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Aaron Brewer reflects on his strong season with the Miami Dolphins, emphasizing his mindset of constant improvement & staying authentic both on and off the field. He discusses playing through injury late last season, driven by his commitment to teammates and fans, and shares how practices like pilates and yoga have helped elevate his strength and durability. Brewer also talks about mentoring younger players, offering guidance to rookies, and praises Jordyn Brooks for his leadership within the locker room.
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00:00Can't say enough about the season he had last year.
00:04Everybody talks about, you know, they score a lot of points.
00:07I'll tell you what, they had a really good running game.
00:10And a lot of the success we saw from A-Chan last year was their all-pro center,
00:18A-Ron Brewer, who joins us this morning.
00:20A-Ron, thanks for being with us, man.
00:21How are you doing this morning?
00:23I'm doing good, man.
00:25Bless.
00:25I just did another day.
00:27Yeah, I'm with you, man.
00:28Hey, I'm 68.
00:29I'm really happy to see you another day, brother.
00:31I'm with you on that one.
00:33Hey, man, I've heard so many great things about you, and I haven't bugged you.
00:38I stay away from most of the guys on the team during the season.
00:43But, hey, you're coming back.
00:45You're coming off.
00:47I thought since you've been here, I can't speak for your Tennessee years,
00:51but some of the things, you getting out in front of the plays
00:54and some of the blocks you had last year,
00:56do you feel like by far that was your best season of your career?
01:01Absolutely.
01:02And, you know, that's kind of what I strive for every year,
01:05every life since my rookie year.
01:07That next year, I'm trying to be better than the last year.
01:09And so what I've been doing so far, that's been doing exactly that.
01:13You know, it makes you feel good on the people that vote for this All-Pro,
01:18like coaches and players, that they recognize, no matter what your record is,
01:23no matter what's going on, that they recognize individually how good somebody is
01:28when they go back and go, hey, that center for the Dolphins, man, he was tough, man.
01:33Pass blocking, getting out in front of the plays out wide,
01:36the guy, whether it's a screen or pitching the ball,
01:39that guy's out there looking to knock somebody down, it says a lot.
01:44Yeah, absolutely.
01:45And I feel like that's more like just a true reflection of my character
01:49because I don't care where I'm at, who I'm playing with, what the record is,
01:55what the time is in the game.
01:56It can be first quarter starting with 60 minutes on the clock,
01:59or it can be fourth quarter down by 25 with two minutes left.
02:04I'm still going to be playing the same way.
02:06And so that's how I just try to live by it, like how you do anything,
02:09how you do everything.
02:10So it don't matter what the situation is,
02:12I'm still going to play and be the person I am in all situations.
02:15Hey, man, and I got to tell you, I also know late in the year you were hurting
02:19and you still played it out, which I think a lot of guys really respect
02:23when the word kind of goes like he's pretty banged up, he thinks he can play,
02:27and then there you are on a Sunday and you're playing.
02:30I think a lot of people that know that really appreciate what you've been able to do.
02:35How about coming from a two-star recruit out of high school
02:38to being an all-pro center?
02:40That's a nice little jump, man.
02:42Everybody thinks that's only for four- and five-star high school guys.
02:47No, it is dope, man.
02:49It all happens just behind them closed doors every day,
02:53like just being consistent and just putting in that daily work,
02:57that sweat equity, building that up every day.
02:59And it never stops.
03:01Like I always had the vision of where I was trying to get to,
03:04but anything you're doing in life, whether you're doing football
03:07or you're working in the office, you've got to put in that work.
03:10And I put in the work behind the closed doors,
03:12and I'm starting to see the fruits of my labor.
03:15Well, I got to tell you, it's funny you said that,
03:18because leadership obviously may be more than ever,
03:21as young as this team's going to be this year.
03:25And it's something all the guys are telling me,
03:27oh, no, listen, you don't have to worry.
03:29You don't have to worry about that center.
03:30He's going to lead the guys, and he's going to believe they have a chance.
03:35And I got to talk about that with you,
03:37because not everybody wants to be that guy out in front of everybody
03:40being the leaders.
03:41Whatever, where did that come from?
03:46It is really from just how I had walked, you know what I'm saying?
03:50So I was always led by example.
03:53I had, like, great people in front of me, great coaches, great mentors.
03:57And so they all just poured into me, and just, like, just how I said,
04:02like, how you do anything, how you do everything,
04:03they poured that into me.
04:04And so I try to depict it every day.
04:06And then I'm just also a child of God.
04:09So I'm always trying to be a disciple.
04:11I'm trying to pour into other people.
04:12Like, once I'm working, and how you said, at the end of the year,
04:14I'm hurting, but I'm still out there playing,
04:16because I understand that it's not just for me.
04:18It's for my team.
04:20It's for the kids watching on TV.
04:22It's for the fans in a statement who they had a bad week,
04:25and they came to the game just to get that little bit of joy.
04:28Like, that's what I'm trying to do.
04:30I'm trying to express that love through me to give to other people.
04:33So it's not always about me.
04:34And so I feel like I embody that in heart.
04:36I've been that way since the South.
04:38I've always been a servant of people.
04:40And so that's just where my leadership comes from.
04:44That's fantastic, man.
04:45I got to ask you, you're playing next to a guy that everybody got on.
04:49Savaniah was a rookie last year, and he had some great plays.
04:53And he's got to read the grades that come out from pro football focus
04:57and all the other stuff.
04:59I'm always wondering, the leader that you are,
05:01what kind of message do you give a guy?
05:04You've been through that, I'm sure, where you've had games that weren't great
05:07and you've had plays that are.
05:08It's a roller coaster.
05:09The NFL's a roller coaster.
05:11I'm just wondering, what do you tell a guy like that rookie in his first year?
05:16Just say the course.
05:17You know what I'm saying?
05:17Don't worry about the outside noise the same way that all these fans
05:22or whoever, they got all these bad words for you.
05:25As soon as you flip that page and you start signing, you balling,
05:30you're doing everything you're supposed to do,
05:31and now everybody loves you.
05:33They're going to turn that fast.
05:35And so don't worry about the outside noise.
05:37Just focus on what we got going.
05:39Focus on your craft and everything else will work out.
05:42You can always control what you can control.
05:44And so that's just the biggest point.
05:47Like, build up what you had last year, learn from your mistakes,
05:51and enhance on the good things you did have good.
05:53So that's the mindset, and that's how we're moving forward with it.
05:56You know, Aaron, I've always thought that going from your first year
06:01to second year is the most growth when you play.
06:03Do you agree with that?
06:04Like, all of a sudden, you got your feet wet, you made all your mistakes.
06:08As long as you're mentally strong, that second year is usually a big jump.
06:12Do you feel that way?
06:13Absolutely.
06:14I feel that's the big jump.
06:15And you got to be intentional about it.
06:17Like, you can't just think, oh, you're going to walk in,
06:19do the same workouts, whatever you did last year,
06:21and then you're going to get different results.
06:23You got to change something.
06:25Like, you coming from college, you coming to the NFL,
06:28it's a different speed, different game.
06:30Like, a bunch of great players.
06:32Like, everybody is the elite of the elite.
06:34And so you come in, and you witness this,
06:36and you're playing against them.
06:38It's a shock, almost, when you come in your rookie year.
06:41But after that, like, you kind of get a feel for, okay, this is the NFL.
06:45And so that second, you come in more prepared,
06:47understanding what you signed up for, what you got yourself into.
06:50And so I feel like that's where that big jump comes from,
06:53because you really understand the true speed of the game is how the game looks
06:59once you read it out there every snap.
07:02Like, there's not many rookies that come in and start right out
07:05and play every game.
07:06Like, every seven, like 17 games, you play every one.
07:11Like, Johnny played every one.
07:12He didn't miss out one.
07:13That's all.
07:14Like, that's just dope for a rookie.
07:15But I'm excited for him.
07:16Like, he got down to his belt.
07:17So now he knows what he's getting into this year.
07:19You know, that leadership word gets used and thrown around a lot last year
07:24and now this year.
07:26I think all coaches agree.
07:27And you can't just get it from coaches.
07:29You've got to have leadership.
07:30And they've talked about you as one of those core guys coming back on this team
07:35that not only coming off a great year, but your leadership and your mentoring
07:39and all the stuff you do.
07:41Who else would you put on that list on the team of guys that you like listening to
07:46when they have a message, they get your attention?
07:51A dude that come off, like, just straight off the top of my mind
07:54is just Jordan Brooks.
07:55Jordan Brooks, you know, he had a hell of a season last year.
07:59And he is his character, his people.
08:02You know what I'm saying?
08:03It's bigger than just the player on the field.
08:07Like, the person outside that, how they carry themselves,
08:10how they treat people.
08:10Like, that's like you really look at the example of what a good leader is.
08:15And I feel like Jordan, like, he's exactly this.
08:17It's like he's living right off the field.
08:19He's living right on the field.
08:21He's giving his all in everything he do.
08:23And so anytime he got any type of words to say,
08:26any type of knowledge to kick to me, like, I'm all ears.
08:30Hey, I got to ask you, I just heard this, too,
08:33that you're going to be going back for a mentoring program back to Dallas,
08:36where you're from, May 2nd, to be the speaker in a program that you once
08:42were part of and listened to a speaker and how it's had an influence on you.
08:47And by the way, I'm talking about also donating money
08:50and all the other things that you do.
08:51Talk about that a little bit and how that's affected you.
08:55Yeah, man, it is dope.
08:56And so I just went into the offseason, and as I said,
09:00I'm constantly just trying to grow and be a better man, better child of God.
09:03And so I'm trying to give back to the people that helped me come along.
09:08Like, it just hit different.
09:10And so with the program donating back to, it's crazy because, like,
09:13last year I'm sitting in the cold stuff just looking at the program
09:17because it was on my mind.
09:18And so the program's called Future Leaders Program.
09:21And so when I was, like, in sixth, seventh grade, looking up,
09:25scrolling down their page, and I get to the bottom,
09:27and it's like the Brewer Foundation.
09:28So I'm like, the Brewer Foundation, okay.
09:31So I guess it was just meant to be.
09:33So I reached out to him, and I think I got, like,
09:37a couple programs set up through him that was going to try to get the wheels
09:41turning on probably this late summer and during the season.
09:45And so it's just dope that I'm able to give back.
09:47And that's the biggest part I'm trying to do.
09:49I'm trying to give kids that exposure.
09:51I came from the little South Dapst area of Dallas, Texas.
09:55And so that was an area they looked out for.
09:57And so through the program, I just got so much exposure.
10:00They allowed me to see so many more things in life that I probably wouldn't see
10:03just being in front of the area I was from.
10:06And so I really appreciate it.
10:07They kind of hit on me, like, that's all it takes for some kids
10:10is just for them to see something different.
10:12But if they see something different and exposed to something,
10:15like that triggered what they need them to chase their goal
10:19or just give them that extra push to believe that things are possible.
10:23And so that's why I'm embodying right now.
10:26It's really just trying to give back to the youth,
10:28whether it's my words, my time, or something.
10:31I'm trying to get back to them so they can change and believe that
10:34they can do anything in this world.
10:36That's our future.
10:37So the kids are our future.
10:39So I'm trying to point to them and just give them everything to give me.
10:43Well, I tell you what, it's amazing.
10:45And now you're the guy on the other end.
10:47They can look at it and say, hey, man, he was able to do it.
10:51Maybe I can do it, too.
10:52I think it's a great message.
10:53Hey, so I got to ask you this, too.
10:55You go, you guys have these workouts starting back up.
10:59What's it like?
11:00You see a lot of new faces in a lot of new places.
11:03What are that first couple of days like for you?
11:07It's dope, you know what I'm saying,
11:08because there's a bunch of new faces on the team and on the coaching staff.
11:12And so I just feel like it's a good experience.
11:15And I feel like we just got to come in with an open mind.
11:18But right now it's about just building relationships
11:21and putting in that work.
11:23So just getting everybody on the same page
11:25and building a solid foundation for the Miami Dolphins
11:29to last now and years to come.
11:32And so I feel like this is where it all starts.
11:34And so we really see everybody's trying to build a relationship,
11:38find everyone's personality,
11:39and merge together the best we can.
11:41And, you know, on the same page, it feels something great.
11:44You know what's amazing?
11:45It seems like you really like playing.
11:47Because we always get this,
11:48well, I don't know if the veterans are going to want to stay around.
11:50You look like you really like playing for the Miami Dolphins.
11:55I do.
11:56It's an amazing city.
11:57When I got out here in 2024, I told them I'm not trying to go nowhere.
12:01I plan to retire here.
12:02I want to stay here for the rest of my career.
12:05Yeah.
12:05So, like, it's a great organization.
12:07It's a great city.
12:08And so I'm trying to give everything I can in my time,
12:11in my playing time, my playing career,
12:13to the Miami Dolphins to set them up for success
12:16while I'm here and long after I'm gone.
12:19Hey, so I got to ask you, man.
12:22Pilates and yoga are two things that you do
12:25when you're not working out,
12:26two other things that you like to do.
12:28And I always used to get on people.
12:30Don't get mad at me.
12:31But my wife goes, I'm going to Pilates today.
12:33And I used to just, I didn't realize
12:36big, strong dudes are doing Pilates.
12:39What do you get out of Pilates?
12:40I'm just curious.
12:41Help me out.
12:43So, Pilates, like, it's more mild muscle focused.
12:48You know what I'm saying?
12:49As football players, we do, like, a lot of heavy lifting,
12:52sprinting, this and that.
12:53But those mild muscles is, like,
12:56kind of what makes the difference.
12:57It kind of gives you that mind and muscle connection
12:59of the muscle you're trying to use.
13:02Okay.
13:02Don't get me wrong.
13:03Like, I was the same way in front.
13:04I'm like, Pilates, that's what a lady,
13:07that's what a woman is.
13:08Yeah, no, I said Omar Kelly was doing.
13:10I said, Omar, man, you're going to pick up ladies.
13:13I accused him, you know, you're there to get ladies.
13:15He goes, no, it's a great workout.
13:17Hey, I'm telling you, you go to a Pilates class,
13:21specifically Solid Corps.
13:22We've been going in Fort Lauderdale in Las Olas.
13:25You go to one of them classes, I promise you,
13:28your legs are going to be in there shaking like a stripper.
13:31Okay.
13:32Hey, so I got to ask you this now.
13:35Have you had any luck as a leader of that offensive line
13:38getting any other guys to go with you to do Pilates or yoga?
13:43Oh, yeah, absolutely.
13:44Wasn't that – so me and Pat, we do it, frankly.
13:48Like, this whole offseason we've been going every Wednesday
13:50and getting some of the other guys to go with it.
13:52It was a point in time last offseason we had –
13:55got the whole offensive line to come after a Pilates class,
13:58a Solid Corps class.
14:00Wow.
14:00And so, yeah, but, like, consistently, me, Pat, Brayden, Daniels,
14:07Keon Smith, like, we ain't no Pilates, man.
14:10We're in the Solid Corps doing a little extra work.
14:12But, like, we try to just create that separation.
14:16Yeah.
14:16Little thing.
14:17I love it.
14:18Pat, you got Big Pat going.
14:19Patrick Parr, left tackle.
14:21And, by the way, how good is he going to be?
14:23You talk about taking that big jump in year two.
14:25Oh, my gosh.
14:26How good is he going to be?
14:28Dog, you talk about good, great, and elite.
14:30I feel like my dog, he's going to push on that elite status this year.
14:34He's going to unlock it.
14:35Hey, so I got some other things.
14:37I know you love food.
14:38You like going around and checking food out there.
14:42Give me your favorite restaurant or two.
14:43Go ahead and give a shout-out.
14:44I don't mind you doing it.
14:46They don't have to pay.
14:46Give me a couple of your favorite restaurants.
14:49Okay, okay.
14:50We're going to go – it's a spot out here by – it's in Fort Lauderdale,
14:55Los Solish.
14:56It's a spot we hit faithfully after finishing off a lot.
14:59It's our solid court class called Coyote Taco.
15:02Okay.
15:03Coyote, top tier Mexican restaurant.
15:05Get you a burrito, quesadilla, taco, bowl, whichever you want.
15:09Look at you.
15:10That's strong right there.
15:11Okay.
15:13Yep.
15:14And then I said another one.
15:15This has been my spot since I got out here in 2024.
15:18I found out about it.
15:20It's called El Chiracaso.
15:22It's in – I think I say Pembroke.
15:25Pembroke Pines.
15:26Pembroke Pines.
15:27Okay.
15:27Yeah.
15:28Yep.
15:28It's a Brazilian steakhouse.
15:30But it's like a little small spot.
15:31It's really intimate.
15:32But when I tell you, these probably got the best lamb chops you would ever taste like.
15:36Oh.
15:37The bone.
15:39I'm hungry right now.
15:40Oh, Lord.
15:42That sounds so good.
15:43You guys steak, pure steak restaurants.
15:45There's a ton of great ones.
15:47You have a favorite because somebody's always mad if they don't hear it.
15:50But go ahead and give me your go-to.
15:52You know what?
15:53I just feel like a real tasty steak tonight.
15:56Okay.
15:57Okay.
15:57Let's see.
15:57We can go with – what's one of my favorite, favorite?
16:02I did have recently Prime 112.
16:06Oh, yeah.
16:08Yeah.
16:09Yeah.
16:09No, no.
16:10That's good.
16:10Plus, usually the talent down there is not bad, too, while you're at Prime 112.
16:16The left side of that restaurant.
16:18Yeah.
16:18No, no.
16:19I got you on that one.
16:21Hey, man.
16:21Yeah.
16:22I got to tell you, it's been great having you, man.
16:25I really appreciate you getting to know you a little bit and spending time, man.
16:30Congratulations on everything, man, and your mentoring programs that you're doing and all
16:35the great work in our community, your leadership role, man.
16:39It sounds great.
16:40Keep it going, man.
16:43Hey, thank you, man, for having me, man.
16:44I just hope you have a great rest of your day, man.
16:46Everybody in the office, everybody stay blessed.
16:49All right.
16:49Hey, good way to go.
16:50Good way to finish it.
16:51Hey, Ron Brewer, the All-Pro Center of the Miami Dolphins.
16:55That's an impressive dude right there.
16:56That's an impressive dude right there.
16:59No question about it.
17:01Hey, we got to take a break here, man.
17:03And I want to tell you about Baptist.
17:04That's-
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