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Speaker 1: And you know, I want to while while I'm talking

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Speaker 4: Right, Thanks, Stacey and Terrell. I'm glad you're doing well,

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Speaker 5: Hi, tell glad to hear that you're doing better, which

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Speaker 5: Do you think you'll be now that you seem like

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Speaker 1: I think, you know, anytime you have life changing events,

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Speaker 2: Bob. Hey, Terrell, hope you hope you're feeling okay today? Yeah, Yeah,

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Speaker 2: I'm feeling Okayye. Thanks good good? Uh, if you don't mind, Terrell.

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Speaker 1: I'm fifty. I'll be fifty one next month, June nineteenth.

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Speaker 6: We'll get that word out. We'll get the word out.

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Speaker 1: defensive line in in Tennessee. So so really, I think

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Speaker 1: the defense is in good, good hands.

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Speaker 3: Real I promised you at ten minute press availability. It's

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Speaker 3: already been fifteen, so I'm going to go ahead and

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Speaker 3: cut it off there. Thank you very much for your time.

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Speaker 2: Thank you guys, appreciate it. Thanks everyone to help, good luck.

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Speaker 2: Thanks Stacy,