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Jeff Legwold joins Moser, Lombardi and Kane 6-4-26 · Jeff Legwold ESPN Broncos Reports

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  Speaker 1: As we got to the Ramos Law hotline car accident.
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  Speaker 1: dot com. Do we have Leggy with us?
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  Speaker 2: Hello Jeff, Good morning, fellows, good more.
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  Speaker 3: I would imagine Jeff, that the inside of that new
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  Speaker 3: Broncos facility closely resembles the inside of your own house.
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  Speaker 4: In my house, well, a wing of my house perhaps.
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  Speaker 3: Yes, you know, yes, that's correct, Well, just one wing
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  Speaker 3: of the household.
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  Speaker 4: Vic would appreciate this. It's probably the same size as
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  Speaker 4: the Mike Shanahan foyer back in the day.
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  Speaker 2: When is the new facility officially open? I'm gonna be
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  Speaker 2: out there today.
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  Speaker 4: They are moving in everything like they're sending the entire
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  Speaker 4: staff of the football team away after mini camp.
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  Speaker 1: Huh.
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  Speaker 4: And basically no one's allowed to be around while they
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  Speaker 4: move everything out of their current building into the new one.
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  Speaker 4: And that that will happen and in late June it's.
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  Speaker 2: A mandated vacation.
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  Speaker 4: Mandated well, it's only like a couple of days. It's
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  Speaker 4: like stay out of here, so the movers can get
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  Speaker 4: all the stuff from one place to the other. But
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  Speaker 4: they you know, everybody is their entire staff, well, the
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  Speaker 4: staff that works at that part. You know in that
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  Speaker 4: building are packing up now, you know, to have stuff ready,
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  Speaker 4: but it's going to be open for training camp for
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  Speaker 4: the team and when they come back in July, it'll
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  Speaker 4: be in the in the new building. So this is
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  Speaker 4: it for like the locker room and all the other
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  Speaker 4: stuff they do and their current digs.
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  Speaker 1: Well, Jeff, you've been in this game for a long time,
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  Speaker 1: and roster retention for a good football team is always
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  Speaker 1: a great thing. But it's more than I think I've
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  Speaker 1: ever seen to where you know, you're heading into this
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  Speaker 1: offseason stuff and everybody's looking for offseason headlines.
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  Speaker 2: Well what is it? What's the headline for you?
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  Speaker 4: Well, I still think it's waddle and bon Nix's ankle.
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  Speaker 4: Those are your two top stories if you're rank in
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  Speaker 4: the evening news as it were. But yeah, this is
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  Speaker 4: it's kind of funny. I'm old enough to have covered
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  Speaker 4: the league before free agency and this is kind of
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  Speaker 4: how it looked back then. I think this is like
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  Speaker 4: a throwback roster build here. You know, I think it's
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  Speaker 4: important to just in journalistically to say they've had roster attention.
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  Speaker 4: They have not been cheap doing it. They have spent
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  Speaker 4: top dollar. They have spent top dollar. They have spent
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  Speaker 4: as much as anybody in the league. They just have
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  Speaker 4: chosen to have spended on their own guy. I mean,
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  Speaker 4: look what they did with Certain. There aren't a lot
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  Speaker 4: of teams with the kind of resources and the willingness
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  Speaker 4: to use those resources to keep their best guys happy
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  Speaker 4: and moving forward. And it's a good plan as long
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  Speaker 4: as you keep winning. I mean, there's they're betting basically
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  Speaker 4: everything on the guys they have. And Jalen Waddell, so answer.
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  Speaker 1: This one for me, Jeff. On the subject of Certain
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  Speaker 1: getting the raise, I think it's a great look for
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  Speaker 1: ownership to go out and be like, hey, I'm going
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  Speaker 1: to take care of my guys, and that's that's great
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  Speaker 1: for it reflecting from the locker room to.
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  Speaker 2: The top brass.
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  Speaker 1: But Certain is the best corner in the league who's
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  Speaker 1: making seven million dollars less than the top paid corner
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  Speaker 1: right now.
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  Speaker 2: If Nick Benito has.
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  Speaker 1: Another you know, fifteen to sixteen SAX season, he's making
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  Speaker 1: twenty three and a half per year less than Will Anderson,
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  Speaker 1: does he get one of these things too?
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  Speaker 4: Well? You know, they understand when you do this, there
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  Speaker 4: is precedence involved. Now every agent of every player on
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  Speaker 4: your team can say, hey, what about me h, But
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  Speaker 4: what you do when you're the team is who they
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  Speaker 4: picked to be the first guy they did this with.
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  Speaker 4: They picked Pats or Tenah been to the Pro Bowl
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  Speaker 4: four times in five seasons, He's been the league's Defensive
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  Speaker 4: Player of the Year. So if you're the team and
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  Speaker 4: you you basically start a precedent with this, you can say, well,
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  Speaker 4: when you reach Pats level, you know, come talk to us,
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  Speaker 4: you know about about this. But they they know what
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  Speaker 4: they were doing, they know how it will be taken,
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  Speaker 4: you know, in the future. And I think honestly this
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  Speaker 4: is them saying this is that they knew they were
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  Speaker 4: gonna have to do something like this. When Certain agreed
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  Speaker 4: to sign a true extension, you know, he didn't say,
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  Speaker 4: rip up the last couple of years of my deal,
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  Speaker 4: let's start the new clock right now. I mean, that
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  Speaker 4: would have been more difficult cap wise for the Broncos
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  Speaker 4: to do. He did a true extension. Nick Bonito did
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  Speaker 4: a true extension. Zach Allen did a true extension. They
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  Speaker 4: they've done that for the team, and I think the
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  Speaker 4: team has made it clear because of that they'll be
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  Speaker 4: ready to do these things because it doesn't take long
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  Speaker 4: for the the contracts at the top tier, you know,
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  Speaker 4: to move back in line. As as other guys signed.
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  Speaker 2: Do they have money to work with in case they
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  Speaker 2: wanted to sign somebody.
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  Speaker 4: This they do, They do, They've got some Their draft
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  Speaker 4: pool is very small, you know, it won't take much
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  Speaker 4: of their salary cap. You know, when you don't have
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  Speaker 4: a number one and your two or a two, your
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  Speaker 4: draft pool is going to be very small against the cap.
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  Speaker 4: You know. Their issue is they do have a lot
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  Speaker 4: of high end contract on the roster and guys on
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  Speaker 4: ir count against the cap. So that's always the big
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  Speaker 4: buffer teams want to have when they head into the
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  Speaker 4: in the training camp is to be able to take
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  Speaker 4: those on without having to make too many roster moves
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  Speaker 4: to to make that count. And right now only the
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  Speaker 4: top fifty one count, you know, fifty three do count
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  Speaker 4: until the final cutdown, so they're in good shape. They've
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  Speaker 4: got room. They could sign. They could do a JK.
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  Speaker 4: Dobbins signing like they did last year in June. You know,
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  Speaker 4: if they want it.
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  Speaker 2: Let me get in the mind of Jeff Legwell here,
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  Speaker 2: which is not easy.
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  Speaker 4: Let me start.
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  Speaker 3: Let me start with my perimeter first, and then I'll
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  Speaker 3: work my way from there.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, there's a lot of room to work in there.
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  Speaker 4: This yeh, a lot happening.
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  Speaker 3: You said, you said, the two big stories are waddle
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  Speaker 3: and Bonick's ankle. Now, as a journalist and a guy
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  Speaker 3: who does a really good job at what you do.
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  Speaker 3: If I'm in the Broncos and I'm like, here comes
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  Speaker 3: leg Wald and all these knuckleheads again, they're.
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  Speaker 2: Gonna ask me about the ankle. I get sick of
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  Speaker 2: it quickly.
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  Speaker 3: But you have to ask, and you have to pursue
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  Speaker 3: that storyline because it's really really big, and part of
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  Speaker 3: me is Mo's I'm scared of this ankle now, Jeff,
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  Speaker 3: I'm nervous about it because it's been months and months
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  Speaker 3: and months. So how do you walk that line as
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  Speaker 3: we proceed forward here starting with mini camp.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, there's only no line of walk mode. They know
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  Speaker 4: it's coming. He won't be happy about it. Didn't like
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  Speaker 4: talking about injuries, and you know, June, you know it
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  Speaker 4: didn't like talking about injuries in February. It didn't like
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  Speaker 4: talking about injuries in October. So it's this isn't you
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  Speaker 4: know it won't be a surprise. You know, sometimes Sean
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  Speaker 4: likes to take the preemptive approach, which you know, just basically, Hey,
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  Speaker 4: I know you guys are gonna ask, here's the update,
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  Speaker 4: you know, and I've said this to the team. You know.
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  Speaker 4: The reason people have to ask now is because they
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  Speaker 4: didn't exactly give the update. Uh, you know during the draft,
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  Speaker 4: you know about the second procedure and all those things,
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  Speaker 4: and uh, you know, I just think it's you know,
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  Speaker 4: look at any time, it's the quarterback and you're an
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  Speaker 4: NFL team and he's your starter. Yeah, you're you're gonna
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  Speaker 4: be answering questions about your quarterback. And I don't I
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  Speaker 4: don't care who it is. I mean, it's but I
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  Speaker 4: look at how the Packers, you know, essentially handled questions
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  Speaker 4: about Micah Parsons, and you know, not every team is
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  Speaker 4: treats those things the same, and and the Broncos don't
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  Speaker 4: like talking about injuries, so they try not to.
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  Speaker 2: But will he be on premises today, Jeff, you'll be
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  Speaker 2: at the Yeah, I.
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  Speaker 4: Don't know if we'll see him, you know what, I'm
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  Speaker 4: headed that way as soon as we're done, basically, but
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  Speaker 4: you know, I don't know if we'll see him. But
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  Speaker 4: he's been out there every day, like you know, a
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  Speaker 4: lot of the players have been there every day. You know.
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  Speaker 4: He's when you're on a rehab schedule, you don't get
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  Speaker 4: to go far. His summer is not going to be fun,
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  Speaker 4: you know. It's basically when everyone else leaves for that month,
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  Speaker 4: bo Nicks gets the hanger and anyone else rehabbing will
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  Speaker 4: get to stay around Denver and we'll be there every day.
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  Speaker 4: So he's been rehabbing. All the reports I get are
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  Speaker 4: you know, everything's okay, But I'm not sure they'll give
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  Speaker 4: us a look at him. You know, whatever he's doing,
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  Speaker 4: they do it early, like all the rehabbing players, and
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  Speaker 4: you know, they may just keep him in the building
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  Speaker 4: and he watches practice from upstairs, you know, in one
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  Speaker 4: of the offices.
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  Speaker 1: Jeff Leakewold All conversations with the leg You're brought to
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  Speaker 1: you by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBW Local
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  Speaker 1: sixty eight. Start with the job and with a career.
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  Speaker 1: Russell Wilson has made the transition from player to now
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  Speaker 1: CBS Sports analyst. You are a Hall of Fame voter.
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  Speaker 1: If Russell Wilson's career ended in twenty twenty one as
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  Speaker 1: opposed to twenty twenty five.
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  Speaker 2: Would the case be easier.
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  Speaker 4: Probably would be. But you know that's always that's always
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  Speaker 4: the case, even for coaches. You know, coaches who don't
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  Speaker 4: have that great finishing kick can have that too. You know.
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  Speaker 4: I tend to believe, as I've gone through this over
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  Speaker 4: the years, that sort of once you've crossed that Hall
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  Speaker 4: of Fame line, you don't really regress. I mean I don't.
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  Speaker 4: I don't think there's a penalty box. You know, you
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  Speaker 4: did achieve those things in your career to whatever point
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  Speaker 4: it was, and whatever happens after that point, you know,
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  Speaker 4: I don't think then. I think he's got one of
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  Speaker 4: those right on the edge cases. You know, it's it's
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  Speaker 4: quarterbacks now. I We'll say quarterbacks who've played on Super
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  Speaker 4: Bowl winners have an easier time than any other position
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  Speaker 4: you're voting about, or even even coaches. So he does
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  Speaker 4: have that. He's got double digit Pro bowls. I mean,
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  Speaker 4: the arguments would be, uh, you know, he's got he's
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  Speaker 4: got good enough arguments to be in the room for sure.
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  Speaker 4: Will he get the votes, It's it's hard to say
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  Speaker 4: now in the current climate it's harder than ever to
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  Speaker 4: get into the Hall of Fame, and I think players
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  Speaker 4: like Wilson will have the toughest time because I mean,
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  Speaker 4: look at this year's class. You know, we're looking at
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  Speaker 4: classes of four four guys maybe moving forward, and that's
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  Speaker 4: going to make it tough on everybody.
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  Speaker 1: Let's come to you.
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  Speaker 4: You know, I was trying to think about that. Uh,
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  Speaker 4: you know, the numbers are are really good. And you know, again,
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  Speaker 4: he's got the Super Bowl win, he's got multiple appearances,
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  Speaker 4: he's got double digit Pro Bowls. You know, it's it's uh,
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  Speaker 4: I'm not sure. You know, I think he's you know,
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  Speaker 4: his his winning is much better than Eli's. His tds,
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  Speaker 4: the interceptions better than Eli's. So but Eli's got the
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  Speaker 4: two wins over two of the best teams of the
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  Speaker 4: modern era, so in the Super Bowl. So you know,
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  Speaker 4: everybody's got a little something in their favor. I think
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  Speaker 4: his body of work, regular season, postseason, you know, Wilson's
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  Speaker 4: body of work would probably be better. Uh in a
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  Speaker 4: in a Hall of Fame voting setting, I.
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  Speaker 3: Go by my groin field Wow, Okay, and my groin
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  Speaker 3: says he's he's not a Hall of Famer that's what
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  Speaker 3: I just I just go by my initial gut reaction.
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  Speaker 3: Jeffen he didn't feel like one to me, and that's
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  Speaker 3: no offense because it's hard to win a damn Super Bowl.
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  Speaker 2: Is they take everybody to the Pro Bowls. The guys
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  Speaker 2: is Elion Hall of Famer.
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  Speaker 3: I don't feel like I mean, he's a two time
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  Speaker 3: Super Bowl champion, but I don't feel like his career
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  Speaker 3: was great. I think he was a great I don't
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  Speaker 3: think he was a great quarterback. I'm sorry, I don't
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  Speaker 3: think he was a great quarterback.
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  Speaker 2: Eli does a something though, that i'd rather have over
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  Speaker 2: Hall of Fame.
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  Speaker 3: It's got two Super Bowl rings, No, but membership at Augusta.
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  Speaker 2: Oh that too.
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  Speaker 3: You know what, I probably would go with Eli. I
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  Speaker 3: would because he's so important. He was important at the game.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, it goes beyond justin Russell Wilson's out of portrait.
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  Speaker 2: It goes beyond.
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  Speaker 3: It goes down just just your your row in any
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  Speaker 3: given season and finding seven records.
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  Speaker 2: It goes beyond that. It's impact on the game. Leg
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  Speaker 2: This is why I shut up. Yeah, I'm just gonna
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  Speaker 2: shut up. This is why Moser can't be in the room.
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  Speaker 1: He just said literally ninety seconds ago, Eli's not a
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  Speaker 1: Hall of Famer, and then he goes, you know what,
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  Speaker 1: never mind, I think he is.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he is. I think I think he is.
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  Speaker 2: I think he is.
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  Speaker 4: That type of stuff does happen in the room.
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  Speaker 2: The room.
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  Speaker 4: When when you're arguing quarterbacks, Uh, all Pro is a
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  Speaker 4: is a heavy, heavy part when you start trying to
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  Speaker 4: break ties. And that's where the people who've you know,
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  Speaker 4: swung away at Eli. That's where he gets dinged a lot.
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  Speaker 4: Is because at no point in his career, you know,
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  Speaker 4: was he sort of the All Pro guy for multiple years?
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  Speaker 4: And you know that's three quarterbacks are on the All
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  Speaker 4: Pro team. Uh So if you're not among the top
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  Speaker 4: three quarterbacks for multiple years during your career, that's a
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  Speaker 4: tough argument for for the Hall of Fame sometimes, and
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  Speaker 4: I think that's why you're seeing what you're seeing with him.
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  Speaker 4: And again, I can't emphasize to people enough since the
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  Speaker 4: changes in the voting, it is more difficult now to
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  Speaker 4: get into the Hall of Fame than it's ever been
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  Speaker 4: in my almost thirty years on the committee.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, just thirty seconds. Is Stafford a for sure guy?
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  Speaker 4: I think he will have a much easier argument in
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  Speaker 4: the room. If I'm still in the room and it
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  Speaker 4: comes up, I could see him having a much easier
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  Speaker 4: argument because the body of work. Sure, and you know,
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  Speaker 4: I will say often the physical element comes into Hall
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  Speaker 4: of Fame arguments because everything comes into Hall of fame.
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  Speaker 4: And of all the people I've seen throwing a football
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  Speaker 4: in my life, he's in the top tier of pure throwers.
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  Speaker 4: If that matters at all to people, and it does
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  Speaker 4: matter to some.
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  Speaker 2: Jeff Leaglam ESPN dot Commy you're the best, lady. Thank you.
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  Speaker 4: Jeff Ellis thick there