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Speaker 1: another pod, A bark Tank Bonus pod, presented to you

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Speaker 1: by Sugardale from the home office.

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Speaker 2: Here.

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Speaker 1: My name is Andrew Ciciliano, the voice of Still a

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Speaker 1: Bit Shot. So I apologize for the nails on the

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Speaker 1: chalkboard feel of this, but we had to get in

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Speaker 1: here and get down to the studio and do the

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Speaker 1: breaking news. And that is a news on Friday morning

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Speaker 1: from the Browns early afternoon that Deshaun Watson retore his achilles.

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Speaker 1: You kind of knew this was coming after a somewhat

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Speaker 1: ominous rather declaration on Monday by Andrew Barry that he

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Speaker 1: has had a setback. We had Andrew on the pod

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Speaker 1: on Thursday when we recorded it in the Browns. GM

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Speaker 1: said at that point no new update. But it was

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Speaker 1: news that there was no new update if you follow

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Speaker 1: what I'm saying. If by Thursday you did not know that, Hey,

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Speaker 1: dodge the bullet. Hey he's going to be fine. Hey

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Speaker 1: it was a scare, but he's good, then you kind

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Speaker 1: of knew this was coming.

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Speaker 2: Browns won't give a timeline.

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Speaker 1: But they will say he's going to be a significant

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Speaker 1: portion of the twenty twenty five season. I'm going to

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Speaker 1: read this to you direct from the Browns release. Watson's

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Speaker 1: recovery time and return to play status is uncertain. He

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Speaker 1: will likely miss significant time during the twenty twenty five season.

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Speaker 1: Deshaun quote complained of discomfort after rolling his ankle in

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Speaker 1: Miami end quote. The Browns release goes on to say

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Speaker 1: that MRI results demonstrated a rerupture in the Achilles tendon.

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Speaker 1: Doctor Bob Anderson and Charlotte, who did the initial surgery

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Speaker 1: these surgeries for NFL players. He's done countless surgeries for

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Speaker 1: NFL players, redid the surgery on Thursday, and Shawn's status

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Speaker 1: is uncertain for twenty twenty five, likely going to miss

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Speaker 1: the rest of the season.

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Speaker 2: What does it mean, Well.

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Speaker 1: The Browns are picking number two overall, and you better

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Speaker 1: believe at a number two overall they have their eyes

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Speaker 1: on a quarterback. We discussed it with Andrew Berry on

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Speaker 1: the pod, the full version, which is still accessible at

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Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns dot com, on YouTube, the Browns channel, on

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Speaker 1: the Browns app Everything. Andrew did not shive from the

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Speaker 1: fact that they're going to have to remake the quarterback room,

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Speaker 1: and a quarterback is very much.

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Speaker 2: In play at number two. And when I asked him.

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Speaker 1: Point blank, will you go with the quarterback at two

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Speaker 1: and a veteran quarterback at the start of free agency

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Speaker 1: the start of the new league year in March, he

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Speaker 1: didn't say no. And I think that is the most

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Speaker 1: likely way to go. Now, you have to be very

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Speaker 1: clear with that veteran quarterback. You can't do, for example,

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Speaker 1: what the Falcons did with Kirk Cousins, sign a guy

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Speaker 1: when free agency opens and give no indication you're going

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Speaker 1: to draft a quarterback in the first round, and then

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Speaker 1: therefore it is a surprise in it. April two said

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Speaker 1: quarterback that you just gave money to when that card

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Speaker 1: gets handed in.

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Speaker 2: You can't do that.

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Speaker 1: And I know some people have theorized kirk Cousins. Sure

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Speaker 1: I've heard the name as well. Kevin has a relationship

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Speaker 1: with Kirk back to Minneapolis, Kirk Cousins. You're not gonna

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Speaker 2: And I'm not saying it's going to be him.

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Speaker 1: I'm just using him as the example because that is

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Speaker 1: I know the Brons are not going to operate that way.

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Speaker 1: Listen to use NFL network parlance. Path to the draft

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Speaker 1: quarterback is very much in play at number two.

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Speaker 2: On a personal level, you.

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Speaker 1: Got to feel for a guy who's battling back and

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Speaker 1: for anybody in that situation. Hope he gets back, Hope

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Speaker 1: he can continue an NFL career. An NFL career that

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Speaker 1: We haven't seen that guy since. Unfortunately he knows that,

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Speaker 1: he's still in the Cap.

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Speaker 2: This has not change anything financially for the Browns.

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Speaker 1: They have restructured that deal to make it more palatable

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Speaker 1: Of us, I think, and when I say us Brown's fans,

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Speaker 1: count me as a fan right now speaking, still trying

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Speaker 1: to get back to that moment we had in Baltimore

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Speaker 1: in October of twenty twenty three when DeShawn won fourteen

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Speaker 1: are more highlights to come that. Unfortunately, is that one

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Speaker 1: on the podium on Monday and reiterated, why go back

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Speaker 2: If you haven't go back and listen.

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Speaker 1: Why he felt the need to connect with all Browns

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Speaker 1: fans and use that word right out of the gate

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Speaker 1: yesterday Monday, but he reiterated it Thursday.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, quarterback is in play, very much in play, and

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Speaker 1: Doesn't mean they're going to take one, but it's definitely

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Speaker 1: You feel for a guy on a personal level, no

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Speaker 1: matter what you think of any of what's happened the last.

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Speaker 2: Couple of years. You know, rupturing your achilles twice has

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Speaker 1: Browns are going to Tottenham Stadium, which is the first

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Speaker 1: When it comes to the pitch, when it comes to

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Speaker 1: We don't know the opponent nor the week, but all

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Speaker 1: AFC teams have nine home games in twenty twenty five.

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Speaker 1: The Browns will send one of those home games to London.

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Speaker 1: Plan accordingly. We will know in April. Likely the announcement

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty five opponents. Those nine opponents are set. Go

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Speaker 1: to Cleveland Browns dot com to check them out. The

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Speaker 1: short version is we get the NFC North, not fun

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Speaker 1: Number one Browns going to London for the first time

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Speaker 1: news number two. Congratulations Miles Garrett. He is an All

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Speaker 1: Pro for the fourth time. He was double teamed thirty

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Speaker 1: I can make the argument even though Trey Hendrickson had

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Speaker 1: the award, the DPOY for his second consecutive years. Just

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Speaker 1: and a big congratulations to Callie Bronson, who is leaving

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Speaker 1: the Browns, which which is not good.

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Speaker 2: Right.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna miss Callie, the Browns assistant wide receivers coach.

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Speaker 1: But I cannot be happier for the opportunity that she

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Speaker 2: She has been named and this is a long title.

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Speaker 1: She's joining USA Football as the Senior Director of High

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Speaker 1: and international. It's awesome for Cali. We're gonna miss her.

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Speaker 1: She's been an invaluable part of that wide receiver room

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Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl coaching wide receivers. CALLI will be missed,

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Speaker 1: but I cannot be happier for her for this amazing,

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Speaker 1: truly amazing opportunity, and USA football has got a great one,

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Speaker 1: no breaking news that facilitates another bart Tank bonus pod,

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Speaker 1: but if we do have those breaking news items, then

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