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Speaker 1: It's Meghan O'Brien, joined by one of the newest members

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Speaker 1: of the New England Patriots, Adrian Phillips. Adrian, thank you

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Speaker 1: so much for taking the time today. There's a lot

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Speaker 1: going on in the world, a lot bigger things than

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Speaker 1: just football. How have the social justice issues impacted you?

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Speaker 1: It's definitely at home, you know, it's a it's been tough.

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Speaker 1: You know, I have a lot of emotions, me and

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Speaker 1: my wife, I have a lot of emotions. Were hurt, sad,

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Speaker 1: and just overall angry with what's been going on in

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Speaker 1: the world and specifically in our nation. What can you

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Speaker 1: do to take action? I mean, use my platform. You know,

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Speaker 1: it's it's my duty to use my platform to speak

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Speaker 1: out against social injustice and inequality. And I will be

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Speaker 1: doing disservice to my people, to my community and to

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Speaker 1: everyone around the world if I didn't use my platform

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Speaker 1: to step up and take actions. You've been through quite

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Speaker 1: a lot this offseason, the pandemic hits, you're acquired by

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Speaker 1: the Patriots, and then all the issues going on right

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Speaker 1: now in the world. How have you handled everything? You know,

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Speaker 1: it's been a lot of stuff going on. Like you said,

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Speaker 1: looking for a new team. Free agency can be a

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Speaker 1: stressful time for some players, and actually getting on that team.

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Speaker 1: It felt actually getting on this team, it felt like

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Speaker 1: it was a way lifted off my back. Now you

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Speaker 1: can just focus on football, and then one thing after

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Speaker 1: another it just starts, you know, pounding on you. So

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Speaker 1: you just try to find some light in the world

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Speaker 1: and some joy and just take it day by day. Adrian,

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Speaker 1: you talk about the free agency process and when you

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Speaker 1: were acquired by the Patriots. What's been the biggest break

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Speaker 1: spot about joining this team? It's a first class organization,

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Speaker 1: you know. It's just you noticed that from far and

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Speaker 1: you want to, you know, how does that keep happening.

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Speaker 1: So actually being in the mix you see that, and

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Speaker 1: being in the meetings with the guys and with the dbs,

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Speaker 1: you see why they're always in the position at they're end,

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Speaker 1: and it's just great to be a part of. Adrian.

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Speaker 1: It's interesting because you say you feel like you're at home,

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Speaker 1: when in fact you haven't even been able to go

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Speaker 1: to the facility yet after Lette Stadium or meet your

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Speaker 1: teammates in person. What does that say about the group

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Speaker 1: of men that have come together on this team that

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Speaker 1: you already feel like you're at home. I mean, that's

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Speaker 1: a testament to those guys, you know, to embrace me

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Speaker 1: the way that they did, and to just treat me

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Speaker 1: like I've been there for so long and not even

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Speaker 1: meeting me face to face. So it's a huge testament

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Speaker 1: to them, and it's a used testament to the coaches,

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Speaker 1: just showing that there are real people, people that just

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Speaker 1: really want to know the best of you and just

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Speaker 1: really want to see what type of person you are

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Speaker 1: and embrace you and bring you into the winning coachure.

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Speaker 1: So it's real cool to be a part of that. Well, Adrian,

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Speaker 1: thank you so much for taking the time today to

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Speaker 1: talk with us and Patriots Nation. I look forward to

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Speaker 1: meeting you in person and I want to wish you

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Speaker 1: and your family the best. Thank you.