Studio 44, Ep. 5: Marlon Humphrey Welcomes Mark Andrews

Published Jun 9, 2022, 1:22 PM
Marlon Humphrey talks to All-Pro tight end Mark Andrews about how their matchup would go, his trash talk, his goals for this season, training with teammates in Arizona, and more.

So I want to grand break the ice. You know, I feel like we have a little beef going on, and I believe it comes from your competitiveness. I mean, you've been ducking me for the last three four years. So we're just gonna ask the question. You just ten routes, you're on the line, I'm on the line. Yeah. What how many of those passes you are in your hands and you're running the other way? I'm getting nine out of ten? Who every time we come out to you know, training camp, he's never you know, coming up and guarding me one on one. But I think that this might change this year. You know, he may try to, you know, man up a little bit and see what's going on. But um, you know where it's at. Marlin Humphrey is, without a doubt in the conversation, to be the best pointer in the football. It's up, guys. We are here at Studio forty four with Mark Andrew's single season receiving and receptions leader Mark Andrews. How are we doing? Thank you for man, appreciate great to be here, to be here man, Thank you for coming in after our first otaye. How did you feel today? M felt great? Man? Getting back with the guys. Obviously you get that time off and for us to be able to get back here. You start to miss it this time of year. So just fun to be out here and playing with the you know people are playing with So I want to go and break the ice. You know. I feel like we have a little beef going on, and I believe it comes from your competitor competitiveness. So we're just gonna ask the question. You just ten routes, You're on the line. I'm on the line. Yeah, what how many of those passes you are in your hands and you're running the other way? I'm getting nine out of ten? Nine out of ten. But the thing is is like we can't ever tell. So the thing Marlo, you and I have been I mean, you've been ducking me for the last three four years. Every time we come out, you know, training camp OTAs. He's always coming up. You know that route was all right, but he's never you know, coming up and guarding me one on one. But I think that this might change this year. You know, he may try to you know, man up a little bit and see what's going on. But um, I saw you want to cover it for shade, But um, you know where it's at. I'm gonna, I'm gonna let you have this one. But I mean nine ten is it's very very high. It is. I think we're we're not gonna go there. But there's something I do notice about your game, and I've noticed about practicing against you. You whether it's practice or whether it's game, you always played with a very high chip on your shoulder, even a little bit of trash talk. You know. We you know in my room is there's been some frustrations back like Mark Andrew blah blah blah. Tell me where does that chip kind of come from? Um, from a young age. You know, I think just you know, being counted out in my whole life. Um, you know, people have always you know, said this, said that, and I've carried that and um, you know I try to use that as fuel and whatnot. But my whole family is competitive. You know, we always just like yours, you know what I mean, Like you're you're at, you know where you're at because your family and um, you know, I credit a lot to them, you know how I'm raised. Um, you know, but I have a fire in me to be the best that I can be, you know, be the best for this team, be the best teammate I can be. And um, that's what it's all about. Trash talk. Tell, let's talk about trash doal what. I'm obviously out on the field with you. I just know what goes on in practice. Yeah, talk to me about the game. Are you a starter? Are you the just finished man? I usually don't, you know, say too much to start. Um, you know, but if you know, if I had a good route or you know, say, you know, everybody wants to chip in, say their little hears in there and maybe they make a tackle. Um. You know, some guys think they're big and they're not, and um, so you gotta let them know when you're big boy them. You just got big boy. I like that. I like that. So you spoke on your family, and I think you come from a very unique background. Your your family. I know, I got a doctor Dennis, real estate, two doctors, two doctors, UM, a dentist, my sister, UM and then my brother who I live with in Arizona and is a real estate with my mom. Um. But yeah, I grew up super close. Um, there's six of us and um, I all grew up in Arizona and Um, we spent a lot of time together. I have a niece and nephew as well, and um I got it to spend about a week and a half with them this afseason. It was just awesome. So big family guy. So why uh why not? Why does Mark Andrews not have this PhD year? Doctor? What made you go to the football route? I think, you know, I think from an early age I knew, you know, something with sports was gonna happen. I was very good at soccer. Um. If I didn't play football, and I was, I was extremely gifted at it. Um. It's one of those things that just clicked. But I started playing football my freshman year and um, you know started getting offered to my freshman year, so that picked up the last two. Yeah, so soccer. You were really good at soccer, very good. Yeah. How let's your how tall now? Six five? How tall were you when we were playing in soccer? I've been tall my whole my whole life. We have this picture um at home and maybe you can like pull it up and something like this. It Um, it's it's me, and it's a game we were winning like six year or whatever, and they put me in a goalie you know, I'd scored like three or four goals, and they put me at goal at the very end. And if you look at the pictures, all these kids this size and I was playing up the year this size, and then the goalie is here, but you can't tell it. It looks like the coach. You know, I'm not much taller than everybody, so I've been tall for from at very early age. Did you ever have any dreams of being a professional soccer player? Yeah, you know, I think at first that was kind of my first love. But um, there's not much you know, going on. I know, you know, overseas it's very competitive. You know, they're a lot better than we are here. But um, you know, I think everything works out for a reason. I'm glad I found football. I love football, um, and that's where i'm That's why i'm here today. And so your your whole family is in Arizona, so you you you get a house there. I lived with your brother. I think that that reminds me a lot about my family. We're really close. So I'm from Alabama building a house in Alabama, yep. I think what is it that you would say kind of just has kept your family I know it's it seems like it's usual. Like I see things, I can't really see anything without my mom and dad and brother. But not everyone has that. What exactly do you think it is? Has kept your family and you got so close? Yeah, just love, you know, your pride and you know pride and you know, having you know each other's back. I think you know, family is a strong word, um, and there's a lot that comes with that. And um, you know, I've been blessed to be able to be in a situation where, um, you know, I have a great family and um, you know we all you know, count on each other, rely on each other. Um, and it's a support system and you know without them, you know, wouldn't be here today. And I'm sure just like you, it's the same thing. You know, they do a lot for us, and um, you know, credit to them. Arizona guy goes to Oklahoma while Oklahoma. I actually grew up an Oklahoma fan. My whole family, uh is Oklahoma fans. My I had a dog growing up named Boomer. Saw a lot of a lot of Boomer dogs out there. But yeah, so my grandpa went there, um way back when. Um, and so yeah, so Saturdays, we'd be watching Oklahoma football. My brother went there for Med's school. UM, and then I saw I got two years there with him as well. So we're a boom with student families for sure. Let's go. So I bet that was a very exciting offer when you got that offer. Huge. Yeah, it was big. It wasn't like it was one of those things where I had to kind of reach out to them. Had a bunch offers at the time. I was like, come on, I need this Oklahoma offer. Oh so you were you were a Boomer Sooner. Yeah, to the te Okay, So you go there, you go to Oklahoma, you have Housman Trophy quarterback, come to the Ravens, you have another house and drop quarterback, MVP quarterback. You've had elite to be played. Talk to me about how it's been and it obviously the connections have worked well. Talking to me how it's been with having you know, Baker Mayfield, you know, the best college at the time, and then Lamar Jackson MVP best quarterback in the league. UM. You know, with quarterbacks, especially those type of guys, you know they had that special it factor being able to lead. Um, you know Baker and Lamar are obviously different you know players, but um, just the aspect of you know, guys, to the camaraderie around them in the locker room, they and guy guys together. UM, Baker was incredibly fun to play with. You know, he's fiery, UM and all those type of things, and UM, you know, I definitely cherish those moments I was able to have with him. But UM, you know, you think about Lamar and what he means to you know, us as a team, as in the city, all the things he does. Um, he's just incredible. UM, he's an incredible person friend, UM, teammate and UM in quarterback. So obviously you and Lamar have had a great chemistry, right relationship on the field. Yeah, what do you think is one of the key things that it's kind of made that that connection works so well. Um, you know from the start, there's just been this you know sort of connection, Like like he says, we play street ball. You know, we're out here playing backyard football. UM, And this is the way he sees the game. You know, he throws the ball incredibly well. But he has great eyes. You know, he's seeing guys when a guy pops up and he's throwing it. And so for me, I'm always trying to you know, find lanes and when I have a lane where I have that little bit of opening and I think I can get the ball. The biggest thing is I'm showing him my eyes. And when I show him my eyes, you know, he's usually very good at you know, getting the ball in there. And um, it's it's just a fuel thing. You know. Sometimes you know, you just connect right away, and that's been the case with me and Lamar. Um. You know, I've been fortunate to have that with him. It is special. You know. I think about that all the time. Every time I get the chance to go out in the field and play, um, you know, football with him. It's it's a blessing because he's a special, special player. So I'm assuming you would like to play with Lamar Jackson your whole career. I know there's a lot of I know that time is coming up. Yeah, do you see that being a thing? I hope lamarsa forever too, Me too. I'm sure you hope that's my QB for life. That's a QB for life. Yeah, all right, we'll make them. We'll make sure that works. Um. Set two records last year, receptions and receiving yards. How do you come back from a season when you I mean, you did something that's never been done before. How do you follow that up? Just continue to work. You know, you can't look too too far into those type of things. You know, you try not to get too high too low. And I'm not someone that does u. You can, you know, obviously have confidence, but you need to humble yourself, look yourself in the mirror, look at things that you can do better and get better at and be a better player. And um, you know, I think I've been able to do that, you know, having a good year last year, There's still things I can get better at. There's still things that can grow at. And I'm still growing as a person, as a player, as a teammate, you know, and everything. So I'm going to continue to do that. I'm gonna try to get better and better, and I'm gonna try to help this team win. You know, we have an ultimate goal of getting to a Super Bowl. This you know franchise. Um, you know, they deserve it, the city deserves it, and um that's the ultimate goal. And we've been saying that. But we got a special team and I'm excited about it. So you're going on year five, I'm sure you've started to know your body better and better. You're here at OTAs that are you know optional? Of course, how do you know Mark Andrews is in the shape and shape ready to go? Tuned up? Well? What are some things you feel like you need to check those boxes off before you can set up on the field and have no great season? I have a great offseason, you know, workout program. Um. You know, I sometimes I post videos of myself, my dad, my brother. We're out at our you know, high school football field and we have a jugs machine and you know, I'm running routes as hard as I can. You know, I'm getting it down, breaking on routes, um. Stuff like that. I've a tennis court in my backyard and um, we'll put the ball machine back there. You know, run routes and do those type of workouts. Um. You know, my family is definitely one of those workout families. Um. So it's always constant, you know, doing things, and I think they do a good job of, you know, keeping me in shape, keeping me ready. And then you come here and they do it the right way. You know, we get guys that work hard, and um, there's a process of building up to where you need to be. Um, you know the amount of balls you're catching, amount of routes you run, amount of times I get to go against you. You know, hopefully nine out of ten times I'm gonna beat you. But UM, you know, I know it's always going to be a good. Look. I want to ask another question about you know, the Ravens talking about coming here. A guy like you, you know, one of the best titles in the league, if not the best. You hit free agency, there you have, I mean, you got every team that will want you on your team. What went into the decision too? I want to be with the Ravens. What made you want to sign back here? Um? I truly love it here, you know. Um you know I've this place is my home, you know, and and I mean that. Um you know I love the people here. I love the city of Baltimore. UM. I love this franchise from the top down. It's run the right way. I love my teammates, and um, there's no place else I'd rather play. Man. I take pride in wearing the Ravens on my chest and on my on my helmet, and um, you know what, it means a lot to me and I think that for me, I play a lot better when when I can play for something and I play for the Ravens. Nice. So this is a direct quote. I asked somebody as I was doing my homework on you, So what does Mark Andrews? Do? You want to know? The response I got. Response I got was nobody knows. So I'm sitting here thinking to myself, Yeah, we know who you are, the reception leader, possibly the best time they'd ever played put on the Ravens uniform. But who is Mark Andrews off the field? Because I don't know. I don't know if you want to need the world. I'm just trying to figure out what is you have a week to yourself? What does what does that look like? That look? I knew this question was coming to what does that look like? Okay, we're gonna have to reverse this question though, because no one knows what Marlon Humphrey does on it feel like, I mean besides tweet, I don't know. I'm not sure we can reverse. Um. Yeah, like I said before, man, I'm a family guy, big time. Um, you know, calling my parents, you know, calling like my grandpa. Um, shout out to my grandpa. Um. You know, I have very close, you know, group of friends that we keep it tight. We don't do too much on social media and like you, you know, we don't put too much out there. But it's a great tool. Um, it is a great tool. Man. I know that you don't like drinking coffee, so um, wake up with the I wake up in a josh. I don't need coffee, you do. I'm just a dog. I don't know what I say you are under nah, But um, I'm a chiller man. I like to chill. Yeah. I can golf a little bit. I can do all these different things. Yet um, just about anything, man, Um, maybe if you hung out with me a little bit. You know, that's why I got you here. I got you here. This is this is okay, so not in my turn here a little bit. So since we're having this conversation, talk to me, talk to me. And there is beef between Marlin and I, not just on the football field, yes, yes, um, you know, thinking it back to some of the conversations that we've had last year, Marlin's walking around with these fanning bay um smores um, and he's given them out to Everybody's here, you have these smores back, have these smores back? And I'm looking around. He's given him to everybody, and he comes up to me. He says, no, you can't have these. And I said, I'll say, okay, I see how it is. But that was Marlin's way of, like, you know, showing love, but like being Marlow. See I I and we can speak on that. I do not know much about diabetes. I think I remember asking you early on. I was like, how hard can you really? You know, train hard? Yeah? Because I didn't I thought, I you know, thought, dude, I don't really know you carry around the bag and you do the things. I didn't know much about it, so I was like, he can't have sugar? I thought, can yes, I mean that's a that's a very common Yeah. I was actually gonna ask you that. Tell me, what are some besides that you can't have sugar? What are some other common misconceptions that people are like, oh, diabetes, you can't do this, this, and this just the eating thing. You know, there's there's type one, type two, so there's differences in that, but you know, type one you can really eat whatever you want it's just you know, being able to UM manage just give yourself the right amount of insulin, you know, manage your blood sugar levels. Um. You know, I'm lucky you have a tandem pump um which kind of regulates my blood sugar. That's control. I Q paired up with my dex calm. The technology nowadays is incredible. Um. But we can really eat whatever, so you know, you know, I was like, I was like a Marlowe, give me, give me them s'mores right now? Come on, man, I don't know, but okay, So there is there a formula? Do you have a or is it just pretty easy? It's just pretty simple. Um, I think you know, routines are huge. I'm a big routine guy. Try to do the same things, eat the same things. Um. Definitely in the diabetic world, that makes life a little bit easier. UM. There's a lot of unknowns. But I can work. I can work harder than anybody else. I can you know, put in the time more than anybody else. And I can eat whatever I want. You know, I I take pride and taking care of myself, you know, to encourage you know, kids and people that are living and maybe struggling with type one diabetes and it's tough and it can affect families, and UM, I understand that. So I want to be able to, you know, be a role model, be someone that you know, people can look up to and say, you know, he takes care of his diabete diabetes the right way. Um. You know, he uses you know, the right you know type of equipment, and UM, you know, I just want to be able to help people and encourage people and show them that, you know, they can do what whatever they want in life. Um, even with type one diabetes. So, and you were diagnosed at an early age nine years old years old, So it was there ever a time maybe it was early on that sounds like now you got it pretty much under wraps. Was there ever a time when kind of it I'm sure it took an adjustment, but was there ever a time when it kind of was got a little tough for you and you had to be like, Okay, it's gonna have to be like this boom boom boom. Yeah, every day is different and you're gonna have tough days, you know, being a type one diabetic. Um. I remember it was the first weekend I got diagnosed, and um, I was out at a soccer tournament, like an hour away from home, and my blood sugar was like four hundred four fifty or whatever, and you know, my dad, being a doctor's freaking out. So when you're four hundred four fifty, you know, you feel like Lethar Jake and it's not good. It's not a good feeling. And UM, I went out there and you know, played you know soccer, you know, being super high and obviously I was taking insulin trying to get it down, but UM ended up scoring like four or five goals and you know it's going off and you know, my parents were freaking out. But at that time, I was so ignorant. I was young. I was just going out there doing whatever I can and you know, playing the sport I loved at the time. So, like I said, every every day is different. You know, I've had you know times where um, you have close calls and that's part of being type undiabetic. But um, like I said, there's so much technology out nowadays that it just makes life easier to live with type one diabetes. Um, it really prevents the bad cases before they happen. So slightly back to football, tell me about your celebration. I really don't know. You do a little something like this and sometimes you're throwing something up. What tell me about these celebrations. I've never really known it. I've never really asked salt. The salt, you know, just kind of came organically. I don't know really, you know, salt bay. Yeah, yeah, but it's almost like moving the chains, you know, little salt in the womb throw that. Um. Yeah. But celebrations wise, I think I get a little better. But I just I just be in the moment. I mean, I just flow through the game and um, whatever comes to me. Sometimes it's yelling, sometimes it's throwing the ball, sometimes it's you know, celebrate my teammates, and um, I just enjoy playing football. And I don't think too much about celebrations or anything like that. Just let it come to me and whatever happens happens. You know, so we never know, So you never know. I feel like I'm the same way I used. Actually I've never talked about this. We have nine receptions in fifty five yards? What do we that's a that's I mean, come on, Marlow, what do you mean we need more yards? It's gonna happen okay, gonna happen. I believe, I believe it's it's coming. I mean, I know you ran track track guy, one hundred and ten meter hurdles hurdler. Yes, yes, I mean, so we gotta get that ball and run. I gotta get the rock. I gotta get the rock. Yes, I gotta make some plays. I'm going through. I'm trying to set some records this year. I know you are going to wet on on your side. I'm trying to trying to do the same. I know it. Um, but celebrations, I'm uh, I just let loose too, man, I need to work on my celebrations. I mean, you just I feel like you're the same way where you just you just whatever flows through your body, like whether it's just screaming, you know, just going crazy. I love it, man. I love the way you play the game. I love you know, the type of your infectious as a teammate and the people that are around you, and it's a it really is a pleasure to be able to play with you. So like you're a vet now five years in what do you think when guys come in what we drafted two tight ends? What are you kind of trying to show those guys. I know you can always say what you're trying to do, but I think people really watch actions. What are you kind of trying to teach those guys or show those guys that are kind of coming in that are going to be in your room this year. It's all about work, you know. I think, you know, when you come into the league, you only know so much and you think you know a lot, but being able to take it all in, being able to, you know, see the guys that are older than you, see you understand what your coach is really trying to tell you, and soak that all in, you get to grow a lot, you know. I think my first year I had had Gero as a coach and as a tight end coach, and he's a super knowledgeable person, and I learned a ton um, you know, somewhat unpolished, especially in the run game, but just the mindset of being able to play in the NFL, it's a big jump. So being able to learn soak it all in, learned from the older guys. I was blessed to have Nick boyle m and just learn how to be a pro. We talked about that all the time. Being a pro is a real thing. Um, so you gotta learn all those things. But I think, you know, Charlie and Isaiah um have very bright futures ahead of him. Let's talk about you guys, room, because I think you Nick Boyle, I know Nick boys coming back from injury. The tight end group since I've been there has always been like like this. How do you feel with Nick Boyle coming out coming back? I know he's been out for a while. How excited does that make you? Because I mean last time Nick Boyle was here, the run game was going. And because if we were the number one offense, how does Nick Boile coming back, how does that make you feel? Kind of go into this season? Awesome? You know he's a he's a player that he's a guy you really wanted your team, and um, I was able to. He was in Arizona for a couple months, you know, so we were able to hang out a good amount out and um, he stayed at my house for a few weeks. Um. You know I was able to hang out with with his son, Um and his daughter Brock and Blakeley and his wife Christina, and uh, he worked incredibly hard, you know, and for him to be able to play and try to play. You know what he was going through last year. He looks like a different person right now, and um, he's moving very well. He looks confident, and UM, you know, I'm very excited because I see the work that he's put in and I see where he's at right now. You guys had a lot of guys come out there Arizona. Yeah, and I was never invited Arizona. Also another no, no, no, we gotta say this. I tried. Me and Marlon are at the same place function right and I knew he was out somewhere and I'm there and he knows I'm there. I don't even really know he's there there, and he didn't and he doesn't come up to me. He doesn't say Hi, did you say you didn't see me? Though? I didn't see you, But did you see me? No? I did not. I was sitting there. I think I hit up. I don't know who I hit up, but I was like, yo, what's Mark Andrew's number? They didn't have it. Then I was like, then, I mean you're in Arizona. You know. It clicked late. Then I tried to connect. But then maybe next year or maybe this year, the summer, just Ravens in Arizona. But we have to get invited by mister Arizona. You're invited, all right, let's see, let's see this it was true. Um yeah, I'm really excited about Nick Boy. I know he's been battling um a lot of different injuries and things, and I just feel like, you know, our offense roles great. When we got that, that trio takes them take some heat off you. A lot of teams, a lot of guys come to me and last year they would say, all we gotta do is stop Hollywood and stop you when you're going into a game and you're getting that much. Obviously, people gang plan. They're saying, these are two guys, we gotta stop. We can't let this guy do this and we can't let eighty nine do this. How does that affect your mindset? If it? If it affects your mindset at all, it doesn't, not at all. You know, you just go out there and play, you know flow. You know, like I said, that's a big word I use. I just I just go out there and play. I don't care what they're doing. Um. I trusted my abilities. You know, I've been doing this for a long time and I've been pretty good at it. And um, I trust my coaches, I trust my teammates, and it's not just all on me. It's not just stopped me. You know, we you know we lost Lamar last year. Look at Snoop, you know what I'm saying. He's He's an incredible player, and um, we have a lot of those. We have a lot of guys that are underrated on this team. So I think you look back and you watched last year and it was a great year, like you said, but there's a guys that are making plays left and right, and so that's what it's gonna be. That's what it's gonna be this year. It's not just gonna be one guy said, not just gonna be me. It's not just gonna be Lamar m our supporting cast. And the guys that are around us are are great players, and our coach are going to put us in the right position and that's the that's the That's the thing about being a Raven is um they put you in the right positions. And you're gonna have guys that are that are dogs. What about you cornerbacks? I mean, where do you put yourself in the mix. And it's hard to say coming off a bad year. So there's a lot to prove. You're saying a lot to prove a lot of the same way, you know, a lot to prove. But I know when I'm playing good ball, Yeah, I'm I'm in the top three. Yes, think um that fruit punch. Yeah, man, they gotta get back to it. I gotta get back to I gotta get back to technique, fundamental football. Yea, I think. Um, there's a lot of good guys. Man. I'm really excited about getting Marcus back. Yes, I got, I gotta. I got really a lot wiser having Marcus on my team. You know, I went from Eric Waddle gave me. I took a lot of knowledge fro him. Brandon car took a lot of knowledge from him. I feel like he sees the game in a in a very unique way, and he brings a perspective that is great for the room. Yeah, he brings a crazy perspective. I think the best story I got of him, I was like, I forget what team we're playing here. It was some RPOs, different things. He was like, I was like, when are you when are you going to see something? Like, what different formations do you think? He was like, I see all of them. Yeah, And I'm like like what do you what do you mean you see all of them? He's like all of them and I'm like, well, I'm just trying to take like two different thing. So he sees a game in a way that I really can't relate, but I try to. I try to soak up a lot a lot from him. But I'm super excited to get him. Don't have a great group, Yeah, we got a great group. Yeah, I'm really excited about the addition with Marcus Williams, M Kyle Chuck t J. I'm it's dangerous right there. Excited. I'm excited. I think, um, I definitely know when I got here, Ravens defense was like everything Ravens defense, Ravens defense, and I felt like that standard fell off a little bit last year and I'm excited to get it back. Man. I'm just uh now I think about much just playing ball. You know that that two thousand Ravens thirty for thirty is like kind of inspiring me. I didn't really know much about it, and then people were telling me like the defense was like there was like crazy, no offense. Really, I'm like, I'm hearing about the scores and he'd be like he would only score off like a pick six, and it was like, so it's crazy. So I'm excited about who we got excited about mindsets and just look at back to good football and both sides of the ball. Thank you for joining me Studio forty four. Thank you, Braving Oh.

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