00:00Through the decision to not participate in minicamp today?
00:06I just decided not to sign those papers.
00:11Do you anticipate signing your contract before Monday to join the team,
00:17or you're not sure when that's going to come together?
00:20I would hope so.
00:22I mean, I would love to be a part of the team.
00:24I'd be on the sideline just looking at everybody else to work.
00:27I was going to say, how tough is that for you?
00:29Yeah, especially on the first day.
00:31It was kind of tough on me.
00:33Are you part of the meetings?
00:35Are you doing other things as part of this?
00:37Oh, yeah, I'm doing everything else.
00:38I'm just, like, on the field stuff.
00:40I'm not doing it.
00:40Do you feel like the negotiations are close?
00:44What is there to negotiate?
00:45There's nothing to negotiate.
00:46I wasn't.
00:47Yeah.
00:49Do you feel like you're close to signing your contract?
00:51I really have no idea.
00:54Are you letting your representation take care of all that?
00:57I'm new to all this, guys.
00:59I don't know what's going on.
01:00I'm new.
01:01So I'm just letting the grown folks take over.
01:04Was it comforting, for lack of a better word,
01:07to have Demetrius as well in the same position with you guys both?
01:10Oh, yeah.
01:12Oh, yeah.
01:12At least I was in Ottawa now.
01:14Everybody looking at me like, what's wrong with this guy?
01:17So, at least it was me and him.
01:19So, it would be okay.
01:21Everything would be fine.
01:22What's the last week been like since you got drafted?
01:26I assume there's a lot of moving parts going on for you as you try to get settled here?
01:30Oh, just a lot of working out back at my school, my strength staff.
01:37Packing up my house.
01:39I did some Pilates.
01:42That sucked.
01:43But other than that, I've just been working on becoming a better person,
01:47a better player for my team.
01:49So, when I get here, we can hit the ground running.
01:51Did you feel like you were still able to get something out of today's practice,
01:55even though you weren't out there actively participating?
01:58Oh, yeah, of course.
01:59I mean, I got to learn the playbook.
02:02So, they was going over the playbook.
02:03So, I was definitely over there watching that.
02:05Can't be falling back on the playbook.
02:07So, I'm still out there trying to learn.
02:11You're also trying to get to know Jerry Montgomery
02:13and what his expectations are in terms of your position, Coach.
02:17What have you learned about Jerry?
02:19What's it been like listening to him coach early on?
02:22He's very passionate about his players.
02:24He wanted the best for his players.
02:26He kind of coached them hard.
02:27He just wanted us to play hard for him, too.
02:30What was the reason to start doing Pilates,
02:32or is that something you've always done?
02:36Let's just say I got dragged into doing it.
02:40What did you think?
02:42It's harder than it looks.
02:44But I'm still sore.
02:46It takes a long time to see the benefit.
02:49Actually, no.
02:50I walked out there for like a million bucks.
02:53Yeah.
02:54Is it something you might continue, you think?
02:56Yeah, for sure.
02:58If y'all see me in town, don't be surprised.
03:01Out of Pilates' studio.
03:03Yeah.
03:05Shamar, I'm sorry.
03:05I know I popped in here late, but just what was that feeling?
03:07You didn't necessarily participate in drills today,
03:10but just being out there on the field for the first time with your teammates.
03:13Oh, you know, it was a little sad,
03:15because, you know, it was the first day.
03:16First day everybody wanted to be out,
03:18but, you know, unfortunately, it's not the same as college.
03:22Things are handled differently in the big league,
03:26so it's kind of hard.
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