WEBVTT - Why QB1 Jayden Daniels "Added to His Armor" This Offseason | Next Man UP | Washington Commanders

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<v Speaker 1>What's good command this family and wilcom into a special

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<v Speaker 1>edition of Next Man Up because we got our QB

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<v Speaker 1>one here for the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>This off season.

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<v Speaker 1>We got the boy that called him Jedi five Jad

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<v Speaker 1>and Daniels. It was good, bad man, I'm good, bro.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really good to see you.

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<v Speaker 2>Man. First things first, bruh, he's getting the start of

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<v Speaker 2>year two.

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<v Speaker 1>What was this first NFL off season, like a first

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<v Speaker 1>official off season like for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Man?

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<v Speaker 3>It was different.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean because you have so much time after going

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<v Speaker 4>through the season, you're going to draft, press and everything,

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<v Speaker 4>so it was it was It's different.

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<v Speaker 3>It was difficult to navigate.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you really feel like you had time? Man?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like when you do what you do in

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<v Speaker 1>the year that you had, that rookie year you had,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody wants a piece, everybody wants you to talk, everyone

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<v Speaker 1>wants you to sit down and do an interview. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you really get time to enjoy the fruits of your labor?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>I did.

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<v Speaker 4>I think I had a team, and you know, my

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<v Speaker 4>family did a good job.

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<v Speaker 3>Like nah, you don't do nothing. You just take some

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<v Speaker 3>time for yourself and recharge.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look back, if you've gotten a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>look back. Have you gotten a chance to.

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<v Speaker 1>Reflect on really what that rookie year was or has

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<v Speaker 1>it just been just going straight forwar? Because I know

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<v Speaker 1>you're a guy that's really locked in it.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't look backwards too much.

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<v Speaker 3>Just to know.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I kind of got caught up in well

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<v Speaker 4>I did last years, last year, and I'm like onto

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<v Speaker 4>year two because I got to go out there and

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<v Speaker 4>prove myself again. So a little bit I did, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I was able to look back a little bit, but

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<v Speaker 4>I was still moving forward the whole time.

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<v Speaker 1>What to me is special about you is now you're

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<v Speaker 1>the bar for what a rookie quarterback needs to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Cam wardsh the door saying, it's all these quarterbacks that

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<v Speaker 1>come in one day.

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<v Speaker 2>We haven't even been drafted yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Are looking at Jaden Daniels and I know you had

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<v Speaker 1>that thing on your wall.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be an NFL player. But a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of times with that, with all the fame and all the.

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<v Speaker 1>Good stuff, comes a lot of negativity, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>eyes on you, a lot of speculation. Man. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>even go to a basketball game piece right, But it's

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<v Speaker 1>been so great to see you navigate that so professionally. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>give advice to these future quarterbacks because all of them

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<v Speaker 1>are going to have to deal with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Right. The eyes are going to be on them, the

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<v Speaker 2>scope is going to be on them. How did you

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<v Speaker 2>maneuver that? Bro?

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<v Speaker 3>It was tough.

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<v Speaker 4>It was tough because everywhere you go, you know, as

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<v Speaker 4>you know, you get more fame and more recognition. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>people want a piece of you, like, oh, they want

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<v Speaker 4>you to do this or do that. So I mean

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<v Speaker 4>it's like, you know, no, know yourself and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>have a good team around you that's gonna able to

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<v Speaker 4>say no more.

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<v Speaker 2>You Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>That's probably the biggest thing is all seasons people say

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<v Speaker 4>no for me because it's tough for me to say no.

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<v Speaker 3>It's tough for me to tough people to know.

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<v Speaker 4>So you have the right people around you that's gonna

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<v Speaker 4>say no, or you know, have a conversation like this

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<v Speaker 4>is what I want to accomplish is off season. I

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<v Speaker 4>think this is good for my brand, This is good

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<v Speaker 4>for what I wanted to get accomplished, and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>and go from there.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's something a lot of rookies don't really grasp yet.

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<v Speaker 1>What keeps Jade and Daniels so grounded.

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<v Speaker 3>Just my foundational God.

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<v Speaker 4>That that's the main thing, just you know, leaning on

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<v Speaker 4>him because you know, at any point, you know, you

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<v Speaker 4>get too high, you get too low, like you can

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<v Speaker 4>take anything, like if you start think you're above everything

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, stuff like that, with a have a finger,

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<v Speaker 4>you ca'll be gone and now you back a rock bottom.

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<v Speaker 3>So no, just staying ground.

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<v Speaker 4>And I always remember where you came from, because none

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<v Speaker 4>of this would happened if you didn't come from diversity

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<v Speaker 4>that you went through.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's very obvious how confident you are, but you

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<v Speaker 2>also are very very humble. But I know you're harder yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you look last season and say Jad and

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<v Speaker 1>Daniels could have done more. Talk about how you feeling,

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<v Speaker 1>what you want to improve after you've reflected on this

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<v Speaker 1>past season.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I just want to get better off fastest.

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<v Speaker 4>That's you know, mentally, physically, you know, mostly I just

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<v Speaker 4>want to continue to grow, you know, on and off

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<v Speaker 4>the field, because I think off the field, I'm able

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<v Speaker 4>to grow.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I'm able to grow on the field.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, take care of the people around me first,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, just you know, continue growing up, growing up,

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<v Speaker 4>continue being man.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk about the word growth. So I got to mention it. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>This picture behind me right here made some buzz because

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<v Speaker 1>your arms was popular little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>People were saying, this guy's gotten bigger, a stronger.

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<v Speaker 1>But Cliff Kingsbury also said in this Pressure Today that

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<v Speaker 1>you got bigger and got stronger.

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<v Speaker 2>Why was that a point of emphasis for you? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>I think just for me, it's like, okay, what can

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<v Speaker 3>I do better?

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<v Speaker 4>Can I ask more armor on, you know, to what

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<v Speaker 4>we're staying another you know, seventeen games hopefully more? And

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<v Speaker 4>you know, it was a long season last year, so

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<v Speaker 4>it's like I didn't know I was getting myself into.

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<v Speaker 4>Now I have a kind of idea this is what

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<v Speaker 4>I'm getting myself into going into year two. Now, it's like, okay,

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<v Speaker 4>put the team around me as ask questions, asked, bets ask.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, people reach out to other individuals like how

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<v Speaker 4>did you navigate your first off season?

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<v Speaker 3>How did you not navigate this?

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<v Speaker 4>And you know kind of take pitts and beat bits

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<v Speaker 4>and pizzas from it. But honestly, I really got that

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<v Speaker 4>advice from Bobby Wagner. So he gave me that advice.

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<v Speaker 4>We were having conversation and he's like, man, this is

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<v Speaker 4>what he did is first all was and hit up

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<v Speaker 4>a whole bunch of people. You know, they give advice like,

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<v Speaker 4>I think this works, it worked for me, this worked

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<v Speaker 4>for him.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, we'll see. I'm gonna try it.

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<v Speaker 1>So and when you navigate that, you're getting your advice,

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<v Speaker 1>but you got to live it yourself, right, you got

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<v Speaker 1>to go through it yourself. What surprised you the most?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you mentioned it that seventeen game season? What surprised

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<v Speaker 1>you the most about that?

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<v Speaker 3>It's a long season? Yeah, a long season.

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<v Speaker 4>But they said, man, your rookie years your longest year

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<v Speaker 4>because you're going so much. You're basically going for a year,

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<v Speaker 4>You go to playoffs, you make a deep brand, so

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<v Speaker 4>you're basically going for a whole year as far as football.

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<v Speaker 3>So, uh, just.

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<v Speaker 4>Knowing how to be able to unplug and make sure

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<v Speaker 4>you're still pouring back into yourself and you know, the

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<v Speaker 4>right energy and recharging.

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<v Speaker 1>And after this rookie year, everybody was looking at the

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<v Speaker 1>commanders of saying what are they going to do in

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<v Speaker 1>free agency?

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<v Speaker 2>What are they going to do in the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, a big emphasis of that was adding some offensive lineman,

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<v Speaker 1>but also adding you some new toys as well, some

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<v Speaker 1>new weapons.

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<v Speaker 2>When you see a front office and coaching staff make.

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<v Speaker 1>That a priority, does that give you a little like

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<v Speaker 1>a little more confidence knowing that, hey, we're bought into

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<v Speaker 1>Jaden Daniels. We're gonna do whatever we can to make

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<v Speaker 1>him even more successful.

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<v Speaker 4>I think so, I think obviously, you know you you

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<v Speaker 4>wanted to have that feeling. And you know, I try

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<v Speaker 4>to Adam and his squad, you know, to go out

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<v Speaker 4>there and do it's right for the team. So I

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<v Speaker 4>got to, you know, handle my side. You know, he

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<v Speaker 4>has to handle the side. DQ has to handle this side.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know it's all collective.

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<v Speaker 1>And as you said, man before we let you go,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody wants a piece of Jaden Daniels and all this stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a very busy guy. But the people that notice.

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<v Speaker 1>First was this fan base, was this Burgundy and gold

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<v Speaker 1>fan base. Man, give a message to the fans, and

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<v Speaker 1>which is what they mention you as you are a

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<v Speaker 1>young man navigating your rookie year.

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<v Speaker 3>Men's a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, they welcome me with open arms, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>to take care of my family, you know, whenever they

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<v Speaker 4>see them at their game or you know, in the city,

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<v Speaker 4>stuff like that. So they show so much love and support,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, just everything I've been through in my life,

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<v Speaker 4>everything always there, whether that's wishing me well, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>wish them you know, my mom happy, Mother's there at

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<v Speaker 4>the birthday, you know, wishing the people, my loved ones,

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<v Speaker 4>you know well, wishes and prayers and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 4>So I genuinely appreciate them for how much love they showed.

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<v Speaker 2>Me, man, And it's all genuine love. Bro. We appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>you when you earned that love as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Last thing for you, Man, Fans have expectations, Coaches of expectations,

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<v Speaker 1>media has expectations.

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<v Speaker 2>What are Jad and Daniel's expectations for you two?

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<v Speaker 4>Just take take, take the next step, be able to

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<v Speaker 4>continue to grow. I think the biggest thing for me is,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, being a bezz bord of myself day in

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<v Speaker 4>and day out.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter if I'm.

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<v Speaker 4>Tired and energized, you know, I still gotta go in

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<v Speaker 4>there and look myself in the mirror every day.

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<v Speaker 3>It is like, how can I get better?

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<v Speaker 2>And jay and dance. We've got no doubt you will

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<v Speaker 2>get better. Man. We appreciate the time. Brother. Congratulations your

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<v Speaker 2>Success're so busy.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got to take congratulations, man, Thank you for taking

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<v Speaker 1>the time, but we cannot wait to see what you're

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<v Speaker 1>doing yet to Let's do it, and Sir commanded family,

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<v Speaker 1>our next man up, very very special.

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<v Speaker 2>Next man up j D five Jaden dance. Thank you brother,

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<v Speaker 2>Let's do it.