WEBVTT - Welcome to Miami | Kamu Grugier-Hill

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<v Speaker 1>Practice, Patrick throwing Parker touchdowner. What a win for this

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphin team. Wow ah right, Miami Indeed, and free

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<v Speaker 1>agency is off to a rocking start as your Miami

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins have been busy bolstering the roster with quality signings,

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<v Speaker 1>freak athletes, intelligent, instinctive scheme fits, and we've been doing

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<v Speaker 1>it with clever cat management that keeps this roster in

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<v Speaker 1>terrific financial shape going forward. What's up, Dolphins? Travis Wingfield

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<v Speaker 1>with you here for a special series of the Drive

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<v Speaker 1>Time Podcast, part of the official podcast network of your

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<v Speaker 1>Miami Dolphins. We aren't making these shows with specific dates,

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<v Speaker 1>but we are rolling out a new episode per player signing,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll start with the details of the player's career,

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<v Speaker 1>taking a look at their counting stats, advanced metrics, film study,

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<v Speaker 1>character testimonies, and a whole lot more. All of that

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<v Speaker 1>before we hear from the newest Miami Dolphins and exclusive

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<v Speaker 1>interviews with the Drivetime Podcast. So, without any further ado,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get in to the free agency series here on

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<v Speaker 1>the Drivetime Podcast, and we are going to cover the

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<v Speaker 1>cumulative approach of Miami's free agency period and the impact

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<v Speaker 1>of all these roster editions and scheme fits and checking

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<v Speaker 1>these crucial crucial boxes. This week in the free agent period,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll talk about the ramifications on Miami's financial future and outcome,

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<v Speaker 1>the way they cleverly structure these contracts to keep themselves

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<v Speaker 1>financially free heading forward, as well as the draft impact.

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<v Speaker 1>All of that on a future edition of the Drivetime podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>but for today, we're talking about the individual impacts and

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<v Speaker 1>the individual players that were signed to Miami early on

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<v Speaker 1>in the free agency period, and today we're talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Hawaiian native out of Honolulu, Commu gru j Hill, the

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<v Speaker 1>linebacker edition that agreed to a contract earlier in the

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<v Speaker 1>week and sign with the Miami Dolphins. He was most

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<v Speaker 1>recently with the Philadelphia Eagles, but there was a six

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<v Speaker 1>round draft pickback in of the New England Patriots. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a one year contract for gruge Hill, continuing the theme

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<v Speaker 1>of acquiring athletic marvels. Gruge hills testing metrics were absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>through the roof. At his Eastern Illinois Pro day. At

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<v Speaker 1>six ft two fift he clocked a four four five

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<v Speaker 1>forty yard dash. He jumped thirty eight inches on the

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<v Speaker 1>vertical jump, and those metrics earned praise from NFL dot

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<v Speaker 1>COM's land Zerline. Explosive, quick twitch athlete has super chase

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<v Speaker 1>speed and burst to ball carrier. Possesses above average stop

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<v Speaker 1>start quickness, combines quick feet and loose hips for plus

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<v Speaker 1>agility range to ball carriers will be well above average

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<v Speaker 1>instant reaction time once he diagnosed as a play finds

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<v Speaker 1>the ball after the snap and stays locked in wrap

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<v Speaker 1>up tackler who likes to body up as a finisher,

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<v Speaker 1>aggressive enough to stay at linebacker as a pro, has

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<v Speaker 1>the burst to become a dangerous blitzer end quote and

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<v Speaker 1>gruge Hill has added some eight to that two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifteen pound college frame. He's now around two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty pounds, developing into a solid rotational defender on

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<v Speaker 1>top of his special team's exploits. In Philadelphia, gruge Hill

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<v Speaker 1>logged six hundred and fifty one defensive snaps the last

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<v Speaker 1>two years, combined a considerable jump from the first two

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<v Speaker 1>years of his career, when he played eighty six snaps

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<v Speaker 1>on defense and was primarily a special teams player. The

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<v Speaker 1>Finn's new linebacker has career tackles eleven for loss, an interception,

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<v Speaker 1>a sack, two passes defense to force fumbles and one recovery.

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<v Speaker 1>He has six pressures on forty one career pass rush

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<v Speaker 1>reps and has never allowed a touchdown on three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty seven coverage snaps, and his passer rating against

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<v Speaker 1>checks in at an impressive eighty three point six. Special

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<v Speaker 1>teams are where gruge Hill made his biggest impact. He

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<v Speaker 1>was voted a twenty nine team captain on that side

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball for his contributions. He has one thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>ninety two career special team snaps. That's an average of

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<v Speaker 1>two seventy three per year. Since entering the league, He's

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<v Speaker 1>made twenty six career special teams tackles and no sis.

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<v Speaker 1>Dumb craves versatility like Brian Flores defense, a trait that

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<v Speaker 1>grug Hill offers in spades. His former defensive coordinator in Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Schwartz, had some glowing praise of his linebacker prior

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<v Speaker 1>to this last season, quote, He's taken a big step

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<v Speaker 1>to being a full time linebacker. And when I say

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<v Speaker 1>full time, I don't mean being on the field all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, but I mean that he can play inside,

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<v Speaker 1>can play outside, can take on a guard, can step

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<v Speaker 1>up and fill a run play, all those kinds of things.

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<v Speaker 1>His understanding of the defense is really good too, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's one of the things about having continuity. Even though

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<v Speaker 1>it's his fourth year, it's only his third training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>Just the accumulation of reps helps him. End quote. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>go ahead and get now to my interview with new

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<v Speaker 1>Dolphins linebacker Commu Gruge Hill and joining me now is

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<v Speaker 1>new Dolphins linebacker Commu Groo J. Hill. Did I get

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<v Speaker 1>that right, Commu? Yeah? Actually yes, I'm gonna take some

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<v Speaker 1>credit for that. When I actually got married in Kauai.

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<v Speaker 1>My wife and I have been back there a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of times, so we really love it there. So big

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<v Speaker 1>fans of your native land. Awesome? Awesome. Yeah. How are

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<v Speaker 1>you feeling about the new contract, new team, a new

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<v Speaker 1>city for you? How's all this kind of hitting you

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<v Speaker 1>right now? I mean, I'm I'm excited, man, like everything.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready for a change. Um. I'm to the point

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<v Speaker 1>of my career where obviously even something somewhere nice and

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<v Speaker 1>warm like Miami sound pretty perfect to me. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited about the situation, I'm excited about I'm signing,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm ready to get to work. Man. As someone

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<v Speaker 1>that is going to Miami now and it's from Hawaii,

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<v Speaker 1>are the climate is kind of the same in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the weather. How would you compare those two? You

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<v Speaker 1>know what's crazy is I've only been to Miami like

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<v Speaker 1>one time before this, so, um, I haven't got the

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<v Speaker 1>full experience yet. But um, from what I'm guessing, it

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<v Speaker 1>can't be much different. I think, you know, Miami or

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<v Speaker 1>Florida in general probably just gets a little more humid.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, I don't know. Obvious excited. There's finally the beach. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll you'll find how he would it gets him for

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<v Speaker 1>training camp for sure, So we'll see you down there

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<v Speaker 1>from that. But in terms of choosing the Dolphins, what

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<v Speaker 1>what was it about Miami and kind of the culture

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe even Brian Flora is that made you decide

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<v Speaker 1>to come down and sign with Miami. Yeah, well, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>first and foremost, you know, uh, coach Coach Flow was

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<v Speaker 1>a big part of why I even ended up getting drafted.

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<v Speaker 1>He really kind of jumped on the table for me,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, he put his faith in me. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, reuniting with him is like first and foremost,

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<v Speaker 1>just like I'm excited for that and Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I know he knows what I can do. I know

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<v Speaker 1>what he he does, you know what I mean. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're excited to work with each other and

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<v Speaker 1>just a kind of all factors. I know what he's

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<v Speaker 1>doing with the culture down there. Um, you know the

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<v Speaker 1>guys coming in, everyone's hungry, everyone's ready, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be exciting year. For sure. When you first

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<v Speaker 1>got drafted by the Patriots there with Brian Flores and

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<v Speaker 1>you were in that linebacker room with him, did you

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<v Speaker 1>kind of have the sense this is a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be a head coach on the line

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<v Speaker 1>Oh for sure. You can just tell by his demeanor

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<v Speaker 1>and not only like from the from the players, but

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<v Speaker 1>like even though other coaches had had uh big respect,

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<v Speaker 1>he kind of ran a lot most of the individual

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<v Speaker 1>drills or whatever it is, the walk throughs, and and

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<v Speaker 1>you know he just had that that little um swaggered

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<v Speaker 1>him a little bit. So, Um, you definitely can see that.

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<v Speaker 1>We way back then too. We've heard players talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We've heard Stephen Ross the Dolphins on our talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the leadership that Brian Flores provides. But he also runs

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<v Speaker 1>a very complex and multiple defense a defense that really

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<v Speaker 1>relies on versatility, and your former defensive coordinator in Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Schwartz, had some affusive praise for you and your

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<v Speaker 1>ability to do multiple things. Is that versatility kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the thing that sets you apart from the rest in

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<v Speaker 1>your opinion? I think so, And I think you know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>in my in my uh eyes, you know, my career

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<v Speaker 1>really hasn't even started because my situation in Philly was

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<v Speaker 1>a little different. But coming coming here to the Miami, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know, I know flow like that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>what I said before. I know he knows what I

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<v Speaker 1>can do. And um, I mean I think that's just

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<v Speaker 1>what sets me apart from from other players, is I

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<v Speaker 1>can you know, I can be put in different situations.

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<v Speaker 1>I you know, I feel like I can play to

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<v Speaker 1>run like a linebacker, but run like a safety and cover.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's that's that's my strengths. So whether it's blitzing

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback, dropping into coverage, playing the run, you can

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<v Speaker 1>do it all on the defensive side. But you also

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<v Speaker 1>were voted a special team's captain last year in Philadelphia?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it? What is it about you and your character

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<v Speaker 1>that makes for a good leader and a team captain. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the biggest thing for me. Um. One of

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<v Speaker 1>my first two years in the league, I just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>my role was was simply cut out as as a

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<v Speaker 1>special teamer and and I really bought into that. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm a person to wear whatever role you put

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<v Speaker 1>me in, and I'm gonna try to be the best

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<v Speaker 1>I can be UM in that role in that position. So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I really ran with that, and I think you know

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<v Speaker 1>that that's what really helped me. That's what the guys

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<v Speaker 1>looked up to. I think, um, you know, last three

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<v Speaker 1>years in Philly and helped me to be where I

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<v Speaker 1>am today. So I don't want to make this a

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<v Speaker 1>sore subject here commed, but I gotta ask you, since

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<v Speaker 1>you are such a special teams ace. You were on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of the field last year of the

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<v Speaker 1>Mountaineer shoot the Dolphins touchdown with a punter throwing to

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<v Speaker 1>a kicker for a touchdown. Can you give me the

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<v Speaker 1>opponent's perspective on that play? Like, what were you guys

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<v Speaker 1>thinking as that formation was kind of was kind of

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<v Speaker 1>developing the play got snapped. It's crazy. I actually wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>on the field day that that that play we had

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<v Speaker 1>our big goal block team out, but um, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>we're on the bench. We and when we totally caused

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<v Speaker 1>by surprise, I couldn't I couldn't believe that they ran

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<v Speaker 1>down looking back now that he's supposed to do it

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<v Speaker 1>was crazy. And when the NFL honors Play of the

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<v Speaker 1>Year last year, so definitely got some recognition there. But

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<v Speaker 1>as far as playing the defensive side of the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>when you prepared for this Dolphins offense, what were some

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<v Speaker 1>of the challenges they presented, whether it was Ryan Fitzpatrick

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<v Speaker 1>or some of the guys in the running game, what

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<v Speaker 1>were some of the challenges the Dolphins offense gave to

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<v Speaker 1>you last year as an opposing defender. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the you know, the biggest thing is they

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<v Speaker 1>just have weapons, like real serious weapons with Parker as

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<v Speaker 1>receiver and and um, you know, fit see and there's

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<v Speaker 1>all kinds of these these these weapons out there that

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<v Speaker 1>he has different formations they're busting out into and and

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<v Speaker 1>just running so many different things. Um, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>obviously with them struggling last year a little bit, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>they're almost more dangerous that way because you didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>what was coming and um and That's why I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>for this year. You know. I know, Flow just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of getting everything going, getting his guys in there, and

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<v Speaker 1>and you know it's gonna be a thing this year,

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<v Speaker 1>I think. And when you talk about teammates that you're

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<v Speaker 1>joining this year with Miami, you also have some past

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<v Speaker 1>history with guys like Ted Carress, for instance, or Kyle

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<v Speaker 1>van noy A Land and Roberts. What can you tell

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<v Speaker 1>us about those guys in the new Dolphins for regents

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<v Speaker 1>they brought along along with you. Yeah, I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>so we're all in agree, Chad, and we're all kind

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<v Speaker 1>of messing around right now. Just crazy guy. We're just

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<v Speaker 1>all reunited again. And you know, I even got one

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<v Speaker 1>of my former egos friends down there, Mac Hollins, and

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<v Speaker 1>so me and him are still to be back together again.

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<v Speaker 1>And I mean it's just you can just see the

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<v Speaker 1>chemistry already building. And we all haven't stepped on the

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<v Speaker 1>field together in a long time, but I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>can just tell the excitement and the the build up

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<v Speaker 1>that we have right now. I'm excited for it. If

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<v Speaker 1>I ask you, Commo to give me your scouting report

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<v Speaker 1>about what you're going to provide for the Miami Dolphins.

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<v Speaker 1>What can Dolphins fans expect to get from you both

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<v Speaker 1>on and off the field this year. The biggest thing

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<v Speaker 1>is I'm gonna be um, you know, whatever role they

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<v Speaker 1>have me, and I'm gonna be the best at it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think my biggest strength, like like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>me and no flow and whoever else is We've we've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about this before, and what I want to do

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<v Speaker 1>is I want to be the best coverage linebacker in

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<v Speaker 1>the field. Um. The game's turned to you know, really

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<v Speaker 1>really passing league and there's not much linebackers I can

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<v Speaker 1>cover and and and do what what teams need them

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<v Speaker 1>to do. And I I'm gonna take pride in that.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, oh, I know, I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>be one of the best monarchies on the field. And

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked a lot about football on this podcast obviously

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<v Speaker 1>a Dolphins podcast here the Drivetime Podcast with Travis Wingfield.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got Cammu gru j Hill, Dolphins new linebacker here

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<v Speaker 1>on the official Dolphins podcast network. But one of the

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<v Speaker 1>themes of these podcast commu has been basketball and how

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<v Speaker 1>well guys can play on the hardwood. How good is

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<v Speaker 1>your game? Yeah, I played defense. I play above the rim.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't know if I'm not much of a shooter.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's been a pretty common response. I love it,

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<v Speaker 1>but that, hey, that means you get out there, you

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<v Speaker 1>try hard, you hike those shorts up around the upper quad,

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<v Speaker 1>and you just get down there and play some defense man.

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<v Speaker 1>Well ready, we'll love to see that. I do. Got

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<v Speaker 1>to ask you this too, because, like I said, spend

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of times in Hawaii. My wife and I

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<v Speaker 1>had sushi there and we can't have sushi back Stateside

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<v Speaker 1>anymore because it ruined it for us because it was

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<v Speaker 1>too good. Is that the best food the islands can offer?

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<v Speaker 1>What's the best food out there? I mean yeah, I mean, Si,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not. I can get freshure fishing than the food

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<v Speaker 1>in Hawaii. Uh and in the fishing Hawaii, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean local food for me is just what I've

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<v Speaker 1>been raised on. So the second I get off the

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<v Speaker 1>playing and I was like, my mom, bring me, bring

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<v Speaker 1>me a lunch play or something. So um. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's all good. It's funny though, because I'm kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the same way. I'm a little hesitant to try

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<v Speaker 1>some sushi out here. A little bit of a sushi

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<v Speaker 1>Miami might change me a little bit. Yeah, it's pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>I've had it a few times in Miami. It's pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>What about like activities doing stuff as you know a

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<v Speaker 1>child in Hawaii, I'm sure you had all kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>different things to explore out there. Yeah, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean the biggest thing we just I was I was kidding.

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<v Speaker 1>My mom never ever bought me a PlayStation or a

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<v Speaker 1>video game or anything kind of Everything was just outside.

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<v Speaker 1>Was going to the beach or just playing playing with

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<v Speaker 1>your friends around the block or whatever whatever it was.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, that's really it really beats a lot of beach.

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<v Speaker 1>We we spent some time and like I said, in

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<v Speaker 1>Kawaii and we went to a shipwreck beach and leaf

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<v Speaker 1>who are la? WHOI I think is how you pronounce it.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you familiar with the area at all? I've been

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<v Speaker 1>when I was really young. I went, Well, I went

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<v Speaker 1>there and I have a couple of friends that live

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<v Speaker 1>in Quiet. It's super and I think, yeah, it was gorgeous. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>We did some some cliff jumping and some boogie boarding

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<v Speaker 1>out there, and it had a great time on the beach.

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<v Speaker 1>But I want to look up any more your time here.

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<v Speaker 1>Com We really appreciate you doing this today. Congratulations on

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<v Speaker 1>the contract, best of luck this year, stay healthy, and

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to Miami. Man. Awesome man. Thank you for having

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<v Speaker 1>me again. And I'm excited for everything. So decided to

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<v Speaker 1>get down there. Let's go. Yeah, we're certainly looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to having you down here, So thank you for your time.

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<v Speaker 1>And there he goes Comu Gruge a Hill, new Dolphins linebacker,

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<v Speaker 1>Special teams ace. You heard him talk about coverage, playing

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<v Speaker 1>the round, does a little bit of everything. Super versatile player,

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<v Speaker 1>super likable guy, quite obviously good leader, team captain. Fits

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<v Speaker 1>the theme here in Miami. Smart, tough, discipline, guys that

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<v Speaker 1>care about the game, that care about their teammates and

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<v Speaker 1>winning games on the football field. All right, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>last one I recorded here. I'm not sure where it's

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