quiet and reserved is he difficult to get

yeah um he's not that difficult i think you when you're in this position obviously asking people questions i'm sure you guys can relate to this sometimes you know you listen to the surface answers and you try to take something and you dive deeper with it and you well what if you're saying you're working hard what's an example of you working hard like what do you you know and so then it makes them kind of think um he's just such an introspective smart football player that i always try to put myself in like the shoes of the fans.

It's like, what would I want to know from this guy? And I think it does help that I'm not some football expert as far as never played the game, have never had to study a playbook.

I can watch it and understand it, and I know what's going on.

It's never been a part of what I do.

And so I approach it from a purely fan-based perspective.

teach me what you know, teach me your secrets from that perspective.

Maybe

If there's any question why he was quarterback, too, that calming presence coming in in a tough situation really shows you why they wanted Carson Wentz back for this 2026 season.

100%.

I mean, we're talking about a quarterback room that they needed that veteran presence, as you mentioned, to feel better going into this season.

Kevin O'Connell didn't really feel like they had that last year.

That's why they signed Carson so last minute.

But Carson, you know, he – came in late to the game.

This was his first full offseason with the playbook.

That's the one thing you don't want to see repeated going into this 2026 season.

If there's any question why he was quarterback, too, that calming presence coming in in a tough situation really shows you why they wanted Carson Wentz back for this 2026 season.

100%.

I mean, we're talking about a quarterback room that they needed that veteran presence, as you mentioned, to feel better going into this season.

Kevin O'Connell didn't really feel like they had that last year.

And that's why they signed Carson so last-minute.

But Carson, you know, he came in late to the game.

This was his first full off-season with the playbook.

Right.

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Mm-hmm.

Um, says the right things, acts the right way.

And, and they, uh, they haven't, it hasn't affected them at all.

And, and you can see it from the guys.

The guys are just out there, they're learning the schemes, they're learning the concepts, they're trying to put it all together.

Obviously Kyler is newer to the team, so his, his ability to pick up the offense has been really impressive.

He's a very intelligent player.

but yeah, what are your thoughts there with Mason's development in this new system?

Yeah.

And, uh, Mexico City's just another one I guess you can tick off as a, uh, as a cool trip to go on and play in front of a different audience.

Um, you know, I really think we're not gonna have home field advantage there.

Mm-hmm

... where we're, um, getting, you know, all the supplements and the magnesiums and the things we need to do to make sure we sleep on the plane.

Me, we as in the players, not myself.

Yeah.

That's not till Monday.

But, um, no, everyone's reporting, everyone's reported back super healthy.

I think, um, there have been some minor tweaks everywhere, but that's kind of how the game goes when you start with this stuff.

But, um, uh, a lot of the guys came back more healthy, the same health.

They, they all look amazing.

Justin Jefferson was talking tomor- uh, yesterday about his, uh, going into year six feeling really, really good.

Who do you like?

(laughs)

Again, I think I've been on this show before talking about how unathletic I was as a person.

So, like, I've don't even, I've never tried it, and I think that would ruin my game.

Uh, Tatum, people can watch your stuff on Vikings.com and when does the, uh, the Vikings Entertainment Network stuff really hit the, uh, the ground running?

Oh, it's h- it, it's hitting, but NFL Network tomorrow, we, I will be live on the NFL Network.

It, it's back together, it's the weekend, so we're gonna have all the NFL reports-