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Speaker 4: I'm Jamie ert All.

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Speaker 3: This is akbar Bosby and Mila there, Peter Schrager, there

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Speaker 3: is Kyle Brandt. Some people may say that come August

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Speaker 3: fourteenth of the preseason, you might hit a bit of

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Speaker 3: a training campbell. We might be running out of things

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Speaker 3: to talk about. But never is there a better solution

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Speaker 3: than somebody putting out a top thirty two list of

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Speaker 3: a position in the NFL to solve all of our woes.

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Speaker 3: To start the second hour of our show, we want

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Speaker 3: to thank Maurice Jones Drew for doing God's work here.

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Speaker 4: At the lead block. Mjd all right, MVD. He is

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Speaker 4: a fantasy football aficionado.

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Speaker 3: If one would call the twenty eleven Rushing Later that

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Speaker 3: he ranked the best thirty two RB ones heading into

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Speaker 3: the season. I can only think of RB's when I

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Speaker 3: say RB one's. Here's just top ten, though, Christian McCaffrey, Derrick,

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Speaker 3: Henry Breese Hall, and so on and so forth all

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Speaker 3: the way down to Josh Jacobs in a Green Bay

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Speaker 3: Packers uniform. Guys, Kyle, what do you make of this list?

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Speaker 3: Who is not in the top ten? Who is unceremoniously

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Speaker 3: do you take us first?

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Speaker 2: No? No, I got it.

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Speaker 5: I respect An MJD's perspective completely. I don't want to

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Speaker 5: like nitpick with his taste. I just think it's interesting

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Speaker 5: when some of the things shook out. I know a

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Speaker 5: lot of people looking at this list will be like

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Speaker 5: Kyrin Williams as the number four running back in the league,

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Speaker 5: and MJD definitely has a lot of rams bias, which

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Speaker 5: he openly admits. He was also Kyraen Williams third in

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Speaker 5: the league in rushing last year. He's good, He's going

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Speaker 5: to be used a lot. I wouldn't have him at

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Speaker 5: think there's some interesting people like Alvin Kamara is at thirteen.

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Speaker 5: Alvin Kamara is just I feel like twenty minutes ago

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Speaker 5: was a massive superstar who would be way way up there,

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Speaker 5: and it is down at thirteen. But I want to

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Speaker 5: talk specifically about two people. Jonathan Taylor at nine. A

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Speaker 5: couple of years ago, Jonathan Taylor was one. He was

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Speaker 2: He was one. He was the best running back in

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Speaker 5: We're at a place with Jonathan Taylor where in this

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Speaker 5: since it hasn't had the burst, and I harken back

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Speaker 5: to twenty years ago. We need to have people like

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Speaker 5: And I hate that and I don't want that. That

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Speaker 5: Everybody says he's healthy in camp and we're going to

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Speaker 5: get the old Jonathan Taylor. I've heard that many times

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Speaker 5: But I also think the most interesting omission by far.

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Speaker 5: MJD nowhere in his top thirty two has Jalen Warren

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Speaker 2: He was fantastic. He does everything, He catched.

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Speaker 5: He blocks, he does everything that MJD respects in an

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Speaker 5: but a fascinating list by MJD. Kyle.

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Speaker 3: I want to carry the workload similar to what Jalen

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Speaker 3: Warren and Naji Harris have to do in Pittsburgh with

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Speaker 3: I think he sees stuff like this. I think he

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Speaker 4: I was shocked he was at seventeen.

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Speaker 3: I don't think he's the seventeenth best running back in

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Speaker 4: So the fact I didn't even.

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Speaker 3: Focused about Naji Harris. But Kyle, you know Naji as well.

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Speaker 3: Don't you think this is the kind of thing that

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Speaker 5: I would say to Naji, break more long runs, like

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Speaker 5: So if Nagi is motivated, I hope so, and he

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Speaker 7: This is just one man's opinion, but I would say this,

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Speaker 7: he's a rushing leader. He was one of the best

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Speaker 6: In a vantage point. He's one of the great running

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Speaker 7: His generation and this is how he sees it. I

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Speaker 6: I spoke with he's a new.

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Speaker 6: He could be running back. Talking about him in the

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Speaker 7: Coaches talk about Christian McCaffrey. The Bijon stuff. We just

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Speaker 7: ten incredible highlight plays. Remember, top player out of Texas,

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Speaker 5: What he could do the legacy of his rookie year

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Speaker 7: They were to give them the ball of Tyler Algier, who's

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Speaker 6: So that's my take.

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Speaker 7: I think Vjon ends up this this like if you're

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Speaker 7: there's a player who came in at number eighteen on.

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Speaker 6: This list that no one anywhere is talking about.

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Speaker 7: But I've got some sources in that building and they're like.

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Speaker 6: This is our dude, Kenneth Walker. OK, let's go for

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Speaker 7: You know, Kenni Walker his best game as a college

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Speaker 7: NFL for Kenneth Walker is Mike McDonald Do you know

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Speaker 7: He was working for Harbaugh and watched Kenneth Walker just

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Speaker 3: All day long.

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Speaker 7: I think Kenneth Walker, if you look at this offense

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Speaker 7: I love when it comes to fantasy football, this position

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Speaker 6: Greatest variable year to year to year.

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Speaker 7: So if I'm going to take my shot, I'm going

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Speaker 7: with Bijon Robinson and I'm going with Kenneth Walker, two

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Speaker 6: They ended up on the list by the end of

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Speaker 8: You know, I will go to the number two spot,

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Speaker 8: which I thought was very interesting. I respect MJD. I

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Speaker 8: absolutely love that he still has the respect for Derrick Henry.

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Speaker 8: Talk about the fact that I feel like he is

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Speaker 8: Shaquille O'Neill to Kobe Bryant, which is Lamar Jackson. I

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Speaker 8: to get the Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O'Neil, meaning that

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Speaker 8: Derrick Henry has a lot left in him when we

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Speaker 8: look at the production he's put out. You know, he

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Speaker 8: mentioned something in this where he talked about in the

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Speaker 8: last five seasons, the Raven's leading rusher has been a quarterback.

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Speaker 8: And so the fact that you now have a bona

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Speaker 8: that AFC North is going to be the UFC North.

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Speaker 8: There are going to be some fine dogs in that division.

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Speaker 3: It is fun to say a name and put a

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Speaker 4: The audacity, Peter, the audacity.

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Speaker 3: Of Isaiah Pacheco having the number twenty next to him.

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Speaker 2: Ooh, another one.

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Speaker 7: I mean, Jamie, you could pick your guy and like

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Speaker 4: A great list, MJD.

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Speaker 3: And this is why we appreciate you because it gives

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Speaker 3: Good Morning Football. Christian McCaffrey finished third in MVB poting

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Speaker 4: M that was a good year.

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Speaker 3: Realistically, could a running back get the award this year?

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Speaker 2: Kyle, It's gonna be hard. It's gonna be really hard.

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Speaker 5: The Adrian Peterson not only did he have the ridiculous

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Speaker 2: It was just all perfect.

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Speaker 5: And you point to so many prolific running back seasons

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Speaker 5: and even McCaffrey won one thousand and a thousand with Carolina,

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Speaker 5: And it's just it's always quarterbacks.

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Speaker 2: I've said this before.

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Speaker 5: For it to be an MVP running back, I think

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Speaker 2: In the NFL. You have to do so many things, and.

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Speaker 5: I want to double back on MJD's list. Is there

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Speaker 5: a case to be made for anybody? Peter got me going.

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Speaker 5: We start talking about Beijon. Like, if you're a fantasy

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Speaker 2: And I'll tell you why.

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Speaker 5: The reason you win fantasy leagues is getting a guy

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Speaker 4: Would you do it?

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Speaker 7: Like last year I took Saquon first overall in my

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Speaker 7: it's like always to me, it's you can look at

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Speaker 6: Or you can say, like who do I want to

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Speaker 8: Hey, you know what, let me triple down on that,

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Speaker 8: MVP candidate. And so I love Kirk Cousins. I think

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Speaker 8: You look at Adrian Peterson, who was this quarterback back

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Speaker 8: Ponders Christian Ponder right on Peter.

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Speaker 6: Varis Jackson. I don't know that's a cool shirt though.

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Speaker 8: You think before then it was La Damian Thomason. Then

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Speaker 8: I think Jon has probably the best opportunity to win

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Speaker 2: I'm actually rooting for him. I like the kid.

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Speaker 4: You don't think.

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Speaker 3: Kirk Cousins could offend an MVP candidacy for b John

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Speaker 4: To do and I don't.

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Speaker 2: I don't think.

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Speaker 8: I think too many people like they do the name

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Speaker 8: brand stuff. Right, you can buy the same belt from Target.

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Speaker 8: That's nice. Then you can go get one that's from Gucci.

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Speaker 8: The Target one's probably better, right, But no one's going

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Speaker 8: But I think he's an amazing quarterback.

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Speaker 3: Well, I just consider the way the offense is going

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Speaker 3: I just don't you have Kirk Cousins, Like, why would

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Speaker 3: a Bijon.

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Speaker 4: MVP candidate campaign? If you will? I'm it's a trigger

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Speaker 2: That's a good point.

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Speaker 7: That's no, no, no, that's the misnomer. You don't need

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Speaker 7: just handoffs like That's the thing I think while McCaffrey

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Speaker 6: I think if they.

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Speaker 7: cousins past attempts. It's just that he'll become that Marshall

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Speaker 2: To me, if.

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Speaker 7: McCaffrey is going to do it, it's going to take

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Speaker 7: a herculean effort. A thousand yards receiving thousand yards running

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Speaker 6: Does all that, they still might give the MVP to party.

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Speaker 7: So to your point, Jamie, it's really difficult for running back.

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Speaker 2: And I would just.

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Speaker 5: Say, I want to talk to the kids out there.

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Speaker 5: If you get the number one pick, probably just take McCaffrey.

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Speaker 2: I think I got a little bit.

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Speaker 4: Don't care because fun.

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Speaker 5: I'm reminded that there was like a five year run

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Speaker 7: Produce unless you took Priest Holmes, and you felt great

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Speaker 5: I know, but listen, don't do anything crazy. We get

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Speaker 5: Peter just said he picked Saquon last week. They do

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Speaker 5: all right, you should probably go with McCaffrey first.

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Speaker 3: Overall, he lives in a New York No good, that'll

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Speaker 3: do it, Hey, we too of the preseason kicks off

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Speaker 4: It's happening.

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Speaker 3: You're going to get another glimpse of rookie quarterback Drake

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Speaker 3: May for New England. They're taking on the Eagles tomorrow

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Speaker 3: at seven pm Eastern. It's one of six live games

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Speaker 3: we actually have this week on the network. The Vikings

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Speaker 3: for the foreseeable future. That was news that came out

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Speaker 4: We're going to talk about it later on the show.

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Speaker 5: Do you have Bears fatigue already?

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Speaker 2: I'll ask the question.

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Speaker 5: It's a lot of Bears talk since the draft. They

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Speaker 5: Any other place talks about them a lot.

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Speaker 2: They haven't even played a game yet. They want for weeks.

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Speaker 5: Are you over it? Are you like hell No, I've

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Speaker 2: We'll get into it.

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Speaker 4: Answer the question, Kyle, are you over it?

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Speaker 2: I'll no, not at all.

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Speaker 6: I'm not either smoking them into it? What is this

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Speaker 2: It's much migrating to partners partner chefs.

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Speaker 9: Okay, I want to tell you what I was watching

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Speaker 9: Emily put on the show last night, the show Love Island.

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Speaker 6: Don't shut up, oh man, it's just unbelievable.

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Speaker 2: Bro Payne and I watched Love Island.

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Speaker 7: Like religious religiously, not religiously, But that is not cringe show.

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Speaker 2: I've ever a lot so good. Which one are you watching?

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Speaker 2: The USA or the New whatever? The most recent season is.

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Speaker 2: There's the US, same one and there's a bridge. I

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Speaker 1: I mean they just bring in h random people the bombshells.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, come on, bro, I know.

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Speaker 2: You're part of these enjoying it.

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Speaker 5: Bro. I was it's like watching a car wreck, like

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Speaker 2: I literally said the same thing.

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Speaker 8: But you can get hooked, man, because then you're like,

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Speaker 4: That was from Hard Knocks last night.

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Speaker 3: Guys, I gotta tell you Austin read his face when

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Speaker 4: How stressed is the rookie quarterback?

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Speaker 3: Because this is one of those things where someone's like, hey,

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Speaker 3: I think he was like like kind of tiptoeing, like

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Speaker 3: the US testing him. I really felt for the rookie

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Speaker 5: I Like on shows like that, there's always like there's

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Speaker 5: always felt that way about a TV show, Peter, what

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Speaker 5: do you blow deck?

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Speaker 2: That's your thing?

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Speaker 6: I love that below deck? You know what's that?

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Speaker 7: It's like Mediterranean cruise does that the staff are just

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Speaker 6: Great, it sounds awesome.

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Speaker 2: Just wait, just.

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Speaker 6: Wait, it's five. It gets really all of a sudden.

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Speaker 3: Hampton's I know.

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Speaker 6: Let me tell you this. Let me tell you this.

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Speaker 7: That kid right there, that Austin Reid, he has been

439
00:18:12,188 --> 00:18:14,348
Speaker 7: a star on Hard Knocks through two weeks.

440
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Speaker 2: He had a.

441
00:18:14,868 --> 00:18:18,228
Speaker 7: Great charming moment as they where Sean McDermott through a

442
00:18:18,308 --> 00:18:22,148
Speaker 7: challenge flag on a fourth down play that Austin and

443
00:18:22,188 --> 00:18:26,068
Speaker 7: they show read like Sean McDermott's gonna throw a challenge flag.

444
00:18:26,148 --> 00:18:28,908
Speaker 2: He's like, but what are you doing? And like, look,

445
00:18:28,948 --> 00:18:29,468
Speaker 2: I don't know if.

446
00:18:29,348 --> 00:18:30,388
Speaker 6: Boston Red is making the team.

447
00:18:30,388 --> 00:18:32,348
Speaker 7: Sean mcdermot's a made man in the league, and like,

448
00:18:32,588 --> 00:18:34,708
Speaker 7: I just love that this kid has got a personality

449
00:18:34,748 --> 00:18:36,108
Speaker 7: and we might we might not see me in the

450
00:18:36,228 --> 00:18:39,188
Speaker 7: NFL for years and years and years, But through two episodes,

451
00:18:39,188 --> 00:18:40,428
Speaker 7: he's been a stud on this show.

452
00:18:40,548 --> 00:18:43,188
Speaker 2: Yeah. I like his parents' support too. That's been pretty cool.

453
00:18:43,308 --> 00:18:45,708
Speaker 4: Just yep.

454
00:18:45,788 --> 00:18:50,068
Speaker 3: He saw Roman Dunze perform his rookie Talent show song.

455
00:18:50,508 --> 00:18:52,028
Speaker 4: What is it he did?

456
00:18:52,188 --> 00:18:52,468
Speaker 2: He did?

457
00:18:52,668 --> 00:18:55,668
Speaker 3: Once the team commits, it's very helpful. I was worried

458
00:18:55,668 --> 00:18:57,508
Speaker 3: there for just a second. How does it make us

459
00:18:57,508 --> 00:18:58,708
Speaker 3: all feel about the Bears right now?

460
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Speaker 2: Kyle?

461
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Speaker 5: I mean, we always feel great about the Hard Knocks team.

462
00:19:03,708 --> 00:19:05,788
Speaker 5: They're gonna win every game. They look so good. The

463
00:19:05,868 --> 00:19:08,748
Speaker 5: slow motion sprinklers and all that. I alluded to this

464
00:19:08,788 --> 00:19:11,028
Speaker 5: in the last segment that you know. I've talked a

465
00:19:11,068 --> 00:19:12,828
Speaker 5: lot about the Bears over the last couple of weeks,

466
00:19:12,868 --> 00:19:16,068
Speaker 5: and I get messages chirping about enough with the Bears,

467
00:19:16,148 --> 00:19:19,588
Speaker 5: enough with the Bears. I love if people are getting

468
00:19:19,628 --> 00:19:22,148
Speaker 5: sick of the Bears. I love it because if you're

469
00:19:22,148 --> 00:19:24,548
Speaker 5: getting sick of a team, they're doing something right.

470
00:19:24,868 --> 00:19:26,748
Speaker 2: There's a lot of people sick of the Chiefs. There's

471
00:19:26,788 --> 00:19:28,628
Speaker 2: a lot of people sick of the Patriots for years.

472
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Speaker 5: I want you to be sick of a team because

473
00:19:31,708 --> 00:19:32,428
Speaker 5: we're showing them.

474
00:19:32,668 --> 00:19:34,308
Speaker 2: And believe me, if they.

475
00:19:34,308 --> 00:19:36,228
Speaker 5: Start winning with this team and they come out too

476
00:19:36,228 --> 00:19:39,108
Speaker 5: and one and they win that Week two nationally televised

477
00:19:39,108 --> 00:19:41,148
Speaker 5: game against the Texans, you think you're sick of them.

478
00:19:41,228 --> 00:19:43,228
Speaker 5: Now it's going to be Bears twenty four to seven.

479
00:19:43,268 --> 00:19:45,588
Speaker 5: I'm sorry to tell you. There goes DJ Moore through

480
00:19:45,588 --> 00:19:49,148
Speaker 5: the night. I think they look great loose. We'll see

481
00:19:49,748 --> 00:19:52,428
Speaker 5: the head coach has never accomplished much, the quarterback's never

482
00:19:52,468 --> 00:19:55,868
Speaker 5: done anything. But I like that people are sick of them,

483
00:19:55,908 --> 00:19:56,388
Speaker 5: stay sick.

484
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Speaker 2: I like it.

485
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Speaker 7: Hey, I will add this the highest rated premiere in

486
00:20:02,868 --> 00:20:05,828
Speaker 7: the last five years. Was last this week's Hard Knocks

487
00:20:05,828 --> 00:20:08,948
Speaker 7: premiere of the Chicago Bears on Hard Knocks, so people

488
00:20:08,988 --> 00:20:13,068
Speaker 7: are watching the Bears, fans are activated, and the first episode,

489
00:20:13,188 --> 00:20:15,268
Speaker 7: if I give you my honest review, was like a

490
00:20:15,268 --> 00:20:17,868
Speaker 7: lot of character building. We're gonna get to know Maddieberflus, Well,

491
00:20:17,868 --> 00:20:19,748
Speaker 7: we know Maddieberflut. We're gonna get to know Caleb Williams,

492
00:20:19,868 --> 00:20:22,628
Speaker 7: we know Cablebs. The episode that happened last night, which

493
00:20:22,668 --> 00:20:26,828
Speaker 7: I watched, it's football, like Jalen Johnson and Keenan Allen

494
00:20:26,868 --> 00:20:28,548
Speaker 7: are going out at it on the sidelines.

495
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Speaker 6: It's great.

496
00:20:29,468 --> 00:20:32,348
Speaker 7: You've got Wheeler the running back trying to make the

497
00:20:32,428 --> 00:20:35,108
Speaker 7: team and Chad Moore in the running backs coaches chewing

498
00:20:35,148 --> 00:20:38,188
Speaker 7: him out like there was actual football in Caleb. He's

499
00:20:38,228 --> 00:20:40,388
Speaker 7: the biggest show in town. The guy is awesome and

500
00:20:40,428 --> 00:20:42,468
Speaker 7: there's a great humanity in him. So far that we've

501
00:20:42,468 --> 00:20:45,828
Speaker 7: seen thirsty two episodes where he's not this cocky know

502
00:20:45,988 --> 00:20:49,108
Speaker 7: it all, like he's hanging with Brett Rippon, Austin Reid

503
00:20:49,188 --> 00:20:50,948
Speaker 7: and Tyson Bagent and he's just one of the guys.

504
00:20:50,988 --> 00:20:53,068
Speaker 6: Yeah, I'm really growing to like Caleb through the show.

505
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Speaker 8: I mean, you guys know how much of a fan

506
00:20:54,988 --> 00:20:58,148
Speaker 8: I am of the Los Angeles Lakers. And ironically, this

507
00:20:58,308 --> 00:21:03,188
Speaker 8: comparison happens on my favorite basketball player's birthday, Magic Johnson.

508
00:21:03,228 --> 00:21:07,148
Speaker 8: Shout out to Magic Johnson, Happy Birthday. But Caleb Williams

509
00:21:07,188 --> 00:21:11,028
Speaker 8: reminds me a lot of the impact that Magic Johnson

510
00:21:11,108 --> 00:21:13,668
Speaker 8: had coming to LA. There was an excitement, there was

511
00:21:13,708 --> 00:21:15,948
Speaker 8: a smile that he has that lit up a city

512
00:21:15,988 --> 00:21:19,348
Speaker 8: from Los Angeles to Bangor Maine. And I think Caleb

513
00:21:19,468 --> 00:21:21,748
Speaker 8: has that same thing. Whenever you see him he's smiling,

514
00:21:21,788 --> 00:21:25,388
Speaker 8: there's this relax this ease to him, this comfort, and

515
00:21:25,428 --> 00:21:28,868
Speaker 8: I'm like, Kyler to your point, man, I am really

516
00:21:28,988 --> 00:21:31,548
Speaker 8: feeling like I'm like, I'm like falling in love with

517
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Speaker 8: the Chicago Bears.

518
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Speaker 2: And I've never been a Bears fan ever.

519
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Speaker 8: The only person I ever liked from the Chicago Bears

520
00:21:36,388 --> 00:21:39,668
Speaker 8: was Refrigerator Perry, and that's because he had refrigerator in front.

521
00:21:39,468 --> 00:21:41,028
Speaker 2: Of his name. That was it.

522
00:21:41,708 --> 00:21:43,948
Speaker 8: And now all of a sudden, I'm like, I'm into it.

523
00:21:44,068 --> 00:21:46,628
Speaker 8: So and then shout out to to Chad more than

524
00:21:47,268 --> 00:21:50,028
Speaker 8: Ian Wheeler. I love that kind of like the dog

525
00:21:50,188 --> 00:21:52,708
Speaker 8: days of two a days and you have a coach.

526
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Speaker 8: And my dad used to say this, if your coach

527
00:21:56,028 --> 00:21:58,948
Speaker 8: isn't on you and screaming at you, then that it

528
00:21:59,068 --> 00:22:01,748
Speaker 8: means they don't That means they don't care, right, And

529
00:22:01,788 --> 00:22:04,268
Speaker 8: if they're on you, they care. So I think this

530
00:22:04,428 --> 00:22:05,988
Speaker 8: kid might end up making the team coach.

531
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Speaker 4: Scream with the love language.

532
00:22:08,668 --> 00:22:13,548
Speaker 5: How far you didn't like Brian Erlacker, Devin Hester, Jake Cutler,

533
00:22:13,708 --> 00:22:15,988
Speaker 5: we could go you didn't like any of those guys

534
00:22:15,988 --> 00:22:16,988
Speaker 5: over the years on the Bears.

535
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Speaker 8: I did like Devin Hester. I did like brian Erlaker,

536
00:22:19,628 --> 00:22:22,268
Speaker 8: but you have to remember with Ermaker, I was competing,

537
00:22:22,468 --> 00:22:24,748
Speaker 8: so it was a difference, you know what I mean.

538
00:22:24,908 --> 00:22:28,068
Speaker 8: Devin Hester I grew to appreciate, but going back earlier,

539
00:22:28,188 --> 00:22:30,388
Speaker 8: like it was a refrigerator parent.

540
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Speaker 2: That's my favorite Chicago. That's it. That's all I have

541
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Speaker 2: for you. I'm sorry.

542
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Speaker 3: I like just the ten second we had insight into

543
00:22:37,348 --> 00:22:39,788
Speaker 3: the meeting room where because we always hear about this

544
00:22:39,868 --> 00:22:41,668
Speaker 3: after the fact, especially if things don't go well for

545
00:22:41,828 --> 00:22:45,988
Speaker 3: rookie quarterback like man, the attention to detail just wasn't there, Like, oh,

546
00:22:46,028 --> 00:22:49,028
Speaker 3: we wasn't We're seeing all those little insights into kileb

547
00:22:49,028 --> 00:22:51,548
Speaker 3: Williams when they were having a meeting room talking about

548
00:22:51,588 --> 00:22:55,028
Speaker 3: the officiating cruise, and Caleb Williams goes, yes, well, how

549
00:22:55,068 --> 00:22:56,868
Speaker 3: often am I going to see these guys? And they're

550
00:22:56,908 --> 00:22:59,948
Speaker 3: giving him a bio Craig Rohlsat, who knew an athletic

551
00:23:00,028 --> 00:23:01,788
Speaker 3: director or at a prep school in Seattle. I had

552
00:23:01,788 --> 00:23:03,948
Speaker 3: no idea, but like, this is the kind of stuff.

553
00:23:03,668 --> 00:23:04,228
Speaker 4: You care about.

554
00:23:04,428 --> 00:23:07,028
Speaker 3: There's seventeen crews and you can see him listening and

555
00:23:07,028 --> 00:23:09,748
Speaker 3: calculating this information and like, oh, it's.

556
00:23:09,588 --> 00:23:11,988
Speaker 4: The hard knocks cars. I'm drunk on it.

557
00:23:12,188 --> 00:23:12,388
Speaker 2: Yeah.

558
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Speaker 8: You know what's interesting about that because I never I

559
00:23:15,188 --> 00:23:17,788
Speaker 8: used to always figure out, like, how did the quarterbacks

560
00:23:17,948 --> 00:23:21,348
Speaker 8: know all these officials? I never knew any of the officials.

561
00:23:21,508 --> 00:23:23,428
Speaker 8: Only knew Ed Hockeley and Mike Carrey.

562
00:23:23,148 --> 00:23:23,548
Speaker 2: That was it.

563
00:23:23,588 --> 00:23:25,748
Speaker 8: But the other guys that never knew, So that was

564
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Speaker 8: cool that they were giving him a breakdown like that.

565
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Speaker 7: Yeah, if you didn't see it, here's the scene as

566
00:23:30,588 --> 00:23:33,628
Speaker 7: Jamie was detailing. It's a guy named Harry Freed. Do

567
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Speaker 7: you know who Harry Freed is. That's Jared Freed, our

568
00:23:36,428 --> 00:23:38,708
Speaker 7: old friend of the show. That's his little brother and

569
00:23:38,868 --> 00:23:42,908
Speaker 7: his job is to help prep Caleb Williams on who

570
00:23:43,068 --> 00:23:46,148
Speaker 7: the different officials are, so that you can have a relationship.

571
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Speaker 6: With these guys.

572
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Speaker 7: And like Jamie said, he's talking about how.

573
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Speaker 6: Craig Rohlstad, one of the great officials of.

574
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Speaker 7: The league, is actually an ad or an administrator at

575
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Speaker 7: a prep school and up in Washington State. But Harry Freed,

576
00:23:57,268 --> 00:23:59,228
Speaker 7: Jared Fried's little brother, a little friend of the show.

577
00:23:59,268 --> 00:24:00,348
Speaker 6: Actually, I think Jared.

578
00:24:00,108 --> 00:24:02,028
Speaker 5: Freed was once on the program dressed as a taco

579
00:24:02,188 --> 00:24:05,628
Speaker 5: or something like that. I just the best. The best

580
00:24:05,628 --> 00:24:08,108
Speaker 5: I can contribute is the little inside information. There's a

581
00:24:08,108 --> 00:24:09,508
Speaker 5: guy who works for the Bears, has been with him

582
00:24:09,508 --> 00:24:11,388
Speaker 5: for years as a friend of mine, and I text

583
00:24:11,468 --> 00:24:13,308
Speaker 5: him about a week ago and I go, give me

584
00:24:13,348 --> 00:24:15,628
Speaker 5: the real deal, like, how's it looking out there? Tell

585
00:24:15,668 --> 00:24:19,588
Speaker 5: me how this team is. He says, Caleb's coming along.

586
00:24:19,948 --> 00:24:22,988
Speaker 5: Defense is ridiculous, and I go, well, that sounds great,

587
00:24:22,988 --> 00:24:24,748
Speaker 5: but like I need a little more than coming along.

588
00:24:24,788 --> 00:24:26,068
Speaker 2: What are we talking about? This is a number one

589
00:24:26,068 --> 00:24:27,188
Speaker 2: overall pick. Is he ready?

590
00:24:27,468 --> 00:24:31,228
Speaker 5: And he said he'll be ready again. Defense is ridiculous.

591
00:24:31,348 --> 00:24:33,268
Speaker 5: That's what we've been talking about with the Bears. And

592
00:24:33,388 --> 00:24:36,148
Speaker 5: Peter mentioned if you have not seen hard knocks Jalen Johnson.

593
00:24:36,148 --> 00:24:39,628
Speaker 5: They're all Pro defensive back is just battling with Keenan

594
00:24:39,628 --> 00:24:43,828
Speaker 5: Allen all practice every practice, one on ones, talking, chirping,

595
00:24:44,148 --> 00:24:46,388
Speaker 5: and then after a few battles they sit Keenan Allen

596
00:24:46,388 --> 00:24:48,148
Speaker 5: down in front of the media and they say, how's

597
00:24:48,228 --> 00:24:50,668
Speaker 5: Jalen Johnson out there? And Keenan, to his credit, says,

598
00:24:50,828 --> 00:24:52,708
Speaker 5: I haven't had a catch on him, Like, I can't

599
00:24:52,708 --> 00:24:54,548
Speaker 5: get him. I'm going to get him one of these practices,

600
00:24:54,548 --> 00:24:56,908
Speaker 5: but I can't get open on him. The Bears defense

601
00:24:57,068 --> 00:24:59,988
Speaker 5: is very shortly now going to be the best kept secret.

602
00:25:00,108 --> 00:25:01,508
Speaker 2: This defense is going to blow up.

603
00:25:01,508 --> 00:25:06,668
Speaker 6: And you got a nice little piece there. Did you

604
00:25:06,708 --> 00:25:07,108
Speaker 6: see that.

605
00:25:07,108 --> 00:25:10,348
Speaker 7: Your Hard Knocks there's a nice g NFB spot And

606
00:25:10,388 --> 00:25:12,788
Speaker 7: I got jealous because it's your voice and it's wonderful

607
00:25:12,748 --> 00:25:14,428
Speaker 7: when you're talking about the NFL top wonder And I

608
00:25:14,468 --> 00:25:16,628
Speaker 7: was thinking, how can I get on Hard Knocks next week?

609
00:25:16,668 --> 00:25:18,428
Speaker 6: So here we go.

610
00:25:18,468 --> 00:25:20,028
Speaker 4: Give him something to think about.

611
00:25:20,148 --> 00:25:23,108
Speaker 7: Jamie, No sound hold on, give me give me a countdown,

612
00:25:23,108 --> 00:25:24,468
Speaker 7: three to one, James, give it to me, Give it.

613
00:25:24,468 --> 00:25:26,468
Speaker 4: To me three two action.

614
00:25:28,668 --> 00:25:32,388
Speaker 7: The thing about the Bears that really concerns me is

615
00:25:32,428 --> 00:25:35,188
Speaker 7: this coach's haircut gonna be Ryan Reynolds when it comes

616
00:25:35,188 --> 00:25:38,548
Speaker 7: December and January, or are the things gonna come undone?

617
00:25:38,828 --> 00:25:42,308
Speaker 6: That's the question in Chicago this month.

618
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Speaker 3: And here you I heard my voice. I was like, Oh,

619
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Speaker 3: Peter's gonna be big mad, all right.

620
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Speaker 4: We're gonna return on our show.

621
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Speaker 2: Congratulation.

622
00:26:07,468 --> 00:26:10,588
Speaker 3: My mind went a lot of places when this news

623
00:26:10,588 --> 00:26:13,108
Speaker 3: came out yesterday for the Vikings offense and the fact

624
00:26:13,108 --> 00:26:15,548
Speaker 3: that the tenth overall pick someone was so much potential,

625
00:26:15,548 --> 00:26:17,228
Speaker 3: but they wanted to put him in the right spot

626
00:26:17,308 --> 00:26:19,148
Speaker 3: and get all these things great, it's you're perfect for

627
00:26:19,228 --> 00:26:19,988
Speaker 3: JJ McCarthy.

628
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Speaker 4: Where do the Vikings go after Sam Donald?

629
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Speaker 3: And how do they handle this in the future of

630
00:26:24,828 --> 00:26:26,108
Speaker 3: their rookie quarterback.

631
00:26:27,548 --> 00:26:30,508
Speaker 7: Look, it's been a brutal last couple of months from Minnesota.

632
00:26:30,548 --> 00:26:32,628
Speaker 7: They had a horrible tragedy with one of their players,

633
00:26:32,668 --> 00:26:35,268
Speaker 7: They've got, you know, stuff off the field with other ones,

634
00:26:35,308 --> 00:26:36,988
Speaker 7: and then they've got this injury, and it's like, we

635
00:26:36,988 --> 00:26:38,708
Speaker 7: didn't want to start off the season this way. And

636
00:26:38,748 --> 00:26:41,068
Speaker 7: yet I still say, I don't think this sets them

637
00:26:41,108 --> 00:26:43,908
Speaker 7: back as long as JJ comes back in a couple months.

638
00:26:43,988 --> 00:26:46,148
Speaker 7: Like I think it was Sam Donald's team anyway. And

639
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Speaker 7: it's unfortunate for JJ McCarthy to hurt your meniscus in

640
00:26:50,268 --> 00:26:52,868
Speaker 7: the preseason game, on a game that everyone was lauding

641
00:26:52,908 --> 00:26:55,788
Speaker 7: and saying was unbelievable. Like I came on, you know,

642
00:26:56,028 --> 00:26:58,468
Speaker 7: admittedly Monday morning, I'm like JJ McCarthy looked awesome, Like

643
00:26:58,668 --> 00:27:00,908
Speaker 7: he looked great. So this is just terrible news for

644
00:27:00,988 --> 00:27:04,388
Speaker 7: him personally. But twenty one years old, long career left,

645
00:27:04,628 --> 00:27:06,628
Speaker 7: and Sam Donald was likely going to start anyway, So

646
00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:08,908
Speaker 7: I can't say that the season is derailed because of it.

647
00:27:09,708 --> 00:27:12,908
Speaker 8: Yeah, you know, I'm right there with you, Peter. We

648
00:27:12,948 --> 00:27:14,988
Speaker 8: already knew this was Sam Donald was going to be

649
00:27:15,068 --> 00:27:18,308
Speaker 8: the starter. And you know, first off, I'm wishing JJ

650
00:27:18,428 --> 00:27:22,148
Speaker 8: McCarthy a speedy recovery. I know that meniscus can be,

651
00:27:22,308 --> 00:27:25,508
Speaker 8: you know, problematic, but I also know too that I

652
00:27:25,508 --> 00:27:28,868
Speaker 8: believe he can heal quickly from that. But you know,

653
00:27:28,908 --> 00:27:31,068
Speaker 8: this also gives him It takes the pressure off for

654
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Speaker 8: coach O'Connell, It takes the pressure off the fans. I

655
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Speaker 8: think there is this this this thing that happens when

656
00:27:36,748 --> 00:27:38,628
Speaker 8: you get a guy who's a first round draft pick,

657
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Speaker 8: you want to rush him in.

658
00:27:40,028 --> 00:27:41,268
Speaker 2: There's just rush, rush, rush.

659
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Speaker 8: I think this gives everybody just an opportunity to take

660
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Speaker 8: a deep breath, let him recover, let him kind of

661
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Speaker 8: get acclimated to the NFL game, taking the mental reps,

662
00:27:50,108 --> 00:27:51,988
Speaker 8: and he'll be ready when his time is when his

663
00:27:52,068 --> 00:27:52,628
Speaker 8: time is up.

664
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Speaker 5: That is a glass of half full way of looking

665
00:27:55,948 --> 00:27:57,388
Speaker 5: at it. That it relieves the pressure. And I think

666
00:27:57,388 --> 00:27:59,708
Speaker 5: there would have been pressure because I don't think Sam

667
00:27:59,748 --> 00:28:01,308
Speaker 5: Donald is the answer, and if he wasn't going to

668
00:28:01,388 --> 00:28:03,508
Speaker 5: start the opener, I feel like JJ would have been

669
00:28:03,548 --> 00:28:05,348
Speaker 5: out there within the first few weeks of the season.

670
00:28:05,588 --> 00:28:07,948
Speaker 5: Maybe not Now, it's just crazy. The guy starts forty

671
00:28:08,028 --> 00:28:10,268
Speaker 5: games in college, goes out in the NFL field for

672
00:28:10,308 --> 00:28:12,308
Speaker 5: ten seconds and he has this looks like a major

673
00:28:12,428 --> 00:28:15,348
Speaker 5: knee injury. But look, the attitude around him is fantastic.

674
00:28:15,748 --> 00:28:18,028
Speaker 5: JJ tweets love you Viking Nation, I'll be back in

675
00:28:18,028 --> 00:28:20,828
Speaker 5: no time, and then he tweets a'mor fati, which is

676
00:28:20,948 --> 00:28:24,348
Speaker 5: Latin Latin for loving fate like you are the hand

677
00:28:24,348 --> 00:28:26,028
Speaker 5: that your dealt is the one that you roll with

678
00:28:26,068 --> 00:28:28,988
Speaker 5: a very positive attitude. Every single piece of body we've

679
00:28:28,988 --> 00:28:31,188
Speaker 5: ever gotten from him since we started watching him in college,

680
00:28:31,188 --> 00:28:35,468
Speaker 5: so annoying bummer and call it whatever you want. I

681
00:28:35,508 --> 00:28:37,068
Speaker 5: want him back as soon as possible because I think

682
00:28:37,108 --> 00:28:37,908
Speaker 5: the Vikings need him.

683
00:28:38,228 --> 00:28:40,948
Speaker 3: We are thrilled now to have two members of the

684
00:28:40,948 --> 00:28:44,348
Speaker 3: Colts Organization joining us for its as vice chair and owner,

685
00:28:44,628 --> 00:28:48,828
Speaker 3: Kaylin Jackson, along with veteran Kenny Moore, the second joining

686
00:28:48,908 --> 00:28:51,468
Speaker 3: us today friends of our show, have to talk all

687
00:28:51,508 --> 00:28:53,788
Speaker 3: things Colts, both on the field and off the field.

688
00:28:53,828 --> 00:28:57,668
Speaker 3: Good morning to you both, Good morning, good morning, awesome.

689
00:28:57,708 --> 00:29:00,548
Speaker 3: So the Colts, as we know, have a wonderful initiative

690
00:29:00,588 --> 00:29:03,668
Speaker 3: called Kicking the Stigma. You can see it's son Kenny's

691
00:29:03,628 --> 00:29:05,948
Speaker 3: shirt there, which we're all excited to hear about. But

692
00:29:06,388 --> 00:29:08,668
Speaker 3: let's cover Colts Camp first and then we're going to

693
00:29:08,708 --> 00:29:11,388
Speaker 3: take it to Kicking the Stigma. I think you can

694
00:29:11,428 --> 00:29:14,628
Speaker 3: both speak to this, Kailan first, as a family, as

695
00:29:14,668 --> 00:29:17,428
Speaker 3: a Colts fan, and you know, knowing Indianapolis as well

696
00:29:17,468 --> 00:29:19,828
Speaker 3: as you do. How thrilling was it to see Anthony

697
00:29:19,948 --> 00:29:22,308
Speaker 3: Richardson back on the field, back in game action for

698
00:29:22,348 --> 00:29:24,268
Speaker 3: the first time since his injury last weekend.

699
00:29:25,308 --> 00:29:27,908
Speaker 10: It was so exciting, and I think you know, when

700
00:29:27,988 --> 00:29:30,628
Speaker 10: something like that happens, you count down the days and

701
00:29:30,748 --> 00:29:34,148
Speaker 10: you know him more than anyone was waiting to get

702
00:29:34,188 --> 00:29:37,188
Speaker 10: back out there. But he looks great, and I know

703
00:29:37,268 --> 00:29:39,668
Speaker 10: everyone's excited to have him back in the locker room

704
00:29:39,708 --> 00:29:41,508
Speaker 10: as well. I mean, he was a leader even when

705
00:29:41,548 --> 00:29:43,628
Speaker 10: he was on the sideline, and so for him to

706
00:29:43,628 --> 00:29:45,468
Speaker 10: be able to be back on the field is so exciting.

707
00:29:45,508 --> 00:29:49,428
Speaker 10: I know the guys are pumped. I think, like many

708
00:29:49,748 --> 00:29:51,508
Speaker 10: like Kenny, we're glad to have Kenny back, and so

709
00:29:51,548 --> 00:29:54,988
Speaker 10: many guys back. It's a young team and I think

710
00:29:54,988 --> 00:29:56,388
Speaker 10: there's just a lot to be excited about.

711
00:29:58,068 --> 00:29:58,388
Speaker 6: Kenny.

712
00:29:58,388 --> 00:30:00,108
Speaker 7: You've become one of the faces of the Colts. It's

713
00:30:00,108 --> 00:30:02,348
Speaker 7: so great to have you here on the show today.

714
00:30:02,348 --> 00:30:03,148
Speaker 7: And you had a really.

715
00:30:03,028 --> 00:30:05,508
Speaker 6: Cool interception last week of those tip drill types.

716
00:30:05,868 --> 00:30:07,788
Speaker 7: I know it's just the preseason, but it still has

717
00:30:07,788 --> 00:30:09,748
Speaker 7: to get the blood going here. Can you take us

718
00:30:09,748 --> 00:30:11,308
Speaker 7: through that play and how cool it was to get

719
00:30:11,348 --> 00:30:12,068
Speaker 7: the defense going.

720
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Speaker 9: I mean, even if it doesn't count, it's still counts.

721
00:30:16,988 --> 00:30:22,148
Speaker 9: The confidence, the momentum, the hype and joy on the saline.

722
00:30:23,508 --> 00:30:26,028
Speaker 2: You know, I'm a man and man coverage and.

723
00:30:26,028 --> 00:30:29,508
Speaker 9: I'll see the back he's looking out of the backfield

724
00:30:30,268 --> 00:30:34,148
Speaker 9: trying to get the first down. He's bobbling the ball

725
00:30:34,348 --> 00:30:36,868
Speaker 9: and I just did my best to secure it first,

726
00:30:36,948 --> 00:30:38,788
Speaker 9: and obviously I'm trying to get up and go. So

727
00:30:40,308 --> 00:30:42,268
Speaker 9: it was good to have that type of momentum for

728
00:30:42,308 --> 00:30:44,548
Speaker 9: the team, and obviously we had a couple more.

729
00:30:47,068 --> 00:30:49,508
Speaker 5: Well, a question for both of you. You look at

730
00:30:49,508 --> 00:30:51,788
Speaker 5: your phone right now in August, you turn on the

731
00:30:51,828 --> 00:30:56,708
Speaker 5: TV and it's just Texans, Texans, Texans, Texans everywhere. Oh

732
00:30:56,748 --> 00:31:00,228
Speaker 5: my goodness, so much Houston, Texas. Everybody loves the Texans.

733
00:31:00,588 --> 00:31:05,308
Speaker 5: Interestingly enough, the schedule makers showed zero chick and has

734
00:31:05,468 --> 00:31:09,868
Speaker 5: Colts Texans week one, Week one my friends at.

735
00:31:09,748 --> 00:31:10,428
Speaker 2: Home for you?

736
00:31:10,828 --> 00:31:12,708
Speaker 5: So how do you feel about this? It's a long

737
00:31:12,748 --> 00:31:16,388
Speaker 5: time in division rival, but you've got CJ. Stroud, Anthony Richardson.

738
00:31:16,428 --> 00:31:18,988
Speaker 5: Things are going in new directions for both teams. What's

739
00:31:18,988 --> 00:31:21,028
Speaker 5: the state of the Colts Texans ravel right now? Because

740
00:31:21,028 --> 00:31:22,148
Speaker 5: you're gonna see him a few weeks.

741
00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:28,148
Speaker 9: You want to take Againny, Sure, it's a football game

742
00:31:28,148 --> 00:31:30,708
Speaker 9: and it's week one football games home.

743
00:31:31,148 --> 00:31:31,708
Speaker 2: Ready to go.

744
00:31:31,988 --> 00:31:34,668
Speaker 9: I don't really look at it, as you know, going

745
00:31:34,708 --> 00:31:36,188
Speaker 9: back and forth. I just see that as a football

746
00:31:36,268 --> 00:31:38,868
Speaker 9: game is just as important as week too, and audio

747
00:31:38,868 --> 00:31:41,668
Speaker 9: other games, so so it's a week for me to

748
00:31:42,548 --> 00:31:46,388
Speaker 9: prepare and get ready for and I'm feeling very opportunistic.

749
00:31:46,868 --> 00:31:51,348
Speaker 10: Well yeah, I mean thing for us it's it's it's

750
00:31:51,428 --> 00:31:53,588
Speaker 10: week one, like you said. But I think it's exciting.

751
00:31:53,628 --> 00:31:55,748
Speaker 10: I mean, it's an exciting time for the league, Like

752
00:31:55,868 --> 00:31:57,708
Speaker 10: we give a young team, like I said, but it's

753
00:31:57,748 --> 00:32:00,948
Speaker 10: fun to see these young quarterbacks, you know, making their way.

754
00:32:00,988 --> 00:32:04,108
Speaker 10: And I know that you know, Ar and CJ have

755
00:32:04,108 --> 00:32:08,148
Speaker 10: a good relationships. So I think it'll be a fun game. Obviously,

756
00:32:09,508 --> 00:32:10,988
Speaker 10: we hope that we come out on top.

757
00:32:12,148 --> 00:32:16,068
Speaker 8: Yeah, and Kaitlyn, there's another game being played off the field.

758
00:32:16,108 --> 00:32:20,028
Speaker 8: And you know, kicking the stigma is a crucial initiative. Now,

759
00:32:20,068 --> 00:32:22,908
Speaker 8: how does it help raise awareness about mental health and

760
00:32:23,268 --> 00:32:26,388
Speaker 8: work to eliminate the stigma that is so often, you know,

761
00:32:26,508 --> 00:32:28,908
Speaker 8: surrounding mental health disorders.

762
00:32:30,828 --> 00:32:33,508
Speaker 10: Yeah, so we started this initiative in twenty twenty. Ironically,

763
00:32:33,588 --> 00:32:35,948
Speaker 10: we had planned started before COVID hit, and then, as

764
00:32:35,948 --> 00:32:39,668
Speaker 10: we all know, the issue became that more concerning for

765
00:32:39,708 --> 00:32:42,988
Speaker 10: everyone and for us, it's something that's a personal issue

766
00:32:43,148 --> 00:32:46,068
Speaker 10: for us. You know, we've lived experience with it with

767
00:32:46,068 --> 00:32:49,508
Speaker 10: my dad and with myself. I've lived with anxiety, my

768
00:32:49,508 --> 00:32:52,188
Speaker 10: whole life, and we talked very openly about it, and

769
00:32:52,188 --> 00:32:54,228
Speaker 10: that was kind of the way we began, which is

770
00:32:54,268 --> 00:32:57,788
Speaker 10: this shouldn't be something that is in the dark anymore.

771
00:32:57,788 --> 00:32:59,468
Speaker 10: It should be out in the open. There should be

772
00:32:59,508 --> 00:33:03,428
Speaker 10: something that is talked about, and we really put resources

773
00:33:03,508 --> 00:33:09,308
Speaker 10: toward equitable access to resources, peer to peer resources, awareness

774
00:33:09,308 --> 00:33:12,588
Speaker 10: and stigma obviously, but really exciting thing last two years

775
00:33:12,628 --> 00:33:15,068
Speaker 10: is we've had a week at camp where we are

776
00:33:15,108 --> 00:33:18,668
Speaker 10: focusing on it with our players, and we've chosen it

777
00:33:18,708 --> 00:33:21,508
Speaker 10: to be the week that we've been in joint practices.

778
00:33:21,548 --> 00:33:23,388
Speaker 10: So last year it was with the Bears, this year

779
00:33:23,668 --> 00:33:26,108
Speaker 10: it's with the Cardinals, and it's just been a really

780
00:33:26,108 --> 00:33:28,748
Speaker 10: wonderful thing to see those teams come alongside us and

781
00:33:28,788 --> 00:33:31,468
Speaker 10: support this initiative with us because they see how important

782
00:33:31,508 --> 00:33:33,828
Speaker 10: it is as well. So, as you said, Kenny's wearing

783
00:33:34,188 --> 00:33:36,468
Speaker 10: our version of the shirt, and this is the version

784
00:33:36,948 --> 00:33:40,428
Speaker 10: of the Cardinals shirt. They'll be wearing them the game

785
00:33:41,268 --> 00:33:44,188
Speaker 10: and also the coaches will be wearing them in practice

786
00:33:44,908 --> 00:33:47,548
Speaker 10: this week, and it's just a way to talk to

787
00:33:47,628 --> 00:33:50,468
Speaker 10: show people that you're not alone, to show people that

788
00:33:51,668 --> 00:33:54,748
Speaker 10: you can redefine masculinity in a lot of ways and

789
00:33:54,788 --> 00:33:57,708
Speaker 10: that masculinely doesn't have to be not being open and

790
00:33:57,748 --> 00:34:00,068
Speaker 10: being vulnerable a lot of things you're going through. So

791
00:34:00,548 --> 00:34:03,508
Speaker 10: just really wonderful to be able to have the support

792
00:34:03,548 --> 00:34:07,748
Speaker 10: of other teams to do this together. And yesterday we

793
00:34:07,828 --> 00:34:10,988
Speaker 10: actually had Brian Dawkins come in and speak with the team.

794
00:34:11,508 --> 00:34:14,188
Speaker 10: I led a conversation with him with the team and

795
00:34:14,228 --> 00:34:18,388
Speaker 10: it was super impactful and powerful. His message is so strong,

796
00:34:18,548 --> 00:34:22,228
Speaker 10: and his ability to be open about what his struggles

797
00:34:22,228 --> 00:34:24,908
Speaker 10: were I think was really impactful for the team.

798
00:34:26,668 --> 00:34:29,268
Speaker 7: That's one of the most ferocious players on the field,

799
00:34:29,268 --> 00:34:31,188
Speaker 7: so for him to come out and show that vulnerability

800
00:34:31,228 --> 00:34:32,988
Speaker 7: is so important for the players to see. We had

801
00:34:32,988 --> 00:34:37,268
Speaker 7: Solomon Thomas on our show last week speaking similarly about

802
00:34:37,308 --> 00:34:39,788
Speaker 7: you know, you see me as this Greek god and

803
00:34:39,828 --> 00:34:42,268
Speaker 7: this statue physically, but you don't know what I've been

804
00:34:42,268 --> 00:34:44,308
Speaker 7: going through and it's okay to talk about it. Kenny,

805
00:34:44,508 --> 00:34:45,868
Speaker 7: you're an active player in the league, one of the

806
00:34:45,948 --> 00:34:48,028
Speaker 7: leaders of the league, and truly a leader in that.

807
00:34:47,988 --> 00:34:48,788
Speaker 6: Colts locker room.

808
00:34:49,028 --> 00:34:51,308
Speaker 7: How often are those conversations being had and what can

809
00:34:51,348 --> 00:34:54,308
Speaker 7: we do at home to help, you know, I guess

810
00:34:54,308 --> 00:34:56,868
Speaker 7: remove the stigma, but also you know, really lean into

811
00:34:56,948 --> 00:34:58,308
Speaker 7: mental health is just health.

812
00:34:59,868 --> 00:35:00,268
Speaker 2: I think.

813
00:35:00,588 --> 00:35:03,868
Speaker 9: You know, being on a team full of players, you

814
00:35:03,908 --> 00:35:06,188
Speaker 9: have certain guys that you'd like to talk to, and

815
00:35:06,228 --> 00:35:08,428
Speaker 9: I think that's the same way how it is in life.

816
00:35:08,748 --> 00:35:10,988
Speaker 9: You have certain family members, you have certain friends outside

817
00:35:10,988 --> 00:35:12,708
Speaker 9: of the football that you like to, you know, go

818
00:35:12,788 --> 00:35:13,228
Speaker 9: and talk.

819
00:35:13,108 --> 00:35:14,068
Speaker 2: To and be open with.

820
00:35:15,548 --> 00:35:18,028
Speaker 9: You know, teammates that you trust, Teammates that you've been

821
00:35:18,068 --> 00:35:22,348
Speaker 9: to battle with, Teammates who have been in similar situations

822
00:35:22,348 --> 00:35:26,868
Speaker 9: as you. You do your best to give certain advice

823
00:35:27,028 --> 00:35:30,388
Speaker 9: or just a helping hand, just being a good listener.

824
00:35:31,548 --> 00:35:33,508
Speaker 9: That's Those are the people that I like to talk to.

825
00:35:33,788 --> 00:35:37,468
Speaker 9: So I have a couple in the locker room. Those

826
00:35:37,588 --> 00:35:40,788
Speaker 9: talks I wouldn't say happened all the time, but I

827
00:35:40,788 --> 00:35:42,908
Speaker 9: think whenever they do happen, it's.

828
00:35:42,788 --> 00:35:43,588
Speaker 2: Always perfect time.

829
00:35:44,628 --> 00:35:47,068
Speaker 3: Just knowing that those people are available to you, Kenny, though,

830
00:35:47,268 --> 00:35:48,948
Speaker 3: is truly what's important.

831
00:35:49,188 --> 00:35:50,308
Speaker 4: You guys are doing awesome.

832
00:35:50,068 --> 00:35:52,428
Speaker 3: Stuff because people go to football because they love it,

833
00:35:52,468 --> 00:35:53,388
Speaker 3: they need an escape.

834
00:35:53,388 --> 00:35:54,908
Speaker 4: But to know that they also.

835
00:35:54,908 --> 00:35:57,188
Speaker 3: Have a place where if you're sitting on the couch

836
00:35:57,188 --> 00:35:59,428
Speaker 3: of somebody and you can have those conversations Kenny, like

837
00:35:59,468 --> 00:36:00,908
Speaker 3: you do in the locker room. I think it's good

838
00:36:00,948 --> 00:36:03,988
Speaker 3: for people to know that before we let you go, Kenny,

839
00:36:04,028 --> 00:36:06,828
Speaker 3: you brought some joy to people this summer close to you.

840
00:36:06,908 --> 00:36:10,108
Speaker 3: But also when you shared this video of you surprising

841
00:36:10,148 --> 00:36:12,348
Speaker 3: your mom with a new favorites.

842
00:36:12,588 --> 00:36:15,068
Speaker 4: Oh what's your favorite? What was this like for you?

843
00:36:15,348 --> 00:36:15,628
Speaker 2: Good?

844
00:36:18,388 --> 00:36:20,748
Speaker 9: I honestly can't even describe, you know, just watching this

845
00:36:20,868 --> 00:36:23,068
Speaker 9: video again, I haven't watched it in a little while,

846
00:36:23,108 --> 00:36:25,748
Speaker 9: but just seeing the emotions that my mother had.

847
00:36:26,108 --> 00:36:28,508
Speaker 2: I'm very similar to my mother, so.

848
00:36:28,428 --> 00:36:32,708
Speaker 9: I really didn't know how she would respond in this manner. However,

849
00:36:32,788 --> 00:36:34,148
Speaker 9: in the video, I thought she was going to run

850
00:36:34,188 --> 00:36:34,388
Speaker 9: out of.

851
00:36:34,388 --> 00:36:34,988
Speaker 2: The front door.

852
00:36:36,028 --> 00:36:39,268
Speaker 9: Look, but just seeing her and talking to her now,

853
00:36:39,308 --> 00:36:41,988
Speaker 9: you know, just asking about the house, it just seems

854
00:36:42,028 --> 00:36:45,108
Speaker 9: like she's in paradise each day, and it's a dream

855
00:36:45,108 --> 00:36:45,548
Speaker 9: come true.

856
00:36:45,548 --> 00:36:45,788
Speaker 2: For me.

857
00:36:46,148 --> 00:36:48,788
Speaker 9: It's always been a purpose of mom and a journey

858
00:36:48,788 --> 00:36:53,828
Speaker 9: and a good situation to go out and work my

859
00:36:53,828 --> 00:36:55,548
Speaker 9: hardest to be able to give my mom, you know,

860
00:36:55,588 --> 00:36:56,748
Speaker 9: some happy days.

861
00:36:56,828 --> 00:36:57,588
Speaker 4: So schedule you.

862
00:36:57,548 --> 00:36:59,788
Speaker 10: Told me was doing it before he did it, and

863
00:36:59,828 --> 00:37:01,268
Speaker 10: I was like, I can't wait to see the video.

864
00:37:02,188 --> 00:37:03,428
Speaker 10: You what a special cool thing.

865
00:37:03,508 --> 00:37:05,748
Speaker 3: You pull off a surprise very well, because it seems

866
00:37:05,788 --> 00:37:07,348
Speaker 3: like you made her get all the way into this

867
00:37:07,508 --> 00:37:11,868
Speaker 3: house and then you told her it was hers right.

868
00:37:11,988 --> 00:37:16,788
Speaker 2: So in May. So so at the.

869
00:37:16,748 --> 00:37:19,108
Speaker 9: Beginning of this year, you know, my mother she was

870
00:37:19,108 --> 00:37:22,588
Speaker 9: looking at houses and everything, and you know, I had

871
00:37:22,628 --> 00:37:24,628
Speaker 9: to come up on free agency, so I had a

872
00:37:24,628 --> 00:37:26,508
Speaker 9: lot on my plate. So I was like, mom, let

873
00:37:26,508 --> 00:37:30,788
Speaker 9: me just focus on ball, focus on work. And so,

874
00:37:31,028 --> 00:37:33,468
Speaker 9: you know, we get back to the colts and.

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00:37:33,148 --> 00:37:35,148
Speaker 2: In May we ended up.

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00:37:35,708 --> 00:37:37,588
Speaker 9: She ended up looking at this house and so on

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00:37:37,628 --> 00:37:41,828
Speaker 9: the listing it didn't have many pictures, and so I said, yeah,

878
00:37:41,868 --> 00:37:42,348
Speaker 9: you can go.

879
00:37:42,268 --> 00:37:44,708
Speaker 2: And visit this house with a realtor. She did.

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00:37:45,388 --> 00:37:47,548
Speaker 9: I went and play basketball Butler with some of the guys.

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00:37:47,588 --> 00:37:48,308
Speaker 2: Don't tell Kayln.

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00:37:53,228 --> 00:37:56,948
Speaker 9: And so she was bowing my phone up the realtor,

883
00:37:57,508 --> 00:38:01,468
Speaker 9: and so I said, you know, let me get back

884
00:38:01,508 --> 00:38:05,388
Speaker 9: with you. YadA, YadA, YadA. So I told the we

885
00:38:05,388 --> 00:38:08,148
Speaker 9: can go ahead and do it. However, my sisters, I

886
00:38:08,188 --> 00:38:12,028
Speaker 9: have sis sisters, they don't live in Valdosta. I wanted

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00:38:12,068 --> 00:38:14,108
Speaker 9: to make this this moment very special for my mother.

888
00:38:14,188 --> 00:38:17,588
Speaker 9: I wanted to make this moment special for my family.

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00:38:17,628 --> 00:38:20,708
Speaker 9: And so every year I host the camp back at

890
00:38:20,748 --> 00:38:24,188
Speaker 9: home and this weekend, the weekend that we had at.

891
00:38:25,028 --> 00:38:27,388
Speaker 9: My entire family was there, my sisters were there, and

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00:38:27,468 --> 00:38:30,788
Speaker 9: so we just came up with a plan to surprise her.

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00:38:30,948 --> 00:38:32,308
Speaker 2: I told her, you.

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00:38:32,308 --> 00:38:34,908
Speaker 9: Know, the weekend at a camp, you know, we can

895
00:38:34,948 --> 00:38:37,628
Speaker 9: start be looking at houses. And so she said okay,

896
00:38:38,108 --> 00:38:41,508
Speaker 9: and so we went around town.

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00:38:41,708 --> 00:38:42,828
Speaker 2: This this house.

898
00:38:42,868 --> 00:38:47,748
Speaker 9: Ended up, you know, being available, and everybody was inside and.

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00:38:47,788 --> 00:38:51,108
Speaker 3: Was SURPRISERR Oh my gosh, Caitlen, you look so proud

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Speaker 3: of Kenny to have them.

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00:38:52,548 --> 00:38:53,308
Speaker 4: In your organization.

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00:38:53,428 --> 00:38:54,988
Speaker 3: You guys should both be proud of what you're doing

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00:38:55,028 --> 00:38:58,068
Speaker 3: with kicking the stigma. Truly, two wonderful members of the

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Speaker 3: Colts organization coming on our show.

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Speaker 4: We appreciate you guys so much. Kicking the stigma. Everybody