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Speaker 1: Hey, what's up? Everybody is dance Dan? No, you got it?

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Speaker 1: I got you good? Okay, thank you. Can you start

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Speaker 1: by walking us through what happened on Saturday, by the

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Speaker 1: time you got there, what you heard, what the protest was,

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Speaker 1: what you did as you went home, and just kind

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Speaker 1: of start from their place. Sure, So I usually work

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Speaker 1: out the prior of the games. I did that, it

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Speaker 1: got to the stadium, that felt all normal and regular,

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Speaker 1: I kind of just immediately thought of, you know, the

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Speaker 1: other players and the coaches, and I just really wanted

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Speaker 1: to get a test to say, ed, I wanted to

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Speaker 1: make sure you know nothing was wrong. I would have

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Speaker 1: you know, certainly felt shitty if it had been, you know,

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Speaker 1: found out the next day. So I went right to

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Speaker 1: had a positive test. So the training staff, they were

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Speaker 1: on point them and the team position. So I called

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Speaker 1: my wife's stay two, who was on her way to

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Speaker 1: you can imagine with what And so I didn't see

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Speaker 1: any of the players or the coaches. I just you know,

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Speaker 1: was able to call Mike on the phone. But they're

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Speaker 1: known by that obviously through the trainer. So I drove

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Speaker 1: strange feeling, you know, be at home and watching the

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Speaker 1: team play, that's for sure. But I'm feeling fine now.

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Speaker 1: I've been involved in everything with the team, with the

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Speaker 1: exception of being in practice, which definitely sucks. That's definitely

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Speaker 1: one of my favorite things. But I have been meeting virtually,

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Speaker 1: that's where Matt and just trying to you know, get

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Speaker 1: certainly uh impressed. Um, you know, through the training staff,

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Speaker 1: the doctors, they've been on point in the process. You

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Speaker 1: know that you go through one to you know, test

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Speaker 1: positive and um, you know it's clear and easy to follow.

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Speaker 1: But this the game that was certainly hard, and I

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Speaker 1: was I was extremely proud of the defensive staff, especially

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Speaker 1: Joe Wit. You know, picking up a call sheet is

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Speaker 1: be done. He was decisive and strong. I thought, um,

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Speaker 1: defensively after our first drive, we really settled down and

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Speaker 1: played you know, excellent third down defense. Um. So I

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Speaker 1: especially with Joe just you know, on short notice, say man,

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Speaker 1: He did a great job. When do you anticipate being

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Speaker 1: you had or gone through? Well, I'm feeling fine now

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Speaker 1: and so UM, I have to get to you know,

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Speaker 1: that's you know, the policy that's in place. So UM

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Speaker 1: just waiting for those to happen, and when they do,

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Speaker 1: I've obviously been ready to get going, but just you know,

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Speaker 1: But as far as you know, protocols and things of that,

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Speaker 1: we're still in the camp mode, which feels good, and

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Speaker 1: of the things we're doing. I'm obviously watching practice together

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Speaker 1: Or you justuse you're clear, call the game Sunday. I'm sorry.

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Speaker 1: when you all batted down one of Dak's passes yesterday?

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Speaker 1: I believe it was Jaron Kiers who batted down one

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Speaker 1: working well from your defense on that play? Well, on

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Speaker 1: Of scrimmage as of blitzer, and you know, we knew

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Speaker 1: what we saw that on that play. Neil played strong

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Speaker 1: safety for you and Atlanta. What factored into your decision

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Speaker 1: impresses you about his coverage ability carrying running backs and

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Speaker 1: tight ends. That's always been really one of his strength, UM,

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Speaker 1: We've certainly got a long way to go, and we're

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Speaker 1: You need two negative tests separated by twenty four hours.

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Speaker 1: Have you had a negative test yet or where where

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Speaker 1: do you stand in that? In that prost I won't.

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Speaker 1: good one. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thanks everybody

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