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• 0:02
  Speaker 1: We can start with Demetrius then move to Jamal.
• 0:07
  Speaker 2: Hey, Quentin, congrats, Just you know, how quickly did you
• 0:12
  Speaker 2: want this to come together to be able to rejoin
• 0:14
  Speaker 2: the Jaguars and sort of what what made you feel
• 0:17
  Speaker 2: so strongly to want to join them before a free
• 0:20
  Speaker 2: agency even started.
• 0:23
  Speaker 3: I think I knew like kind of at some point
• 0:27
  Speaker 3: in the middle of the season, like, hey, like, I
• 0:29
  Speaker 3: know I only got one year, but like this is
• 0:32
  Speaker 3: definitely where I want to be, and just I think,
• 0:34
  Speaker 3: you know, Liam and the staff that he's built definitely
• 0:36
  Speaker 3: played a big part in that. And just seeing like,
• 0:39
  Speaker 3: you know, what they're building here, and I'm just like
• 0:41
  Speaker 3: it was kind of just a no brainer. Even talking
• 0:43
  Speaker 3: to my agent, I'm like, Jacksonville is where I want
• 0:46
  Speaker 3: to be. I think it's the best fit and I think,
• 0:48
  Speaker 3: you know, what's being built here is special.
• 0:52
  Speaker 2: How much do you think that you grew just you know,
• 0:54
  Speaker 2: last year alone being underneath Liam, just you know, rising
• 0:58
  Speaker 2: through the ranks sort of thing.
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  Speaker 3: I mean a lot, like just even going through a
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  Speaker 3: training camp obviously, Uh, you know, coming off last year,
• 1:08
  Speaker 3: it was kind of a hard year and I had
• 1:10
  Speaker 3: talked to Liam about that, just coming off some injuries
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  Speaker 3: and going into a first year of free agency, being
• 1:15
  Speaker 3: on a new team, learning a whole new offense, and
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  Speaker 3: just being under a whole new staff. It was just
• 1:21
  Speaker 3: a lot and he know, he helped make that process
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  Speaker 3: smooth and even though there was like ups and downs,
• 1:25
  Speaker 3: like it still was smooth and like there was just
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  Speaker 3: a lot to learn from. And I really felt like
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  Speaker 3: he just did a lot as far as just like
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  Speaker 3: unlocking another part of me and really just like players
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  Speaker 3: on the team, like just he just brings that dog
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  Speaker 3: out of.
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  Speaker 2: Everybody appreciate it. Man, Congrats, thank you.
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  Speaker 4: We'll go to Jamal.
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  Speaker 5: Then Tamiya was like quing, congratulations. Man. When when did
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  Speaker 5: they maybe give you an indication that they wanted you
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  Speaker 5: to stay here in Jacksonville.
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  Speaker 3: They expressed interest kind of throughout the season and kind
• 1:57
  Speaker 3: of talking with James and stuff, and then it was
• 2:01
  Speaker 3: just all about, you know, working out a deal and
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  Speaker 3: getting that right. And I mean at the end of
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  Speaker 3: the day, I knew, like, if we can get something
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  Speaker 3: done here, this is where I want it to be.
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  Speaker 5: So and you mentioned learning a new offense last year,
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  Speaker 5: I mean you saw a ton of growth from starting
• 2:16
  Speaker 5: this last season on the practice squad to where you
• 2:19
  Speaker 5: were by the end of the season, going in into
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  Speaker 5: the same offense next year. I mean, how much is
• 2:24
  Speaker 5: there left that you think you can keep working to
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  Speaker 5: grill on.
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  Speaker 3: I definitely think there's always a lot of untapped potential.
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  Speaker 3: I think it's definitely a lot more you know, comfortable,
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  Speaker 3: as in the sense of just coming back being in
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  Speaker 3: a familiar system now, kind of understanding the coaches, understanding
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  Speaker 3: like what we're building, understanding the offense and what we're
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  Speaker 3: trying to accomplish, and so it's a lot less i'd say,
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  Speaker 3: thinking and stuff, and you can kind of really go
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  Speaker 3: out there and play.
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  Speaker 5: Appreciate quin congratulations, Thank you, Hey.
• 2:56
  Speaker 1: Quentin, congratulations. You mentioned that you had conversations with James.
• 3:00
  Speaker 1: I'm just curious in terms of other places you've been
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  Speaker 1: the relationship between players, GM, front office and Jacksonville and
• 3:09
  Speaker 1: having that conversation during the season while still being focused
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  Speaker 1: on what's going on on the grass.
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  Speaker 3: I mean that's just you know, the people that are
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  Speaker 3: in the building, like you can have those like honest
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  Speaker 3: conversations that and you just really become, you know, close
• 3:24
  Speaker 3: with these guys. And I knew from the jump just
• 3:27
  Speaker 3: coming in with Liam just in training camp, he would
• 3:30
  Speaker 3: just come up to me and have you know, conversations
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  Speaker 3: just not only asking about like you know, me, but
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  Speaker 3: asking about my experience other places, like things that I
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  Speaker 3: see around the building, maybe that things that can be
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  Speaker 3: changed and you know, things like that, just showing that
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  Speaker 3: type of care. And I'm sure everybody's seeing like kind
• 3:47
  Speaker 3: of how he is just in the media, just the
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  Speaker 3: type of coach he is can take ownership and you know,
• 3:53
  Speaker 3: it's it's hard to come by, you know, coaches like that,
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  Speaker 3: and it's like he's what a lot of guys call
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  Speaker 3: a players coach. And again it was a no brainer
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  Speaker 3: when I said, like, where do I want to be
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  Speaker 3: next year?
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  Speaker 1: As like back in Jacksonville, we know that obviously we're
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  Speaker 1: going to talk to Buster after we talk to you.
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  Speaker 1: So two full question Number one, I know he's on
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  Speaker 1: the other side of the ball, but what does he
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  Speaker 1: mean to that locker room? And then number two, the
• 4:15
  Speaker 1: fact that Cole and Jacoby also got extensions before the
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  Speaker 1: season was over. What does that say about the culture
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  Speaker 1: Liam and Tony and James are building.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, it's it's gonna be something special. Like again,
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  Speaker 3: these are all a bunch of pieces that are coming together,
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  Speaker 3: and I think what they're doing is gonna be really special.
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  Speaker 3: I think, you know, also the talent, and not only
• 4:37
  Speaker 3: the talent, just the people that they're bringing in. Again
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  Speaker 3: Buster Jacoby, like guys that obviously Jacoby coming in and
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  Speaker 3: like I felt like he was really that spark and
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  Speaker 3: he really pushed like the whole team and stuff. And
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  Speaker 3: we know we got over that hump and then Buster's
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  Speaker 3: been making plays day in and day out, and I
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  Speaker 3: knew it was only a matter of time. So it's
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  Speaker 3: nice to see, you know, all these pieces coming back
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  Speaker 3: and stuff getting extensions or whatever that may be. And
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  Speaker 3: ready to see Duvall in the championship.
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  Speaker 1: Awesome, congrats, thank you, this is our last one.
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  Speaker 5: John Shipley bick When congrats and thank you for doing this.
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  Speaker 4: Just you touched on it.
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  Speaker 5: But entering now a year where you know.
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  Speaker 6: You've already been in the offense, you know, the organization,
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  Speaker 6: the coaches, just how big do you think.
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  Speaker 5: That can be for you entering next year?
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  Speaker 2: Oh?
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  Speaker 5: It's huge.
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  Speaker 3: I mean, you know, to the normal eye, people don't
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  Speaker 3: see how much that goes on in the classroom aspect
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  Speaker 3: of like you know, playing football. But I mean it's
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  Speaker 3: a lot, and especially when you've kind of done things
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  Speaker 3: a certain way on another team and then you're coming
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  Speaker 3: into a new team and you got to somewhat the
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  Speaker 3: same but maybe called some different and learn like different ways,
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  Speaker 3: different techniques. It can be a lot sometimes, but you know,
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  Speaker 3: there's different ways of skin the cats, So like just
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  Speaker 3: learning all the new ways and being able to come
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  Speaker 3: back to something and now it's you know, familiar, You
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  Speaker 3: can again, like I said, you can go out there
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  Speaker 3: and play and it's less thinking.
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  Speaker 4: Appreciate it.
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  Speaker 5: That's up Donning. Congratulations man, thank you so much. You
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  Speaker 5: spent last season here in Jacksonville with the Jaguars. When
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  Speaker 5: did you kind of get the feeling that that they
• 6:15
  Speaker 5: wanted you back and make the decision that you wanted
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  Speaker 5: to stay here.
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  Speaker 6: I feel like the relationship has always been a positive
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  Speaker 6: kind of mutual relationship, so I think it was kind
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  Speaker 6: of a fingers crossed just waiting waiting for an offer
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  Speaker 6: to come across the table, but super excited to be back.
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  Speaker 5: How different was maybe this go around to possibly hitting
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  Speaker 5: free agency compared to where you were at this time
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  Speaker 5: last year.
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  Speaker 6: Yeah, I don't. I don't think I was running or
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  Speaker 6: even fully weight bearing this time last year. So from
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  Speaker 6: a training standpoint, it's it's a lot more fun to
• 6:53
  Speaker 6: be just in a group of guys working out getting
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  Speaker 6: ready for next season, not relearning how to run and
• 7:00
  Speaker 6: having to work through that sort of stuff. And then
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  Speaker 6: I got my family out here today. But I know,
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  Speaker 6: just as a whole, we are so excited to kind
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  Speaker 6: of be able to get our feet set and not
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  Speaker 6: just hit the ground running with the season. So I'm
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  Speaker 6: super excited and ready to be out here.
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  Speaker 1: Congrats man, thank you, Hey, Dennis, thanks so much for
• 7:24
  Speaker 1: doing this, and congrats, thank you. I don't know if
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  Speaker 1: you feel comfortable, but I'm just curious the length of
• 7:31
  Speaker 1: the contract and kind of you know, where this at
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  Speaker 1: this stage in your in your career for you to
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  Speaker 1: sign a deal like this, So I'm just curious if
• 7:37
  Speaker 1: you're able to share that information with us.
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  Speaker 6: Yeah, that's not really.
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  Speaker 3: Today.
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  Speaker 6: I'm just excited to be back in Jacksonville, and it's
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  Speaker 6: about being back with a good group of guys, both
• 7:51
  Speaker 6: in the locker room and in the coaching staff. Awesome.
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  Speaker 1: And then as far as your role is it developed
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  Speaker 1: throughout the course of the season and kind of conversations
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  Speaker 1: you've had with can't be maybe about where you'll fit
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  Speaker 1: into the evolution of this scheme.
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  Speaker 6: That's a great question. Uh, still just getting I feel
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  Speaker 6: like that second year is kind of, you know, within
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  Speaker 6: a season, everybody says the big jump is from game
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  Speaker 6: one to game two because you're kind of settling into
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  Speaker 6: your identity and who you're gonna be as a as
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  Speaker 6: a team, as a unit, offense and defense, special teams.
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  Speaker 6: So I feel like there's gonna be another big leap
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  Speaker 6: just between year one and year two, just kind of
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  Speaker 6: having an identity set and going from there. I think
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  Speaker 6: those things are kind of always fluid, seeing as as
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  Speaker 6: pieces kind of come in as the year goes on.
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  Speaker 6: So I don't think there's anything that anyone is tied
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  Speaker 6: to at this point, and it'll be it'll be good
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  Speaker 6: to be back with the guys and that that will
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  Speaker 6: kind of start to dictate and shape roles.
• 9:02
  Speaker 1: Awesome, congrats, Thank you.
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  Speaker 4: We'll go to Demetrius, then to Shipley.
• 9:08
  Speaker 2: Hey, Dennis, late in the season, you told me that
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  Speaker 2: the team sort of brought that fun, the energy back
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  Speaker 2: out of you. Just how much did that weigh and
• 9:18
  Speaker 2: how much you wanted to be in Jacksonville.
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, it was a.
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  Speaker 6: I mean a bitter sweet ending to the season, but
• 9:31
  Speaker 6: still kind of left with like, I'm I feel renewed
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  Speaker 6: as a professional football player. I'm excited to come to work,
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  Speaker 6: I'm excited about the future. And I think what excited
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  Speaker 6: me the most was the growth and development piece. Being
• 9:47
  Speaker 6: an older player, it kind of starts to look darker,
• 9:52
  Speaker 6: like where the am I improving anymore? But both Tim
• 9:58
  Speaker 6: and camp you have done a great job of like, hey,
• 10:01
  Speaker 6: there's there's still more meat on the bone, and that's
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  Speaker 6: exciting for me. I think that a lot. That's where
• 10:05
  Speaker 6: a lot of it came from, is, Hey, I know
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  Speaker 6: I can I can give you guys more there there's
• 10:10
  Speaker 6: more to learn. Granted it's all probably from the neck
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  Speaker 6: up at this point, but there's still so much more
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  Speaker 6: to learn and grow in in my game, and I
• 10:22
  Speaker 6: know those guys are going to get it out of
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  Speaker 6: me and I'm excited.
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  Speaker 2: Awesome. Congratulations, Thank you sid Lee, Hey Dennis, congratulations, thanks
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  Speaker 2: for doing this.
• 10:34
  Speaker 5: Just you know, you talked about being with those guys again,
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  Speaker 5: just you know, compared to coming here a year ago,
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  Speaker 5: you know, not really knowing them, kind of learning them
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  Speaker 5: as coaches. How beneficial can it be just you know,
• 10:44
  Speaker 5: knowing what you have in front of.
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  Speaker 6: You and what you have to do. Yeah, I just
• 10:49
  Speaker 6: definitely getting to know them and having a better relationship
• 10:52
  Speaker 6: is important, but just being around them period has been
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  Speaker 6: awesome for me. They're just the guys that you enjoyed
• 11:01
  Speaker 6: being around. You like you like who they kind of
• 11:04
  Speaker 6: or who you come out as as a as a
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  Speaker 6: person being around and definitely as a player they get.
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  Speaker 6: They get the best out of their guys for a reason,
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  Speaker 6: and I'm excited to continue that and hopefully continue to progress.
• 11:23
  Speaker 5: Thanks Sam, Thank you was up buster. Congratulations man, thank you.
• 11:28
  Speaker 5: How does it feel to know that you're going to
• 11:29
  Speaker 5: get a chance to stay in Jacksonville? Was that always
• 11:31
  Speaker 5: the kind of goal on your end to be able
• 11:33
  Speaker 5: to stay at Jaguar.
• 11:35
  Speaker 7: Yes, sir, man, it feel great. Man, It feel unbelievable
• 11:38
  Speaker 7: to get things done and you know, to stay here.
• 11:40
  Speaker 1: Man.
• 11:41
  Speaker 7: I enjoyed my time here since I've been here, and man,
• 11:45
  Speaker 7: we got something special here and just to continue that, man,
• 11:48
  Speaker 7: it feel great.
• 11:50
  Speaker 5: When did the Jaguars kind of reach out to you
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  Speaker 5: or your representation and kind of the talk start to
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  Speaker 5: materialize that maybe you might be able to get this
• 11:58
  Speaker 5: thing to the finish line.
• 12:00
  Speaker 3: No, I say it with.
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  Speaker 7: Jack's the last couple of weeks and you know, posted
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  Speaker 7: to for you to see. You know, it kind of
• 12:05
  Speaker 7: hyped up and went up and you know, right before
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  Speaker 7: we got the job done.
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  Speaker 5: Thanks Buster, friends, thank you.
• 12:14
  Speaker 1: What's up? Congrats brother, proud of you. Let's start with this.
• 12:19
  Speaker 1: Who was the first call when you once you signed
• 12:22
  Speaker 1: on the or at least once your agent let you
• 12:23
  Speaker 1: know that the contract was finalized.
• 12:25
  Speaker 3: My mom, My mom.
• 12:27
  Speaker 7: I called her, and man, when I called her, she
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  Speaker 7: was just so excited. But you know, it's something we
• 12:32
  Speaker 7: talked about a long time ago and we just spoken
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  Speaker 7: into existence. And man, just to see things fall in
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  Speaker 7: place and just to see it from my journey and
• 12:39
  Speaker 7: just see where I came from, it just means a lot.
• 12:42
  Speaker 7: And man, we it was a crazy, just crazy feeling.
• 12:46
  Speaker 7: And man, it was unbelievable.
• 12:48
  Speaker 1: When I told her, did you text the dB group
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  Speaker 1: chat or did you just post that Instagram story and
• 12:52
  Speaker 1: walk away from your phone?
• 12:54
  Speaker 7: I had to post it and walk away from my phone.
• 12:55
  Speaker 3: My phone been going.
• 12:56
  Speaker 7: Crazy lately, so man, I just tried to get back
• 12:58
  Speaker 7: to everyone, but phone was going crazy lately.
• 13:02
  Speaker 1: Awesome and then just last one for me, how there
• 13:04
  Speaker 1: are a couple of reports out there that you could
• 13:07
  Speaker 1: have made more on the open market than perhaps what
• 13:10
  Speaker 1: you're making. But why was if that's true, I don't
• 13:13
  Speaker 1: you don't need to answer that. But from the perspective
• 13:15
  Speaker 1: of why was it the right decision for you with
• 13:18
  Speaker 1: this scheme camp, for you to stay in Jacksonville, this.
• 13:22
  Speaker 7: Song where I always wanted to be. You know, I
• 13:23
  Speaker 7: got drafted to hear you know, Jack Warsh took a
• 13:26
  Speaker 7: chance on the seventh rounder and man, just I enjoyed
• 13:29
  Speaker 7: my time since I've been here. Man, just play with
• 13:32
  Speaker 7: these guys, these coaches, this organization. Man, it just means
• 13:34
  Speaker 7: a lot to me and I want.
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  Speaker 3: To continue that.
• 13:38
  Speaker 1: Congrats, appreciate you, Thank you, Mark Long, followed by John Shipley.
• 13:46
  Speaker 4: Yeah, Boster, congrats again. What about bringing them the bulk
• 13:52
  Speaker 4: of the secondary, keeping them intapped obviously Hunter's back, Jordan Lewis,
• 13:57
  Speaker 4: Jerry and Jones, Christian, yourself, Eric Antonio, Johnson, Kailer or
• 14:01
  Speaker 4: what does that? What does that do for you guys?
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  Speaker 3: Moving forward?
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  Speaker 7: You know, the chemistry is always strong, you know, it
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  Speaker 7: just built even more. You know, we all got a connection.
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  Speaker 7: You know, we all play to play good together, you know,
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  Speaker 7: just to keep that going. It just means a lot.
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  Speaker 7: And man, the disguise the limit.
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  Speaker 4: Thank you, Appreciate you, Hey Buster, congratulations, thanks for doing this.
• 14:27
  Speaker 6: Just you're kind of journey to this point becoming a
• 14:30
  Speaker 6: seventh round pick and you know, stick around the roster,
• 14:32
  Speaker 6: becoming a starter.
• 14:33
  Speaker 5: Man, I'm sure that's going to be inspiration for a
• 14:35
  Speaker 5: lot of future seventh round picks. What does that kind
• 14:37
  Speaker 5: of mean to you to kind of be a template
• 14:39
  Speaker 5: for you know, the right way to do it.
• 14:41
  Speaker 7: Man, Just taking one day at a time, working and
• 14:44
  Speaker 7: just keeping a tip of my shoulder, you know, just
• 14:46
  Speaker 7: using that as fueled and motivation. You know, never just
• 14:49
  Speaker 7: being satisfied with just doing good one day or one year.
• 14:53
  Speaker 7: You know, just keeping it going and man, just keep building.
• 14:57
  Speaker 4: Appreciate your busser up prom