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Speaker 1: All right, morning. UH, let's start by UM. You know,

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Speaker 1: der Ham one's been I think on everyone's minds and

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Speaker 1: and their thoughts, UM since Monday night. UM our entire team,

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Speaker 1: you know, the Bills, the organization, Coach McDermott, their team, UM,

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Speaker 1: and also to coach Taylor UM and the Bengals. So

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Speaker 1: you know we're kind of sandwich right around both of

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Speaker 1: certainly UM. The news from a little over this morning,

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Speaker 1: it on and when I saw the situation that reminded

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Speaker 1: me very much of one that I experienced when I

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Speaker 1: was quite a lengthy process where you know, the teams

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Speaker 1: It was a very chilling game, one that I'll obviously

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Speaker 1: never forget, and it just I mean, have been a

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Speaker 1: a great player, first round draft pick. Um, it's a

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Speaker 1: very tragic scene, but one that um again, not that

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Speaker 1: I have all the answers, because I certainly don't, but

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Speaker 1: talk to them on Tuesday, and you know, we've addressed it,

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Speaker 1: I think that's the case with again, the other people

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Speaker 1: That is not being safe, and the players recognize that,

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Speaker 1: I just sounded there how much captains you know, with

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Speaker 1: Do they need to the mainstay? Yeah? I don't want

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Speaker 1: I try to repeat myself, but I would say the

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Speaker 1: I think everyone's doing the best they can. Our medical staff,

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Speaker 1: I mean, I'm pretty sure it was the last game

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Speaker 1: each other, teammates. I don't think there's any boundaries. Whoever,

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Speaker 1: How is he doing personally? And did you all speak

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Speaker 1: What had happened on Monday night? I texted the coach

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Speaker 1: McDermott and it expressed some feelings based on our organization

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