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Today, I'm joined by the Washington Post, Nikki Javala, as we look ahead to the owners meetings

this week in Minnesota. We know that there's not going to be any vote taken on the commanders.

We learn that on Thursday, but there will be updates on the sale and the process.

The owners will be updated on the sale and the process and what's going on.

So we'll find out some information on that.

But Nikki and I also talk mostly about what's going on on the field. They also, the commanders also

start OTA practices this week. We'll be able to go out to the practice on Wednesday. I will do a

practice update for you that will be out late Wednesday afternoon, early Wednesday evening.

So look for that. But so we'll talk a lot about the OTA sessions, et cetera. So stay

tuned for that. Before I get there, just wanted to kind of update you on a couple things.

One, there's not going to be any penalty for the commanders on the whole Andrew Luck situation.

Never thought that was going to be the case. Listen, there's a mistake I made in a story and mischaracterized what they did.

I definitely know he was discussed, but they did not call him.

They did not call his agents.

And that part, you know, in the one story that was, I knew that was the case and I wrote it incorrectly.

Anyway, but that's why the commanders were never worried and frankly,

they weren't upset with the note. Trust me, folks, if it had been a big deal, I would have written

more than eight words on it. Instead, it was buried inside a story on Sam Howell and was only meant

to highlight how their search was different this year than in 2022. That's why they were never worried. And like I said,

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