Look alive, look alive. I'm James Rupin. This is the Lockdown Bengals podcast. I'm alive and well.

Thank you guys so much for tuning in today. I'm refreshed. I feel good. I'm ready. But enough about me. Thank you for being so patient. I know we've been kind of sporadic the past couple of weeks.

Not anymore.

That's it.

Vacation over.

I'm ready for training camp.

Training camp is a month away.

Players literally report July 25th.

I'll be there July 26th.

And boom.

Now we're talking.

Now we're talking about a team, an organization, a franchise that hopes to rebound after two years of missing the playoffs. I want to dive into a few things today, including A.J. Green, his contract, and something he had to say that really speaks volumes about his future. And I'll get to that today.

I also want to, well, just give you some general thoughts on my feelings.

Because every once in a while, it's good to take a step back.

In the past couple days, I've taken a step back.

I was visiting my cousin in Florida.

By the way, avid listener of the podcast.

And so he, big Bengals fan, but he doesn't

buy in. So I want to talk about that as well. So that and so much more coming up today. As always,

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