May 6, 2023 • 5 mins
Defensive lineman Jordon Riley spoke to the media Saturday from the second day of rookie minicamp.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
D.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
Can you tell us a little bit about your journey
and what it's like to be your your your all
different stops that you made from college man.
Speaker 3 (00:07):
Worst can't EXPLAIND like Worst came and describe it. You know,
I came a long way. It's it's just a blessing
to be in this building. You know, I come from
from a small town and during North Carolina. You know,
with opportunities like this are you know, are are slim,
so you know, I really think, you know, it's a blessing,
you uh, and I'm just glad to be here, you know,
with all the stops, you know, you know, I just think,
(00:28):
you know, I fell in the right place here in
New York. So you know, I'm just blessed, you know,
to be able to be in this, you know, great tradition,
great building.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
What was your what was your Saturday like? Did you
expect to get drafted? Rising of the College Boys or
Saturday like? Where?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Well, yeah, I expected to get drafted, I think, you know, Uh,
you just just nervous, you know, you know, it's been
a it's been a long time coming. You know, it's
something I've dreamed about, you know, since I was little,
you know, but I knew the time was coming, you.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Know, I just I just dim don't when so were
the giants and team that show an interest in you
or going into the driving to the other that they
like you. No, I didn't know. I didn't know any
of that. Did what in particular do you wanna learn
from Dexter Larns? Say that again?
Speaker 2 (01:08):
W what in particular do you wanna learn from Dexter Wanes?
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Particularly, I'm just here just to you know, learn learn
every day. Not necessarily just him, but you know, just
with all the guys, the coaches, you know, coaching staff.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
You know, I'm just here to work. I'm just here
to uh.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
You know, soaking all the information I can you know
from anyone, you know, any of the vests or I'm
just here to learn.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Did you what if anything you do know about extra
Larrence or letter Willims?
Speaker 1 (01:34):
We said?
Speaker 2 (01:34):
I said, what if anything you know about textra Larrence
or letter WIBs? Those are like the two you know,
veterans to in in that.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Dept a line particular.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
I really don't know too much about it. And like
I said, you know, I just came here, you know,
ready for rookie me in the camp. You know, I'm
just blessed to be here. Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
You know, I met coach j Dlon coach.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
You know, I'm just ready to learn from him, his
coaching style and you know that's a lot me for
you talk.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
The traditional getting coach drab. What was that initial kind
of conversation trying you guys had or.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Talk about Uh No, we just we're just learning, you know,
learning how he how he wants things. You know, coaching style.
You know it's a different coature style, but you know,
you know, just learning just how he wants things. You know,
he's a great coach, got a long history in this league.
You know, I'm just blessed to be a part in
on his room. So you talked about your journey from
different schools to where you're now.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Did you ever move the faith? So let's see stop
number two as oppost to where you're not. Did you
ever think of as a possible? Uh?
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Nah, I didn't never lose faith, you know, I believe
in God and uh and everything like that. And you know,
I just kept going, you know, I I just knew
that I just couldn't stop. You know, I got I
got a little daughter at home, and you know she
means the worst to me, and you know, I just
think me stopping and wanting up there.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
So I just felt like, you know, I just keep going.
That's all I was thinking about.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Like Jah Joe Shane, the general manager said when he
walked onto the field you know at Oregon, and.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
He said, you were easy to spot. You know your
your size? Did did?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Is that something that you got a lot from scouts
that you know they were they liked your size?
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Uh? Nah, not really.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Uh A lot of them watch my film and you
know they like, you know, what what what I bring
into the run game and stuff like that. But other
than that, Nah, I didn't really hear at the other
day you uh are.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
You w what do you what you do you think?
Three twenty six? Is that your list? That is that
I'm around through twenty three twenty? Yeah? Is that? Is
that less than you were or more than you were?
Speaker 2 (03:22):
What you know from like you know this time last
year or when you played d you know last year.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Uh? Yeah, it's a more or less? More or less?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
And what if they want you to get down?
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Do you feel better this way?
Speaker 2 (03:32):
I mean, you know, big guys, you know, sometimes they
go up, sometimes they go down.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Nah, I feel like I'm I'm good at this way.
What did you learn at at at community college? Man?
And that that can be a humbling thing to go
go down? What what did you learn in that year there?
Speaker 3 (03:44):
That's definitely a humble experience, you know, just coming from
you know, a d one and then just being out there,
you know, not having all the resources, not having all
the you know, the help that you usually get at
you know, at uh D ones. It really taught me
a lot, you know, helped me be the man on
the other day. And you know, I just can't appreciate,
you know, being out there, how.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
How difficultes to have to make to fly into a
new place, you know, meet new teammates, meet new coaches,
go on to new practice field, you know, be the
facility that you probably don't know which way's left and
which way's right.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
I mean, it's kind of like my journey.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
You know, I've been I've been different places I've been to,
you know, different colleges, and and I had to meet
new people in new facilities, you know, new coaches.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
So you know, just just all a part of my journey.
So what what if you or or good I just
saw on that aspect for your journey. I guess when
you go into a new place, what have.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
You learned those experiences that may translates to now going
into pros?
Speaker 1 (04:33):
What do you take with each of your stops? You know,
each each part was a part of my journey.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
And like I just feel like, uh, you know, I
just learned to just never stop, you know, n never
you know, get you down on myself, you know, just
keep going, you know, keep you know, keep pursuing on.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
You know, all the adversity I went through.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Uh, I just think just stay humble and and and
just keep on the lot.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Doesn't matter. Ah you wind up an odd or even
no position, or do you just line up, doesn't matter
what front you in. Uh Nah.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
I mean I'm gonna here to play play football. You know,
we haven't really talked too much about that.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
You know.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
I'm'a sare it for a Rockie Minnie camp? And that's
why I'm all, you know, that's all I'm here for.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Right now? What were you doing when you're heard the
word you're being inspected? Man? I was spea'ss Man. It's
a dream country.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
I mean, I think that's for everyone, and it's just
a dream Country. I'm glad I got the call or
I was with my family, so it was definitely a
special moment.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Are you down in North Carolina? Uh?
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Yes, sir, really like on one with your just what
what is the I I can't even make the last
part of your catch you there, that your faith be
bigger than.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Your chamic fear, A fear up fear. I'm sorry, Yeah,
the wind fall.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
You the kind of guy, that's what the big guys,
you know, offensive, defensive line. Do you kind of think, well,
it really starts when you put the pants on. You know,
obviously this is a start and that's important, But do
you like the next phase?
Speaker 1 (05:51):
In the next phase?
Speaker 3 (05:52):
And I'm all about right now, but I don't really
think too much in the future. Just here it right now,
in the present, right
D.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
Can you tell us a little bit about your journey
and what it's like to be your your your all
different stops that you made from college man.
Speaker 3 (00:07):
Worst can't EXPLAIND like Worst came and describe it. You know,
I came a long way. It's it's just a blessing
to be in this building. You know, I come from
from a small town and during North Carolina. You know,
with opportunities like this are you know, are are slim,
so you know, I really think, you know, it's a blessing,
you uh, and I'm just glad to be here, you know,
with all the stops, you know, you know, I just think,
(00:28):
you know, I fell in the right place here in
New York. So you know, I'm just blessed, you know,
to be able to be in this, you know, great tradition,
great building.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
What was your what was your Saturday like? Did you
expect to get drafted? Rising of the College Boys or
Saturday like? Where?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Well, yeah, I expected to get drafted, I think, you know, Uh,
you just just nervous, you know, you know, it's been
a it's been a long time coming. You know, it's
something I've dreamed about, you know, since I was little,
you know, but I knew the time was coming, you.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Know, I just I just dim don't when so were
the giants and team that show an interest in you
or going into the driving to the other that they
like you. No, I didn't know. I didn't know any
of that. Did what in particular do you wanna learn
from Dexter Larns? Say that again?
Speaker 2 (01:08):
W what in particular do you wanna learn from Dexter Wanes?
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Uh?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Particularly, I'm just here just to you know, learn learn
every day. Not necessarily just him, but you know, just
with all the guys, the coaches, you know, coaching staff.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
You know, I'm just here to work. I'm just here
to uh.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
You know, soaking all the information I can you know
from anyone, you know, any of the vests or I'm
just here to learn.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
Did you what if anything you do know about extra
Larrence or letter Willims?
Speaker 1 (01:34):
We said?
Speaker 2 (01:34):
I said, what if anything you know about textra Larrence
or letter WIBs? Those are like the two you know,
veterans to in in that.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Dept a line particular.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
I really don't know too much about it. And like
I said, you know, I just came here, you know,
ready for rookie me in the camp. You know, I'm
just blessed to be here. Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
You know, I met coach j Dlon coach.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
You know, I'm just ready to learn from him, his
coaching style and you know that's a lot me for
you talk.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
The traditional getting coach drab. What was that initial kind
of conversation trying you guys had or.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Talk about Uh No, we just we're just learning, you know,
learning how he how he wants things. You know, coaching style.
You know it's a different coature style, but you know,
you know, just learning just how he wants things. You know,
he's a great coach, got a long history in this league.
You know, I'm just blessed to be a part in
on his room. So you talked about your journey from
different schools to where you're now.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Did you ever move the faith? So let's see stop
number two as oppost to where you're not. Did you
ever think of as a possible? Uh?
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Nah, I didn't never lose faith, you know, I believe
in God and uh and everything like that. And you know,
I just kept going, you know, I I just knew
that I just couldn't stop. You know, I got I
got a little daughter at home, and you know she
means the worst to me, and you know, I just
think me stopping and wanting up there.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
So I just felt like, you know, I just keep going.
That's all I was thinking about.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Like Jah Joe Shane, the general manager said when he
walked onto the field you know at Oregon, and.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
He said, you were easy to spot. You know your
your size? Did did?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Is that something that you got a lot from scouts
that you know they were they liked your size?
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Uh? Nah, not really.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Uh A lot of them watch my film and you
know they like, you know, what what what I bring
into the run game and stuff like that. But other
than that, Nah, I didn't really hear at the other
day you uh are.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
You w what do you what you do you think?
Three twenty six? Is that your list? That is that
I'm around through twenty three twenty? Yeah? Is that? Is
that less than you were or more than you were?
Speaker 2 (03:22):
What you know from like you know this time last
year or when you played d you know last year.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Uh? Yeah, it's a more or less? More or less?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
And what if they want you to get down?
Speaker 1 (03:31):
Do you feel better this way?
Speaker 2 (03:32):
I mean, you know, big guys, you know, sometimes they
go up, sometimes they go down.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Nah, I feel like I'm I'm good at this way.
What did you learn at at at community college? Man?
And that that can be a humbling thing to go
go down? What what did you learn in that year there?
Speaker 3 (03:44):
That's definitely a humble experience, you know, just coming from
you know, a d one and then just being out there,
you know, not having all the resources, not having all
the you know, the help that you usually get at
you know, at uh D ones. It really taught me
a lot, you know, helped me be the man on
the other day. And you know, I just can't appreciate,
you know, being out there, how.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
How difficultes to have to make to fly into a
new place, you know, meet new teammates, meet new coaches,
go on to new practice field, you know, be the
facility that you probably don't know which way's left and
which way's right.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
I mean, it's kind of like my journey.
Speaker 3 (04:14):
You know, I've been I've been different places I've been to,
you know, different colleges, and and I had to meet
new people in new facilities, you know, new coaches.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
So you know, just just all a part of my journey.
So what what if you or or good I just
saw on that aspect for your journey. I guess when
you go into a new place, what have.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
You learned those experiences that may translates to now going
into pros?
Speaker 1 (04:33):
What do you take with each of your stops? You know,
each each part was a part of my journey.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
And like I just feel like, uh, you know, I
just learned to just never stop, you know, n never
you know, get you down on myself, you know, just
keep going, you know, keep you know, keep pursuing on.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
You know, all the adversity I went through.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Uh, I just think just stay humble and and and
just keep on the lot.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Doesn't matter. Ah you wind up an odd or even
no position, or do you just line up, doesn't matter
what front you in. Uh Nah.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
I mean I'm gonna here to play play football. You know,
we haven't really talked too much about that.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
You know.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
I'm'a sare it for a Rockie Minnie camp? And that's
why I'm all, you know, that's all I'm here for.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Right now? What were you doing when you're heard the
word you're being inspected? Man? I was spea'ss Man. It's
a dream country.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
I mean, I think that's for everyone, and it's just
a dream Country. I'm glad I got the call or
I was with my family, so it was definitely a
special moment.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Are you down in North Carolina? Uh?
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Yes, sir, really like on one with your just what
what is the I I can't even make the last
part of your catch you there, that your faith be
bigger than.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Your chamic fear, A fear up fear. I'm sorry, Yeah,
the wind fall.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
You the kind of guy, that's what the big guys,
you know, offensive, defensive line. Do you kind of think, well,
it really starts when you put the pants on. You know,
obviously this is a start and that's important, But do
you like the next phase?
Speaker 1 (05:51):
In the next phase?
Speaker 3 (05:52):
And I'm all about right now, but I don't really
think too much in the future. Just here it right now,
in the present, right
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