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Speaker 1: Everybody walks to the insiders here on NFL Network, Patrick

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Speaker 1: clayboun here in the nfl LA newsroom, and I have

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Speaker 1: proof of life. We have all of our insiders collectively.

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Speaker 1: Who are the people who we have this show named after,

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Speaker 1: Judy Batista, Mike Grifolo, Tom Pelisero, Ian Rappaport, all in

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Speaker 1: their containment units tracking free agency. As we have opened

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Speaker 1: see them. Let's get all the news that's come into

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Speaker 2: Starting with two tongue of Iloa going to Atlanta.

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Speaker 1: He's going to have the vast majority of his compensation

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Speaker 1: in twenty twenty six provided by the Dolphins. He will

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Speaker 1: land there for the league minimum. Now three years removed

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Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins and new Dolphins head coach. Speaking of

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Speaker 1: the Dolphins, Jeff Heffley will be reunited with former Packers

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Speaker 1: backup quarterback Malik Willis. Greg Rosenthal's top free agent of

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. It's a three year deal with forty

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Speaker 1: taking place there in South Florida and.

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Speaker 3: What will take some time to get used to.

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Speaker 1: Speaking of the state of Florida, Mike Kevin sim As,

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Speaker 1: the Tampa Bay Buccaneer, has come to an end for now,

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Speaker 1: photo shops for Alec Pearce. He's going to stay in Indianapolis.

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Speaker 1: The Colts came to an agreement on a four year

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Speaker 1: former top target, Michael Pittman Junior was traded to the

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Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers. Agreed to a three year deal after that trade.

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Speaker 1: The trade was described as a late round pittswap, so

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Speaker 1: Michael Pittman Junior going to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and also

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Speaker 1: we've got a Super Bowl MVP.

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Speaker 3: Well, no more.

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Speaker 1: To Kansas City Chiefs news, Eleven time Pro bowler Travis

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Speaker 1: Kelsey and the Chiefs agreed to terms on a new deal.

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Speaker 1: Kelsey will be back for season fourteen in Kansas City.

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Speaker 1: Flirting with the idea of retirement earlier, flirting with the

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Speaker 1: Kenneth Walker the third agreed to terms on a three

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Speaker 1: going to get twenty eight point seven million dollars guaranteed.

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Speaker 1: He will be in the backfield, of course, with another

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Speaker 1: After a solid finish to his twenty twenty five season

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Speaker 1: after acquiring Jalen Phillips in that deadline trade a season ago,

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Speaker 1: a lot of moves around the NFL. Coming in to

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Speaker 1: coaches and former players. Elsewhere, Isaiah likely reunited with John

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Speaker 1: Former Bill and Bear Tremaine Edmonds gets a deal to

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Speaker 1: go to East Rutherford with around twenty four million dollars guaranteed.

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Speaker 1: Those stories just a taste of what we've had. Come

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Speaker 1: into the newsroom today for more insight. Let's get to

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Speaker 1: our insiders. Tom Pellisero take it.

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Speaker 4: Away, Patrick, thank you very much and welcome in side

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Speaker 4: with the insiders, alongside the inanter Rapperport, Judy Batista and

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Speaker 4: Mike Garafalo. I am Tom Pellicero to give you an

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Speaker 4: the Raiders have signed not one but two linebackers, the

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Speaker 4: Walker with the Raiders, who also added Nakobe Dean, the

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Speaker 4: we reported an hour or so ago. It is, as

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Speaker 4: Patrick mentioned, Tuatungua Baila headed to the Atlanta Falcons on

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Speaker 4: a one year minimum contract. Why the minimum because the

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Speaker 2: And it was all about nothing to do with money.

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Speaker 2: It was about the best football spot for Tua. Atlanta

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Speaker 2: always made sense. Why was that the Falcons guy?

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Speaker 5: They did find one, though, the only free agent lefty

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Speaker 5: first team reps. One Michael Pennings junior, recovers from a

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Speaker 5: as well. This is about depth and strengthening the room

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Speaker 6: It's a really good spot for Tua to reset his

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Speaker 6: They have a coach who knows how to use a

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Speaker 7: And there are certainly people still.

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Speaker 8: And folks have pointed out, okay, you got a starter

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Speaker 8: and they could still do more. Right, the fact that

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Speaker 8: you might pay a third quarterback anyway.

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Speaker 2: And Michael Pennix is on his rookie deal.

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Speaker 4: So the Dolphins are going to be paying two upwards

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Speaker 4: Halfley John Eric Sullivan believe Malik Willis at least has.

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Speaker 2: A chance to be the solution in Miami.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, And this was an interesting one to track because

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Speaker 3: Going to go to Miami Doblins. They know him well.

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Speaker 5: They got his old assistant GM was now the GM

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Speaker 5: a really really nice deal forty five million dollars guaranteed

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Speaker 5: on a short term deal for much bigger payday going forward.

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Speaker 5: These two guys in Miami have seen Malik Willis at

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Speaker 3: And just Ice cold play his butt off.

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Speaker 5: That is what the Miami Dolphins are looking for the

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Speaker 3: Just a little bit more as well.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I remember when the brain Trust got to Miami,

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Speaker 6: they talked about bringing competition to that position, having multiple quarterbacks,

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Speaker 6: repeatedly getting quarterbacks in to compete for the job. But

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Speaker 6: this is certainly Malik Willis's opportunity. It speaks really well

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Speaker 6: is a big opportunity for Malik Willis. As the Dolphins

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Speaker 6: new general manager knew pretty much everything in Miami, a

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Speaker 3: For Malik Willis here.

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Speaker 8: Yeah, if you look at it from the Dolphins perspective,

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Speaker 8: it's not going to cripple it, right, and at some

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Speaker 1: Yeah, more time for you guys, more time for free

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Speaker 3: Greg.

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Speaker 2: This was your vision for Alec Pierce.

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Speaker 2: That's the important one.

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Speaker 9: It's gonna be who makes the biggest impact. Malik Willis

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Speaker 9: is gonna make our lives better. They're gonna make Scott

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Speaker 1: the past. But it's not too hard, not too far

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Speaker 1: to look away to a big part of that passes.

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Speaker 1: The Dolphins are going to be providing the vast majority

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Speaker 1: of a compensation for Tua and Tuga Iloa the next

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Speaker 1: couple of years, as he will be ahead of to Atlanta.

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Speaker 10: Yeah, for Atlanta, this is a no risk deal for them.

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Speaker 10: They get to sign to a tongue of Iloa on

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Speaker 10: the minimum. This will happen later on in the week.

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Speaker 10: The Dolphins officially will release to a Wednesday or Thursday,

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Speaker 10: So maybe Thursday or Friday you'll see the Falcons officially

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Speaker 10: sign Tua and look talking to people there. My understanding

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Speaker 10: is this could be a open competition between Tua and

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Speaker 10: Michael Pennix. They believe the competition will be good for

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Speaker 10: both guys, maybe creating some urgency for Michael Pennix as

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Speaker 10: he comes back from that torn acl The hope and

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Speaker 10: expectation is he's on track for week one, but when

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Speaker 10: he's healthy, he's going to have a motivated Tua that's

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Speaker 10: potentially pushing him. Two lefties in the building, which will

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Speaker 10: help them provide insurance for each other. They both have

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Speaker 10: had injury question marks, but for the Falcons fan base,

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Speaker 10: expect training camp Tua versus Michael Pennix who gets the

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Speaker 10: starting job.

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Speaker 8: My understanding is.

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Speaker 10: Kevin Stefanski, the head coach, did give Panicks a heads

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Speaker 10: up when they brought two in, but the messages get

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Speaker 10: ready to come and compete and Michael Pennox is ready

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Speaker 10: for the opportunity. So it's going to be a lot

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Speaker 10: of eyeballs in Atlanta in a big offseason and for

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Speaker 10: both quarterbacks.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, regardless how people feel about the circumstance, we're talking

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Speaker 1: about Loa, a experienced starter whoever we have seen had

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Speaker 1: success in the NFL. Cam Wolf with the latest on

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Speaker 1: the Dolphins in their off season here in twenty twenty six,

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Speaker 1: we had a trade before the free agency negotiation window opened,

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Speaker 1: the Cowboys acquiring Rashawn Gary from the Packers in exchange

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Speaker 1: for a twenty twenty seven fourth round pick, as the

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Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys, in need of defensive help, get a little

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Speaker 1: bit from the Green Bay Packers in another player exchange,

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Speaker 1: albeit not the one that moved the needle in the

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Speaker 1: way that we saw that one at the start of

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Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five season. For more on the Cowboys

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Speaker 1: and this trade, it's Jane Slater as they get some

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Speaker 1: much needed help Jane on the defensive line.

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Speaker 11: But Patrick, Cowboy fans are so greedy they want more.

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Speaker 11: They want to make sure they get another edge. I

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Speaker 11: keep getting asked, is Trey hendrick said next. I think

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Speaker 11: there's some concern about Trey Hendrickson's injury history, and so

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Speaker 11: right there, that's not really feeling like it's in the

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Speaker 11: mix right now. But as I was told, there is

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Speaker 11: a lot of excitement about the edge market in the

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Speaker 11: draft this year. I know, I know people say they

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Speaker 11: want a veteran there, but remember they have two first

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Speaker 11: round picks this year, so an opportunity to go and

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Speaker 11: get a guy right now. As it was described to me,

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Speaker 11: someone told me we have addressed a big need with Rashaan,

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Speaker 11: Gary will look to add if anything makes financial sense.

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Speaker 11: They add that they're not doubling down on a free agent,

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Speaker 11: high dollar edge. So there is your answer there. But

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Speaker 11: there was one thing that made them excited today, the fans.

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Speaker 11: They addressed the safety position. Jayalen Thompson, twenty seven year

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Speaker 11: old safety from Arizona, three years, thirty six million dollars.

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Speaker 11: I got so much strong feedback from inside the building

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Speaker 11: about this one. I was told he's a scene, little

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Speaker 11: high guy off the hash doesn't get fooled. He tackles well,

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Speaker 11: he can play underneath as a robber. They love his

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Speaker 11: coverage skills, his position flex he understands the system and

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Speaker 11: he can help the defense become more multiple and predictable.

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Speaker 11: The other thing that the Cowboys fans are clamoring for

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Speaker 11: it I agree they have to address this is linebacker.

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Speaker 11: Now can you address that in a draft? They want

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Speaker 11: to see it be a veteran guy. There was two

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Speaker 11: guys the Cowboys very interested in. But here in the

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Speaker 11: last thirty minutes we saw another team get active and

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Speaker 11: they took them both off the board. That was Koay

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Speaker 11: Walker and that was also to Kobe Dean. So what's

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Speaker 11: next to the Cowboys fan? To cry Well, Patrick kleen is.

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Speaker 8: In the mix.

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Speaker 2: Devin Lloyd is another.

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Speaker 11: But I'm told they are nowhere close on the Lloyd thing,

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Speaker 11: but they are at least poking around. What about Fred

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Speaker 11: Warner was told nope. On Drake Greenlaw, nope. So we'll

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Speaker 11: see if that changes. But I'm doing my due diligence

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Speaker 11: for all the.

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Speaker 1: Fans, and we appreciate that Jay, not just for the

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Speaker 1: fans but for us. But if we could get the

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Speaker 1: Cowboys front office, the fans, say, and Jane all united

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Speaker 1: in a place where everybody could heal and feel good

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Speaker 1: about free agency. Here in twenty twenty six, Jane Slater therapy.

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Speaker 12: Come, I'll give you a hug.

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Speaker 7: Conboys fans, come here.

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Speaker 1: We're all a rising tide lifting all the boats. Hey,

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Speaker 1: let's raise the water level there in Kansas City. As

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Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey is expected to return for his fourteenth NFL

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Speaker 1: season a one year contract as he was considering retirement

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Speaker 1: that could be worth up to fifteen million dollars, they

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Speaker 1: do get an influx of explosive talent in the backfield

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Speaker 1: as Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker the Third agrees to

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Speaker 1: terms with the Kansas City Chiefs. It's a three year

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Speaker 1: deal could be worth up to forty five million dollars

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Speaker 1: twenty eight point seven a million of that guaranteed. As

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Speaker 1: we finished the season where when he was healthy and playing,

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Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes was the most dangerous runner on the Kansas

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Speaker 1: City Chiefs. With Kenneth Walker there, hopefully for KSE that

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Speaker 1: is no longer the case. For more on Kansas City.

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Speaker 1: Let's bring in Jeffrey Chadia as we discuss the Chiefs

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Speaker 1: in a much needed value acquis at the running back position.

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Speaker 3: Jeff, it's an understatement.

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Speaker 13: Patrick and Kenneth Walker the Third is going to bring

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Speaker 13: his postiveness the Chiefs for the worship in the league.

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Speaker 13: When it came to explosive runs. You mentioned Patrick Mahomes.

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Speaker 13: He had more twenty yard runs than any of the

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Speaker 13: other running backs combined. This is going to be a

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Speaker 13: huge difference for this team because you see what he

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Speaker 13: can bring with the speed, with the power. They love

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Speaker 13: that he can be a playmaker even when the runs

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Speaker 13: not blocked up. Well and Gerald, manager Bredfeach talked about

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Speaker 13: the importance of using that interior offensive line create Humphrey,

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Speaker 13: Trey Smith, keithleyshu Amataia, getting behind them and making them

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Speaker 13: more of a weapon. Adding Kennath Walker the Third will

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Speaker 13: help make that happen.

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Speaker 1: And looking over elsewhere on the offense, Jeff, we get

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Speaker 1: the news that Travis Kelcey will be back for a

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Speaker 1: year fourteen. But it's happening right now as we're discussing

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Speaker 1: the window opening. It makes me wonder was this close?

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Speaker 1: Did this almost not happen?

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Speaker 14: Well?

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Speaker 13: When the season ended, there was a lot of questions

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Speaker 13: about Travis Kelsey not being back and living in Kansas City.

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Speaker 13: I think a lot of people thought he wasn't coming

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Speaker 13: back because they were six to eleven, and obviously the

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Speaker 13: quarterback to Patrick Mahomes had gone down with an acl tare.

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Speaker 13: But him coming back does help this team because he

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Speaker 13: is a leader, he's a future Hall of Famer, he

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Speaker 13: is impactful. The problem here Patrick is that he has

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Speaker 13: been their best receiver every year and at some point

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Speaker 13: they have to transition into getting guys like Rashid Rice

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Speaker 13: and Xavier Worthy creating more impact within his offense. And

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Speaker 13: so it's great that Travis Kelsey's coming back. He had

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Speaker 13: eight hundred yards last year, but if he's the number

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Speaker 13: one target again, this offense is not going to grow

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Speaker 13: in the ways it needs to grow.

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Speaker 3: That's Jeff Todia with the latest on the Kansas City

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Speaker 3: Chiefs here on the Insiders on the first frenzy day

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Speaker 3: of the start of free agency. Thanks Jeff.

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Speaker 1: We also got this news coming in today to the

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Speaker 1: nfl LA newsroom, the Panthers signing former Eagle edge Jalen

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Speaker 1: Phillips a four year deal worth up to one hundred

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Speaker 1: and twenty million dollars. According to the NFL Network insider

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Speaker 1: Ian Rapport. This coming after the Eagles had the number

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Speaker 1: one scoring defense in the NFL after the deadline when

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Speaker 1: they were able to make that trade with the Dolphins

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Speaker 1: to acquire Jailen Phillis. For more on this, let's bring

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Speaker 1: in Mark Ross as well as Brian Baldinger, as we've

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Speaker 1: seen a lot of talent move in a lot of spots.

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Speaker 1: But the Carolina Panthers get a big piece Mark to

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Speaker 1: a defense that kind of lacked an.

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Speaker 3: Edge, so to speak. Good good one of that Patrick.

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Speaker 15: Yeah, but they still played well despite not having that

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Speaker 15: dominant guy on the edge. I think this is the

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Speaker 15: perfect fit for them with Jalen Phillips, I thought was

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Speaker 15: the best edge on the market there And of course

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Speaker 15: early in his career it was the injuries and which

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Speaker 15: got him.

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Speaker 3: I always believed in the talent.

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Speaker 15: You always saw the flashes, but he actually played seventeen

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Speaker 15: games last year with both teams, with Miami and Philly,

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Speaker 15: and you saw the instant impact Baldy that he gave Philly,

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Speaker 15: not just as a pass rusher and a disruptor, but

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Speaker 15: also in the run game as well. Might have been

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Speaker 15: even better in the run game there as you see

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Speaker 15: right there crashing through the gap there. So I think

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Speaker 15: for a Carolina team of Panthers team that overachieved last year,

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Speaker 15: and now you put Phillips in there with Derek Brown,

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Speaker 15: who playing just as good, if not better than any

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Speaker 15: DT in the league.

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Speaker 16: J C.

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Speaker 3: Horn on the back end.

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Speaker 15: Of course, the work's still not done, but I think

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Speaker 15: this was the perfect fit for where they're going right now.

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Speaker 14: And I like zero here ver evro there in Carolina.

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Speaker 14: I mean, he's a good quality defensive coordinator. He's a

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Speaker 14: four man front guy. You mentioned Derek Brown, the rookie

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Speaker 14: Dick Skurton last year. I mean you think about the

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Speaker 14: edge last year, Derek Brown at defensive tackle led the

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Speaker 14: team in sacks with five. They needed some pressure off

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Speaker 14: the edge. The secondary was solid, the linebackers were good.

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Speaker 14: They're building this thing, and you got to have your

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Speaker 14: your dogs up front that can hunt and get after

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Speaker 14: the quarterback. I think Jalen Phillips showed he was healthy

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Speaker 14: last year. The same talent that made him a first

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Speaker 14: round pick of the Miami Dolphins is still there. He's

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Speaker 14: still long, he's still active, he still knows how to

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Speaker 14: shed blocks and get to the quarterback. It's a good,

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Speaker 14: good signing by the Carolina Panthers as they try to

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Speaker 14: kind of build this thing brick by brick, and so

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Speaker 14: I think this is an improved defense right now, and

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Speaker 14: I think they're going to had some more defensively through

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Speaker 14: the draft.

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Speaker 1: A Panther's team that made it into the postseason actually

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Speaker 1: provided a scare in the postseason as well. The grand

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Speaker 1: opposite of that would be the twenty twenty five Las

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Speaker 1: Vegas Raiders. But you look at what they've done here

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Speaker 1: in this offseason. Jane just spoke about the fact they

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Speaker 1: were able to get a couple former dogs who won

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Speaker 1: together at Georgia and Klay Walker and to Kobe Dean,

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Speaker 1: and then they really kind of reset the center market

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Speaker 1: with Tyler Linderbaum.

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Speaker 3: What do you think about the folks in face.

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Speaker 14: Well, I always think this, Pat, I always think that

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Speaker 14: your offense line is only going to be as strong

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Speaker 14: as your center. If your center isn't strong, things are

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Speaker 14: going to collapse. They're just not going to be good communication,

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Speaker 14: run in the pass game, and the protection. So Lindardbaum

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Speaker 14: is a guy that you know, helped Derrick Henry get

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Speaker 14: to two thousand yards two years Ago help Lamar get

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Speaker 14: to an MVP type level because of his consistent play inside.

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Speaker 14: He's a former wrestler. He loves to take guys down

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Speaker 14: to the mat. He's great with leverage. I think when

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Speaker 14: you bring in Fernando Menoza here, you know, presumably at

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Speaker 14: the number one pick at quarterback, why not have a

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Speaker 14: that has worked with an MVP like Lamar Jackson that

656
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Speaker 14: can identify your fronts and your blitzes and some of

657
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Speaker 14: the pressures that might be coming out at the quarterback.

658
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Speaker 14: Those two will be working in harmony from the day one.

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Speaker 14: When Mendoza gets signed. It's imperative that you have a

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Speaker 14: center that has experience that understands all those little nuances.

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Speaker 15: Mark No, without a doubt, that center quarterback marriage is

662
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Speaker 15: so important, and they prioritize at them. They jump right

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Speaker 15: out and said, this is our priority right here. But

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Speaker 15: they have a ton of other money and they're spending it, Baldy,

665
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Speaker 15: and that's what you got to do, similar to what

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Speaker 15: the Patriots did last season, who had the most cat

667
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Speaker 15: space and went out there and just spent the money

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Speaker 15: at the top of the market and they crushed it.

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Speaker 15: So the Raiders are trying to implement that same plan

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Speaker 15: of Okay, we had the money, we're going to identify

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Speaker 15: the quality guys and spend it. And then also with

672
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Speaker 15: the Max Cows Crosby trade, not forgetting about the future

673
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Speaker 15: as well getting those two first round picks. So I

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Speaker 15: really liked the total plan how the Raiders are pulling

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Speaker 15: this together so far. Yeah, for avedues for the Raiders

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Speaker 15: to acquire talent.

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Speaker 1: We've got the draft coming up as well, where they

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Speaker 1: did get that aforemention pick. As Mark said, we got

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Speaker 1: more coming up here on this edition of The Insiders.

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Speaker 1: As it's going to be season number fourteen for Travis Kelcey,

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Speaker 1: how can we project that forward? And what about the

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Speaker 1: rest of the Chiefs roster, specifically that defense. We have

683
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Speaker 1: more discussion all the way on The Insiders on NFL

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Speaker 1: Network coming.

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Speaker 3: Up after this.

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Speaker 16: Yeah, I mean no, man, that's the best part of

687
00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:42,160
Speaker 16: football is the relationships that you create. And man, Jermaine is,

688
00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:45,160
Speaker 16: you know, a friend for life, for brothers for life. Man,

689
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Speaker 16: it's amazing hearing from him and man everybody else. Man,

690
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Speaker 16: my teammates are like family to me, and so I

691
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Speaker 16: appreciate it so much. And you know, who knows how

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Speaker 16: this is all gonna go, whether it's Tennessee or anywhere else.

693
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Speaker 16: I mean, I'm excited to to go play Fobama, excited

694
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Speaker 16: to continue to do what I love each and every

695
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Speaker 16: day for real.

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Speaker 4: John Franklin Myers, who said he would be watching free

697
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Speaker 4: agency frenzy today, well he got to see his own

698
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Speaker 4: Sonny announced. It is indeed a reunion with Jermaine Johnson

699
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Speaker 4: is good buddy with coach Robert Sola. He heads to

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Speaker 4: the Titans on a three year, sixty three million dollar

701
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Speaker 4: deal that includes forty million dollars forty two million dollars guaranteed.

702
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Speaker 4: It came down to the forty nine Ers and the Titans.

703
00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,680
Speaker 4: They were neck and neck, both teams making a big

704
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Speaker 4: push for the top interior defensive lineman on the free

705
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Speaker 4: agent market. Ultimately it is Tennessee that prevailed. And that

706
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Speaker 4: was not the only time Ian Rappaport that we heard that.

707
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Speaker 4: Today the Titans on the most cap space in the league,

708
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Speaker 4: and boy did they use it.

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Speaker 3: Boy did they use it. We'll start with the big

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Speaker 3: one right in the middle.

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Speaker 5: John Franklin Myers, who, of course Robert Sala is very

712
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Speaker 5: familiar with from the time with the Jets, of course,

713
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Speaker 5: played for the Broncos most recently and established himself as

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Speaker 5: one of the better big man of one of the

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Speaker 5: better interior rushers in the NFL. He signs a three

716
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Speaker 5: year is going to sign a three year, sixty three

717
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Speaker 5: million dollar contract. Obviously, that is a big one for

718
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Speaker 5: Tennessee as Robert Salad tries to get that defense ignited.

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Speaker 5: Also signed, are going to sign Alonte Taylor, the big

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Speaker 5: physical corner from the New.

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Speaker 3: Orleans Saints against twenty million dollars period.

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Speaker 5: That is a huge deal for him as the Tennessee

723
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Speaker 5: Trins tried to shore up their defense and then on

724
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Speaker 5: the offensive side of the ball. I think it's fair

725
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Speaker 5: to say one of the more sort of obvious signings,

726
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Speaker 5: but still real and still fantastic. Wandel Robinson had been

727
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Speaker 5: a security blanket with the New York Giants, a third

728
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Speaker 5: down receiver, someone that Brian Dabols certainly.

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Speaker 3: Had some success with. He goes now to Tennessee, gets

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Speaker 3: a four.

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Speaker 5: Year, seventy eight million dollar deals from Wandel Robinson hits

732
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Speaker 5: it big as well. Hasn't been the most active receiver

733
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Speaker 5: market as well, but he does incredibly well as a

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Speaker 5: dependable receiver.

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Speaker 3: Much like some of the other teams with a lot

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Speaker 3: of caps. The Titans have a lot of holes and

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Speaker 3: they went a long wait toward filling it.

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Speaker 4: Today added a couple of corners Lante Taylor Cordell flopped

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Speaker 4: plenty of action. Meanwhile, the Chiefs Judy spent at a

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Speaker 4: position where they normally don't and also brought back an

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Speaker 4: extremely familiar piece on the first day of the negotiating window.

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Speaker 6: Right, so let's start with the familiar piece you may

743
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Speaker 6: have heard of, Travis Kelcey. He is returning for his

744
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Speaker 6: fourteenth season. Of course, he is returning for the Kansas

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Speaker 6: City Chiefs. Never really seemed possible that he would go

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Speaker 6: anywhere else. This was a decision between returning to the

747
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Speaker 6: Chiefs or retiring completely. And look, he had a pretty

748
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Speaker 6: impressive season last year, bounced back season from the season before,

749
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Speaker 6: so why would you ever want to retire on that?

750
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Speaker 6: So he is going to return. Of course, they missed

751
00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:48,000
Speaker 6: the playoffs last season. Big part of that was Patrick

752
00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:51,480
Speaker 6: Mahomes was injured, So now Travis Kelsey will be there

753
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Speaker 6: whenever Patrick Mahomes returns. Also, who will be in Kansas

754
00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:01,920
Speaker 6: City Super Bowl? MVP Kenneth Walker is going to the Chiefs.

755
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Speaker 6: This was a big one. They had a big hole,

756
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Speaker 6: they needed a running back. And what he also brings

757
00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:11,080
Speaker 6: is explosiveness to the running back position.

758
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Speaker 7: Just think of his performance during the playoffs.

759
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Speaker 6: Think of his performance during the Super Bowl, ripping off

760
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Speaker 6: some really big ones. This was a big one that

761
00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:21,120
Speaker 6: was a dagger for the New England Patriots.

762
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Speaker 7: In the playoffs.

763
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Speaker 6: Three playoff games, he had over three hundred yards four touchdowns.

764
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Speaker 6: So this is a chance for him to be the

765
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Speaker 6: bellcow running back, a big piece for the Kansas City

766
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Speaker 6: Chiefs in an effort to bring some explosiveness back.

767
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Speaker 3: To their offense.

768
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Speaker 4: We also saw a lot of money being spent in

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Speaker 4: the edge market today, but no deal Ian quite on

770
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Speaker 4: par with what the Carolina Panthers did with Jalen Phillips.

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Speaker 8: Now, Ian's not talking on this one. Ian Pike down

772
00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:51,400
Speaker 8: Jalen my loves. I'm having a moment with Ian right now.

773
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Speaker 8: It's been it's frankly later.

774
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Speaker 2: Than I thought it was going to be.

775
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Speaker 8: But you know we're going to take We're gonna take

776
00:36:56,040 --> 00:37:02,920
Speaker 8: a both four years, twenty million for Jalen Philip Goods

777
00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,759
Speaker 8: on a thirty million dollars per year deal. We thought

778
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Speaker 8: it was going to be just north of twenty. I frankly,

779
00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:09,840
Speaker 8: I thought the Eagles thought it was going to be

780
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Speaker 8: just north of twenty. This thing in the Eagles minds

781
00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:15,640
Speaker 8: got out of hand and Jalen Phillips after they acquired

782
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Speaker 8: him at the trading deadline in the middle of last

783
00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,480
Speaker 8: season heading to Carolina. We knew coming into the day

784
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Speaker 8: Carolina was going to spend big on defense. Jalen Phillips

785
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:25,600
Speaker 8: a target for them, other targets as well. I think

786
00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:27,120
Speaker 8: they would have liked to maybe a little spread the

787
00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:29,120
Speaker 8: wealth a little bit more, but in this one had

788
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Speaker 8: to go to thirty million dollars to get Phillips there

789
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Speaker 8: as their new pass rusher. A bit of other Eagles news,

790
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Speaker 8: by the way, speaking of players leaving the Eagles, this

791
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Speaker 8: one justin Reid Blankenship, the safety for the Eagles, Who's

792
00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:46,000
Speaker 8: got that exciting podcast, along with Cooper Degen headed to

793
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Speaker 8: the Houston Texans three year, twenty four point seventy five

794
00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:54,120
Speaker 8: million dollar deals with a million dollar year with sixteen

795
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Speaker 8: and a half million guaranteed. That deal done by Kyle

796
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Speaker 8: McCarthy at Athletes First. The Eagles would have liked to

797
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Speaker 8: make Mayday run at Blanket Ship one of their free

798
00:38:03,800 --> 00:38:06,719
Speaker 8: agents that they had the AJ Brown situation because they

799
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Speaker 8: have AJ Brown still owe him what twenty nine million

800
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:12,600
Speaker 8: dollars this upcoming season, hamstrung their ability to spend on

801
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Speaker 8: their own free agents.

802
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Speaker 2: So Blanket Ship heads too.

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Speaker 1: Now today coming into the nfl LA Newsroomy and Rapper

804
00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:23,319
Speaker 1: reporting the Steelers, Agreen in terms with quarterback Jammel Dean,

805
00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:25,959
Speaker 1: formerly of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a three year deal

806
00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:30,200
Speaker 1: could be worth up to thirty six point seven million dollars,

807
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Speaker 1: as well as the Bears adding on defense. According to Ian,

808
00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,560
Speaker 1: Agreen in terms with Devin Bush, on a three year,

809
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:39,600
Speaker 1: thirty million dollar deal that will send Devin Bush to Chicago.

810
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Speaker 1: And if we're talking Bears, what better opportunity to discuss

811
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Speaker 1: that with Adam Reik here on the Insiders Rank. Just

812
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Speaker 1: your general thoughts on what the Bears have done thus far.

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00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:52,759
Speaker 1: Hey man you, Hey Patrick, good to see you. I'm

814
00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:53,759
Speaker 1: came in a happy face.

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Speaker 17: It's kind of like, you know, a lot of Bears

816
00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:59,360
Speaker 17: fans came into the free agency frenzy believing that they

817
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,440
Speaker 17: had a shot at Max Crosby.

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Speaker 3: Kind of like when I was a kid and I

819
00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:03,799
Speaker 3: thought I was going to get.

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Speaker 17: The g I Joe aircraft carrier for Christmas, and I

821
00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:09,719
Speaker 17: got a bunch of football cards instead, still trying to

822
00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,040
Speaker 17: put on a brave face for the parently, Hey, thank you,

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Speaker 17: I really know. I think this is actually some pretty

824
00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:18,200
Speaker 17: good signings. I think what the Bears are doing defensively

825
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:20,160
Speaker 17: right now is really making sure that the middle of

826
00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,280
Speaker 17: their defense is short up. They signed a defensive tackle,

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Speaker 17: they got Bush, and of course they went out there

828
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Speaker 17: and got called me. So I think it's straight up

829
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:29,359
Speaker 17: the middle. They want to be strong up there, want

830
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Speaker 17: to stop the run and make sure that they're forcing

831
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Speaker 17: teams to pass. So I really like this strategy that

832
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:36,400
Speaker 17: they're going after right now.

833
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Speaker 1: And of course we've got the Fantasy a lot of

834
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Speaker 1: free agency Fallout edition coming up with Me and you

835
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Speaker 1: Rank as well as Marcus Grant, the whole cast of

836
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Speaker 1: our show coming up on March eighteenth. But let's take

837
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Speaker 1: not just a fantasy look, but a football look at

838
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Speaker 1: Mike Evans in the other Bay Area as a San

839
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Speaker 1: Franciscire forty nine er.

840
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Speaker 3: You know, I really like this move I was on

841
00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:56,640
Speaker 3: was it the inside?

842
00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:56,799
Speaker 2: Now?

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00:39:56,840 --> 00:39:57,680
Speaker 3: This is the Insiders?

844
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Speaker 8: Now?

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Speaker 17: What show was I on Morning Frenzy, whatever it was,

846
00:40:01,239 --> 00:40:02,920
Speaker 17: whatever show it was. I'm like, you know, what'd be

847
00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:05,200
Speaker 17: a great place for Mike Evans if he doesn't stay

848
00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:08,680
Speaker 17: in Tampa Bay would be San Francisco because him and

849
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Speaker 17: Ricky Piersall, I feel like, will be a pretty good duo.

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Speaker 17: And I think there's an opportunity for targets. That's what

851
00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:15,920
Speaker 17: we're looking for from a fantasy perspective, We're looking for targets.

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Speaker 17: I think if you're the forty nine Ers, you're looking

853
00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:21,320
Speaker 17: for a reliable option that whenever brock Perty gets into trouble,

854
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:24,080
Speaker 17: he has somebody to rely on. Obviously, Christian McCaffrey is

855
00:40:24,239 --> 00:40:26,719
Speaker 17: huge in that respect, but you bring in Mike Evans too.

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Speaker 17: I think the forty nine ers are loaded up for

857
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Speaker 17: another playoff run. Yeah, we're just looking for options period.

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Speaker 3: In Las Vegas.

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Speaker 1: After the twenty twenty five season, they get some talented

860
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Speaker 1: defenders in kway Walker and to Kobe Deane. They get

861
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Speaker 1: a big deal for Tyler Linderbaum. What do you think

862
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Speaker 1: the Desert opportunity looks like next year?

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Speaker 8: Right?

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Speaker 17: You know, I really like what the Raiders have done

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Speaker 17: so far. I just say go out and finish the job.

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Speaker 17: Don't don't be like the Fountain Blue, which stayed like

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Speaker 17: as an empty shell for ten years. Go out there

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Speaker 17: and finish the job. I think Tyler Linderbaum is going

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Speaker 17: to be a great addition to them in this offensive line.

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Speaker 17: And what all they want to do is make sure

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Speaker 17: you're going to be protecting Fernando Mendoza. I know there

872
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Speaker 17: have been reports that they thought about bringing in a

873
00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:09,840
Speaker 17: veteran to start, which I would say it's a mistake.

874
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Speaker 3: Like if you think about what the.

875
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,080
Speaker 17: Commanders did two years ago, getting to the NFC Championship

876
00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:16,880
Speaker 17: game with a rooky quarterback. Last year and Ben Johnson's

877
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,600
Speaker 17: first year in Chicago, they won, they went to the

878
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Speaker 17: divisional round. There's no reason for the Raiders not to

879
00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:24,560
Speaker 17: go all in. Finish the job. Don't sell off the

880
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Speaker 17: parts to the Plaza.

881
00:41:26,200 --> 00:41:29,880
Speaker 3: Finish the job. Yes, and we have finished this particular

882
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Speaker 3: job again.

883
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Speaker 1: You can check us out Free Agency Fallout edition of

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Speaker 1: NFL Fantas a Loot coming up with March eighteenth, featuring

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Speaker 1: Adam Rink, who will be a part of so many

886
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Speaker 1: NFL Network properties as we continue our path through free agency,

887
00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:44,800
Speaker 1: but the path coming to Atlanta for Tua tongue of Ioloa,

888
00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:47,520
Speaker 1: as the Dolphins will pay most of the way, but

889
00:41:47,719 --> 00:41:48,879
Speaker 1: the Falcons may.

890
00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:50,640
Speaker 3: Get a starting quarterback. More on that when we come

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00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:51,840
Speaker 3: back on it. It's all Network.

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Speaker 8: L Ight.

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Speaker 1: Welcome back to another hour edition of The Insiders, a

894
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Speaker 1: part of our two hour edition of The Insiders, A

895
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Speaker 1: part of an extensive day for Tom Pelisero, Judy Batista,

896
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Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport, and Mike Garofolo, who were still located within

897
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Speaker 1: their containment units. We will have more from The Insiders,

898
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Speaker 1: and I promise Mike I will take this tie off

899
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Speaker 1: at some point before the end of the show.

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Speaker 3: I put back on.

901
00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:23,080
Speaker 2: This was not my call.

902
00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:25,759
Speaker 8: I'm getting texted by somebody's like, what do you you

903
00:42:25,880 --> 00:42:28,080
Speaker 8: got bankers hours. I'm like, no, I wanted to stay

904
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Speaker 8: t this is a Toms call. Now Bankers loosen the

905
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Speaker 8: tie call. Ian suggested it. That was an Ian suggest

906
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Speaker 8: So I have.

907
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Speaker 1: To promise that I will get to the bottom of

908
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Speaker 1: the entire chain of custody with regards to the tire request.

909
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Speaker 1: But we have to discuss all the volumes of news

910
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,640
Speaker 1: that have come into the newsroom here on this opening

911
00:42:46,719 --> 00:42:49,440
Speaker 1: day of the Free Agency Frenzy. Welcome back to Kansas

912
00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:53,319
Speaker 1: City for Travis Kelson welcome back for season fourteen. It's

913
00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:57,040
Speaker 1: a one year contract to come back to KC. It

914
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Speaker 1: could be worth up to fifteen million dollars. So headed

915
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Speaker 1: to Kansas City the Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker, the

916
00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:07,399
Speaker 1: third fresh off of winning their trophy and the other

917
00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:10,279
Speaker 1: trophy with the Seattle Seahawks after the win in the

918
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Speaker 1: Super Bowl, Signing with KC a three year deal could

919
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Speaker 1: be worth up to forty five million dollars, twenty eight

920
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Speaker 1: point seven million of that guaranteed and more to spend

921
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Speaker 1: on fonts. Kenneth Walker, the third big fan of fonts

922
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Speaker 1: on social media website Twitter dot com, just says Chiefs Kingdom.

923
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Speaker 1: Not a significant deal financially for the Atlanta Falcons. Signing

924
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Speaker 1: for the minimum will be to a tongue I level.

925
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Speaker 1: The former starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins last week

926
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Speaker 1: to the Pro Bowl back in twenty twenty three. The

927
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Speaker 1: Dolphins will pay the Lion's share the vast majority of

928
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Speaker 1: to his compensation. That's a part of the Dolphins dead

929
00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:49,800
Speaker 1: cap in twenty twenty six, but a lot of active

930
00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:52,840
Speaker 1: money being spent on Malik Willis, the former Packers backup

931
00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:56,160
Speaker 1: quarterback reunited with Jeff Hafley after he becomes the new

932
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Speaker 1: head coach in Miami. A three year deal sixty seven

933
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Speaker 1: and a half a half million dollars could be the

934
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Speaker 1: maximum value. He gets forty five million of that guaranteed

935
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Speaker 1: forty one million over the first couple of years. So

936
00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:10,440
Speaker 1: a good deal for Malik Willis and a big change

937
00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:14,440
Speaker 1: in scenery for Mike Evans, the longtime Tampa Bay buccaneer

938
00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:17,640
Speaker 1: headed to the San Francisco forty nine ers. It's a

939
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Speaker 1: three year deal Mike Evans, who famously had eleven consecutive

940
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Speaker 1: one thousand yard receiving seasons of heartfelt goodbye he issued

941
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Speaker 1: to Tampa Bay in the community on social media earlier today.

942
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Speaker 1: And a big time maintenance of the explosive wide receiver

943
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Speaker 1: in Seattle as they keep Rashich heat. According to Tom

944
00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:39,759
Speaker 1: Pelisaro and ian Rapport, a three year deal could be

945
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Speaker 1: worth up to fifty one million dollars for the man

946
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Speaker 1: who made big plays on special teams head offense during

947
00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:48,760
Speaker 1: the Seahawks run to a Super Bowl championship, Alec Pierce

948
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:52,279
Speaker 1: remains in Indianapolis. A four year deal could be worth

949
00:44:52,440 --> 00:44:56,040
Speaker 1: up to one hundred and fourteen million dollars will keep

950
00:44:56,360 --> 00:45:00,200
Speaker 1: Alec Pierce in Indy. But a big time departure sure

951
00:45:00,440 --> 00:45:03,920
Speaker 1: for the former leading receiver of the Indianapolis Colts, as

952
00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:06,680
Speaker 1: it's a late round pick swap that will send Michael

953
00:45:06,719 --> 00:45:10,680
Speaker 1: Pittman Junior to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he agrees after

954
00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:13,319
Speaker 1: that trade on a three year deal could be worth

955
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Speaker 1: up to fifty nine million dollars as the Steelers get

956
00:45:17,160 --> 00:45:19,360
Speaker 1: some help on offense. The Dallas Cowboys have needed some

957
00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:23,120
Speaker 1: help on defense, and they acquire Rashan Gary in a

958
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:28,920
Speaker 1: trade for late picks with the Green Bay Packers a

959
00:45:29,000 --> 00:45:32,880
Speaker 1: twenty twenty seven fourth round pick. We'll send Rashaan Gary

960
00:45:33,719 --> 00:45:37,080
Speaker 1: to the Dallas Cowboys, of course, you know, months removed

961
00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:39,880
Speaker 1: from the Dallas Cowboys sending one of the better players

962
00:45:40,280 --> 00:45:42,880
Speaker 1: in the NFL and Michael Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.

963
00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:45,839
Speaker 1: That being said, there was that those bits of news.

964
00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:48,839
Speaker 1: So much more news. Let's get back out to Tom

965
00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:50,920
Speaker 1: Pelisero and our NFL network insiders.

966
00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:54,640
Speaker 2: Thank you very much. Patrick. We'll buy Mike a second

967
00:45:54,680 --> 00:45:55,520
Speaker 2: to hang up the phone.

968
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Speaker 4: This is what this day is like. There is never

969
00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:01,160
Speaker 4: a dull woman. Let's start right there. Ian with that trade.

970
00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:04,000
Speaker 4: We knew that Rashawn Gary had been available in trade

971
00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,600
Speaker 4: talks over the past several days. Here he had a

972
00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:10,120
Speaker 4: big number, no guaranteed money left. The Cowboys end up

973
00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:13,440
Speaker 4: landing an edge rusher in a trade, just not the

974
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:15,920
Speaker 4: one that we thought several days ago that they were

975
00:46:15,960 --> 00:46:16,600
Speaker 4: going to end up with.

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Speaker 8: Right.

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Speaker 5: The Dallas Cowboys, though, did what they have done I

978
00:46:21,080 --> 00:46:22,960
Speaker 5: would say the last several years is take a look

979
00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:26,160
Speaker 5: at the free agent market, maybe be not fully fully

980
00:46:26,239 --> 00:46:28,400
Speaker 5: thrilled with what is out there, and say, okay, what

981
00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:30,440
Speaker 5: can we do via trade? And actually the same thing

982
00:46:30,520 --> 00:46:33,759
Speaker 5: happened last year. Several trades were veterans at very manageable

983
00:46:33,800 --> 00:46:36,960
Speaker 5: salaries giving up late round picks or maybe pick swaps

984
00:46:37,239 --> 00:46:39,439
Speaker 5: to try to get the guys they wanted. Did last

985
00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:42,320
Speaker 5: year to some success. They hoped to have similar success

986
00:46:42,400 --> 00:46:45,920
Speaker 5: this year with Rashawn Gary, who, of course we learned

987
00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:47,719
Speaker 5: about earlier in the week that he would be not

988
00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:49,880
Speaker 5: only available, but that he would probably be out of

989
00:46:49,960 --> 00:46:52,480
Speaker 5: Green Bay when he tweeted something and put it on

990
00:46:52,600 --> 00:46:55,319
Speaker 5: Instagram and then was allegedly hacked, though he probably wasn't

991
00:46:55,360 --> 00:46:57,640
Speaker 5: really hacked, he knew he was out of there as

992
00:46:57,719 --> 00:47:00,400
Speaker 5: did the entire NFL. The fact that Brian go Incos

993
00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:03,000
Speaker 5: was able to get a twenty twenty seven to fourth

994
00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:05,480
Speaker 5: round of for Rashawn Gary is a really nice deal.

995
00:47:05,560 --> 00:47:08,719
Speaker 5: Certainly seems like the Green Bay Packers had some competition,

996
00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:11,839
Speaker 5: But I think most importantly for the Dallas Cowboys, they

997
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:14,719
Speaker 5: have improved their defense and look, the offense is good,

998
00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:16,600
Speaker 5: one of the best of the NFL. They had to

999
00:47:16,680 --> 00:47:19,759
Speaker 5: come out of today with improvements on the other side

1000
00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:22,480
Speaker 5: of the ball. They believed they did that with a

1001
00:47:22,760 --> 00:47:25,280
Speaker 5: high end talent in Rashaan Gary.

1002
00:47:26,680 --> 00:47:29,200
Speaker 4: Meanwhile, we had a domino effect early in the day,

1003
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Speaker 4: right as the negotiating window was opening, the Colts agreeing

1004
00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:34,800
Speaker 4: to terms on a massive deal with their wide receiver

1005
00:47:34,960 --> 00:47:37,040
Speaker 4: Alec Pierce, four years, one hundred and fourteen million to

1006
00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:39,439
Speaker 4: keep him off the free agent market, which, in turn,

1007
00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:42,799
Speaker 4: Mike very quickly led to a long time Colts wide

1008
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:44,920
Speaker 4: receiver being out and headed to Pittsburgh.

1009
00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:47,360
Speaker 8: Yeah, and heard during the scouting combine that if the

1010
00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:49,480
Speaker 8: Colts had to spend big to keep Alec Pierce, it

1011
00:47:49,520 --> 00:47:52,120
Speaker 8: would mean that Michael Pittman might get traded. That happened

1012
00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:55,320
Speaker 8: super quick. You're right, Tom, Michael Pittman headed to the

1013
00:47:55,360 --> 00:47:58,400
Speaker 8: Steelers as part of a deal that also comes with

1014
00:47:58,520 --> 00:48:00,879
Speaker 8: a new contract, a new new deal, full the three

1015
00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:03,080
Speaker 8: year new deal he had one year left, but it's

1016
00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:06,920
Speaker 8: a three year, fifty nine million dollar contract that was

1017
00:48:07,040 --> 00:48:10,399
Speaker 8: negotiated by his agent Andrew Kessler there at Athletes First.

1018
00:48:11,160 --> 00:48:14,879
Speaker 8: So a nice payday for Michael Pittman once again as

1019
00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:18,640
Speaker 8: he makes his way to Pittsburgh. This trade a pick swap,

1020
00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:21,960
Speaker 8: so the Steelers not losing a pick. They've got I

1021
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:25,080
Speaker 8: think with compicks, now twelve picks that they get to

1022
00:48:25,160 --> 00:48:27,560
Speaker 8: announce to their I mean they may trade some so

1023
00:48:27,600 --> 00:48:29,080
Speaker 8: it may not be twelve, may actually want to be

1024
00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:31,040
Speaker 8: more than twelve. But they've got plenty to announce to

1025
00:48:31,120 --> 00:48:33,799
Speaker 8: their home crowd for the draft next month.

1026
00:48:34,120 --> 00:48:34,759
Speaker 2: Yes, that's right.

1027
00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:36,960
Speaker 8: We are almost at draft time, trying to get our

1028
00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:37,840
Speaker 8: way through free agency.

1029
00:48:37,840 --> 00:48:39,560
Speaker 2: Michael Pittman new deal, it's got new team.

1030
00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:44,480
Speaker 4: Also, notably, this is not a rental situation. The fact

1031
00:48:44,520 --> 00:48:46,799
Speaker 4: they did that new deal with Michael Pittman Junior means

1032
00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:49,720
Speaker 4: this Steelers are viewing this as a multi year commitment

1033
00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:51,719
Speaker 4: to somebody they think could be a really important piece

1034
00:48:51,800 --> 00:48:55,640
Speaker 4: of that offense. With Mike McCarthy now running the show. Meanwhile,

1035
00:48:55,680 --> 00:48:58,439
Speaker 4: the Seahawks held on to one of their wide receivers, Judy,

1036
00:48:58,520 --> 00:49:00,080
Speaker 4: a guy in Rashid Shahid.

1037
00:48:59,719 --> 00:49:01,520
Speaker 2: Who was aiming for pretty big money.

1038
00:49:01,600 --> 00:49:03,759
Speaker 4: The market just didn't shake out that way, and in

1039
00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:06,400
Speaker 4: the end, the Speedster goes running back to Seattle.

1040
00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:11,480
Speaker 7: Right, this is a big keep for the Seattle Seahawks.

1041
00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:14,360
Speaker 6: They keep Rashichi Heat, who they got the trade deadline

1042
00:49:14,520 --> 00:49:17,200
Speaker 6: last season and he made such a big impact on

1043
00:49:17,400 --> 00:49:20,200
Speaker 6: that team, not just on offense, but with his returnability

1044
00:49:20,280 --> 00:49:23,919
Speaker 6: as well. Three year contract for rashi Chi Head. Again,

1045
00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:26,320
Speaker 6: this is a big keep for the Seattle Seahawks. We

1046
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:29,040
Speaker 6: see it every year teams when the Super Bowl, a

1047
00:49:29,080 --> 00:49:31,200
Speaker 6: bunch of guys become free agents and you just can't

1048
00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:34,880
Speaker 6: keep everybody together. Kenneth Walker is on his way to

1049
00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:37,440
Speaker 6: the Kansas City Chiefs on a very nice contract for him,

1050
00:49:37,480 --> 00:49:40,440
Speaker 6: but they do keep Rashichi Head, which is an important

1051
00:49:40,520 --> 00:49:43,440
Speaker 6: weapon for Sam Donold. We saw Sam Donalds have the

1052
00:49:43,520 --> 00:49:46,640
Speaker 6: big breakout season last year on the way to the

1053
00:49:46,680 --> 00:49:49,239
Speaker 6: Super Bowl title. Rashichi Heat was such an important part

1054
00:49:49,360 --> 00:49:53,600
Speaker 6: of again, not just the offense, but his returnability was

1055
00:49:53,719 --> 00:49:56,840
Speaker 6: a huge asset for the Seahawks during the season.

1056
00:49:57,680 --> 00:49:59,520
Speaker 7: Big keep for the Seattle Seahawks.

1057
00:50:00,440 --> 00:50:01,960
Speaker 5: I was going to talk about this, but now I

1058
00:50:02,080 --> 00:50:04,200
Speaker 5: have to answer the phone, so kill my micing with

1059
00:50:04,320 --> 00:50:05,000
Speaker 5: the answer the phone.

1060
00:50:05,520 --> 00:50:05,840
Speaker 3: Thanks.

1061
00:50:06,680 --> 00:50:09,440
Speaker 4: I'll add on this here for the Seattle Seahawks. There's always,

1062
00:50:09,480 --> 00:50:11,839
Speaker 4: I think, an up charge at times when you're talking

1063
00:50:11,840 --> 00:50:14,880
Speaker 4: about a Super Bowl champion, particularly one in Seattle that

1064
00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,359
Speaker 4: had a lot of different free agents on that team.

1065
00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:18,160
Speaker 2: You saw it today.

1066
00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:21,640
Speaker 4: Kenneth Walker the Third got one of the monsters shocking

1067
00:50:21,760 --> 00:50:24,680
Speaker 4: deals in free agency three years forty five million to

1068
00:50:24,800 --> 00:50:28,680
Speaker 4: go to the Chiefs. Kobe Bryant got paid on a

1069
00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:32,520
Speaker 4: huge deal going to the Chicago Bears. But Seattle was

1070
00:50:32,600 --> 00:50:35,239
Speaker 4: able to retain some guys and numbers that made sense

1071
00:50:35,320 --> 00:50:38,000
Speaker 4: for them. Seventeen million dollars per year, which it sounds

1072
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:40,280
Speaker 4: like is a legit number that's not fluff for Rashid

1073
00:50:40,320 --> 00:50:43,520
Speaker 4: Shaheed that was in the wheelhouse for the Seahawks. They

1074
00:50:43,560 --> 00:50:45,880
Speaker 4: also got back Josh job, one of their corners, at

1075
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:48,359
Speaker 4: a deal there. It's not just about trying to run

1076
00:50:48,440 --> 00:50:51,560
Speaker 4: it back with all the same people. It really has

1077
00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:54,080
Speaker 4: as much to do with making sure that you're pushing

1078
00:50:54,120 --> 00:50:57,000
Speaker 4: the thing forward and having the resources now to potentially

1079
00:50:57,160 --> 00:51:01,320
Speaker 4: upgrade or at least replace at other positions, for instance

1080
00:51:01,360 --> 00:51:04,360
Speaker 4: at running back, where the Super Bowl MVP just walked

1081
00:51:04,360 --> 00:51:07,680
Speaker 4: out the door, Judy. We also saw some quarterback movement today,

1082
00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:11,000
Speaker 4: including the Miami Dolphins in a move that I can

1083
00:51:11,080 --> 00:51:14,000
Speaker 4: only say was probably the worst kept secret in the league.

1084
00:51:14,040 --> 00:51:16,680
Speaker 4: The only question was was the number going to be

1085
00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:19,960
Speaker 4: at a place where the Dolphins could handle it. It

1086
00:51:20,120 --> 00:51:21,880
Speaker 4: ended up being that, and that's why Malik Willis is

1087
00:51:21,920 --> 00:51:22,680
Speaker 4: down now in Miami.

1088
00:51:23,560 --> 00:51:26,160
Speaker 8: The Dolphins convinced some folks that Quinn Ewers was going

1089
00:51:26,239 --> 00:51:28,200
Speaker 8: to have a chance to compete for the starting job

1090
00:51:28,520 --> 00:51:31,239
Speaker 8: after finishing the season as the Dolphins starter. Everybody said, oh,

1091
00:51:31,719 --> 00:51:34,799
Speaker 8: Dolphins aren't gonna spend I know you're connecting Malik Willet. Well,

1092
00:51:34,840 --> 00:51:37,480
Speaker 8: you know what, John, Eric Sullivan and Jeff Halfway the

1093
00:51:37,520 --> 00:51:41,399
Speaker 8: new regime down there, maybe with a little veteran misdirection there,

1094
00:51:41,480 --> 00:51:44,399
Speaker 8: because they wound up signing Malik Willis, whom everybody had

1095
00:51:44,480 --> 00:51:47,080
Speaker 8: connected to them given their time in Green Bay. So

1096
00:51:47,200 --> 00:51:49,759
Speaker 8: he heads down to Miami. Look, it's a good deal

1097
00:51:49,840 --> 00:51:52,080
Speaker 8: for Malik Willis, and if he plays well as the

1098
00:51:52,120 --> 00:51:55,400
Speaker 8: starting quarterback, it's a great deal. For the Miami Dolphins.

1099
00:51:55,440 --> 00:51:57,319
Speaker 8: But if he doesn't, they got to make another move

1100
00:51:57,360 --> 00:51:59,440
Speaker 8: in the near future. It's one that you could potentially

1101
00:51:59,480 --> 00:52:01,080
Speaker 8: get out of it. It reminds me sort of of

1102
00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:04,000
Speaker 8: the Gino Smith deal that the Raiders did last year.

1103
00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:05,600
Speaker 8: There's gonna be guaranteed money in the next year, but

1104
00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:08,760
Speaker 8: it's not crippling, especially because they're paying to a fifty

1105
00:52:08,800 --> 00:52:10,279
Speaker 8: plus million this season.

1106
00:52:10,040 --> 00:52:10,560
Speaker 2: On top of that.

1107
00:52:11,600 --> 00:52:13,960
Speaker 8: So Malik Wells heads down there with a chance to

1108
00:52:14,040 --> 00:52:15,440
Speaker 8: prove that he could do things with his arms and

1109
00:52:15,520 --> 00:52:15,919
Speaker 8: his legs.

1110
00:52:16,040 --> 00:52:17,480
Speaker 3: Are you no, I don't have anything. I was just

1111
00:52:17,600 --> 00:52:21,719
Speaker 3: saying high since I came back. Yeah, no, And what

1112
00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:23,000
Speaker 3: do you have to say the floor?

1113
00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:23,839
Speaker 2: What do you got?

1114
00:52:25,320 --> 00:52:27,279
Speaker 5: I don't really have anything to say. The story I'm

1115
00:52:27,360 --> 00:52:29,880
Speaker 5: chasing hasn't happened yet, but when it will. When it does,

1116
00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:31,080
Speaker 5: I'll bring it to it. I'll tell you what we

1117
00:52:31,120 --> 00:52:33,200
Speaker 5: should do. We should talk about to a tako I

1118
00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:36,560
Speaker 5: loo right now with the Atlanta Falcons obviously one of

1119
00:52:36,600 --> 00:52:37,520
Speaker 5: the biggest.

1120
00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:37,880
Speaker 3: Stories of the day.

1121
00:52:37,920 --> 00:52:39,719
Speaker 5: We brought it to you early, right when he was

1122
00:52:39,840 --> 00:52:43,040
Speaker 5: released by the Mammy Dalvid Dip became clear that the

1123
00:52:43,160 --> 00:52:45,640
Speaker 5: Atlanta Falcons had set their.

1124
00:52:45,600 --> 00:52:46,680
Speaker 3: Sights on to a tako.

1125
00:52:46,760 --> 00:52:49,440
Speaker 5: I low he had some of those conversations today with

1126
00:52:49,560 --> 00:52:52,239
Speaker 5: members of the Falcons brass just to kind of make

1127
00:52:52,320 --> 00:52:54,279
Speaker 5: sure that everyone was on the same page, get some

1128
00:52:54,440 --> 00:52:57,279
Speaker 5: familiarity there. But you know, this one makes sense, I

1129
00:52:57,320 --> 00:53:01,200
Speaker 5: think from a value standpoint, just from a experience standpoint, right,

1130
00:53:01,239 --> 00:53:03,080
Speaker 5: I mean, two has done it, he has been through it,

1131
00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:05,759
Speaker 5: he has started. I think it's pretty fair to say

1132
00:53:05,760 --> 00:53:08,920
Speaker 5: the Atlanta Falcons don't exactly know what they have in

1133
00:53:09,040 --> 00:53:11,920
Speaker 5: Michael Pennix Junior. Could be a lottery ticket, could get

1134
00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:13,480
Speaker 5: a lot of that out of it. But if not,

1135
00:53:13,719 --> 00:53:15,960
Speaker 5: two is there with plenty of his starting experience.

1136
00:53:17,680 --> 00:53:19,760
Speaker 4: Two a tongue of Ilowe is making fifty four million

1137
00:53:19,840 --> 00:53:24,240
Speaker 4: dollars this season, regardless of where, even if he played football,

1138
00:53:24,280 --> 00:53:27,160
Speaker 4: So he was able to make a purely football decision.

1139
00:53:27,239 --> 00:53:29,960
Speaker 4: Going to Atlanta, a building in which he has played

1140
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:33,880
Speaker 4: well with the likes of Bijon Robinson and Drake London

1141
00:53:34,320 --> 00:53:37,520
Speaker 4: and Kyle Pitts makes a ton of sense.

1142
00:53:37,880 --> 00:53:40,399
Speaker 2: It is interesting when you think about who's paying him.

1143
00:53:40,480 --> 00:53:42,960
Speaker 4: The Dolphins still owe to about fifty three million dollars,

1144
00:53:43,120 --> 00:53:45,920
Speaker 4: the Falcons because the offsets get him for the minimum

1145
00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:47,000
Speaker 4: around one million.

1146
00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:48,080
Speaker 2: The cap hits.

1147
00:53:48,120 --> 00:53:50,839
Speaker 4: By the way, for the Dolphins quarterbacks right now two

1148
00:53:50,960 --> 00:53:53,120
Speaker 4: is counting ninety nine point two million dollars in the

1149
00:53:53,160 --> 00:53:55,839
Speaker 4: salary capital will be about sixty seven after June. First

1150
00:53:56,280 --> 00:53:58,560
Speaker 4: blink Will is their new quarterback. Of Miami's cap hit

1151
00:53:58,640 --> 00:54:01,919
Speaker 4: this year eight point seven to five million dollars, Judy

1152
00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:04,520
Speaker 4: in your backyard. The New York Giants also had an

1153
00:54:04,600 --> 00:54:06,160
Speaker 4: active first day of free agency.

1154
00:54:08,040 --> 00:54:11,080
Speaker 6: Yes, we are starting to see the John Harvar remaking

1155
00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:13,080
Speaker 6: of the New York Giants roster.

1156
00:54:13,280 --> 00:54:14,520
Speaker 7: One of their first big moves.

1157
00:54:14,719 --> 00:54:18,520
Speaker 6: Isaiah, likely the tight end from the Baltimore Ravens familiar face,

1158
00:54:18,680 --> 00:54:21,000
Speaker 6: is now going to be the tight end for the

1159
00:54:21,040 --> 00:54:23,360
Speaker 6: New York Giants, and quite frankly, right now he's probably

1160
00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:28,319
Speaker 6: the number two target behind Malik Neighbors. For Jackson Dart,

1161
00:54:28,680 --> 00:54:31,520
Speaker 6: this is a pretty good piece for them. He thrived

1162
00:54:31,840 --> 00:54:34,160
Speaker 6: with Lamar Jackson and playing in these sort of off

1163
00:54:34,239 --> 00:54:37,680
Speaker 6: schedule plays that Lamar Jackson does so well out of

1164
00:54:37,760 --> 00:54:40,000
Speaker 6: the pocket, making plays on the move. That is how

1165
00:54:40,080 --> 00:54:41,840
Speaker 6: Jackson Dart likes to play as well. I am not

1166
00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:44,520
Speaker 6: comparing him to Lamar Jackson, but that is certainly his

1167
00:54:45,120 --> 00:54:48,680
Speaker 6: style of play. So having Isaiah likely there is going

1168
00:54:48,760 --> 00:54:52,560
Speaker 6: to be an important piece for Jackson Dart in this offense.

1169
00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:54,800
Speaker 6: They just lost one Del Robinson, so again he is

1170
00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:58,799
Speaker 6: probably the second best target on that team whenever Molik

1171
00:54:58,840 --> 00:55:02,520
Speaker 6: Neighbors comes back. They he also signed linebacker Tremaine Edmonds.

1172
00:55:02,680 --> 00:55:06,399
Speaker 6: They needed help at linebacker. They are rebuilding that linebacker room.

1173
00:55:06,440 --> 00:55:09,440
Speaker 6: Bobby Okake is gone, of course, they are signing him

1174
00:55:09,880 --> 00:55:12,800
Speaker 6: to a three year deal. Also, right tackle, we should

1175
00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:15,000
Speaker 6: mention Jermaine Iluminor is returning.

1176
00:55:15,080 --> 00:55:17,800
Speaker 7: That is a key piece. He stabilized the right side.

1177
00:55:17,600 --> 00:55:18,080
Speaker 8: Of that line.

1178
00:55:18,160 --> 00:55:20,520
Speaker 6: That line had been unstable for a number of seasons.

1179
00:55:20,560 --> 00:55:23,400
Speaker 6: That finally settled down last season. So he is returning.

1180
00:55:25,239 --> 00:55:28,120
Speaker 4: Denver Broncos also keeping some of their own in house mike,

1181
00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:30,239
Speaker 4: including a running back who was having a career year

1182
00:55:30,320 --> 00:55:33,320
Speaker 4: prior to an injury last year, JK Dobbins running it

1183
00:55:33,400 --> 00:55:34,200
Speaker 4: back with the Broncos.

1184
00:55:34,920 --> 00:55:37,239
Speaker 8: Injury has been the story for JK Dobbins a two

1185
00:55:37,360 --> 00:55:39,960
Speaker 8: year contract. I believe he was the one that broke

1186
00:55:40,040 --> 00:55:42,120
Speaker 8: the story on this one said home with a little

1187
00:55:42,200 --> 00:55:47,080
Speaker 8: heart to return back to Denver and in the backfield with.

1188
00:55:48,760 --> 00:55:49,479
Speaker 7: For Sean Payton.

1189
00:55:49,560 --> 00:55:52,680
Speaker 8: Excuse me a backfield that sometimes they ride the.

1190
00:55:52,680 --> 00:55:53,719
Speaker 3: Hot hand, but Dr J.

1191
00:55:53,920 --> 00:55:57,680
Speaker 8: Harvey being the young guy that sure certainly Sean Payton likes.

1192
00:55:57,840 --> 00:56:00,480
Speaker 8: There is a thought that if Alvin Kamara pops, which

1193
00:56:00,560 --> 00:56:03,320
Speaker 8: given the Travis ATN deal down there, the thought is

1194
00:56:03,360 --> 00:56:04,840
Speaker 8: that he will, that maybe there'll be a reunion of

1195
00:56:04,920 --> 00:56:07,799
Speaker 8: sorts and Kamara could join those folks in Denver as well.

1196
00:56:07,800 --> 00:56:10,239
Speaker 8: We'll see how that all plays out, but for now, JK.

1197
00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:14,439
Speaker 8: Dobbins back on a two year contract. O'dafae always another

1198
00:56:14,480 --> 00:56:17,600
Speaker 8: one we want to talk about. The former Ravens pass

1199
00:56:17,719 --> 00:56:21,319
Speaker 8: rusher who got traded mid season to the Chargers, now

1200
00:56:21,640 --> 00:56:25,000
Speaker 8: back in the DMB a four year, one hundred million,

1201
00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:28,759
Speaker 8: one hundred million dollar deal, dafae Oway. As Tom said earlier,

1202
00:56:28,800 --> 00:56:30,680
Speaker 8: if you can rush the passer, that's a good thing.

1203
00:56:30,800 --> 00:56:32,279
Speaker 8: If you can throw the football or be the guy

1204
00:56:32,320 --> 00:56:34,359
Speaker 8: that disrupts the guy that throws the football, that's how

1205
00:56:34,400 --> 00:56:36,320
Speaker 8: you get paid in this league. So a dafae Oway

1206
00:56:36,520 --> 00:56:39,240
Speaker 8: twenty five million dollars per year deal to head to Washington,

1207
00:56:39,480 --> 00:56:42,000
Speaker 8: which also added to their defensive line by bringing back

1208
00:56:42,080 --> 00:56:44,480
Speaker 8: Tim Settle, a former fifth round pick of Theirs, on

1209
00:56:44,600 --> 00:56:47,839
Speaker 8: a three year, twenty four million dollar deal Settle coming

1210
00:56:47,880 --> 00:56:50,040
Speaker 8: off a foot injury, but Washington and a few other

1211
00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:52,640
Speaker 8: teams who had interests believe the s some good football

1212
00:56:52,680 --> 00:56:54,440
Speaker 8: left can get back healthy. What is Tom going through?

1213
00:56:54,560 --> 00:56:56,239
Speaker 8: Is he checking all his notes? He got something there? Tom.

1214
00:56:58,600 --> 00:57:01,120
Speaker 4: Seven hundred ninety seven, I believe is the total number

1215
00:57:01,120 --> 00:57:03,640
Speaker 4: of signings we have had since the negotiated window opened

1216
00:57:03,640 --> 00:57:06,520
Speaker 4: about seven hours ago. Patrick, I think he had a

1217
00:57:06,560 --> 00:57:08,680
Speaker 4: good chance to get over one hundred by the time.

1218
00:57:08,560 --> 00:57:09,200
Speaker 2: This show is over.

1219
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:11,440
Speaker 1: Back to you, I agree, Yeah, we got some confetti

1220
00:57:11,480 --> 00:57:14,000
Speaker 1: cannons up here in Englewood.

1221
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:16,680
Speaker 3: We got to get those going. Guy who saw some

1222
00:57:16,760 --> 00:57:17,720
Speaker 3: confetti as.

1223
00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:20,960
Speaker 1: He won the MVP of the Super Bowl, Kenneth Walker,

1224
00:57:21,040 --> 00:57:23,280
Speaker 1: the third on his way to Kansas City. How does

1225
00:57:23,320 --> 00:57:25,400
Speaker 1: he fit in the backfield that hopes to get Patrick

1226
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:28,760
Speaker 1: Mahomes back. We discuss with Mark Ross and Brian Balderger next.

1227
00:57:28,600 --> 00:57:29,320
Speaker 3: On The Insiders.

1228
00:57:38,440 --> 00:57:41,320
Speaker 1: Back Here on the Insiders on NFL Network New Today.

1229
00:57:41,360 --> 00:57:43,400
Speaker 1: Coming into the NFL LA Newsroom.

1230
00:57:43,080 --> 00:57:46,320
Speaker 3: It's a return to the Jets for to Mario Davis.

1231
00:57:46,480 --> 00:57:47,560
Speaker 3: He is back.

1232
00:57:47,600 --> 00:57:50,520
Speaker 1: According to an NFL Network insider, Tom Pelisero, a two

1233
00:57:50,600 --> 00:57:52,720
Speaker 1: year deal could be worth up to twenty two million

1234
00:57:52,760 --> 00:57:58,800
Speaker 1: dollars fifteen million of that guaranteed season number fifteen for

1235
00:57:59,280 --> 00:58:02,160
Speaker 1: Mario Davis and the Bengals get some help all defense.

1236
00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:04,720
Speaker 1: Super Bowl champion boy A Mafe gets a three year

1237
00:58:04,840 --> 00:58:07,720
Speaker 1: deal could be worth up to sixty million dollars according

1238
00:58:07,920 --> 00:58:12,560
Speaker 1: to NFL Network insider Ian Rappaport, and what the real

1239
00:58:12,640 --> 00:58:16,080
Speaker 1: winner of the Adafe oh Way trade was A Dafe

1240
00:58:16,280 --> 00:58:19,400
Speaker 1: oh Way gets a big time deal with the Washington

1241
00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:24,160
Speaker 1: Commanders sixty eight million dollars guaranteed. Big signing is on

1242
00:58:24,280 --> 00:58:27,600
Speaker 1: defense because you gotta try to get to the quarterbacks.

1243
00:58:28,280 --> 00:58:30,840
Speaker 1: Mark Ross as well as Brian Baldinger. As the quarterbacks

1244
00:58:30,920 --> 00:58:32,880
Speaker 1: obviously get the lion's share of attention, they also get

1245
00:58:32,880 --> 00:58:35,840
Speaker 1: the lion's share of money except in circumstances, and we've

1246
00:58:35,880 --> 00:58:36,080
Speaker 1: had a.

1247
00:58:36,120 --> 00:58:37,920
Speaker 3: Couple of these within the past few years.

1248
00:58:38,320 --> 00:58:40,959
Speaker 1: Baldy of a quarterback that's owed a lot of money

1249
00:58:41,000 --> 00:58:42,959
Speaker 1: by a team so they can play for another team

1250
00:58:43,600 --> 00:58:46,360
Speaker 1: essentially for free relative to their other compensation.

1251
00:58:46,600 --> 00:58:47,680
Speaker 3: How do you feel things are going to go for

1252
00:58:47,720 --> 00:58:49,520
Speaker 3: to a tongue of Iloa in the Atlanta.

1253
00:58:49,200 --> 00:58:51,240
Speaker 14: Well, I think it helps you know, to a get signed.

1254
00:58:51,320 --> 00:58:53,919
Speaker 14: You know that the fact that Miami Dolphins are picking

1255
00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:57,440
Speaker 14: up almost the entire contract right here. The Falcons owe

1256
00:58:57,520 --> 00:58:59,600
Speaker 14: like one point three million dollars. They're getting a starting

1257
00:58:59,680 --> 00:59:03,800
Speaker 14: quarterback to compete with Michael Pennix Junior. They're both left handed.

1258
00:59:04,480 --> 00:59:07,360
Speaker 14: Matt Ryan Ian Cunningham, the new general manager, have signed

1259
00:59:07,400 --> 00:59:10,960
Speaker 14: off on this. Arthur Blank needs a quarterback that can

1260
00:59:11,040 --> 00:59:14,600
Speaker 14: complete passes. He has during his tenure in Miami. He

1261
00:59:14,640 --> 00:59:18,520
Speaker 14: has led the league in completion percentage, in passing yards

1262
00:59:18,880 --> 00:59:21,360
Speaker 14: and yards per attempt. He has been at the top

1263
00:59:21,400 --> 00:59:24,800
Speaker 14: of the leader board in quarterback rating. When given the

1264
00:59:24,920 --> 00:59:28,120
Speaker 14: pieces around to he has flourished. He's got a winning

1265
00:59:28,160 --> 00:59:30,680
Speaker 14: record with the Miami Dolphins. I'm sure he wants to

1266
00:59:30,720 --> 00:59:34,200
Speaker 14: go and compete for that job in Atlanta where he's

1267
00:59:34,240 --> 00:59:38,000
Speaker 14: got plenty of size in a front court in Drake

1268
00:59:38,120 --> 00:59:40,480
Speaker 14: London and Kyle Pitts to be able to throw the

1269
00:59:40,520 --> 00:59:42,440
Speaker 14: ball to in the hand off to Bijon. It's a

1270
00:59:42,480 --> 00:59:44,000
Speaker 14: good spot for tour right now.

1271
00:59:44,120 --> 00:59:46,640
Speaker 3: Mark, Yeah, definitely a good good spot.

1272
00:59:46,680 --> 00:59:48,360
Speaker 15: And the best part about it, as you mentioned, is

1273
00:59:48,480 --> 00:59:50,919
Speaker 15: it's risk free almost from the Falcons, because if Tool

1274
00:59:51,040 --> 00:59:52,400
Speaker 15: was on the open market and the team had to

1275
00:59:52,440 --> 00:59:54,840
Speaker 15: pay him money, this would have could have lingered for

1276
00:59:54,960 --> 00:59:58,040
Speaker 15: a while. That's mainly because of the injuries that he

1277
00:59:58,160 --> 00:59:59,680
Speaker 15: has had, and now you're throwing him in the mix

1278
00:59:59,760 --> 01:00:02,480
Speaker 15: with my Penix, who's who's coming off of injury now,

1279
01:00:02,560 --> 01:00:04,520
Speaker 15: has had five seasons and an injury.

1280
01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:05,720
Speaker 3: So that's really the.

1281
01:00:05,720 --> 01:00:08,360
Speaker 15: Big risk because last year it looked like two it

1282
01:00:08,520 --> 01:00:10,920
Speaker 15: was almost a shot fighter at times. He saw the

1283
01:00:10,960 --> 01:00:14,000
Speaker 15: confidence go down, you saw the aggressiveness go down. You

1284
01:00:14,040 --> 01:00:16,320
Speaker 15: didn't see him reading things as quickly anymore, and you

1285
01:00:16,440 --> 01:00:19,240
Speaker 15: just wondered if all those hits he's taken, the concussions

1286
01:00:19,280 --> 01:00:21,280
Speaker 15: that he has had, has kind of taken a toll

1287
01:00:21,440 --> 01:00:23,760
Speaker 15: on him. So now you get him in Atlanta, definitely

1288
01:00:23,800 --> 01:00:25,280
Speaker 15: had to go in a place with either good weather

1289
01:00:25,400 --> 01:00:28,200
Speaker 15: or indoors, so that's a plus. Got those big guys

1290
01:00:28,240 --> 01:00:30,520
Speaker 15: to kind of get it too, So we'll see if

1291
01:00:30,600 --> 01:00:34,960
Speaker 15: he has refreshed and healthy Patrick going into next season.

1292
01:00:35,120 --> 01:00:36,960
Speaker 1: Yeah, and a guy on the other end of that

1293
01:00:37,040 --> 01:00:41,360
Speaker 1: who played outdoors in cold weather was Malik Willis, who

1294
01:00:41,560 --> 01:00:43,200
Speaker 1: is now going to take to his place as.

1295
01:00:43,080 --> 01:00:44,960
Speaker 3: The starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins.

1296
01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:47,880
Speaker 14: Bold Well, you know John Eric Sullivan, the new general manager,

1297
01:00:48,000 --> 01:00:49,400
Speaker 14: the new head coach, Jeff Hafley.

1298
01:00:49,720 --> 01:00:50,560
Speaker 2: They signed off on it.

1299
01:00:50,640 --> 01:00:51,240
Speaker 3: They wanted him.

1300
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Speaker 14: There's no better feeling for any player in any position

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Speaker 14: than to have the general managers, the head coach in

1302
01:00:56,560 --> 01:00:57,040
Speaker 14: your corner.

1303
01:00:57,240 --> 01:00:58,480
Speaker 2: He's got that going for now.

1304
01:00:58,800 --> 01:01:01,480
Speaker 14: For all young quarterbacks, things didn't work out real good

1305
01:01:01,520 --> 01:01:03,680
Speaker 14: in Tennessee, didn't get much of a chance, went to

1306
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:07,160
Speaker 14: Green Bay, played great as a backup quarterback over two

1307
01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:10,000
Speaker 14: year period of time when given the opportunity, and now

1308
01:01:10,040 --> 01:01:13,600
Speaker 14: he gets a fresh start in Miami. So congratulations for

1309
01:01:13,720 --> 01:01:17,200
Speaker 14: Malik just hanging in there. The people believe in you.

1310
01:01:17,240 --> 01:01:19,360
Speaker 14: And it also says an awful lot about the character

1311
01:01:19,680 --> 01:01:22,960
Speaker 14: and the type of person that Malik is. Anybody that's

1312
01:01:22,960 --> 01:01:24,840
Speaker 14: been around him, they know what kind of person he is.

1313
01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:29,080
Speaker 14: That's huge inside the locker room, Mark, it's huge in

1314
01:01:29,160 --> 01:01:31,600
Speaker 14: the front office. And you're trying to build around Milik

1315
01:01:31,640 --> 01:01:34,120
Speaker 14: willis right now, which they have to do, and so

1316
01:01:34,480 --> 01:01:35,800
Speaker 14: I think it's a good spot for him.

1317
01:01:35,840 --> 01:01:38,280
Speaker 3: It's a new beginning. But he has earned this new

1318
01:01:38,360 --> 01:01:40,240
Speaker 3: beginning for sure.

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01:01:40,280 --> 01:01:43,360
Speaker 15: All the dots were connected when John Eric Sulivan went

1320
01:01:43,400 --> 01:01:45,560
Speaker 15: down there. Then Jeff Haffley, He's like, Okay, now Malik

1321
01:01:45,800 --> 01:01:47,600
Speaker 15: is going to go down there now. If they didn't

1322
01:01:47,640 --> 01:01:49,640
Speaker 15: then there was an issue, but that just shows you

1323
01:01:49,720 --> 01:01:52,480
Speaker 15: a testament to yes, what we had in that building

1324
01:01:52,960 --> 01:01:55,200
Speaker 15: outside of what's on the field, what he provided in

1325
01:01:55,240 --> 01:01:57,840
Speaker 15: the locker room, what he provided in the practice room,

1326
01:01:57,960 --> 01:01:59,640
Speaker 15: everything that he did day to day.

1327
01:01:59,720 --> 01:02:01,000
Speaker 3: They said, we like this.

1328
01:02:01,280 --> 01:02:03,760
Speaker 15: We want to have him be our third pillar down

1329
01:02:03,800 --> 01:02:06,920
Speaker 15: here in Miami to start this fresh and new. So

1330
01:02:07,360 --> 01:02:10,080
Speaker 15: then on the football end of it, you're hoping you

1331
01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:12,600
Speaker 15: have that similar jump that he had in Green Bay

1332
01:02:12,680 --> 01:02:14,960
Speaker 15: that when he left Tennessee going there. Now you got

1333
01:02:15,080 --> 01:02:17,800
Speaker 15: to do it again, Eliite, that wasn't good enough limited time.

1334
01:02:17,880 --> 01:02:20,360
Speaker 15: The show flashes. Now you have to put this together

1335
01:02:20,760 --> 01:02:23,280
Speaker 15: consistently week in and week out. We know you're a

1336
01:02:23,280 --> 01:02:25,120
Speaker 15: great person, we know you're a great leader and teammate.

1337
01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:27,440
Speaker 15: Now you got to consistently put the product on the

1338
01:02:27,520 --> 01:02:28,880
Speaker 15: field and develop the.

1339
01:02:29,080 --> 01:02:31,400
Speaker 1: Guy who has flashed throughout his career, flashed on the

1340
01:02:31,400 --> 01:02:33,880
Speaker 1: biggest stage in Kenneth Walker, the third. It's a big

1341
01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:36,800
Speaker 1: running back contract to play with the Kansas City teacher.

1342
01:02:36,920 --> 01:02:38,240
Speaker 1: How do you think that matchup's going to work?

1343
01:02:38,280 --> 01:02:38,360
Speaker 8: Well?

1344
01:02:38,520 --> 01:02:40,840
Speaker 14: Well, sometimes, you know, Patty, it's just a perfect storm.

1345
01:02:41,040 --> 01:02:43,320
Speaker 14: I mean, you know the Chiefs collapse last year, Patrick

1346
01:02:43,360 --> 01:02:46,760
Speaker 14: Mahomes gets injured, they don't make the playoffs. They've got

1347
01:02:47,040 --> 01:02:50,480
Speaker 14: problems at running back, Kareem Hunt, Isaiah Pacheco, and so

1348
01:02:51,040 --> 01:02:54,600
Speaker 14: for the first time in Canine's career, Kennth Walker the

1349
01:02:54,720 --> 01:02:57,320
Speaker 14: third career, he stayed healthy for all twenty games. He's

1350
01:02:57,360 --> 01:03:00,560
Speaker 14: a Super Bowl MVP. The Chiefs need a running back,

1351
01:03:00,600 --> 01:03:03,280
Speaker 14: a stud running back. He's still young, just going into

1352
01:03:03,320 --> 01:03:05,640
Speaker 14: his fifth year right now. They want to get back

1353
01:03:05,680 --> 01:03:07,600
Speaker 14: onto the stage. They don't want to see what the

1354
01:03:07,640 --> 01:03:10,040
Speaker 14: Broncos and the Chargers just did to him as they

1355
01:03:10,080 --> 01:03:13,000
Speaker 14: surpassed him last year. It's a great spot. But I

1356
01:03:13,080 --> 01:03:15,720
Speaker 14: think for Kenneth Walker, in addition that last pass right

1357
01:03:15,760 --> 01:03:17,840
Speaker 14: there to him, he is great in the screen game.

1358
01:03:18,120 --> 01:03:20,280
Speaker 14: Anybody that's been around Andy Reid for the last twenty

1359
01:03:20,320 --> 01:03:23,840
Speaker 14: five years, He's always got screens up in every single

1360
01:03:23,920 --> 01:03:27,440
Speaker 14: game plan. He can benefit from that as well catching

1361
01:03:27,520 --> 01:03:29,040
Speaker 14: some of those passes from Mahomes.

1362
01:03:30,040 --> 01:03:31,160
Speaker 3: Paldy completely agree with you.

1363
01:03:31,200 --> 01:03:32,640
Speaker 15: I think this is a great spot, and I don't

1364
01:03:32,640 --> 01:03:35,120
Speaker 15: think we've seen the best of Kenneth Walker. I always

1365
01:03:35,160 --> 01:03:38,120
Speaker 15: thought last season that Seahawks run game was a sleeping

1366
01:03:38,160 --> 01:03:40,640
Speaker 15: giant that he was ready to explode. I loved him

1367
01:03:40,680 --> 01:03:43,280
Speaker 15: coming out of Michigan State. He showed the flashes, and

1368
01:03:43,360 --> 01:03:45,800
Speaker 15: then I think what you saw towards in the playoffs

1369
01:03:45,840 --> 01:03:47,160
Speaker 15: in the Super Bowl was the.

1370
01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:48,440
Speaker 3: Legit Kenneth Walker.

1371
01:03:48,520 --> 01:03:50,880
Speaker 15: But now even more so because as you mentioned, being

1372
01:03:50,920 --> 01:03:53,600
Speaker 15: around Andy there in Philadelphia loves to use the running

1373
01:03:53,600 --> 01:03:55,440
Speaker 15: backs in the past game. I think we'll see a

1374
01:03:55,480 --> 01:03:57,960
Speaker 15: lot more of that for Kenneth Walker. And then also

1375
01:03:58,160 --> 01:04:00,280
Speaker 15: for the Chiefs offense. We were so he used to

1376
01:04:00,320 --> 01:04:02,680
Speaker 15: them being so explosive with Tyreek Hill and Mahomes, and

1377
01:04:02,760 --> 01:04:04,600
Speaker 15: we just haven't seen that in the past few years

1378
01:04:04,760 --> 01:04:07,960
Speaker 15: except for Mahomes running for his life with huge chunk plays. Well,

1379
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:10,480
Speaker 15: now Kenneth Walker can be that guy to say, let

1380
01:04:10,520 --> 01:04:12,120
Speaker 15: me get you a rip off a twenty twenty five

1381
01:04:12,200 --> 01:04:13,840
Speaker 15: yard run and we don't have to grind out a

1382
01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:16,000
Speaker 15: ten play drive all the time. I can believe that

1383
01:04:16,080 --> 01:04:17,360
Speaker 15: explosive playmaker right now.

1384
01:04:17,440 --> 01:04:20,160
Speaker 3: Patrick, Yeah, making those plays in a way that not

1385
01:04:20,240 --> 01:04:21,120
Speaker 3: a lot of guys can do.

1386
01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:24,600
Speaker 1: Thirty point two percent of his carriers resulted in mistackles

1387
01:04:25,040 --> 01:04:27,120
Speaker 1: last year. Able to make plays in space as well

1388
01:04:27,760 --> 01:04:30,200
Speaker 1: as without space. As we go to the space that

1389
01:04:30,480 --> 01:04:33,680
Speaker 1: Travis Kelcey has occupied on this lineup and in the

1390
01:04:33,840 --> 01:04:37,000
Speaker 1: NFL in total, gets to play another year after a

1391
01:04:37,080 --> 01:04:39,840
Speaker 1: season where he was back to being a big time contributor.

1392
01:04:40,160 --> 01:04:41,880
Speaker 14: Although he led the team and he led the team

1393
01:04:41,880 --> 01:04:45,000
Speaker 14: in receptions last year. Now he's still a go to guy. Obviously,

1394
01:04:45,120 --> 01:04:48,200
Speaker 14: the relationship he has with Mahomes on the field has

1395
01:04:48,280 --> 01:04:51,440
Speaker 14: ever really been duplicated by many quarterback tight ends in

1396
01:04:51,520 --> 01:04:53,480
Speaker 14: the history of this game. They have such a great

1397
01:04:53,520 --> 01:04:56,040
Speaker 14: feel for each other. You know, I just think this

1398
01:04:56,680 --> 01:04:58,960
Speaker 14: like the way it ended last year with the Mahomes injury,

1399
01:04:59,320 --> 01:05:00,840
Speaker 14: the collapse a the end of the year, losing the

1400
01:05:00,920 --> 01:05:03,200
Speaker 14: last six games, Kelsey doesn't want to go out like that.

1401
01:05:03,600 --> 01:05:05,440
Speaker 14: The Chiefs don't want Kelsey to go out like that.

1402
01:05:05,760 --> 01:05:08,240
Speaker 14: They want him celebrated for a long long time in

1403
01:05:08,360 --> 01:05:10,040
Speaker 14: Kansas City. They're going to give him one more crack

1404
01:05:10,120 --> 01:05:12,520
Speaker 14: at it right here. And you know, just the fact

1405
01:05:12,560 --> 01:05:15,120
Speaker 14: that he went back to Boca Raton last year got

1406
01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:17,600
Speaker 14: himself into best shape. I think he'll do the same

1407
01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:20,120
Speaker 14: thing training wise this year. He wants to finish on

1408
01:05:20,200 --> 01:05:22,440
Speaker 14: a really good note. I think Kansas City wants to

1409
01:05:22,520 --> 01:05:24,720
Speaker 14: see him up there on top of the mountain, top

1410
01:05:24,920 --> 01:05:26,520
Speaker 14: of the great tight ends in his game.

1411
01:05:27,040 --> 01:05:30,120
Speaker 1: Today news coming into the nfl LA newsroom. First stuff

1412
01:05:30,480 --> 01:05:33,920
Speaker 1: here in this particular portion of the insiders, Minka Fitzpatrick

1413
01:05:34,040 --> 01:05:37,960
Speaker 1: being traded from Miami to the Jets in exchange for

1414
01:05:38,080 --> 01:05:41,080
Speaker 1: a twenty twenty six to seventh round pick and ultimately

1415
01:05:41,280 --> 01:05:45,200
Speaker 1: we'll sign a three year, forty million dollar contract once

1416
01:05:45,320 --> 01:05:49,280
Speaker 1: the new league year starts later on this week. And

1417
01:05:49,440 --> 01:05:52,840
Speaker 1: also Draymont Jones agreeing to terms with the New England

1418
01:05:52,920 --> 01:05:56,960
Speaker 1: Patriots on a deal the defensive end could say three

1419
01:05:57,040 --> 01:06:00,280
Speaker 1: year contract could be worth up to thirty nine and

1420
01:06:00,400 --> 01:06:03,000
Speaker 1: a half million dollars. In one of the jewels of

1421
01:06:03,360 --> 01:06:07,919
Speaker 1: free agency here in twenty twenty six, Alec Pierce will

1422
01:06:08,000 --> 01:06:12,080
Speaker 1: remain in Indianapolis. This is a four year deal could

1423
01:06:12,080 --> 01:06:15,760
Speaker 1: be worth up to one hundred and fourteen million dollars.

1424
01:06:16,240 --> 01:06:20,480
Speaker 1: As the Colts retain Alec Pierce. Not the same for

1425
01:06:20,560 --> 01:06:24,240
Speaker 1: their former leading receiver in Michael Pittman Junior. It is

1426
01:06:24,440 --> 01:06:28,240
Speaker 1: a pick swap with the Pittsburgh Steelers that will send

1427
01:06:28,360 --> 01:06:33,240
Speaker 1: Michael Pittman Junior to Pittsburgh. In exchange, he will agree

1428
01:06:33,280 --> 01:06:35,960
Speaker 1: to terms on a three year contract that could be

1429
01:06:36,080 --> 01:06:39,960
Speaker 1: worth up to fifty nine million dollars. So let's discuss

1430
01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:42,800
Speaker 1: the wide receiver circumstances of it all with our very

1431
01:06:42,800 --> 01:06:45,360
Speaker 1: own Stacy Dells, as well as Brian Baldinger and so

1432
01:06:45,520 --> 01:06:48,400
Speaker 1: many teams, so many fans. Stacy had this idea of

1433
01:06:48,560 --> 01:06:51,680
Speaker 1: Alec Pierce running through secondaries with their quarterback.

1434
01:06:51,320 --> 01:06:53,959
Speaker 3: Throwing the ball. But they're able to keep him in Indianapolis.

1435
01:06:55,640 --> 01:06:56,479
Speaker 8: They're able to keep.

1436
01:06:56,440 --> 01:06:59,560
Speaker 18: Him and it was a priority number one for Chris Ballard. Obviously,

1437
01:06:59,640 --> 01:07:03,120
Speaker 18: losing Michael Pittman is not something they necessarily wanted to do.

1438
01:07:03,880 --> 01:07:08,360
Speaker 18: But given this massive, profound contract for Alec Pearce, and

1439
01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:12,440
Speaker 18: you have to think the Baldi will address wide receiver

1440
01:07:12,560 --> 01:07:14,480
Speaker 18: in this draft. There's a lot of them, and they

1441
01:07:14,600 --> 01:07:18,680
Speaker 18: go deep in this incoming prospect class, but nobody averages

1442
01:07:18,760 --> 01:07:22,120
Speaker 18: more yards down the field over the last two seasons

1443
01:07:22,400 --> 01:07:26,480
Speaker 18: than this guy, mister Pierce. So he has been spectacular

1444
01:07:26,520 --> 01:07:28,400
Speaker 18: and I checked in with the Colts today about why

1445
01:07:28,480 --> 01:07:31,360
Speaker 18: it was so important. He's still really young, he turns

1446
01:07:31,440 --> 01:07:34,880
Speaker 18: twenty six in May. Great chemistry with the quarterback, and

1447
01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:37,400
Speaker 18: he's had back to back seasons that have been incredibly

1448
01:07:37,480 --> 01:07:43,160
Speaker 18: explosive and consistent. The team trusts him implicitly. Patrick and

1449
01:07:43,240 --> 01:07:47,840
Speaker 18: Baldy eighty four catches for eighteen twenty seven yards twenty

1450
01:07:47,920 --> 01:07:50,920
Speaker 18: two yards per catch in back to back seasons to

1451
01:07:51,080 --> 01:07:54,680
Speaker 18: lead the NFL thirteen touched over touchdowns over the last

1452
01:07:54,720 --> 01:07:59,440
Speaker 18: two seasons through the air and basically getting told we

1453
01:07:59,480 --> 01:08:02,400
Speaker 18: think he should hitting astride and scratching the surface Michael

1454
01:08:03,600 --> 01:08:07,760
Speaker 18: in terms of mister Pierce. So Alec has been the

1455
01:08:07,880 --> 01:08:12,560
Speaker 18: guy that I think Baldy when you say you can

1456
01:08:12,680 --> 01:08:16,000
Speaker 18: trust him, that starts with the play caller, that starts

1457
01:08:16,040 --> 01:08:20,040
Speaker 18: with the quarterback. And it's certainly a big reason Chris

1458
01:08:20,120 --> 01:08:23,320
Speaker 18: Ballard made this move really really great too as well

1459
01:08:23,400 --> 01:08:24,080
Speaker 18: for their run game.

1460
01:08:24,800 --> 01:08:27,639
Speaker 14: Says I thought you really hit it right away when

1461
01:08:27,680 --> 01:08:30,720
Speaker 14: you said priorities, because when you make Alec Pierce the

1462
01:08:30,840 --> 01:08:34,880
Speaker 14: highest paid receiver in the history of the NFL, it's

1463
01:08:34,960 --> 01:08:37,200
Speaker 14: not a whole lot left for Michael Pittman. And so

1464
01:08:37,560 --> 01:08:39,560
Speaker 14: they let him sign in Pittsburgh and they needed a

1465
01:08:39,680 --> 01:08:41,800
Speaker 14: number two. We said it all year that they needed

1466
01:08:41,800 --> 01:08:44,720
Speaker 14: a number two opposite DK Metcalf. They finally get it

1467
01:08:44,800 --> 01:08:47,040
Speaker 14: for whoever is going to be the signal caller in

1468
01:08:47,080 --> 01:08:50,880
Speaker 14: Pittsburgh next year. But for Indianapolis right now, you know

1469
01:08:51,000 --> 01:08:53,840
Speaker 14: they're building this through the draft. I mean there's Josh

1470
01:08:53,960 --> 01:08:57,000
Speaker 14: Downs they drafted. There's Tyler Warren who stepped in and

1471
01:08:57,040 --> 01:08:59,040
Speaker 14: we knew he was going to be a monster. Played

1472
01:08:59,160 --> 01:09:02,639
Speaker 14: like one last year. They drafted Jonathan Taylor. They drafted

1473
01:09:02,680 --> 01:09:05,320
Speaker 14: their new center, their new right guard to go with

1474
01:09:05,760 --> 01:09:08,920
Speaker 14: Quentin Nelson. Chris Ballard has built his thing through the

1475
01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:11,840
Speaker 14: draft for Shane Steike and to really kind of build.

1476
01:09:11,920 --> 01:09:15,800
Speaker 14: Hopefully Daniel Jones gets back healthy soon because he had

1477
01:09:15,880 --> 01:09:19,360
Speaker 14: great chemistry with Alec Pearce in those first ten games

1478
01:09:19,400 --> 01:09:19,800
Speaker 14: of the season.

1479
01:09:19,880 --> 01:09:22,120
Speaker 1: Yeah, you have to remember the injury wasn't just the

1480
01:09:22,160 --> 01:09:24,040
Speaker 1: one that ended Daniel jones season. He was playing with

1481
01:09:24,120 --> 01:09:26,599
Speaker 1: a broken leg when that actually happened at the start

1482
01:09:26,600 --> 01:09:28,479
Speaker 1: of the season. And Stacey pointed out with Alec Pierce

1483
01:09:28,520 --> 01:09:31,519
Speaker 1: the spectacular offense. Thanks to Stacey Dalees joining us here

1484
01:09:31,800 --> 01:09:34,760
Speaker 1: on this edition of The Insiders, of course, the big

1485
01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:37,840
Speaker 1: wide receiver news maybe not the big contract that Alec

1486
01:09:37,880 --> 01:09:42,320
Speaker 1: Pierce got, but Mike Evans, after his illustrious career thus

1487
01:09:42,400 --> 01:09:46,800
Speaker 1: far in Tampa Bay on his way to Santa Clara

1488
01:09:46,920 --> 01:09:48,920
Speaker 1: to play with the San Francisco forty nine ers. We

1489
01:09:48,960 --> 01:09:51,840
Speaker 1: had statements from Evans, also a statement from Jason Klight

1490
01:09:51,960 --> 01:09:54,160
Speaker 1: the GM of the Buccaneers. That started off with the

1491
01:09:54,200 --> 01:09:58,559
Speaker 1: fact that his very first draft pick in twenty fourteen

1492
01:09:59,600 --> 01:10:01,760
Speaker 1: was Mike Evans. A twenty year old Mike Evans was

1493
01:10:01,800 --> 01:10:05,320
Speaker 1: accomplished so much for the Tampa Tampa Bay Buccaneers as

1494
01:10:05,400 --> 01:10:07,439
Speaker 1: well as himself in moments since then.

1495
01:10:07,560 --> 01:10:09,400
Speaker 3: For more on this big time.

1496
01:10:09,320 --> 01:10:12,160
Speaker 1: Departure from Florida, will go to Sarah Walsh as well

1497
01:10:12,479 --> 01:10:15,920
Speaker 1: as Mark Ross joining us here on the Insider Sarah,

1498
01:10:16,120 --> 01:10:18,960
Speaker 1: a significant and perhaps emotional day.

1499
01:10:19,080 --> 01:10:21,320
Speaker 3: In Tampa Bay is Mike Evans will be headed elsewhere.

1500
01:10:22,400 --> 01:10:25,479
Speaker 19: Yeah, Patrick, this wasn't just another player. Mike Evans was

1501
01:10:25,600 --> 01:10:28,479
Speaker 19: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for more than a decade now.

1502
01:10:28,560 --> 01:10:31,360
Speaker 19: The Buccaneers tweeted out the most prolific player on offense

1503
01:10:31,400 --> 01:10:33,720
Speaker 19: that they've ever had in that organization.

1504
01:10:34,240 --> 01:10:35,600
Speaker 12: And while it is business, and.

1505
01:10:35,640 --> 01:10:39,759
Speaker 19: While people do move on and fans understand that it hurts,

1506
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:42,040
Speaker 19: this is one of those moves that's going to hurt

1507
01:10:42,080 --> 01:10:44,720
Speaker 19: for a while, even though people understand that. As Mike

1508
01:10:44,760 --> 01:10:47,439
Speaker 19: Evans agent said that he wanted to challenge himself with

1509
01:10:47,560 --> 01:10:49,840
Speaker 19: a new chapter in the final stage.

1510
01:10:49,560 --> 01:10:51,400
Speaker 12: Of his career, Mike Evans has done it all.

1511
01:10:51,439 --> 01:10:54,040
Speaker 19: He has won a Super Bowl and perhaps he feels

1512
01:10:54,160 --> 01:10:56,960
Speaker 19: like this is his best chance to win another Super Bowl.

1513
01:10:57,479 --> 01:11:00,400
Speaker 19: This is a Buccaneers team that is reeling from loss

1514
01:11:00,479 --> 01:11:02,719
Speaker 19: of a guy that has been their number one forever. However,

1515
01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:04,519
Speaker 19: if you want to look at the positive, if you

1516
01:11:04,600 --> 01:11:07,400
Speaker 19: are a Tampa fan, the one strength that this team

1517
01:11:07,520 --> 01:11:09,840
Speaker 19: really has right now is that wide receivers room. They

1518
01:11:09,880 --> 01:11:13,320
Speaker 19: had injuries all season long, but they still have Chris Godwin,

1519
01:11:13,640 --> 01:11:16,120
Speaker 19: Mecca Abuka, Jalen McMillan, Tes Johnson.

1520
01:11:16,479 --> 01:11:18,679
Speaker 12: You don't want to lose Mike. You can't replace a Mike,

1521
01:11:19,080 --> 01:11:20,080
Speaker 12: but they are certainly in.

1522
01:11:20,160 --> 01:11:23,360
Speaker 19: A better position at that position than in other places.

1523
01:11:23,479 --> 01:11:25,479
Speaker 19: Mark and now Mike Evans, he's going to be.

1524
01:11:25,479 --> 01:11:26,120
Speaker 7: In the Ring of honor.

1525
01:11:26,200 --> 01:11:28,000
Speaker 19: He gets reunited with a guy that is already in

1526
01:11:28,080 --> 01:11:31,080
Speaker 19: that Buccaneers Ring of honor, and the Niners John Lynch.

1527
01:11:33,439 --> 01:11:35,400
Speaker 15: And Mike Evans will come back and it'll be all

1528
01:11:35,520 --> 01:11:37,599
Speaker 15: love once he comes back, Sarah, But these were always

1529
01:11:37,680 --> 01:11:41,080
Speaker 15: the hardest decisions when you know an older player who

1530
01:11:41,200 --> 01:11:44,200
Speaker 15: is beloved in the organization. Do we make the wise

1531
01:11:44,280 --> 01:11:46,479
Speaker 15: football decision or do we make the decision with a

1532
01:11:46,560 --> 01:11:48,720
Speaker 15: heart because we like this player so much and I

1533
01:11:48,760 --> 01:11:51,360
Speaker 15: think for Jason Light, of course, his heart's bleeding that

1534
01:11:51,479 --> 01:11:54,519
Speaker 15: he's losing Mike Evans his first draft pick there, but

1535
01:11:54,800 --> 01:11:57,479
Speaker 15: he's looking at it. As you mentioned, I've stockpiled this

1536
01:11:57,680 --> 01:12:01,040
Speaker 15: wide receiver room with young talent that I really believe in,

1537
01:12:01,640 --> 01:12:03,800
Speaker 15: and I'm looking at Mike Evans as a thirty three

1538
01:12:03,920 --> 01:12:07,599
Speaker 15: year old that's coming off missing nine games last season,

1539
01:12:07,720 --> 01:12:10,839
Speaker 15: seems to be perpetually hurt now and being in scouting

1540
01:12:10,880 --> 01:12:13,400
Speaker 15: Patrick and Sarah, there's two things that are bad, being

1541
01:12:13,439 --> 01:12:15,840
Speaker 15: old and being hurt. And when you're old and hurt,

1542
01:12:16,040 --> 01:12:18,160
Speaker 15: that's a bad, bad combination that you don't want to

1543
01:12:18,200 --> 01:12:19,799
Speaker 15: really want to throw a lot of money to somebody

1544
01:12:19,880 --> 01:12:22,679
Speaker 15: then so the love will still be there. But Jason

1545
01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:24,920
Speaker 15: Light is thinking as a football what do I do

1546
01:12:25,000 --> 01:12:26,120
Speaker 15: best for my football team?

1547
01:12:26,439 --> 01:12:29,000
Speaker 1: Yeah, Mark and Olden hurt feels like a personal attach

1548
01:12:29,000 --> 01:12:32,439
Speaker 1: towards me, specifically, I'll move past that will go to

1549
01:12:32,920 --> 01:12:35,160
Speaker 1: He's got to be a tough situation for Kenneth Gamele

1550
01:12:35,560 --> 01:12:37,320
Speaker 1: lots to be able to celebrate the team's kind of

1551
01:12:37,360 --> 01:12:40,120
Speaker 1: mourning the departure of an all time great. But Kenneth

1552
01:12:40,160 --> 01:12:43,360
Speaker 1: Gami provides a lot for this Buccaneers offense Sarah.

1553
01:12:44,200 --> 01:12:46,280
Speaker 12: They certainly bolstered that position Rashad White.

1554
01:12:46,439 --> 01:12:48,600
Speaker 19: That all but steals his fate, and everyone knew that

1555
01:12:48,720 --> 01:12:51,040
Speaker 19: he was not going to be returning to Tampa Bay.

1556
01:12:51,120 --> 01:12:53,679
Speaker 19: So that means it's Bucky Irving who they have there,

1557
01:12:53,760 --> 01:12:55,559
Speaker 19: and now they have Kenneth Gamwell, and you know that's

1558
01:12:55,600 --> 01:12:58,200
Speaker 19: a position where he can run, he can catch. There's

1559
01:12:58,240 --> 01:13:01,519
Speaker 19: a new offense once again in terms of Zach Robinson

1560
01:13:01,600 --> 01:13:03,760
Speaker 19: taking over as oc I was even talking about that

1561
01:13:03,880 --> 01:13:06,120
Speaker 19: part of the Mike Evans departure. Evans has had a

1562
01:13:06,160 --> 01:13:08,840
Speaker 19: different offensive coordinator each of the last four years. This

1563
01:13:08,960 --> 01:13:12,320
Speaker 19: is their fifth straight new offensive coordinator, so now he'll

1564
01:13:12,360 --> 01:13:14,479
Speaker 19: have a new running back to shape there in Tampa's

1565
01:13:14,560 --> 01:13:17,280
Speaker 19: new system. In other signings down here in Tampa, they

1566
01:13:17,320 --> 01:13:20,440
Speaker 19: signed the Lions Alex Angeloni to a two year, seventeen.

1567
01:13:20,120 --> 01:13:23,760
Speaker 12: Million dollar deal. They really needed some help at inside linebacker.

1568
01:13:24,280 --> 01:13:26,320
Speaker 19: There has not been an announcement yet as to the

1569
01:13:26,400 --> 01:13:29,240
Speaker 19: future of the other Buccaneer great that goes along with

1570
01:13:29,320 --> 01:13:31,599
Speaker 19: Mike Evans and Levonte David who has been here even

1571
01:13:31,720 --> 01:13:33,000
Speaker 19: longer than Evans.

1572
01:13:33,040 --> 01:13:35,160
Speaker 12: So this is the real a turning of a page.

1573
01:13:35,520 --> 01:13:36,840
Speaker 12: One guy that is coming back.

1574
01:13:36,880 --> 01:13:37,400
Speaker 8: We can tell you.

1575
01:13:37,400 --> 01:13:40,040
Speaker 19: Already, Kate Otten. It broke very early on this day

1576
01:13:40,360 --> 01:13:43,320
Speaker 19: when the frenzy began to pick up. Their tight end

1577
01:13:43,439 --> 01:13:45,840
Speaker 19: will be returning to the Buccaneers. I wouldn't be surprised

1578
01:13:45,880 --> 01:13:47,519
Speaker 19: if they look for perhaps another tight end in the

1579
01:13:47,600 --> 01:13:51,080
Speaker 19: draft as well. But the Buccaneers still shoring things up.

1580
01:13:51,360 --> 01:13:52,679
Speaker 19: Todd Bowles has said.

1581
01:13:52,479 --> 01:13:53,160
Speaker 12: They need help.

1582
01:13:53,280 --> 01:13:55,760
Speaker 19: They need a pass rusher, they need someone that can

1583
01:13:55,800 --> 01:13:58,200
Speaker 19: disrupt the quarterback. So there's a lot of pieces out

1584
01:13:58,240 --> 01:14:00,080
Speaker 19: there that they certainly will be looking.

1585
01:13:59,920 --> 01:14:03,519
Speaker 1: At a certain season of change for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

1586
01:14:03,560 --> 01:14:06,560
Speaker 1: Big time departures Mike, Evin, Schammel, Dean, but some acquisitions

1587
01:14:06,840 --> 01:14:07,639
Speaker 1: how to feel good.

1588
01:14:07,479 --> 01:14:08,280
Speaker 3: About as well.

1589
01:14:08,320 --> 01:14:11,280
Speaker 1: Sarah Walsh, Mark Ross here on the Insiders on the

1590
01:14:11,360 --> 01:14:14,920
Speaker 1: NFL Network, And we will continue because they're still a

1591
01:14:15,080 --> 01:14:18,400
Speaker 1: quarterback who has been very good who you might not

1592
01:14:18,520 --> 01:14:21,599
Speaker 1: have to pay that much. Kyler Murray, where will he land?

1593
01:14:21,680 --> 01:14:24,160
Speaker 1: We discussed next on the Insiders right here on a

1594
01:14:24,240 --> 01:14:37,240
Speaker 1: NFL network. Back here on the Insiders on NFL Network,

1595
01:14:37,280 --> 01:14:39,160
Speaker 1: as we have more signings.

1596
01:14:38,760 --> 01:14:40,000
Speaker 3: Coming into the newsroom.

1597
01:14:40,320 --> 01:14:43,519
Speaker 1: You and Rapper are reporting the Steelers resigning a Sante

1598
01:14:43,640 --> 01:14:48,400
Speaker 1: Samuel with a one year deal. So Asante Samuel back

1599
01:14:48,960 --> 01:14:53,719
Speaker 1: to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Mike Garfollo reporting Eric Wilson

1600
01:14:53,840 --> 01:14:56,920
Speaker 1: and the Vikings have agreed to a three year deal

1601
01:14:57,520 --> 01:15:00,160
Speaker 1: with twenty two and a half million dollars, twelve and

1602
01:15:00,200 --> 01:15:04,160
Speaker 1: a half of that coming fully guaranteed. As we are close,

1603
01:15:04,320 --> 01:15:08,120
Speaker 1: are we have? We surpassed eight hundred signings all the day.

1604
01:15:08,160 --> 01:15:10,519
Speaker 1: Let's get out to the insiders and Tom Pilisero as

1605
01:15:10,840 --> 01:15:13,920
Speaker 1: well as Judy Batista I in rapport and Mike Garrifula.

1606
01:15:15,600 --> 01:15:18,839
Speaker 4: We are getting close, Patrick, and the amazing part is frenzy.

1607
01:15:18,920 --> 01:15:21,600
Speaker 4: Frenzy not even close to being over. Let's focus in

1608
01:15:21,680 --> 01:15:24,240
Speaker 4: on the quarterbacks here because we had some significant deals

1609
01:15:24,280 --> 01:15:27,880
Speaker 4: earlier today, the Falcons agreeing to terms on a deal

1610
01:15:27,960 --> 01:15:30,160
Speaker 4: that can't be finalized with Tuatungo i Loo until after

1611
01:15:30,200 --> 01:15:33,320
Speaker 4: he's officially released by the Dolphins, who signed their new

1612
01:15:33,400 --> 01:15:36,679
Speaker 4: franchise quarterback in Malik Willis on a deal that essentially

1613
01:15:36,800 --> 01:15:40,599
Speaker 4: guarantees him two years in Miami. That now leaves Ian.

1614
01:15:40,680 --> 01:15:42,719
Speaker 4: As we look around at some of the other teams,

1615
01:15:42,800 --> 01:15:45,760
Speaker 4: still a few spots that need a starter at a

1616
01:15:45,880 --> 01:15:48,360
Speaker 4: time that Kyler Murray is set to be released. Kirk

1617
01:15:48,439 --> 01:15:51,240
Speaker 4: Cousins is set to be released, Gino Smith is set

1618
01:15:51,280 --> 01:15:54,360
Speaker 4: to be released. The likes of Joe Flacco, Russell Wilson,

1619
01:15:54,479 --> 01:15:57,040
Speaker 4: Jimmy Garoppolo are still out there size up the quarterback

1620
01:15:57,120 --> 01:15:58,639
Speaker 4: market as we stand right now.

1621
01:16:00,160 --> 01:16:02,080
Speaker 5: With a Kyler part of it, because it seems to

1622
01:16:02,200 --> 01:16:05,519
Speaker 5: me he and Kirk Cousins probably the most intriguing. Kyler

1623
01:16:05,920 --> 01:16:07,920
Speaker 5: to a ton of money from the Arizona Cardinals thirty

1624
01:16:07,920 --> 01:16:09,800
Speaker 5: eight million dollars that they are going to pay, so he,

1625
01:16:10,320 --> 01:16:12,920
Speaker 5: similar to Tua, is gonna make the minimum next year

1626
01:16:12,960 --> 01:16:14,479
Speaker 5: from the new team and a lot of the other

1627
01:16:14,600 --> 01:16:18,679
Speaker 5: money from the Arizona Cardinals. Certainly, the Minnesota Vikings remain

1628
01:16:18,880 --> 01:16:21,400
Speaker 5: very firmly in the mix there. When he is expected

1629
01:16:21,479 --> 01:16:26,439
Speaker 5: to be officially released, which probably will be Wednesday, whenever

1630
01:16:26,520 --> 01:16:28,640
Speaker 5: it is Wednesday afternoon at the league year, if the

1631
01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:31,640
Speaker 5: Arizona Cardinals do that, So if he lands there, then

1632
01:16:31,680 --> 01:16:33,600
Speaker 5: you have Kirk Cousins, and it doesn't sound to me

1633
01:16:33,800 --> 01:16:36,160
Speaker 5: like Kirk Cousins is willing to play for the minimum.

1634
01:16:36,240 --> 01:16:39,519
Speaker 5: He's making about ten million dollars or exactly ten million dollars.

1635
01:16:39,360 --> 01:16:41,120
Speaker 3: In the Falcons wants more than that.

1636
01:16:41,280 --> 01:16:45,160
Speaker 5: So you could get a situation where Kyler goes to Minnesota,

1637
01:16:45,240 --> 01:16:48,800
Speaker 5: We'll see and think Kirk Cousins Judy just waits and

1638
01:16:48,960 --> 01:16:52,360
Speaker 5: becomes the quarterback that every team that has a quarterback injury,

1639
01:16:52,760 --> 01:16:55,880
Speaker 5: everyone is asking, Okay, are you going to sign Kirk Cousin.

1640
01:16:58,320 --> 01:17:02,080
Speaker 6: I am most intrigued about where Geno Smith goes because

1641
01:17:02,200 --> 01:17:07,640
Speaker 6: he is sort of the bridge type quarterback and the openings,

1642
01:17:07,680 --> 01:17:10,760
Speaker 6: the possible openings for a bridge type quarterback are sort

1643
01:17:10,800 --> 01:17:13,560
Speaker 6: of shrinking. We discussed this a few days ago on

1644
01:17:13,640 --> 01:17:16,240
Speaker 6: The Insiders. Is it possible that Geno Smith could wind

1645
01:17:16,520 --> 01:17:19,640
Speaker 6: up back with the New York Jets. The Jets have

1646
01:17:19,760 --> 01:17:22,800
Speaker 6: an opening for a starting quarterback and all of the

1647
01:17:22,880 --> 01:17:25,600
Speaker 6: rest of the jobs saved the Minnesota Vikings, which is

1648
01:17:25,640 --> 01:17:27,560
Speaker 6: a little bit more complex, and you just addressed with

1649
01:17:27,640 --> 01:17:31,360
Speaker 6: Kyler Murray. All of the other jobs are probably backup

1650
01:17:31,479 --> 01:17:33,639
Speaker 6: jobs right now, except for the New York Jets, who

1651
01:17:33,720 --> 01:17:36,160
Speaker 6: still need a starting quarterback. So keep an eye on.

1652
01:17:36,280 --> 01:17:40,160
Speaker 6: Could they possibly bring Geno Smith back? Could Kirk Cousins

1653
01:17:40,200 --> 01:17:41,000
Speaker 6: possibly come.

1654
01:17:40,960 --> 01:17:41,439
Speaker 7: To New York.

1655
01:17:41,640 --> 01:17:43,040
Speaker 6: I'm not sure why he would want to do that

1656
01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:45,000
Speaker 6: at this point in his career. It's not a team

1657
01:17:45,280 --> 01:17:47,800
Speaker 6: that would give him a chance to contend right now.

1658
01:17:47,920 --> 01:17:50,400
Speaker 6: And also, don't forget we still don't have an answer

1659
01:17:50,800 --> 01:17:52,400
Speaker 6: from Aaron Rodgers.

1660
01:17:52,080 --> 01:17:56,240
Speaker 7: About what his plans are for the season. Oh yeah,

1661
01:17:56,400 --> 01:17:58,040
Speaker 7: remember that that continues.

1662
01:17:58,920 --> 01:18:01,519
Speaker 8: I did not forget, nor did the Steelers, by the way,

1663
01:18:01,720 --> 01:18:04,480
Speaker 8: from I understand, they have nosed around with some quarterbacks

1664
01:18:04,520 --> 01:18:07,280
Speaker 8: to ask about that, like more as a contingency plan

1665
01:18:07,320 --> 01:18:09,080
Speaker 8: because they don't have an answer from Rodgers and they

1666
01:18:09,080 --> 01:18:10,840
Speaker 8: don't want to sit here and just wait. They've got

1667
01:18:10,880 --> 01:18:13,080
Speaker 8: a plan for a posible contition, so they've been nosing

1668
01:18:13,160 --> 01:18:18,200
Speaker 8: around in that regard the Minnesota Vikings, to me, see,

1669
01:18:18,240 --> 01:18:20,479
Speaker 8: that's the one that to me was maybe the most

1670
01:18:20,520 --> 01:18:23,800
Speaker 8: attractive because the people you're throwing to in Minnesota, the

1671
01:18:23,920 --> 01:18:27,240
Speaker 8: system that you're in, the fact that you're indoors, the

1672
01:18:27,320 --> 01:18:29,720
Speaker 8: fact that it's a really good coaching staff with Kevin

1673
01:18:29,760 --> 01:18:33,360
Speaker 8: O'Connell and his coaches. Josh McCown still there as the

1674
01:18:33,439 --> 01:18:35,360
Speaker 8: quarterbacks coach, which Josh McCown I don't know if we

1675
01:18:35,400 --> 01:18:37,720
Speaker 8: ever mentioned this. Josh McCown had an offer he did

1676
01:18:37,760 --> 01:18:40,200
Speaker 8: interview with the Giants for the offensive coordinator job, had

1677
01:18:40,200 --> 01:18:41,920
Speaker 8: an offer to go there as the passing game.

1678
01:18:41,840 --> 01:18:44,559
Speaker 3: Coordinator as well, and was blocked.

1679
01:18:44,640 --> 01:18:47,200
Speaker 8: Minnesota wanted to keep Josh McCown in the fold there,

1680
01:18:47,280 --> 01:18:50,320
Speaker 8: the former NFL quarterback and the now.

1681
01:18:50,320 --> 01:18:52,120
Speaker 2: Experienced coach there.

1682
01:18:52,360 --> 01:18:54,000
Speaker 8: So if you go there, you're going to be coached

1683
01:18:54,040 --> 01:18:57,280
Speaker 8: up extremely well. So if I'm Kyler Murray or if

1684
01:18:57,280 --> 01:19:00,080
Speaker 8: I'm a number of guys, that's a really attractive what

1685
01:19:00,200 --> 01:19:01,960
Speaker 8: I think. Minnesota knows that and they want to make

1686
01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:04,240
Speaker 8: sure they make the best short term decision for the

1687
01:19:04,320 --> 01:19:07,080
Speaker 8: team and also long term decision. With JJ McCarthy in mind,

1688
01:19:07,120 --> 01:19:08,840
Speaker 8: I don't want to bring somebody in and maybe lose

1689
01:19:09,160 --> 01:19:11,920
Speaker 8: JJ McCarthy, keep him and his head right for the

1690
01:19:11,960 --> 01:19:12,360
Speaker 8: long haul.

1691
01:19:14,439 --> 01:19:16,720
Speaker 4: We have had a ton of signings today. Who has

1692
01:19:16,800 --> 01:19:19,240
Speaker 4: some big names though still sitting out there, especially on

1693
01:19:19,320 --> 01:19:22,240
Speaker 4: the defensive side of the ball, Trey Hendrickson, Devin Lloyd,

1694
01:19:22,320 --> 01:19:25,600
Speaker 4: the Jaguars linebackers still available as well. Tell me what

1695
01:19:25,640 --> 01:19:28,439
Speaker 4: you're keeping your eye on here as we continue to progress,

1696
01:19:28,600 --> 01:19:31,160
Speaker 4: still very much within the first twenty four hours here

1697
01:19:31,200 --> 01:19:32,479
Speaker 4: of the free agency frenzy.

1698
01:19:33,680 --> 01:19:35,519
Speaker 5: Yeah, we're at the point where it feels like forever

1699
01:19:35,680 --> 01:19:40,280
Speaker 5: and really it has barely barely started. Yes, let's focus

1700
01:19:40,360 --> 01:19:43,160
Speaker 5: in on Devin lad one of the playmaking linebackers out

1701
01:19:43,200 --> 01:19:46,560
Speaker 5: there tough to find the market for off the ball linebackers.

1702
01:19:46,680 --> 01:19:48,680
Speaker 5: They do get paid, but not all of them, and

1703
01:19:48,760 --> 01:19:52,439
Speaker 5: certainly Devin would a special special tou to know. There

1704
01:19:52,479 --> 01:19:54,320
Speaker 5: are teams right now who are kind of taking a

1705
01:19:54,360 --> 01:19:56,720
Speaker 5: look at him and going, all right, how is he

1706
01:19:56,960 --> 01:19:57,760
Speaker 5: still available?

1707
01:19:58,080 --> 01:19:59,040
Speaker 3: What do we need to pay?

1708
01:19:59,080 --> 01:20:01,400
Speaker 5: At some point you thought, well, maybe you know it's

1709
01:20:01,479 --> 01:20:04,679
Speaker 5: going to be in the fifteen sixteen million dollar range. Okay,

1710
01:20:04,720 --> 01:20:07,479
Speaker 5: maybe it's not quite there, but how close does it gets?

1711
01:20:07,479 --> 01:20:10,479
Speaker 5: Certainly seems like his market is going to be heating

1712
01:20:10,560 --> 01:20:12,840
Speaker 5: up pretty quickly. Might even something be something that could

1713
01:20:12,880 --> 01:20:16,120
Speaker 5: get done tonight? And then for Trey Hendrickson, you think

1714
01:20:16,160 --> 01:20:18,280
Speaker 5: it would be good news for him that Jalen Phillips

1715
01:20:18,360 --> 01:20:23,400
Speaker 5: got the thirty million dollars that he wanted. In the end, though,

1716
01:20:23,520 --> 01:20:26,080
Speaker 5: if Trey Hendrickson targeted thirty and there was only one

1717
01:20:26,160 --> 01:20:28,680
Speaker 5: team willing to pay it, they seem to have made

1718
01:20:28,720 --> 01:20:31,120
Speaker 5: their choice. He is still out there, really good pass

1719
01:20:31,200 --> 01:20:32,160
Speaker 5: rushers still available.

1720
01:20:34,720 --> 01:20:37,679
Speaker 6: The interesting part of the Trey Hendrickson thing is, of course,

1721
01:20:37,720 --> 01:20:40,479
Speaker 6: he waited so long to become free he is finally

1722
01:20:40,520 --> 01:20:43,479
Speaker 6: a free agent. He's thirty one years old and he's

1723
01:20:43,600 --> 01:20:46,439
Speaker 6: coming off of a you know, somewhat significant injury, a

1724
01:20:46,560 --> 01:20:50,760
Speaker 6: core muscle surgery, and so now he is entering a

1725
01:20:50,800 --> 01:20:54,720
Speaker 6: marketplace where there are younger pass rushers, one of whom

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01:20:54,800 --> 01:20:56,840
Speaker 6: got paid big time. And as you said, if there's

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01:20:56,960 --> 01:20:59,640
Speaker 6: only one team that is planning to go to that

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01:20:59,840 --> 01:21:03,160
Speaker 6: number for a pass rusher, then he misses out on that.

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01:21:03,560 --> 01:21:05,679
Speaker 6: He wants a longer term deal. He does not want

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01:21:05,720 --> 01:21:08,439
Speaker 6: a short deal, and so that may be shrinking. Trey

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01:21:08,520 --> 01:21:12,880
Speaker 6: Hendrickson's market. Still a really really productive pass rusher.

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01:21:14,880 --> 01:21:17,639
Speaker 2: And yes, still early. Mike's making a face.

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01:21:17,720 --> 01:21:19,960
Speaker 4: Did you find something, Mike or are you just making

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01:21:20,040 --> 01:21:21,839
Speaker 4: fast because it's been what we're.

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01:21:21,720 --> 01:21:22,719
Speaker 2: Tasking about something?

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01:21:22,880 --> 01:21:25,160
Speaker 8: Just click that, I'll text you separately.

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01:21:26,200 --> 01:21:28,040
Speaker 3: Nobody, all right, secret, Jun's good.

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01:21:28,320 --> 01:21:30,920
Speaker 2: This is what we do here on the Insiders.

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Speaker 8: We are.

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01:21:31,920 --> 01:21:34,519
Speaker 4: But now eight hours or so, not even into the

1741
01:21:34,760 --> 01:21:37,320
Speaker 4: free agency frenzy, we continue to be frenzied.

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01:21:37,439 --> 01:21:39,600
Speaker 2: Patrick, You're never frenzied. I shouldn't back to you.

1743
01:21:39,840 --> 01:21:41,040
Speaker 3: No, I'm always frenzied.

1744
01:21:41,120 --> 01:21:44,360
Speaker 1: I am delving deep into exactly what the mechanics of

1745
01:21:44,439 --> 01:21:47,280
Speaker 1: your text exchanges, as well as what quarterbacks are the

1746
01:21:47,320 --> 01:21:49,719
Speaker 1: Steelers poking into. So many questions for us to answer

1747
01:21:49,960 --> 01:21:51,400
Speaker 1: as the frenzy continues.

1748
01:21:51,920 --> 01:21:54,160
Speaker 3: As we're nearing a break for all of our insiders.

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01:21:54,200 --> 01:21:55,080
Speaker 3: That's coming up tomorrow.

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01:21:55,439 --> 01:21:58,559
Speaker 1: It's in aim Eastern right here on NFL Never We'll

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01:21:58,600 --> 01:22:01,439
Speaker 1: be back with more Insiders right here on the NFL Network.

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Speaker 3: Does a big part of free agency is keeping the

1753
01:22:03,560 --> 01:22:05,160
Speaker 3: talent that you have on your roster.

1754
01:22:05,280 --> 01:22:08,200
Speaker 1: Tom Pelisero reporting here the Seahawks agreeing to terms with

1755
01:22:08,400 --> 01:22:11,760
Speaker 1: Josh job as they keep a big part of their

1756
01:22:11,840 --> 01:22:16,080
Speaker 1: secondary intact as they have seen some departures here at

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01:22:16,120 --> 01:22:20,000
Speaker 1: the start of this free agency frenzy and a return

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01:22:20,200 --> 01:22:24,080
Speaker 1: for the Jalen Redman of the Minnesota Vikings. Getting the

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01:22:24,640 --> 01:22:28,840
Speaker 1: exclusive free agent tender for Jalen Redman and also sticking

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01:22:28,880 --> 01:22:32,760
Speaker 1: around on his team is Sheldon Rankins gets a two

1761
01:22:32,920 --> 01:22:36,960
Speaker 1: year contract twelve million of that guaranteed a big part

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01:22:37,160 --> 01:22:40,040
Speaker 1: of one of the better defenses in the NFL. In

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01:22:40,160 --> 01:22:42,519
Speaker 1: twenty twenty five, their playoff hopes came up just a

1764
01:22:42,600 --> 01:22:46,040
Speaker 1: touch short against the AFC representative in the Super Bowl,

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01:22:46,439 --> 01:22:48,519
Speaker 1: the New England Patriots.

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01:22:48,040 --> 01:22:51,599
Speaker 3: And that almost does it for this edition of the Insiders.

1767
01:22:51,640 --> 01:22:53,559
Speaker 3: That's our Insiders will get a chance to take a.

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01:22:53,560 --> 01:22:55,160
Speaker 2: Break and look forward to doing.

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01:22:55,040 --> 01:22:58,960
Speaker 3: Us all back here tomorrow, starting at six o'clock Eastern.

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01:22:59,160 --> 01:23:04,559
Speaker 4: There's no great Patrick. The frenzy goes on, whether you there,

1771
01:23:04,600 --> 01:23:09,120
Speaker 4: anyone's watching. We're strapped and buckled into our chairs, are not.

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01:23:09,400 --> 01:23:13,800
Speaker 2: Going to move. Good morning, set us A note is

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01:23:14,200 --> 01:23:14,960
Speaker 2: about tomorrow.

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01:23:15,600 --> 01:23:18,280
Speaker 1: We're gonna tip myself into the chair. Good Patrick, thanks

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01:23:18,280 --> 01:23:20,680
Speaker 1: everybody for watching this edition. To the insiders, we'll see

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01:23:20,680 --> 01:23:24,400
Speaker 1: you again tomorrow, six o'clock Eastern. More frenzy all the way, right, everybody,