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CD-Lam hanging out with us here after practice.

You have a lot of jewelry on, first of all.

I'm very distracted by all of it.

It's in a great way.

Look good, feel good, play, play, you know, the whole thing.

How do you feel?

I feel amazing.

This off day, three days, one day off, that one off day came at the right time.

So feel good to get back out of it, be out here with the guys and building that connection

again.

Especially because you missed training camp a little bit of it last year.

A lot of it. Do you feel like a kinship right now with Micah since he's going through what he's

going through and you just went through this? And how did you deal with that? What advice did you

give him? I hate it for him, honestly, just going throughout this process, obviously him being one of the superstars in his team, we know, like he knows how much he means to his team, but obviously he got to do what he got to do as far as for himself and his family. And, I mean, I hate it. I hate it for him, but I'm happy for, you know, he deserves every dollar that he wants. And, I mean, rightfully so. So that's about it. So in terms of being that you went through that last year, and obviously you can now speak to Micah in regards to that, what's the feeling once that deal gets done? Like, does all that go away, or is it a new blank slate? Or how do you feel after that? It's like a blank slate. Obviously, all that does go away because everything that you've done and like the holdout, if you will. But for Michael, his presence being here and giving guys credit, just a lot of knowledge, just being here. I feel like he's taking a lot more steps than I did it forward throughout this process. But But man, once it happens, I know for him

is all about work. He just got to get it done and do what he got to do to help us win ball games.

I was here last season and the vibes were different. Can you tell me from your perspective

because I'm just, I parachute in and then I'm out, but I think that this is a noticeable difference. Do you agree? And where does that come from? I absolutely do agree, but I do feel like we brag about our energy and everything a lot. You know, so like for us, you just got to be here to see it. You know, it's one of those type of things. And for us, it's just building that camaraderie, building that togetherness. And then once we get out there, we know we're going to battle. Obviously, we have a lot more games in enemy territory. So all we do is have each other. So just getting used to that camaraderie and having each other's back. I feel like it don't get no better than that. For the people that are at home that don't understand it, and hasn't necessarily been in the locker rooms like we have, help them understand what is a culture, how does that impact you as a player, right?

You get to this highest level of competition in your field and people think that it's supposed to be all business. Help people understand the culture and how important it is to be fun with your teammates. Absolutely. I mean, we're here more times than we are anywhere else in the world, honestly. And sometimes more than where we are our family. So, like, this becomes your family. You becoming to adapt to the new era, the new change. And just you want to enjoy your workspace, enjoy your environment. And then, you know, again, building that togetherness. And then understanding one another, like, understanding why he's playing this game, how long they've been playing.

It's a lot of ends and outs. And then once you're going to battle with those guys, you know what he's fighting for, you know who he's playing for. And I feel like that's the best part about this game. Just knowing one another's story and then going out there to battle for it. What's it like having George Pickens here in camp? and tell me a little bit about 50-50 balls with you guys. It's amazing. It's amazing.

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