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Speaker 1: Ay Dion is Ralph Dacciano from s and why thanks

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Speaker 1: for doing this call. You appreciate it. Just curious that

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Speaker 1: You know, I think you know it's a perfect you know,

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Speaker 1: and the unique opportunity you know, Um, Um, you know

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Speaker 1: my three years in New England and also you know, Um,

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Speaker 1: I grew up a giant stan so you know, it's

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Speaker 1: always a gain mind to be able to play for them.

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Speaker 1: So when I got the opportunity in these circumstances, I

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Speaker 1: couldn't pass it up. So you know, um, looking forward

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Speaker 1: to working with coach O Judge, playing from my hometown team,

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Speaker 1: and you know, and and get a work with sakoet

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Speaker 1: Matt lombardos Men dot Com. How you doing, man? I

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Speaker 1: don't know how you doing? Good? Good? Um you mentioned

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Speaker 1: um being able to reunite with Joe Judge, Um, what

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Speaker 1: about his pard It's kind of drew you to being here.

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Speaker 1: And um as far as him as a special team's

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Speaker 1: coach and your role in that area. Um. Have they

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Speaker 1: talked to you at all about um, you know, kick returns,

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Speaker 1: just being the backup running back. Um? No, you know, Um,

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Speaker 1: but you know, whatever they mean, whatever they need me

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Speaker 1: to do, I'm gonna do it, you know. Um. Obviously

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Speaker 1: you know I have a lot of experience with trying

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Speaker 1: sure that may come up. But you know, I'm open

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Speaker 1: the team win. So that's just my approach right now.

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Speaker 1: And m wment do whatever it takes it Dion, It's

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Speaker 1: it's arooute Backuiana again. What can you tell us about

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Speaker 1: playing for Joe Judge. We're obviously just getting known here,

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Speaker 1: don't really know his coaching style yet. What was your

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Speaker 1: experience with him? Like, UM, anybody's a lot of energy,

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Speaker 1: manum red a lot of energy. Um. You know, he's ready,

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Speaker 1: detail oriented. You know you're gonna be prepared. You want

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Speaker 1: how he wants you to do. It. I know he's

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Speaker 1: to make sure everybody's on the same page. Um, he's

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Speaker 1: you know the meetings are gonna be lively. You know,

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Speaker 1: he has a lot of jokes. I remember having a

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Speaker 1: lot of good jokes. So but you know, um, he's

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Speaker 1: wait to get to work for him. Do you know

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Speaker 1: Tom Rocking the News Day, When did you learn the

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Speaker 1: last few years about the role of being the second

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Speaker 1: running back behind a guy who who rarely comes off

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Speaker 1: the field. Um, no, one a lot. You know, just

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Speaker 1: You know, I'm more very honest. So you know, just

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Speaker 1: unique situation and um, you know, I think Gil would

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Speaker 1: Jordan Run from ESPN. I'm just wondering you come here.

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Speaker 1: You're obviously behind a back like Sake One. You know,

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Speaker 1: Who were your guys? Who was who was your team?

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Speaker 1: And uh, I guess you were up in the opening, right,

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Speaker 1: You know, I'm decided to get to work. And what

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Speaker 1: about reuniting with Nate's older that's my guy. Man, He's

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Speaker 1: the way you know, if needed, how much do you

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Speaker 1: So I'll be open to whatever they want me to do.

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Speaker 1: All right, Thanks to everyone ever, very weekend. Thanktually, I

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