WEBVTT - 1st & 10: Staying Sharp During the Bye Week, Postseason Team Updates

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to the forty nine Ers First and

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<v Speaker 1>ten Podcast, ten minutes of the most up to date

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine Ers news first thing in the morning. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Brionna McDonald, and I'm joined by a forty

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<v Speaker 1>nine Ers team reporter, Lindsay Polaris. The forty nine Ers

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<v Speaker 1>are officially in their wild card bye week, but that

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean the work has stopped. We received some team

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<v Speaker 1>updates from head coach Kyle Shanahan and his conference call yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>and he gave some insight on the team's practice schedule

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<v Speaker 1>this week. So, lindsay, what's it going to be like

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<v Speaker 1>to not have a game this weekend but still stay

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<v Speaker 1>the course of training, working out and keeping their momentum.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Brie, not so dissimilarly from what we saw in

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<v Speaker 2>week eighteen. The forty nine Ers are NAVI getting this

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<v Speaker 2>line of trying to get healthy, conserve energy, get ready

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<v Speaker 2>for the playoffs, but still remain mentally sharp in football shape.

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<v Speaker 2>And I do think that the practice schedule very much

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<v Speaker 2>reflects that a Wednesday is going to be kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like a free workout day. Guys will be in the building,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's not going to be a formal practice from point.

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<v Speaker 2>Head coach Kyle Shanahan said, it's kind of like skill

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<v Speaker 2>positions can go out and run.

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<v Speaker 3>Some individual drills on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>They'll be lifting, you know, light work Wednesday, and then

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<v Speaker 2>full go practices on Thursday and Friday. He said that

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<v Speaker 2>last week the forty nine ers had just one full

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<v Speaker 2>go practice. They're trying to up that to two during

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<v Speaker 2>the bye week, and then of course they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have the weekend off just because this is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be really the last time to get a couple days

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<v Speaker 2>off before what they hope is an extended playoff run.

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<v Speaker 2>At least one of the two full go workouts are

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<v Speaker 2>going to be padded practices of what you expect from

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<v Speaker 2>this wild card week for everyone else bye week for

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<v Speaker 2>the forty nine ers.

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<v Speaker 1>The head coach shared that there's a fine line in

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<v Speaker 1>resting and being ready and how the team is trying

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<v Speaker 1>to stay sharp and continue improving. So here's what Kashanahan

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<v Speaker 1>had to say about navigating the bye week.

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<v Speaker 4>We are in this time to sit and rest a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit and try to get ourselves in the best

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<v Speaker 4>position for next week. But resting doesn't always help you.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you've got to be ready, and the way

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<v Speaker 4>you get ready is you don't just sit around and

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<v Speaker 4>wait for the moment. You got to work for that moment.

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<v Speaker 4>So there's a very fine line and all that. We're

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<v Speaker 4>trying to balance it out as a team. From my standpoint,

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<v Speaker 4>just guys who can get healthy trying to help them

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<v Speaker 4>do that. I think we started that last week. Guys

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<v Speaker 4>who can just get better, get smarter in certain areas,

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<v Speaker 4>like if we can find any of those spots, that's

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<v Speaker 4>what we're trying to really focus on. And everybody just says,

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<v Speaker 4>an individual's got to make sure they kind of sharpen

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<v Speaker 4>their sword and keep trying to get it to the

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<v Speaker 4>best spot for really almost two weeks from now. And

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<v Speaker 4>that's something that you know, yeah, I'll do it here

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<v Speaker 4>and there, but it's there's no magical speech that just

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<v Speaker 4>truly motivates people. It's trying to make sense that people

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<v Speaker 4>understand what they need to do to perform. And sometimes

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<v Speaker 4>when I don't reach guys on in ways like that,

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<v Speaker 4>hopefully there's a guy who works next to him who

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<v Speaker 4>knows them in a different way who can reach him

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<v Speaker 4>that way. And that's why we have lots of people

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<v Speaker 4>in this building who are leaders and really try to

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<v Speaker 4>help each other because it never can come from one person.

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<v Speaker 1>And this hard earned bye week is going to serve

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of players well, especially those who are dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with injuries. And it was quite a list of updates,

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<v Speaker 1>twelve guys who are working through injuries coming out of

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<v Speaker 1>the regular season. So, lindsay, could you break it down

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<v Speaker 1>for us who are some players that we could see

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<v Speaker 1>back out at practice this week and which guys are

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<v Speaker 1>sitting out this week?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Brie, like you mentioned, the forty nine ers injury

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<v Speaker 2>list is in double digits, but I don't want that

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<v Speaker 2>to be a huge alarm to the forty nine ers faithful,

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<v Speaker 2>just anyone interested in this team, because head coach Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Shanahan actually said he feels good about this injury list

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<v Speaker 2>because the forty nine ers do have the luxury of

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<v Speaker 2>time with the bye week. They're not going to be

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<v Speaker 2>playing on wild card weekend, and then they've still got

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<v Speaker 2>a full week separating them from the divisional round game

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<v Speaker 2>that's gonna happen at some point the weekend of January twentieth.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think some notable updates. There's twelve names on

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<v Speaker 2>this list, but running back Christian McCaffrey. He's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>sitting out for a second straight week with that calf strain,

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<v Speaker 2>but they feel very confident that he'll be back at

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<v Speaker 2>practice next week. Ambry Thomas, who we heard had hand

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<v Speaker 2>surgery last week, should be back at practice this week.

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<v Speaker 2>He wasn't expected to miss significant time and it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of working out in that way. Defensive lineman Eric Armstead,

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<v Speaker 2>who's been dealing with foot and knee injuries. He has

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<v Speaker 2>not played since Week thirteen. He closed out that Eagles

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<v Speaker 2>game and has not had playing time since. He's actually

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<v Speaker 2>expected to be back at practice this week. I think

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<v Speaker 2>the plan, the working plan, is to have him practice

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<v Speaker 2>on Thursday, see how it goes, and possibly have him

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<v Speaker 2>in on Friday as well. Wide receiver Juwan Jennings, who

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<v Speaker 2>spent some significant time in the league's concussion protocol, has cleared,

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<v Speaker 2>so we should see him at practice as well. Defensive

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<v Speaker 2>lineman Cleland Ferrell, who actually made an early exit to

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<v Speaker 2>that regular season finale and was really the only significant

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<v Speaker 2>injury coming out of that Rams game. He is actually

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<v Speaker 2>expected to miss a few weeks, but the hope is

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<v Speaker 2>that he will return at some point in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think the wording that Shanahan said was likely

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<v Speaker 2>missed at least one game. Safety Taylor Hawkins, who made

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<v Speaker 2>his NFL debut against the Rams, actually suffered a risk

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<v Speaker 2>injury that he will need surgery on. And then we

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<v Speaker 2>remember tight end George Kittle had some backspasm's pre game

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<v Speaker 2>ended up not playing against the Rams.

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<v Speaker 3>He's doing much better. Drake Greenlaw also ended up being

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<v Speaker 3>a scratch from that Rams game and the team is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be smart with him during the bye. John

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<v Speaker 3>Fulciano day to day to Sean Gibson Senior, he had

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<v Speaker 3>a quad injury, was held out out of the regular

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<v Speaker 3>season finale, going to be back at practice. And then

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<v Speaker 3>safety George Odom who suffered a biceps tear earlier in

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<v Speaker 3>the season and was placed on injured reserve. He's going

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<v Speaker 3>to have his twenty one day practice window opened this week,

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<v Speaker 3>so also expect to see him back at workouts.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, quite a list, but it's looking bright. So

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<v Speaker 1>thank you Lindsay for those updates. And yesterday's call was

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<v Speaker 1>also the first time we heard from the head coach

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<v Speaker 1>following Sunday's Rams game, So what was his evaluation on

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<v Speaker 1>the team's backup and rotational players, and where is his

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<v Speaker 1>confidence in this team's depths.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think specifically he was speaking to the defense,

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<v Speaker 2>but more generally, he said he was happy that the

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<v Speaker 2>rotational players, the newcomers to the team, the younger players,

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<v Speaker 2>were really able to get those significant snap counts just

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<v Speaker 2>in a live action game. There really is nothing that

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<v Speaker 2>can replace those reps. They're really good experience. He was

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<v Speaker 2>also happy to see Sam Darnold get those very significant

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<v Speaker 2>reps get the start because you never know what happens

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<v Speaker 2>in the playoffs, and you know injuries they're unfortunate, but

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<v Speaker 2>they do happen. As you can see by the current

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<v Speaker 2>injury list for the forty nine ers, there has been

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<v Speaker 2>a number of injuries at several key positions. So you

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<v Speaker 2>want to make sure that your players are ready to

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<v Speaker 2>go at a moment's notice, because you never know when

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to need that next man up. But that

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<v Speaker 2>being said, he did mention that the forty nine ers

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<v Speaker 2>at various position groups really do have a heavy rotation going.

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<v Speaker 2>You can see that specifically on the defensive line at

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<v Speaker 2>the nickelback position, players are rotating in and out in

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<v Speaker 2>order to keep them fresh. Keep them ready as the

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<v Speaker 2>game is going on. So rotational players are getting those

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<v Speaker 2>significant reps, but to have the large majority of them

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<v Speaker 2>in that regular season finale, he was really happy that

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<v Speaker 2>that was something they were able to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that the twenty twenty three regular season has come

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<v Speaker 1>to a close, now is the time that the awards

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<v Speaker 1>start rolling in and we have some exciting wins to announce.

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<v Speaker 1>The NFL Players Association released its list for the second

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<v Speaker 1>annual Players All Pro Team. And what's cool about this

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<v Speaker 1>award is that it's voted on exclusively by active NFL players,

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<v Speaker 1>and this honor is different from the AP All Pro

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<v Speaker 1>list that is soon to come. But it looks like

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<v Speaker 1>four forty nine Ers players received NFLPA All Pro honors. Lindsay,

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<v Speaker 1>would you like to share who made the team?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, congratulations are in order for Trent Williams, Christian McCaffrey,

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Check, and Fred Warner. For Williams, Warner and you Sheck,

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<v Speaker 2>this is actually their second time being voted onto the

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<v Speaker 2>Players All Pro Team. And like you mentioned, Brie, this

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<v Speaker 2>is a little bit different than when you see a

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<v Speaker 2>Pro Bowl vote or just the AP All Pro Team

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<v Speaker 2>because this is one hundred percent voted on by the players.

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<v Speaker 2>They're the only ones voicing their votes in this and

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<v Speaker 2>they count for one hundred percent of the outcome, so

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<v Speaker 2>it's a it's a very cool distinction to know that

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<v Speaker 2>your colleagues across the league are the ones that voted

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<v Speaker 2>you onto this list. So huge congratulations to those four

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<v Speaker 2>forty nine ers players. And you know, like you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>awards season is just ramping up, so we'll be very

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<v Speaker 2>excited to see what else the forty nine Ers bring home.

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<v Speaker 1>Great, well, that will do it for this episode. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much, Lindsay for joining me in this update.

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