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Speaker 1: I get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading

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Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth Podcast. The It's time to begin, isn't it. Addition,

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Speaker 1: as the Bengals announced they are adding a long awaited

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Speaker 1: Ring of Honor to Paul Brown Stadium. Coming up, I'll

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Speaker 1: as she explains why the Bengals are moving forward with

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Speaker 1: a Ring of Honor, how many players will make up

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Speaker 1: the initial class and how they are being chosen, and

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Speaker 1: if that picture of a snow covered stadium back in

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Speaker 1: February that included a hint of today's news was a

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Speaker 1: clever tease or an honest mistake. Then I'll talk to

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Speaker 1: the greatest player in franchise history, Anthony Munio's about Bengals

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Speaker 1: legends being honored this year and for years to come,

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Speaker 1: and I'll sneak in a few questions about the draft

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Speaker 1: as well. The Bengals Booth Podcast is presented by bud Light.

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Speaker 1: Seltzer refreshed the game and here's a quick reminder that

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Speaker 1: Google Play, Spotify, or pod Bean. It's the greatest thing

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Speaker 1: since the book God's at Play. That book, written by

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Speaker 1: Tom Callahan, a columnist for the Cincinnati Inquirer back in

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Speaker 1: the nineteen seventies, include some great material about Paul Brown

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Speaker 1: and the Bengals, including this nugget. Once a training camp

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Speaker 1: in Wilmington, Callahan and Brown were having lunch and the

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Speaker 1: writer said, I'm looking for a column, Paul, Do you

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Speaker 1: have any ideas Paul Brown gave him this quote. I'd

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Speaker 1: fellow Ken Anderson. I'd be especially interested and how much

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Speaker 1: I'd forget that he's just a third round draft choice.

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Speaker 1: I'd ignore the fact that he went to a nothing school.

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Speaker 1: I'd trust my eyes. That's what I'd do if I

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Speaker 1: were a newspaper columnist today. Pretty cool stuff, right again.

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Speaker 1: The title of the book is God's at Play and

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Speaker 1: the author is Tom Callahan. Speaking of Paul Brown, the

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Speaker 1: Bengals announced this morning that the legendary coach and Anthony

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Speaker 1: Munio's are the first two members of their new Ring

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Speaker 1: of Honor. Two more will be added to this year's

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Speaker 1: I spoke to the Bengals Director of Strategy and Engagement,

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Speaker 1: Elizabeth Blackburn, about today's announcement. Today, the Bengals are announcing

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Speaker 1: Stadium beginning this year. What led to that decision probably

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Speaker 1: started with the fact that we have a very strong

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Speaker 1: holding us back was it's just a name on a wall,

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Speaker 1: and for these legends in Bengal's history, it didn't feel

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Speaker 1: How many people will make up the initial class and

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Speaker 1: the number seventy eight displayed for all time. Congratulations on

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Speaker 1: the Ring of Honor. Well, Dan, thank you so much.

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Speaker 1: that there amen to that. Thank you so much for

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