♪ ♪
>> Narrator: THE FOLLOWING IS A
PRESENTATION OF HBO SPORTS.
>> THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF YOU
COMPETING FOR A ROSTER SPOT.
>> Narrator: PREVIOUSLY ON
"HARD KNOCKS."
>> DON'T COUNT, MAN.
JUST PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND GO
TO WORK.
>> GO OVER THERE!
GO, EASY!
>> MAKING THE 53 MAN ROSTER, IT
WOULD MAKE THE WORLD TO ME.
>> THEY ARE TRY TO PROVE THEY
BELONG IN THAT 53 MAN ROSTER.
>> BALL DROPPED!
OH, WHAT A DISASTER!
>> IT'S REALLY COOL TO RELATE TO
EACH OTHER.
THEY KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE
DISAPPOINTED.
>> YES, RODERIGO!
>> IT'S HIGH-LEVEL COMPLAINING.
AS IT PERTAINS TO CRAIG --
>> NICE JOB, CRACK!
>> WE WOULD BE 60 HOURS TO
STOMACH IF WE LOST HIM.
>> THIS IS THE FINAL AUDITION.
>> 3RD & GOAL FROM THE SEVEN.
>> PEMBLETON.
THAT IS AN NFL CAT YOU'VE GOT TO
MAKE.
>> THIS IS THE HARD TRUTH.
WE ARE SITTING AT 80 AND WE'VE
GOT TO GET TO 53.
>> ALL RIGHT.
ANYBODY THINK HE SHOULD MAKE THE
ROSTER?
♪ ♪
>> THAT DUDE IS BOUGHT IN NOW.
HE'S NOT AFRAID, HE COMES UP, HE
TACKLES, HE'S AGGRESSIVE, AND I
THINK IT'S GOOD, MAN.
YOU KNOW.
>> Narrator: FOR FIVE WEEKS,
TRAINING CAMP HAS BEEN HEADING
TO THE INEVITABLE: FINAL CUTS.
NOW DAN CAMPBELL AND HIS STAFF
WILL DECIDE THE 53 MAN ROSTER.
>> LIKE I AM WONDERING IF HE'S
KIND OF, WHEN SHIT REALLY STARTS
GETTING HIGH PRESSURE, IS HE A
GUY WHO BUCKLES?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD, MAN.
I'M GOING TO MEET WITH BRAD.
WE ARE GOOD, MAN.
♪ ♪
>> HEY, EVERYTHING GOOD?
>> YEP.
>> OKAY, GOOD.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE FACING ME.
>> FACING YOU?
>> THERE WE GO.
>> Narrator: NFL TRAINING
CAMPS DON'T JUST BUILD TEAMS,
THEY TRANSFORM LIVES.
NO ONE KNOWS IT BETTER THAN THE
PLAYERS FIGHTING FOR A ROSTER
SPOT.
♪ ♪
>> MY NAME IS -- SORRY.
♪ ♪
I'M OFFENSIVE TACKLE.
>> AT LINEBACKER.
I'D BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY
OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW.
TO MAKE THE 53 MAN ROSTER.
ACHIEVING THAT GOAL WOULD BE A
DREAM COME TRUE.
♪ ♪
>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER.
I'M GOING TO JUST DO EVERYTHING
I CAN TO STAY HERE.
>> I READ FIRST SAMUEL 17 WHICH
IS DAVID AND GOLIATH, AS MY
NAMESAKE FOR PREPARING TO GO
INTO BATTLE.
I GET INTO A WARRIORS MIND-SET
OF GOING INTO BATTLE AND READY
TO GO TO WORK.
>> THEY TRY TO GIVE ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE CHASING
MY DREAMS AND I'M HERE NOW.
AND IT'S JUST, I'M A ROOKIE.
I JUST GOT HERE AND IT'S LIKE
I'M DOING MY BEST TO CATCH UP.
SO IT'S CHALLENGING BUT IT'S
DEFINITELY NOT BEYOND ME RIGHT
NOW.
>> YOU KNOW, FOOTBALL IS ABOUT
LIFE.
♪ ♪
LIFE IS A JOURNEY, IT'S A
ROLLER COASTER.
THAT IS GOING TO BE UPS AND
DOWNS.
JUST KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, GRIND
AND CONTROL WHAT YOU CAN.
JUST WORK HARD.
YOU KNOW, ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.
♪ ♪
>> THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT
THERE, YOU KNOW, WHO WOULD DIE
TO BE IN A POSITION THAT A LOT
OF US ARE IN RIGHT NOW.
TO STILL BE AROUND, THAT'S WHAT
NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR ME
TO FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE SOMETHING
THEY CAN'T.
♪ ♪
TRAINING CAMP IS...
IT'S KIND OF A TOUGH QUESTION.
TRAINING CAMP IS HARD WORK.
TRAINING CAMP IS TOUGH.
TRAINING CAMP GIVES THE YOUNG
GUYS AN IDEA OF WHAT'S TO COME
FOR THEIR CAREER.
BUT TRAINING CAMP, TRAINING CAMP
IS A BLESSING.
[HORN]
>> HAVING PLAYED, YOU CAN STILL
PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES,
BECAUSE YOU'VE SAT IN THE SEATS
THEY HAVE.
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH THE GRIND,
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH CAMP.
YOU KNOW THE ACHES AND PAINS.
NOT GETTING OUT OF BED, ROLLING
OUT OF BED, SOMETIMES FROM THE
GROUND AND WORKING YOUR WAY BACK
UP.
SO I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.
NOT EVERYBODY CAN DO IT.
THEY JUST CAN'T.
I UNDERSTAND IT, AND SO WITH
THAT IT HELPS YOU KNOW WHAT THEY
ARE THINKING.
>> YEAH.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO
INTO RELEASE YOU.
>> I GET IT, IT'S A BUSINESS.
>> YOU HANDLED YOURSELF LIKE A
PRO, MAN.
THAT WAS TOP-NOTCH, IT REALLY
WAS.
YOU JUST CAME IN AND TRY TO
FREAKING WORK AND LEARN IT,
LEARN IT, AND THAT'S ALL YOU CAN
ASK FOR AS A COACH.
AND YOU ARE TOUGH AS SHIT,
YOU'RE SMART.
AND I FUCKING HATE IT, MAN.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE GUYS WE TALK
ABOUT.
I WISH WE COULD.
>> IT WAS HARD LAST YEAR.
AND IT'S EVEN HARDER BECAUSE
AGAIN, YOU ARE ALWAYS DOING IT
THE RIGHT WAY, YOU KNOW.
AND YOU FIT INTO WITH THE RIGHT
WAY.
YOU GOT SOME DAMN GOOD TAPE OUT
THERE APPEAR TO SOME DAMN GOOD
TAKE.
SO YOU WILL BE OKAY.
>> MAN, YOU'VE BEEN A BLESSING
TO BE HERE AND BE AROUND.
WE APPRECIATE IT, MAN.
>> THANK YOU.
WORDS CARRY A WAVE, MAN.
ECO-WHAT DO YOU THINK I COULD'VE
DID DIFFERENTLY?
>> I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE
DIFFERENTLY.
I THINK YOU MAXIMIZED EVERYTHING
YOU HAVE.
THERE AIN'T NOTHING ELSE YOU
COULD DO.
HE DID EVERYTHING YOU POSSIBLY
COULD'VE FUCKING DONE.
HE PUT IT ON THE TAPE AND PUT IT
OUT THERE, AND WE'VE GOT TO GO
ANOTHER WAY.
SO, I HATE IT.
BECAUSE YOU EARNED IT.
YOU FUCKING EARNED IT.
AND IT FALLS INTO, WHAT ABOUT
BODY TYPE, WHAT ABOUT A TRUE
OUTSIDE RECEIVER.
WHAT ABOUT SPECIAL TEAMS.
AND IT WAS A MOVE WE FELT LIKE
WE HAD TO MAKE, MAN.
>> YOU GUYS HAVE GOT A TOUGH
JOB, MAN.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR HOW YOU GUYS
CARRY YOURSELVES AND APPRECIATE
YOU, MAN.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
APPRECIATE YOU, MAN.
>> I'LL CATCH Y'ALL LATER,
ALL RIGHT?
>> APPRECIATE YOU.
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: NONE OF THE
DECISIONS ARE EASY, BUT PICKING
THE LAST RUNNING BACK IS PROVING
ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT.
>> KURT REYNOLDS, NOT GOING TO
LET ANYBODY TELL HIM HE CAN'T DO
IT.
>> NO.
KURT, HE'S A COMPETITOR.
HE'S A COMPETITOR.
>> PUT HIS PICTURE ON THAT SIGN
INGRID DOWN THERE IS WHAT WE
SHOULD DO.
>> HE'S STUBBORN AND THE RIGHT
WAY.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> WHO'S YOUR THREE?
>> IT'S GOING TO BE WITH GOD
WHEN, RIGHT?
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE IS IN
DISCUSSION ANYMORE.
>> IN FRONT OF BRAD AND DAN
RIGHT NOW, WHO'S YOUR THREE
CUSTOMER GO AHEAD, DUCE.
GO WITH YOUR GUTS.
>> GO WITH YOUR GUT.
>> I AM A REYNOLDS FAN.
>> I KNOW, EVERYBODY IS.
EVERYBODY IS.
>> HE'S BUILT, YOU KNOW.
I THINK HE PLAYED ALL THREE
DOWNS.
HE'S NOT GREAT AS A THIRD
RUNNING BACK BUT I THINK HE CAN
DO IT.
>> NO, LISTEN, I -- THAT'S KIND
OF WHAT I WAS SAYING THAT IN
FRONT OF THE ROOM.
IT'S LIKE HIM HE IS JUST
DEPENDABLE.
BUT IS HE -- YOU KNOW.
HE DOES ALL THIS GOOD STUFF, WE
KNOW WHAT HE IS ON SPECIAL
TEAMS, YOU KNOW.
HE JUST GRINDS THAT OUTCOME HE'S
COMPETITIVE.
BUT THEN YOU'LL SEE THESE
DEFICIENCIES, ATHLETICALLY, THAT
SHOW UP AND IT'S LIKE, LISTEN.
HE'S GOOD ENOUGH, BUT HE'S NOT
NOT --
>> THE GUY I WANT, I WANT THAT
PLAYER.
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, HE CAN
RUN LIKE -- THAT'S THE ONE THING
WE'VE SEEN ALL SNAP, HE CAN
FUCKING RUN.
>> NO DOUBT.
>> HE'S GOT SPEED.
>> YOU DON'T LET SPEED OUT OF
THE FREAKING BUILDING.
>> Narrator: EVERYONE HAD
THEIR SAY.
TIME TO DELIVER THE NEWS.
>> LEWIS.
>> HEY, MAN.
>> HOW YOU DOING.
>> ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.
>> FREAKING HATE THIS, MAN.
I HATE IT.
>> SUCKS, MAN.
IT SUCKS, MAN.
>> I UNDERSTAND, IT'S THE GAME.
>> YEP.
>> BUT YOU ARE GOING TO GET
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET AN
OPPORTUNITY.
I BELIEVE THAT.
I MEAN, YOU FUCKING DID
EVERYTHING RIGHT.
YOU DO HAVE TALENT.
>> I THINK -- YEAH, I DO HAVE
WHAT IT TAKES.
I THINK YOU KNOW THAT.
I THINK YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE
WHAT IT TAKES AT RUNNING BACK AS
WELL.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY,
AND HOPEFULLY YOU GET THE CHANCE
TO CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT.
>> I HOPE, I REALLY DO.
I HOPE YOU GET ANOTHER SHOT AND
I HOPE WE ARE NOT PLAYING
AGAINST YOU BUT IF WE DO, I HOPE
YOU GIVE US HELL.
>> I CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH I
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID
FOR US, MAN.
>> I APPRECIATE.
IT'S TOUGH, BUT THANK YOU FOR
GIVING IT TO ME STRAIGHT AND THE
OPPORTUNITY PAIRED THE STORY IS
STILL BEING WRITTEN FOR ALL OF
US AND I WISH THE BEST FOR BOTH
OF YOU GUYS.
YOU TWO ARE HELL OF GUYS AND
YOUR IMPACT IS PROBABLY MORE
THAN YOU KNOW.
SO KEEP GOING.
>> THANK, MAN.
>> IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, HIT US
UP.
>> ALWAYS, NO DOUBT.
♪ ♪
>> IT FREAKING SUCKS, MAN.
I HATE IT.
>> Narrator: GOD WHEN HE HAD
YOUR
>> Narrator: GODWIN'S
DEPARTURE MEANS THE LAST TROUBLE
ISN'T CELEBRATING.
HE IS HEEDING HIS INCARCERATED
BROTHER'S ADVICE.
>> SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME,
CRAIG, YOU NEED TO CONTINUE
MOVING FORWARD, BRO.
>> MY BROTHER I TALK TO COME AND
MY DAD AS WELL AND THEY WERE
EXCITED.
THE KEY IS TO KEEP GOING.
DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY GROWING.
MENTALLY TOUGHER.
IT'S DEFINITELY A TOUGH CAMP,
BUT I AM BLESSED TO HAVE THEM IN
MY CIRCLE AND TRY TO MAKE THEM
PROUD EVERY DAY.
>> Narrator: IN APRIL, THE
LIONS SELECTED CHASE LUCAS IN
THE LAST ROUND OF THE DRAFT.
NO WONDER THE ROOKIE IS WORRIED
ABOUT THE ACTS FALLING.
>> HEY, BUT FOR REAL, I HOPE
Y'ALL DON'T CUT ME.
I CAN'T, BRO.
I SWEAR TO GOD, I CAN'T GO.
THANK YOU.
SO I JUST KEEP DOING WHAT I'M
DOING.
ALL RIGHT.
YES, SIR.
>> Narrator: LUCAS HAS SPENT
ALMOST AS MUCH TIME MASTERING
THE MOMENT AS HE HAS LEARNING
THE DEFENSE.
>> EVEN IN THE SCRIMMAGE IT WAS
JUST A WAVE OF EMOTIONS THAT
CAME TO ME.
IT'S LIKE JUST LIKE A RELIEF.
LIKE MAN, I AM HERE.
AND IT MAKES YOU WANT TO KEEP
GOING.
I'M NEVER GOING TO FORGET THAT
MOMENT.
>> Narrator: PLAYERS NEVER
FORGET THEIR FIRST GAME, OR
THEIR BIG MISTAKES.
>> DOWN TO THE FINAL 2 MINUTES.
ALMOST INTERCEPTED.
CHASE LUCAS, THAT IS THE ROOKIE
SEVENTH ROUNDER OUT OF
ARIZONA STATE.
>> I SHOULD HAVE HAD A PICK.
OH, I JUST DROPPED IT.
I JUST DROPPED THE GAME-WINNER,
BRO.
>> Narrator: LAST WEEK, LUCAS
GOT IT RIGHT.
>> THERE'S THE OUTSIDE KICK.
HE RECOVERED!
CHASE LUCAS COMES UP WITH THE
FOOTBALL.
>> HEY, CAN YOU KEEP THAT?
EXCUSE ME!
CAN I KEEP THAT?
>> WAIT A MINUTE, LET ME
PRESENTED TO GIVE.
>> THANK YOU, SIR!
APPRECIATE IT!
YEAH!
>> WHEN YOU GET IT, YOU BRING IT
TO HIM.
>> I GOT SOMETHING.
>> BUT THE FIRST THING YOU GOT
TO DO IS, MY DBs, WHENEVER
THEY CELEBRATE THE FIRST THING
YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS WALK UP.
STEPH, IT'S JUST A BUSINESS
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
THEN WE CAN CELEBRATE PEER TO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
LET'S FUCKING GO!
[LAUGHS]
>> THE KID IS ATHLETIC, HE SHOWS
SOME OF HIS ABILITY AND HIS
SAVVY.
THIS IS THE MOST OPPORTUNITY
HE'S HAD AND I THOUGHT HE MADE
THE MOST OF IT.
BECAUSE SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
HE PLAYS, HE LOVES FOOTBALL.
IT LOVES IT.
>> HE LOVES FOOTBALL.
AND I LIKE THAT TRAIT ABOUT HIM.
>> HE DOESN'T PLAY IF HE PLAYS
ONE PLAY OR TEN PLAYS.
HE JUST WANTS TO PLAY.
>> I AGREE, COACH AG.
AND I THINK HIS CEILING, I THINK
HE HAS SOME ROOM.
SPEAK ABOUT COACH, CAN I ASK YOU
AGAIN ONE THING.
CAN I PLAY, CAN I START ON THIS
LEAGUE?
>> YEAH.
NOT YET.
>> DEFINITELY VERY MUCH CAN.
>> I JUST DON'T WANT Y'ALL TO
THINK THAT I'M NOT READY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT.
>> SHOW IT.
THIS IS A SHOW LEAGUE.
>> OKAY.
>> THERE YOU GO.
I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN
TO STAY HERE.
>> LET'S JUST MAKE IT MORE
MUSCLE MEMORY PAIR TO SPEAK YOU
GO, GO.
YOU SEE HOW MUCH TENSION ON THE
KNEE THAT WAS?
>> BUT IN THE NFL YOU'VE GOT TO
REALLY FOCUS ON YOUR JOB.
TREAT IT LIKE MY LOVE, TREAT IT
LIKE MY GIRLFRIEND.
ALWAYS ADD TENDER CARE TO IT.
>> AT THE END OF EVERY PLAY,
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
TAKE AWAY, MAN!
>> IN MY MOMENT WILL COME.
♪ ♪
>> ONE MORE HEART STOPPED, ONE
MORE HARD STEP BEFORE YOU LOOK
BACK.
THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CAT.
>> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET
IT!
>> THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CUT.
>> OH!
OH!
>> PATIENCE, YOUNG OBI WAN.
>> YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THIS,
LUCAS.
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO.
>> GO LUCAS!
GO LUCAS!
THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD BY LUCAS
RIGHT THERE.
HE JAMMED A HEAD AND THEN HE
PULLED BACK.
>> LUCAS, GO PULL THAT TRIGGER,
I BELIEVE IN YOU, LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
>> THAT'S A PICK!
>> THERE YOU GO, 36!
[AIR HORN]
>> AIN'T DROPPING THAT ONE.
♪ ♪
[WHISTLE]
>> PICK IT UP, BRING IT UP,
BRING IT UP!
>> GOOD JOB, 36.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HEY LUCAS.
>> YES.
>> THAT WAS A GOOD PLAY.
>> NOW WHERE YOU'RE BRINGING
THAT OUT?
>> NO.
>> LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE BRINGING
IT OUT!
DID YOU NEED TO BRING THAT BACK
OUT FOR US TO WIN?
>> NO.
>> OKAY GOOD OKAY GOOD.
>> Narrator: LUCAS GETS IT.
HIS REWARD IS A SPOT ON THE 53
MAN ROSTER.
>> I FEEL LIKE I COULD BE GREAT.
>> DUDE, THAT IS PROBABLY WHY
YOU ARE STILL HERE.
BUT STAY WITH ME.
LIKE DURING THE GAME IN ATLANTA
WHEN YOU TIED AT THE END OF THE
GAME AND I SAID, JUST STAY WITH
ME.
BOOM, DROP TO THE FUCKING BALL.
>> [LAUGHS]
>> IT WAS A PICK SIXER.
>> I WON'T LIE TO YOU, I'VE A
FEELING I'M ABOUT TO BE GREAT.
IF NEVER SAID ANYTHING ON THAT
BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS YOU
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FULL
ADVANTAGE OF IT.
>> Narrator: THE ROSTER'S
PICTURE IS NOW DOWN TO THE FINAL
BRUSH STROKES, AND SINCE ALLMAN
ROSS AND BROWN IS SAFELY ON THE
SQUAD
, HE IS PAINTING THE TOWN
WITH HIS FAMILY.
>> OF THE STARRY NIGHT PAINTING
COMES TO LIFE.
>> Narrator: HIS DAD TAUGHT
HIM TOUGHNESS.
>> THAT'S REALLY COOL.
THAT'S CRAZY.
>> Narrator: HIS GERMAN MOTHER
TAUGHT HIM DEUTSCH.
[SPEAKING GERMAN]
>> THIS IS THE APPETIZER.
>> THIS IS JUST AT THE START
RIGHT?
>> LET'S HEAD UPSTAIRS TO WHERE
THE ATTRACTION IS.
>> I WAS AN ART MAJOR IN
COLLEGE.
THIS IS A FULL COURSE MEAL.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> THAT IS CRAZY.
OH WOW.
♪ ♪
>> THIS IS REALLY SO COOL.
>> LOOK AT THE MOVEMENT.
THE ACTION WITH THE DIFFERENT
COLORS.
I'D LIKE TO SEE A MOVIE LIKE
THIS.
>> YEAH, BUT YOU'D BE TURNING
YOUR HEAD THE WHOLE TIME.
[CLASSICAL MUSIC]
>> AMON, YOU ARE NOT AN ARTIST,
SO YOU CAN'T APPRECIATE IT LIKE
I CAN.
[SPEAKING GERMAN]
[CLASSICAL MUSIC]
>> I'M GLAD I CAME HERE.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A DOPE.
>> THAT'S HOW I WANT TO SEE ART.
>> Narrator: RECEIVER KALIL
PIMPLETON, WHO'S BEEN DAZZLING
HIS TEAMMATES ALL CAMP, IS ABOUT
TO LEARN HIS FATE.
>> HAD A!
HOW ARE YOU, MAN?
>> GREAT, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HATE THE BAD NEWS, BUT WE ARE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WAIVE YOU,
MAN.
>> YES, SIR.
>> REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
ATTITUDE, MAN.
AND EVERYTHING YOU BROUGHT TO
OUR CAMP.
YOU WERE A JOY TO BE AROUND.
>> YES, SIR.
>> YOU'RE SMART, GUYS LOVE TO
COME A COACHES LOVE LOVE DO YOU
COME AND THAT IS ALL YOU CAN ASK
FOR.
YOU MADE THE MOST OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES SO YOU TAKE PRIDE
IN THAT.
>>
>> YES, SIR.
WILL DO.
>> APPRECIATE YOU, MAN.
>> APPRECIATE Y'ALL.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU YOU GIVE
ME THE OPPORTUNITY.
I DREAMT OF PLAYING HERE MY
WHOLE LIFE.
>> YOU EARNED IT, MAN.
>> Y'ALL TAKE CARE, MAN.
Y'ALL DO YOUR THING.
>> WE WILL.
KEEP IT GOING.
>> Narrator: ON DAYS LIKE
THIS, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW PEOPLE
REALLY DO CARE.
AND TO HAVE A LARGE CONTACT LIST
ON YOUR PHONE.
>> UP, BABY?
>> WHAT'S UP, COACH?
>> YOU HANDSOME.
>> YOU HANDSOME, MAN.
I SEE YOU.
>> GOING TO GO WORK THINGS OUT
WITH HIM?
>> Y YES, SIR.
>> GET A WORKOUT, GET A WORKOUT.
>> YES, SIR.
>> I'M PROUD AS A SHIT OF YOUR.
>> COACH.
>> THAT'S MY ASSISTANT.
I ASSUMED SHE WOULD.
SHE ASKED ME IF IT'S OKAY THAT
SHE COULD TELL Y'ALL, THOUGH.
>> SO HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> I FEEL GOOD, I FEEL GREAT.
THE EXPERIENCE WAS GREAT.
IT WAS FUN.
I LEARNED A LOT.
I MET A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE.
AND I GREW.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST PART ABOUT
IT, I GREW THROUGH IT ALL.
I CAN'T REALLY BE SAID ABOUT
ANYTHING.
I HAD MY OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY FOR
AN NFL TEAM.
ALWAYS DREAMT OF DOING THAT.
LAID AGAINST THE STEELERS, THAT
WAS THE GREAT ATMOSPHERE
FOOTBALL THAT I'VE BEEN
AROUND IN ALL MY 17 YEARS OF
FOOTBALL.
>> LOVE YOU.
SO I AM FEELING REAL BLESSED
RIGHT NOW.
BLESSED IS PROBABLY THE BEST
WORD TO USE.
>> Narrator: OB AND
>> BRO, HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> YOU HAVING FUN?
>> IT'S BEEN A BLAST.
>> YOU WANT TO KEEP DEVELOPING?
>> YES, SIR, I DO.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
WAIVE YOU, AND IF YOU MAKE IT
THROUGH WAIVERS, WE WOULD LOVE
TO BRING YOU BACK TO THE
PRACTICE SQUAD TO KEEP
DEVELOPING YOU.
I JUST THINK YOU'VE GOT FEET AND
YOU ARE TOUGH.
AND YOU'VE GOT A LOT INSIDE YOU.
AND YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
OUT OF PLACE WHERE WE ARE
PASSIONATE ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, SO
I THINK YOU'D BE JUST FINE.
I THINK THIS WOULD BE A POSITIVE
FOR YOU.
>> YOU GOT BETTER.
>> YES, YOU DID.
>> YOU GOT BETTER.
I MEAN, YOU HAD TO HAVE SEEN
THAT.
YOU GOT BETTER.
AND YOU'RE JUST STARTING, MAN.
I MEAN, THIS IS JUST THE
BEGINNING.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE
FREAKING CEILING IS WITH YOU.
THAT IS A GOOD THING.
SO, GOOD DEAL, MAN.
>> YOU'LL BE FINE.
>> YEP, THIS THIS WILL BE GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
TAKE IT EASY.
>> I WILL.
AND BY THE WAY, I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT I APPRECIATE Y'ALL
HAVING ME HERE.
AND YOU KNOW, MAN, I SEE WHAT
Y'ALL DOING HERE, BOTH OF Y'ALL.
YOU'RE RUNNING THE PROGRAM BUT
ALSO YOU ARE COACHING WHAT A MAN
CAN BE IN HIMSELF.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> APPRECIATE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> APPRECIATE YOU.
>> HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> WE'LL SEE YOU.
>> Narrator: THE PRACTICE
SQUAD IS NO FREE RIDE.
TEAMS RELY ON IT TO DEVELOP
TALENT.
EZE'S HARD WORK IS JUST
BEGINNING.
>> GOING FORTH, THOUGH, WHAT'S
EXPECTED, THIS IS NOT A
SCHOLARSHIP.
IT'S NOT LIKE, HEY, YOU ARE HERE
FOR WHOLE YEAR AND ALL OF THAT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR
HEAD DOWN AND GRIND.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF ABILITY IN
THERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE GOD-GIVEN
TALENT.
YOU'VE GOT LENGTH THAT EVERYBODY
WANTS IN THIS LEAGUE.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO JUST EVERY
DAY, JUST TRY TO PUT IT TOGETHER
AND EVERY DAY IT SHOULD BE, WHAT
AM I GOING TO GET.
TAKE SOMETHING AND THINK OF
SOMETHING THAT DAY.
THAT IT'S REALLY WHAT IT COMES
TO RIGHT NOW.
LIKE I'M GOING TO REALLY
CONCENTRATE ON THE FIRST STEP.
LIKE, THAT SHOULD BE RIDING DOWN
IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.
I'M JUST SAYING, THAT SHOULD BE
LIKE DAILY.
I'M REALLY GOING TO THROW UP
BOTH MY HANDS AND PASS PRO.
LIKE, IF YOU THINK THAT DAILY,
ONE THING THAT I'M REALLY GOING
TO CONCENTRATE ON AND YOU DO
THAT DAILY YOU ARE GOING TO
BECOME A HELL OF A PLAYER.
IT'S NOT GOING TO COME OVERNIGHT
BUT IT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF
HARD WORK AND YOU HAVE TO BE
WILLING TO PUT IT IN.
MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN HERE.
>> YES, SIR.
>> AND YOU SHOULDN'T LET ANYBODY
OUTWORK YOU.
ANYBODY.
SO WHEN I GET BACK, I THINK YOU
GOT TALENT, BUT I WANT YOU TO BE
LIKE, MAN, DON'T BRING ANYBODY
ELSE IN THIS BUILDING BECAUSE I
WANT TO BE THE NEXT GUY IN.
>> FEELS LIKE I HAVE A SECOND
CHANCE TO KEEP PURSUING MY
DREAMS AND JUST KEEP GROWING IN
THIS GAME, AND SHOW THAT I CAN
BE AN ASSET TO THIS
ORGANIZATION.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT AND
IMPROVE ON THAT.
[GRUNTING]
>> Narrator: SIXTH ROUND
THUMPER RODRIGO HAS MADE THE
TEAM.
NOW THE ROOKIE LINEBACKER IS
READY TO MAKE A FASHION
STATEMENT.
>> EVER SINCE I WAS LITTLE, WE
GREW UP KIND OF ON A FARM.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE HORSES, WE
HAD, YOU KNOW, THE CHICKENS.
IT WAS LIKE A LITTLE MINIATURE
FARM.
SO JUST KIND OF BEING AROUND
HORSES, YOU CAN'T WEAR SWEATS OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO COWBOY HATS, COWBOY BOOTS.
I DON'T KNOW, THEY'RE JUST
COMFORTABLE.
YEAH, LIKE THAT LIKE THAT.
>> YOU GOT A MIRROR RIGHT HERE,
MAN.
>> SWEET.
>> GOT PLENTY OF BOOTS.
WHAT ARE YOU INTO?
>> Y'ALL GOT OSTRICH?
>> WE GOT OSTRICH.
WE GOT AND TO EAT OR.
>> AND EATER?
I AIN'T NEVER SEEN A NO
ANTEATER.
>> YOU GOT SOME LION BLUE?
YOU GOT SOME BLUES.
>> GOT PYTHON HERE.
>> THAT'S NICE.
GOT SOME STYLE TO IT.
>> THAT IS GATOR BACK.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
>> THERE IS YOUR OSTRICH.
THE OSTRICH ONES ARE NICE.
THERE YOU GO.
WE'LL HAVE TO DO THIS RIGHT
HERE.
>> FOR SURE, I LIKE THAT.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
>> I THINK THAT WILL BE FINE
HERE MY PROBLEM IS THE QUADS, MY
LEGS.
EVERY TIME I GET JEANS, MAN.
>> YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND TRY
THEM ON?
WE GOT A FITTING ROOM RIGHT
THERE.
>> AWESOME.
I COME OUT WITH THE BOOTS ON AND
EVERYTHING.
♪ ♪
>> THERE YOU GO.
NOW YOU ARE WEAK ONE READY.
>> WAKE ONE, THIS IS GAME DAY
FIT RIGHT HERE.
JUST CHECK THE MIRROR.
>> FOR SURE.
>> LIKE THAT.
>> I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT, A
LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN HERE AND
THEY DON'T GET A FIT LIKE THIS.
>> WELL, GOOD, MAN.
APPRECIATE YOU HELPING ME OUT.
>> DEFINITELY GAME DAY FIT.
ALWAYS FEEL LIKE A COWBOY.
♪ ♪
>> RODRIGUEZ IS COMING TO LIFE.
>> HE'S THE NUMBER TWO, REQUEST
OF THE TROOPS.
>> REALLY?
NO SHIT?
WOW.
>> WE CREATED A MONSTER.
>> HOLY CRAP.
>> RODRIGO BUYING IN.
>> OH, YEAH?
REALLY?
I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THAT A LOT.
TO ME, THAT KIND OF TELLS YOU
WHO OUR FANS ARE, BUYING INTO
WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>> 100%, 100%.
THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
THAT END OF THE FLASH.
>> HE'S COMING ON LIKE A DAMN
HURRICANE, MAN.
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: JARED GOFF WILL
BE THE LIONS' STARTING
QUARTERBACK.
BUT WHO WILL BACK HIM UP?
THE FRONTRUNNER IS DAVID BLOUGH.
>> BLOUGH DID SOME PLAYS
YESTERDAY, WHICH WAS GOOD PAIRED
BUT YOU KNOW, IT WAS 2 FOR 2 ON
UNDERHAND PASSES.
>> YES, HE WAS.
>> Narrator: DETROIT IS
WILLING TO SIGN BLOUGH TO THEIR
PRACTICE SQUAD, BUT THEY ARE
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WAIVER
WIRE JUST IN CASE A BETTER
OPTION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
[INDISTINCT]
>> GOTCHA.
>> BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT EVEN
THOUGH HE KNOWS HE MADE THE TEAM
HE KNOWS HE DOES NOT HAVE
ROCK-SOLID JOB SECURITY.
HE'S AS SMART AS ANYBODY ON THAT
TEAM AND IS AWARE AND EVERYTHING
AS ANYBODY.
>> Narrator: SURE ENOUGH, A
ROSTER BOMBSHELL DROPS.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> JUST A FEW THINGS.
SO I WOULD SAY, PROBABLY 95% OF
THE ROSTER IS SET RIGHT NOW.
I WOULD LOVE TO SAY THAT WE ARE
TOTALLY DONE WITH IT, BUT THAT
IS NOT THE REALITY.
SO THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT ARE
STILL IN PLAY, IF I'M BEING
TOTALLY HONEST WITH YOU.
HOW YOU DOING?
WE JUST SIGNED NATE SUDFELD
HERE.
QUARTERBACK.
FORGOT YOU WERE ON THE REDEYE.
YOU ARE LITERALLY HERE.
WELCOME, MAN.
>> Narrator: TO SIGN
QUARTERBACK NATE SUDFELD, THE
LINES HAD TO RELEASE A DAVID
BLOUGH FULLY INTENDING TO BRING
BLOUGH BACK TO THE PRACTICE
SQUAD ONCE THEY CLEARED WAIVERS.
THEY NEVER GOT THE CHANCE.
>> DID YOU SEE WE LOST BLOUGH TO
MINNESOTA?
>> I KNOW.
IT'S LIKE THE WORST.
LIKE, THAT'S THE ABSOLUTE WORST
THAT COULD HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE HE FEELS LIKE THIS IS A
DEAD-END STREET HERE WHERE THEY
ARE, HE MAKES A LOT OF CHANCES
TO COMPETE AS NUMBER TWO
EVENTUALLY.
I JUST TALKED TO HIM.
HE WAS, YOU KNOW, IT WAS HARD
AND HE WAS SHOOK UP AND I SAID,
I KNOW, I GET IT.
I UNDERSTAND.
>> Narrator: THE LIONS HAVE
THEIR 53 MAN ROSTER, BUT IT
COMES AT A COST.
NEARLY HALF THE PLAYERS WHO
BEGAN CAMP ARE GONE.
THEY WERE TEAMMATES AND FRIENDS.
>> THINNED OUT, DIDN'T IT,
BROTHER?
GOOD SEEING YOU, MAN.
>> BUT YOU ARE STILL HERE,
THOUGH.
>> SO ARE YOU.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> EH.
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
I KNOW.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T HURT, IT'S
TIME TO GET OUT OF THIS BUSINES
BUSINESS.
I'M BETTER.
I'M BETTER THAN I WAS YESTERDAY.
THE DAY BEFORE.
THESE TWO DAYS ARE THE WORST.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
>> Narrator: AFTER FIVE LONG
WEEKS OF WORRY AND WORK, SWEAT
AND SACRIFICE, LOOKS LIKE DAN
CAMPBELL WAS RIGHT.
GREAT
GRIT MATTERS.♪ ♪
♪ ♪
>> THERE HE IS, THERE HE IS!
♪ ♪
>> THERE YOU GO.
NICE, JAMAAL.
>> OH, YEAH!
YEAH!
♪ ♪
>> LET'S GO, CRAIG!
♪ ♪
>> OH, MAN, THERE WE GO!
GOOD JOB!
>> THERE YOU GO, THERE IT IS.
♪ ♪
>> YOU SEEING SLIM OVER THERE?
SHADY?
>> YEAH, HOW IS HE HERE?
>> RIGHT THERE.
>> Y'ALL SEE HIM?
>> HE MIGHT TO BE ON OF LIKE,
HOLY SHIT PEERED >> YOU GET ON
WITH CRAZY?
WHEN YOU ARE JUST PLAYING
CATCHING SOMEONE RIGHT IN THE
STREET OR WHATEVER, YOU GET ON
THE REAL FIELD AND YOU THROW
THAT BITCH AS HARD AS YOU CAN
AND IT'S LIKE, TEN YARDS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
[LAUGHTER]
>> THERE IT IS.
>> THAT'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS ME.
IT'S THERE, IT'S GETTING THERE.
>> WHEN HE HITS ME, I MIGHT
FUCKING DIE.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> MY NAME IS AUBREY, I'M FROM
FLINT, MICHIGAN, ORIGINALLY.
>> OH, WORD?
THAT'S DOPE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IT MEANS A LOT -- I'M GOING TO
KEEP GOING.
>> APPRECIATE YOU, BRO.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
PLEASURE, MAN.
>> APPRECIATE YOU.
>> LOTS OF RESPECT FOR YOU.
NOBODY REPRESENTS IN THIS CITY
MORE THAN YOU DO SO WITH A
PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU OUT HERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, BRO.
WE GOT A GOOD TEAM THIS YEAR,
MAN.
LET'S GO.
>> WHEN HE GOING TO COME OUT TO
THE GAME THIS YEAR?
>> I SAID, WHATEVER, I'LL GO TO
EVERY GAME AND STAND ON THE
SIDELINE AND IF YOU GUYS NEED TO
PUT MAN, PUT ME IN.
BECAUSE ANY POSITION, I'M GOOD.
ACTUALLY, ANY POSITION, I'M
GREAT.
>> WORD.
>> KNOCK THEM 30 FEET IN THE
AIR.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> MUCH LOVE.
LOVE YOU.
>> LOVE YOU TOO, MAN.
>> WITH THE PRACTICE TACKLE.
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.
>> IF I WASN'T WEARING THESE
FUCKING SKINNY JEANS!
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SEE, I SOUND LIKE A FAN.
>> YOU'RE A LOT TALLER I THOUGHT
YOU'D BE.
>> I GET THAT QUITE A BIT.
>> IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU.
>> YOU TOO.
>> THANKS FOR MAKING IT OUT
HERE, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU SEE
YOU.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> OH, FUCK THAT'S.
FUCK THAT.
[LAUGHS]
DAMN, NO WAY I'M GETTING IN
THERE.
>> JUST MAKE IT PAST THE FIRST
90 SECONDS AND YOUR GOOD.
>> THAT 90 SECONDS TOO LONG.
>> HOW YOU DOING, SIR?
>> GOOD.
JAMAAL, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> YOU TOO BE A THANK YOU, MAN.
>> I THINK JUST THE ONE I SAW,
AIDAN DOING THE "BILLIE JEAN"
SHIT.
INCREDIBLE.
IT WAS ACTUALLY FUNNY.
FUNNY AS FUCK.
>> Narrator: TODAY EMINEM IS
GOING FOR MM-MM.
HE IS PROVIDING LUNCH FOR THE
LIONS.
>> YOU WANT TO TAKE A BITE?
>> ROUND NUMBER TWO.
>> Narrator: KALIL PIMPLETON
IS A LONG WAY FROM HIS MOM'S
HOME COOKING.
TODAY HE IS STARTING OUT FOR A
SPOT ON THE GIANTS'S NEW YORK
PRACTICE SQUAD.
>> I'M WEARING -- I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHERE WE AT.
ARE WE IN NEW JERSEY?
WE ARE IN LIKE, NEW YORK,
NEW JERSEY, AT THE GIANTS
TRAINING CENTER.
WE ARE HERE FOR A WORKOUT.
CAME HERE TO SHOW THEM WHAT I
GOT.
IT'S NOT EASY TO GO THROUGH A
SITUATION WHERE SOMEBODY TELL
YOU, WE CAN'T KEEP YOU.
THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO GO
THROUGH, MENTALLY.
FULL OF EMOTIONS, YOU KNOW?
FULL OF WHAT IFS.
I CAN'T TELL Y'ALL ENOUGH HOW,
LIKE HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY.
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN SAY THAT
THEY EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK IN FRONT OF NFL COACHES.
♪ ♪
>> TO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY,
IT MEANS A LOT.
IT MEANS MY HARD WORK ISN'T
GOING UNNOTICED.
>> COACH, NICE TO MEET YOU,
MA'AM.
I APPRECIATE --
>> Narrator: PIMPLETON HAS GOT
A WINNING SMILE.
THE QUESTION IS WHETHER HE DID
ENOUGH FOR THE GIANTS TO JUGGLE
THEIR PERSONNEL AND MAKE ROOM
FOR HIM.
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> WHAT UP?
ALL RIGHT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
>> I'M GOOD, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
>> I'M GOOD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
READY TO BE A GIANT OR WHAT?
>> HELL YAM.
>> WE ARE ALL GOOD WITH THE
AGENT SO WE WILL SIGN YOU UP AND
GET YOU READY.
YOU DID GREAT, BUT BRING THAT
RESILIENCE, BECAUSE YOU DROPPED
A COUPLE PASSES IN THE BEGINNING
AND BOUNCED RIGHT BACK.
SO WE NEED THAT SPEED EVERY DAY.
>> YES OR.
>> YOU EARNED IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M STANDING IN THE
NEW YORK GIANTS TRAINING
FACILITY.
SO, A BLESSING, MAN.
I CAN'T USE THAT WORD ENOUGH.
>> Narrator: LIKE KALIL
PIMPLETON, DAVID BLOUGH HAS MADE
ANOTHER TEAM'S PRACTICE SQUAD.
>> FOR ME IT'S ABOUT PROVING TO
MYSELF THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY I
CAN KEEP GETTING BETTER, BEING A
PART OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS
GOING TO ALLOW ME TO COMPETE.
BEING ABLE TO GO TO ANY
ORGANIZATION AND SEE A NEW
CULTURE, BE AROUND A NEW GROUP
OF GUYS AND BE A PART OF
BUILDING SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH
COACH McDONALD.
SOMETHING THAT IS ENTICING TO ME
AND I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING THIS THING GOING,
LEARNING AS BEST I CAN AND BEING
A PART OF IT.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
>> WELCOME BACK, MAN.
WELCOME BACK.
THIS IS THE CREW, THIS IS IT.
THIS IS REALLY WHO WE ARE GOING
INTO THE SEASON WITH, BECAUSE
THIS IS THE RIGHT ROOM.
THIS IS THE RIGHT 53.
PLUS THE VET SQUAD, OR PRACTICE
SQUAD IF YOU ARE A ROOKIE.
SO THIS IS THE CREW.
WE'RE GOING TO COUNT ON ALL OF
YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO NEED EVERYBODY
IN THIS ROOM, THAT IS WHY WE
WANTED EVERYBODY BACK.
THIS IS GOOD, MAN.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE ALL YOU GUYS
BACK THAT THIS GOOD.
THE LAST ONE HERE, GET THIS ONE
OUT OF THE WAY, GET A LITTLE
BREATHER AND WE WILL COME BACK
READY FOR PHILLY.
LET'S GO, SPECIAL TEAMS.
>> Narrator: TRAINING CAMP IS
OVER.
BUT DUCE AND AG ARE STILL GOING
AT IT.
>> SCREAMING, MAN.
>> I WENT LIKE THREE PLAYS
BEFORE.
>> WE WERE DOWN HERE NOW.
>> BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT
RIGHT THERE.
>> YOU CAN'T GO BACK THERE.
>> WHY CAN'T I?
[LAUGHTER]
>> Narrator: SOME THINGS NEVER
CHANGE.
>> HE MADE THE TACKLE ON THE
SCREEN.
>> BULLSHIT, COME ON.
>> Narrator: EACH LION ON THE
TEAM STILL OWES THE TEAM 40
UP-DOWNS.
>> 22.
23.
AT 24.
COME ON!
[WHISTLE]
>> WATCH HIM!
>> NOTHING LIKE THE WELCOME TO
THE TEAM.
>> Narrator: IF YOU DON'T HAVE
COURAGE, YOU WANT TO BE A
DETROIT LION THIS SEASON.
>> BREAK IT DOWN, BURROW, BREAK
IT DOWN.
>> "DEFENSE" ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE, DEFENSE!
>> GUY JUST, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING FOR.
DOES A PLAYER KNOW WHAT TO DO?
IS A PLAYER DISCIPLINED ENOUGH
TO USE THE FUNDAMENTALS THAT
HE'S BEEN TAUGHT.
AND NUMBER THREE, WHAT IS HE
LIKE UNDER THE LIGHTS WHEN THE
PRESSURE IS ON?
DOES HE RISE TO THE OCCASION?
DOES HE FLY IN IT?
OR DOES HE JUST FUCKING CRUMBLE?
BECAUSE IT'S ALL ON TAPE, YOU
CAN'T HIDE.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
THIS IS THE FIRST SEASON NOW, AS
I LOOK AT IT.
IT'S DIFFERENT, IT NEEDS TO FEEL
DIFFERENT.
YOU GUYS GO COMPETE.
NOTHING MADE ME MORE PROUD THAN
THIS YEAR LAST TIME.
WE HAD THIS WHOLE COUNT, WE GET
ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE AND WE
ALMOST GETTING INTO SCORE AND I
PULL HIM OUT AND HE COMES OUT
MOTHERFUCKING ME.
A ROOKIE, MOTHERFUCKING MAY
APPEAR TO MAKE ME SO PROUD, HE
DID NOT WANT TO COME HELP YOU
THIS IS OUR FIRST SEASON, LET'S
GO!
>> I FEEL LIKE WHAT YOU ARE
BUILDING TWO IS THOSE GUYS YOU
WERE GOING TO LINE UP WITH.
>> WHAT'S UP, MAN?
DONE CRAPPING YOUR PANTS, OR
WHAT?
LET'S GO.
>> YOU WANT TO COME TO WORK.
YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF THE
DETROIT LIONS ORGANIZATION AND
NOBODY IS INSIGNIFICANT.
>> GOT ANYTHING GOING ON THIS
WEEKEND?
>> NO, I'M HERE RELAXING.
>> EZE, WHAT'S UP?
SEE, I TOLD YOU YOU'D BE BACK.
IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR YOU!
>> TRAINING CAMP WAS A GREAT
LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
>> UP AND INASMUCH AS WE CAN.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S BETTER!
>> TRAINING CAMP WAS...
LET ME THINK OF THIS MY.
>> WATCH A MOVIE WITH US
TONIGHT.
ME AND JOSH ARE GOING.
>> TRAINING CAMP WAS A BLAST.
>> THERE YOU GO, RODRIGO!
GOOD JOB, RODRIGO!
>> HONESTLY, WHEN I GO OUT TO
EAT EVERYBODY IS LIKE, RODRIGO!
RODRIGO!
>> ATOMIC BOMB ALL OVER, LIKE,
THIS SHIT BURNS, BURROW.
>> TRAINING CAMP WAS FUN.
>> TRAINING CAMP WAS HARD.
>> TRAINING CAMP WAS A SUCCESS.
>> TRAINING CAMP WAS FUN.
>> LET'S GO WIN THIS BITCH!
>> THE 2022 DETROIT LIONS WILL
COMPETE EVERY GAME.
BECAUSE THAT'S AS MUCH AS WE
ARE.
WE ARE A GRITTY TEAM.
AND WE ARE BUILT THAT WAY.
>> RIGHT THERE, THERE IT IS,
GOOD!
>> THE 2022 DETROIT LIONS WILL
PUT THE NFL ON NOTICE.
>> ABSOLUTELY!
>> YOU WANT TO REAP THINGS FROM
THIS GAME, AND THE ULTIMATE
THING YOU CAN REAP FROM IT IS A
CHAMPIONSHIP.
AND THE WAY TO GET CLOSER TO A
CHAMPIONSHIP IS A PLAYOFF PUSH.
>> THERE IT IS, GOOD!
>> OH, MAN, WE LOOKING GOOD!
>> TRAINING CAMP HAS BEEN A
BLAST.
AND IT'S BEEN TOUGH.
>> CRAIG WON ONE!
DAMN, GREG!
>> BUT LAST YEAR I SAID THAT
TRAINING CAMP WAS A BITCH.
IT'S STILL A BITCH.
>> LAST ONE.
THE 2022 DETROIT LIONS WILL?
>> UM...
[SIGHS]
>> A NUMBER OF WAYS I COULD GO
WITH THAT.
UM...
[DEEP BREATH]
THE 2022 DETROIT LIONS WILL BE
THE TEAM THAT CAN AND WILL.
>> ACTION.
CAN I SAY THAT?
I AIN'T NEVER BEEN A PART OF
THIS, SO THIS IS AN EXCITING
MOMENT FOR ME.
>> IT'S ALSO DOPE BECAUSE WE GOT
TO "HARD KNOCKS" THIS YEAR.
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE SPIRIT
>>
OH, YEAH.
[LAUGHTER]
>> SO THAT IS CALLED FLOW?
>> THAT IS A BIRD MAN.
ANY BIRD COME BY AND LAND ON TOP
OF THAT.
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
WALK AROUND WITH TWO LITTLE
BIRDS UP THERE.
>> THE HAMMERHEAD THERE, MAN!
GOING TO START CALLING YOU JAWS!
SEAN CONNERY, HOW YOU DOING, MAN
WHAT'S UP, BUTTERCUP, HOW ARE
YOU?
NEED ME TO TIE YOUR SHOES FOR
YOU?
>> GOING TO START CALLING JUJU
CINNAMON STICKS.
>> CINNAMON STICKS, THIS GUY.
>> SOMEONE IN THERE JUST SAID
EMINEM SUCKS REALLY BAD.
>> NO, HE DOES NOT.
>> CANNOT CUSS ON "HARD KNOCKS"?
OH, IT IS HBO.
HBO DOES SOME CRAZY STUFF APPEAR
STUFF.
>> REMEMBER CUPS?
>> WHEN YOU GET HIT IN YOUR
GONADS?
HOW OFTEN?
ONCE A YEAR?
DAMN.
THAT SUCKS.
>> GOOD FOR YOU, BRO.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL CUT ME
OFF LAST TIME BEFORE I THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I GREW UP WATCHING "HARD KNOCKS
"HARD KNOCKS."
SO THIS IS A BLESSED FEELING.
>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
>> I AM DONE.
>> [LAUGHS]
♪ ♪
>> Narrator: THIS HAS BEEN A
PRESENTATION OF HBO SPORTS.