WEBVTT - Malaki Starks: Ravens Press Conference 4/25/25

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. The Ravens

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<v Speaker 1>selected safety Malachi Starks in the first round of the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five NFL Draft, and he was in Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday to officially meet with the local media make

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<v Speaker 1>his introduction to Ravens fans. Ravens are certainly excited about

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<v Speaker 1>getting Malachi Starks and feel like he could be a

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<v Speaker 1>real asset for this defense. Today, the Ravens had a

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<v Speaker 1>press conference to introduce Malachi along with defensive coordinator Zach Orr.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody doing all right. I appreciate you guys coming out.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously you could tell that we're excited last night we

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<v Speaker 2>drafted Malachi Starks out of Georgia. First and foremost, just

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to thank Eric and his staff man all the

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<v Speaker 2>work they do to provide us coaches the information to

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<v Speaker 2>evaluate the players. And it became real clear when we

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<v Speaker 2>started evaluate some process as coaches that Malachi Starks is

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<v Speaker 2>one of the top players in his draft. And when

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<v Speaker 2>you come by his on the field talent, his on

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<v Speaker 2>the field production combined with his character, his work ethic,

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<v Speaker 2>and his mindset that we look for in Baltimore, he

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<v Speaker 2>was a clear cut number one defensive player for us

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<v Speaker 2>as coaches, So we were a static when we got him,

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<v Speaker 2>not just not just me as a coordinator, not just

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<v Speaker 2>a secondary coaches, A linebacker coaches were excited. Defensive line

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<v Speaker 2>coach is excited because we know what type of player

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<v Speaker 2>and what type of person we're bringing to Baltimore. Man

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<v Speaker 2>and I know you got Eric and Harvis talked about

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<v Speaker 2>his interview process.

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<v Speaker 3>It was a great interview at the combine.

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<v Speaker 2>I was there, went to the pro day, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best workouts I've seen, not just from a dB,

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<v Speaker 2>just from a football player in general. And then when

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<v Speaker 2>you cut on the film, it's very evident that not

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people can do what Malachot Stars could

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<v Speaker 2>do on the football field. So we're static to add

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<v Speaker 2>him to our defense, to add him to our team.

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<v Speaker 2>We played with a lot of DB's in the secondary.

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<v Speaker 2>He has very he's very familiar. We're playing all over

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<v Speaker 2>the secondary, which was appeasing us. He's a playmaker, he's

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<v Speaker 2>a ball hawk, and the most importantly, he's a dog

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<v Speaker 2>man in the classroom, off the field and on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>Loves ball. That's what we're looking for in Baltimore. So

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<v Speaker 2>we're excited to add him to our defense. He's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a great piece for us, and we're excited to

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<v Speaker 2>get to work with him.

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<v Speaker 4>It was kind of hard to follow up after that.

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<v Speaker 4>I just want to say thank you to the whole

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<v Speaker 4>staff and Erican and the whole staff is just believing

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<v Speaker 4>in me and taking a shot on me, and just

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<v Speaker 4>the history that runs here. I think when I chose

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<v Speaker 4>to go to University of Georgia as a freshman, the

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<v Speaker 4>history that ran in the defensive room and the history

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<v Speaker 4>that I want to be a part of, the type

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<v Speaker 4>of program that I wanted to be a part of

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<v Speaker 4>is very similar to what they've built here. And there's

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of elite guys that I can't wait to,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, learn from and be a sponge. And I'm

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<v Speaker 4>ready to you know, get here and be a raven.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm ready to get to work.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, ma'am, you can't touched find the history. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>this is a team that had read it safety now

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<v Speaker 3>has called.

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<v Speaker 5>How much does that mean to kind of be in

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<v Speaker 5>kind of that legacy at that position.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think it's huge, and I take I take

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<v Speaker 4>part of it. You know. A really big thing for

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<v Speaker 4>me is showing respect for the guys who came before

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<v Speaker 4>you and paving a way for the ones who's going

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<v Speaker 4>to come after you. So just being able to, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>be in that room and learn from those guys and

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<v Speaker 4>just the history that runs here, like I said earlier,

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<v Speaker 4>just really type into that and you know, learn what

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<v Speaker 4>it means to be a raven. I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 6>Does your mind starts spending immediately when you think about

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<v Speaker 6>him and Kyle Hamilton and all the other dbs about

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<v Speaker 6>what you can do with his talent now at a

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<v Speaker 6>duty definitely.

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<v Speaker 3>I ran the coach this morning. We were in the

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<v Speaker 3>weight room.

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<v Speaker 2>We were already talking about our different ways how we

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<v Speaker 2>add to our defense man and we talk about the

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<v Speaker 2>advantage that we feel like we have here in Baltimore

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<v Speaker 2>is being positionless and that that's that's all over the field,

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<v Speaker 2>but especially with our secondary and he helps create an

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<v Speaker 2>advantage for us and a disadvantage to the offense because

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<v Speaker 2>he can line up all over the field for us

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<v Speaker 2>and be productive along with the other dbs we have

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<v Speaker 2>in the room. So we're excited to continue to add

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<v Speaker 2>to that and it's gonna be great for us.

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<v Speaker 6>I'm sure you've be for a while to get beat

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<v Speaker 6>drafted into.

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<v Speaker 2>The NFL and taking time to kind of, you know, with.

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<v Speaker 1>A slow time.

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<v Speaker 2>Bawn for second and just think about what legends at

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<v Speaker 2>this point today.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think I did last night. And it's been

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<v Speaker 4>it's been quick, you know. Uh, you know, you get

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<v Speaker 4>that call and you walk on stage, and it's quick.

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<v Speaker 4>You in interviews, you go to sleep next morning, you're

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<v Speaker 4>on the flight. Uh. But I think, you know, after

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<v Speaker 4>I got done with the interviews and I got back

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<v Speaker 4>and I was with my family, just being able to

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<v Speaker 4>you know, sell on a couch and just kind of

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<v Speaker 4>talk about it, uh, and just really be grateful for

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<v Speaker 4>the whole moment. A lot of guys dream of this day.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean a lot of guys don't make it to

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<v Speaker 4>it as well. Uh So just really appreciating the little

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<v Speaker 4>things that took get here and uh all the people who,

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<v Speaker 4>uh who've helped me get in this position today. Uh,

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<v Speaker 4>what's really huge for me.

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<v Speaker 5>Like the Ravens talked about how impressive you were in

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<v Speaker 5>the Combine interview. What impressed you about the Ravens organization

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<v Speaker 5>when you interviewed with them?

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<v Speaker 4>You can just feel it, uh, I think uh I

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<v Speaker 4>kind of talked about this earlier with coach. Like when

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<v Speaker 4>you watch when you watch Raven football, you can you

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<v Speaker 4>can feel it. Uh like when someone says Raven football,

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<v Speaker 4>like you know what they're talking about, like as soon

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<v Speaker 4>as they say it. So like as soon as I

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<v Speaker 4>walked in the room, I felt like that that presence,

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<v Speaker 4>that that energy uh of football. And at the end

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<v Speaker 4>of the day, I'm a guy who loves football, but

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<v Speaker 4>also like surrounding myself with good people, uh, good men,

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<v Speaker 4>uh cause I'm still young and I'm still learning. Uh

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<v Speaker 4>So just being able to be at a place like this,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it's huge for me and my family.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I would just go back to what you were

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<v Speaker 5>saying about the journey.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh what what is that journey been?

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<v Speaker 5>Lay back you know, thinking back to you all back

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<v Speaker 5>to your childhood. You know, third fourth is sixth grade

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<v Speaker 5>and you you know, hard times and all that to

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<v Speaker 5>this point and and what is it?

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<v Speaker 4>How would you know?

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<v Speaker 5>I just described what it needs to you to God

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<v Speaker 5>from that.

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<v Speaker 4>To this, it's a blessing. Uh.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>I come from a very you know, faithful background and

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<v Speaker 4>something that me and my parents and my fans I

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<v Speaker 4>talked about uh a lot this week, but a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of process as well as you know, God has already

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<v Speaker 4>written my story for me. So just being able to

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<v Speaker 4>have faith in Him and stay true to myself and

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<v Speaker 4>I compromise that for anybody. I think when you look

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<v Speaker 4>back on the things that you know me and my

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<v Speaker 4>family has been through. Uh, just being able to stay

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<v Speaker 4>true to ourself but also keep God first. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>things happen for a reason and you may never know,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know you may know right away, but uh,

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<v Speaker 4>just having faith in that and you know, staying true

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<v Speaker 4>to ourselves is what really got me to my point today.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, how do you feel like?

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<v Speaker 6>Do you wait a lit over too long and have

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<v Speaker 6>a name you motivation? You go ahead and board playing

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<v Speaker 6>with a little the corners or cans, the teams and

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<v Speaker 6>maybe asking.

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<v Speaker 4>About Nah, I'm in a perfect spot. Uh, I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 4>right where I need to be. I'm ready to get

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<v Speaker 4>to work.

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<v Speaker 6>Now. Kind of At Georgia, you practice against some great

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<v Speaker 6>players you have brought byland coming here. How much are

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<v Speaker 6>you looking.

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<v Speaker 2>Forward to prizing against some of the Ragan's weapons and

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<v Speaker 2>how much you think that will help you?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>I think you know iron sharpers aren't And I'm the

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<v Speaker 4>guy who loves to compete. So at the end of

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<v Speaker 4>the day, you know, as much as I want to

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<v Speaker 4>learn from the defense side, I want to learn from

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<v Speaker 4>the offensive side too. So I'm excited to really get

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<v Speaker 4>out there and you know, be a sponge to you know,

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<v Speaker 4>all the league guys that they have on the team.

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<v Speaker 3>So you mentioned that now the top, top guy that

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<v Speaker 3>you guys are able to get.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw the clip of you celebrating the defensive coaches

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<v Speaker 1>and just what was kind of the emotion of that

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<v Speaker 1>moment and what led to that excitement that you had

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<v Speaker 1>in the moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said earlier in the process, man, just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like you said at the combine, watching the film, going

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<v Speaker 2>down to the brode talking to the coaches and the

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<v Speaker 2>staff at Georgia's, how much they raised about him, and

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<v Speaker 2>that confirming with our own conversations and the film. Our

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<v Speaker 2>football coaches, Man, we you know, we love football. We

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<v Speaker 2>love guys who love football, and Malachi is one of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys. And it was something that we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the night. It was like, man, you know, hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>Malachi is there. Hopefully he's there. So that was the

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<v Speaker 2>guy we were focused on as coaches from a defense

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<v Speaker 2>at a standpoint the whole time, and you know, as

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<v Speaker 2>it gets close, you start getting a little bit more anxious.

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<v Speaker 2>So when we found out that that's what's gonna that

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<v Speaker 2>we were going to be able to get him here

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<v Speaker 2>in Baltimore, it was just static and that that was

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<v Speaker 2>just like all our coaches. They watch football, they watch

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<v Speaker 2>the tape, they know what type of player he is,

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<v Speaker 2>and we glad to have him.

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<v Speaker 5>Alik, you, the goodness is you don't have to see

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<v Speaker 5>them as an opponent on Sunday. The bad news is

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<v Speaker 5>you've got to see him every day in practice. Lamar

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<v Speaker 5>Jackson and Derrick Hemery thoughts on playing against guys you've

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<v Speaker 5>probably been playing against. I'm mad for a lot of years.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you're not wrong. Uh, I'm excited, come of the

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<v Speaker 4>piggyback off what I said earlier. I mean, these guys

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<v Speaker 4>are elite. So just to be able to come to

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<v Speaker 4>a place like this and you know, be able to

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<v Speaker 4>sharpen my skills and learn from them, and also they

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<v Speaker 4>can do the same for me as well. Uh So

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<v Speaker 4>I'm excited to get to work.

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<v Speaker 6>Malachai has some of your interviews, you mentioned your work

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<v Speaker 6>ethic and how your family is helped shing that can

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<v Speaker 6>you give us just can you go into more detail

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<v Speaker 6>about that, your work ethic, how that's happened.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think the biggest thing is as a kid,

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<v Speaker 4>I was homeless, uh twice, I know, I kind of

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<v Speaker 4>there was a period of time where I didn't really

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<v Speaker 4>see my parents cause they were working, uh you know,

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<v Speaker 4>day shifts, night shifts, whatever the case may be. But

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<v Speaker 4>I've never seen them not work for anything, and that

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<v Speaker 4>kind of I saw it in it. It turned me

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<v Speaker 4>two I am today, Like when things don't go my way,

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<v Speaker 4>when I don't know what to do, like, I put

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<v Speaker 4>my head down and work, and it's it's always been

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<v Speaker 4>what I do. It's a part of who I am.

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<v Speaker 4>So I go about my business and just doing things

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<v Speaker 4>the right way. Like I said earlier, just keeping your

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<v Speaker 4>face up front and staying true to yourself. I mean

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<v Speaker 4>I've seen that from my parents and then I've seen

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<v Speaker 4>it from my sister as well. So like all the

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<v Speaker 4>people who set a great example for me to follow,

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<v Speaker 4>I just gotta follow their footsteps exact.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, you mentioned how impressed you were a boy his

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<v Speaker 3>pro lay workout.

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<v Speaker 2>Was there anything there that you saw that added to

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<v Speaker 2>your evaluation that kind that maybe you didn't know. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean you see it on film, but then just

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<v Speaker 2>getting real close on the field where you can really

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<v Speaker 2>see the movement skills and.

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<v Speaker 3>The ball skills. I mean, he made a catch where

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<v Speaker 3>he got deep, he.

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<v Speaker 2>Pedaled, got deep, broke on the ball beautiful, made an

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<v Speaker 2>acrobatic catch, and then jumped right over. They had like

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<v Speaker 2>some tape and a rope and he saved himself and

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<v Speaker 2>jumped over it all in one motion. I mean, and

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<v Speaker 2>everybody intendance was just wild. And so after that workout,

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<v Speaker 2>I honestly personally was saying, yeah, there's no way he's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get to twenty seven.

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<v Speaker 3>Like there's no way.

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<v Speaker 2>Like all the coaches, the gms and the head coaches

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<v Speaker 2>were there were raving about him.

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<v Speaker 3>But the pro theay was so impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I said, it was one of the best workouts

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen, and it's good to see that because on

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<v Speaker 2>film you can see movement skills, but seeing it up

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<v Speaker 2>close kind of checked that box and he.

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<v Speaker 3>Shoot, he obliberated the box. It was it was really impressive.

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<v Speaker 3>Years have seen Georgia guys that drafted, and he impact.

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<v Speaker 5>What is it, what's going on that?

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<v Speaker 6>And that has led to a lot of really success.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think it's just how the programs ran. They

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<v Speaker 4>try to run it like a pro type program. But

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<v Speaker 4>also guys buy into the culture, the way that we

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<v Speaker 4>do things, the way that things need to be done.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean you see it like when people have success,

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<v Speaker 4>why wouldn't you follow in their footsteps? Why would you

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<v Speaker 4>not do the things has been working? So like we

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<v Speaker 4>get a bunch of guys who really want to come

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<v Speaker 4>in and be a part of that culture. When they

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<v Speaker 4>buy in, they see at least to success.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, who do you consider some of your football managers

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<v Speaker 5>and who did you lead on during the graft process

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<v Speaker 5>and getting into this port.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. The biggest guy Chris Smith who was with the Raiders.

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<v Speaker 4>He was my mentor when I first got to college.

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<v Speaker 4>He taught me a lot about ball, but also you know,

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<v Speaker 4>just how to be a pro, how to go about

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<v Speaker 4>my business. And then a lot of guys that I

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<v Speaker 4>played with last year, Taki Smith, Javon Bullock, Kamario Lastner.

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<v Speaker 4>Just leaning on guys like that who went through the

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<v Speaker 4>process last year who were able to have success in

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<v Speaker 4>the league early just out for advice. Uh, you know

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<v Speaker 4>it's you never really know what's gonna happen. But you know,

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<v Speaker 4>like I said, your story is already written out, So

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<v Speaker 4>just having faith in that and just being ready when

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<v Speaker 4>your name is called.

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<v Speaker 6>How much do you think that they get experience has.

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<v Speaker 3>Of how the.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think it's gonna be huge, and I'm not

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<v Speaker 4>saying it's the same, but just being able to have

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<v Speaker 4>the opportunity to be in those types of game and

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<v Speaker 4>those environments, I think it's prepared me very well.

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<v Speaker 3>The bit of rhyckways in the SEC com parallel to the.

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<v Speaker 4>R and the ass Nor especially just just a little bit. Yes, sorry,

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<v Speaker 4>what do you think those uh battles and how they'll

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<v Speaker 4>translate to the battles and the ass North going forward

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<v Speaker 4>your pro careers. Yeah, I think at the end of

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<v Speaker 4>the day, it's it's football and it's passion.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh, when you get when you get programs who really

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<v Speaker 4>care about football, and that's that's what you get. So

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<v Speaker 4>just being able to come to an organization like this

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<v Speaker 4>who like has that passion about football and who is

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<v Speaker 4>willing to take a shot on me, I think I

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<v Speaker 4>think I'm gonna, you know, do the most some opportunity.

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<v Speaker 5>Exact you watch the film, there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>table a lot of reps work. He's maning guys up

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<v Speaker 5>in the slot, which I think it's not something you

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<v Speaker 5>see from a lot of safety prospects or what does

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<v Speaker 5>that speak to?

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<v Speaker 1>What from big in the NFL?

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<v Speaker 3>And just like it's the trust that told you howpen

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<v Speaker 3>to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it just shows that the versatility that we that

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<v Speaker 2>we talk about, Like you said, it's not a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of safeties who can do the zone, come up and tackle,

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<v Speaker 2>play in the deep part of the field, and then

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<v Speaker 2>most importantly, play man not just on tight ends, but

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<v Speaker 2>on receivers.

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<v Speaker 3>And Malachi did that at a high level.

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<v Speaker 2>So that that's a bonus and plus for us because

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<v Speaker 2>we'll be able to use his skill set to the

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<v Speaker 2>fullest and maximize his skill set that that he's worked

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<v Speaker 2>at and he's been blessed with. So I don't anticipate

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<v Speaker 2>that really changing here for us. So that's something that

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<v Speaker 2>we value a lot. I think that if you look

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<v Speaker 2>at our secondary room, you see that a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>our guys can do everything.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's why Malachi was so appealing to us. So

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<v Speaker 3>I'm excited about it.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, I mean, you talk uh talk about your uh

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<v Speaker 4>pool waiqu in your house with.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah what you serve your ass to?

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<v Speaker 4>Chris Smith?

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<v Speaker 5>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>But also just h my coaches at Georgia uh so

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<v Speaker 4>uh will Musch Champ kr uh Kirby Smart, UH coach Schumann,

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<v Speaker 4>UH coach fran Dante Williams, uh t Robb who was

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<v Speaker 4>at Bama last year. Just being able to be in

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<v Speaker 4>a program like that and really dive into it. I

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<v Speaker 4>think me being able to play different positions in college

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<v Speaker 4>really open my mind to learning football and short of aspect.

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<v Speaker 4>So just being able to be in a place like that,

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<v Speaker 4>uh with guys who really care about football aout me

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<v Speaker 4>to really open my vision and learn ball.

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<v Speaker 5>How like how you just you know what number you're

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<v Speaker 5>gonna wear?

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<v Speaker 4>Twenty four?

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<v Speaker 5>Uh?

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<v Speaker 4>If if I can get uh get it? If not,

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<v Speaker 4>it don't matter what number I got. As long as

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<v Speaker 4>I'm on the field, it don't matter.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>The second and third round of the NFL Draft is

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<v Speaker 1>Friday night. The Ravens have two picks on Friday and

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<v Speaker 1>then they follow it up with eight picks on Saturday.

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