WEBVTT - Hangin' With The Boys: Justin March, No Lillard?

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<v Speaker 1>Ms Shannon, heyo, only three days left in this beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>weather of Auxnard, California, and then we head to Hawaii,

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<v Speaker 1>which the weather will probably be just as nice as

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<v Speaker 1>not nicer. Joining me on the show today one of

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<v Speaker 1>our last guests. I guess of training camp justin March, Lillard,

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<v Speaker 1>how's it going? Justin going well? Like you said, you

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<v Speaker 1>can't beat this weather out here, so I guess just

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<v Speaker 1>hooking it all up before we get back to Texas. Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So got to play a couple of days ago, finally

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<v Speaker 1>got to hit somebody that's not on your team. What's

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<v Speaker 1>that like the first day back at uh? Back in

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<v Speaker 1>I guess action act Initially it's always kind of like different.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're trying to adjust to the speed of

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<v Speaker 1>a game. You're trying to, you know, just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>handle your assignment and just kind of get those first

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<v Speaker 1>few hits out of the way. But like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>once you make contact, it kind of all settles back down. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Any trash talking go on during preseason or is it? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>there's always I guess anytime there's you know, man verse man,

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<v Speaker 1>there's some type of trash talk, but it's always fun. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>So what aspect of the game do you like the most.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, you play, you play special teams, you play

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<v Speaker 1>some linebacker you what do you what do you like

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<v Speaker 1>to do? I guess anything that involves hitting somebody, But uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of like them both. Evenly he's been out

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<v Speaker 1>there on defense is different. You know, you're able to

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<v Speaker 1>be out there, have a chance to, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>make a big play, have a chance to contribute in

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<v Speaker 1>that way. And uh, just obviously growing up as a linebacker,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just anytime I get a chance to play

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<v Speaker 1>it in a game and stuff like that, it's always fun.

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<v Speaker 1>But just as equally, been on special teams and being

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<v Speaker 1>out there, you know, kind of separate from offense and defense.

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<v Speaker 1>We kind of say, you know, we're part of both,

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<v Speaker 1>so we can set our offense up for a good

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<v Speaker 1>field position or defense on the other side. So just

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<v Speaker 1>being able to out there and uh, you know, give

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<v Speaker 1>some effort and compete, just being on the field is

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<v Speaker 1>a tremendous, you know deal, especially for me. So um,

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of enjoy doing both. Yeah, And it seems

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<v Speaker 1>like this year you guys, you know, have a really

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<v Speaker 1>special group of linebackers and then you got some young

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<v Speaker 1>guys that look like they got some talent. You got

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<v Speaker 1>some guys that you know, were fairly new to the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Is anything seem different this year than it did last year?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it just kind of business as usual? I say,

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<v Speaker 1>we're probably a little bit closer now than we were

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<v Speaker 1>last year. Um, probably because like most of us were,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're back in the defense together. Um, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys has you know, they all you know

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<v Speaker 1>growing up. Ladon's not a rookie anymore, obviously been a

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<v Speaker 1>Pro Bowl player. Uh, you got Jalen who's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best linebackers in the NFL. And Uh

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<v Speaker 1>obviously you got Sean who who's the leader, Um who

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<v Speaker 1>you know, make sure everybody's on the right page on

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<v Speaker 1>the entire defense. Um shans out there on special teams,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just as far as like just being on

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<v Speaker 1>the side and just kind of you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just telling us, you know what he sees from outside

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<v Speaker 1>looking in. Uh. So it's always fun when you got

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<v Speaker 1>someone like Sean that's kind of you know, around and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, he just loves football. So he'll even

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<v Speaker 1>give you, you know, a tip on on defense on

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<v Speaker 1>special teams as it correlates the defense and vice versa. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And they obviously we got some young some young linebackers.

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<v Speaker 1>That's uh man, there's some some great guys, UM, great athletes,

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<v Speaker 1>great players, and uh most importantly, you know, they want

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<v Speaker 1>to they want to learn. They're not afraid to ask questions.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not a ray to um, you know, just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of show show us who they are. Ye. So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like we do a good job as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>being older guys in the linebacker room that uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we welcome to young guys to come in. Just be

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<v Speaker 1>who you are, Um, don't be afraid to ask questions.

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<v Speaker 1>And then uh, obviously getting the practice together it makes

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<v Speaker 1>a big difference. Yeah, Um the game Sunday obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned you got some some young talented guys. Luke Gifford's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a guy that that kind of stood out

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit now, Yeah, and then he then he

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<v Speaker 1>got hurt. When you're when you're in a game and

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<v Speaker 1>somebody gets hurt and you don't know the severity of

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<v Speaker 1>the injury, does it do you think about it or

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<v Speaker 1>is it kind of like you think about it in

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<v Speaker 1>the moment and then it's right back to football and

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<v Speaker 1>you and you're so focused that you kind of block

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<v Speaker 1>everything out and something Yeah, definitely, um, definitely when you

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<v Speaker 1>when you see something like that happened. Uh, it's tough,

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<v Speaker 1>especially especially for Luke who's been doing a great job,

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<v Speaker 1>even all the way back in OTAs. I mean, the

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<v Speaker 1>guy has just been you know, kind of signment sound. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he asked questions. Uh. You can almost ask

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<v Speaker 1>him to do anything, whether it's in football side of football,

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<v Speaker 1>and he'll get the job done. Whether I say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>can you run to the store and pick up some

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<v Speaker 1>seeds for the linebackers. You know, he's gonna take care

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Uh so seeds some flower seeds, yes, okay, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>So just being able to uh, you know, him been

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<v Speaker 1>out there and him obviously making a huge play. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it was just great, too great to see, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>such a great person and great player to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to make a play. And then, uh, on the other side,

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<v Speaker 1>when he goes down, and you know, it hurts, you

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<v Speaker 1>know it hurts, uh, you know, obviously the entire team

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<v Speaker 1>and then just the linebackers in general, because you never

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<v Speaker 1>want to see one of your guys go down. But

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<v Speaker 1>then right after, you know, right after he gets up

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<v Speaker 1>and he's off the field, it's time to lock back

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<v Speaker 1>into football and just kind of get the job done. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so you were fifty three, right, Yes, sir? What is

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<v Speaker 1>there a story behind your number? You just, oh, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what I was now, it's not really a story

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<v Speaker 1>behind it when I had when I got picked up

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<v Speaker 1>by the Dolphins in twenty seventeen, I was just a

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<v Speaker 1>number I was given and it just happened to be

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<v Speaker 1>open when I when I came here, and I was

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<v Speaker 1>a number that gave me. And you've been around a while,

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<v Speaker 1>You've been league what five years? Yeah, it's my fifth

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<v Speaker 1>season this season, and you've been a few different places.

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<v Speaker 1>We're all what had you? What's your journey to hear? H? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So in two thou fifteen I had. I was undrafted. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>came from University of Akron, went to Kansas City. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I was there, played. You know, I had a great

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<v Speaker 1>training camp that first year, great first game and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I ended up having a knee surgery. So

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<v Speaker 1>I had microfracture, which kind of like a big big

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<v Speaker 1>knee surgery. Um, and I was able to bounce back

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<v Speaker 1>from that. So I was on I R that year

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<v Speaker 1>bounced back and UH, two thousand and sixteen was still

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<v Speaker 1>in Kansas City. Started for the first I want to say,

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<v Speaker 1>five games, broke my hand against the Raiders, got put

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<v Speaker 1>on injured reserve, and then I was designated to return,

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<v Speaker 1>so I came back the last regular season game. Then

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<v Speaker 1>we end up losing to the Stillers in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was going to another year starting, UH, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the general manager had got fired and then M

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<v Speaker 1>the new gym kind of made some trades for for

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<v Speaker 1>some linebackers, kind of put me on the outskirts and UH.

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<v Speaker 1>And from there, when they released me, I got claimed

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<v Speaker 1>by the Dolphins that would have been with two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and seventeen. I was there for the first I want

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<v Speaker 1>to say, three games. We actually came out the auction

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<v Speaker 1>ard during the hurricane, so it was like funny because

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<v Speaker 1>I've just been out here. It was like some familiarity there.

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<v Speaker 1>So then I was there and then UH, from there,

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<v Speaker 1>I end up getting released. They had wanted to put

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<v Speaker 1>me on practice squad for a few weeks and brought

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<v Speaker 1>me back up, and once they released me, Seattle came

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<v Speaker 1>and claim me. They had just had a lineback go down,

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<v Speaker 1>so I went there, end up starting on four phases

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<v Speaker 1>on special teams for a week. Yeah, for that next week,

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<v Speaker 1>my brother passed away that night with my first game.

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<v Speaker 1>I ended up going back to Illinois for his funeral.

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<v Speaker 1>Theyre like, hey, we're gonna, you know, release you and

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<v Speaker 1>bring you back and go home, spend time with your family,

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<v Speaker 1>will bring you back. And then got picked up by

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<v Speaker 1>the Cowboys and just kind of been here ever since.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was all in two seventeen, man, sir, been

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<v Speaker 1>through a lot, yea, So how do you for young

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<v Speaker 1>people that are grid or hell even even older people

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<v Speaker 1>that are that are you know, maybe it's not football,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just life in general. I guess you've been cut, waved,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, stuck with it, grinding it out. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you seem to be a guy that's willing to do

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you're not starting to find tell me

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<v Speaker 1>what I can do to fit in? What can I

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<v Speaker 1>do to contribute to the team, Like what what's your

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<v Speaker 1>mentality as far as like this is what I want

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<v Speaker 1>to do, and I'm gonna do anything I have to do,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm gonna stick with it until I can anymore. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of it has to do with uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>believing in yourself and kind of you know, focusing on

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<v Speaker 1>yourself and kind of what you want to do and

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<v Speaker 1>then just getting a job done and uh knowing that

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes it might not work out. Um, but that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like the beauty of life. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>got ups and downs. But as long as you know

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<v Speaker 1>who you are, as long as you know um kind

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<v Speaker 1>of what you're living for and what you're working towards you,

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<v Speaker 1>you won't let anything stop you. So that's something that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of motivates me every day, is just knowing who

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<v Speaker 1>I am and knowing you know, what I what I

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<v Speaker 1>want to do, and uh, you know, no matter how

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<v Speaker 1>many times I get knocked down, you know I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>keep getting back up because it's just what I do,

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<v Speaker 1>just how I was raised. And uh you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, once you once you find out what you want,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you'll work extremely hard for it. Yeah you're

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<v Speaker 1>a Midwest guy, right, Yes, sir, grew up in Illinois

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<v Speaker 1>partner Danville, Illinois. So I'm about two and a half

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<v Speaker 1>hours from Chicago and about an hour and fifteen from Indianapolis. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>did you play sports your whole life? Just football? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you play everything? I played basketball and baseball. Uh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I played up there in Cooperstown, New York. I was

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<v Speaker 1>collecting baseball pans doing all that stuff. Baseball was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like my first love. Yeah. Yeah. When I got

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<v Speaker 1>to uh high school, I end up playing varsity as

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<v Speaker 1>a freshman for football, but not with baseball. So I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of figured it was this is the way to go.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the way to go. Did you just did

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<v Speaker 1>you play linebacker throughout high school or did you play

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<v Speaker 1>I played running back, I played some wildcat, quarterback and

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<v Speaker 1>linebacker on defense. Okay, which one did you like best? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>I'd probably say have from uh. I had to go

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<v Speaker 1>with one. Uh definitely linebacker. Uh. I wanna say, my

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<v Speaker 1>junior year, I probably had like over two hundred tackles. WHOA.

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<v Speaker 1>So just being able to run around and hit people

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<v Speaker 1>was just kind of, you know, just something I love

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<v Speaker 1>to do. And see, you're one of the nicest, most

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<v Speaker 1>mild mannered guys on the team, and you meant that's

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<v Speaker 1>about the fifth time you mentioned I just like to

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<v Speaker 1>hit people. I just want to hit some Yeah. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>see it's a little different when I put some pads

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<v Speaker 1>on you. Is there a switch that flips. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it is for sure, That's what I mean. All my

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<v Speaker 1>teammates know that. So outside outside of football, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just kind of, you know, mellow chill. But once

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<v Speaker 1>once football kind of starts and not get to hit somebody,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like a different switch. Yeah, what what do you

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<v Speaker 1>a typical offseason? Everyone always asks me what do the

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<v Speaker 1>guys do? And from the outside looking in, it seems

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<v Speaker 1>like whenever football is over, you guys kind of get

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<v Speaker 1>away for about a month or so and just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just step away for a little bit. But then usually,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if the season ends into January, usually it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like about you know, you take February off, maybe March,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you're right back at start training again, getting

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<v Speaker 1>in shape. Is that kind of how you guys do it?

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<v Speaker 1>Or oh yeah. Everybody kind of has their own different

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<v Speaker 1>routine when it comes to that. But most of the

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<v Speaker 1>time in March, most of the guys are back, We're

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<v Speaker 1>doing some captains workout, so it's you know, just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of organized by the players and kind of getting stuff done.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, right out the season, the first thing I do, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'll take a week or two often I'll

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<v Speaker 1>just eat like crap and just sit around the house

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<v Speaker 1>and just try to you know, just I mean that's

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of like my routine. Then when I get

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<v Speaker 1>back into it's always kind of rough. But uh yea,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take like a work or two just to eat

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<v Speaker 1>whatever I want, you know, snack. I'm not eating vegetables.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not eating anything grand there at that time. And

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<v Speaker 1>then uh, I mean some guys like to take trips

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff like that. Um, I don't know. I just

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<v Speaker 1>like to work out and you know, just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>stick around and obviously I'm not where I want to

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<v Speaker 1>be in my career, so um, kind of for me,

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<v Speaker 1>my my outlet is kind of just working out and

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<v Speaker 1>working on my craft and stuff like that. Early in

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<v Speaker 1>offseason then you know, I'm just kind of waiting around

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<v Speaker 1>to the guys to get back. Yeah, where do you

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<v Speaker 1>want to be in your career? For me, I find

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<v Speaker 1>myself you know, being being at least special teams player, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously want to be a big contributor on defense. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of what I want to be. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know that's where I see myself doing. So however, I

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<v Speaker 1>got to get there. UM. At the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to be the best player I can

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<v Speaker 1>be in the best teammate I can be. Yeah, So

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<v Speaker 1>I just work towards that every single off season. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And some new members of your family, right, yep, yep.

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<v Speaker 1>So I got a got a two year old son,

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<v Speaker 1>and I got a little girl on the way and

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<v Speaker 1>she'll be here in January. That's awesome, man, sir, What

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<v Speaker 1>are you gonna do when we go on this long

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<v Speaker 1>playoff running You have a child right in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the trip of the way to the Super Bowl.

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<v Speaker 1>Mother in law, that's that's one person that will be

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<v Speaker 1>uh you know, all kind of be uh hanging onto

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. So yeah, my mother in law anytime, uh

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we kind of have anything going on. She

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<v Speaker 1>comes in town for training camp, my father in laws

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<v Speaker 1>back in Texas, just kind of hanging out. So U

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<v Speaker 1>my in laws doing will do a great job of,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kind of holding everything down with my wife. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>any are you done with kids? You're gonna have more?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh you got one of each? Yeah, I got one

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<v Speaker 1>of each. But uh so the households even. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be even now. Yeah, two women and two men. You're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna throw the balance off going forward. You know what,

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of want two boys. Uh, me and my wife.

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<v Speaker 1>We both grew up in a family of five kids

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<v Speaker 1>on each side. Wow, at first I want to five,

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<v Speaker 1>but then after after one, you're just kind of like,

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<v Speaker 1>kind we'll just kind of think about it. So right

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<v Speaker 1>now we're leaning towards three, maybe four, So we'll we'll

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<v Speaker 1>kind of get through this next one and see see

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<v Speaker 1>where we're at. See all right, the hair it's getting

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<v Speaker 1>getting longer. You've always been a really short haired guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You show back up in the building and you're letting

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<v Speaker 1>it go. What's what's the goal with the hair and

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<v Speaker 1>you're just letting it? Yeah, I'm just just letting it go.

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<v Speaker 1>Ok just uh you know, it just kind of is

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. So what about the chin hair, letting

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<v Speaker 1>it go to you know what? I trimm it every

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<v Speaker 1>now and then kind of uh yeah, I'll just I'll

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<v Speaker 1>keep my face hair kind of clean and okay, go

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<v Speaker 1>from there. I think I might. I was talking to

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<v Speaker 1>Darius about this, he was on the show beginning to

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<v Speaker 1>camp and and I think I'm gonna trim this way

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<v Speaker 1>down right before the first game against the Giants and

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<v Speaker 1>then I'm not going to touch it until we're out

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<v Speaker 1>of football, so it hopefully and if we and if

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<v Speaker 1>we happen to get to the big Show and win

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<v Speaker 1>that thing, I may not trim it until the next

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<v Speaker 1>training camp. So I may I may have this. You'll

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<v Speaker 1>you'll definitely be James Harden for sure. Yeah, I'm interested

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<v Speaker 1>to see how you look once it's trimmed down. Right

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<v Speaker 1>before I'm gonna do I think I'm gonna knock it

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<v Speaker 1>way down. It's been a while since it's been that short. So, um,

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<v Speaker 1>what listen, I'm gonna let you go here because you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta you gotta get out there and get ready for practice.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, anything else, what's you know, what's what's going

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<v Speaker 1>on with you? Anything else you want to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>tell the people or tell me? Is oh yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>uh yeah, as you know, we talked about the you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the back of the jersey. Yeah, stuff like that. So

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<v Speaker 1>my legal last name is just March. Just want to

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<v Speaker 1>clarify for a lot of people, because a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people think that I have two last names. I only

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<v Speaker 1>have one. My legal last name is March, my wife's

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<v Speaker 1>last name is March, and my son's last name is

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<v Speaker 1>March and the Lillard part came from my dad. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had his fifth heart surgery when I was a

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<v Speaker 1>senior in uh college, so I kind of put on

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<v Speaker 1>there to you know, honor him and stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and then, uh, when I was a rookie, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>on my jersey. So then uh, my next year, he

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<v Speaker 1>I got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and he only had

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<v Speaker 1>about six months to live. So I was like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm gonna put this on my jersey, back

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<v Speaker 1>on my jersey, kind of honoring for that. And then

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<v Speaker 1>as soon as I did that, the NFL kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like tagged it online and stuff like that as far

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<v Speaker 1>as like that was my last name. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>then after I was just bouncing around, every team had

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<v Speaker 1>it as that. Um so I think I think finally

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<v Speaker 1>I'm able to you know, just kind of go back

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<v Speaker 1>to just March on the back of my jersey. That's

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<v Speaker 1>something that uh, you know, I've been contemplating constoplating for

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<v Speaker 1>a while and you know, just having kids and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>I was able to honor you know, my father in

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<v Speaker 1>that way and wearing his last name on the back

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<v Speaker 1>of my jersey. But now that I have kids and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a family of my own. I would kind

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<v Speaker 1>of want, uh, you know, my legacy to begin. And

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<v Speaker 1>uh so I'll be going back to back to just

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<v Speaker 1>march on the jersey, so so it won't be all

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<v Speaker 1>the way across the back of the right in the middle,

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<v Speaker 1>so to be uh back to you know, just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of how how I grew up and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's a cool story, man, that's a cool story. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna call it right now. It would be the

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<v Speaker 1>perfect Cinderella story if if we go all the way

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<v Speaker 1>to the Big Show and that winds up being in Miami,

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<v Speaker 1>a team that that that lets you go and let

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<v Speaker 1>you get away and you that would just be the

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<v Speaker 1>icing on the cake. And plus I want to go

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<v Speaker 1>to Miami. I've never been in Miami. I've only been

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<v Speaker 1>to Fort lauder Day. I've been to that stadium, I

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<v Speaker 1>think in preseason or actually during the season when it

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<v Speaker 1>just it rained like crazy. Were you here then? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>I was not. No, I think that was maybe four

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<v Speaker 1>years three or four years ago. But yeah, so I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna call it. That's that's my prediction. We're gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna do it big in Miami. Gonna take you

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<v Speaker 1>back there and then and that's where they were in

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<v Speaker 1>the season. That's it, man, that's it. Well, hey, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>One of my favorites on the team. Man. I'm always

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<v Speaker 1>rooting for you. Um good things this year. Got a

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<v Speaker 1>great group of linebackers and y'all just keep doing what

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<v Speaker 1>you do. Man. We'll get you on during the season

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<v Speaker 1>when we get back to Frisco. So I appreciate you

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<v Speaker 1>hanging out, you beatman. We'll hopefully have another show or

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<v Speaker 1>two before we get out of here. But that's it

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<v Speaker 1>for now. Hang it with the boys. This has been

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