New Arizona Cardinals LB Mack Wilson believes the team can be special.
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00:06 Super excited.
00:08 Had a nice flight down yesterday.
00:10 You know, obviously, was just able to kind of reminisce on,
00:14 you know, my career over the last few years
00:16 and, you know, just to see where I was headed,
00:18 you know, just on that flight yesterday.
00:19 It was just an unbelievable feeling, you know, that I had
00:22 and just super excited, you know, to get to work.
00:26 Were you looking for a spot?
00:28 I mean, obviously, you played a big role last year.
00:30 Didn't necessarily start at every game.
00:32 Were you looking for more than that,
00:34 or did that not really matter to you?
00:38 Yeah, I mean, it really didn't matter to me, honestly.
00:40 You know, I was just -- I was one of those guys --
00:42 well, I'm one of those guys who always put the team first.
00:45 I'm one of those guys who always willing to do
00:47 whatever it takes to help the team win,
00:49 and that's rather -- that's me rushing on third down,
00:52 rather that's me going in just to play on third down
00:55 or, you know what I'm saying?
00:56 I mean, obviously, we all want more, you know,
00:59 but I just took advantage of whatever my role was
01:02 and excelled at it, you know,
01:03 and that's what I could have controlled,
01:05 and that's what I did.
01:06 I try to come off as one of those guys who's loving, caring,
01:09 who's all about the person next to him.
01:12 You know, I'm not all about just myself,
01:13 and, you know, just being able to bring everybody together,
01:17 I feel like that's huge, and, you know,
01:18 I'm not one of the most vocal guys,
01:20 but, you know, I try my best to lead by example
01:23 with my energy on how I play,
01:25 how I bring my pads,
01:26 how I come to work every day and things like that,
01:28 but, you know, it's a blessing in disguise,
01:31 so I'm grateful to be here.
01:33 JG, Coach Rollins, great dudes, great energy.
01:36 I had a special feeling when I walked into this building today.
01:39 It's just felt like, you know, a breath of fresh air, obviously,
01:42 and just the energy that, you know, JG, Munty, Coach Hollins,
01:46 all those guys came up, you know, came up to me with
01:49 and just in the building and in the cafeteria in general,
01:51 it was dope.
01:52 It was dope to see, honestly, and, you know,
01:54 I feel like it's something special brewing, you know, Arizona,
01:57 and we're going to get this thing going.
01:59 And foremost, I'm a man of God.
02:01 I would say that, you know, I'm a family man.
02:03 I love my kid.
02:04 I love my fiance, my family, and then, you know,
02:07 there's football, obviously, and, you know,
02:09 when I lock in on football as far as me going to work,
02:12 going to practice, playing or whatnot,
02:14 it's just a totally different mindset.
02:16 You know, I'm -- like I said, I'm not a vocal guy,
02:19 so when I go to work, I just go to work.
02:21 Like, you probably hear me screaming or something
02:24 or yelling or something, but other than that,
02:27 it's just all work.
02:29 Like, I just want to be the best version of myself
02:31 each and every day, and that's what I was able to learn
02:35 those last two years at the Patriots.
02:37 With not playing as much, I was able to really figure out
02:40 who I was as a person because it could have been easy for me
02:43 to tuck my tail and just not quit,
02:45 but, like, just not care either, you know,
02:47 so I feel like me just really staying focused,
02:50 staying dedicated to myself, staying dedicated to the team
02:53 allowed me to be successful late in the year last year
02:56 when it was time.
02:57 Like I said, we got something special brewing here,
02:59 I feel like, and, you know, we're just going to keep working,
03:03 keep putting it together one day at a time,
03:05 and we're going to see what we end up coming February.
03:07 -Your dog. -No.
03:09 Kazea White, he's a dog.
03:12 I watched him, you know, last year before he had his little injury
03:15 or whatnot, kind of remind me of myself downhill,
03:18 thumper, can do it all,
03:21 and, you know, you put me with a guy like that, it's...
03:26 You tell me.
03:28 No, we're going to see.
03:29 But I'm excited, like I said, as you can tell,
03:31 I'm excited to be here, excited to get this thing started.
03:34 You know, I got three years here,
03:36 so I'm going to try my best to leave a mark,
03:39 get into the community, do whatever I can
03:41 to be the best version of Matt Wilson.
03:44 I mean, like I said, start from top down.
03:46 You know, when you got your owner tied in,
03:49 when you got GM tied in, the head coach tied in,
03:52 and they all just trickle on down from them,
03:54 that energy trickling down from them to the players is contagious.
03:58 And, you know, like I said, I just feel like it's fresh air, man.
04:02 I feel something special here.
04:04 I don't know why, but we'll see.
04:06 We'll see what that special feeling may be.
04:08 So, but I'm excited.
04:10 Like I said, I'm excited. I'm ready to get to work.
04:12 And here we go. I'm a Cardinal.
04:15 Mac, you keep talking about how special it would be
04:18 to turn things around here.
04:19 What would it mean to you to be part of that
04:21 and get this thing built around here?
04:23 It would mean a lot, honestly.
04:26 Like you guys mentioned, it's a lot of young players on this team,
04:29 a lot of young players on the defense.
04:31 You know, we have some new additions with Sean,
04:34 Blau, you know, Justin, things like that.
04:37 So, we got some pieces.
04:39 You know, it's just all about putting everything together
04:41 and things like that.
04:43 So, we're going to see what everything do.
04:45 You know, those guys are doing a great job
04:47 of trying to put everything together right now
04:49 to put everything into play for everybody to come in
04:52 and so we can be successful.
04:54 You know, try to line everything up for this year.
04:56 So, everything's going to come together, though, I feel like.
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