WEBVTT - Bengals Booth Podast: I Get A Kick

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading

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<v Speaker 1>The Bengals Booth Podcast. The Get a Kick Out of

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<v Speaker 1>You addition, as I discussed the NFL's new kickoff rule

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<v Speaker 1>with Evan McPherson and the possibility that he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to make tackles this year. Let's hope it's not many.

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<v Speaker 1>Plus five questions with rookie tight end Eric All, a

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<v Speaker 1>few questions for Jamar Chase, and finally a visit with

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Mixon as he explains why Cincinnati will always be home.

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<v Speaker 1>For more information, go to Joeburrow dot org. Now let's

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<v Speaker 1>get to my first guest. As you probably know, the

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<v Speaker 1>NFL has changed its kickoff rules this year with the

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<v Speaker 1>goal of cutting down on touchbacks and bringing the excitement

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<v Speaker 1>of the kick return back into the game. Last year,

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<v Speaker 1>nearly eighty percent of NFL kickoffs were touchbacks, but now

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<v Speaker 1>the expectation is that most kicks will be returned. So

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<v Speaker 1>what's that mean for Evan McPherson. I talked to him

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<v Speaker 1>about it this week. Having a good kickoff in the

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<v Speaker 1>past had great hang time and carried into or beyond

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone. What is a good kickoff now?

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say a good kickoff now is you put it

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<v Speaker 2>on the one yard line outside the numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what Darren primarily has you working on.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's gonna be a lot of placement ball, I

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<v Speaker 2>think throughout the league. But I think we're kind of

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<v Speaker 2>airing on the side of being too far rather than

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<v Speaker 2>being too short, because if the return team catches it

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<v Speaker 2>around like the fifteen or so, I mean, they're on

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<v Speaker 2>top of the coverage team real fast. So we're flirting.

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<v Speaker 3>With the goal line, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think placement's just going to be a key priority.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw your practice last week working on kickoffs, and

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<v Speaker 1>some you just what you describe You kind of floated

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<v Speaker 1>down inside the five, kind of between the numbers and

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<v Speaker 1>the sideline, but then there was like a screening line drive.

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<v Speaker 1>Then there was kind of a bouncing squib type kick.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you going to have to have a wider repertoire

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<v Speaker 1>of kickoffs?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean you never know. You're always looking to

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<v Speaker 2>find some way to kind of test the system and

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<v Speaker 2>different kicks to kind of play with.

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<v Speaker 3>So we'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you never know what everybody else is gonna do,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm sure we'll pick up some stuff from other teams,

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<v Speaker 2>But I mean, there's a couple of things that we do.

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<v Speaker 3>They're on the docket.

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<v Speaker 1>Punters try to have certain punts that are hard to catch.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you do that kicking off a team?

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<v Speaker 2>I think you can manipulate the ball a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but I feel like it's harder to control. So I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know if you're really going to see it that

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<v Speaker 2>often Guys trying to hit like knuckleballs that land past

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty because you'd rather, like I said, you'd rather

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<v Speaker 2>honestly hit a touchback than be short of the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>yard line and give the ball. Give them the ball

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<v Speaker 2>at the forty. So we'll see. I think people are

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<v Speaker 2>gonna err on the side of touchback rather than mishitting

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<v Speaker 2>and being.

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<v Speaker 1>Short like the role or dislike the role.

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<v Speaker 2>It's interesting I think right now. I mean, just going

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<v Speaker 2>through like all of high school football, college football, and

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<v Speaker 2>in my first three years with the like normal kickoff

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<v Speaker 2>rule and going to this, it definitely feels strange, just

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<v Speaker 2>because I've been doing the other one my whole life,

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<v Speaker 2>and I just got so used to it. I enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>kick I enjoyed kickoff because like in high school, I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like that's how you really compare yourself to other kids.

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<v Speaker 2>It was with kickoff, and I just hope it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>really work its way down to high school.

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<v Speaker 3>Because I feel like.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't as a young kicker, like kickoff was always

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<v Speaker 2>that fun one to try to test.

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<v Speaker 3>Yourself and see how high and far you can kick

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<v Speaker 3>the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>So not gonna say I dislike it, it's just different

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<v Speaker 2>and learning how to have fun with it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I saw one expert, I don't know exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>his level of expertise is, but he estimated the kickers

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be involved in tackles upwards of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>percent of the time. How do you feel about that?

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<v Speaker 3>We'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you probably know I'm not the biggest tackler.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not the biggest guy, but whenever I have to,

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<v Speaker 2>I will. But now that that percentage is higher, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm curious to see how many teams do go to

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<v Speaker 2>like with the chiefs.

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<v Speaker 1>Like a Justin read.

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<v Speaker 2>And instead of Harrison and have those extra cover guys

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<v Speaker 2>kind of down the field. I mean, we'll see. I

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<v Speaker 2>think a lot of guys are going to try to

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<v Speaker 2>protect their kickers too. And you could say, like this

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<v Speaker 2>rule could help prolong careers because kickoff was pretty aggressive.

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<v Speaker 3>On the body. And I mean, you have a guys.

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<v Speaker 2>That are like thirteen fourteen years in the league that

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<v Speaker 2>are having a tough time kicking off but are still

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<v Speaker 2>good field goal kickers. And now they just got to

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<v Speaker 2>pooch like a six yard ball down the field and

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<v Speaker 2>so it doesn't put too much stress on the body.

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<v Speaker 1>You say that like it's really easy pooch at sixty

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<v Speaker 1>yards down the field.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a lot easier than the old kickoff rule,

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<v Speaker 2>that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>But I mean, I'm gonna take it for what it's worth.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna I'm gonna really try and enjoy this new

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<v Speaker 2>kickoff rule. And I know, I think what the league

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<v Speaker 2>wanted was more returns, not and just not to completely

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<v Speaker 2>remove the kickoff rules so or the kickoff itself. But

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we'll see how it works and how people

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<v Speaker 2>like it and where it goes.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Logan Wilson the logical alternate kickoff guy.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Logan's actually a pretty good ball kicker and he

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<v Speaker 2>can kick kilgos pretty solid and I feel as long

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<v Speaker 2>as you can hit it like forty five yards, he

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<v Speaker 2>should be good to go.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'll be really interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>We haven't practiced it yet, but I'll be interesting to

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<v Speaker 2>see if it's something that we kind of try out.

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<v Speaker 1>Change up subject. You're about three months into fatherhood. How

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<v Speaker 1>you liking it? Oh?

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<v Speaker 3>I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>This last month has been great. The first month was

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<v Speaker 2>pretty i'd say fun, but miserable at the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>not much sleep.

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<v Speaker 3>But the last month, I mean, it's been so much fun.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I said, she slept.

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<v Speaker 2>Through the night a couple of times, so that's a blessing,

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<v Speaker 2>and started smiling whenever you kind of step into the room.

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<v Speaker 2>So just seeing the smile on her face and she

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<v Speaker 2>actually plays around and just has fun.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, it's been a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 1>How incredible is it that you and Logan became dads

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<v Speaker 1>on the same day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we kind of I mean, yeah, that idea, right, dude.

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<v Speaker 2>It was the exact same so we had an idea

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<v Speaker 2>that they would be born around the same time, but

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<v Speaker 2>the same day. That's pretty crazy because Gracian and Morgan,

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<v Speaker 2>his wife, they were going on walks every single day

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<v Speaker 2>trying to pop the babies out. Somehow they did at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, so it was pretty wild. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>fun to see his daughter grow and my daughter grow together.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me state for the record, I hope you do

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<v Speaker 1>not make a single tackle this year.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate that me either.

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<v Speaker 1>Evan has made one tackle so far in his NFL career,

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<v Speaker 1>and it might have saved a touchdown as he knocked

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<v Speaker 1>Isaiah Pacheco out of bounds near the fifty in a

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<v Speaker 1>three point win over the Chiefs in twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Now time for my latest round of five questions with

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<v Speaker 1>a member of this year's draft class. This week, it's

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<v Speaker 1>this year's fourth round selection. Time for five questions with

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<v Speaker 1>fourth round draft pick Eric All, a local kid. You're

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<v Speaker 1>from the Cincinnati area. You went to Fairfield High School.

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<v Speaker 1>Your high school coach, Jason Krause said the following, you

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<v Speaker 1>are the hardest working kid he's had in twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>years of coach. Here's my question. Is that justin sports

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<v Speaker 1>or do you have that kind of work ethic in

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<v Speaker 1>everything you do? Oh man, that might be.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>Coach Crowds pushed me, so it was like he like

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<v Speaker 5>kind of like built like this thing in me that

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<v Speaker 5>like that made me just just go crazy at like

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<v Speaker 5>practice and like pretty much with everything I had to

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<v Speaker 5>do with anything. And then once I got to Well,

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<v Speaker 5>that was when I was in high school, and that

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<v Speaker 5>was like with all sports and really like with schoolwork,

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<v Speaker 5>I was cool. I just did it was just I

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<v Speaker 5>just did my homework and pass every test with like

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<v Speaker 5>a C or a B or something. I never really

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<v Speaker 5>was a student, but pretty much with just sports in

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<v Speaker 5>high school. But then when I got to Michigan, Coach

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<v Speaker 5>Herb and Coach Harball and you know, coach More all

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<v Speaker 5>my coaches and at Michigan kind of like helped me

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<v Speaker 5>out a lot with like keeping that same work work

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<v Speaker 5>ethic and stuff off the field, like whether it was

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<v Speaker 5>had to do with like cleaning your locker clocker or

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<v Speaker 5>you know, putting your shoes down the right way, folding clothes,

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<v Speaker 5>making your bed, stuff like that. It was just you

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<v Speaker 5>know ridiculous. And with school work as well, like they

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<v Speaker 5>were just so it kind of was a mixture between

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<v Speaker 5>coach Coach Kraus with sports, and then when I got

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<v Speaker 5>to Michigan, it was like with everything they kind of

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<v Speaker 5>like put that cherry on top.

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<v Speaker 1>I I asked the question, that's a great answer, right,

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<v Speaker 1>question number two. I read during COVID that you lived

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<v Speaker 1>with another family in order to be able to properly train.

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<v Speaker 1>What was the backstory of that.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, so, my Joey Velasquez at the time, we you know,

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<v Speaker 5>we came in together. We were in the same class,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know he was just a kid who always

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<v Speaker 5>just worked hard, like at everything, and you know, he

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<v Speaker 5>was always in the gym always, you know, eating the

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<v Speaker 5>right things always, you know, had his routine and you

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<v Speaker 5>know he was and he stuck to it and had

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<v Speaker 5>a great outstanding and work ethic. And not only that,

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<v Speaker 5>he was from Ohio Columbus. So when you know, we

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<v Speaker 5>got to the team and we were working out and

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<v Speaker 5>stuff together at the at the you know, on campus,

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<v Speaker 5>and then when we had to you know, we had

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<v Speaker 5>to leave campus for because of COVID and everything, he

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<v Speaker 5>asked me if I wanted to come to his house.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know.

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<v Speaker 5>We had this crazy trainer, they call him Captain Davies,

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<v Speaker 5>Coach Davies, and and he's just like this crazy coach

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<v Speaker 5>who's just you know, he's legit. You know, he gets

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<v Speaker 5>you right, and you know, no Bs is always you know,

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<v Speaker 5>a tough workout every single day. And at the time

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<v Speaker 5>I was stuck home and I just had like a

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<v Speaker 5>little bench, like a little weight set in the backyard,

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<v Speaker 5>all rested up, and it was in my backyard and

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<v Speaker 5>it was just tough to like work out. So I

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<v Speaker 5>told told my dad and I was like, hey, dad,

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<v Speaker 5>kill on my team. Joey Velasquez. He said, I can

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<v Speaker 5>come work out with him, and you know, he's he's

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<v Speaker 5>working with this crazy trainer who's just a BS. He

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<v Speaker 5>trained Arnold Schwarzenegger and yeah he's like legit and and

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<v Speaker 5>yeah he's like he runs the Arnold Classic out there,

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<v Speaker 5>so like he's like legit. But that was like no,

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<v Speaker 5>And I told Joey.

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, yes, I'm coming.

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<v Speaker 5>It was like two much of it, and I had

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<v Speaker 5>just turned like eighteen nineteen, so I was like, man,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm gonna have to I was like, just come, and

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<v Speaker 5>he came. I was I was hoping I was going

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<v Speaker 5>to be able to, you know, convince my dad to

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<v Speaker 5>let me go by the time he got there, but

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<v Speaker 5>I couldn't.

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<v Speaker 4>And he got there.

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<v Speaker 5>I told my dad, Hey, Dad, Joey's here. He's like,

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<v Speaker 5>Joey who I was like Withlaska's I'm going to train

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<v Speaker 5>in Columbus.

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<v Speaker 3>He's like, no, what do you mean.

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<v Speaker 5>It's like I told you no, I was like, man,

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<v Speaker 5>I can't this is the opportunity I can't pass up.

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<v Speaker 3>I gotta go.

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<v Speaker 5>And then you know, I went, and he was mad

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<v Speaker 5>at me, and you know, eventually he got over and

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<v Speaker 5>was cool with it. And it worked out tremendously because

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<v Speaker 5>I came back bigger, stronger, and faster than I've ever been.

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<v Speaker 5>So he was like, man, Son, you made a good decision,

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<v Speaker 5>you know. So that was the story behind us.

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<v Speaker 1>Just speak of your dad to admit that you know

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<v Speaker 1>what you did the right thing, all right? Question number

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<v Speaker 1>three for Eric all, you spent most of your college

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<v Speaker 1>care with Michigan, you finished last year with Iowa. His

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<v Speaker 1>fate would have at the Wolverines won the national championship?

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<v Speaker 1>Was that bitter sweet for you?

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<v Speaker 5>No, it was more like a It was like for me,

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<v Speaker 5>like I didn't even really think about that, And I

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<v Speaker 5>know it sounds like like I could be lying, but

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<v Speaker 5>I'm so serious, Like I was so more like happy

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<v Speaker 5>for those guys and and you know, I wish I was,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, there to celebrate with them and everything, but

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<v Speaker 5>like at the same time, like I went to Iowa

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<v Speaker 5>and you know, it was a part of a great,

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<v Speaker 5>fantastic team and and you know, I don't regret it

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<v Speaker 5>at all. So like I was, I was in the

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<v Speaker 5>best situation for me, and you know, they went off

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<v Speaker 5>and won, and I was I was just extremely happy

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<v Speaker 5>for him calling them up, you know, as if I

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<v Speaker 5>was still you know, on the team, and you know,

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<v Speaker 5>they they treated me like I was still on the team,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know, it was great. Nothing was really like

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<v Speaker 5>bitter about it at all.

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<v Speaker 1>So just sweet, not better. Yeah, all right, Question number four,

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<v Speaker 1>You're lucky to be here, And by that I don't

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<v Speaker 1>mean with the Bengals, your hometown team. I mean literally,

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<v Speaker 1>you were rescued from a burning building when you were

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<v Speaker 1>an infant. You eventually got to meet the firefighter who

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<v Speaker 1>pulled you out of the burning building. What was it

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<v Speaker 1>like to meet that man?

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<v Speaker 5>It was pretty At the time, it was like man

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<v Speaker 5>like I didn't really know how to process it, because

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<v Speaker 5>you like, you know, when anybody like saved your life

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<v Speaker 5>like that, Like like I literally like wouldn't be alive

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<v Speaker 5>if it weren't for him. I wouldn't be able to

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<v Speaker 5>you know, have friends, play the game that I love,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, spend time with my family, and be here.

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<v Speaker 4>Playing for my owntown team.

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<v Speaker 5>So if it wasn't for him, Like you know, I literally,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, wouldn't be here. So it's like it was

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<v Speaker 5>kind of hard to like, you know, give a reaction.

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<v Speaker 5>It was just like, man, like just thank you so much,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know, like thank God for you, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>because if he could have, if he would have froze

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<v Speaker 5>for a second, or or anybody or something would have

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<v Speaker 5>been off excited off, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Wan't be here.

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<v Speaker 5>So like I'm just you know, thankful for God and

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<v Speaker 5>thanks for him, and you know, and in his family

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<v Speaker 5>and in the whole you know, Indiana fire crew.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's as thrilled as you are the things

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<v Speaker 1>turned out the way they did. Fifth and final question

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<v Speaker 1>for Eric, all share something about you that not that

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<v Speaker 1>many people know.

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<v Speaker 5>I love. I love playing golf, I love playing chess,

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<v Speaker 5>not that many people know. I'd say the chess thing,

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<v Speaker 5>for sure, because every time I like ask him if

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<v Speaker 5>they played chess, they're like, what, you played chess?

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<v Speaker 3>But I'd say that. And then the whole house fire thing.

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<v Speaker 5>Before like the story came out, nobody knew about it,

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<v Speaker 5>Like nobody like Tom Broyle, his wife Kelly Broyle, if

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<v Speaker 5>she never you know, came out and made a post

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<v Speaker 5>about it like the world wouldn't know.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 5>So i'd say those three things.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Bengals locker room is being renovated right now.

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<v Speaker 1>You're in a little auxiliar locker room, so you may

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<v Speaker 1>not even know this. Joe Burrow keeps a chest set

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<v Speaker 1>in front of his locker.

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<v Speaker 4>Really, yes, we're glad to get it.

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<v Speaker 5>So I got my chest board at the at the

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<v Speaker 5>My parents has got it for me for Christmas, one

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<v Speaker 5>of those magnet sets. It's where like the pieces will

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<v Speaker 5>move around so you could just just play on the flylight.

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<v Speaker 5>So we're definitely gonna have to get it. And I'm

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<v Speaker 5>bringing mine in here too.

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<v Speaker 1>So all right, Joe, you've been warned. Eric All is

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<v Speaker 1>ready to go at it with you and chess. This

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<v Speaker 1>has been fun. It's great to have you in Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 1>Best of luck going forward. Ye I'll follow up once

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<v Speaker 1>the season begins to see if a chess rivalry has started.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, if you haven't seen it already,

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<v Speaker 1>there's an amazing video on YouTube that tells the complete

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<v Speaker 1>story of the men who saved Eric All from that

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<v Speaker 1>house fire when he was a baby. Just search for

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<v Speaker 1>Eric All the journey the Bengals Booth podcast is brought

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<v Speaker 1>shifts from the voluntary phase to a three day mandatory camp.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the last time the team will get together before

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<v Speaker 1>training camp begins in late July. Jamar Chase has not

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<v Speaker 1>been at the voluntary practices so far, but he's expected

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<v Speaker 1>to be at camp next week. Chase talked to Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com editor Jeff Hobson and me at a youth

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<v Speaker 1>football camp last weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>What's it like You.

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<v Speaker 6>Show up here and it's like one hundred little kids

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<v Speaker 6>doing the gritty.

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<v Speaker 7>This is love, man. It's lots of love from Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 7>you know, and they show it every time that we

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<v Speaker 7>have you a foundation or something supporting the city.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, the kids love the gritty.

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<v Speaker 7>I think they don't know no other but the gritty.

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<v Speaker 7>And you know, the way we put it on the map.

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<v Speaker 7>Is just a fun dance to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Phone. What you've been up to in the off season

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<v Speaker 1>work wise?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I've been working out in Miami, in Dallas, getting

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<v Speaker 7>on the field, staying and getting some atility, working, you

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<v Speaker 7>know what I'm saying, Throwing the usual.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 7>Just keeping my head above water man and staying out

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<v Speaker 7>of trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all I can do right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Have you changed anything with your regimen.

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<v Speaker 1>Like training wise? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean, yeah, you know what I'm saying. It's

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<v Speaker 7>it's more catching footballs on my own right now. But

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<v Speaker 7>it's not really much that I'm changing. It's just me

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<v Speaker 7>doing more reps of it since I'm not with the

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<v Speaker 7>team right now and I'm by myself.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's all of this is more reps you mean

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<v Speaker 4>catching the ball?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, more catches, more releases, just working the stuff that

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<v Speaker 7>I want to work on and when I get back

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<v Speaker 7>so I can know what I want to do. You

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<v Speaker 7>use the drug use as a drug machine. I'm using

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<v Speaker 7>a quarterback right now. One of my friends is throwing

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<v Speaker 7>it to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>How many balls is yet?

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<v Speaker 1>You catch it?

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<v Speaker 7>I can't really give you a still made a number

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<v Speaker 7>you know, I try to run as many routes. I

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<v Speaker 7>try to run at least five routes, and then you know,

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<v Speaker 7>try to do like basically like catch, just lay catch,

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<v Speaker 7>just get a feel for the ball, getting used to it,

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<v Speaker 7>having hitting in my hands, getting comfortable, And that's all

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<v Speaker 7>I could do.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you've seen Joe throw in person.

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<v Speaker 1>I imagine you've seen video.

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<v Speaker 7>What's person. I threw with him in California one time,

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<v Speaker 7>right before we he came down here. Actually, so me

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<v Speaker 7>and him threw with each other already, so we had

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<v Speaker 7>good reps in We feel comfortable about it. You know,

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<v Speaker 7>it's just all on how we're gonna do that when

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<v Speaker 7>we get time and put the whole offense together.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, it's pretty encouraged by how he looks for his risk. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he looks good man.

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<v Speaker 7>I already knew Joe. You know, he's a strong person,

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<v Speaker 7>strong hard working person at that and you know he's

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<v Speaker 7>gonna give us all what everything he does. And you know,

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<v Speaker 7>I don't think I'm gonna tell him, is you know

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<v Speaker 7>how to dial off? Like he told me.

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<v Speaker 1>Camp's following Terry at this point, I think it's mandatory.

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<v Speaker 1>The following week when are you likely to join the squad? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll should be back by camp time. I'm sorry, the

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<v Speaker 1>mandatory camp, yeah, the mantory mini camp.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we just should die with arts. Know when to

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<v Speaker 4>back it off when.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, you're a pro now, you know what I'm saying,

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<v Speaker 7>Like if you fill in tweaks in your hand, it's

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<v Speaker 7>just you got to know how to relax yourself. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 7>I was like me with my hip.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 7>Zach told me let him know when I'm feeling on

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<v Speaker 7>my hip, So you know what I'm saying. He let

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<v Speaker 7>me do what I had to do perform for the games.

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<v Speaker 4>How good do you feel going.

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<v Speaker 1>Into this season to compare to other seasons, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>felt good. Man.

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<v Speaker 7>It's just all about my health right now. I'm making

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<v Speaker 7>sure I give my body back right now. Is the

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<v Speaker 7>biggest thing this off season. And you don't know, stand

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<v Speaker 7>in shape is also the biggest thing because I do

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<v Speaker 7>a lot of running. So those two things was the

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<v Speaker 7>biggest task I had this whole season.

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<v Speaker 1>The youth football camp where we caught up with Jamar

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<v Speaker 1>last weekend was actually Joe Mixon's two day event put

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<v Speaker 1>on by Pro Camps. The Cincinnati based organization that does

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<v Speaker 1>an incredible job of staging youth camps with professional athletes

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<v Speaker 1>all over the country. It was our first opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with Joe since he was traded to Houston

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<v Speaker 1>in March. Joe, when you came out yesterday, he said,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all love. I'm excited to be back home. Can

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<v Speaker 1>you articulate your feelings about being back around these people.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, it's a hell of a feeling for me, especially

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<v Speaker 8>you know about the love part. You know, it could

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<v Speaker 8>have been easy for the parents to be like, you

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<v Speaker 8>know what, he's not on the team no more.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, let's not show up this year.

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<v Speaker 8>But I mean to have a better turnout than what

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<v Speaker 8>I did last year. And I thought last year was

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<v Speaker 8>a hell of a turnout. I mean it was over

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<v Speaker 8>five hundred kids. And to have more and especially a

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<v Speaker 8>lot more fans, you know, parents in the crowd or

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<v Speaker 8>parents in the stands and things like that.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, that's that's everything for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 4>Like I said, I have a lot of great.

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<v Speaker 8>Relationships here in Cincinnati that I will continue to have.

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<v Speaker 8>And you know, like I said, I'm just very fortunate

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<v Speaker 8>enough to be in this here position of where I

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<v Speaker 8>stand to be able to give back and this is

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<v Speaker 8>why I do this, and that's really giving me confirmation

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<v Speaker 8>on you know why I do it, and it's bigger

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<v Speaker 8>than me.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm just definitely.

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<v Speaker 8>Blessed to be here for all the love and support

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<v Speaker 8>that the parents bring, and especially the kids. You know,

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<v Speaker 8>they they they would motivated me to get.

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<v Speaker 4>Up this morning, you know what I'm saying, and to

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<v Speaker 4>come out.

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<v Speaker 8>Here for round two and to have a great turnout

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<v Speaker 8>like this and the rain rain sleeder snow, I see.

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<v Speaker 4>I see all the kids is on go today. So

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<v Speaker 4>I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been to a lot of these camps. You genuinely

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<v Speaker 1>seem to love the interaction with the kids.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, no doubt. You know, I grew up around a

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<v Speaker 8>lot of kids. My mom, she runs a daycare, and

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<v Speaker 8>there's just always been a natural thing.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 8>I got a lot of nieces and nephews as well,

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<v Speaker 8>So I think it comes quite easy for a lot

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<v Speaker 8>of these themes like this, and uh, you know, just

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<v Speaker 8>to see the looks on these kids' faces when you

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<v Speaker 8>know you're shaking their hands, giving them hugs, picking them up,

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<v Speaker 8>tossing them around and turning telling them like you know,

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<v Speaker 8>how good they're doing today. I mean, it's a it's

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<v Speaker 8>a hell of a thing, man, And you know, words

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<v Speaker 8>could be very infectious and encouraging to these young kids.

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<v Speaker 8>And you know, I always once in that position before,

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<v Speaker 8>being that young.

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<v Speaker 4>Kid running around and I'm.

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<v Speaker 8>Glad I get to pay it forward today and hopefully,

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<v Speaker 8>you know, these kids take that and hopefully they straightened

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<v Speaker 8>to do the same thing.

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<v Speaker 6>These guys are obviously are Joe Mixing fans, and they're

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<v Speaker 6>gonna say twenty years from now, so yeah, Joe mix

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<v Speaker 6>is my favorite players, my favorite players. What will you

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<v Speaker 6>think about Cincinnati twenty years from now?

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, yeah, I think it's a hell of a place.

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<v Speaker 8>I truly feel like, you know, like I said, these

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<v Speaker 8>kids are there, there's gonna be somebody from this here

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<v Speaker 8>camp to be fortunate enough to you know, go to

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<v Speaker 8>the next level and then hopefully the level after that. Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 8>they have a lot of products, you know, especially from

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<v Speaker 8>football that comes out and go to the league and

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<v Speaker 8>be fortunate enough to be able to make a difference.

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<v Speaker 8>And I'm glad to you know, being that they're I'm

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<v Speaker 8>glad to being out there, Like you know, Shane, a

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<v Speaker 8>realm of the person that they look up to. Man,

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<v Speaker 8>And you know, like I said, it really means a

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<v Speaker 8>lot to me. And like like I told you all before,

0:24:14.640 --> 0:24:16.359
<v Speaker 8>that's whatever a place that I could call home.

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<v Speaker 4>So like I said, I hope they just take that,

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<v Speaker 4>leave it for what it is.

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<v Speaker 8>And uh, you know, however, you know they want to

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<v Speaker 8>take it and move forward with it.

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<v Speaker 4>That's just I was gonna go.

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<v Speaker 1>Chad Johnson finished with the Patriots, but he's a forever Begal. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Boomer Assias and played for other teams, but he's a

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<v Speaker 1>forever Bengal. Do you think when you're playing careers over

0:24:36.600 --> 0:24:38.840
<v Speaker 1>you will be quote unquote a forever Bengal.

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<v Speaker 8>Oh yeah, no doubt. That's you know, that's just what

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<v Speaker 8>it is. You know, they drogged me when I was twenty,

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<v Speaker 8>and uh, you know, I was fortunate enough to get

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<v Speaker 8>a good seven great seven years in and I definitely

0:24:51.320 --> 0:24:53.480
<v Speaker 8>feel like I came across a lot of teammates that

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<v Speaker 8>you know, goes unnoticed during my success individually and always

0:24:59.359 --> 0:25:01.679
<v Speaker 8>been a person to no matter what, whether I do

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<v Speaker 8>have a good game or a game, I always get

0:25:04.680 --> 0:25:08.000
<v Speaker 8>the praise to my teammates. And you know, this is

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<v Speaker 8>just another moment you know, trying to glorify the success

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<v Speaker 8>that I had, you know, coming from them. I mean,

0:25:15.280 --> 0:25:18.120
<v Speaker 8>it was all a team effort. Always been about team

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<v Speaker 8>and winning. And I've been fortunate enough to have a

0:25:21.119 --> 0:25:23.680
<v Speaker 8>lot of great teammates around me and seeing a lot

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<v Speaker 8>of guys walk out and go and unfortunately I was

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<v Speaker 8>one of the last ones.

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<v Speaker 5>Man.

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<v Speaker 8>So uh, you know, like I said, I felt like

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<v Speaker 8>it was a great run.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a great run.

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<v Speaker 8>And uh, you know, I look forward to, you know,

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<v Speaker 8>like I said, paying it back to these young kids

0:25:38.320 --> 0:25:41.520
<v Speaker 8>and hoping that they can, you know, somehow figure out

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<v Speaker 8>a way to get in my shoes, if not better

0:25:44.520 --> 0:25:50.200
<v Speaker 8>fingers moments true, I think besides you know, getting drafted, Uh,

0:25:50.560 --> 0:25:53.120
<v Speaker 8>I would say, probably going to the super Bowl, whether

0:25:53.160 --> 0:25:56.720
<v Speaker 8>it was a win, whose situation. Uh, that probably was

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<v Speaker 8>my top Bengals moment. And uh in my career of

0:26:02.400 --> 0:26:03.040
<v Speaker 8>being here.

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<v Speaker 6>Where you come back and do other stuff here.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I told y'all, that's forever home. Like that's

0:26:08.840 --> 0:26:10.520
<v Speaker 4>that's what it is, you know what I mean. But

0:26:11.520 --> 0:26:13.880
<v Speaker 4>I mean, obviously I have a lot of.

0:26:15.320 --> 0:26:18.080
<v Speaker 8>Opportunities to come out and do a lot of things here,

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<v Speaker 8>and I feel like, you know, if it persists itself,

0:26:22.480 --> 0:26:23.920
<v Speaker 8>you know, in the right light.

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<v Speaker 4>I feel like with opportunity and.

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<v Speaker 1>Right time in I definitely will You're going to a

0:26:31.280 --> 0:26:35.080
<v Speaker 1>great young team c Ja's drought, Stefan Diggs, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like it's kind of where the Bengals

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<v Speaker 1>were a few years ago?

0:26:39.359 --> 0:26:39.520
<v Speaker 4>Oh?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, man, I ain't here to really you know, compare

0:26:42.960 --> 0:26:45.680
<v Speaker 8>and contrives to you know, the teams.

0:26:45.800 --> 0:26:48.440
<v Speaker 4>But I definitely love where.

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<v Speaker 8>We stand right now as a team and where we compare,

0:26:51.880 --> 0:26:54.480
<v Speaker 8>you know to other teams like that, I feel like

0:26:54.840 --> 0:26:57.720
<v Speaker 8>we're in a great situation. I mean, the guys over

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<v Speaker 8>there is you know a lot of a lot of great, great,

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<v Speaker 8>great players, and I'm great. I'm thankful to be surrounded,

0:27:04.840 --> 0:27:08.159
<v Speaker 8>you know, around the team like that that you know,

0:27:08.160 --> 0:27:11.440
<v Speaker 8>a lot of guys are hungry, young hungry coach, young

0:27:11.520 --> 0:27:14.320
<v Speaker 8>hungry quarterback from the young, hungry, healthy team.

0:27:14.359 --> 0:27:14.560
<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 8>So you know, I just look forward to all the

0:27:17.440 --> 0:27:20.159
<v Speaker 8>memories and all the great things I feel like that

0:27:20.200 --> 0:27:21.160
<v Speaker 8>we're gonna do and.

0:27:21.119 --> 0:27:23.240
<v Speaker 4>Continue to do moving forward.

0:27:23.320 --> 0:27:26.439
<v Speaker 8>And I just you know, obviously look forward to the

0:27:26.440 --> 0:27:29.240
<v Speaker 8>twenty twenty fourth season and I can't wait.

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<v Speaker 1>You sit after the trade, it took you like twenty

0:27:31.960 --> 0:27:35.159
<v Speaker 1>four forty eight hours just to process your emotions. What

0:27:35.240 --> 0:27:36.240
<v Speaker 1>were you experiencing?

0:27:36.520 --> 0:27:38.520
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I mean it was a it was a it

0:27:38.560 --> 0:27:39.399
<v Speaker 8>was a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, like I said, when when you when.

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<v Speaker 8>You grow up here your whole adulthood and this this

0:27:45.440 --> 0:27:47.280
<v Speaker 8>is what you know and this is what you are.

0:27:47.880 --> 0:27:51.239
<v Speaker 8>You know, things were you know, definitely tough. But I

0:27:51.280 --> 0:27:52.919
<v Speaker 8>mean it, it is what it is.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what I'm saying. They move forward, so it's

0:27:54.720 --> 0:27:56.840
<v Speaker 4>time for me, so you know, do the same.

0:27:56.960 --> 0:27:57.160
<v Speaker 1>Man.

0:27:57.320 --> 0:27:59.040
<v Speaker 4>It is like I said, it is what it is.

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<v Speaker 8>And I look forward to, you know, working with my

0:28:02.440 --> 0:28:06.040
<v Speaker 8>new teammates and building that same chemistry and camaraderie which

0:28:06.080 --> 0:28:08.680
<v Speaker 8>we are doing. And it's a lot of great things

0:28:08.720 --> 0:28:09.600
<v Speaker 8>to look forward.

0:28:09.320 --> 0:28:10.160
<v Speaker 4>To in that building.

0:28:10.280 --> 0:28:14.080
<v Speaker 8>And uh, their fans should definitely be excited for what

0:28:14.119 --> 0:28:14.960
<v Speaker 8>we have in store.

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<v Speaker 4>So I definitely look forward to it.

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<v Speaker 6>Did you ever look up at the Ring of arnor

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<v Speaker 6>did you ever look up at the numbers up there

0:28:21.000 --> 0:28:23.560
<v Speaker 6>and wonder what we twenty eight.

0:28:23.440 --> 0:28:27.480
<v Speaker 4>Looked like up there? Or the name mixing up that?

0:28:27.480 --> 0:28:28.359
<v Speaker 4>Any question my own?

0:28:28.800 --> 0:28:32.560
<v Speaker 8>I mean, you know, obviously you don't. You don't really

0:28:32.600 --> 0:28:35.480
<v Speaker 8>pay attention to that stuff. You know as as a

0:28:35.520 --> 0:28:40.120
<v Speaker 8>player until you know it's time to look back and reflect.

0:28:40.800 --> 0:28:44.240
<v Speaker 4>But I do feel like, you know, with you know, given.

0:28:44.040 --> 0:28:48.480
<v Speaker 8>Situation and everything that's been, you know in store for

0:28:48.640 --> 0:28:51.840
<v Speaker 8>me as a as a Bengals player to Begles fans.

0:28:51.920 --> 0:28:54.720
<v Speaker 8>I mean, I definitely hope to, you know, see myself

0:28:54.760 --> 0:28:55.560
<v Speaker 8>in there one day.

0:28:55.960 --> 0:28:57.000
<v Speaker 4>I mean I feel like.

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<v Speaker 8>That's a I guess that's for them to decide that.

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<v Speaker 8>But when it come down to it, I mean, I'm

0:29:04.000 --> 0:29:07.000
<v Speaker 8>just was. I just was fortunate enough to be upon

0:29:07.520 --> 0:29:10.640
<v Speaker 8>a lot of great players teams and uh, you know,

0:29:10.760 --> 0:29:12.600
<v Speaker 8>be one of those guys to be able to move

0:29:12.640 --> 0:29:17.440
<v Speaker 8>a needle force for Cincinnati. You know, came across a

0:29:17.440 --> 0:29:20.640
<v Speaker 8>lot of a lot of great people, whether it was

0:29:20.680 --> 0:29:24.560
<v Speaker 8>inside the building outside the building, and you know, it

0:29:24.600 --> 0:29:26.160
<v Speaker 8>was a it was a great run, man, you know

0:29:26.160 --> 0:29:28.360
<v Speaker 8>what I mean. So you know, as I look back,

0:29:28.440 --> 0:29:32.760
<v Speaker 8>I mean, obviously I hope to someday be there, and uh,

0:29:32.960 --> 0:29:35.560
<v Speaker 8>you know, obviously the cars fall the way it is

0:29:35.560 --> 0:29:36.120
<v Speaker 8>supposed to.

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<v Speaker 4>Our willity that's going to do it.

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