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Speaker 1: Alright, we're here with Eli Manny first and foremost E

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Speaker 1: I know, uh, you know, during these crazy times with

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Speaker 1: we're doing five. We've been um, you know, been at

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Speaker 1: But obviously, um, you know, so so fortunate that that

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Speaker 1: them for their tremendous work, their dedication. Um, you know,

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Speaker 1: so many people have been kind of asked to sit

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Speaker 1: real soon. Yeah, we're definitely thinking about all those people,

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Speaker 1: with that school life is like Kennedy just started our

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Speaker 1: home schooling and man, I've never been so flustered with

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Speaker 1: Fractions are tough. You know, it's you know what which

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Speaker 1: But just just with years a little bit to football man,

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Speaker 1: sixteen years Um, that's a long time. That's basically you know,

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Speaker 1: we watched you grow up, like right in front of

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Speaker 1: front of all the giants fans across the world. UM,

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Speaker 1: just talk to me about those sixteen years and what

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Speaker 1: greatest thing, um, you know about about any athletic careers,

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Speaker 1: an interception. All I remember our touchdowns and wins and

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Speaker 1: In my mind, we went to so I get to remember.

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Speaker 1: But you know, just the great memories, the Jets, Jets

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Speaker 1: when we gak you. Thank you for taking some time

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