There was an interview that Gardner did a little over a month ago, before the draft with a good friend of his Jake Mangum. I thought it had some interesting information in it. It's a long interview and mentions some things we already know. But here is some interesting information revealed in it.

Gardner says he has been consulting with different people about building up his arm strength. One of the people he's getting advice from is the pitching coach of the Toronto Blue Jays Pete Walker, who is the uncle of one of Gardner's friends. He said he has been picking Pete's head about how he can improve his arm strength and has also been talking to his QB coach and strengthening coach about that. He also talked about getting his body in shape more and about working to maintain a healthy weight/good amount of muscle for himself.

He said he feels good about the weight he is now. (He said he usually wants to be between 225 and 230) He was already looking bigger in this video from a month ago, and now he looks even more sculpted. He mentions the importance of lifting and says he lifts three days a week.

He said he was sick during the week that the Jags beat the Titans on Thursday Night Football. He talked with his friend about getting ready for that short week and the experience of playing that game. He also said he got a pep talk from Erin Andrews during that game and did not want to let her down, lol.

He also mentioned having meetings with DJ Chark and Josh Allen about them being leaders and making sure that they establish a healthy culture for the Jags. And making sure that they help other young players who come to that team develop that mindset as well. He had high praise for Josh Allen. Gardner and his friend talked about how young this Jags team is and some thoughts on how they may perform this upcoming season.

I liked learning about these extra tidbits especially the part of Gardner reaching out to people in Major League baseball. Him and his friend Jake were talking about some similarities between QB's and Pitchers and the importance of strength exercises for arms and shoulders. I think that's cool he's getting advice from the pitching coach of the Blue Jays and I definitely hope he can/will use that advice to make himself a better player. I just continue to like how hard he's working to better himself as a QB. I also like that him, DJ, and Josh are talking about being leaders and trying to guide their young team. That's good stuff, especially considering they are three of the best players on the team.

Here's a link to the full interview with his friend Jake Mangum from April:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfMsvoOoOJM

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