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What's up, welcome in Hogue and John's with you right before rookie mini-camp gets

going at Hallis Hall we see some of these draft picks in person what's up, John Z.

I think today's the day right, Thursday they arrive, take the practice field Friday, get

out of here on Mother's Day, like there's a lot of Mother's Day mini-camp we've covered

in years.

Yes.

Because they usually are right after the draft.

Yeah.

There are a couple of years where they were two weeks after the draft because you could

do them either way, like half the teams do them this weekend, half the teams do them next

weekend.

I'd rather do it next weekend.

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