Live from Southern California, this is the Jim Rome show.

I'm talking about Patrick Sertan the second.

Patrick, always good to run you down, my man.

You are having yourself a week.

How are you feeling?

Man, I'm feeling good.

I'm still trying to catch up. Everything feels like a fog, man.

But I'm enjoying it, for sure.

Hey, you weren't it, dude. So how long do you think it's going to take to settle in?

Man, right now I'm doing Radio Row right now. I've been here for a couple hours now.

So, yeah, that's been my day so far to sum it up.

But, you know, I'm still, you know, feeling the energy from yesterday for sure.

All right. So take me back to yesterday. When you consider the finalists, they were included.

You had past winners like T.J. Watt, Miles Garrett. How did you feel about your chances?

And then what went through your mind when you heard your name called?

I was feeling pretty good by my chances. You know, leading up to it, I was feeling pretty

confident. You know, I think everything was leading towards me winning it, you know, just through

the media and through the odds and stuff. You know, I know people look through the odds, so I was looking at it, you know, just through the media and through the

odds and stuff. You know, I know people look through the odds, so I was looking at it too.

But, yeah, I mean, it just feels amazing, man, to win defensive player a year. Such a prestigious

award. I mean, it's the highs of honors for a defensive player. So I'm very grateful for that for sure. Patrick Sertan,

the second, joining us. All right. So, you know, when you and I spoke in June, it was pretty clear

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