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Hello and welcome.

It's our number one, hour number one of our radio program recorded off terrestrial radio and repackaged at your convenience in the podcast format.

So this hour, a last minute roster edition in Los Angeles.

What do we make of Eric Weddle?

Remember him?

He was a big star back in the day for the San Diego Chargers and the Baltimore Ravens.

He has been added to the Rams.

So we will look at what that move means as the Rams get ready for a matchup on wildcard weekend with the Cardinals, that and more right now in our number one.

Well, you can call it a safety check.

Welcome in the beginning of yet another edition of the Ben Mahler show.

We are together in the air everywhere.

As we know that it takes two to tango, coast to coast, border to border, and beyond on the vast.

And mighty, powerful microphones of FSR emanating live.

From the line, the assembly line of hot takes,

the Fox Sports Radio Studios, at a secret location somewhere in the northwards.

I hope all is well in your world.

It can't be that bad.

You're listening to a marginal overnight radio show.

So there are worse things to be doing as we crash down on the airwaves of FSR.

So our lead this hour comes from the transaction wire.

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