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Speaker 1: Boston area Mercedes Ben Steelers. Hey, Bill, how are you

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Speaker 1: doing today? Oh? Good, Glenn? How's it going good? How

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Speaker 1: doing terrific? All right? Why don't we start with the

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Speaker 1: acquisition today of Josh Gordon. A talented, incredibly talented guy,

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Speaker 1: but he's had his issues. Bill, How do you see

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Speaker 1: this guy fitting in here with what you're doing? Yeah? Well,

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Speaker 1: at this point, um well, I really I can't comment

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Speaker 1: but the Patriots have sent out a release. I'm reading

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Speaker 1: and the trade with the Cleveland Browns. In the addition,

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Speaker 1: the Patriots have released Corey Coleman. Yeah, and there there

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Speaker 1: So we're not there yet. So so hold on, I

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Speaker 1: want to make it clear. So you're telling me that

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Speaker 1: There's a certain process that an acquisition goes through, and

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Speaker 1: And until anything's completed, I'm all refrain from commenting on it,

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Speaker 1: all right, because the organization released at the Cleveland Browns

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Speaker 1: question I would have is that people for for a while,

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Speaker 1: just fundamentally, I don't think we would want to bring

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Speaker 1: So that's what we'll be shooting for. Bill. Did they

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Speaker 1: or you will, and good luck to you. All right,

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