Bralen Trice on 2021

UW edge rusher Bralen Trice discusses opting out and then playing as a sub in 2021.

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00:00 >> Should you have played more in 2021?

00:04 >> I believe I should have played more, but I'm not gonna speak on that too much.

00:09 I mean, my coaches made their decisions and they're my coaches and

00:12 I appreciate them for- >> I just thinking back watching that whole

00:15 thing, watching you go 72 yards with a fumble return.

00:17 >> Yeah. >> And there was a lot of injuries on

00:19 the outsides and I'm thinking, why didn't Braylon play more?

00:22 And I talked to Eric about that, Eric Schmidt, and he just said, well,

00:26 we have a different system.

00:28 >> Yeah. >> And maybe you should have played more.

00:30 >> Yeah, I don't have much to say on that, but

00:33 I appreciated how my coaches taught me back then.

00:35 And I appreciate my coaches now and the opportunities they've given me and

00:39 that's all I can really say on that, so.

00:41 >> When I was on a media day, I had a chance to talk to Laiyatsu Watson.

00:45 >> Yeah, my boy?

00:47 >> Yeah. >> We called you his boy, but

00:49 I asked him at the end of the year, who's gonna have more sacks, him or you?

00:52 >> Right here.

00:53 I mean, we'll see.

00:55 >> [LAUGH] >> You know what I'm saying?

00:57 That's my boy, but it's friendly competition, you know what I'm saying?

01:00 He drives me to be better, I hope I'm driving him to be better.

01:02 And that's how it's always been.

01:04 Freshman year, I came in and he was balling out and I was looking up to him,

01:08 watching how he works and how he's working on the field.

01:11 And now we're both at that position where we can play and

01:14 compete with each other, so I think it's fun.

01:15 >> I got one more for you.

01:17 What did you do when you opted out?

01:18 How did you spend that year?

01:19 >> Spent that year?

01:20 Just spending time with family, getting mentally right, taking care of my body,

01:24 and then coming back ready to start.

01:27 >> The pandemic sent you home just to be careful, or what?

01:30 >> Well, really just spent time on myself, really got my head in the book,

01:35 got myself in the weight room.

01:37 I actually spent a lot of time doing yoga, believe it or not, doing hot yoga.

01:41 I wish I could have done more, but it was a good time to just get away from

01:46 the game and kinda get right.

01:50 >> Reset.

01:50 >> Yeah, reset.