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Speaker 1: We getation of getting back in action, your first football

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Speaker 1: game in a while. Uh man, uh, I can't stop

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Speaker 1: the middle of conversation. Just my mind doesn't get off

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Speaker 1: this game. Um, it's been a long time. It was

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Speaker 1: a lot of hard work in preparation that just to

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Speaker 1: So I'm excited. I'm really excited about this team and

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Speaker 1: the opportunity we have in front of us. But there's

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Speaker 1: been a lot of talk in the run up to

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Speaker 1: you against Jone Ramsey, and he made some comments in

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Speaker 1: the past. Do you worry about getting kind of suckered

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Speaker 1: into that trash talk a couple of years ago. I

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Speaker 1: think I learned my lesson, Um. But this is probably,

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Speaker 1: if not the best, one of the best corners in

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Speaker 1: the league. There's no way around it. Um. And this

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Speaker 1: this defense that they have is you know, they have

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Speaker 1: six seven Pro Bowlers maybe more on that team. They

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Speaker 1: have a very good scheme. They're probably the best defense

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Speaker 1: in the NFL. So we we have a a very

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Speaker 1: tough challenge ahead of us. But UM, I think we're

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Speaker 1: all excited about the opportunity. Just be able to come

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Speaker 1: back play football again. UM, I know that. I'm very excited.

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Speaker 1: So it's definitely gonna be It's definitely gonna be a

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Speaker 1: good match. Are you looking forward to that matchup? Yeah, definitely, Um, honestly,

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Speaker 1: I'm I'm more so looking forward to just playing football again. Um,

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Speaker 1: to be real with you, but yes, it is an

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Speaker 1: exciting matchup. It's a good test for you for yourself

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Speaker 1: in the first game against probably the best defense in

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Speaker 1: the league. I would say it makes him so good

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Speaker 1: everyone in the type of cornerback and you said, he's

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Speaker 1: up there, right, he's if he's not one, a, he's one.

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Speaker 1: B Uh. The only other person I know like like

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Speaker 1: that is Patrick Peterson. But um, I mean he's what

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Speaker 1: six three to fifteen, he runs for three like, I mean,

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Speaker 1: he's got all the intangibles. Um, he's athletic, um, and

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Speaker 1: he's just good. You know, he's just like I said,

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Speaker 1: he's just one of the best in the league. He

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Speaker 1: does he does it all. Yeah. It was funny. So

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Speaker 1: over the offseason, you know, we kind of got together

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Speaker 1: and we were just we're hanging out out doing whatever,

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Speaker 1: out and it's like, you know, I was joking with

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Speaker 1: him like, uh, you know, we play all what happens

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Speaker 1: if I run this, that the other and the next thing.

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Speaker 1: I know, the schedules out and we played in first game.

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Speaker 1: So it's funny how how life works and our guy

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Speaker 1: up week one and I'm sure you know it won't

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Speaker 1: we're both you know, very very competitive. I know that

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Speaker 1: for sure. So it's gonna be a good game. When

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Speaker 1: did you start doing work on? How long ago was that?

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Speaker 1: I mean, I've probably been watching him since he came

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Speaker 1: into league. I'm a fan of you know, I'm a

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Speaker 1: like I said, he's he's as good as they come.

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Speaker 1: You know, he can go down. Is you know that

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Speaker 1: he's doing now him before, No, I'm never going against him,

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Speaker 1: uh college no, no, no, no never. It's what kind

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Speaker 1: very different than it's been to you put your set

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Speaker 1: yourself up to succeed against him. Um. I have a

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Speaker 1: lot of confidence in this offense and Coach Schumer and

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Speaker 1: what he does and what he brings to the table. Um.

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Speaker 1: I love the way that we're preparing. I love the

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Speaker 1: way that he prepares. There's a lot of a lot

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Speaker 1: where to line up, assignment, UM, tending to detail, depth,

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Speaker 1: all those things are important. But Coach Schumer is probably

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Speaker 1: one of the best addit that I've seen. October, Did

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Speaker 1: you took a hit? Are you curious about getting out there?

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Speaker 1: Were in real action again? Um? Yes, obviously, you know.

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Speaker 1: It doesn't feel good to get hit. So it is

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Speaker 1: contract could do anymore for that target on my back,

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Speaker 1: inflicted by the world, inflicted by myself. That target has

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Speaker 1: You know, guys have always wanted to hit me and

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Speaker 1: just the reality of where I'm at in life. It's

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Speaker 1: just something I've had to deal with. When you when

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Speaker 1: matching up for Ramsey. Um, any concern about that? You said,

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Speaker 1: I learned my lessing? Was it that you love? Uh?

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Speaker 1: Just kind of you know this right here? You know,

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Speaker 1: What exactly happened? Um, And I kind of just I'm

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Speaker 1: you know, the history repeats itself and in the past,

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Speaker 1: You know, I've been on it, so it's all goods. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: Like I said, after you see, you know, everything flash

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Speaker 1: whole career, You're thinking about everything. Will you ever get

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Speaker 1: You have a different perspective in life, you know. Just

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Speaker 1: complete I don't want to say I'm a different person,

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Speaker 1: but I have different outlooks and perspectives on things. Uh.

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Speaker 1: I've had a lot happen to where you have to

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Speaker 1: take that learn and you grow from it. The talent

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Speaker 1: I mean, we drafted a decent running back, like I said, Um,

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Speaker 1: say Kawn uh and just seeing him, he's he's different. Um,

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Speaker 1: past of his career over there with the man in

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Speaker 1: Shandon's and d Thomas. But he's a guy who can

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Speaker 1: make plays. So I'm just looking for I mean, we

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Speaker 1: have them all around, the old lines improved, you know,

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Speaker 1: they all they all walk out to practice together. There's

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Speaker 1: a lot of camaraderie going on there. There's a there's

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Speaker 1: a brotherhood that's in this locker room. I think, Um

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Speaker 1: that stem from the head coach, um doing what he's

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Speaker 1: It's at home. Uh you know, this is this is

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Speaker 1: this is our home, is our family, the Giants crowd.

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Speaker 1: So um, I couldn't ask for a better place to

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Speaker 1: have the first game, to get a chance on a

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Speaker 1: part return. Absolutely, um anytime. I just love having the

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