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Speaker 1: Obviously we started playing a lot last week, and you're

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Speaker 1: has had ten sacks seasons in this league, were you frustrated? No, No,

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Speaker 1: not frustrated at all. And I've been in the league

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Speaker 1: week it's the same no matter what. Rather, rather i'm starting,

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Speaker 1: whether I'm backing up, is to go hard and practice,

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Speaker 1: So so no, I don't allow that stuff to get

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Speaker 1: with my name called. Why do you think it wasn't

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Speaker 1: this summer than we realized. Why do you think it

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Speaker 1: wasn't getting called earlier. No, football is football, man. You

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Speaker 1: it just goes back to that, the same thing I said.

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Speaker 1: So and that's really with what was going on, man,

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Speaker 1: when my name called. Well, would you have thought if

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Speaker 1: you gotta understand I didn't been through free agency. I've

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Speaker 1: So really, I keep my head ready for whatever, for

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Speaker 1: That's all I want. Man. Rather I get one play

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Speaker 1: my whole life. I've been playing linebacker since I've been

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