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Speaker 1: Welcome to the From the Podium Podcast. I'm Jason Gibbs.

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Speaker 1: Hope you're having a great pre Labor Day week. The

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Speaker 1: Browns wrapping up this week's practices in Beorea, before the

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Speaker 1: mandated three day shutdown that the NFL has, and before

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Speaker 1: everything gets going and we start official preparations for Week

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Speaker 1: one and our meeting with the Dallas Cowboys, you get

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Speaker 1: two days worth of podcast podiums today on the From

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Speaker 1: the Podium Podcast, you'll hear from Kevin Stefanski, Dalvin Tomlinson,

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Speaker 1: Jamari Thrash, assistant general manager Catherine Hickman, and cornerback Denzel Ward.

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Speaker 1: Let's get right down to it. Here's Kevin Stefanski after

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Speaker 1: Wednesday's workouts.

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Speaker 2: Okay, guys, fire away, Denzel.

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Speaker 3: I'm sorry, denzil Ward back out there today. Just how

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Speaker 3: good was it to see him out there? And how's

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Speaker 3: he doing?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, he's doing well, as you know told, he's progressing

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Speaker 4: certain benchmarks you need to hitting that type of thing.

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Speaker 2: But he's doing well. So he isn't actually.

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Speaker 5: Clear to practice to.

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Speaker 2: Make you yeah, I would cleared to practice and concl

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Speaker 2: all part of just ramping him up.

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Speaker 6: Kevin, with I know you signed brought back res practice. Mind,

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Speaker 6: is there any worry that Charlie won't be able to

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Speaker 6: stay before?

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Speaker 3: No, And were you happy to see Mike Woods and.

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Speaker 5: Some of the younger receivers for shame.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, good to have a lot of these guys back.

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Speaker 4: You know, Mary kay that that that's a tough day yesterday.

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Speaker 4: It can be emotional for a lot of guys. And

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Speaker 4: but just to have them back and on the field

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Speaker 4: and and uh, you know we missed him for a

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Speaker 4: day there, but good to have him back.

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Speaker 2: We're talking at Dalvin Tomlinson here.

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Speaker 7: What did he do for you last week?

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Speaker 4: Provided a great leadership in the defensive line room? Number

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Speaker 4: one played well for us. Obviously he's a force up

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Speaker 4: there in the middle of our defense.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 4: But you know he fits fits who we are, fits

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Speaker 4: us culturally. So again, excited to have ninety four back

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Speaker 4: out there.

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Speaker 2: I know you said last time.

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Speaker 6: I think last time we got asked about themsel but

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Speaker 6: you trust the medical staff as far as him continue

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Speaker 6: to play just fit the number of Is that something

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Speaker 6: you guys, you and he have ever talked about.

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Speaker 4: I wouldn't get into specifics to things that we talk about, Uh,

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Speaker 4: you know, other than say, uh, I continue to have

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Speaker 4: a lot of faith in our medical group.

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Speaker 2: So we saw that.

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Speaker 8: Play worry under the cat right.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm probably not.

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Speaker 4: Smart enough experience enough in that area to give you

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Speaker 4: a good answer, Tony. Obviously I'm all for player safety, uh,

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Speaker 4: but but I'm not sure.

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Speaker 7: With Delvin.

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Speaker 9: I know, drushers always talk about how much they like

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Speaker 9: playing against him because of everything he does, Like what

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Speaker 9: what does he do that can make ed rushers that

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Speaker 9: much more effective?

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Speaker 2: At three times you said, yeah.

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Speaker 9: Edge rushers always talk about how much.

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Speaker 4: They like to playing with him on the inside, I

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Speaker 4: got you, sorry, Yeah, I think it's at tension when

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Speaker 4: you have up front, there's five offensive line and there's

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Speaker 4: a tight end sometimes too obviously running back at times,

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Speaker 4: and they can only do so much. They can only

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Speaker 4: the center can only go one way, the slide can

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Speaker 4: only turn to one person, the tight end can only

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Speaker 4: I think anytime one player is getting attention. Obviously Miles

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Speaker 4: other guys. But I think the edge rushers like having

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Speaker 4: just push the pocket which I think is a big

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Speaker 3: Talk about a guy like Justin Hardy ending up back

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Speaker 2: Kind of good for the team, good for the city.

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Speaker 3: Nice to be able to keep him around and hopefully

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Speaker 3: get him.

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Speaker 2: Yeah.

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Speaker 4: I feel great about just and being back. Just in

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Speaker 4: my short time with him, I have a ton of

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Speaker 4: respect for the person is. I think he's a great player,

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Speaker 4: He's played great in this league, a pro bowler, So

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Speaker 2: To have him back. I'm sorry, Yes, yes?

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Speaker 4: And is anything new with your crowded Nothing new, nothing

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Speaker 4: to report, Kevin.

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Speaker 7: What about getting Mike Ford.

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Speaker 8: Back in the building?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that's it.

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Speaker 4: You know again You've heard me say this before, but

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Speaker 4: I would love to keep everybody as a coach. I

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Speaker 4: know that's there's roster constraints and considerations and that type

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Speaker 4: of thing. Uh So, hated to see Mike leave, but

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Speaker 7: You have any common one, however?

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Speaker 10: Is the plant farmers still at the in the facility

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Speaker 10: being meetings?

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Speaker 2: Yeah? I think everything that you're allowed to.

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Speaker 4: Under that UH list, which I believe is everything short

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Speaker 4: of practice and UH walk throughs and attending games.

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Speaker 5: Where in my head, his hand wrapped up.

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Speaker 2: Able to he's full participant.

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Speaker 4: Yup had an injury to his hand, but feel he's fine.

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Speaker 11: Case bike these basis when you've watch plays back in.

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Speaker 2: General, how much an ownership should.

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Speaker 5: Quarterbacks take over sacks?

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Speaker 11: I think a lot of people who the guy gets

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Speaker 11: hit the guy, you should have been blocking that guy's

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's something that we certainly talk about in the

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Speaker 2: Obviously, it works both ways.

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Speaker 4: There's things that the line can do to protect the quarterback,

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Speaker 4: there's things that the quarterback can do to protect the line.

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Speaker 4: So we are always looking to avoid sacks just because

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Speaker 4: they can really hinder your drive and the and the.

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Speaker 2: Potential success of your drive.

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Speaker 4: But quarterbacks can play a big part of that. It

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Speaker 4: could be as simple as depth in the pocket. It

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Speaker 4: could be making the correct protection change or not making

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Speaker 2: The ball out of our hand, all those type of things.

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Speaker 4: But if you ask an offensive line in their job

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Speaker 3: Do you have enough reps to go around quarterbacks right now?

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Speaker 2: Sure we can. We'll stay We'll do a double header

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Speaker 2: out here, definitely. And the heat good good. All right.

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Speaker 1: Next up defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, who returned to practice

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Speaker 1: this week, a site for sore eyes for many Browns fans.

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Speaker 1: Here's what Dalvin had to say about his injury, about

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Speaker 1: the recovery and about this defense.

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Speaker 12: How y'all doing pretty good.

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Speaker 2: Appreciate it.

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Speaker 12: And that feels amazing, you know, be back on the

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Speaker 12: I like to do. And yeah, it just feels amazing.

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Speaker 2: The energy.

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Speaker 12: You know, it's always a weird couple of days when

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Speaker 12: you know, cut some stuff happened, you know, and uh, yeah,

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Speaker 12: it feels good to be back on the field.

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Speaker 13: The mental reps as you were you you were out,

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Speaker 13: you know, kind of talk about those and you were

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Speaker 13: stay on top of things.

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Speaker 2: You were practice.

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Speaker 12: Oh yeah, you know, the mental reps is uh, sometimes

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Speaker 12: almost endless amount of that's way we run. So many

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Speaker 12: You know, you have to take advantage of those things

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Speaker 12: because the older you get, I guess you you know,

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Speaker 2: So you have to be focused on those mental reps.

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Speaker 6: Did you know when you left here after mini camp

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Speaker 6: did you would have to have the scope?

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Speaker 2: Not at all?

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Speaker 7: So what did it bother you when you get back or.

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Speaker 6: Just the physical said hey, maybe we should do this.

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Speaker 12: More of I would say bother me when I got back,

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Speaker 12: but uh yeah, you know, just it's in the past.

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Speaker 12: Now we're back out here on the field. It's all

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Speaker 6: I feel like, I mean, you're a guy that hasn't

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Speaker 6: And how I mean, I know it's unusual, So how

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Speaker 12: It's it's always tough, you know. I mean being an

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Speaker 12: out the mud and grind every single day and earn

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Speaker 12: every day you're out here. Now, it was all It

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Speaker 12: was definitely tough not being out there, but uh it

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Speaker 7: Now you.

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Speaker 2: Get on the season.

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Speaker 12: In his defense, Uh, you know, always improvement. Everybody expects that,

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Speaker 2: Oh yeah, Q was a great guy man.

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Speaker 12: You know, he's played in the defense before, and uh

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Speaker 12: the scheme before and everything, and he has a lot

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Speaker 12: and uh, get my technique that much better, you know,

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Speaker 12: feeding off of him and everything, and uh, yeah, it's

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Speaker 2: A great guy.

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Speaker 14: But how nice was it for you to see there

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Speaker 14: today and you see you know the wardens that guy

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Speaker 14: you know, Denza, Uh I, it means a lot to

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Speaker 14: send him back out here healthy and everything's running around,

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Speaker 14: and yeah, it's.

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Speaker 12: Just you happy to see your guys get back on

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Speaker 12: the field or your brothers you play with and everything.

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Speaker 12: You know, all of us are happy to be back

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Speaker 12: out here.

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Speaker 15: Could you tell me for or you're worried about safety

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Speaker 15: members and stuff, conversations amongst players, changes in your ears

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Speaker 15: and the way you talking about questions and guys just taking.

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Speaker 2: Better care of themselves. Uh, most definitely.

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Speaker 12: You know, that's a whole different uh awareness in that

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Speaker 12: field in this day and age, and uh, you know,

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Speaker 12: we have different helmets, we they upgrade to every single year.

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Speaker 12: We get head scans, we do all the the things

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Speaker 12: necessary for that, and uh, you know, we're playing a

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Speaker 9: Did you worry about him when you heard that?

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Speaker 3: It was like that?

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Speaker 12: Uh, It's it's hard to worry about somebody you know

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Speaker 12: who works so hard and you know, I know he

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Speaker 12: was gonna, you know, take it one day at a

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Speaker 12: time and they come back when he was right, and yeah,

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Speaker 12: you know it when you know somebody on that level

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Speaker 12: Uh, I feel like you know, long as you you know,

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Speaker 2: Next year.

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Speaker 12: It's a new year, so last year it doesn't count.

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Speaker 9: Starting quarterback today.

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Speaker 12: You know I got great quarterbacks in AFC, but U

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Speaker 12: We're getting ready for Dallas. Uh We've actually doing Cleveland

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Speaker 17: Are there differences just in terms with Jack and your coach?

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Speaker 3: Are you guys not playing its wide? Are you I mean,

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Speaker 12: And uh, I feel like, uh, we go deep on

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Speaker 12: and sports, Uh, going into his goodie bag and bringing

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Speaker 12: you know, Jack's a great coach. You know, he played

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Speaker 2: Pretty good, alright, appreciate it.

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Speaker 1: Jamari Thrash is up next here on from the podium,

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Speaker 1: and he won the local media's Maurice Bassett Award. The

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Speaker 1: on by the media. Here's Jamari Thrash.

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Speaker 13: Well, congratulations, I'm winning the Maurice Baskerward.

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Speaker 2: What's your actions.

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Speaker 18: I mean, I'm always lookingful for any type of accolador

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Speaker 13: What was it like the moment you you found out

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Speaker 2: What was it?

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Speaker 13: What was that conversation like that moment for you?

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Speaker 18: I mean, I was I'm I mean, I was just

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Speaker 2: Almaha.

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Speaker 18: Workers you know, slow to starting to pay off for me.

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Speaker 18: So you know, I appreciate AB and coach Advanced for

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Speaker 2: So I'm just made the most opportunity this year. You

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Speaker 18: Yeah, like not not saying like I didn't think I

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Speaker 3: So yeah, it really seems like you and Jean developed

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Speaker 5: Are you out there this summer?

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Speaker 3: Can you just talk about my back?

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Speaker 7: Did you like there was any kind of turning for you.

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Speaker 6: In camp before you where you kind of everything clicked

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Speaker 18: Turned it on after something, Yes, saying no, I'd probably

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Speaker 10: It was a it was a moment anybody I think

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Speaker 2: Yeah, just overall with what they better.

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Speaker 18: Yeah, so they doing a good job of uh you know,

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Speaker 7: So, uh, Eli, Ju and Coop.

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Speaker 18: You know, they doing a good job, you know, leading

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Speaker 6: You're gonna get some of the best cards, you know,

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Speaker 18: So I feel like, you know, taking the time out

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Speaker 7: Did you have a moment kind of maybe ot is

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Speaker 2: Was very like wow, like this.

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Speaker 18: Then you know, you gotta be on your p's and q's,

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Speaker 3: How nice was it to see Denzel worked back out

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Speaker 18: Since August twelve, old, I mean, it's always good to

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Speaker 3: Much has he helped you this game?

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Speaker 9: Just become a better.

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Speaker 18: Receive over Yeah, I mean when I first got here,

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Speaker 1: You, thank you up next cornerback Denzel Ward out of

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Speaker 1: getting ready for the Dallas Cowboys.

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Speaker 2: Is that something new for you this year?

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Speaker 7: Captain?

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Speaker 19: Yeah, I feel very proud to be the captain of

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Speaker 19: I always tell those guys you don't need to see

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Speaker 7: Oh no, no, no, I don't think so.

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Speaker 19: Yeah, first song, first son, you're fine.

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Speaker 3: Did you ever considering?

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Speaker 19: You know, I still come out here I'm I'm looking

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Speaker 19: I don't think the helm that I've been in has

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Speaker 19: probably be wearing a new helmet, uh come season time.

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Speaker 2: Comfortable as ruh.

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Speaker 8: I asked you first day and was uncomfortable?

451
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Speaker 1: Get used to it?

452
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Speaker 19: Yeah, I got used to it it. It was fine.

453
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Speaker 19: So yeah, it wasn't no bigger shit. Yeah yeah nah,

454
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Speaker 19: n I might wear two cats, you know, getting out there,

455
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Speaker 19: but yeah, nah, I'm good.

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Speaker 13: Though, Joe, you talked about, you know, not worrying about it.

457
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Speaker 13: You know how difficult is that do to to kind

458
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Speaker 13: of block that out of your mind, you know, the

459
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Speaker 13: the potential, the concussion potential, that sort of thing an

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Speaker 13: andy you do.

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Speaker 19: Yeah, I mean for me, like I said, I I've

462
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Speaker 19: done a lot of research. I went and met with

463
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Speaker 19: concussion specialists, and like I said, they reassure me and

464
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Speaker 19: gave me the knowledge that I needed. But I mean,

465
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Speaker 19: it's not hard at all for me. When I got

466
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Speaker 19: out here, I f I'm a football player. That's that's

467
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Speaker 19: what I loved doing since I was a little kid.

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Speaker 19: So d I mean, that's the that's the only thing

469
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Speaker 19: I wanna do. I'm playing my dream. And so when

470
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Speaker 19: I get out here, I don't think about, oh, I

471
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Speaker 19: might get hurt or I might get a concussion. I

472
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Speaker 19: just got there and and main focus is winning and

473
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Speaker 19: having fun out here, and so it's not too hard

474
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Speaker 19: for me to put it behind me. Stuff happening in life,

475
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Speaker 19: stuff happened in the game that may not go our way,

476
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Speaker 19: but just about responding and coming out here and having fun.

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Speaker 16: You see older players, you know, you know from previous

478
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Speaker 16: generations that have had concussions and some of the struggles

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Speaker 16: they're having in their older life.

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Speaker 2: Right, what are.

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Speaker 16: These specialists telling you to alleviate any concerns that you

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Speaker 16: may have about the potential of having to deal with

483
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Speaker 16: those same problems those formula.

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Speaker 7: Right. Yeah, that's a great question.

485
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Speaker 19: And a lot of the information and a lot of

486
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Speaker 19: things before, like during the time of those older players

487
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Speaker 19: are a lot different than uh, the knowledge and information

488
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Speaker 19: that we have now, and I mean we're able to

489
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Speaker 19: treat concussions and uh also back then it's like if

490
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Speaker 19: you got a concussion, they were sending you right back

491
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Speaker 19: into the game. So uh, now it's a lot different.

492
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Speaker 19: We got a protocol and it gives your brain time

493
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Speaker 19: to heal and everything. So I think, uh, things are

494
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Speaker 19: setting place now where it's a lot better than before,

495
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Speaker 19: and that time we're making problems later on. So that's

496
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Speaker 19: why I'm not really too concerned about it.

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Speaker 7: Say it again he recommended the Uh.

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Speaker 19: Oh no, I just wanted to get into a new helmet.

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Speaker 19: I I mean people have uh referred to they also,

500
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Speaker 19: although during our team meeting has said how there's a

501
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Speaker 19: number of helmets are better than other helmets right now.

502
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Speaker 19: So uh, I just wanted to check those out and

503
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Speaker 19: uh see what they are.

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Speaker 2: Than the others you had.

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Speaker 7: Nah, And that's one of the other things.

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Speaker 19: I mean, I I'm not gonna get a whole seminar

507
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Speaker 19: on concussions out here, but uh no, it's not necessarily

508
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Speaker 19: more severe. Each concussion, Like just what I learned, each

509
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Speaker 19: concussion is its own spit specific concussion and you gotta

510
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Speaker 19: give that time to heel and then once that's hell

511
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Speaker 19: and ready ready to go, once you get back out here,

512
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Speaker 19: you're good. So it's not like concussions are building on

513
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Speaker 19: top of each other, like if you give it time

514
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Speaker 19: to heal. But I think like before, what guys were

515
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Speaker 19: getting in trouble with a long time ago, it's like

516
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Speaker 19: they get a concussion not fully healed, then they go

517
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Speaker 19: right back out there and playing.

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Speaker 6: Captain aside or maybe part of it could how you

519
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Speaker 6: grown since showing up here at.

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Speaker 19: Early twenty one, Yeah, I I I've been here for

521
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Speaker 19: a little while now. I I've been enjoying every second

522
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Speaker 19: of it. I al always came in trying to be

523
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Speaker 19: a catain and trying to lead lead these guys as

524
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Speaker 19: best way as I can. And I definitely feel that

525
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Speaker 19: I've grown, uh vocally and uh just just trying to

526
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Speaker 19: help build the team up and build myself up. So

527
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Speaker 19: just trying to do anything I can to help this team.

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Speaker 3: How about in a concussion situation like this.

529
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Speaker 2: You're so close to.

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Speaker 9: Your mom and your brother, did you.

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Speaker 19: Yeah, definitely they Uh they came down with me to

532
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Speaker 19: when I was I had like when the team was

533
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Speaker 19: here doing meetings. While I was driving up to a

534
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Speaker 19: Pittsburg meeting with the concussion specialists and everything, and uh

535
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Speaker 19: they were with me and uh just easing their mind

536
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Speaker 19: that that's the biggest thing E's in their mind. Uh

537
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Speaker 19: They're all there, word and everything, but uh they'll be okay.

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Speaker 8: Yeah, did you think people up for two weeks after that?

539
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Speaker 7: I mean I was good pretty much.

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Speaker 19: It was that day that I I was kind of

541
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Speaker 19: had a headache and everything, but I was pretty much

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Speaker 19: good after that. Buz just about going through the protocol

543
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Speaker 19: and I mean there was no rush back. We weren't

544
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Speaker 19: playing a regular season games, so I mean I was

545
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Speaker 19: just really getting the time to heal.

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Speaker 7: It wasn't any rush.

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Speaker 16: Cap and still had a right you know, helmet to helmet.

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Speaker 2: Uh just from your perspective, but are.

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Speaker 16: Those doing what they're intended to do, you knowions and

550
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Speaker 16: getting Yeah, it's definitely still a physical sport, so I

551
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Speaker 16: mean concussion can happened regardless.

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Speaker 19: I know, if you were in a Guardian cap or not.

553
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Speaker 19: I think it could be looked at too, I know

554
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Speaker 19: and just talked about on the Guardian cap. I don't

555
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Speaker 19: think in the back that it's as much patting as

556
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Speaker 19: as I would like, but I feel it could be

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Speaker 19: looked at. But I think you get a concussion whether

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Speaker 19: you're wearing a Guardian cap or not. So I mean,

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Speaker 19: stuff happens this a physical game.

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Speaker 2: Helmets during the games.

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Speaker 7: No, I'm not gonna yeah, yup.

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Speaker 19: Any details you have, Uh, I'm not sure the branded

563
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Speaker 19: name yet. I have to get it from those guys inside.

564
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Speaker 19: But you guys will definitely be seeing it soon though,

565
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Speaker 19: and I haven't got it just yet.

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Speaker 8: How do you feel about, uh not playing in a

567
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Speaker 8: pres game. Are you at the say of your career

568
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Speaker 8: where it's not a big deal.

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Speaker 19: I wouldn't say it's not a big deal, but I

570
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Speaker 19: don't feel any pressure any like, oh, I just needed

571
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Speaker 19: to play in a preseason game. I feel that's a

572
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Speaker 19: great opportunity for the younger guys to get out there

573
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Speaker 19: and showcase what they're able to do. But I still

574
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Speaker 19: been practicing and playing, working out and getting ready for

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Speaker 19: the season. So I mean, I d I know the game.

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Speaker 19: I'm I'm looking forward to that first game, and yeah,

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Speaker 19: I'm not I'm not real concerned about not being able

578
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Speaker 19: to get a snap of the preseason.

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Speaker 11: Uh, particularly during the joint practice Systemast Jefferson.

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Speaker 19: Yeah, MJ's a number one corner. I mean you you

581
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Speaker 19: guys see it. He's gonna be big for us this year.

582
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Speaker 19: And I think that's what's special about this team. We

583
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Speaker 19: got three number one corners, myself, MJ, and Greg. I

584
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Speaker 19: feel we all number ones and I we able to

585
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Speaker 19: do different things out there on the field. And uh,

586
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Speaker 19: whether one guy's out, another guy can step in and

587
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Speaker 19: not lose track or not lose pace on what we

588
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Speaker 19: got going on.

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Speaker 16: As a leader.

590
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Speaker 20: As a guy, that's bringing energy.

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Speaker 19: Yeah, definitely, like you said, bringing in, that's exactly bringing energy,

592
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Speaker 19: bringing guys along.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 19: MJ's real vocal out there, and uh he competes as

595
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Speaker 19: he's a competitor out there and just working hard and

596
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Speaker 19: uh trying to be the best. He got the mindset

597
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Speaker 19: of one to be the best, and uh he is.

598
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Speaker 19: So we just go out there and compete with one another.

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Speaker 3: Were you happy to see uh cd Lamb get his

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Speaker 3: contract signed and be ready.

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Speaker 16: To go out there and play this game?

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Speaker 19: So no, I'm d I'm definitely happy for him. That's

603
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Speaker 19: like changing, uh contracting everything for him and his family.

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Speaker 19: So uh, definitely happy for him and looking forward to

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Speaker 19: going to having that match up in the game. I

606
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Speaker 19: always love going against the number one guys and best

607
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Speaker 19: guys on that team, So I'll be looking forward to it.

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Speaker 17: With a couple more history and concussions that we're talking about,

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Speaker 17: the big When you suffer the latest one, you know,

610
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Speaker 17: people cover the team and the fans are wondering how

611
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Speaker 17: loud and discussion you know, could you contemplate retiring?

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Speaker 2: Did that ever go.

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Speaker 8: Through your mind?

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Speaker 17: Or do you immediately know.

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Speaker 2: That you're gonna come back?

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Speaker 19: Yeah? Like I said that, this is a game I love, man,

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Speaker 19: I I love playing this game, being with the guys

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Speaker 19: out here. I I really don't see myself doing too

619
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Speaker 19: much other stuff. So unless I'm just really physically unable

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Speaker 19: to play this game, I don't see myself stepping away

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Speaker 19: from football no time soon. So and uh, like I

622
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Speaker 19: said before, I I can't take it easy on uh

623
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Speaker 19: these receivers out here, so uh me being out here,

624
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Speaker 19: I gotta give them a good look and just go

625
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Speaker 19: out there and play. But I I'll answer your question. No,

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Speaker 19: I d I haven't seen myself walking away though.

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Speaker 17: Are you actually out of protocol now?

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Speaker 2: Yes?

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Speaker 7: Yep, hey the zil Uh great cold Miles hardened.

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Speaker 14: To steal the drafts?

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Speaker 2: What do you see?

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Speaker 7: Say again? Sorry, great cold Miles hardened to steal the

633
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Speaker 7: draft of the camp?

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Speaker 6: What kind of excites you got him?

635
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Speaker 7: Yeah, Miles, he's been bawling.

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Speaker 19: Uh he's been showing out making plays against the Vikings

637
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Speaker 19: and uh just making plays out here. So it's big

638
00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,040
Speaker 19: for him to uh make the team. I was happy

639
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Speaker 19: for him. We all congratulated him, and uh, he's gonna

640
00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,560
Speaker 19: be a big piece on our team though coming going forward.

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Speaker 13: Then, so luh off another rookie, y you mentioned making

642
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Speaker 13: the receivers better? Where have you seen how have you

643
00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,960
Speaker 13: made Jamari talked about how you've you've helped him, you

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Speaker 13: know as a rookie. What what what have you seen

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Speaker 13: out of him and his development?

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Speaker 19: Yeah, he's been looking good. Uh since he came in.

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Speaker 19: I think he's been getting better and better. Uh l

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Speaker 19: he's night and day from once he came in to

649
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Speaker 19: where he's at now. I believe I think that's just uh,

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Speaker 19: his competitive nature and what he's been doing out there

651
00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:35,880
Speaker 19: in practice, and that's going against one another out there.

652
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Speaker 19: So uh, he's been good and he's gonna be a

653
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Speaker 19: big piece as well.

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Speaker 7: Uh to our offense.

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Speaker 2: Do you give receivers?

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Speaker 11: How can you help the receiver?

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Speaker 2: Yeah?

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Speaker 19: I mean it's a constant communication. Like if I were

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Speaker 19: to win on a rep, they may come and asks me, uh,

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Speaker 19: what it is that you've seen on that play that

661
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Speaker 19: you were able to get in position? And I'll tell

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Speaker 19: him that I may asks them a question. So it's

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Speaker 19: just that constant communication on how we could get each

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Speaker 19: other better.

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Speaker 7: Thank you, guys.

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Speaker 1: Busy week for the front office of your Cleveland Browns

667
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Speaker 1: and to recap it all and maybe what the preview

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Speaker 1: what could be next. Assistant general manager Katherine Hickman met

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Speaker 1: with the media on Thursday. Katherine, why do you think.

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Speaker 8: A TRADEMARKT for Tyler howfway didn't develop?

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Speaker 5: That's a great question.

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Speaker 20: I think I don't know that I would characterize the

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Speaker 20: way you characterize in your question.

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Speaker 5: I think our job is to.

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Speaker 20: An injury does a great job of that is to

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Speaker 20: really explore all opportunities and it needs to make sense

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Speaker 20: for all the parties involved and in some instances it doesn't.

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Speaker 13: So how much did the injuries that you guys had

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Speaker 13: all through training camp, how much did that impact kind

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Speaker 13: of some of those decisions, you know, making maybe a

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Speaker 13: few of them maybe harder.

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Speaker 2: Or the usual.

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Speaker 20: Yeah, I think it's credit to our coaches, to a

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Speaker 20: player development staff, like it's opportunities for us to work

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Speaker 20: with the younger guys and develop, you know, more people,

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Speaker 20: more players on the roster and make sure they get

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Speaker 20: opportunity needs so that when their name is called, that's

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Speaker 20: the nature of the game. Their name will likely be

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Speaker 20: called at some point they're ready to roll. So I

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Speaker 20: think turning this into we don't like injuries, but turning

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Speaker 20: things into a positive is to you know, provide options

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Speaker 20: for other players around us.

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Speaker 8: You were able to claim any players, did you try so?

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Speaker 20: As like, yeah, we always always always look at those options.

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Speaker 20: But there's so many things that goes into those decisions.

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Speaker 20: Because when you think of claiming a player, it's relative

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Speaker 20: to who you have at that position, but also relative

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Speaker 20: to who you have on the roster because you need a.

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Speaker 5: Spot to get that player.

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Speaker 20: So it's this whole puzzle of figuring out what's that

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Speaker 20: player quality and how does that make us better both

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Speaker 20: from a number standpoint but also from a talent standpoint.

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Speaker 20: So we felt we felt good with with who we

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Speaker 20: had had the cut down. I mean what I would

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Speaker 20: say to that, Tony is you can look at different

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Speaker 20: avenues to make those things happen. And sometimes it could

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Speaker 20: be like a small trade if you really want to

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Speaker 20: get a player and you want to get ahead of

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Speaker 20: potentially where you're at in that order. So there's different

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Speaker 20: things as we look at and when we think this

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Speaker 20: is a great opportunity for for the Browns, we we

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Speaker 20: pulled a trigger.

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Speaker 7: Katherine, I asked.

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Speaker 15: Kevin before the impact of the injuries last year in

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Speaker 15: terms of coaching quarterbacks, what on terms of like protection

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Speaker 15: things like that did last year affect the way you

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Speaker 15: guys do business going forward?

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Speaker 20: I think just injuries in general is something we, uh

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Speaker 20: we have to plan for and be ready for and

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Speaker 20: and it goes back to how we develop those players

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Speaker 20: uh on the practice go out in the back end

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Speaker 20: of the fifty three. And that's really credit again to

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Speaker 20: PD and and the coaches and to your point specifically

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Speaker 20: about the quarterbacks. Of course, that's something that we we

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Speaker 20: we think about, but I wouldn't say that it's any

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Speaker 20: different than than how we think about it globally. For

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Speaker 20: for to preparing all of our starters, definitely a position

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Speaker 20: of priority for sure.

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Speaker 2: In terms of.

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Speaker 3: Deshaun Watson's contractor structuring, how does that help you guys

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Speaker 3: even this year?

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Speaker 9: Is that more about rollover.

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Speaker 3: Or foster building or what can you say about that?

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Speaker 20: Yeah, just like Andrew, I'm not gonna go into any

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Speaker 20: details when it comes to players contract. It's just I

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Speaker 20: It's the only thing I'll say is as as an organization,

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Speaker 20: our philosophy is to is to be is to be

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Speaker 20: aggressive when we think about uh, resource allocation and management,

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Speaker 20: so we always look at all options.

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Speaker 7: It's business.

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Speaker 3: Give you an opportunity though, if you guys wanted to

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Speaker 3: make a trade.

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Speaker 16: Or add a big need player or something like that,

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Speaker 16: you have a flexibility.

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Speaker 13: To do that.

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Speaker 5: I everything anything we do is or a lot of.

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Speaker 20: Things we do, I should say, is flexibility in mind

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Speaker 20: and how how it can give us option. Optionality is

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Speaker 20: is huge when we can make moves, whether that's now

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Speaker 20: or down the road.

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Speaker 8: It was widely reported that the Brons had a both

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Speaker 8: a deal, a contract and a trade offer for a

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Speaker 8: brand and now you have true or bos.

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Speaker 20: I'm not gonna go into the details of that, but

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Speaker 20: I will definitely tell you that when uh we inquire

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Speaker 20: and and we look at options to add players to

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Speaker 20: to our team and add talent to our team. So

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Speaker 20: when there are opportunities out there, we'll do our due

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Speaker 20: diligence and we'll do the work.

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Speaker 2: Uh.

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Speaker 5: But I won't answer that specifically, Cather.

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Speaker 2: When when you have a big.

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Speaker 6: Idea that you can reach into that creating flexibility like

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Speaker 6: you like you.

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Speaker 20: Guys have multiple times, I think it's not just uh

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Speaker 20: Deshaun specifically here.

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Speaker 5: I think it's just from a philosophy.

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Speaker 20: How we think about our contract structure and philosophy and management.

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Speaker 5: Of our resource.

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Speaker 20: So I'm not gonna go into any anything specific here

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Speaker 20: outside of just being creative and aggressive on how we

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Speaker 20: wanna create that flexibility.

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Speaker 2: Ketrin, did you did you guys consider cutting my call

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Speaker 2: after his arrest?

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Speaker 14: Uh?

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Speaker 5: Any my call question?

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Speaker 20: I'm not gonna discuss, uh, just because of the legal

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Speaker 20: process going on.

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Speaker 8: What do you think, uh your concerns you're back in

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Speaker 8: your mind? Are uh on this roster going forward for

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Speaker 8: the season? Is it as good as you want it

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Speaker 8: to be? Or is there still a vulnerability there that

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Speaker 8: you guys want to be.

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Speaker 20: One other thing I love about the NFL is every

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Speaker 20: year you get an a new opportunity to compete for

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Speaker 20: a championship, and I think I think every year that's

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Speaker 20: our plan, that's what we prepare for.

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Speaker 5: Now.

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Speaker 20: Injuries are part of the game. They're gonna happen. But

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Speaker 20: if there if there are things that we can help

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Speaker 20: our players there, I think that's an area where you know,

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Speaker 20: we've made an hour in the off season with a

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Speaker 20: head of performance in medical and hopefully through our processes

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Speaker 20: we can we can we can continue to work there

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Speaker 20: and trying to help in that area.

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Speaker 9: Catherine, I know we asked you about the new kickoff

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Speaker 9: rules like around the draft, but going through this preseason,

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Speaker 9: how do you feel like you guys maybe got a

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Speaker 9: different handle on it and does it still feel like

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Speaker 9: one of those things like we're gonna have to see

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Speaker 9: it in real game action to know everything it's gonna entail.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, that's a great question.

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Speaker 20: It's definitely something we thought about from the returning piece,

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Speaker 20: just because there's just gonna be more likely that are

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Speaker 20: gonna be returned, so so not just specifically at the

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Speaker 20: returner position, but just overall as we think of that

807
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Speaker 20: unit and we work with with Bubba on that, So

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Speaker 20: that's definitely been top of mind as we think through that,

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Speaker 20: and then we'll we'll we'll continue to evaluate as we

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Speaker 20: go through in the season.

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Speaker 13: I have a question that.

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Speaker 11: At you specifically generally when you guys are working with

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Speaker 11: one of these deals where you might want to trade

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Speaker 11: for somebody who needs to be negotiated with if they're

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Speaker 11: still on a routine, what's what's the process.

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Speaker 5: Of that, like in terms of you're asking what's our

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Speaker 5: trade process negoti.

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Speaker 20: Contractially at the same time, oh understanding. Well, again, I'm

819
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Speaker 20: not gonna go into the specifics of contracts, but just

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Speaker 20: generally those are handled by Andrew and and and we

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Speaker 20: we work together as a team on on advising uh

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Speaker 20: and and giving ideas and creative ways to work through that.

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Speaker 20: But ultimately he works through those d those dynamics, and

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Speaker 20: I'm not gonna go much into detail.

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Speaker 11: What's your philosophy again generally on pushing money down the

826
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Speaker 11: road on the cap versus what you know, trying to

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Speaker 11: keep an eye on the future yep, and and making

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Speaker 11: sure that doesn't come back to by a chef.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, great question.

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Speaker 20: I think, uh, it's part of thinking about it like

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Speaker 20: from a two to three year outlook like you never yes,

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Speaker 20: you want to think about it in the present. But

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Speaker 20: part of our job in personnel. I think that's what

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Speaker 20: something Andrew is so good at is to also think

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Speaker 20: about the future and how we're gonna like combine and

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Speaker 20: and maybe a balance is not a good world word. Sorry,

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Speaker 20: maybe harmonize both. So to my point earlier, for it's

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Speaker 20: about giving ourselves options and creating flexibility if if that

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Speaker 20: means different you know, maneuvers with contracts, We'll explore all options.

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Speaker 16: These have been a philosophical evolution when it comes to

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Speaker 16: offensive personnel over the last you know, twelve twenty four months.

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Speaker 16: You know, when Kevin got here, he was big on fullbacks,

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Speaker 16: running backs, tight ends.

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Speaker 2: Obviously there's no fullback.

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Speaker 16: I mean, you know, Nick obviously could step in there

846
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Speaker 16: only two tight ends on the active roster.

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Speaker 6: He had to bring Dante back today.

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Speaker 16: But just organizationally, is there been a little bit of

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Speaker 16: an evolution philosophically when it comes to offensive roster building now.

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Speaker 5: I think.

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Speaker 20: One thing Andrew says all the time is like the

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Speaker 20: fifty three is the first fifty three and it's not

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Speaker 20: gonna the fifty three we're going to carry by the

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Speaker 20: time we're at week fifteen could look very different.

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Speaker 5: So that's kind of how we want to think about it.

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Speaker 20: And like so to your point specifically about the numbers,

857
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Speaker 20: that's certain position. It's like, how are we going to

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Speaker 20: look at the different evolution that are coming in the

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Speaker 20: personnel word to try to like improve our roster. So

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Speaker 20: there's definitely some like fluidity in how we think about it.

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Speaker 20: And then when it comes to this your question about offense,

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Speaker 20: like I mean, I'm sure Kevin must have touched on it,

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Speaker 20: like him and his staff as an incredible growth mindset

864
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Speaker 20: and they're going to evolve and look at however they

865
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Speaker 20: can put these guys in the best position to win,

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Speaker 20: they will. So so that's how I would answer that question.

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Speaker 19: There are.

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Speaker 2: Why is that?

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Speaker 8: And you think next year by socking up on draft picks,

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Speaker 8: it's time to inject some youth.

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Speaker 20: Definitely, definitely something that we want to see is our

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Speaker 20: you know, young players contributing, and I think we have

873
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Speaker 20: some of those contributors that that are that are that

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Speaker 20: are helping out. I think there's a balance with experience

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Speaker 20: that we have. I think of our I think of

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Speaker 20: the experience we were able to acquire on the interior

877
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Speaker 20: defensive line. Like, yes, to your point, they're all around

878
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Speaker 20: the thirty mark there, but there are all players who

879
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Speaker 20: have played and contributed in significant ways, and I think

880
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Speaker 20: it really help us. Where the D line is our engine.

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Speaker 20: So I think it's a it's it's a balance. And

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Speaker 20: to your question, two three year outlook is what we

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Speaker 20: look at not just from a resource allocation, but from

884
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Speaker 20: where we're at from a player quality as well. So

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Speaker 20: definitely looking at everything down the road too.

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Speaker 3: Was Dorian someone that that you guys identified early on

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Speaker 3: in his.

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Speaker 9: Camp when it looked like he was really coming.

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Speaker 3: On strong, Uh, someone that you always kind of felt

890
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Speaker 3: you were to put on the fifty three. Did you

891
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Speaker 3: have any debate over whether or not to keep three

892
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Speaker 3: quarterbacks and how did that all sort of play out?

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Speaker 7: Yeah?

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Speaker 20: And so Andrew's process is he likes us to go

895
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Speaker 20: through the entire you know, the look at the entire

896
00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,920
Speaker 20: body of work and not anchor ourselves on you know,

897
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Speaker 20: one performance or one game.

898
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Speaker 5: Particularly which I really enjoy.

899
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Speaker 20: So just really looking at his entire body of work

900
00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:43,799
Speaker 20: and seeing is development and how hard he works. I

901
00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:46,680
Speaker 20: think we're just very encouraging encouraging things. But those are

902
00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:48,560
Speaker 20: things we've saw from Dorian last year too, we had

903
00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:50,920
Speaker 20: a you know, a really good year, really good preseason,

904
00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:53,200
Speaker 20: good year with us as well. So just overall, someone

905
00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:55,719
Speaker 20: who's working really hard, very focused, and we're just really

906
00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:56,480
Speaker 20: glad to have him.

907
00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:57,920
Speaker 16: Catherine, you were correct.

908
00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:00,000
Speaker 15: And predicting that Jim Schwartz would have a huge game

909
00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:00,919
Speaker 15: packed last year.

910
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Speaker 16: From the Throne office standpoint, where do you think that unit.

911
00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:05,640
Speaker 2: Can make games this season?

912
00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:09,840
Speaker 20: I mean, Jim, Jim is a huge part of this.

913
00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:12,239
Speaker 20: Our players, our coaches are huge part of.

914
00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,680
Speaker 5: This, and and I think we have a real.

915
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Speaker 20: Chance to to to one maintain our our performance are

916
00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:23,280
Speaker 20: at level of performance and and improven in some areas.

917
00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:24,959
Speaker 5: Like Jim, I'm sure told you many times.

918
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Speaker 20: You tell us all the time like nothing's ever perfect,

919
00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:29,120
Speaker 20: and he's hard on these guys and he brings energy

920
00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:33,080
Speaker 20: and discipline. So I just think, I the skuy's the

921
00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:34,920
Speaker 20: limit on what we can see from that unit this year.

922
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Speaker 2: Kay, Catherine.

923
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Speaker 9: With the offensive tackles, I know what the combine Andrew invention,

924
00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:40,520
Speaker 9: it's a good problem to have and having a handful

925
00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:42,960
Speaker 9: of really good ones. So I guess just going the

926
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Speaker 9: route you guys.

927
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Speaker 7: Did, and obviously Jack, Jed and.

928
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Speaker 9: Dwand like the recoveries panning out differently, Like how key

929
00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,520
Speaker 9: is that you guys were able to hold on to

930
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:51,839
Speaker 9: all of them and just keep that.

931
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Speaker 2: Talent at any right?

932
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Speaker 20: Yeah, well, these guys are working extremely hard to get

933
00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,799
Speaker 20: back and and and doing great progress and you know,

934
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Speaker 20: full trust in our medical department when it comes to

935
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Speaker 20: to where they're at. But what we talked earlier like

936
00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,799
Speaker 20: this gave great opportunities to some of our younger guys

937
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Speaker 20: to develop and step in.

938
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Speaker 5: We were able to.

939
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Speaker 20: Add some veteran experience on the practice what with Germaine,

940
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Speaker 20: so that's extremely valuable. And then just you know, just

941
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Speaker 20: just having James as well is awesome. So just having

942
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Speaker 20: a bunch of guys that can step in and help

943
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Speaker 20: us is huge from a flexibility and optionality.

944
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Speaker 11: To the point about lasting, I don't know, you guys

945
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Speaker 11: probably studied disclosed when we do. Does thirty mean the

946
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Speaker 11: same thing that they used to with all the advances

947
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Speaker 11: and medical science and it seems like guys are playing longer.

948
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Speaker 2: How is the agent curve evolved?

949
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Speaker 20: It's a loaded question because it really varies by position,

950
00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:46,920
Speaker 20: it varies based on, you know, what we ask the

951
00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:48,759
Speaker 20: guys to do. So I think it's on us to

952
00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,000
Speaker 20: evaluate it as a whole and an individually and really

953
00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:54,400
Speaker 20: figure out how we can put these guys in best

954
00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:57,200
Speaker 20: position to succeed regardless of where they're at in their

955
00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,480
Speaker 20: career in the age, because again, I could not give

956
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Speaker 20: you a great a answer specifically to that because it's

957
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Speaker 20: just so so broad.

958
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Speaker 5: Thanks very good, thank you, thank you guys.

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Speaker 1: Finally, this week on the From the Podium podcast, one

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Speaker 1: more with head coach Kevin Stefanski, who wraps up the

961
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Speaker 1: week and gets ready for game week against the Dallas Cowboys.

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Speaker 4: Okay, really solid work. I'm glad it's hot. We need

963
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Speaker 4: to work in the heat. So that's been good for

964
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Speaker 4: us this week. So then you guys are you know,

965
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Speaker 4: off this weekend. Then we're back at it on Labor Day.

966
00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,640
Speaker 4: But uh, really good week and this week was important

967
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Speaker 4: part of our preparation, so that was good. And then

968
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Speaker 4: on the captains this year, just announce the team. Your

969
00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:41,320
Speaker 4: captains are Charlie Hewlett, Joel Botonio, Deshaun Watson, Miles Garrett,

970
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Speaker 4: and Denzel Ward are your captains for this year. So

971
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Speaker 4: that's a great honor for those guys. It's voted on

972
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Speaker 4: by their teammates. So I just wanted to let you

973
00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:50,240
Speaker 4: guys know that. But with that, I'll take any questions.

974
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Speaker 14: It so.

975
00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:55,560
Speaker 13: Completely clear.

976
00:40:55,719 --> 00:41:01,120
Speaker 6: Yes, yes, Denzel, I know Marcus dating in the offseason,

977
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Speaker 6: doesn't feel like he's really taken on more of the

978
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:04,080
Speaker 6: leadership pulling me I.

979
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Speaker 2: Mean the captain. M Yeah, it does.

980
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,680
Speaker 4: You know, I think he leads in his own way.

981
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Speaker 2: Obviously, Denzel is a guy.

982
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Speaker 4: He's a great example of the guy that just does

983
00:41:12,520 --> 00:41:14,960
Speaker 4: it the right way all the time. Was here all

984
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Speaker 4: off season, didn't miss I don't think a thing, a lift,

985
00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:26,200
Speaker 4: a meeting, a practice, And I think his teammates notice that. Yeah,

986
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Speaker 4: I mean DeShawn as the quarterback. Obviously he's been doing

987
00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,439
Speaker 4: this whole life leading, which is very natural for him. Uh,

988
00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:34,439
Speaker 4: and his teammates again, another guy that they recognize hard work.

989
00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:42,239
Speaker 4: I think that's a big piece of it. There are

990
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Speaker 4: all tough decisions. Yeah, they're all tough.

991
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Speaker 2: You guys know.

992
00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:48,960
Speaker 4: I love Snoop the person the player, would love to

993
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Speaker 4: keep all our guys.

994
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Speaker 2: But uh, it wasn't the case.

995
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Speaker 18: He deserves.

996
00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:58,839
Speaker 4: Yeah, like we've talked about Mary Kate's, it's such a

997
00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:02,359
Speaker 4: competitive roster in general, but that that room is very,

998
00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:05,080
Speaker 4: very competitive, and those guys all had really good moments.

999
00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:07,480
Speaker 4: Dorian coming off of his injury, to be able to

1000
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Speaker 4: put himself in position to go play like he did

1001
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:11,440
Speaker 4: in the games, perform like he did in practice, I

1002
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Speaker 4: think was you know a big part of it.

1003
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Speaker 8: So with the show Dorian three, when.

1004
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Speaker 2: We have to put the depth chart out Tuesday, stay tuned.

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Speaker 8: You know you talked about Denzel's concussion of history, and

1006
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Speaker 8: the medical staff has research and talk to him about it.

1007
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Speaker 8: Did they recommend him wearing the cap in games?

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Speaker 2: I don't know that.

1009
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Speaker 4: Yeah, I would ask Denzel.

1010
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Speaker 2: I think i'd let him speak for himself.

1011
00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:42,919
Speaker 16: Do you anticipate that you'll have some players wear those

1012
00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:43,560
Speaker 16: during games?

1013
00:42:43,640 --> 00:42:45,759
Speaker 2: I don't know. Yeah, I don't know. I have not

1014
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Speaker 2: heard yet.

1015
00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:49,520
Speaker 4: Obviously, we message the guys about they have to wear

1016
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Speaker 4: them at practice, and you see a lot of guys

1017
00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:54,080
Speaker 4: are wearing newer helmets that if you wear those helmets

1018
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Speaker 4: that have tested really well, you don't have to wear

1019
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Speaker 4: the Guardian cap. So, but I don't know how it's

1020
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Speaker 4: gonna work out for the games just yet.

1021
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Speaker 16: I realize you're not a medical equipment expert here, but

1022
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Speaker 16: just how effective do you think those guardian caps have been?

1023
00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:10,200
Speaker 16: I mean, you know I have to take her y

1024
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Speaker 16: Denzel got a concussion in camp. Just do you feel

1025
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Speaker 16: that they're as.

1026
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Speaker 4: Effective as the Yeah, I'm not equipped pun intended to

1027
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Speaker 4: answer that.

1028
00:43:20,600 --> 00:43:22,160
Speaker 2: I'd say other than I've seen.

1029
00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:25,520
Speaker 4: The the studies and those type of things, and you know,

1030
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Speaker 4: you just got to trust in that.

1031
00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:27,920
Speaker 6: Kevin might be a lot of.

1032
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Speaker 1: Players to this.

1033
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Speaker 15: But the injuries to the quarterbacks last year, how did

1034
00:43:31,120 --> 00:43:33,600
Speaker 15: that impact now the way you coach that position.

1035
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Speaker 4: I don't know that it impacts how we've always coached it,

1036
00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:39,600
Speaker 4: Tom in terms of they're really important and we want

1037
00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:41,880
Speaker 4: them to stay on the field, and there's decisions that

1038
00:43:41,960 --> 00:43:44,560
Speaker 4: you make, certainly towards the end of plays and that

1039
00:43:44,600 --> 00:43:46,600
Speaker 4: type of thing where we want to keep our quarterbacks

1040
00:43:46,680 --> 00:43:50,319
Speaker 4: up right. This is also a contact game, and the

1041
00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:51,879
Speaker 4: guys understand what they're signing up.

1042
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Speaker 2: For in that regard.

1043
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:54,319
Speaker 4: So it's not like you can get out of many

1044
00:43:54,320 --> 00:43:57,440
Speaker 4: games unscathed. But when you can take care of yourself,

1045
00:43:57,480 --> 00:43:59,239
Speaker 4: you always want to do that. So it's something we've

1046
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:00,560
Speaker 4: always talked about with our guys.

1047
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Speaker 8: I think your practice squad is loaded to capacity right now,

1048
00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:06,800
Speaker 8: but would you is there a desire to bring companies

1049
00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:07,920
Speaker 8: back to that practice squad.

1050
00:44:08,320 --> 00:44:10,680
Speaker 4: I think all options around the table. We'll see how

1051
00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:11,840
Speaker 4: it chakes out.

1052
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Speaker 2: Your your practice squad.

1053
00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:18,640
Speaker 3: Is that something that you know perfect world like to

1054
00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:19,840
Speaker 3: keep three on the fifty.

1055
00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:23,319
Speaker 2: Three for or have to work through all those things?

1056
00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:24,560
Speaker 4: Mary kay, I think you have to see where the

1057
00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:26,840
Speaker 4: game plan is and what guys you need.

1058
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Speaker 2: So I'd say we're working through.

1059
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Speaker 3: What do you know about this guy?

1060
00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:33,480
Speaker 4: Not much that much. I know him enough to say

1061
00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:36,279
Speaker 4: low and we I introduced myself. He comes from a

1062
00:44:36,320 --> 00:44:39,400
Speaker 4: similar system, so there's some things that he'll pick up

1063
00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:39,920
Speaker 4: real fast.

1064
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Speaker 9: Kevin didn't see Quentin Jefferson out there today?

1065
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Speaker 2: What's going on? He's fine, Yeah, he's fine.

1066
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Speaker 6: Do you expect any of the whether it's jet or

1067
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:50,919
Speaker 6: bookie or well, be back when you start practicing Monday.

1068
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Speaker 2: We'll have to see Monday. Yeah, I'm not sure.

1069
00:44:52,560 --> 00:44:54,440
Speaker 4: As you know, it's so many of these things are

1070
00:44:54,520 --> 00:44:55,000
Speaker 4: day to day.

1071
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Speaker 3: Your coach is also kind of for the weekend.

1072
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Speaker 2: We're gonna work.

1073
00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:03,040
Speaker 4: Uh, you know, you're not gonna work you know, normal hours,

1074
00:45:03,239 --> 00:45:06,440
Speaker 4: maybe work banker hours, but uh, there's still things that

1075
00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:14,040
Speaker 4: we need to get ahead of for next week. And yeah,

1076
00:45:14,200 --> 00:45:16,799
Speaker 4: just anytime you go on a break, whether it's at

1077
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Speaker 4: the end of mini camp, going into June or this

1078
00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:22,719
Speaker 4: little mini break, anybody who's whether they're leaving town or

1079
00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:25,360
Speaker 4: staying here, just want to be safe and protect themselves

1080
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Speaker 4: and protect the team.

1081
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Speaker 2: Good. Okay, thank you guys.

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Speaker 1: That does it for this week and the From the

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Speaker 1: Podium podcasts. We are back with you on Labor Day

1084
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