WEBVTT - Renee All Dey: Ted Karras

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<v Speaker 1>Hey guys, welcome to another episode of Renee All Day

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<v Speaker 1>Joy Now by the one the only Ted Cairess. How

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<v Speaker 1>are you doing great? Thank you so much for having

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, thanks for being on here. Um do

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<v Speaker 1>I call you Ted? Teddy Theodore, Teddy Bears. What's the nickname?

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<v Speaker 1>It's a choice. It's a mixed bag. It is only

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<v Speaker 1>like one person my life calls me THEO. It's one

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<v Speaker 1>of my friends, A good one though. It's cute. I

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<v Speaker 1>like THEO. Yeah. I've never been a THEO though, but

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<v Speaker 1>my friends. Yeah, how is it being like the third?

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<v Speaker 1>Actually not the third. I'm the third Ted a Row,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have a different middle name than the first

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<v Speaker 1>two tents, So I'm Ted Carross. My dad's Ted Carress Junior. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we do a lot of business together. And it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of confusing, right because people think, obviously I would be

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<v Speaker 1>the junior. Sure, but yeah, you're like double junior three. Yeah. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot to work with there. I like it

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. Um. Okay, So, of course, as we were

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<v Speaker 1>just saying, your family, you were a third generational football player. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>what would you have done if you weren't a football player?

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<v Speaker 1>Gee's probably coach football. Okay, yeah, okay, but he's saying

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<v Speaker 1>even just not even growing up plan probably just makes

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<v Speaker 1>your heart go Petter pattern. Yeah, I love I love

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<v Speaker 1>to read and I love like fiction and something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you reading can Fall it right now? Okay? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>fall of Giants. I'm a big fan of can Fall.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's the best. It's funny that, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>not funny that you say that. But as I was

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<v Speaker 1>like prepping for this interview us watching some of your

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<v Speaker 1>other interviews, I'm like, he's got a really great vocabulary.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet you he reads a lot. Oh, thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you. Yeah. I try. I try to sneak some

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<v Speaker 1>in when appropriate. You can't force it, though, No, No,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta like pepper some in every once in a while.

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<v Speaker 1>But I appreciate that. Um. Okay, So you would have

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<v Speaker 1>maybe been a coach. It seems like you still do

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a bit of that anyways, and like sort

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<v Speaker 1>of a coach player role. How do you sort of

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<v Speaker 1>switch between the two of those mindsets. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we have such great coaches here too. I made a

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<v Speaker 1>choice when I came in here. I didn't want to

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<v Speaker 1>like step on any toes and I wanted to assimilate

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<v Speaker 1>into a culture that's already been built and been successful.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, we have such great coaches, but there

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<v Speaker 1>are certain things that I can bring to the table

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, help you know the guys around me.

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<v Speaker 1>Center kind of naturally lends itself to that. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's I'm really grateful for the opportunity to play this

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<v Speaker 1>position here. What all went into your decision to come here?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you look at your accolades and whatnot, and

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<v Speaker 1>you see this, this opportunity to come up with the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 1>What made this a great destination for you? Well, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what the base motivation is. I just wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be wanted. Who doesn't, right, I've been a free agent,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, three years in a row and had to

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<v Speaker 1>sign three one year deals. Yeah, and just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>no one ever really gave me a deal with confidence,

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<v Speaker 1>like you're our guy. So yeah, I had a few options,

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<v Speaker 1>but it really happened fast. I'm from Indianapolis, yeah, coming

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<v Speaker 1>back to the Midwest. Yeah. But and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you look at the talent of this roster, and to

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<v Speaker 1>fill a position of need, a position that you know

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<v Speaker 1>they really wanted to fill, was was such an amazing opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>I jumped onto my fifteen minutes to commit. Oh that's great.

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<v Speaker 1>I do not agonize over decisions. Was there anyone that

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<v Speaker 1>you were talking to that kind of made that did

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<v Speaker 1>kind of go into that decision? Well, you can't really

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<v Speaker 1>talk to anyone, so it was like, you know, Monday

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<v Speaker 1>at noon, it starts and they called right around you know,

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<v Speaker 1>twelve fifteen. Yeah, and you know, it's kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>musical chairs too, so it's if you miss out on

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<v Speaker 1>your opportunity and say yes, someone else is going to

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<v Speaker 1>take your spot. So there's not a lot of deliberation,

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<v Speaker 1>really not a lot of time for deliberation. So we

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<v Speaker 1>pulled the trigger on it and couldn't be happier. Does

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<v Speaker 1>it feel different going into a season when you have

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<v Speaker 1>a one year contract versus having something where you know

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<v Speaker 1>people are really invested in you and you are that guy. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that football is so seasonal anyway, So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone technically on a what you know, it's it's a

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<v Speaker 1>what have you done for me lately? Business? So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really change my mindset and how I want

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<v Speaker 1>to approach my performance, but it's nice to know that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with what they offered that they wanted me

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<v Speaker 1>to be the guy I was a recruiting tools. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, no, it's definitely. You know, the past three

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<v Speaker 1>years has been I've kind of felt, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be here next year, and that can

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<v Speaker 1>be a liberating feeling too, especially in the season. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'm out of here in a minute anyway. Problem, So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I do want to you know, make a

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<v Speaker 1>life here, be around this organization for a long time,

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<v Speaker 1>so obviously just want to keep performing my very best.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel like Cincinnati is a great place to be, is

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<v Speaker 1>it as like I know, like I'm sure for so

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<v Speaker 1>many players in different leagues and whatnot, Like where am

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<v Speaker 1>I gonna land? You want to be in like a

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<v Speaker 1>great city with whatever team you're playing on. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel about Cincinnati? I think it's so beautiful. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been crazy. Oh it's so great. And we've been here

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<v Speaker 1>about six months. I didn't really know anything about Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 1>even being you know, live growing up so close. We

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<v Speaker 1>played a few of the high schools. But even driving

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<v Speaker 1>driving home last night, I mean the autumn coming in

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<v Speaker 1>the rolling hills of Cincinnati. Yeah, I think it's really

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<v Speaker 1>cool that but every ten minutes. Is a new town,

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<v Speaker 1>even though it's all Cincinnati. But that lends itself to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a great culture. You know, a diversity of

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<v Speaker 1>culture and different towns. So I think it's really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do you hang out? Where are your spots? My spots?

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<v Speaker 1>I have a few spots. I like the oak Tavern

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<v Speaker 1>and Oakley Okay, yeah, okay, Um, the establishment also an

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<v Speaker 1>Oakley spent a lot of time in Oakley, as you should.

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<v Speaker 1>As you should, Yeah, shout out to oak Is it

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<v Speaker 1>hard for you to just go like hang out? No,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm at the perfect level. Okay, So this is probably

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<v Speaker 1>the most I've ever been recognized in my life. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, still I'm plausible to just be a

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<v Speaker 1>regular guy. I'm not like a giant. I'm a big guy.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, and there's there's very knowledgeable fans here, so

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<v Speaker 1>it is cool when it comes out. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the fans here really cool and it's it's I've made

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of great friends already. Hell yeah, that's great. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you've obviously had an opportunity to be around a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of greats in football. Um, what are some comparisons that

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<v Speaker 1>you can draw between like a Tom Brady and a

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Burrow, And like what those guys really bring to

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<v Speaker 1>a team the competitive stamina and you know, the ferocity

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<v Speaker 1>with which they go after. There's a vocabulary everybody I

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<v Speaker 1>want to I think just for you, but which once

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<v Speaker 1>they go after the goal of common goal of winning.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, quarterback, I believe is the most important

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<v Speaker 1>position in sports. And if your quarterback is not a leader,

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<v Speaker 1>then the whole organization is going to suffer. And both

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<v Speaker 1>of those two men are phenomenal leaders and obviously back

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<v Speaker 1>it up with great performances. So that's a one win

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<v Speaker 1>for the rest of us. And my job is to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, make him feel as comfortable as possible so

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<v Speaker 1>that he can make us all look good. Um, you've

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<v Speaker 1>got two super Bowl rings. Where's the funniest place you've

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<v Speaker 1>ever worn those out? Too? Funniest place everything? I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't wear them out much. I don't wear them.

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<v Speaker 1>I wear them to a lot of schools. Like if

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<v Speaker 1>I go to a school to ring, yeah, I pass

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<v Speaker 1>them out. You know, it's a They're almost like a

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<v Speaker 1>magical little item because they really captivate everyone. It's such

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<v Speaker 1>a special thing and they're they're very gaudy either, like

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<v Speaker 1>the huge on you. You're a large Why how do

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<v Speaker 1>you even like? So? I don't wear them out much,

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<v Speaker 1>don't get any out of your pockets those things on? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but I you know I don't wear them wearing much

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<v Speaker 1>at Okay, all right, fair enough, fair especially in season.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah yeah, um, okay, we've talked some football switching gears, fishing, fishing.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you fishing? What do you use for bait?

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen this on like your Instagram. Are you like

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<v Speaker 1>quite the fisherman? I like to think I am looks like, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you've caught some some prize pieces, some really nice fishies.

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<v Speaker 1>And I love to cook fish. So I lived down

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<v Speaker 1>in Florida too in the off seasons. The following up

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<v Speaker 1>with you on that one. Okay, so what are you

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<v Speaker 1>we catching? The main fish? I have to catches a

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<v Speaker 1>mahi mahi mahi, yeah, and then uh oahu and very

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<v Speaker 1>similar to mah no, not really. Yeah, it's like a

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<v Speaker 1>striped fish. Almost looks like a barracuda. Some cultures call

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<v Speaker 1>it an oh no oh okay, but um it is

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<v Speaker 1>very good eating. It's almost like clear meat and you

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<v Speaker 1>only have to literally just sear it for a few second,

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<v Speaker 1>it's ready to go. What do you use for bait

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<v Speaker 1>for these guys? Bait you use like a strips of banita,

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<v Speaker 1>which are it's like almost looks like a tuna, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's not good to eat. But you catch a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of banita just off of putting anything in the water.

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<v Speaker 1>So strips of banita, and I don't rig it up.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a very professional crew in Florida. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>have a boat. I have a guys I go out with.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna have friends with the boat you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>You want friends with the friends of the boat. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're great, So the broker charter, I'll plug them.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever had um, like a scary experience on

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<v Speaker 1>a boat, like seeing a shark or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I've caught a few sharks, yeah, like ruling that guy in.

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<v Speaker 1>They were smaller, not like a big one. I would

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<v Speaker 1>love to catch a big charter. We'd let him go

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<v Speaker 1>and everything, but I see him up close. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>keep anything we don't eat or yeah, but catching two

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<v Speaker 1>wah who at the same time was I felt like

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<v Speaker 1>I was in a Discovery Channel episode. They were both

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<v Speaker 1>because they'll they'll if they make contact with you. You're out.

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<v Speaker 1>You're getting stitches for sure. They got big nar teeth.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my lord, okay, jumping on the boat. They try

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<v Speaker 1>to jump out of the cooler if they're still alive

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<v Speaker 1>and attack you. Oh no, thank you, no, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll pass on that one, okay. So how are we

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<v Speaker 1>preparing the fish? What all goes into the cooking and

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<v Speaker 1>the preparation of them? So I cook, I cook fish.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a very simple recipe, butter lemon, some panco

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<v Speaker 1>breadcrumbs and parmesan mixed together and just fried it. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>a little kay and pepper, ye sing something. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to overpower the fish. You know, it's very fresh.

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<v Speaker 1>You caught it that day. Yeah. Let the freshness do

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<v Speaker 1>its own speaking. Yeah. Yeah. What else do you cook?

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<v Speaker 1>You sound like you like to get down the kitchen.

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<v Speaker 1>I do like I cook a lot of chicken grill.

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<v Speaker 1>You know anything? I got a trigger? So, oh me too.

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<v Speaker 1>Party It makes you look genius. All you gotta do

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<v Speaker 1>is press the button you doctored up so great, put

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<v Speaker 1>it in there, and then everyone thinks you're just this

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<v Speaker 1>great h Yeah yeah yeah, Emerald, who what? And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think Memorial's really smoking things, but maybe he was. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the best thing you've pulled off of your trigger?

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<v Speaker 1>Some ribs there? Yeah, yeah, I mean the recipe is

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<v Speaker 1>on there, really great. Yeah. I did the smoked case

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<v Speaker 1>so off of their one time and it was a

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<v Speaker 1>dull light. Oh my god, us like desserts on there. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>a very good stuff. Um, you're a cat guy, I am.

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<v Speaker 1>You got two cats? I have two cats. Cats better

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<v Speaker 1>than dogs at times, especially for my lifestyle now, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have time to take care of a dog. My

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<v Speaker 1>cats can take care of themselves, but they're pretty spoiled.

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<v Speaker 1>That is nice when you can just they're fine, They're fine,

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<v Speaker 1>and your wife can like you don't have to like

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<v Speaker 1>hover over them or anything. Yeah, that is nice. What

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<v Speaker 1>are your cat's names? Nigel and Nugget. Nigel and Nugget,

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<v Speaker 1>These sweet guys. I love that. Um, what else are

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<v Speaker 1>you doing in your downtime? What do you get up

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<v Speaker 1>to when you're not on the field and you're not

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about football? So in season is tough? Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of I do read before I go to bed,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's really not a lot of hobbies I do,

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<v Speaker 1>uh in season Okay, but offseason. I tried to do

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<v Speaker 1>a skille. I'm either in school, but yeah, but I finished.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've got three degrees. Oh my god, your degrees.

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<v Speaker 1>My latest is at my MBA from Indiana University. This guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I have two from University of Illinois before I left.

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<v Speaker 1>So for you, Yeah, so I didn't do it this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Started playing piano. I'm half decent. What yeah, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 1>we have five months off. This isn't People don't utilize

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<v Speaker 1>their time like this. You were making the most of

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<v Speaker 1>your life. Yeah, trying to WHOA, So you're playing the piano.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you playing? What was like your inspiration? Like

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<v Speaker 1>if I can play this one song, if there's like

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<v Speaker 1>a house party and you can just light it up

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<v Speaker 1>on the on the key, I want to be I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to be ready for like a Christmas concert, my guy. Yeah, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm not. I have I it suffered since the

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<v Speaker 1>season started, so I'm not every confident in my ability.

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<v Speaker 1>You're playing front of people right now, probably have to

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<v Speaker 1>do like a two week refresher. But I did it

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much every day for like four months. Got pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have someone come and teach or you use

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<v Speaker 1>that like musician. I bought an app on the iPad

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<v Speaker 1>that listens, Uh, maybe you piano. I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's the same. Okay, I did that with my banja. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really cool. It listens and coaches you up. Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it tells you like if you're in tune, if you're

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<v Speaker 1>in time. It's really cool. Wow gosh, Okay, So what's

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<v Speaker 1>next on the docket? What else do you want to

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<v Speaker 1>learn how to do? I don't know, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>that's it's kind of a game time decision. Every year,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd probably go back to school. This year, I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to take an off season off. It took me five

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<v Speaker 1>off seasons to get the NBA. So yeah, it was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot, a lot of work. I failed accounting. I

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<v Speaker 1>had to I had to do another semester again. These

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<v Speaker 1>numbers a big fat as. Thank god there's other people

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<v Speaker 1>like can handle that. Hats off to you guys that

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<v Speaker 1>are good at that. UM. I also hit you're quite

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<v Speaker 1>the hype man in the locker room. Yeah, you're out

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<v Speaker 1>there pumping people up. Has that always been you? Have

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<v Speaker 1>you always been like that guy to really like rally

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<v Speaker 1>the troops and like, I'm not a speech guy. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not like a raw raw. It's just my own energy.

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<v Speaker 1>So I bring a lot of energy, enthusiasm. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's the only way to be successful. And this game

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<v Speaker 1>is very hard, and uh, you know, I really do

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy it. It's I'm very grateful. I'm twenty nine still

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<v Speaker 1>playing this game. Yeah, so I have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>fun doing it. Maybe not in the moment, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very hyped up for ray to go. So do

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<v Speaker 1>you choose who leads the hood A Chant? Well, if

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<v Speaker 1>you get chosen the week before, then the next win

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<v Speaker 1>you choose. So I chose Jamark past week, so then

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<v Speaker 1>when we win this week, he'll choose, uh, the next person,

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<v Speaker 1>it's off to him. I understand that you guys do

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<v Speaker 1>the hood A Chant incorrectly. I'm sure. I think everyone

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<v Speaker 1>gets nervous when they get picked. And really my strategy

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<v Speaker 1>was I'm just gonna start with a big loud hoode

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully the crowd takes over here, right, Yeah, because

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<v Speaker 1>what they do who they say instead of who they think?

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<v Speaker 1>It's either one I think I don't know. I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>been formally uh who they think they think we've been

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<v Speaker 1>saying say? Though I think which is apparently wrong, which

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<v Speaker 1>is maybe New Orleans who DA says? Who they think? Yes, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>I understand where the error could have happened. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>fluid situation on it. We're working on it. Okay. Last

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<v Speaker 1>thing to ask you about is um Cordell Wilson. What

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<v Speaker 1>are your thoughts on him? I mean, how are you

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<v Speaker 1>and how do you see this all plan out for him? Oh? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what a what a hit in the draft for this organization.

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<v Speaker 1>Um to be where he is as a rookie's light

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<v Speaker 1>years ahead of where I was. Uh, you know, he's phenomenal,

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<v Speaker 1>does everything the right way, everything you wanted to do,

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<v Speaker 1>has a great attitude, does his little rookie subservience. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't make him do much, but you still have to

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<v Speaker 1>check him a little bit. Yeah, but I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to just be a pillar of this organization for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time. So while I'm here, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>help him as much as I can. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when i'm done down the road, it'll be exciting to

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<v Speaker 1>watch him be the leader that he can be. Amazing. Well, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>you're great. I like hanging out with you. This was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun and super happy that you hear,

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<v Speaker 1>a part of the Bengals and looking forward to the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of your time here. Thank you so much. This

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<v Speaker 1>was awesome. Definitely