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from Madrid we're going to have some sights and sounds from both the

dolphins and the commanders throughout the week so check it out I'll be doing I'm

doing videos for a sports center for you on the app if you want to get that

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they're basically like many sports center hits on the app so do me a favor check that out um because

putting a work into it so we'd like people to see it there you go anyway um having fun of madrid and i'm going to get to all this stuff in a minute just a few midweek report updates for you folks i know it's hard for you right now because i it's just i listen i know what the numbers are it's it's not good right now for anybody for the team for the podcast anybody so's a lot of crickets out there chirping. I can hear it. But I know some of you are still there, and so I appreciate that very, very much. So anyway, let's get to it. I will say just a couple things on Madrid. You know, it's funny because this is a difficult trip to make during the middle of the season. For the players, for anybody doing it, the season is a grind. and you know, it's funny because this is a difficult trip to make during the middle of the season for the players, for anybody doing it, the season is a grind. And, you know, is it the hardest job in the world? No, is it a time? Is it a consuming job? A thousand percent. And when you have to go away, you say, oh my God, you got to go away for a week. You know, I haven't seen my wife enough. I haven't, I have had two days off in about a month and a half. So you just, you get in that

mode and then you realize, hey, you're pretty damn lucky to come here to Madrid on someone else's dime and, and be able to cover football for a living. So I never lose sight of that. It's a beautiful place. And it's not like we're going to get, listen, man,

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