1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: What's up everybody, and welcome to the latest edition of 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Falcons and Focus. I'm Scott Bearer. That's Tory mclaney and 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: I'm really excited to make this next introduction. Yes, it's 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: gonna be awesome because I get to say for the 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: first time ever it least because we are recording this 6 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: on a Wednesday, right, somebody just found out. I can 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: now say to my left not me, pro bowler, Chris Lnstrom, 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: pro bowler Chris Linstrom. How does that sound. It's it's crazy, 9 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: It doesn't feel real. Um, I was. I was stunned 10 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: yesterday when coach told me so. It's an incredible honor 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: and just really thankful to to be lucky enough. Now 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: we heard through the grape vine that there was actually 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: a specific way that Arthur Smith told you about the 14 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. Is that correct? Or was someone just pulling 15 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: our leg? How did he tell you? I'm not sure 16 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 1: you guys know. So we were in the middle of 17 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: our Wednesday practice on a Tuesday, and we just finished 18 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: the first half of pretty really practice. Team reps were 19 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: broken up into two sections, just finished the first block 20 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: and I'm like joking around with lead talking about how 21 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna get it like our full speed indie work, 22 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: and Art pulled me aside with him and told us, 23 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: told me I was going to the Pro Bowl. So 24 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's how you guys found out 25 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: or there's something circulating the building, but I heard that 26 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: there were some graphics that had been made about Chris 27 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: Lyndstrum as a pro bowler. Yeah, about Tucker Fisk as 28 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:25,919 Speaker 1: a pro bowler. I'm not sure if that made any meetings. 29 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah, that definitely made the Wednesday 30 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: meeting started last year with Ryan Nusel, who was our 31 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: practice squad offensive lineman has been elevated the roster. Yeah. 32 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: He did an incredible job and still does every single 33 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: day giving the looks and it was really awesome, and 34 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: so it was kind of it was a joke to him, 35 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: but then also an appreciation for you know, I know, 36 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: we're still joking about it, but it was like, hey, man, like, 37 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: really nice job, thank you for everything you did. So 38 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: it's nice February fifth, you're gonna be in Vegas for 39 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: the week for the Pro Bowl games, which I guess 40 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: this is like, yeah, you're kind of the first group 41 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: that has a not game day experience for the Pro Ball. 42 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: So but are you looking fun? Are you looking forward 43 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 1: to that week you're gonna bench press for the fans 44 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: or something to combine, I really hope not. Don't don't 45 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: pull my combine bench records probably come in last place 46 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: of the group, But yeah, super excited. I was actually 47 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: lucky enough. Last year my brother played in the East 48 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: West Shrine Game. So I was in Vegas a couple 49 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: days before the Pro Bowl and I was kind of 50 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: telling myself and my family, you know, it would be 51 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: really nice to be able to, uh to make it 52 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: one time. And h really fortunate enough that I was 53 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: able to this year. Yeah, I mean you were kind of, 54 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: you know, joking around about the flag football game and everything. 55 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: But this is kind of a big deal because this 56 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: is voted on by players and coaches and fans, and 57 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: it really shows that maybe you've gained a lot of 58 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 1: respect throughout this league. Like what does this honor mean 59 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: to you? To get it in a season like this 60 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: where the offensive line is really doing so well, It's 61 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: an incredible honor. UM, And I just wanted to thank 62 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: all the fans who voted UM. Really that meant that 63 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: meant a lot to me, and I know a lot 64 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: of people put a lot of time into doing that, 65 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 1: so thank you, UM. But first and foremost, like the 66 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: respect of the guys in my room is the most important, 67 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: and so like the four guys I get to take 68 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: the field with, and really the guys we have in 69 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: our room and on offense, UM, and and the team 70 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: as a whole is what what's the most And as 71 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: long as those guys know that I'm giving everything on 72 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,119 Speaker 1: every snap, UM, and I'm trying to be the best 73 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: I can be, That's that's most important. But then, uh, 74 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: to to get that respect or however from from around 75 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: the league was truly truly awesome and really means a lot. 76 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: You know, you get you get drafted. You know, you 77 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: always want to set team and personal goals, and team 78 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 1: goals are always above personal goals. But to be able 79 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: to hit one of these personal goals and milestones, UM, 80 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: really really really meaningful. I mean, and that's not the 81 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: only thing, you know, Pro Bowl year, but also you 82 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: are the Falcons nominee for Walter Payton Man of the Year. 83 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: I mean that in and of itself is that's a 84 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: huge deal, huge deal. And I know Scott has a 85 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: printed off copy. Yeah, Chris has involved in so many 86 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,839 Speaker 1: things that I have to actually read it or I'll 87 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: never or I will never memorize it. Also, it's highlighted 88 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: that's important, and we're gonna get into all of your 89 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: work with best buddies in a minute. But also he 90 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: surprised local teachers with a shopping spree. He served meals 91 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: to families in need through the Ronald McDonald House. He 92 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: brought a food truck to Flowery Branch High School. He 93 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,239 Speaker 1: had Thanksgiving meals for Atlanta's West Side. He cleaned up parks, 94 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: He went to children's hospitals. I'm running out of breath. 95 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: How do you have time for all of this? Because 96 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: every Tuesday is a big community day for the Falcons, 97 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: and every time you're in the photos out there and 98 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: that's your one free day. So you give up your 99 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: one free day essentially every single week to be able 100 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: to give back. Why do you do that for someone 101 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: whose time is so precious? I wouldn't say that, I 102 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: mean I would the time precious part. We you know, 103 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: we're super fortunate enough. And I think a huge aspect 104 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: of it is one from mister Blank in the standard 105 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: that he sets of his impact in the community and 106 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: what he does for Greater Atlanta and really everything that 107 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: he does and to our community relations team is probably 108 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: you know, they should get an award for how they 109 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: are compared to people around the league because the communication, 110 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 1: the access, and it's made pretty clear from the beginning 111 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: of OTAs you could go talk to any one of 112 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: the members and so I went with Kenya and I 113 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: just talked to her about different things that I wanted 114 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: to make an impact on. And then there's team opportunities 115 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,679 Speaker 1: that are pretty much available, and then there's different things 116 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: that you know, she gets to know you, or that 117 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 1: you know, the community relations team gets to know you, 118 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: they present you with different opportunities, and so it's it 119 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: really is a great way to spend a Tuesday to 120 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: break up the routine of the season, because the season 121 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: is such a grind. You know, what am I going 122 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: to do with that Tuesday? I'm going to sit at 123 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: home watching that X whatever the show is at that time. 124 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: So it's just like it's a really nice way to 125 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: get out of the house to go help make an impact. 126 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: And it was really such a learning experience too, I 127 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: think in UM speaking with the different guys of different 128 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: charities and what they do. It really kind of opens 129 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: your eyes to the different challenges people face. And uh, 130 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: I think that was probably my biggest takeaway from from 131 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: all of it this year was just how many, how 132 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: many ways guys make an impact and the different ways 133 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: of so many areas in life need attention brought to them. 134 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: It's interesting too, because aren't you in the middle of 135 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: like planning a wedding as well on top of you know, everything, 136 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: all of everything else that you're doing. No, I'm signing 137 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: off on a wedd Okay, I'm in the I'm in 138 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 1: the planning process, but I just give the thumbs up. 139 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: Oh that sounds great, like and right yea yeah, oh yeah. 140 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: And I can always sense I'm lucky enough. I've been 141 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: with Maddie for seven years now, so I know when 142 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: I was supposed to sign off on something and when 143 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: like my feedback is actually want or like actually wanted. 144 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, during my whole like um wedding planning process, 145 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: I got one job one and that was the food, 146 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: which was the best possible one because then I can 147 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: just try a bunch of stuff and say that taste God, 148 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: let's have that, like please bring in the steak. That 149 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: was pretty much my only instruction Stacy took care of. Now, 150 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: speaking of cooking in food, yeah, um, one of the 151 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: my favorite things that I think you did, and it's 152 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: on that piece of paper, but you were you cooked 153 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: dinner for a breast cancer fighter in her family at 154 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: the Dazzle and Dyne event for the Falcons. Did you 155 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: actually cook the meal? Okay? Yeah, So there's probably eight 156 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: of us. Each of us had varying levels of skill 157 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: and varying levels of what was required of us. So 158 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: we all got and got like a twenty minute lesson 159 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: beforehand they had a habachi chef come out. They came out, 160 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: they taught us, sorry, how you cut up the vegetables. 161 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: This is how you cut everything. And we're like, oh okay, 162 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: and like like most things, you're like all right, Like 163 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: we'll take a photo of us cooking and that will 164 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: be yet. And uh so I went learned and I 165 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: started the vegetables and the rice and our habati chef 166 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: was at our station. He's like, you're good man, Like 167 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: you're good. Stop. So it was funny though, because we 168 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: did get the one video of I've never done it 169 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: before and Mary, who I was so blessed to be 170 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: able to spend the night with Um. I was able 171 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: to toss the cucumber and she was at or whatever 172 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: it was, and she was able to catch it. So 173 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: we were one form one. We settled. That's how we're 174 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: ending the night. But Um Abdullah Abdullah Anderson, and he 175 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: had to cook the entire meal. Wow, he cooked the head, 176 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: the whole thing. So he cooked it from the rice 177 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 1: to the vegetables to to the protein. So I mean 178 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: shout out to him because he did a really, really 179 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: nice job. Now did y'all vote on who had to 180 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: make the whole meal or did he volunteer for that? No, 181 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: it was kind of just luck of the draw there, 182 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: and you're like, it's fine, I won't I won't do. 183 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: He did a much better job than I would have 184 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: for sure. All Right, now, let's let's sink into your 185 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: involvement with with the Best Buddies organization. Can give me 186 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 1: the origin story about how and why you got involved 187 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: with them. So, my agent, Brad Blank, is on the 188 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: board of trustees for Best Buddies, And so when I 189 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: first got drafted, people working with people with intellectual developmental 190 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: disabilities was something that I always wanted to do or 191 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: you know, had relationships with people, and my sister also 192 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: was on the autism spectrum, and so it was always 193 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: something I was interested in, and so just talking to 194 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: him and getting getting know each other through the process 195 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: of signing him as an agent, and then you know, 196 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: just working together. He really introduced me to Best Buddies 197 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: and it's been something I was so fortunate that's been 198 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: brought into my life. And then when I came down 199 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: here to Georgia, they were really Best Buddies was trying 200 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: to really expand the Southeast region and Georgia in particular, 201 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: because Atlanta is one of the top ten major cities 202 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: in the United States, and we just really wanted to 203 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: grow the programs. And so there's state offices in a 204 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: lot of different states around the country, plus there's also 205 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: international programs, and so one of the things when we 206 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: first got drafted here, I first got drafted here, was 207 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: to bring attention to fundraising for a state office. And 208 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: so there's there's awesome, awesome people here working for Best 209 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: Buddies in Georgia who were able to get the fundraising 210 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: in the last couple of years for a state office. 211 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 1: And so now really the mission with it is trying 212 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: to grow those facilities, so really trying to grow a 213 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: jobs program and continue to grow different chapters at schools 214 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: for more one on one peer interaction. Now, this is 215 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: a quote from Anthony Kennedy Shriver, who is the founder 216 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: and CEO of Best Buddies, and it's it's a quote 217 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: that I think has stuck with me since since I 218 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: saw it. But Anthony said, you know, if it wasn't 219 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: for Chris Lindstrom, we wouldn't have Best Buddies, Georgia. When 220 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 1: you hear that, what does that kind of just make 221 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: you feel? I don't know if that's true, because I 222 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:52,200 Speaker 1: mean he might say that, and I love Anthony, but 223 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: the it's the same thing of a team on a 224 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: football field. You see that with these different organizations and 225 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: really any aspect of life. And there's so many people 226 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 1: who work so hard to secure the fundraising for years, 227 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: and there's so many like I know, Emery has a 228 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: huge program and I think they partner with us on 229 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: the ticket programs, and there's so many people that put 230 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: so much effort into it all. Really, all I try 231 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: and do through the Falcons is bring attention and awareness 232 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: to Best Buddies and all the good that it does 233 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: for everybody, and I'm super fortunate for you guys in 234 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 1: the Falcons in general to provide that platform to bring 235 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: awareness to it. So again, I think it really takes everybody. 236 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: So how did you meet Michael? You your best buddy? 237 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: I've seen some videos with him, Yeah, what a like 238 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:42,199 Speaker 1: what a charismatic, fun guy. Yeah, Yeah, Michael's the best. 239 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: And so I got to meet him my rookie year. 240 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: I had just broken my foot and so I just 241 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: I was in a boot, so probably six weeks after 242 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:54,319 Speaker 1: surgery working with who at the time was the Southeast 243 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: Region coordinator, worked with her to do a fundraising not 244 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: a fundraising event, it was like one of these tables 245 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: where you go around and you're trying to bring people 246 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: to come work for for Best Buddies, and so me 247 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: and Michael were there and that's when I was first 248 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 1: introduced to him. And I think some of the footage 249 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: of when I first met Michael was used, I think 250 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: in the Walter Payton like thing and so some of 251 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: those interviews with Fox and that's when I really first 252 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,599 Speaker 1: met him, and our relationship continue to grow. He's a 253 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: huge into music, loves classical like seventies rock, and loves movies. 254 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: So he's he's awesome and so being able to take 255 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: him on different trips and COVID was challenging for a 256 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: lot of people with idd, so hearing what his struggles 257 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 1: were and talking with him throughout the pandemic of of 258 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: the challenges that that everybody was facing at the time. 259 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: But he also he's working at the aquarium. So yeah, 260 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: so if you want to see him at the aquarium, 261 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: Michael's at the aquarium. Don't give him too much stress. 262 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: My guy, my guy. Yeah, he's working at the aquarium. 263 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: So Maddie went one time, was going around and she's 264 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: hung out with Michael and I multiple times, and she 265 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: got to see him. He was working the Dolphin Show 266 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: and so I think normally works the information desk, but 267 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: I'm not sure, but she saw him at the Dolphin 268 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: Show one day. I love it. So I've seen this 269 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: this Man of the Year video that that that the 270 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: Falcons have like put out and you're reading letters from 271 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 1: other people, and I just watched it recently and some 272 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: of the quotes that stuck out, I think Michael actually 273 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: said this is that that that people don't know how 274 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: nice you are because of how tough you are on 275 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: the field. And then I think Mary said the world 276 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: is a better place because of this gentle giant, and 277 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: I certually looked up from my desk and I'm like, 278 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: I'm not crying your cry like the experience. I know, Like, 279 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: you don't do this for individual accolades, right, you do 280 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: this to bring awareness, but to hear the impact you're 281 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:57,199 Speaker 1: having in that direct and profound way, that must be 282 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: such a such a moment to hear from these people. Yeah, 283 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: I think one of the most rewarding aspects of everything 284 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: is being able to build those relationships with people and 285 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: so hearing Mary's story and what she's going through and 286 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: how you know, my mom's story kind of there's so 287 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,959 Speaker 1: much similarity, and hearing what her fight and really all 288 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: those women on the Dazzle and Dyne Night and then 289 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: Michael and really all the different activities. I think the 290 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: relationships was the biggest thing. And you know, it's just 291 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: you go, you do these activities, you're in the season 292 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: to take a moment to pause and reflect, And the 293 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: pause and reflect was brought on by the letters, and 294 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: it was really really touching and incredibly kind words by 295 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: by everybody, and so it really meant a lot. And 296 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: I was told I was reading a Christmas card. So 297 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: I was told I was reading a Christmas card and 298 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: probably Botch had like the worst reading in history, sl 299 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: level bad. And they're like, no, it's good, it's good. 300 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: I'm just like, okay, Like usually you guys have a 301 00:14:57,720 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: lot higher standards than this, but I'm like, all right, 302 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: we're good. Then they brought the letters out, so I 303 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 1: was not I was definitely not expecting it. Oh well, 304 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: see if there's been a lot of big surprises really 305 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: over the last month. And how about this for a transition. 306 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: Speaking of best buds, there you go. You are the 307 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: third offensive lineman to sit in this hot seat chair. 308 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: We've had Jake Matthews on. We've also had your your 309 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: fellow line make Caleb McGarry, who you've had ties to 310 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: your both first round draft picks back in twenty nineteen. Um, 311 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: I'll say this, y'all's relationship makes me laugh because you know, 312 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: you're a guy from Massachusetts and Caleb McGarry, I I'm 313 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,080 Speaker 1: pretty sure. I don't I don't want to put words 314 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: in his mouth, but he may have been raised by 315 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: wolves were not or maybe a singular grizzly Bears. I'm 316 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: not entirely sure, but y'all's relationship is something that I 317 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: think is so fun to watch. And um, something that 318 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: Caleb brought up on the podcast that he had him on. 319 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: I can't remember if you, if it was me or 320 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: you that asked him if you had gone bear hunting 321 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: with him, and he said, no, not yet. And the 322 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: question we have for you is why have you not gone? 323 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: That is a great question. That's something I definitely have 324 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: to do one time in my life. And getting to 325 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: know Caleb is the best and one thing if you 326 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: as fans haven't figured out, and I know you guys 327 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: definitely know. Caleb is one hundred percent genuinely himself all 328 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,840 Speaker 1: the time, unapologetically. He is himself and I love him 329 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: for it. And so yeah, he's one of his favorite 330 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: activities is hunting. And one of the first times I 331 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: went over, I think he just bought his house and 332 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: I was going over and all of a sudden, I 333 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: just saw this big bear like skin like mounted thrown 334 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: over the railing, like just hanging there and it's probably 335 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: still there. I was just like, all right, I know 336 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: what I'm getting get too it. Uh, just loved him 337 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: every day since. And he I know, he spends the 338 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: off days or like the bye week he's gone, he's fishing. 339 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: He's really a true outdoorsman for sure. Yeah, it was 340 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: fascinating get to know him on this podcast. And it's 341 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: interesting too because I was actually talking to him this 342 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: week and this is like one of the only football 343 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: questions of this podcast, because we're really not a football 344 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: based podcast, It's true. And so I was talking to 345 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: Kab and I was talking to him about kind of 346 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: like the mundane drudgery of being an offensive lineman and 347 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: how it's the same things over and over and over again. 348 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: And he made the comment he was like yeah, he 349 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: was like, I mean, you get to a point where 350 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: he's like, I'll use the example with Chris and I 351 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 1: he was like, I almost feel like I know exactly 352 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 1: where his eyes are. I feel like he knows where 353 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,719 Speaker 1: my eyes are. And it's he's like, I know based 354 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: on what the backer is doing, where we're moving, and 355 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: where we're going. It's almost like a twin telepathy type 356 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: of thing. Do you feel that when you're out on 357 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: the field with him? For sure? For sure? And I 358 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: think the only way you can build that up is 359 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,679 Speaker 1: through reps, and so have been incredibly fortunate. I kind of, 360 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: you know, when m Ia on him on the first year, 361 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: but we've been three years strong, really playing every single 362 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: game together, and there's a true awareness and appreciation from 363 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,159 Speaker 1: one another of what his strengths are and what behind 364 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: our and we really talk about it and really work 365 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: about it. And like you said, offensive line play is 366 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: really boring, and so like anytime anybody sees anything in 367 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: the media, it usually sounds really repetitive from me or 368 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: Caleb or really any offensive lineman, but that's just how 369 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 1: offensive line play is. And so the fundamentals of it 370 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: is so important. But Caleb and I really communicated what 371 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: that is, and we've seen so many different looks that 372 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: we like you said, Caleb said, is that we really 373 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: know where each other's thought process is, and if we 374 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: need to make an adjustment, it's really quick, and we 375 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:41,919 Speaker 1: can say that to each other and he knows exactly 376 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 1: what I mean or what he means, And there's certain 377 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: times where like I'm gonna go cut somebody and I 378 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 1: don't even need to tell him that I'm doing that, 379 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: because he knows that I'm doing that, and so there's 380 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: a really good sense there. He's got a really good 381 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,479 Speaker 1: sense too if I'm getting beat versus like I have 382 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 1: a block secured, so to come help me. And I 383 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: have the same thing with him where you've kind of 384 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: just seen those pictures over time and really fortunate to 385 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 1: be able to play with him. So so take me 386 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: back to the day after the twenty nineteen draft, right, 387 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: because you come down from Massachusetts, Caleb comes from the 388 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: Pacific Northwest on charter jets. And then I assume that 389 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: was the first time that you met. No, actually, yeah, 390 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: so super lucky too. I was fortunate to playing the 391 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl and we were on the same Senior Bowl 392 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: team and so we actually did a community service event 393 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: or something and I was stuck on a bus with Caleb, 394 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: and as you guys know, Caleb's a super interesting person. 395 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: So no, no, correct, right, So we got sat down 396 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,479 Speaker 1: with him, talked with him for you know, pretty much 397 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: a whole day doing a doing a some event, and 398 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: really started our relationship that way. And then we did 399 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: a whole week of playing with each other and it's 400 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: always a fun week in a memorable week. And then 401 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: you know, I saw him at the combine. Uh, you know, 402 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: it's all alphabeticals, so Lyndstrom and there might have been 403 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,239 Speaker 1: somebody between us, but it was just me and him. 404 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,439 Speaker 1: We were in the same combine group, so like we 405 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: talked to each other most of the combine reps, uh, 406 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: pretty much most of the day, and you're rooting for 407 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: each other. And then another month goes by before the draft, 408 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: and uh, I was, you know, fortunate I got drafted. 409 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 1: I did the media calls, which I thought were audio, 410 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: but it ended up being a zoom. So I was 411 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: just pacing back and forth in my house really really bad. 412 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: So like, yeah, it was it was really bad. So 413 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:36,199 Speaker 1: but by the time I finished those very terrible media calls, 414 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: I was able to go upstairs and to watch like 415 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,199 Speaker 1: the final five picks of the first round, and I 416 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: was like, oh, the Falcons have trade back up in 417 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: the first round, so like, oh, I got really excited. 418 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: And then when they drafted Caleb, I got really excited 419 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: on top of that because it was somebody I got 420 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: to know. We got to build a relationship with um 421 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: and then yeah, like you said, and then we just 422 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: continue to grow right from that day on. Wow. So 423 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: the Lenstrom family. You're not the only offensive linemen. Yeah, no, 424 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: there's several. Your brother Alec is on Dallas practice squad, right, 425 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: I are. And then your dad played, Yeah, my dad 426 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: and two uncles played, and two uncles played. Being in 427 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: a football family, Like, what was that experience growing up 428 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: around people who understand what you're doing and who have 429 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: been there before and have been through everything that that 430 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: you're going through now? It was I super fortunate love 431 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: my family and the part in terms of the professional setting. 432 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: Really it was lucky enough to be in a super 433 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: loving support of home. But then as just in this 434 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: career aspect in football, Um, I wasn't pressured in football 435 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 1: at all. You know, my older my older brothers seven 436 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: years older than me. He played quarterback, and my dad 437 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: took when he got done playing. I think he played 438 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: three years in the NFL, one in the USFL, and 439 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: then took like twenty years off of football. And she said, like, 440 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,479 Speaker 1: you know, stepped away, did like business and stuff. And 441 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,959 Speaker 1: then my brother was coming through and he's like, all right, 442 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: well i'll be I'll get into coaching for him. So 443 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: he coached our high school, coached my older brother. So 444 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: I kind of since I was four or five years old, 445 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: I was always around football, and there's always something that 446 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to do. Then I started playing in seventh grade. 447 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 1: My dad was still coaching, and he coach ended up 448 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: being like seventeen years coached all three of me and 449 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: my two brothers. Oh my gosh, I love that. That's 450 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 1: almost exactly like not to make this about me, but 451 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: my dad was my high school's football coach for like 452 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: my whole life up until I was in high school, 453 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: and he coached me and my two sisters in softball, 454 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:45,439 Speaker 1: and my little sister plays golf, and so I completely 455 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: get that. What was it like for you to kind 456 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: of have your dad as your coach during that time? 457 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,479 Speaker 1: I have to say again, I was really lucky that 458 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: my dad was awesome in it, and in the sense 459 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: of he was a really hard coach on the field 460 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: and held you to a high standard, and I was 461 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: and I think because he played, he had the awareness 462 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: of the challenges that it brings too, and so there 463 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: was zero favoritism in it, and if anything, I was 464 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: held to a harder standard. Yea. But then in the 465 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: same breath when I got home, everything was done and 466 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: like he was just dad again, and so that was 467 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: really really cool, and I think that environment helped us. 468 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 1: And one of the funny things though that I think 469 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: helped like that, and it's just knowledge, is I was 470 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: two hundred and thirty pounds my senior year of high school, 471 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: so I was even last like two fifteen to twenty. 472 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: My brother was the same way. My brother was only 473 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: six two sixty three, and he's like, well, if you're 474 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: gonna play well compared to yeah, So he's like, you know, 475 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: what if you want to play Division one college, which 476 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: my younger brother definitely did. He goes, you're snapping like 477 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: you're playing center because that's your best chance. And you know, 478 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: my brother really worked hard and is self made in 479 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: a lot of ways. But my dad gave was like, no, 480 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: you're like, you're playing center, and so that was one 481 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: of the cool things. And for me, he's like, no, 482 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:00,040 Speaker 1: you're not playing defensive end. He's like, I was a 483 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: stiff defensive end. Not doing it. You're going to play 484 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 1: old line like, and that's that's how I got on 485 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: this path, And looking back at it, he made the 486 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: right decision. I would probably not be sitting in this 487 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: chair if I was playing D lines. What were the 488 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 1: grocery bills. Like, yes, we've asked Matthew Jake because he 489 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: had he has a similar kind of family set up. 490 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: I can only imagine he went through gallons and gallons 491 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 1: of milk for sure. I don't know. I don't know 492 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: how my parents did it. But so I'm one of six, 493 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: so I have my older brother, my younger brother, Alec, 494 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: and then I have three sisters, um, all of whom 495 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: are all pretty clumped together in age. So I don't 496 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: know how my parents did diapers. I don't know how 497 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: that phase. I don't know really how they did any 498 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: of it. But the grocery bill was was crazy. We 499 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: never went out. If we ever went out, it was 500 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: to McDonald's and it was always on the dollar menu. 501 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: You could ever go off the dollar menu, and so uh, 502 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: I would always think of my uncles were like the 503 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 1: coolest people in the world, where they were like, you 504 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: can get a big mac or something off. I've made it. Yeah, 505 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: and uh, that was the biggest thing. We just never 506 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 1: went out to eat, always kind of stayed home. Mom 507 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: would make portions that were like so much larger than 508 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: she would like take a recipe, quadruple it. That was 509 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: dinner so if pasta was like one box, it was 510 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: at least four and she did that still hosting, and 511 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: so when we went to college whatever, there was just 512 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 1: extra food because she'd built up fifteen tripling recipes. What 513 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: type of like uh in the Stand's mom was she? 514 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: Was she very vocal with you or was was she 515 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,400 Speaker 1: more like came home and it was like you did 516 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: great jobs? No? No, she was very vocal, so very vocal. 517 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 1: So my uh, my dad and myself and my brothers 518 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 1: were really kind of a lot of my siblings where 519 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: go watch everybody, Like in another thing, I'm really my 520 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: family super supportive of everybody. So like I'll go home 521 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: watch my sisters volleyball, though, come watch my games. All 522 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: that's awesome, but we're like go sit in the corner 523 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: type people like quiet, like in the back, back, back corner, 524 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: like where nobody is and that's where we hang out. 525 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: My mom, on the other hand, would be like friends 526 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 1: with every single person in the gym, sit in the middle, 527 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: would scream in yell, scream at the rafts, scream at 528 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,920 Speaker 1: you know, everything, and all in a supportive, fun way. 529 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: But of course right she was. She was awesome, but 530 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: she was definitely a much bigger personality than the rest 531 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 1: of us. So it was it was funny that my 532 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: dad would come home and just be like, oh god, 533 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: my mom's the same way. All right, we've hit Tory 534 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: and I his favorite part of Yeah, these podcasts, it's 535 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: a rapid fire, oh boy, high and not very high intensity. 536 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: Yeah section, But I just like to billet that it 537 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: is um five questions. Everybody gets the same questions. Yeah, okay, 538 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: give or take. Yeah, you're ready, I think, so, okay, 539 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: here we go. What is your favorite play of your career? Oh, 540 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: favorite player in my career so far in the NFL 541 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: would be when we played the Jets last year. We 542 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 1: had the touchdown to secure the game, and there's a 543 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,959 Speaker 1: video of Jake and I celebrating the end zone kind 544 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: of making fun of us. Guys on the team did, 545 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: but it was a ton of had a ton of meeting, 546 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: a ton of That was probably my most meaningful play 547 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: in the NFL. It wow, Well, why did you pick 548 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: that one? I just think of the experience of being 549 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: able to travel in London. I'm not a big traveler, 550 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 1: but everything. We kind of joke about this too in 551 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: the offensive line room is like not a big traveler, 552 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: but if I'm forced to travel, I have a blast, 553 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: and then I always get mad at myself, like why 554 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: don't I do this more often? But so being able 555 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: to the experience the whole London experience, the fans there 556 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: were awesome, and then we were playing in a game 557 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 1: we were doing really well, and that like that was 558 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: the finishing, finishing drive And so I think so far 559 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,439 Speaker 1: that's really kind of been the highlight so far. Hopefully 560 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,919 Speaker 1: to keep expanding that and keep playing in meaningful games. 561 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: Is there a TV show that you love or that 562 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:07,439 Speaker 1: you're binging right now? Uh? So I always do, like 563 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 1: one in season show. So last year was Criminal Minds. Yes, yes, 564 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: Criminal mind started. Did the whole entire thing at Criminal Minds. Uh. 565 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: Talking with Marcus. I tried to get in the Game 566 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 1: of Thrones, but like because of camp in the season, 567 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: it's like it's really really hard because you have to 568 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: sit down and like really focus, where like you get 569 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: home from work on a lot of these days you 570 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: just want like a nice, lighthearted like story that you 571 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:36,680 Speaker 1: can kind of follower. You can just like kind of follow, 572 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: but like if you fall asleep, you didn't really miss much. Yeah, 573 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 1: but right now, I'm watching Bones, so I'm like redoing 574 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,440 Speaker 1: every single night two thousand's crime show. So by the 575 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: time I retire, i'll be out of them. There you go. 576 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: I think there's about like one hundred and fifty or 577 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 1: two hundred of those episodes, so you've got some time 578 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: to mean, there's a lot of Criminal Minds episodes and 579 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: they come back too, So okay, next one, Um, where 580 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: is what is your favorite place to eat? Oh? Favorite 581 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: place to eat? Uh? Down here, I'd have to say 582 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: bare Bones and Buford. Yeah, he's my favorite. I love steaks, 583 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,960 Speaker 1: so huge steakhouse person, have a great time there every 584 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: single time. Um, how do you get your steak cooked? 585 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: So I was a medium, Well, I've worked my way 586 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: down to medium. I'll never be a medium rare person. 587 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: I understand all the medium rare snobs out there. Okay, yeah, 588 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 1: so I've worked my way down to medium. I'm happy 589 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: there where if it goes medium rare, I'm fine. If 590 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: they do, you know, cook at medium, well I'm also happy. 591 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: So you know, kind of a little best of both 592 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: worlds trade there. Well, let's go ahead and expand this 593 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: category just for you because Kathan, like, what was your 594 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: favorite meal? That at home got quadrupled and everybody had okay, 595 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: uh chicken pot pie. Yeah, and so instead of doing 596 00:29:53,440 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: like the true pie, like you couldn't do that because 597 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: she'd have to make like two or three pie so 598 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: it'd be like a ton of work. So she would 599 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: get a a big big baking sheet like the like 600 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: the different baking sheet do it, and then would drop 601 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: biscuits on top of it so you could. Yeah, so 602 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: instead of having like just a cross on top, you 603 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: just had biscuits, so you could just cut a scoop 604 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: of biscuit or cut it off, and you're gonna have 605 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: to send that recipe. Yeah, Like we gotta get at 606 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 1: after that one. Who is the or which falcon do 607 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: you hang out with the most? Do I hang out 608 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: with the most? Uh? Definitely the offensive Lineman probably Drew Dolmond, 609 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:38,120 Speaker 1: Hennessey News and Caleb probably the four equally kind of that. 610 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 1: Did you go fishing with with everybody? So? No, actually 611 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: I didn't. So they did that. That was superb. Everybody 612 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: heard about it. They actually it was really cool and 613 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: the hotel staff were awesome. So they brought the salmon 614 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:56,480 Speaker 1: back to the hotel and the uh, they filled it 615 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: and everything for everybody and kind of served as one 616 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,120 Speaker 1: of the meals. So I thought that was a really 617 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: cool thing. But we were able to that day go 618 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: to the military base in Seattle and that was really 619 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: really fun experience. Actually fit in the back of a 620 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: Blackhawk helicopters. Yeah, it was. It was fun yet talked 621 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: with everybody there, But I did miss the fishing trip. 622 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: It looked like a blast though. I'm sure offensive line 623 00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: groups are generally tight because you guys have to do 624 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: boring things over and over and again and only you 625 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: guys understand it, right, But this group seems like it. 626 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you guys play well together on the field. 627 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 1: Seems like you genuinely like each other's company. Is that 628 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 1: kind of how that position group is. I mean, like, 629 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: describe what it's like in those meeting rooms. Is it 630 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: rock is a serious? Does it make it fun of 631 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: each other? Like what's the dynamic there? I think there's 632 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of everything, and um, super fortunate. I 633 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 1: really think we have truly one of the best offensive 634 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: line rooms. You know, performance you can say whatever it 635 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: is and we're not the people who evaluate that, But 636 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: in terms of culture, you'd be hard pressed to find 637 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: a better room that has better culture than we do. 638 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: And that's one to testament to the quality of guys 639 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,239 Speaker 1: that are in there. But then our coaches too of 640 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: what they've set in there. But there's a real like 641 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: we don't take it too seriously. There's definitely not a 642 00:32:11,240 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: negative culture. And I know you guys know Lead and 643 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: for the fans who don't, he's probably the most uppe positive, 644 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: high energy people that there is probably on the planet. 645 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: And so when he's pushing that energy, and we have 646 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: great guys every single day that we know what's expected 647 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 1: of us and they go out there and do that. 648 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: And so when you have guys who are just meeting 649 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: the standard every single day, you don't have to worry 650 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: about that stuff. You can have all the other fun 651 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 1: like kind of you'd say like luxuries, I guess in 652 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: the sense of you can have fun in a meeting 653 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: room but also works like we can have a blast 654 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,360 Speaker 1: in there for twenty minutes, but then when it's time 655 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: to focus, everybody's dialed in, really focused. And so when 656 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 1: you have that super healthy combination of having fun and 657 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: having a fun workplace environment, but in the same sense 658 00:32:56,400 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: of everybody's are professional and really loves what they're doing 659 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: and wants to be the best at it and wants 660 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: to be the best for the team. That's when like 661 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,760 Speaker 1: great things can happen. And so that's why we're super fortunate. Yeah, 662 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: something about lead as well. I was talking to him 663 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 1: the other day and he U he has the loudest 664 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: voice of someone that I think I've ever met. He 665 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: like projects his voice in a way that I don't 666 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 1: know if I've ever like, I was talking to him 667 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 1: and I was literally sitting from me to you from him, 668 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: and he was yelling and I was like, whoa, yeah, 669 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: but he was yelling nothing but like positive. Man. Well 670 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna wrap up last rapid fire kind of not 671 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 1: rapid fire. Yeah. Question what is your biggest pet peeve? 672 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: So this is something this is like the ultimate icebreaker 673 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: question and I think it's been rotated on every single time, um, 674 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: unless something better comes from my head. And uh, this 675 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 1: is something. My fiance will give me flak four. She 676 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 1: is a big lover and this is funny. I just 677 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: make fun of her. It doesn't even bother me anymore 678 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: because it's like it's so comical, Like I'll order a 679 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: drink so like I'll order a coke or something like that, 680 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,520 Speaker 1: and I'm like, do you want anything? No, I'm good 681 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: water takes a step of it before I even take 682 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: a sea. Yeah. I love her and she'll laugh about this, 683 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,320 Speaker 1: but Notorious like, can I have a bite of your food? 684 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, sure, do you want to bite him? Mind? No, 685 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:23,040 Speaker 1: I would have ordered it. That is a great way 686 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 1: to wrap it up with Chris Lindstrom on the latest 687 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 1: episode of Falcons and Focus. Do what y'all do? 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