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Speaker 1: Down the line with us now, Buffalo Bill's draft pick.

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Speaker 1: We've got a kicker, Tyler Bass, sixth rounder out of

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Speaker 1: about Tyler? John Murphy's team tanks for reporting and Buffalo,

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Speaker 1: thanks for joining us, Yeah, no doubt. Thanks for having me,

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Speaker 1: John and Steve, I really appreciate it. Hey, what what

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Speaker 1: do you do? We were just talking about the rookie program,

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Speaker 1: which I believe it is supposed to start officially next Monday.

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Speaker 1: But what's a rookie program looked like for a kicker?

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Speaker 1: What kind of stuff do they do? You think? Oh?

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Speaker 1: Have you do? I'm still gonna be doing the same

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Speaker 1: filmings on my kicking sessions and sending some tape over

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Speaker 1: of virtual meetings. Okay, So, how long has it been

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Speaker 1: since you've worked with Chris Sailor? You're you've been working

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Speaker 1: been since you've been in touch with him? And is

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Speaker 1: most of this these days done with film? Now? Um,

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Speaker 1: it's been since really since high school since I've really

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Speaker 1: And as far as it goes now, um, it's a

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Speaker 1: I think his phone's kind of up. We will try

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Speaker 1: to reconnect with Tyler Bass. Bill's a draft pick. Wait

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Speaker 1: you know hear me, Yeah, we can hear you. So

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Speaker 1: there go ahead, Tyler you're talking about you were talking about, yeah,

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Speaker 1: but working with your old coach, right, yeah, yeah, Well Chris,

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Speaker 1: I haven't talked to Chris um since high school. Uh

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Speaker 1: so my coach now is John Carney, who um he

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Speaker 1: I know John. In fact, I called John the Great

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Speaker 1: You're He'll help you a lot. What are some of

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Speaker 1: the things that you continue that maybe what are some

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Speaker 1: out as you move forward? Tyler, Um, really just trying

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Speaker 1: at working in Really that's really about it. Live with

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Speaker 1: Tyler Bass the Bills a sixth round pick the kicker

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Speaker 1: from Georgia Southern Tyler, where are you working out? Are

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Speaker 1: What's your girlfriend's dad name, Tyler? His name was Rick Tutin.

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Speaker 1: We wish you the best of luck whenever we see.

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Speaker 1: We're looking forward to it now. Thanks very much coming

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Speaker 1: Thanks for having me, guys. I'm looking forward to meeting

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