WEBVTT - Introducing: Drafted

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine this. You've been playing football for years, dreaming of

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<v Speaker 1>going pro, and then it happens. Life as you know

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<v Speaker 1>it changes with a phone call. I just thrill. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>ready to go. This is Keegan Michael Key, and welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to Draft It. This podcast series follows eight players as

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<v Speaker 1>they enter the NFL Draft. This is their real life

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<v Speaker 1>as it unfolds in real time, and each player tells

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<v Speaker 1>his own story unfiltered. I'm not a first rounder. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not even the top three rounder. We hear exclusive moments

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<v Speaker 1>in the lives of the athletes. They're personal and professional relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>Most importantly, we share in the moment when all their

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<v Speaker 1>hard work and sacrifice does or does not pay off.

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<v Speaker 1>This is something I've been dreaming and round I was

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to go high. I didn't get drafted. I set

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<v Speaker 1>there for seven round as if the stakes weren't high enough,

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<v Speaker 1>millions of dollars weren't on the line. These stories are

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<v Speaker 1>captured during an unprecedented time COVID quarantine. Nothing like this

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<v Speaker 1>has ever happened in NFL history, and this year's draft

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<v Speaker 1>was watched by an astonishing eighty million people. That's more

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<v Speaker 1>than the population of Canada. Greece and Peru combined. Like

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<v Speaker 1>many of you, I grew up loving football. Football is generational,

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<v Speaker 1>It connects us. There's always been a mystique to drafting,

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<v Speaker 1>but in drafting, we go behind the scenes before, during,

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<v Speaker 1>and after one of the biggest days of their lives

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<v Speaker 1>and we relive every detail from the players perspective. Actually

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<v Speaker 1>started to cry like I was crying because I felt

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<v Speaker 1>like I did something wrong. Please join me on the

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<v Speaker 1>first step in their journey to greatness. Listen to Drafted

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<v Speaker 1>on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you get your podcasts.