this was kind of unraveling, and to be able
to have conversations with your quarterback but somebody considered my
friend and my teammate, it really helped me.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
You know.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
He never let me forget that you know, my presence
is missed out there. He never let me forget that,
you know that I'm worth everything that I'm asking for.
He never let me forget that He's got my back
and he's going. He can't wait to get back out
there with me. Was instrumental because I'm a person that
that pours into a lot of people, and I've learned
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over my life sometimes you can't pour from an empty
cup because you just give and give and give, and
you know, unfortunately some people don't necessarily give in return.
And that's not to say that like I give to get,
but like everybody wants to feel reciprocation in any relationship
you're in, and so to have that reciprocation that I
felt from him since day one, but to see how
we've grown off the field personally and on the.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
Field speaks for itself.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
And you're just looking forward to really getting back out
there with him and helping him as much as I can.
And so there's some things I know he's been working
on in the off season. There were some things I
was working on in the off season, and I like
what I see on film, and our communication is amazing.
So just about getting the reps. Now, you know, him
and I are very REP oriented and REP driven, and
so we're gonna get as many as we can in
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over these next however many days until week one. But
to have a guy that has my back like that,
you can't put into words. And so I really do
appreciate him. He knows that, and there's nothing I wouldn't
do for him either.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
Terry, could you explain what's going on with your ankle?
Speaker 2 (20:54):
Yeah, I'll just keep that between me and the front
office and the training staff. But I will say like
they did a great job of taking care of me,
making sure I was right, you know, being back on
this field with this ramp up process, and you know,
I'm just going to continue to build from there and
just happy to be back on the grass. So it
(21:16):
was a great ramp up process for me to be
back out here. I feel great when I'm running out there,
and so the strength staff, the training staff and you know,
DQ and everybody was supportive of me and allow me
to get back, you know, to this level where I'm
able to hit the ground running.
Speaker 1 (21:30):
That's what it's all about. Hey, can Needing Terry, congratulations,
I appreciate it. Obviously, every NFL.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
Season is incredibly competitive, right, but this year you have
a division game right out the gate, Yea by a
short week Thursday night game brit and Time and Lambeau.
Big moments for you and for your teammates, right, how
do you so do you talk about having to protect
players sometimes from themselves. How do you make sure you're
preparing to get rolling week one without overdoing it right,
actually setting yourself back.
Speaker 2 (21:53):
Yeah, I'm definitely a competitor, So I want to try
to get as many reps as I can, and obviously
there is a you know, there's a difference between being
in shape football shape and then game shape, you know
what I mean. Like I've done a whole off season
that you go into game one You're like, whoo, I'm winded,
you know what I mean. And so that's just the
process of football. But I've done everything that the training
staff and the coaching staff have asked me to do
(22:14):
since I've been here. I'm going to continue to do that,
and there's a great plan in place for me to
continue to ramp up so that there aren't even setbacks.
There aren't any things that are hinder me from playing
at a high level when it's time to say, set go.
And so the great thing about it, I'm a vet,
so I know what it takes to get my body
ready for practicing games. This is my first time in
(22:36):
my career where I have the same quarterback two years
in a row. That definitely helps, you know. And and
then just in a situation where I'm in the same
offense as well, you know what I mean, So the
players are very familiar.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
I know how to study and get ready.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
It's just being on the same page with Jaden, taking
care of my body, getting right back in the cold
tip after every practice, doing my dry needling, doing my
rolling out at home, and my massage is doing the chiropractor. Like,
like I said, this is I've been blessed to do
this at a high level for a very long time.
And one thing that allows you to sustain success is
extreme discipline, and so I just I've always tried to
(23:12):
be disciplined oriented. But again, at the same time, I
know there's a game in a week, you know, I
mean a little over a week, So I'm gonna do
everything I can to be ready for that and to
play as much as I can, and I trust the
plan that's going to be in front of me to
help me get there. Hey, Terry, congratulations again, thank you,
I appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (23:30):
Speaking of your teammates, can you share a bit.
Speaker 6 (23:33):
Before we close out about your relationship with Bobby Wagner.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:37):
You know, honestly, Bobby really helped me a lot during
this process. Obviously, I've been a vet and an older
guy in the locker room for a long time here,
and you know, when you get to the stage of
your career year seven it's it's hard to find other
vets for you, you know what I mean. I think
there's levels when you look at guys in their stages
(23:58):
of their career, and you know, I'm obviously one of
the veting leaders on this team. But Bobby Wagner's done
at all. He's going to be a Hall of Famer.
He's in the extreme competitor, He's elite on the field.
He's been an all pro, you know, I mean, the
list goes on. He's an entrepreneur, he's an owner, he's
all these things. He's an unbelievable teammate, and he's going
(24:20):
to shoot it to you straight every single time. And
so to have a guy that not only supported me,
but continue to allow me to see the big picture
on how I should handle this, how I should think
about this scenario. And at no point he was trying
to steer me to do X y Z. He just
tried to give me all the tools that he could,
all the knowledge and wisdom that he could to help
me make the best informed decision and be where I'm happy.
(24:42):
And I'm extremely happy for him and the relationship that
we've developed, not just over this last month or so,
but even last year, you know what I mean. I
have the most respect for Bobby and the way he
goes about his business, and I'd be very fortunate to
be the kind of player that he is by the
time I'm hopefully at that point in my career, you
know what I mean too, hopefully I have won a
super Bowl and can be heading into the Hall of Fame,
(25:05):
and all the guys in the locker room look up
to you and respect you as a man and respects
you as a person, respects you as a father, Like
that's really what it's about. And so I respect him
in all those areas, and I know that he's going
to continue to help me in any way that he can.
And he's, uh, he's an open book for me to to,
you know, throw my ideas off of, and so he
(25:25):
makes me better and to have that, like I said,
when you're I mean, I'm one of the older guys
on the team, I'm one of the more seasoned vets
on the team. But he's a guy who's done even
more and see me even even more than I have.
Same with Zach, Like those are two guys that I
lean on because they've done this at a high level
and they're going to be legends when they're done playing.
So I hope I could be the same one day.
(25:46):
I appreciate it. Thank you guys. What people don't know
about the hoodie, Like, I'll say this, the hoodie. The
hoodie is like you as you got to ask more
of my like my family, but like I'm a hoodie.
Like it could be ninety degrees out, I'm aware of hoodie,
it could be fifty degrees out. I'm aware of hoodie.
And it's like, I mean, you catch me out here
(26:06):
in Ashboro, I probably got a hoodie on because I'm
trying to stay low key, like I just I never
want to be like, you know, in the way, and
I think, you know, the hoodie kind of just allows me.
Speaker 1 (26:15):
It may not feel like it's everybody else, but to me.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
It makes it feel like I'm kind of off and
secluded a little bit. But the hoodie's not going anywhere. Man,
I'm a hoodie person. So shout out to all the
hoodie people out there. I'll stand up for y'all man,
because hoodies are hoodie are one of the best clothing
pieces that you can have. So there we go. I know,
(26:39):
hoodie hoodies coming your way.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
I appreciate it.
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