Hey, Dyvann Nick Nick Wagner from ESPN here, can you just kind of take us through what your process was like going into Monday morning and you know when you kind of first heard from people at the Niners organization and kind of recruitment tactics anything like that, it was pretty easy. I mean Monday, I would do with my normal routine, went to workout, get my mind off of it.
But when I got that phone call for the Point in nine US and just you know, hearing them talk about how much they wanted me, it really was a quick decision. Javon, Welcome to the Four Nighters. What is it about the Four Nighters that made it so attractive a landing spot for you? I mean I knew, uh, they've been playing in um, they've been in a lot of big games. For me, I just love playing in
primetime games or big games. That's something that it's just it's just a great feeling when being in the NFL to be able to play in some of them beat moments, when you have, you know, going to freatus and you've got a great team that uh that won't you. I feel like it's it's not really a hard decision to mate, because I mean that's how you lacking football is winning and getting paid. Hey, welcome and it is jay Von.
Is that right? Yes? Yes, okay, get that right. Um, you are coming from a historically kind of dominant defensive line and pass rush. How do you see the Niners kind of I don't know comparing to what you just came from. But um, I don't know. Does it feel like, you know, with the addition of you along with what's already there, Um, it could be similar to what you
had in Philadelphia last year? Yeah, I just do. Leaving Philly, I was fortunate enough to play with a bunch of dogs and just you know, seeing the forty nine ers last year when we played them in the championship game. We've seen how many dollars they had over there. So it really was shocking to me that they called me and asked me to come over here, because you know, a team like that don't really pay somebody like me
to come over here. So I was just you know, I was just happy to be a part, you know, be a part of all these dolls over here. I say, they got a lot of talent too, and it's you know, just easier transition when you say, called somebody like you just because it looked like they had maybe they had enough people already on their defensive one. Yeah, you know, they had a lot of talent um and you know, being you know, coming out and wanting to be paid. You just don't see a lot of winning teams like
this organization come out come out to me like that. Hey, Javon Um, I'm just wondering how you think the forty nine ers compare um stylistically, philosophically with Philadelphia in terms of the past rush. I mean, is the learning curve gonna be big? What are the differences between how they how they played the defensive line there and here? Yeah, I haven't really learned too much about their scheme, but just from here, from you know, all the players, and
they do a lot of similar things that we did. Um, I think they big things just being disruptive in the run game in the past game. I think they know the trenches. The trenches is where you started. So I just, um, you know, try to put my head down, now get the working, try to learn the new scheme. All right, Javon Uh, you talk about being able to play with that talent in Philadelphia, how excited. Are you to play next to Nick Bosa? And have you talked to Chris
Kaserak and you defensive line coach yet? Oh? Yeah, I talk to him. I talked to him to day, I met him today. But the defensive player of the year, so make it it free up everybody else in the will free me up a lot. Um. So of course it's just you know, um ready to be around the guys and just learn how they play the game and
just try to pick Dave brains a little bit. They can help me be a better player too, Jay Van, if you had an opportunity to talk with Nick Bostar or Eric Armstead or anybody else on the line, Yeah, they introduced themselves and welcome me in. Um. I think the first day I signed UM, they both hit me up and kind of congratulated me and told me they couldn't wait to be a part of this. I know you're kind of like an old man now in the NFL,
but um, you're new to us. Can you just talk a little bit about your background and ye know how you got the South Carolina state and you know, did you ever envision the career you've had? Basically, Um, you know coming out of high school. UM, South Carolina State was my only offer, UM, and wasn't no five star nothing like that. I was a zero star and just kind of from that day, I just kind of wore that chip on my shoulder just to put my head
down at work. And my only goal was when I was at South Carolina State was just to get drafted in the NFL. UM. Of course I envisioned that I could play to this level, but it still feels so surreal to be them just seeing how far my career then came man really UM, just praying that I M well just ready to get to work to see how far I can take it to the next level. So, like I said, I just ready to put my head
down and see how much better I can be. You mentioned that you were kind of surprised when you when you heard from the forty nine ers. Did did somebody call you directly or was that was that through your agent? And if so, who called you and what what did they have to say? Now it was really through my agent. My agent just telling me that they really interested in me. But like I said, I couldn't believe it myself. I
really couldn't. UM. Like I said, when you sometimes when you're trying to go get the money, you have to go to a team that's in a rebuild mode. But you can got a chance to go to a team that was just in an NFC championship. It's fight, that's that's that's kind of an easy choice for me. So I was real happy about it. It really it really made me happy because I was really nervous about free agency, um on where I was gonna have to go. But I felt like this was a perfect situation for me.
Your your speed and your your quickness, jump out your your four point nine three back in uh twenty sixteen. What how do you account for that? I mean, what's your background? Did you? Did you run track um as a kid or play basketball or play running back or anything like that growing up? Yeah, I was. I was the man in basketball. That was my first love. And I also play running back in my younger ages, and I always was trying to race all the small kids, all the little people, and most of the time I
could beat them. So I think I just always felt like I was one of the small guys when I was out there on the field. But I don't know, I've just been blessed too at the same time, just to be able to do what I do and Javan there are a lot of guys who have been on other teams that come to the Niners and work with the defensive line and enjoy the fact that there's less thinking and just going to get the quarterback. Is that something that you've kind of seen from the fort Nunners
and maybe something that you look forward to. Yeah, I heard about it, even my own my old D line coach. We watched the forty nine ers. Um we watched the point in Hinas D line a lot because that's the way you want to play, just violent him up field, so you know, it's like the D line train, just to be able to just go relentless and disrupt, disrupt everything. So that was a big thing with me coming to just knowing that I can be part of that, just
being more disruptive than I being. And I heard the defensive line coach is a great coach, So it was just being able to take my game to another level. You mentioned being nervous about potentially where you might land in this process. Did you have teams that maybe came in over the top that even had potentially bigger offers but it was a matter of you know, wanting to be in a situation where you could win and secure that money. Yeah, it was a few teams, really it was.
It was a few teams. But like I said, I feel like this was the best opportunity and the many teams that's going to the NFC Championship Game and you know, just praying that we can I can get a chance to get back to that big dance. I feel like this was the best opportunit and need for me to have a chance to get back there. We'll go to last one brand. You are known for your ability, just your strength and be able to bull rush people. Maybe
kind of a stupid question, but has that always been there? Um? Is that something you've developed throughout throughout your career. I think I just Lord blessed me with these lads, So I always was being able to anchor and get other people with my leverage. Um. So yeah, that's that's been something that's been in my game a lot. Um, But I feel like I can do h. I got a little little bit of treats here and there too, But yeah, the bull rush is definitely one of my number one