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Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, Welcome back to the Broncos podcast network and

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Speaker 1: YouTube for the latest episode of Broncos Now. As always,

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Speaker 1: I'm your host is Sidney Jones, and coming up on

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Speaker 1: today's episode, the Broncos returned to practice today here at

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Speaker 1: Center A Health Training Center, so we'll hear from Edgat,

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Speaker 1: Sean Pan, quarterback Russell Wilson, in a safety Justin Simmons

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Speaker 1: as they look to turn the page ahead of Chicago

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Speaker 1: All done more coming up, The Broncos return to practice

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Speaker 1: today here at Center A Health Training Center as they

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Speaker 1: turn the page and look ahead to.

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Speaker 2: Their Week four matchup in Chicago.

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Speaker 1: Head coach Sean pay In detailed today what a win

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Speaker 3: Well, for us, it would mean a lot, you know.

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Speaker 3: Then I could answer the fun questions. We need to win,

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Speaker 3: you know, and Chicago does too. They do too so

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Speaker 3: and that's why I think, you know, we got to

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Speaker 3: I thought today was a really really good practice. We

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Speaker 1: Safety Justin Simmons added to that, talking about how both

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Speaker 4: The way that I'm kind of approaching it's just like

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Speaker 4: I mean, like you said, both teams need one. So

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Speaker 4: you know, when you go into a game like this,

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Speaker 4: like you're expecting their best. What do they do best

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Speaker 4: And for us, like it's exactly the same thing, Like,

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Speaker 4: this is a I mean, they are all must wins

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Speaker 1: Plus, quarterback Russell Wilson talked about what turning the page

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Speaker 5: You've been playing this league long enough to know that

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Speaker 5: there's always ups and downs. You know, everybody wants the

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Speaker 5: And so we're not running from the university. You know,

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Speaker 5: we're looking forward to you know, having a great week

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Speaker 5: And that's really what matters, and that's what we're focused on.

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Speaker 1: Pus Sean Pan and Justin Simmons also talked about what

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Speaker 3: You know, the reason he was taken as high as

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to take a look at today's injury report.

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Speaker 1: Outside linebacker Frank Clark, inside linebacker Josey Jewel, and defensive

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Speaker 1: Now joining me here inside the Broncos podcast studio to

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Speaker 2: Is Fallo. Team reporter film Malani Phil. Thanks for joining

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Speaker 6: It's Wednesday, so I'm here her.

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Speaker 2: Usual on Wednesdays.

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Speaker 1: Well, Phil, we heard earlier in the show from had

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Speaker 6: Yeah, there are two teams in very similar positions here.

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Speaker 6: I think that uh, you know, at Chicago they were thinking, hey,

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Speaker 6: And so I think that's where this Broncos team is.

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Speaker 6: You know, Mike with Litchy in particular, it was like

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Speaker 1: You know, head coach chan Payn Justin Simmons talked about

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Speaker 1: But we also saw Josie Jewel he did not participate

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Speaker 1: He's talked so many times about how long it took him, Kim,

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Speaker 1: Definitely last one here for you, Phil. I know you

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Speaker 6: Yeah, I think that everybody has sort of said, look,

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Speaker 2: Hopefully that one step starts this weekend. Chicago.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, big went in Chicago. They can't eat too much

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Speaker 6: pizza that night before, No, I can't test so or

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Speaker 2: Stay always I'm excited for the pizza.

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Speaker 6: I exact exactly.

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Speaker 2: Well, Phil, thanks for joining this.

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Speaker 6: I appreciate it, and.

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