I am only going to be on this earth for a finite time.

And football is a part of that time.

And I'm not sure how long that is, and I'm not sure what the effects will be afterwards.

But I am sure that that is a part of my life and as a part of my story.

And, you know, I want to be able to write books and write essays and share my, my truth

and what I've learned and what I've seen in the world and how I've grown.

Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.

I'm Dave Ziron.

This week we are speaking to free agent NFL player R.K. Russell, about this amazing op-ed he wrote in defense of transgender athletes.

I also have some choice words about LeBron James, just stand up and just sit down awards, but more, but first R.K. Russell.

Did you watch the draft at all? Yeah, I saw a bit bit of it i didn't really see a lot of the later

day stuff just updates i saw i think two peru guys went the last i saw so happy about that uh yeah

is that what you look for more like uh peru as opposed to having a particularly favorite NFL team?

Yeah, I mean, I think also when you when you really start playing, you see how much the

league changes and shifts and guys.

I mean, you know, obviously there's guys I played with that I root for.

So as their teams change, I kind of look to see who they pick up.

But yeah, I mean, I'm just a fan of the game.

So I just want good football.

I just want teams to make good decisions, which, you know, you can't really tell

until years into someone's career.

But, yeah, I mostly just watch for friends and for Purdue alum.

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