WEBVTT - Breaking Down Tom Brady's First Press Conference as a Buccaneer | Bucs Insider

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome into Buccaneers Insider presented by Miller like Casey Phillips

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<v Speaker 1>and Scott Smith here and man, do we have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to cover that We just got a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>hear the conference call that both Bruce Arians, Jason Light

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<v Speaker 1>and then also Tom Brady. We're all on getting a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to talk to the local media. Normally this would

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<v Speaker 1>be a big, normal press conference, but with everything Corona,

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<v Speaker 1>all we ended up getting able to do is a

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<v Speaker 1>phone call, which is better than nothing. Definitely a unique

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<v Speaker 1>experience in this free agency time. So let's start with

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<v Speaker 1>the coach and Jason part of it. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't gotten to hear from them since this whole thing

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<v Speaker 1>went down, so I want to hear your thoughts on

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<v Speaker 1>that you learned anything about the process of signing him

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<v Speaker 1>in this Yeah, one thing that I thought was interesting

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<v Speaker 1>was when they talked about what a priority that Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady became from them. You were here for the couple

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<v Speaker 1>of months after the end of the season leading up

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<v Speaker 1>to free agency, and you can recall I'm sure, um

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce Arians saying we're gonna have a plan. We're just

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily gonna tell anybody that plan because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the point strategically of that. So to find out

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<v Speaker 1>and it's not obviously not a surprising piece of information,

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<v Speaker 1>but to find out that when they realized that Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady was a really a real possibility, that became point

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<v Speaker 1>blank the number one offseason priority for both Bruce Arians

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<v Speaker 1>and Jason light And and they got it done. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's exciting. And also another thing from their point of

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<v Speaker 1>view on that, especially coaches, that him talking about how

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady can do everything in this offense that he

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<v Speaker 1>needs to get done. And um, that's an area that

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<v Speaker 1>I know some people have question is is Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 1>a good fit for Brutarian's offense? And you know, I've

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<v Speaker 1>been of the opinion along that Bruce and Tom will

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<v Speaker 1>easily work together to find the best way to utilize

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<v Speaker 1>his talents and what Bruce does in his offense. So

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<v Speaker 1>I've never been particularly worried about it. But then you

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<v Speaker 1>hear Tom Brady saying, Hey, to me, football is about

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<v Speaker 1>throwing to the open guy. If that's the deep guy

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<v Speaker 1>and that's where he's open, and this offense has made

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<v Speaker 1>that happen, then that's where we're throwing. If it's a

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<v Speaker 1>short guy fits outside that guy's the inside. Guys like

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<v Speaker 1>you throw to the open guy and you put the

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<v Speaker 1>ball in the hands of the guys will make the place. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's how you know, is when it is that simple

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<v Speaker 1>for you. Yeah, it's easier to say for some people,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not as easy to do. But obviously he is.

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<v Speaker 1>He can do it right. So now looking at the

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady part of the call, he had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to answer questions from several local media and media from

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<v Speaker 1>all over the country, and that we're wanting to get

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<v Speaker 1>in there. So what were some of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>stood out that you may be learned from that. I

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<v Speaker 1>think everybody wanted Tom to come in and start making

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<v Speaker 1>predictions and proclamations and we're gonna win six more Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowls and all that, and he he as, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think anybody would in that situation. Wasn't interested in making fictions.

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<v Speaker 1>But what he returned to over and over again at

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<v Speaker 1>least three or four times during that thirty something minute

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<v Speaker 1>press conference was our conference call was I'm a team player.

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<v Speaker 1>I know what my responsibilities are gonna be. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>come in and do them to the best of my ability,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm gonna expect everybody else around me to do

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<v Speaker 1>the same, because you can't have a great offense with

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<v Speaker 1>one player. One great quarterback is not going to make

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<v Speaker 1>a great offense. And he is a great quarterback. But

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<v Speaker 1>he says everybody has to be on the same page

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody has to be playing with confidence and anticipation.

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<v Speaker 1>And he returned to that a couple of times. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think this harkens a little bit to some of

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<v Speaker 1>the other things that Bruce and Jayson Moore saying, and

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<v Speaker 1>that it's not just he's a great player, it's the

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<v Speaker 1>leadership that he's going to bring to this team. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that was just kind of exuding out of

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<v Speaker 1>that conference call the entire thirty minutes. And overall, what

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<v Speaker 1>do we feel like we have even seen about just

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<v Speaker 1>the way everyone is responding to having him here, just

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<v Speaker 1>the overall impact that he could make on this team

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<v Speaker 1>to coach talk about and listening to Jason, listening to

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady himself, what field did you get from this

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<v Speaker 1>first conference call about just how this could look moving forward? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've talked to some of the players and

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<v Speaker 1>they've been pretty uniformally excited about it. Right, Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you get I think you have a quarterback that,

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<v Speaker 1>despite all of his achievements, um is still driven to

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<v Speaker 1>do more and to prove more, and he's starting a

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<v Speaker 1>new chapter after twenty years and with one team. And

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<v Speaker 1>by way, he's the first player in NFL history to

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<v Speaker 1>spend twenty years with one team and then signed with

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<v Speaker 1>another team. Just twenty years of one team is pretty

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<v Speaker 1>rare in itself, but then to move on to another team,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a brand new challenge that I think probably really

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<v Speaker 1>excites him. And we didn't have any other players on

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<v Speaker 1>the call, but Bruce and Jason were obviously thrilled. That's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty clear. The Tom Brady news has dominated the headlines,

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<v Speaker 1>but there have been some other moves that have been

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<v Speaker 1>important to this Bucks team recently. One is an offensive

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<v Speaker 1>lineman that's been signed, Joe Hay What do you know

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<v Speaker 1>about him and the reason that they would want to

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<v Speaker 1>bring him in? Well, what I know about Joe Hagan

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<v Speaker 1>is that he spent four years in Indianapolis and I

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<v Speaker 1>think he made about thirty seven starts during that time.

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<v Speaker 1>He started at right tackle, he started at left tackle,

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<v Speaker 1>He's even started at right guard. We know through the

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<v Speaker 1>years how much the coaches value that sort of versatility

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<v Speaker 1>and to me profiles as at least at the very

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<v Speaker 1>least prime Canada to be your swing tackle that can

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<v Speaker 1>play on either side and he's your active tackle on

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<v Speaker 1>game day. But considering the situation with Tamar Dotson yet

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<v Speaker 1>resigned a free agent at the moment, that the right

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<v Speaker 1>tackle position for the Buccaneers is wide open at the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'd have to consider that he's at least one

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<v Speaker 1>of the top candidates to battle for that job. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, sometimes you get a player from a team

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll compare that to Shaq Barrett and I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>making any great um uh predictions here or anything like

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<v Speaker 1>he'll have the kind of break on season and Shack

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<v Speaker 1>Barrett died. But sometimes you get a player from a

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<v Speaker 1>team who was on a unit that was just really,

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<v Speaker 1>really good, and so you might also be very good,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's just not as many opportunities for you there.

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<v Speaker 1>And in Indianapolis is widely believed to have the best

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line in the games, especially after they resigned Anthe

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<v Speaker 1>Costanzo to so to get one of those guys and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe give them a bigger opportunity again, it could be

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<v Speaker 1>the same sort of situator, and then we know that

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady is a big fan of Titans, so I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to spank about what that position could look like. Here.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked a lot about Mike Evans and Chris Godwin

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<v Speaker 1>and and how great that would be for Tom Brady.

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<v Speaker 1>But what do we know about who the Titans will

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<v Speaker 1>be for this team next season? And some news about

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<v Speaker 1>who we have and have not recited yet. Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a good question because during that conference call with Tom Brady,

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<v Speaker 1>he he started listing off some of the guys he's

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<v Speaker 1>excited about playing with, And of course he started with

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<v Speaker 1>Chris and Mike, but he's like an O J and

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<v Speaker 1>Cam and so o J. Howard. Uh. You know, he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have the season that anybody expected last year in

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<v Speaker 1>Bruce arians the first year here. But you heard Jason

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<v Speaker 1>Light at the Combines say we have a plan for

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<v Speaker 1>o J in our offense, you know. So there's obviously

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<v Speaker 1>there's been trade rumors about him, but I know they

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<v Speaker 1>believe they can use him well and maybe with Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brady that will work even better. Um. You also had

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<v Speaker 1>Tanner Hudson who was going to be an exclusive rights

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<v Speaker 1>free agent, and Antonio Claire who was going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a restrictive free agent. They both kind of just skipped

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<v Speaker 1>that step and signed a new one year deal with

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<v Speaker 1>The Buccaneers have Antonio Claire, who Bruce Arians has said

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<v Speaker 1>is a very good blocking tight end. You saw Tanner

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<v Speaker 1>Hudson in the preseason last year show incredible hands. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Mike Evans at one point last year said Tanner's

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<v Speaker 1>got the best hands on the team, and then a plaies,

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<v Speaker 1>well except for me, Tanner's got the best on the team. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And so you've got a lot of intriguing different types

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<v Speaker 1>of town there. You also still have Cam Braid and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there was a point in Cam's contract a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days ago in which um there was a

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<v Speaker 1>large part of his two thousand twenty salary that was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be guaranteed. And so it was a key

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<v Speaker 1>date in finding out if Cam would be back, which

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure you agree with me, we were really hoping

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<v Speaker 1>he would be. UM. Now, team doesn't always announce things

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<v Speaker 1>like this, but there's certainly have been some reports of

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<v Speaker 1>him getting a restructured contract, which is probably why he's

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<v Speaker 1>still on the roster now. And I think that's just

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<v Speaker 1>fantastic news. So the tight end position as a whole,

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<v Speaker 1>when you talk about those guys were signing and Cam

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<v Speaker 1>still being around and the team having a plan for

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<v Speaker 1>O J and oh yeah, tom Brady's in town now

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<v Speaker 1>to get in the football, I think it's really exciting

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<v Speaker 1>time for that position. I completely agree. All right, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna do it for us on this edition of

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<v Speaker 1>Make sure you stay tuned to Buccaneers dot com for

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