Q:  How did the first day go?
A:  First day in the books.  It was good. I enjoyed it.  It went really well.

Q:  Talk about the work you did today, obviously a lot of work on specials, right?
A:  Yeah, we did. We started off practice with the special teams and the middle of practice we stopped and did special teams work.  It is kind of different transferring from NCAA to the pro level.  Special teams are really a big part of both games but because the roster is so much smaller everybody has to take part.  So I’m excited to be a part of that.

Q:  Coach Coughlin said he made the point to you guys that free agents played a lot of special teams slots last year.  So obviously you have to show that you can do that.
A:  Yeah, I expect to be probably on all phases of the special teams come Week One.  So I have to get ready to go.

Q:  You and Jonathan (Goff) seem to have a lot in common. 
A:  Yeah, we were just sitting and talking about that - engineering degree.  Yeah, very similar – met him at the Shrine Game.   He is a solid guy. It is great to be playing with him. 

Q:  Construction site out back.
A:  I think he is a little further on in the degree than I am.  So he probably understands that more than I would.

Q:  What was it like as you guys approached the draft?  Did you have any sense that you would be selected by the Giants?
A:  Just a little bit.  At the Combine we had formal interviews.  And so there were six teams that I had one of those with.  Giants were one of them.  So I thought that maybe it would be one of those six teams.  It is so great – the interview that I had with the Giants.  And I was excited to come here – the Super Bowl champs.  I can never complain about that.  I didn’t really expect it but I thought I would be possible.

Q:  Your family has a pretty rich tradition playing at BYU.   Tell me about your two years off from football.
A:  LBS Mission – it is not mandatory.  It is optional.  And it was something that I always wanted to do.  I have four older brothers and they all did it.  My father did it.  So it was something I wanted to do from a young age.  You go when you are 19.  You get called anywhere in the world.  I got called to Canada and was there for two years.  You are away from you family.  You get four phone calls home in those two years.  All of the other communication is just letters.  Your whole purpose is just to serve the people of that area.  So it was a great experience for me.

Q:  When you have to take the two years off, did you ever think, “Okay, I’m going to lose some interest from different teams.”  Or do you every think you are going to lose your football ability during those years off?
A:  Honestly, that is the risk you take.  Some guys --- coming from BYU we had about 70 guys who went on and did that mission.  And there are some guys you will see before and then they leave, they come back.  You see after the come back that they have definitely lost an edge.  But there are some guys who will leave, they will come back and they will just pick up right where they left off.  And I was blessed and privileged to be able to leave and keep in pretty good shape and came back and picked up right where I left off.

Q:  What is your mindset going into this season with the Giants?  They have lost a couple of linebackers.  So how do you see yourself fitting into this team?
A:   I’m just one of those types of players who will do whatever is asked of me.  So I think it is a great situation because you can come in and compete.  But when it comes down to it, I’m just going to do everything that is asked of me.  If that is play, I’ll play.  If it is special teams, I’ll do whatever they ask me.

Q:  How do you see yourself, strong side, weak side, where do you think you strength lies?
A:  It is just wherever they ask me to play.  In college I played the 3-4.  So it is quite a bit different.  I’m starting to adjust to this 4-3 stacked alignment.  And so right now I’m at SAM.  It feels great.  And so, I don’t know.

Q:  What do you think is going to be the biggest adjustments for you going from 3-4 to 4-3?
A:  I would say just the angle.  In the 3-4 I was always locked out.  You are coming at a different angle and so now I’m kind of stacked with the d-line in front of me as opposed to the side of me.  But that is probably the biggest difference right there. 

Q:  Giants trading up to draft you.
A:  Yeah, I approached that.  It definitely was.  It was something that I took notice of.  And you have to recognize and with that comes a high responsibility that is, if you will, a higher investment. I think they expect to get more out of me and I expect to give more.