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Lakers Ownership Changes Again, Nine-Time All Star and Former MVP Russell Westbrook Retires, Browns Name Preseason Starters · The Daily Play With Joy Taylor

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  Speaker 1: Hey guys, welcome to The Daily Play with Joy Taylor.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining me.
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  Speaker 2: Make sure you had subscribe and follow us on social
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  Speaker 2: at the Daily Play Joy Taylor. So the Lakers got
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  Speaker 2: sold again? What is happening?
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  Speaker 1: So?
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  Speaker 2: Last summer, Dodgers owner Mark Walter bought the Lakers from
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  Speaker 2: the Bus family for ten billion dollars. This summer, Walter
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  Speaker 2: is reportedly selling the Cornerstone MBA franchise for a record
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  Speaker 2: twelve point five billion dollars. Now the buyers are media
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  Speaker 2: mogul Bob Iger and investor Josh Kushner.
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  Speaker 1: Now you may have heard that.
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  Speaker 2: Name a few times on Daily Play in recent weeks
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  Speaker 2: due to his involvement in the FIFA selloff scandal. So
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  Speaker 2: Kushner is the brother of Donald Trump's son in law,
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  Speaker 2: and up until recently, he had been pursuing the FIFA
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  Speaker 2: deal and hoping to secure the rights to a future
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  Speaker 2: NBA team in Vegas. So this pivot is expensive proportions
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  Speaker 2: and extensive since he is pivoting from that to now
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  Speaker 2: buying the Lakers to hand Walter two point five billion
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  Speaker 2: dollars for the Lakers ownership. So the sale will need
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  Speaker 2: approval from the NBA's Board of Governors, a process that
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  Speaker 2: can take weeks, and the next board meeting is set
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  Speaker 2: for September in New York. Iiger, the former Disney head,
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  Speaker 2: shared his thoughts on the deal. He said, we were
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  Speaker 2: involved in pursuing the new franchise in Vegas, and while
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  Speaker 2: that happened, it was suggested to us that maybe Mark
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  Speaker 2: Walter would be interested in selling his stake in the Lakers,
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  Speaker 2: and we immediately decided that, given the value of the
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  Speaker 2: franchise and the iconic nature of the team, that we
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  Speaker 2: would be really smart to pursue it.
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  Speaker 1: The deal came together in three days.
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  Speaker 2: He also said he has yet to speak to Lakers
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  Speaker 2: starred Luka Doncic, but he did speak with Genie Buss
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  Speaker 2: and JJ Reddick.
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  Speaker 1: JJ Redick has built a relationship with.
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  Speaker 2: Eiger from the time that he played with the Clippers
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  Speaker 2: from twenty thirteen to seventeen, with Iiger being a longtime
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  Speaker 2: Clippers season ticket holder, so a.
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  Speaker 1: Lot of relationship ships going on here.
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  Speaker 2: Iiger also told The California Post that he has enormous
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  Speaker 2: respect for Genie and her father and with a contributed
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  Speaker 2: to the franchise and they have every intention to honor
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  Speaker 2: the agreement that was made between Mark and Genie. If
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  Speaker 2: things change, they'll change what We're going into this with
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  Speaker 2: enormous respect and appreciation for who she is and what
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  Speaker 2: she represents in the organization.
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  Speaker 1: Oh boy, okay, so this is this is very chaotic.
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  Speaker 2: So Mark Walter is also under federal investigation with it,
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  Speaker 2: which is worth noting and has a significant come up
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  Speaker 2: from ten billion to twelve point five billion, so a
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  Speaker 2: quick turnaround to an extra two point five billion for
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  Speaker 2: this deal. So a good deal for him under federal investigation.
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  Speaker 2: Iiger and Kushner come in by the franchise again and
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  Speaker 2: now more.
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  Speaker 1: Changes will be coming.
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  Speaker 2: This is incredibly chaotic for what is considered by many
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  Speaker 2: in the business to be well. First of all, it's
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  Speaker 2: one of the most notable and recognizable brands in all
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  Speaker 2: of sports.
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  Speaker 1: It's a legendary franchise with a legendary.
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  Speaker 2: History and was part of the turning point for the
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  Speaker 2: NBA with Doctor Buss and what he was able to
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  Speaker 2: establish with Magic Johnson during the Bird and Magic era
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  Speaker 2: which saved the NBA.
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  Speaker 1: So to see the Lakers go from that to.
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  Speaker 2: What is a chaotic situation, a complete turnover from Lebron leaving, which,
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  Speaker 2: by the way, Lebron not being there is a huge
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  Speaker 2: benefit to him under these current circumstances, which I have
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  Speaker 2: absolutely no sources on this, but knowing how wealthy people
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  Speaker 2: have information going around, this may have played a role
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  Speaker 2: in why Lebron James is no longer there, being that
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  Speaker 2: there is going to be is going to be more
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  Speaker 2: turnover now with new ownership, and there already was new ownership.
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  Speaker 2: This all you know, kind of tracks for why he
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  Speaker 2: would not want to be there anymore. Again, doesn't necessarily
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  Speaker 2: point to the Sixers, but him just leaving the Lakers,
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  Speaker 2: and I really don't know where this leaves the Lakers
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  Speaker 2: in the span of things now. Ownership can go a
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  Speaker 2: lot of different ways. It can be extremely hands off,
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  Speaker 2: it can be extremely meddling. So there's really no way
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  Speaker 2: to know what this means for this iconic organization. I
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  Speaker 2: saw a lot of negative responses on social about this purchase,
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  Speaker 2: which doesn't surprise me obviously with Kushner being attached to it,
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  Speaker 2: and it will be very very interesting to see what
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  Speaker 2: direction this franchise takes with this new.
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  Speaker 1: Ownership, and now that these two.
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  Speaker 2: Have been very open that they were at the forefront
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  Speaker 2: of trying to obtain the rights for the Vegas franchise,
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  Speaker 2: which we know has been talked about for some time now.
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  Speaker 1: What the ripple effect will be for that as well.
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  Speaker 2: So very interesting news for a Lakers nation and for
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  Speaker 2: the future of that organization. So Russell Westbrook lots of
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  Speaker 2: hoops news today, big hoops news. Russell Westbrook has announced
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  Speaker 2: his retirement, the Brody announced Wednesday after eighteen remarkable seasons
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  Speaker 2: in the association. Sometimes you don't even know when you've already.
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  Speaker 1: Watched the end.
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  Speaker 2: That's what he wrote on his post over a video
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  Speaker 2: that was narrated by Michael B.
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  Speaker 1: Jordan. You had to be there and now it's over.
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  Speaker 2: Russell Westbrook is someone that I feel really grateful that
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  Speaker 2: I had the opportunity to watch and cover during my career.
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  Speaker 1: He was always interesting.
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  Speaker 2: He always played hard, He always had a good quote,
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  Speaker 2: He stuck to his personality. He was always incredibly authentic.
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  Speaker 2: There were times when he could be frustrating as a player,
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  Speaker 2: but what you could never say about him was that
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  Speaker 2: he didn't play hard and that he didn't care and
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  Speaker 2: that he wasn't going to show up. He had a
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  Speaker 2: spectacular MVP season nine time All Star career average of
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  Speaker 2: twenty point nine points, six point nine rebounds, and eight
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  Speaker 2: assists per game. He holds the NBA record for most
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  Speaker 2: career triple doubles with two hundred and nine s, passing
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  Speaker 2: Oscar Robinson's long standing mark of one hundred and eighty
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  Speaker 2: one in twenty twenty one. It was a record that
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  Speaker 2: had stood since nineteen seventy four. He spent the bulk
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  Speaker 2: of his career, obviously with the Thunder with Durant and
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  Speaker 2: James Harden, and led them to a Western Conference title
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  Speaker 2: in twenty twelve before obviously losing to the Heat in
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  Speaker 2: the NBA Finals. He remains the Thunder career leader in scoring, assists, rebounds,
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  Speaker 2: and steals. Just an absolutely incredible basketball career. Someone who
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  Speaker 2: I was at the forefront of fashion in the NBA
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  Speaker 2: was doing tunnel fits before a lot of these guys
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  Speaker 2: were thinking that it was cool. And is an incredible businessman,
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  Speaker 2: an incredible.
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  Speaker 1: Family man, and throughout his career has been.
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  Speaker 2: A really great example of what a professional should be.
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  Speaker 2: And you know, I think there's been some conversations about
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  Speaker 2: him that have been a little unfair throughout his career. Distinctly,
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  Speaker 2: I remember there was a time when fans were attempting
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  Speaker 2: to touch him on the court. They were kind of
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  Speaker 2: like trying him, and it was just one of those
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  Speaker 2: conversations that it stands out to me because I just
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  Speaker 2: could never understand why anyone would think that they could
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  Speaker 2: beat up Russell Westbrook. He could pop your head off
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  Speaker 2: with his bare hands. He's an enormous and very strong man,
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  Speaker 2: an incredible player, gave us some unbelievable memories, some great memes,
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  Speaker 2: and is absolutely a Hall of Famer. And I'm really
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  Speaker 2: interested and excited to see what he does in his
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  Speaker 2: next chapter. But congratulations for us on an amazing career
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  Speaker 2: as a basketball fan. Really grateful to have been able
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  Speaker 2: to watch him play. And finally a little football. The
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  Speaker 2: Browns have named the starter for each of their two
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  Speaker 2: preseason games. After Day thirteen of Brown's training camp, new
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  Speaker 2: head coach Todd Monkin informs Shocker Watson that he will
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  Speaker 2: be the starter for the preseason opener in Chicago, and,
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  Speaker 2: if all goes to his plans, will play about a half.
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  Speaker 2: Shor Sanders will play the third quarter against the Bears
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  Speaker 2: and start the Browns second preseason game on the twenty
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  Speaker 2: second in Cleveland against the Bills. As I've said, and
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  Speaker 2: you know I have said often about the Cleveland Browns,
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  Speaker 2: if you do not if you have more than one.
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  Speaker 1: Quarterback, you don't have a quarterback.
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  Speaker 2: This has always been, to me an opportunity for them
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  Speaker 2: to try and scrape back some of the money that
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  Speaker 2: they paid to Shaun Watson with that two hundred and
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  Speaker 2: thirty million guaranteed and not getting any.
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  Speaker 1: Real results or production out of it.
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  Speaker 2: I don't think that Shadoor Sanders is a certified starter
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  Speaker 2: in the league, but I think he has done enough
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  Speaker 2: with the Cleveland Browns that he should be ahead of
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  Speaker 2: Deshaun Watson in the depth chart.
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  Speaker 1: But money talks, and that is why I think this
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  Speaker 1: is going that way.
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  Speaker 2: Watson said the preseason game would be a great opportunity
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  Speaker 2: for him since he's played in nineteen games because of
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  Speaker 2: his suspension and injuries since being traded to the Browns
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  Speaker 2: in March of twenty twenty six nineteen games. Mike go
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  Speaker 2: Downa is one of the worst acquisitions in the history
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  Speaker 2: of the NFL if he doesn't end up starting for
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  Speaker 2: the Cleveland Browns this year.
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  Speaker 1: But we'll get to that. If that ends up happening.
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  Speaker 2: I just think the Browns are so habitually on brands
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  Speaker 2: with how they do things. But we'll see how Sean
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  Speaker 2: Watson looks and should Or Sanders looks in their preseason games.
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  Speaker 2: Now we know who's going to be starting them.
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