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AJ Barner: "We Have To Handle Business and Get Back On Track" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Yo yo, So guys good.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, So I partner up with Ronald McDonald's house and
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  Speaker 2: they work with a lot of sick kids and their families.
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  Speaker 2: So I've got a great relationship with McDonald's and uh,
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  Speaker 2: you know, all the work that they do in the
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  Speaker 2: community is just important to me. And you know, it
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  Speaker 2: seems like every city has a McDonald's on their corner.
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  Speaker 2: So it's it's cool to work with an organization like
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  Speaker 2: that that cares about kids and has a direct impact
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  Speaker 2: with children and their families.
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  Speaker 3: Would you say you have a good relationship with McDonald's Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: The number of times you go to McDonalds.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, been to McDonald's too many times to count. Work
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  Speaker 2: with McDonald's to help promote some of their stuff and
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  Speaker 2: then also going to be visiting the Ronald McDonald House,
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  Speaker 2: which is something I'm passionate about and excited to do.
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  Speaker 1: So it's been cool and they've been awesome to work with.
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  Speaker 2: And like I said, it's awesome to work with a
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  Speaker 2: brand that you know, is a national, you know, main
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  Speaker 2: stake in our true.
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  Speaker 1: I haven't, no, I have not known about all their
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  Speaker 1: work done.
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  Speaker 2: There's been a lot of people that have reached out
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  Speaker 2: to me and just being like, yo, like you know,
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  Speaker 2: I was there, my family was there as a kid,
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  Speaker 2: and uh, you know it was a great experience.
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  Speaker 3: So age you just as an offense, asked Samus as well.
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  Speaker 3: You guys have twelve turnovers over the last four games.
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  Speaker 3: That's the number you guys aren't super happy with at
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  Speaker 3: the moment. What are you kind of seeing on that
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  Speaker 3: front as.
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  Speaker 2: To why that? You know, not every turnover is great pole.
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  Speaker 3: Obviously, but what do you kind of see on that
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  Speaker 3: front end?
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  Speaker 2: You guys get back to where you want to be
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  Speaker 2: having just you know, being on time and just being
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  Speaker 2: cognizant of it protecting a football ball carrier or as
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  Speaker 2: a route.
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  Speaker 1: Runner as well, just you know, not just.
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  Speaker 2: Doing what you're supposed to do, being where the quarterback
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  Speaker 2: wants you to be in the protection to just holding
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  Speaker 2: up in protection and being on our landmarks. When stuff
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  Speaker 2: breaks down, the quarterback knows you're.
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  Speaker 1: At and he has an outlet for it.
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  Speaker 2: But I think it's something that's just going to go
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  Speaker 2: down with the way that we played because like we
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  Speaker 2: mentioned before that it didn't happen and part of it
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  Speaker 2: is just you know, part of the game a little
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  Speaker 2: bit in a sense, but obviously something we need to
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  Speaker 2: clean up.
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  Speaker 1: What did you notice about your quarterback during the game?
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  Speaker 1: When what have you noticed in the days since?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, Sam, you know, he kept going and uh
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  Speaker 2: you know, I think the fourth quarter showed that with
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  Speaker 2: the drives that we had, and uh, you know, he's
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  Speaker 2: just the same dog that he's been. We all know
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  Speaker 2: what Sam's capable of and what will continue to do
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  Speaker 2: and nothing changed with that. And we're excited about Tennessee
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  Speaker 2: this week.
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  Speaker 1: Same do what what is characteristic come him?
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  Speaker 2: Same guy that threw four or five touchdown passes the
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  Speaker 2: week before against the Commanders, same guy that has at
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  Speaker 2: seven and three, same guy that went fourteen and three
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  Speaker 2: last year.
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  Speaker 1: So like a winner, you had a.
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  Speaker 3: Couple of third down catches to move the change in
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  Speaker 3: this game.
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  Speaker 2: Your position here particure.
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  Speaker 1: How much part do you.
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  Speaker 2: Guys taken being that you know, whether they call it
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  Speaker 2: a safety quarterback and those down Yeah, I think a
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  Speaker 2: ton of pride. Our room has a bunch of playmakers
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  Speaker 2: in it, and anytime you get your opportunity, you just
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  Speaker 2: got to make a play with it. So third down,
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  Speaker 2: second down, first down, whatever the case is, just being
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  Speaker 2: able to do that to get open for the quarterback
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  Speaker 2: and especially underneath there too, like when you know when
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  Speaker 2: his eyes come back down to Just like I said,
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  Speaker 2: being in the right spot and presenting a picture to
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  Speaker 2: the quarterback that you're ready for the ball is important.
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  Speaker 2: You look at this.
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  Speaker 3: Week's matchup, what do you make of a Titans team
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  Speaker 3: whose record does not necessarily reflect to the talent on
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  Speaker 3: the field When you're looking at their defensive.
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  Speaker 2: Playmakers, Yeah, I think they're they're front seven is you know,
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  Speaker 2: it's just as good as you know, anyone else.
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  Speaker 1: That we've played.
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  Speaker 2: Obviously, it's the NFL, so you're gonna get everyone's best shot.
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  Speaker 2: But you know, we got to handle business and get
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  Speaker 2: back on track. So just like any other game, and
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  Speaker 2: we're excited about it, and uh yeah, it'll be nice
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  Speaker 2: to get to get back on the road and start
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  Speaker 2: that streak back up good.
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  Speaker 3: I wouldn't say emphasis, but just attention in terms of
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  Speaker 3: maybe so or seven once you get into the supposed
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  Speaker 3: to be a little.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, no doubt.
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  Speaker 2: It's got to be something that we gotta do anytime
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  Speaker 2: you're in the red zone, gotta get points down there.
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  Speaker 2: And up to last week, I felt like we were
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  Speaker 2: very efficient in doing so. So just got to go
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  Speaker 2: back to what we were doing and finish once we
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  Speaker 2: get down there. And you know, those are long drives,
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  Speaker 2: so some of it is just straining that much more
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  Speaker 2: to put the put the ball in the end zone.
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  Speaker 1: You ever had ten catches in your career?
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  Speaker 3: Ten?
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  Speaker 1: I don't think so.
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  Speaker 2: No, It feel like I mean, honestly, I'm at the
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  Speaker 2: point now where it's like, I'm just gonna go play
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  Speaker 2: and if the ball's thrown to me ten times, I'm
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  Speaker 2: gonna catch it ten times. If it's thrown to me
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  Speaker 2: one time, I catch it one time, and just you know,
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  Speaker 2: gonna contribute however I can to help us win.
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  Speaker 3: What do you learn about your quarterback in that regard?
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  Speaker 2: Really just be where I'm supposed to be in the
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  Speaker 2: timing of the play. If you're a second or third read,
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  Speaker 2: you know, other quarterbacks not on you first, right, So
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  Speaker 2: like it's gonna take some time from the get through
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  Speaker 2: to where to where you're at. So being patient, knowing
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  Speaker 2: who you're working against in those situations, and then you
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  Speaker 2: know when his eyes do find you being being ready
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  Speaker 2: for the ball.
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  Speaker 3: What did you notice when you looked at what happened
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  Speaker 3: in the three red zone drives that ended in field goals.
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  Speaker 2: I think, you know, just putting ourselves in a better
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  Speaker 2: position to have, you know, an opportunity to go forward
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  Speaker 2: on fourth down if that's the case down there, you know,
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  Speaker 2: with all the analytics these days, like I don't know,
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  Speaker 2: if it's fourth and three, you might go for verse.
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  Speaker 2: Where it's fourth and five you might not. So you know,
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  Speaker 2: obviously you want to get it in three plays, but
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  Speaker 2: if it comes to fourth down, you know, being in
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  Speaker 2: within striking distance to put us in a position to
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  Speaker 2: go for it.
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  Speaker 3: Speaking of some of the turnovers, I think you've had
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  Speaker 3: a couple of fumbles. You fell on both of them,
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  Speaker 3: But are you seeing anything on tape that's been the
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  Speaker 3: consistent in them.
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  Speaker 2: Just got to protect a rock. Not something that I'm
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  Speaker 2: gonna get used to doing, for sure. I think when
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  Speaker 2: I get the ball in my hands, I want to
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  Speaker 2: be violent, and some of that is just finishing plays
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  Speaker 2: and knowing when to to kind of get down to.
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  Speaker 1: But something that's not going to happen.
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  Speaker 3: And earlier you rattled off some of Sam's actually is
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  Speaker 3: what he's thrown for what he did last year. Do
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  Speaker 3: you think criticism of Sam is mostly unfair.
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  Speaker 2: I think at this point it's like it is what
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  Speaker 2: it is. Like Sam's old enough in this league, and
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  Speaker 2: you know, guys figured it out where it's like screw it.
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  Speaker 2: For lack of a better term, I would say something
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  Speaker 2: else that EJ might have said, but.
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  Speaker 1: Can't can't, can't care. He knows who he is, Like
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  Speaker 1: I said, that's a dog.
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  Speaker 2: What's your reaction when you see quotes and hear him
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  Speaker 2: and everything. I want to check the rules and make
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  Speaker 2: sure that you know what's the policies. I'm being able
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  Speaker 2: to say that because I might if you're allowed, But
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  Speaker 2: I mean, that's just who he is, passionate guy, and
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  Speaker 2: he's gonna keep it at one hundred. So I was
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  Speaker 2: cool with what he said, and you know, we all
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  Speaker 2: back exactly what he said. What do you think Sam
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  Speaker 2: has done to engender that kind of support from his team.
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  Speaker 2: That's just who we are, Like any other player on
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  Speaker 2: the team would get that. It's twelve is one all
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  Speaker 2: the things that we talk about, you know, whether it's Sam,
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  Speaker 2: whether it's a guy in the practice squad, like we're
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  Speaker 2: gonna have each other's back.
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  Speaker 1: Rookie year, Yeah, it.
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  Speaker 3: Was your first camp, so you didn't know, any different,
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  Speaker 3: but did that feel like that trip feel like anything
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  Speaker 3: extra special for you guys that we've heard some players
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  Speaker 3: talk about, like how meaningful out.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, and I was great for the team to get together.
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  Speaker 2: Outside of hearing from myself too, I mentioned it before,
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  Speaker 2: I felt like that was kind of when I started
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  Speaker 2: to feel like, you know, I could play a little bit,
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  Speaker 2: so it'd be good to go back there, and uh, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: it's no different than any other road game, but uh,
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  Speaker 2: just looking forward to to competing.
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  Speaker 1: I was, yeah, yeah, appreciate you guys,