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Speaker 1: NFL Cover zero and we are here for our last

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Speaker 1: Drew Franklin and Billy are Sports and we are here

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Speaker 1: on Media Row where it is starting to wind down

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Speaker 2: There are people kind of in their last legs.

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Speaker 1: You're seeing the final celebrities come through, and everybody's getting

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Speaker 1: ready for the big parties tonight, the Shack Diesel Funhouse party,

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Speaker 1: the Sports Illustrated party, and oh yeah, then the game

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Speaker 3: But still one last ride here on Radio Row. I'm

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Speaker 1: I know, like I feel like this has become my

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Speaker 1: and I'm gonna miss him. There are a few people

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Speaker 3: I said that I saw Brock over coffee very early

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Speaker 3: Also shout out to just the crews here behind the scenes.

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Speaker 3: It has been long days and it's starting to wind down.

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Speaker 3: Some sets have been taken down, but this one right

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Speaker 1: I have seen two near fights, which is of which

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Speaker 2: Hurt their knee. I like that. I like you.

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Speaker 1: You get any group of you get any group of

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Speaker 5: If you get this many people in a room like this,

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Speaker 2: I was really excited about it.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, this whole trip's been a pinch me moment. But

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Speaker 4: Should I have you.

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Speaker 1: You had Drew Brees, he's a quarterback, had two in

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Speaker 1: Ultimately, we were here to talk about the game, so

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Speaker 1: Sam Darnold, Drake May, Matthew Stafford wins the MVP today.

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Speaker 2: Do you think that gives some extra motivation for mister May.

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Speaker 3: Maybe it tells them, Hey, if we're gonna win one,

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Speaker 3: That was some big news. I'm still leaning Seahawks, but

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Speaker 3: I think Rabel's gonna have those guys ready. As we've

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Speaker 1: It's an amazing statistic, by the way, to have to

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Speaker 2: Even my eighty five Bears didn't do that.

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Speaker 5: Billy Well, as much as it had been made about

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Speaker 2: Someone is someone is screaming up there. Oh that's your.

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Speaker 1: Guy, Cam Scatibo, Cam Scatabo. Cam scataboo is over there.

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Speaker 3: I'm worried he and I might wear the same outfit.

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Speaker 3: We're both both big indoor shades guys at parties like this.

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Speaker 2: You know, you know Billy.

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Speaker 1: By the way, Drew and I are both breaking out

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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I've heard bomb squad one, bomb squad coming in,

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Speaker 1: All right, So let's go back for a second with

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Speaker 1: If you look over the years when young guys have

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Speaker 3: Playoffs, he used his wheels a little more than he

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Speaker 1: He has been awful about turning the football over the

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Speaker 3: And I hate to downplay the Patriots and them being here,

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Speaker 2: We've talked about that.

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Speaker 1: I need them to lose, need them, I need them

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Speaker 1: They're the least sufferable people, and now we are going

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Speaker 1: to lose. I have I went tried to buy Seahawks gear.

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Speaker 1: I'll I'm flying Seahawks fly because I need the Patriots

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Speaker 5: Well, a two thousands baby could ultimately have seen seven

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Speaker 1: See that's not fair. There's other you need to be

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Speaker 1: Okay, so you're your age. If you're a Patriots fan,

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Speaker 1: If I've just told that's exactly right, because like, if

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Speaker 1: I had a good first marriage, but then when we

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Speaker 1: Yeah, but what if you don't want your second wife

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Speaker 2: That's exactly what's gonna happen.

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Speaker 2: They're going to be insufferable. They're already insufferable.

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Speaker 1: Seahawks fans feel like more salt of the earth people

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Speaker 3: You know, there is an angle to this game we

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Speaker 6: After throwing the ball in the one yard line, we

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Speaker 1: That's right, that is that is very cool. So tell

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Speaker 5: Yeah, my dad want a fan lottery, so you you know,

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Speaker 6: Dad could have sold those tickets.

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Speaker 2: If Dad had just sold the tickets.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, listen, I'm not making these things, okay, princes,

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Speaker 3: This is our royal wedding. With those twenty thousand dollars,

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Speaker 1: So let's just go ahead and let's make our pick

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Speaker 6: Well, I've got to see the redemption story.

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Speaker 5: Sam Darnold, the first quarterback from the class of twenty

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Speaker 3: Is it like four and a half or four and

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Speaker 5: So I'm gonna go Seattle in a game where both

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Speaker 6: So give me twenty eight seventeen.

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Speaker 1: By the way, Emmett Smith said today he was asked

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Speaker 2: Those other three are anywhere close.

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Speaker 3: Oh wow, not anywhere close.

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Speaker 1: That's an Emmitt Oldhead comment, right, The oldhead gets here

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Speaker 1: and he's like, you know, nobody's as good as friend Tarken.

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Speaker 3: Well for my Super Bowl pick, there's another old head

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Speaker 3: He will have them ready, But Seattle's just too much

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Speaker 3: But I'll say it's close enough. New England covers. It's

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Speaker 1: If all these scores we get close, here's exactly what's

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Speaker 3: I gotta tell you someone who has watched his team

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Speaker 3: That is a loss that.

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Speaker 3: I hope we're in for a thriller, and I really

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Speaker 1: here when we come back. Christian McCaffrey CMC run CMC

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Speaker 1: Fine now joined by Christian McCaffrey San Francisco forty nine

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Speaker 1: and Comeback Player of the Year. Great to be with you.

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Speaker 1: I know you wish you had it were playing in

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I appreciate it, man.

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Speaker 8: No, it's always a weird week when you're not playing,

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Speaker 4: So it's been a good week.

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Speaker 2: What was that like?

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Speaker 1: That picked six by Jamar was kind of impressive, wasn't.

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Speaker 1: Now, you you know, I had somebody say to me

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Speaker 8: Oh, it's amazing, man. I think you know when I

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Speaker 8: sense of things if you want. Sometimes you just have

443
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Speaker 8: bad luck. It's bad luck, you know, and and and

444
00:18:36,773 --> 00:18:38,733
Speaker 8: sometimes that's what it is. Fred got rolled up on

445
00:18:38,813 --> 00:18:40,413
Speaker 8: really bad, you know. I mean, it is what it is.

446
00:18:40,493 --> 00:18:43,973
Speaker 8: It's it's injuries happen and it's part of the game.

447
00:18:44,013 --> 00:18:45,613
Speaker 8: And we you know, yeah, we were pretty unlucky with

448
00:18:45,653 --> 00:18:47,812
Speaker 8: it this year. But you know, as somebody that's there

449
00:18:47,813 --> 00:18:49,373
Speaker 8: every day, I'd love to say this is the reason

450
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Speaker 8: or that's the reason, but it's never one reason.

451
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Speaker 4: A Christian.

452
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Speaker 5: Is it weird to like score a touchdown and then

453
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Speaker 5: hear a fan so you didn't score enough points for

454
00:18:56,373 --> 00:18:58,693
Speaker 5: me in fantasy football? That seems like a weird dynamic

455
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Speaker 5: when you're such a good player.

456
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Speaker 2: Him a whole lot, though.

457
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Speaker 1: I feel like he's he's he's always getting massive numbers.

458
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Speaker 4: Yeah, no, I never never gets old, man.

459
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Speaker 8: I mean the fantasy football has grown the game a lot,

460
00:19:08,933 --> 00:19:10,853
Speaker 8: but you know that's really all you hear about. Now,

461
00:19:10,853 --> 00:19:13,973
Speaker 8: you could have an unbelievable pass protection that seals the win,

462
00:19:14,093 --> 00:19:16,173
Speaker 8: and you're all happy celebrating in the locker room, and

463
00:19:16,613 --> 00:19:19,013
Speaker 8: you know you lost some guys seventeen bucks in his

464
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Speaker 8: in his fantasy game.

465
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Speaker 1: And shut up, I don't care. No one cares about

466
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Speaker 1: your fantasy team, no one.

467
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Speaker 4: I know. Yeah that is true, but now I don't

468
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Speaker 4: say that.

469
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Speaker 1: What was it like.

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Speaker 3: Practicing against the Robert Solid defense. I'm a Titans guy,

471
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Speaker 3: so I'm excited that he's moving to Nashville. It's a

472
00:19:34,933 --> 00:19:36,773
Speaker 3: big hit to your team. What was it like going

473
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Speaker 3: against one of his defenses.

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Speaker 8: Man, I, you know, being a part, you know, being

475
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Speaker 8: around him for a year was incredible. I think it

476
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Speaker 8: makes sense why he's such a great coach but also

477
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Speaker 8: so loved by his players. The energy he brings every

478
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Speaker 8: single day. He's a guy that I'm obviously happy for

479
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Speaker 8: him and his family, but I hate that he's gone.

480
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Speaker 8: You know, just being around him was fun as an

481
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Speaker 8: offensive guy, you know, always bringing competition, making everything competitive,

482
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Speaker 8: but also extremely smart and detailed.

483
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Speaker 4: When it comes to defensive football. And so you know,

484
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Speaker 4: you guys, are you know lucky.

485
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Speaker 1: You I never do this, but I get people that

486
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Speaker 1: ask me all the time to do this. I always

487
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Speaker 1: say no, but I'm going to make an exception. Dren

488
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Speaker 1: and I have these two twins, Ali and Emily that.

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Speaker 9: Since they were ten years old, have been coming to

490
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Speaker 9: our shows for fifteen years and they're grown ups and

491
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Speaker 9: they have been your fan on like an elite level,

492
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Speaker 9: to the point that I've watched them it's like Taylor

493
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Speaker 9: Swift and you those are the time time they've come

494
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Speaker 9: to our shows and they will they have Christian McCaffrey shirts.

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Speaker 2: They love it.

496
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Speaker 1: So you have to do me a favor and just

497
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Speaker 1: thank Ali and Emily for non stop fandom. It's you

498
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Speaker 1: and Taylor Swift that are there too.

499
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Speaker 8: That's big company. Ali and Emily, thank you guys so much.

500
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Speaker 8: I'll send you guys some stuff because I appreciate you

501
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Speaker 8: guys being diehard fans and hopefully, hopefully you continue to

502
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Speaker 8: be my fan along with Taylor Swift.

503
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Speaker 2: Are you a Taylor Swift fan?

504
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Speaker 7: Like?

505
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Speaker 1: If you, I'm sure that would make them very happy.

506
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Speaker 4: I like to you. I love her music, it's fantastic.

507
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Speaker 1: You ever been in one of the concerts.

508
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Speaker 8: I still haven't been. No, I gotta go at least

509
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Speaker 8: with Travis at some point. Never met her, never met her?

510
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Speaker 1: Wow? Can you think you could handle by the way

511
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Speaker 1: like think about because you know you're in the league.

512
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Speaker 1: You see what it's like like what Travis Kelsey, the

513
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Speaker 1: way his life has changed the last couple of years

514
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Speaker 1: and the attention. But do you think you could handle

515
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Speaker 1: that in that circumstance.

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Speaker 8: Yeah, I think I could handle it. Yeah, I think

517
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Speaker 8: he just I don't. I don't think he looks at

518
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Speaker 8: it like that. I mean, I've again, it seems like

519
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Speaker 8: an awesome dude. He's the best man every time I've

520
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Speaker 8: met him. He's incredible.

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Speaker 10: Man.

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Speaker 8: He's he's uh the most down to earth guy, smile

523
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Speaker 8: and has the best energy, very genuine. I don't think

524
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Speaker 8: there is anything to handle. I think he's you know,

525
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Speaker 8: he's probably got the same friends he's always had and

526
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Speaker 8: super tight with his family, and uh, you know, I

527
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Speaker 8: think all that other stuff is for the fans.

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Speaker 4: He's still still got Yeah.

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Speaker 2: That's right. Now you're here for ollipop.

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Speaker 1: Now, I'm a big soda person, and I've had people say,

531
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Speaker 1: you know, Matt, you should try ollipop.

532
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Speaker 2: Help me know what it is because I've never had it.

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Speaker 4: It's first off, yeah, it's a soda you can feel

534
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Speaker 4: good about drinking. That's exactly what it is. Super healthy,

535
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Speaker 4: very low in sugar, high in fiber, and legitimately tastes

536
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Speaker 4: like you're drinking soda.

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Speaker 8: So as a guy that loves taking care of my body,

538
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Speaker 8: loves you know, you know, to be as healthy as possible,

539
00:22:16,813 --> 00:22:19,893
Speaker 8: it's kind of my job. I never feel guilty drinking

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Speaker 8: orm I do it all the time. This was the

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Speaker 8: easiest partnership for me because does that flavors Oh yeah, okay,

542
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Speaker 8: what's the one to get? I would start with crisp apple, Chris.

543
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Speaker 8: It's like drinking the freshest apple you've ever had in

544
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Speaker 8: your life. The root beer is really good. If you're

545
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Speaker 8: a classic, a huge root beer, you're a classic, just

546
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Speaker 8: regular cola flavor, you'll enjoy that one. The ginger ale

547
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Speaker 8: is good they have They have a Shirley temple, any

548
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Speaker 8: flavor that you could think of that's like a carbonated soda.

549
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Speaker 8: They've created it to make it healthy and it tastes

550
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Speaker 8: like that.

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Speaker 1: The only thing bad about you, Christian is that they

552
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Speaker 1: didn't bring samples like now we got you drink themout.

553
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Speaker 4: Don't worry, we brought them. You guys didn't allow allow

554
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Speaker 4: me to have it. Right speaking branded water, I would

555
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Speaker 4: have put it front and center.

556
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Speaker 1: Given you get things up there.

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Speaker 10: Y got an ollipop? Okay, yeah, changed alipop. You know

558
00:23:09,973 --> 00:23:11,613
Speaker 10: they wouldn't let you put it up here. I would

559
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Speaker 10: have said it was okay, Christian. Thank you, very appreciate it, guys.

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Speaker 2: Good luck with the with next season. We appreciate you

561
00:23:16,693 --> 00:23:17,173
Speaker 2: stopping by.

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Speaker 4: Thanks a lot, guys, appreciate it.

563
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Speaker 2: All right.

564
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Speaker 1: Now, happy to be joined from Special Olympics. It is

565
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Speaker 1: from the New York Jets. Harrison Phillips and Ryan Eppendendio.

566
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Speaker 1: Did I get that right? You did?

567
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Speaker 2: Ratt? Well, you you are.

568
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Speaker 1: Special Olympics Health manage a messenger. Appreciate you guys taking

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Speaker 1: the time. Start with you, Harrison, I mean, how did

570
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Speaker 1: you end up involved with Special Olympics And what do

571
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Speaker 1: you think of being here in this media row. You

572
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Speaker 1: guys been doing interviews all day.

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Speaker 2: We have been.

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Speaker 10: I've been fortunate enough to come to radio a couple

575
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Speaker 10: of times. This is the most interviews I've had. I'm

576
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Speaker 10: more of a bodyguard to Ryan today and uh, just

577
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Speaker 10: just get asked a couple of lob questions. But I

578
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Speaker 10: first got involved with Special Olympics a long time ago,

579
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Speaker 10: back when I was even in middle school. In high school,

580
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Speaker 10: we got involved in volunteer at some of the organizations,

581
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Speaker 10: and then when I got to the NFL, I started

582
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Speaker 10: my own foundation called Harrison's Playmakers, and we attack very

583
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Speaker 10: similar causes that the Special Olympics does. I work with

584
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Speaker 10: individuals with developmental differences and special needs and all the

585
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Speaker 10: cities I've played it in my hometown and we've grown

586
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Speaker 10: to work with We've done over seventy events in the

587
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Speaker 10: last five years. Twelve thousand people we've worked with. I mean,

588
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Speaker 10: it's been really great. But in every city I've gone

589
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Speaker 10: to that my first phone call is to the Special

590
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Speaker 10: Olympics chapter that's how can we poach some of your

591
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Speaker 10: kids to come on over and be a part of

592
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Speaker 10: what we're doing too? And I would assume New York's

593
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Speaker 10: got a huge one. Oh my god, Well that's actually

594
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Speaker 10: a battle. It's New York or New Jersey. So because

595
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Speaker 10: we're New York, the team is with New York, but

596
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Speaker 10: New Jersey has a full Chapter two, it doesn't get

597
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Speaker 10: as much love. So I'm trying to do stuff with

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Speaker 10: New Jersey. Special get that is unbiased. You know what

599
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Speaker 10: I'm saying. We need you know that the big city

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Speaker 10: the little er city. So anyway, we've been doing this

601
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Speaker 10: for years now and just been blown away. My cup

602
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Speaker 10: is always overflowing anytime I'm involved with Special Olympics. And

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Speaker 10: Ryan's been a great friend of mine that we've been

604
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Speaker 10: been getting to know the last few weeks, great ambassador

605
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Speaker 10: for what we're doing and the program of fitness through

606
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Speaker 10: Sports and the playbook that we have to help After

607
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Speaker 10: you've been in the league for.

608
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Speaker 4: How long this is nine now?

609
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Speaker 2: Nine.

610
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Speaker 1: But but Ryan, he got to understand it. You've been

611
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Speaker 1: a special Olympics athlete for twenty five plus years, am

612
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Speaker 1: I right?

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Speaker 7: Yes, that's right, And.

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Speaker 1: You play a lot of sports. He's not just like,

615
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Speaker 1: oh he does his football. This tackle cares like just

616
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Speaker 1: out there tackling people.

617
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Speaker 2: What all of you played?

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Speaker 7: I played like football, backsketball, softball, track and field. I

619
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Speaker 7: can relate what he's doing. But like, you got to

620
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Speaker 7: put the work ethic in when you're healthy, drink healthy,

621
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Speaker 7: sleep healthy. Just keep your mind right and keep your

622
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Speaker 7: work ethic, keep going.

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Speaker 1: What's your best sport?

624
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Speaker 7: My best sport? I can't pick one.

625
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Speaker 1: I like it.

626
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Speaker 2: I love them all, you love them all.

627
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Speaker 4: But that medal is for which one?

628
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Speaker 7: This medal I got it from track and field for

629
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Speaker 7: with my relay team.

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Speaker 11: Oh, team guy, I like the team gown. I like

631
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Speaker 11: it to four four four, I've oh wow, good night.

632
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Speaker 11: Well then I listen. I'm not going to try to

633
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Speaker 11: get you who has the bigger muscles between the two

634
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Speaker 11: of you.

635
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Speaker 10: The last time we've sat on this, they measured our

636
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Speaker 10: biceps over here earlier and they were measuring our arms.

637
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Speaker 10: So I won that one.

638
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Speaker 1: But that next year, yeah, I think that's Uh so

639
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Speaker 1: tell me a little bit. Uh Ayrrison, you play playing

640
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Speaker 1: for the Jets, been a lot of transition for you

641
00:26:35,973 --> 00:26:39,013
Speaker 1: since you since you've been there. Uh do you see

642
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Speaker 1: how do you see the momentum going forward into the

643
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Speaker 1: next couple of years.

644
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Speaker 10: Well, you know, I've seen, you know, with a lot

645
00:26:44,253 --> 00:26:46,453
Speaker 10: of a lot of turnover, changing the coaching staff this year.

646
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Speaker 10: I think that when we had the Jets had a

647
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Speaker 10: culture that was struggled because of the lack of success

648
00:26:52,093 --> 00:26:54,133
Speaker 10: they've had. And you you have to think the human nature.

649
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Speaker 10: I've been in an organization for five six years.

650
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Speaker 4: We've never won.

651
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Speaker 10: Every single year, there's a coach leaving, there's players leaving,

652
00:27:00,173 --> 00:27:02,332
Speaker 10: there's guys getting cut, there's new coaches coming bringing their

653
00:27:02,373 --> 00:27:05,093
Speaker 10: own guys. I have to protect myself and so that

654
00:27:05,173 --> 00:27:08,053
Speaker 10: you get this time of culture of I needed to

655
00:27:08,373 --> 00:27:10,093
Speaker 10: take care of mine. And then young players come in

656
00:27:10,093 --> 00:27:11,813
Speaker 10: and they say, oh, that's how we do things here,

657
00:27:12,213 --> 00:27:14,213
Speaker 10: and so that can't just be like switched overnight.

658
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Speaker 4: AG's insane. He's amazing. The consistency.

659
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Speaker 2: He seems very intense. Is he is he an intense guy?

660
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Speaker 10: Yes, but like there's still the human he is the coach,

661
00:27:24,773 --> 00:27:27,333
Speaker 10: and then there's traveling or you know, catching up in

662
00:27:27,413 --> 00:27:29,852
Speaker 10: an offseason. In he's human, he's a great dude as

663
00:27:29,853 --> 00:27:32,333
Speaker 10: a big heart, family man, but yeah, game, I mean

664
00:27:32,933 --> 00:27:36,292
Speaker 10: in the building, he's intense, and uh, I think that

665
00:27:36,333 --> 00:27:38,333
Speaker 10: it's a person like him, it's him that's going to

666
00:27:38,373 --> 00:27:39,292
Speaker 10: have to change the culture.

667
00:27:39,613 --> 00:27:41,133
Speaker 4: I'm not. I also don't say.

668
00:27:40,973 --> 00:27:43,292
Speaker 10: Like, oh, we're years and years away from it, but

669
00:27:43,413 --> 00:27:45,413
Speaker 10: it takes a little time. You know, this season was

670
00:27:45,453 --> 00:27:47,812
Speaker 10: a season of growth. How much can we learn? How

671
00:27:47,893 --> 00:27:49,613
Speaker 10: much of that roster proved enough to be a part

672
00:27:49,653 --> 00:27:52,693
Speaker 10: of the culture moving forward, getting some new coaches. What's

673
00:27:52,693 --> 00:27:55,013
Speaker 10: the scheme look like? Is a players are plays? How

674
00:27:55,053 --> 00:27:56,973
Speaker 10: that whole thing evolves. I'm happy to be a part of.

675
00:27:56,973 --> 00:27:58,573
Speaker 4: We've got a lot of cap space, we got a

676
00:27:58,613 --> 00:27:59,453
Speaker 4: lot of draft picks.

677
00:27:59,573 --> 00:28:01,773
Speaker 10: But again, I'm a I've been around enough to see

678
00:28:01,813 --> 00:28:05,733
Speaker 10: winning football is somehow correlated to togetherness in connectivity, and

679
00:28:05,733 --> 00:28:07,893
Speaker 10: if you have a team that isn't connected and is

680
00:28:08,053 --> 00:28:10,693
Speaker 10: you know, maybe not worried about their worried about themselves

681
00:28:10,693 --> 00:28:13,613
Speaker 10: more than their teammates, it's not a huge recipe for success.

682
00:28:14,093 --> 00:28:17,453
Speaker 10: AG has great messaging and is trying to instill a

683
00:28:17,573 --> 00:28:18,532
Speaker 10: championship culture.

684
00:28:18,893 --> 00:28:20,973
Speaker 3: You're a city guy now, but you started in Buffalo,

685
00:28:21,053 --> 00:28:23,133
Speaker 3: then Minnesota, and obviously you're talking about how big you

686
00:28:23,173 --> 00:28:25,893
Speaker 3: are getting involved in the community. What are two underrated

687
00:28:25,933 --> 00:28:28,973
Speaker 3: aspects of Buffalo and Minnesota? Kind of smaller markets than

688
00:28:28,973 --> 00:28:29,533
Speaker 3: some fans mind.

689
00:28:30,093 --> 00:28:30,733
Speaker 2: To Buffalo for the.

690
00:28:30,733 --> 00:28:32,133
Speaker 1: First time year.

691
00:28:32,493 --> 00:28:33,133
Speaker 4: It's incredible.

692
00:28:33,373 --> 00:28:35,332
Speaker 3: They wouldn't put me through a table though I was trying,

693
00:28:35,413 --> 00:28:36,533
Speaker 3: couldn't find one anywhere.

694
00:28:36,693 --> 00:28:38,453
Speaker 4: Yeah, they're cracking down on the table stuff.

695
00:28:38,573 --> 00:28:38,933
Speaker 1: I know that.

696
00:28:39,493 --> 00:28:41,853
Speaker 10: Look, my time in Western New York was such a

697
00:28:41,853 --> 00:28:44,573
Speaker 10: great chapter of my life. And if you go click

698
00:28:44,613 --> 00:28:47,493
Speaker 10: on an Instagram post that I posted any day last week,

699
00:28:47,733 --> 00:28:49,893
Speaker 10: scroll through the comments, you will see two dozen comb

700
00:28:49,933 --> 00:28:51,453
Speaker 10: to Buffalo. We miss you in Buffalo. Why do you

701
00:28:51,493 --> 00:28:53,893
Speaker 10: not in Buffalo? They're just the best fans. I think

702
00:28:53,933 --> 00:28:56,533
Speaker 10: what's unique about Buffalo is because it's such a smaller market.

703
00:28:56,733 --> 00:28:59,053
Speaker 10: The bills is everything they have, it's their lifeblood. And

704
00:28:59,093 --> 00:29:02,133
Speaker 10: so when our backup practice squad long snapper goes to

705
00:29:02,133 --> 00:29:04,893
Speaker 10: the grocery store, he's taking photos with everybody, he's signing

706
00:29:04,893 --> 00:29:07,453
Speaker 10: an autograph. They know ins and outs of us, they know.

707
00:29:08,093 --> 00:29:11,773
Speaker 10: It's just really cool And what I left Buffalo and

708
00:29:11,853 --> 00:29:13,693
Speaker 10: went to Minneapoli, which is a little bigger city. I

709
00:29:13,733 --> 00:29:15,773
Speaker 10: was like, man, we used to get so many perks

710
00:29:15,773 --> 00:29:18,093
Speaker 10: in Buffalo. You know, you go to your spot, they

711
00:29:18,093 --> 00:29:19,733
Speaker 10: get your free appetizer, free.

712
00:29:19,533 --> 00:29:23,933
Speaker 4: Bottle of extra. Yeah.

713
00:29:24,053 --> 00:29:25,813
Speaker 10: So I'm like, Wow, I'm gonna go to Minneapolis and like,

714
00:29:25,813 --> 00:29:28,173
Speaker 10: holy cow, we're gonna have tons of free stuff. Wasn't

715
00:29:28,213 --> 00:29:30,813
Speaker 10: quite like now. Jersey's not quite like that. The fans

716
00:29:30,813 --> 00:29:33,893
Speaker 10: are still super cool. But when it's larger markets, it's

717
00:29:34,253 --> 00:29:36,733
Speaker 10: you got all these sports teams that they they all

718
00:29:36,773 --> 00:29:39,533
Speaker 10: have bumped into a professional athlete in the grocery store

719
00:29:39,573 --> 00:29:40,253
Speaker 10: at the movie theater.

720
00:29:40,293 --> 00:29:42,613
Speaker 4: So it's just not of a rarity.

721
00:29:42,653 --> 00:29:44,973
Speaker 3: You're now rhymes to your alma mater. What's the most

722
00:29:44,973 --> 00:29:46,773
Speaker 3: Stanford thing you've done this week since you've been in.

723
00:29:46,733 --> 00:29:47,733
Speaker 4: Tow at Stanford.

724
00:29:47,813 --> 00:29:50,453
Speaker 1: I went back to Stanford, I mean specifically.

725
00:29:50,493 --> 00:29:52,733
Speaker 2: Yeah, we flew in two days early.

726
00:29:52,813 --> 00:29:54,933
Speaker 10: My wife and my nine month old son, they're somewhere

727
00:29:54,933 --> 00:29:56,653
Speaker 10: around here eating and napping or something.

728
00:29:57,213 --> 00:29:59,533
Speaker 4: Brought them to Stanford. Drum them to my dorms, talked

729
00:29:59,533 --> 00:30:00,053
Speaker 4: to the team.

730
00:30:00,573 --> 00:30:02,453
Speaker 10: UH, had some good conversations with to be to the

731
00:30:02,453 --> 00:30:05,693
Speaker 10: new head coach, and Andrew lux So and then on

732
00:30:05,733 --> 00:30:08,173
Speaker 10: the plane right here to past time, I saw the

733
00:30:08,213 --> 00:30:14,093
Speaker 10: rubic scue. That's a little Stanford, just a little Stanford.

734
00:30:15,293 --> 00:30:18,213
Speaker 1: Well, while I was here, I did wordle So take

735
00:30:18,253 --> 00:30:19,533
Speaker 1: that home, mic drop.

736
00:30:19,933 --> 00:30:21,253
Speaker 2: All right, So now Ryan, I need.

737
00:30:21,133 --> 00:30:23,013
Speaker 1: Your help with Harrison because he you know, they had

738
00:30:23,013 --> 00:30:26,053
Speaker 1: a tough season and with the Jets this year. He

739
00:30:26,133 --> 00:30:29,373
Speaker 1: needs to get motivated for next year. If you were

740
00:30:29,413 --> 00:30:33,013
Speaker 1: telling he Harrison and the Jets, what would your message

741
00:30:33,053 --> 00:30:35,533
Speaker 1: be then to get them on track for next year?

742
00:30:35,973 --> 00:30:40,853
Speaker 7: M I can't say anything because everybody is just different human.

743
00:30:41,293 --> 00:30:42,813
Speaker 4: That's a great answer, but I mean, think of it.

744
00:30:42,893 --> 00:30:44,973
Speaker 10: Just the questions that guys asked us earlier today, like

745
00:30:45,493 --> 00:30:47,053
Speaker 10: what makes you good at what you do? You talked

746
00:30:47,053 --> 00:30:48,933
Speaker 10: about the sleep he talked about Would you maybe just

747
00:30:48,973 --> 00:30:50,693
Speaker 10: motivate me to do some of the things that you

748
00:30:50,693 --> 00:30:51,013
Speaker 10: you do?

749
00:30:52,053 --> 00:30:53,533
Speaker 1: Yeah, you're a good sleeper.

750
00:30:53,613 --> 00:30:54,573
Speaker 2: How many hours?

751
00:30:54,893 --> 00:30:57,293
Speaker 7: I get? About eight hours hours of sleep?

752
00:30:57,333 --> 00:30:58,653
Speaker 1: Now that's what you could teach me.

753
00:30:58,893 --> 00:31:01,653
Speaker 2: I can't get more than six. What should I do

754
00:31:01,733 --> 00:31:02,573
Speaker 2: to get better sleep?

755
00:31:03,213 --> 00:31:06,053
Speaker 1: Go to better earlier, boom, go to bed earlier. Exactly

756
00:31:06,173 --> 00:31:06,493
Speaker 1: if I.

757
00:31:06,453 --> 00:31:11,373
Speaker 10: Went to bed two hours earlier, that's that's exactly right,

758
00:31:11,453 --> 00:31:13,573
Speaker 10: two hours earlier, we would can get it. We Also

759
00:31:13,693 --> 00:31:16,893
Speaker 10: he let us know about the alcohol use. How much

760
00:31:16,933 --> 00:31:20,213
Speaker 10: alcohol is okay zero zero?

761
00:31:20,493 --> 00:31:24,213
Speaker 1: Guess what I don't drink now, Drew no comment.

762
00:31:26,653 --> 00:31:28,293
Speaker 2: To work on him, but I remember.

763
00:31:27,973 --> 00:31:29,733
Speaker 10: How many beers the last guy told us he had

764
00:31:29,813 --> 00:31:32,173
Speaker 10: last night. He said he had twelve beers last night.

765
00:31:32,293 --> 00:31:33,653
Speaker 10: He's Ryan, So that's not cutting it.

766
00:31:33,693 --> 00:31:35,773
Speaker 2: That's not good. You're not gonna get eight hours of sleep.

767
00:31:36,893 --> 00:31:42,373
Speaker 1: But a Special Olympics dot org at Special Olympics on

768
00:31:42,533 --> 00:31:44,093
Speaker 1: social when your next event.

769
00:31:44,453 --> 00:31:49,733
Speaker 7: I'm doing Special Olympic backball right now. We got practices

770
00:31:49,773 --> 00:31:52,213
Speaker 7: on Sundays for like two hours.

771
00:31:52,053 --> 00:31:55,173
Speaker 1: Straight, okay, and I love doing it. I want you

772
00:31:55,253 --> 00:31:58,813
Speaker 1: to uh to give him a crossover, knock somebody like,

773
00:31:58,893 --> 00:32:02,173
Speaker 1: get a crossover, get somebody's ankles and take it to

774
00:32:02,253 --> 00:32:03,133
Speaker 1: the basket for us.

775
00:32:03,173 --> 00:32:03,733
Speaker 4: Will you do that?

776
00:32:05,413 --> 00:32:06,693
Speaker 2: Yeah? It is try.

777
00:32:07,093 --> 00:32:09,653
Speaker 7: I love it, but I'm better on my left side.

778
00:32:09,853 --> 00:32:10,093
Speaker 2: Okay.

779
00:32:11,253 --> 00:32:12,453
Speaker 4: Yeah, Well I.

780
00:32:12,413 --> 00:32:15,213
Speaker 7: Bounced the ball with my left and shoot with my right.

781
00:32:16,773 --> 00:32:20,533
Speaker 1: So you're you're a moderate in today's difficult times. I

782
00:32:20,573 --> 00:32:22,933
Speaker 1: appreciate that, Harrison. Thank you very much.

783
00:32:23,053 --> 00:32:23,293
Speaker 4: Ryan.

784
00:32:23,973 --> 00:32:24,933
Speaker 2: We appreciate your time.

785
00:32:25,053 --> 00:32:25,933
Speaker 4: Thank you guys so much.

786
00:32:25,973 --> 00:32:42,253
Speaker 1: Welcome, Thank you, thank you, so Ryan agreed to do

787
00:32:42,333 --> 00:32:46,373
Speaker 1: this podcast. I had some things that I had to sacrifice,

788
00:32:46,733 --> 00:32:49,613
Speaker 1: one of which is I can't just be about my team.

789
00:32:50,093 --> 00:32:51,893
Speaker 2: I can't just bear down.

790
00:32:52,573 --> 00:32:55,413
Speaker 1: I also have to be fair to the league as

791
00:32:55,413 --> 00:32:58,453
Speaker 1: a whole, and this is one of those moments. Christian

792
00:32:58,533 --> 00:33:01,213
Speaker 1: Watson from the Green Bay Packers is joining us. I'm

793
00:33:01,213 --> 00:33:05,053
Speaker 1: not gonna boo. I might have booed you during regular games,

794
00:33:05,093 --> 00:33:07,813
Speaker 1: but here you seem like nice fella. Appreciate you, joy,

795
00:33:07,893 --> 00:33:10,213
Speaker 1: I appreciate you coming. I might bow you. Honestly, there

796
00:33:10,253 --> 00:33:13,453
Speaker 1: we go. I mean, we did kind of own you

797
00:33:13,493 --> 00:33:15,693
Speaker 1: this year, so it might have to be, you know,

798
00:33:15,773 --> 00:33:17,773
Speaker 1: it might be what we have to talk about. What

799
00:33:17,813 --> 00:33:20,293
Speaker 1: were those games like? I mean, those were amazing games

800
00:33:20,293 --> 00:33:21,853
Speaker 1: this year. I know you came out on the losing

801
00:33:22,013 --> 00:33:24,253
Speaker 1: end of the last one, but had to be exciting.

802
00:33:24,693 --> 00:33:29,253
Speaker 12: Oh yeah, there were exciting games, for sure. I mean, honestly, well,

803
00:33:29,333 --> 00:33:30,573
Speaker 12: I mean they would have been more exciting if you

804
00:33:30,573 --> 00:33:32,173
Speaker 12: would if it would have came out on top. But

805
00:33:32,973 --> 00:33:34,853
Speaker 12: you know, I mean I feel like it's always you know,

806
00:33:34,893 --> 00:33:37,253
Speaker 12: cranked up a notchal when it's the Bears. Do you

807
00:33:37,293 --> 00:33:40,253
Speaker 12: feel that when you play just another level and one

808
00:33:40,293 --> 00:33:41,973
Speaker 12: hundred percent. I think I think you know, you feel

809
00:33:42,013 --> 00:33:44,333
Speaker 12: it from both sides for sure. They're just like a

810
00:33:44,333 --> 00:33:46,933
Speaker 12: little bit more a little a little bit more energy,

811
00:33:46,973 --> 00:33:48,773
Speaker 12: a little bit you know, different of a vibe when

812
00:33:48,773 --> 00:33:52,533
Speaker 12: when they're playing. I mean, scuse you know, both teams

813
00:33:52,613 --> 00:33:55,053
Speaker 12: want to, Both teams want to. You know, they got

814
00:33:55,053 --> 00:33:59,253
Speaker 12: to gain both teams. You had owned us for years,

815
00:33:59,453 --> 00:34:02,213
Speaker 12: so you got it. Had to give us one year back. Yeah,

816
00:34:02,253 --> 00:34:03,773
Speaker 12: I get, I will give you that one, but it's

817
00:34:03,813 --> 00:34:05,413
Speaker 12: not gonna happen again, all.

818
00:34:05,373 --> 00:34:06,773
Speaker 1: Right, Fair enough, Christian.

819
00:34:06,813 --> 00:34:08,932
Speaker 3: I like talking to packers because there's really nothing better

820
00:34:08,933 --> 00:34:10,933
Speaker 3: in football than a snow game in Lambeau. We got

821
00:34:10,973 --> 00:34:12,252
Speaker 3: to go to one a couple of years ago, even

822
00:34:12,252 --> 00:34:14,292
Speaker 3: though he is a Bears fan. It's like one of

823
00:34:14,332 --> 00:34:15,692
Speaker 3: the best things you can do in football. But I

824
00:34:15,692 --> 00:34:17,452
Speaker 3: have to ask you, as a player, are you one

825
00:34:17,493 --> 00:34:19,453
Speaker 3: of those tough guys that goes out there like shirt

826
00:34:19,493 --> 00:34:22,212
Speaker 3: off or no sleeves or you do you bundle up?

827
00:34:22,252 --> 00:34:24,292
Speaker 3: How do you treat the cold weather games as a

828
00:34:24,332 --> 00:34:26,013
Speaker 3: packer Because some guys are out there, I feel like

829
00:34:26,013 --> 00:34:28,013
Speaker 3: they're toughing it out, but I know they're they're freezing

830
00:34:28,053 --> 00:34:28,772
Speaker 3: on the inside.

831
00:34:29,252 --> 00:34:31,693
Speaker 12: Uh yeah, No, I mean I have in the past

832
00:34:31,772 --> 00:34:32,892
Speaker 12: be you know, been one of the guys that you know,

833
00:34:32,933 --> 00:34:34,933
Speaker 12: goes out with their shirt off and everything.

834
00:34:35,013 --> 00:34:38,332
Speaker 1: But and you were freezing, weren't you. Yeah, I mean

835
00:34:38,413 --> 00:34:39,652
Speaker 1: I mean you went to schooling nor Yeah.

836
00:34:39,652 --> 00:34:41,812
Speaker 2: I mean you're kind of used to it, right at

837
00:34:41,852 --> 00:34:42,492
Speaker 2: the end of the day.

838
00:34:43,133 --> 00:34:45,053
Speaker 12: I mean you can be, you know, around it as

839
00:34:45,133 --> 00:34:47,333
Speaker 12: much as you want, but you know, cold is still cold.

840
00:34:47,852 --> 00:34:49,452
Speaker 12: So I mean, honestly, when you when you go out

841
00:34:49,453 --> 00:34:51,932
Speaker 12: there and you watch those cold games, everybody out there

842
00:34:52,013 --> 00:34:54,652
Speaker 12: is cold. It's just you know, you just got to

843
00:34:54,692 --> 00:34:56,452
Speaker 12: get past that. You know, you just got to get

844
00:34:56,453 --> 00:34:58,013
Speaker 12: past that little little mental blocking.

845
00:34:58,292 --> 00:35:00,412
Speaker 1: It's a home field advantage. I mean, like there's been

846
00:35:00,413 --> 00:35:03,093
Speaker 1: a lot of teams. I know, uh, Kansas City's gonna

847
00:35:03,372 --> 00:35:06,493
Speaker 1: gonna put in a dome. My Bears are, unfortunately to me,

848
00:35:06,812 --> 00:35:09,252
Speaker 1: considering doing it. I would think that's on the home

849
00:35:09,292 --> 00:35:11,252
Speaker 1: field advantage if you're used to it, isn't it.

850
00:35:11,533 --> 00:35:13,093
Speaker 12: Uh yeah, No, I mean I mean the more you're

851
00:35:13,093 --> 00:35:15,613
Speaker 12: around it, you know, the obviously the more comfortable you get,

852
00:35:16,053 --> 00:35:19,453
Speaker 12: you know, being uncomfortable in those elements. So it's definitely

853
00:35:19,453 --> 00:35:21,213
Speaker 12: an advantage to the guys who are who are around

854
00:35:21,212 --> 00:35:24,293
Speaker 12: it more un Christian.

855
00:35:24,332 --> 00:35:26,493
Speaker 5: You go from the FCS level to playing with Aaron

856
00:35:26,573 --> 00:35:28,812
Speaker 5: Rodgers in your first year in the NFL. Now, our

857
00:35:28,812 --> 00:35:32,252
Speaker 5: bears guys a little bit of a hater, we'll talk,

858
00:35:32,453 --> 00:35:33,812
Speaker 5: But tell me about playing.

859
00:35:33,573 --> 00:35:35,212
Speaker 3: With one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

860
00:35:35,732 --> 00:35:36,812
Speaker 1: Uh, yeah, no, I mean it was.

861
00:35:36,893 --> 00:35:39,852
Speaker 12: It was definitely an experience that I'm super grateful for.

862
00:35:40,093 --> 00:35:41,773
Speaker 12: Uh you know, I think I got to learn a lot,

863
00:35:42,573 --> 00:35:44,252
Speaker 12: you know, in that you know, in that one year

864
00:35:44,292 --> 00:35:46,053
Speaker 12: that I got to play with him. Uh, you know,

865
00:35:46,093 --> 00:35:48,772
Speaker 12: I think that he definitely, you know, kind of just

866
00:35:48,812 --> 00:35:51,412
Speaker 12: you know, jump started, you know, my career in terms

867
00:35:51,413 --> 00:35:54,692
Speaker 12: of you know, the confidence you know that I played

868
00:35:54,732 --> 00:35:55,972
Speaker 12: with out there. I think that he was a big

869
00:35:56,013 --> 00:35:58,412
Speaker 12: part in and and building that confidence you know in

870
00:35:58,493 --> 00:36:01,053
Speaker 12: myself and uh you know in the you know, on

871
00:36:01,172 --> 00:36:03,732
Speaker 12: that team, Uh see you. And I'm super grateful, grateful

872
00:36:03,772 --> 00:36:05,812
Speaker 12: for him, you know, obviously, you know, he's one of

873
00:36:05,812 --> 00:36:08,372
Speaker 12: a con and he's one of the best to ever

874
00:36:08,453 --> 00:36:10,252
Speaker 12: do it. So yeah, no, I mean, it's just it's

875
00:36:10,252 --> 00:36:11,812
Speaker 12: just a blessing to be able to say that that,

876
00:36:11,933 --> 00:36:13,332
Speaker 12: you know, I was playing with him for sure.

877
00:36:13,973 --> 00:36:18,013
Speaker 1: So I I also will acknowledge Aaron Rodgers hater. Uh,

878
00:36:18,973 --> 00:36:21,372
Speaker 1: but it's it's not even so much the Packers, it's

879
00:36:21,413 --> 00:36:23,732
Speaker 1: just the whole thing. Did you ever like w with

880
00:36:23,933 --> 00:36:24,772
Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers?

881
00:36:25,372 --> 00:36:25,492
Speaker 4: Did?

882
00:36:25,573 --> 00:36:29,613
Speaker 1: Did I always hear though, even though I find him annoying,

883
00:36:29,692 --> 00:36:32,412
Speaker 1: that he's a good teammate to be around. Did you

884
00:36:32,493 --> 00:36:34,852
Speaker 1: find that one hundred percent?

885
00:36:34,933 --> 00:36:35,093
Speaker 4: Yeah?

886
00:36:35,292 --> 00:36:37,493
Speaker 1: He was a he was a great teammate to be around. Uh.

887
00:36:37,573 --> 00:36:39,893
Speaker 12: You know, I think that he he definitely pushed everybody

888
00:36:40,013 --> 00:36:42,812
Speaker 12: to uh, you know, to you know, chase that level

889
00:36:42,893 --> 00:36:45,493
Speaker 12: that he that he was playing at, playing at. You know,

890
00:36:45,573 --> 00:36:48,292
Speaker 12: I think that uh you know where the misconcession comes

891
00:36:48,332 --> 00:36:50,493
Speaker 12: from is just you know, when you're playing at that

892
00:36:50,652 --> 00:36:52,453
Speaker 12: high of a level for that you know, long of

893
00:36:52,493 --> 00:36:54,652
Speaker 12: a time, I mean, you have a different you know

894
00:36:54,772 --> 00:36:56,732
Speaker 12: approach when it comes to a game, you have a

895
00:36:56,772 --> 00:36:59,412
Speaker 12: different expectation of different standard and a different you know

896
00:36:59,533 --> 00:37:00,333
Speaker 12: level of passion.

897
00:37:00,893 --> 00:37:00,973
Speaker 8: Uh.

898
00:37:01,093 --> 00:37:02,573
Speaker 12: So you know, when he's out there and he's you know,

899
00:37:02,732 --> 00:37:04,372
Speaker 12: being mad at this or Matt that, I mean, he's

900
00:37:04,372 --> 00:37:07,613
Speaker 12: really just know, but he's just passionate about what he's

901
00:37:07,652 --> 00:37:09,133
Speaker 12: doing and he and he know he's trying to bring

902
00:37:09,212 --> 00:37:11,412
Speaker 12: everybody else along with him, and uh, you know, he

903
00:37:11,493 --> 00:37:14,212
Speaker 12: has a expectation of the guys who you know, he

904
00:37:14,973 --> 00:37:17,292
Speaker 12: is going out there with to uh to be the

905
00:37:17,332 --> 00:37:19,892
Speaker 12: best you know that they can possibly be. So, you know,

906
00:37:19,973 --> 00:37:22,253
Speaker 12: I don't think that, you know, anybody. I can always

907
00:37:22,252 --> 00:37:24,372
Speaker 12: speak for myself, but I don't think that anybody who

908
00:37:24,453 --> 00:37:26,012
Speaker 12: went out was out there and playing with them ever,

909
00:37:26,652 --> 00:37:28,332
Speaker 12: you know, took that for granted. I get to know

910
00:37:28,533 --> 00:37:30,652
Speaker 12: Randall Cobb, our guy out there. You know, he's a

911
00:37:30,772 --> 00:37:32,692
Speaker 12: Kentucky guy. We're we're big Randall Cobb.

912
00:37:32,772 --> 00:37:33,012
Speaker 2: Guys.

913
00:37:33,692 --> 00:37:36,093
Speaker 1: Did you ever get like distracted by how pretty his

914
00:37:36,212 --> 00:37:40,252
Speaker 1: eyes are because they are like they're they're ridiculous. Yeah. No,

915
00:37:40,413 --> 00:37:42,053
Speaker 1: that wasn't something that I looked at you too much.

916
00:37:42,933 --> 00:37:44,212
Speaker 2: You can't look directly at it.

917
00:37:44,372 --> 00:37:46,732
Speaker 1: No, that wasn't something that wasn't nothing I was worried about.

918
00:37:46,732 --> 00:37:48,692
Speaker 2: But no, Rental Renald Rennold.

919
00:37:48,453 --> 00:37:48,852
Speaker 1: Is my guy.

920
00:37:49,413 --> 00:37:49,533
Speaker 4: Uh.

921
00:37:49,732 --> 00:37:51,412
Speaker 12: You know, I got to play one year with him

922
00:37:51,692 --> 00:37:54,412
Speaker 12: in Green Bay. I learned a lot from him as well.

923
00:37:54,533 --> 00:37:55,732
Speaker 12: He was great being around him.

924
00:37:56,212 --> 00:37:56,332
Speaker 10: Uh.

925
00:37:56,573 --> 00:37:59,212
Speaker 1: Yeah, that's my guy. Yeah, he's he's he's an awesome,

926
00:37:59,332 --> 00:37:59,852
Speaker 1: awesome dude.

927
00:37:59,852 --> 00:38:00,093
Speaker 7: All right.

928
00:38:00,172 --> 00:38:02,652
Speaker 1: So when people look at the NFL, you know, it

929
00:38:02,692 --> 00:38:05,692
Speaker 1: looks like such a glamorous life like you're you're you're

930
00:38:05,732 --> 00:38:08,852
Speaker 1: getting a sport that you played your entire life, you know,

931
00:38:09,652 --> 00:38:12,453
Speaker 1: for free, now you're getting paid for it. But like,

932
00:38:12,573 --> 00:38:15,412
Speaker 1: what is the worst part of being in the NFL player, Like,

933
00:38:15,493 --> 00:38:18,613
Speaker 1: what's the part where you go people don't see that

934
00:38:18,973 --> 00:38:20,973
Speaker 1: this comes with it? What is that?

935
00:38:22,652 --> 00:38:24,812
Speaker 12: I mean I don't even necessarily think that's something that

936
00:38:24,933 --> 00:38:28,172
Speaker 12: people don't know comes with it, because I mean, obviously

937
00:38:28,493 --> 00:38:32,053
Speaker 12: you know the injuries and you know the toll and hurt, right, Yeah,

938
00:38:32,093 --> 00:38:34,332
Speaker 12: the toll and the strain on your body that that

939
00:38:34,493 --> 00:38:37,013
Speaker 12: you you know, go through playing at this level. I mean,

940
00:38:37,053 --> 00:38:38,573
Speaker 12: everybody knows this is there, but I don't think that

941
00:38:38,613 --> 00:38:41,413
Speaker 12: they realize the impact that it actually has on your players,

942
00:38:41,453 --> 00:38:45,172
Speaker 12: you know, mentally, I am physically obviously, I mean it's

943
00:38:45,172 --> 00:38:45,732
Speaker 12: a it's a lot.

944
00:38:45,812 --> 00:38:47,852
Speaker 2: I mean, what's the worst injury you've taken in terms

945
00:38:47,893 --> 00:38:48,212
Speaker 2: of pain?

946
00:38:48,933 --> 00:38:52,732
Speaker 12: Uh, In terms of pain, probably the a cl Yeah,

947
00:38:54,053 --> 00:38:56,933
Speaker 12: I mean, shoot, it was probably I mean obviously the

948
00:38:56,973 --> 00:39:00,372
Speaker 12: pain right away, but shoot, the first two months was

949
00:39:00,413 --> 00:39:03,292
Speaker 12: probably two months in a row of straight pain. So

950
00:39:04,172 --> 00:39:05,812
Speaker 12: so yeah, I was definitely someth of being I mean,

951
00:39:06,013 --> 00:39:09,493
Speaker 12: I just say the physical and mental toll that you know,

952
00:39:09,573 --> 00:39:13,172
Speaker 12: it takes on, you know, on guys, is overlooked.

953
00:39:13,812 --> 00:39:17,452
Speaker 1: I think, you know, not necessarily unknown, but overlooked for sure.

954
00:39:17,772 --> 00:39:22,453
Speaker 1: I'm fascinated by the whole North Dakota State, North Dakota,

955
00:39:22,652 --> 00:39:25,573
Speaker 1: South Dakota State, South Dakota. I get all four of

956
00:39:25,652 --> 00:39:29,533
Speaker 1: those schools confused. I feel like, even though and they

957
00:39:29,692 --> 00:39:32,812
Speaker 1: all have a really good culture in terms of being

958
00:39:32,852 --> 00:39:36,573
Speaker 1: good at football. North Dakota State probably the best one historically,

959
00:39:36,652 --> 00:39:39,372
Speaker 1: but all all have been good even in recent years.

960
00:39:39,973 --> 00:39:40,613
Speaker 2: Why is that?

961
00:39:41,013 --> 00:39:43,732
Speaker 1: Why is so there's so much good football in the

962
00:39:43,852 --> 00:39:47,133
Speaker 1: two states that I find the most forgettable usually.

963
00:39:48,533 --> 00:39:50,652
Speaker 12: I mean you're asking a North Dakota State, guys, So

964
00:39:50,812 --> 00:39:53,172
Speaker 12: you know, I wouldn't necessarily say that North Dakota, South

965
00:39:53,252 --> 00:39:56,053
Speaker 12: Dakota or South Dakota State is you know, playing good

966
00:39:56,133 --> 00:39:59,332
Speaker 12: football or you know the last few years, or I

967
00:39:59,332 --> 00:40:01,212
Speaker 12: wouldn't say that they're on the level that you know,

968
00:40:01,252 --> 00:40:03,652
Speaker 12: North Dakota State is on. But you know, I mean,

969
00:40:03,692 --> 00:40:05,332
Speaker 12: I think it just comes from, you know, the type

970
00:40:05,332 --> 00:40:08,252
Speaker 12: of players that have gon through those programs, and you know,

971
00:40:08,413 --> 00:40:10,452
Speaker 12: just the standard that's been set over the years. I mean,

972
00:40:10,493 --> 00:40:13,332
Speaker 12: it's really a kind of a get it out the mud,

973
00:40:14,053 --> 00:40:16,093
Speaker 12: you know, mindset, you know where you know, you got

974
00:40:16,172 --> 00:40:19,212
Speaker 12: guys who you know were probably overlooked at some point

975
00:40:19,332 --> 00:40:22,412
Speaker 12: in their you know, careers playing football or you know

976
00:40:22,692 --> 00:40:24,852
Speaker 12: just you know, missed the cut. So you know, you

977
00:40:24,933 --> 00:40:27,332
Speaker 12: got a lot of hungry guys who are just trying

978
00:40:27,372 --> 00:40:28,373
Speaker 12: to make a name for themselves.

979
00:40:28,453 --> 00:40:29,172
Speaker 1: So you kind of get that.

980
00:40:29,692 --> 00:40:31,652
Speaker 2: Were you there that year they had game Day there

981
00:40:31,732 --> 00:40:32,692
Speaker 2: and they had all that thing?

982
00:40:32,772 --> 00:40:33,892
Speaker 4: Were you were you part of that?

983
00:40:34,573 --> 00:40:37,332
Speaker 12: I was in I was in there when there was

984
00:40:37,372 --> 00:40:39,292
Speaker 12: game day as Ath Dakota States, South Dakota State.

985
00:40:39,772 --> 00:40:42,493
Speaker 1: Again, I screw up with the I screw up with

986
00:40:42,652 --> 00:40:44,973
Speaker 1: with with the thing. But it is fascinating in it

987
00:40:45,292 --> 00:40:47,973
Speaker 1: the culture of those programs. How does that translate to

988
00:40:48,013 --> 00:40:50,252
Speaker 1: the NFL. Oh, you know, I mean I think you

989
00:40:50,292 --> 00:40:52,093
Speaker 1: can bring that mindset, you know right over.

990
00:40:52,252 --> 00:40:54,172
Speaker 12: I mean I think that you know, no guys just

991
00:40:54,292 --> 00:40:56,852
Speaker 12: you know obviously you know, just North Dakota State and

992
00:40:57,053 --> 00:41:00,292
Speaker 12: South Dakota State obviously you know me h, Tucker Craft. Uh,

993
00:41:00,332 --> 00:41:03,053
Speaker 12: you got guys like Dallas Goddard. I mean, who were

994
00:41:03,493 --> 00:41:05,613
Speaker 12: you know just play you know, are you know, really

995
00:41:05,652 --> 00:41:08,212
Speaker 12: successful in the in the league. So I think that

996
00:41:08,292 --> 00:41:10,053
Speaker 12: we we just kind of carry that mindset you know,

997
00:41:10,133 --> 00:41:10,972
Speaker 12: straight into the league.

998
00:41:10,973 --> 00:41:11,412
Speaker 1: I don't think there.

999
00:41:11,493 --> 00:41:13,812
Speaker 12: I don't think I know anybody in the league who's

1000
00:41:13,812 --> 00:41:16,613
Speaker 12: as gritty as you know, Tucker Craft is. So h

1001
00:41:16,652 --> 00:41:18,812
Speaker 12: you know, I mean yeah, I think that I think

1002
00:41:18,933 --> 00:41:21,133
Speaker 12: that it just kind of translates straight to the league.

1003
00:41:21,453 --> 00:41:23,292
Speaker 12: I mean, you're back on a kind of like an

1004
00:41:23,332 --> 00:41:25,613
Speaker 12: even playing field in terms of, you know, everybody in

1005
00:41:25,652 --> 00:41:27,893
Speaker 12: the league is you know, really good at you know football.

1006
00:41:27,933 --> 00:41:30,212
Speaker 12: That's obviously you know why why we're there, so uh,

1007
00:41:30,252 --> 00:41:31,412
Speaker 12: you know, kind of try to find a way to

1008
00:41:31,453 --> 00:41:32,532
Speaker 12: separate yourself.

1009
00:41:32,252 --> 00:41:34,613
Speaker 2: All right. Last thing, this is Billy right here.

1010
00:41:35,212 --> 00:41:37,613
Speaker 1: Billy is our producer nice.

1011
00:41:37,933 --> 00:41:38,772
Speaker 2: We brought him out here.

1012
00:41:39,252 --> 00:41:41,332
Speaker 3: Not a barrass fan by the way himself on that.

1013
00:41:41,772 --> 00:41:44,933
Speaker 1: Considered not bringing him, so he went Embarrasses, but we

1014
00:41:45,013 --> 00:41:48,573
Speaker 1: brought him. He didn't have a lot of packing space,

1015
00:41:48,692 --> 00:41:51,932
Speaker 1: so he went quarter zip all right. He brought three

1016
00:41:52,332 --> 00:41:56,492
Speaker 1: quarter zips that were reversible to save packing space. Now

1017
00:41:56,533 --> 00:41:58,972
Speaker 1: you're looking at them right here, Christian, Now you feel

1018
00:41:59,013 --> 00:42:02,212
Speaker 1: like a fashionable guy. I want you to grade. We

1019
00:42:02,372 --> 00:42:06,892
Speaker 1: have been kind of anti the whole flippable quarter zip.

1020
00:42:08,013 --> 00:42:11,932
Speaker 1: Are you pro or con reversible quarters quarter zip?

1021
00:42:12,292 --> 00:42:12,812
Speaker 2: We can flip it.

1022
00:42:12,893 --> 00:42:15,053
Speaker 6: The blue anytime today, anytime.

1023
00:42:16,493 --> 00:42:20,053
Speaker 12: Well, yeah, but if I'm being honest, I mean I'll

1024
00:42:20,053 --> 00:42:22,213
Speaker 12: just started by saying it. I definitely would I definitely

1025
00:42:22,212 --> 00:42:25,292
Speaker 12: wouldn't put it on personally, but I don't. I don't

1026
00:42:25,332 --> 00:42:28,052
Speaker 12: have any I don't have anything against it. I think

1027
00:42:28,133 --> 00:42:30,332
Speaker 12: if you just ask me, is a quarter is a

1028
00:42:30,413 --> 00:42:33,372
Speaker 12: quarter zip acceptable? But yeah, quarter zip's good, Like it's

1029
00:42:33,493 --> 00:42:35,733
Speaker 12: it's fashionable, it's it's solid, it's a good choice.

1030
00:42:36,893 --> 00:42:40,253
Speaker 1: Is reversible is a little bit crazy.

1031
00:42:40,413 --> 00:42:41,133
Speaker 2: I'm not gonna lie.

1032
00:42:41,453 --> 00:42:44,093
Speaker 12: I feel like I feel like that's kind of I

1033
00:42:44,133 --> 00:42:45,812
Speaker 12: don't want to say that you're a lazy guy, but

1034
00:42:46,013 --> 00:42:48,853
Speaker 12: like lazy, I feel like that's kind of just lazy.

1035
00:42:49,013 --> 00:42:51,332
Speaker 12: Like you could have just put a little bit more

1036
00:42:51,372 --> 00:42:53,412
Speaker 12: effort into the quarter, like you couldn't just get like

1037
00:42:53,812 --> 00:42:54,373
Speaker 12: six different.

1038
00:42:54,453 --> 00:42:58,093
Speaker 1: It's good, it's like good quality, so like it it's reversed.

1039
00:42:58,133 --> 00:43:01,372
Speaker 12: Yeah, anything that's like a two win one or like

1040
00:43:01,413 --> 00:43:04,013
Speaker 12: a five in one, like those are always not like.

1041
00:43:05,533 --> 00:43:07,813
Speaker 1: Condition Like you got the like five and one body

1042
00:43:07,973 --> 00:43:11,613
Speaker 1: wash on, Like if you would have as well, if

1043
00:43:11,652 --> 00:43:13,933
Speaker 1: you would have advice, you're killing me.

1044
00:43:14,172 --> 00:43:15,133
Speaker 2: That's exactly right.

1045
00:43:15,212 --> 00:43:17,373
Speaker 1: They've been giving me all the way. You know, it's shampoo.

1046
00:43:17,533 --> 00:43:18,292
Speaker 1: Head and shoulders.

1047
00:43:18,453 --> 00:43:21,412
Speaker 12: Yeah, yoh yeah, Now you gotta go with this the uh,

1048
00:43:21,732 --> 00:43:24,172
Speaker 12: you know, one of one I has to go to bad.

1049
00:43:24,212 --> 00:43:26,093
Speaker 1: I don't mind the quarters it all right. I'm not

1050
00:43:26,133 --> 00:43:28,732
Speaker 1: gonna boo with the Green Bay Packers next year solely

1051
00:43:29,493 --> 00:43:33,613
Speaker 1: because Christian Watson backed us up on the quarters.

1052
00:43:33,692 --> 00:43:36,172
Speaker 2: That Hey, great stuff. Thank you very much for the time. Yeah,

1053
00:43:36,172 --> 00:43:36,692
Speaker 2: I appreciate you.

1054
00:43:36,893 --> 00:43:37,133
Speaker 5: Thank you.

1055
00:43:37,252 --> 00:43:41,973
Speaker 2: Job all right. That's a rap from.

1056
00:43:41,893 --> 00:43:44,933
Speaker 1: Our first ever super Bowl, Super Bowl sixty here in

1057
00:43:45,093 --> 00:43:50,412
Speaker 1: San Francisco. It was an absolutely awesome experience on media row.

1058
00:43:50,613 --> 00:43:52,692
Speaker 1: I it met one of the most fun things I've

1059
00:43:52,812 --> 00:43:55,852
Speaker 1: done in my media career, how about you.

1060
00:43:56,372 --> 00:43:57,852
Speaker 3: I'm not gonna say it's one of the most fun

1061
00:43:57,852 --> 00:43:59,452
Speaker 3: things I've done in my meati care It's literally one

1062
00:43:59,453 --> 00:44:01,252
Speaker 3: of the most things, the fun things I've done my life.

1063
00:44:01,332 --> 00:44:04,573
Speaker 3: I mean, I'm this has been so much fun. Just

1064
00:44:04,732 --> 00:44:06,613
Speaker 3: being here alone was fun, and it's so but we've

1065
00:44:06,652 --> 00:44:09,373
Speaker 3: had so many of these random interactions we've told stories

1066
00:44:09,453 --> 00:44:11,892
Speaker 3: of we couldn't have scripted some of the stuff that

1067
00:44:11,973 --> 00:44:14,053
Speaker 3: has happened to us. It has truly been a perfect time.

1068
00:44:14,292 --> 00:44:16,013
Speaker 3: And they think I'm leaving, but I'm just gonna go

1069
00:44:16,053 --> 00:44:16,332
Speaker 3: hide in.

1070
00:44:16,292 --> 00:44:17,212
Speaker 2: The corner here.

1071
00:44:17,732 --> 00:44:20,292
Speaker 1: Billy, you told us before we went that you had

1072
00:44:20,332 --> 00:44:24,732
Speaker 1: a childhood dream to get to come to media row.

1073
00:44:24,852 --> 00:44:26,172
Speaker 2: Did it meet your expectators?

1074
00:44:26,212 --> 00:44:27,133
Speaker 6: It blew them out of the water.

1075
00:44:27,212 --> 00:44:30,372
Speaker 5: Matt, just how kind everybody was, the awesome sets that

1076
00:44:30,453 --> 00:44:32,933
Speaker 5: the NFL and iHeartRadio have supplied us with. It is

1077
00:44:33,013 --> 00:44:35,892
Speaker 5: a surreal experience and I cannot wait to come back.

1078
00:44:35,933 --> 00:44:38,013
Speaker 5: If they invite us back, Yeah, well hopefully they do.

1079
00:44:38,172 --> 00:44:41,573
Speaker 1: I want to thank all of you that listened all season,

1080
00:44:41,652 --> 00:44:43,292
Speaker 1: but I mean, we're going to do a super Bowl

1081
00:44:43,413 --> 00:44:46,453
Speaker 1: wrap up show. We'll have some bonus interviews that we

1082
00:44:46,573 --> 00:44:49,013
Speaker 1: did this week coming up, but just in general, you

1083
00:44:49,093 --> 00:44:52,292
Speaker 1: guys have been huge supporters of this show from moment one,

1084
00:44:52,613 --> 00:44:54,732
Speaker 1: whether it was the people that knew us before or

1085
00:44:54,812 --> 00:44:59,372
Speaker 1: the people since we cannot appreciate say, we can't appreciate enough,

1086
00:44:59,692 --> 00:45:01,613
Speaker 1: and thank you all, and thanks to you guys. This

1087
00:45:01,692 --> 00:45:06,733
Speaker 1: has been a blast. And Mario, our social media friend

1088
00:45:06,852 --> 00:45:10,412
Speaker 1: and colleague as well. Thanks the NFL and iHeartRadio. We

1089
00:45:10,493 --> 00:45:13,732
Speaker 1: will see you back in Kentucky for our super Bowl

1090
00:45:13,812 --> 00:45:16,652
Speaker 1: wrap up. That is, we are now out from Super

1091
00:45:16,692 --> 00:45:34,492
Speaker 1: Bowl sixty. This is NFL Cover zero NFL Cover zero

1092
00:45:34,652 --> 00:45:36,692
Speaker 1: with Matt Jones and Drew Franklin. Is a production of

1093
00:45:36,732 --> 00:45:40,613
Speaker 1: the NFL and iHeart podcast. For more podcasts from iHeartRadio,

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Speaker 1: visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get

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Speaker 1: your podcasts.