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Welcome back to another edition of the C two P.
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I'm your show. Host Bo Marshanti has always we appreciate
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your stopping by. We have a fantastic young man on
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the program today. Played his football in the ACC. He
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earned honors as a true freshman, and he wrapped up
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first team honors in twenty twenty five in the ACC.
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It's none other than the standout safety Nick Anderson. Nick,
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welcome to the show my friend house this afternoon. Treating you.
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Oh it's doing just well. I'm doing just well. Thank
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you for having me on.
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I appreciate your you coming on. I was telling you
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prior to us going live, I was watching, you know,
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watching some of your your your film and uh, you know,
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right off the bat, you know you're tenacious, You're fearless.
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I love seeing number forty five running around doing his thing,
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throwing his body around. You quick to react. But with
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all that said, can you believe your time as a
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Demon deacon is kind of coming gone and now you're
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knocking at the door of the National Football League.
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Well, you know, I spent a couple of years at Weeks,
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so you know I'm ready. I'm ready for the next
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level now, you know, just you know, truly blessed to
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be in this position.
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Yeah, yeah, I mean, yeah you are, and you're a
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couple of weeks away. I'm sure it got to be
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an exciting time, exhausting both mentally, I think, probably exciting
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as well. I always like to rewind the show back
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to your pop Worner Pee Wee days. If you were
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playing way back then, was Nick under Send the best
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guy on the field way back then or did it
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take some time for you to develop into the guy
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we see today.
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Well, I'll tell you what, you know. Growing up, my
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my first love.
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And something that I thought I was gonna do professionally
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was actually soccer. I was a big soccer player really
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up until my sophomore year of.
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High school was when I kind of made the switch.
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I played you know, youth football starting you know, middle
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school age, but really didn't you know soccer was the
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main priority, And then you know that time came in
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high school where you kind of have to focus, you know,
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travel soccer was all the time, and so I made
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the switch to football and haven't looked back ever since.
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Wow, that's excellent. I'm curious. Uh, some of the guys
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who've been very serious maybe basketball soccer as well, but
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the the the physicality of football takes effect. Were you
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noticing your recook becoming too physical on the soccer field,
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knowing that football was your passion.
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Well, I kind of had an idea when I, you know,
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got a little red card for being too physical in soccer, so, uh,
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you know, I guess football was the right balling card.
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I guess yeah. I'm telling you I could probably do
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a science project on that, because uh yeah, I just know,
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going through the years, a lot of guys say, you know,
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once I, once you have to taste of football, it's
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hard to regulate yourself to some of the nuances of
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the other sports and kind of play in control and
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not as physical. And that happened for you. The physicality
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screams just awesomeness. So kind of take us through. So
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I assume you're playing multiple positions in high school, how
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do you kind of start defining yourself in the secondary
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and and and as well as becoming the guy that
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we've seen, uh you know, beat the standout that you
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were at Wake Forest.
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Yeah, you know.
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Through high school obviously playing both offense and defense. You
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know the I like hitting a lot more than getting hit.
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And then you know, at the safety position, just kind
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of being the quarterback of the defense, you know, making
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all the calls and checks and you know, it's just
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something that I think for my soccer days, I grew
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from being able to communicate and get everyone you know,
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lined up and see the play before it actually happens.
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Is is something that's uh, you know, I take pride
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on and I love doing football and back there playing safety.
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So you know, I think just as high school went on,
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I knew this that was the position that I wanted to, uh,
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you know, ultimately play at a high.
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Level, and you do play highlan. I think another thing,
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h I love your versatility. I love how you kind
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of show up in all phases, like you're not just
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the one trick pony. You know you you're gonna you
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you accelerate it, uh, you know, in the coverage, you
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accelerate in the run game. I admire that game about you?
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How do you kind of combine all that? You know?
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Do you do?
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You watch a ton of film? How do you kind
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of how are you? I guess how are you able
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to be so good at both of those things?
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I think it's it's it's just constantly improving your game.
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You know, from you know, each practice, from each year
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to year, off seasons. You know where my strengths, where
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my weaknesses. How can I constantly improve and get better
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and better and better? And I think you know, throughout
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my entire college career, I think you saw that each year,
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you know, it gets a little bit better and better
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and better. And I'm only going to continue to grow.
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And you know, consistent hard work needs a success. So
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you know, I guess that's how I've been able to
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to sharpen some some different tools in the toolbox.
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And you know, there's always stuff to work on.
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Yes, there is once again the standout first team ACC
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safety Nick Anderson here on the C two P talk
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of some NFL draft Nick. I know NFL folks they
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do lessen now the personnel if they're interested in certain guys,
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But this is your opportunity to kind of showcase yourself.
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If you're in the film room sitting around with these
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gentlemen watching your own tape, What do you think they're
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gonna love about you when they turn it on?
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Well?
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I think you know, uh, you see a guy that
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gets to the football, you know, a guy that's not
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just a reactive player, a proactive player. What I mean
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by that, you know, especially in that safety position that's
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kind of typically where quarterbacks eyes go first, is they
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try and get an idea of what the defense is
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giving them. And so you know, when I can be proactive,
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not only and you know, obviously you know your job
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and your assignment. You kind of see the what the
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offense is giving you first, but then playing around with
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my alignment, playing around with what I'm showing.
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Different thing and what I'm showing and truly being an
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artist out there and being a proactive one. And then
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you know, as the play comes, it's just you know,
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a great defense. Court of our mind. Always just tell me,
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you know, slowest, smooth food is fast, and so just
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trying to be patient, patient and when you.
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See it go slow as smooth, smooth is fast. I'm
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writing that down. That's That's that's a keeper right there.
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I love it. How about this one again? Just to
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showcake yourself what those unnoticed you could have been a
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team captain? Wait for more. You're film junkie. Maybe some
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of the defensive schemes at Wake Force then allow you
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to showcase other abilities. Maybe you're great in the community.
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I don't know. But what do these teams need to
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know as we close in on this twenty twenty six draft.
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Yeah?
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Well, you know, I think you know something I take
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a lot of pride in it is being a two
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time team captain.
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And then you know, this past year, I.
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Think with coach dickerd at Wake, I think I had
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nine to nine percent of the team's vote by the
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players for captains, so nearly unanimous, you know decision.
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It's something that you know, don't take lightly. It's something
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that speaks to.
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How well you know my teammates feel that I can
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you know conduct and how much I can you know
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lead them?
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And you know, to me, leadership comes up. You know
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when times are tough.
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Anyone can can be yelling and shouting and having a
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good time when things are going good, But you know,
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who is it that you know takes the rains and
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picks everything and up when when they're facing the fire.
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And so I think that's something that's important about leadership,
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and it's the way that I try and lead, you know,
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all my guys on the field excellent.
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And I'm curious just for those Wake Forest fans, who
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were the gentlemen that were that person that you looked
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up to when you got there, and who are who
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are some of the guys that you think are going
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to take the reins from what you were taught, that
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they're going to learn from you to kind of carry
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the Wake Forest tradition ahead.
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Yeah, I've been you know, I've been truly blessed to
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have great, great leaders in my life, great coaches, great players.
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you know, Luke Masterson, who you know, was playing for
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the Raiders for a number of years, he took me
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under his wings, showed me kind of you know, how
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we do things and how to you know, truly get
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get players to play for you, you know, and and
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to me, one thing he taught me that was so
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valuable was, you know, how you lead different guys, you know,
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will change and very some guys you can yell out
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in front of a group and kind of pick them up.
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Other guys, you know, you need to to go and
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maybe address one on one and so no one who
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you're leading is a big thing that he taught me
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and something that I carry and so you know, guys
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that are still at Wake. My two guys that come
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to mind are Roushon Ton and Devon Patterson. Those are
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two young safeties I've had a chance to play with
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for a number of years now, and they're ready to
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take on the leadership role being older guys now and
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Wake is in real good hands with them.
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Excellent stuff. Once again, Nick Anderson, the standout safety, talking
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some NFL draft and share some insight about how he
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became the leader he was while he was doing his
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thing at Wake Forest. Do you get comparisons to anybody
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at the next level. Is there anybody that you really
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admire and as you mentioned earlier, kind of put some
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of their things into your own toolbox.
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You know, I try and watch as many guys as
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I can and take things. You know, again, I'm kind of,
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as I allude to earlier, I'm constantly looking to improve
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my game.
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You know, a guy playing right now that I think
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is one of the best players in the entire league
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is Brian Branch. I think another guy that's so versatile
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but also has the mental capacity that you know, he'll
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let you know he's there, and so I'd say he
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is a really good player right now.
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I look up to.
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My favorite player all the time is Tyron Matthew.
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I think again, just that that mental side of them
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wasn't the biggest, fastest, the strongest, but man, you know
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that's that's a guy that's gonna be the enforcer out
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there and and someone that everybody looks up to.
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So those two guys all.
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Who come to mind, Yeah, the two fabulous, fabulous athletes.
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I remember being down covering the Cotton Bowl, uh, Tyron
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Matthews freshman year, and I remember he actually got MVP
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of the game as a as a freshman. That's how
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that's how awesome he was. And he did half of
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it on special teams, just making blow up plays on
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tackles and stuff. Amazing career. As you mentioned, Branch is
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in that same breath of awesomeness. How do you kind
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of plan on spending the next few weeks. Man, you
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got a couple of weeks before this thing goes down
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in Pittsburgh.
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possibly can to be ready for whatever opportunity presents itself.
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So I'm back here home in Virginia, you know, just training,
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training my butt off, and uh, you know, spending time
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with family.
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So you know, it's it's outside of being on the
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football field. This is this is where I love to be,
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hanging out with family and working.
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So yeah, I'm curious going through all the off season
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stuff just so far. Can you can you guess? Can
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we touch base on Pro Day real quick? And how
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that went for you?
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for myself. You know, I think a lot of credit
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goes to Eric Lichter help at Plus two University, who
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are trained with in Columbus, a great speed guru. Improved
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all my numbers really well. And it was a great
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and so I think the position drills of the end
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day to be back at wake and put on a
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show one last time there.
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said that to a football player. Folks, if you watch
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our guest this afternoon play the game, it's it's just
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he plays the game how you want it to be played.
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When you throw on tape, you want to see forty
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five the apps ripped out shirt showing he's doing his thing, man,
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and it's it's the watch Nick. Before we let you go,
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we called three and out. There are a few lighthearted,
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off the wall questions. You ready take a shot with
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some of those?
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Sure, let's do it.
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All right now? If you could go back and beat
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any team, who would you like to go back and beat?
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was in twenty twenty three. The only time I lost
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Three, excellent? How about this one? Now, this is really
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kind of off the wall. I will be more likely
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to see you as the lead singer of a boy
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band or a Mel Runway model.
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model just because I don't really know how my vocal
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skills will will line up, so I'm gonna choose the model.
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Do you take any do you do you pay attention
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to what you wear when you step outside? Are you
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just hoodies and sweatpants?
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you know, I'd say I'd like to take care of myself.
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as we close in on this twenty twenty sixth draft,
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I assume you're going to be around family and friends.
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You're waiting to hear your name come off the board,
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find out where you signed. But that said, who's the
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best cook in your family?
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Nick?
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And what would you like that person to have specifically
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made as you celebrate this next football journey man.
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Tough question, tough question, you know I'd have to I'd
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have to just go with both my parents, you know,
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they my dad on the grill and my mom, you know,
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cooking something like maybe saltee and some some potatoes and vegetables.
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So I would take my dad on the grill for
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some steaks and just some sauted you know, potatoes and
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vegetables done by my mom inside.
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So that's what I have to say.
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All right about how about this one? If they seven
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game series wins.
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You're not gonna make me answer that, right, Okay.
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I gotta get you there.
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Man, oh man, I have to uh, you know, I'd
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have to go go with my dad just because of
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the grill.
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Fair enough, Well, your dad is now on the clock
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for the grill. Your mom is also on the clock
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for sautaining some potatoes. As they they they come into
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a collective, as Mike Tomlin say, you know, it's the
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collective that counts, and they're gonna come in as a
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collective and make your draft party what it is. Hey man,
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fabulous career. I can't wait to see you do your
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thing at the next level. Continued success, stay humble, stay hungry,
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and be blessed my man. Yeah, hey, I appreciate you
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having me on no Promenau. Once again, that is the
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standout safety true football player. Nick Anderson here on the
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This has been a C twop exclusive,
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Welcome back to another edition of the C two P.
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I'm your show. Host Bo Marshanti has always we appreciate
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your stopping by. We have a fantastic young man on
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the program today. Played his football in the ACC. He
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earned honors as a true freshman, and he wrapped up
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first team honors in twenty twenty five in the ACC.
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It's none other than the standout safety Nick Anderson. Nick,
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welcome to the show my friend house this afternoon. Treating you.
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Oh it's doing just well. I'm doing just well. Thank
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you for having me on.
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I appreciate your you coming on. I was telling you
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prior to us going live, I was watching, you know,
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watching some of your your your film and uh, you know,
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right off the bat, you know you're tenacious, You're fearless.
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I love seeing number forty five running around doing his thing,
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throwing his body around. You quick to react. But with
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all that said, can you believe your time as a
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Demon deacon is kind of coming gone and now you're
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knocking at the door of the National Football League.
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Well, you know, I spent a couple of years at Weeks,
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so you know I'm ready. I'm ready for the next
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level now, you know, just you know, truly blessed to
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be in this position.
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couple of weeks away. I'm sure it got to be
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an exciting time, exhausting both mentally, I think, probably exciting
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as well. I always like to rewind the show back
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to your pop Worner Pee Wee days. If you were
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playing way back then, was Nick under Send the best
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guy on the field way back then or did it
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take some time for you to develop into the guy
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we see today.
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Well, I'll tell you what, you know. Growing up, my
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my first love.
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was actually soccer. I was a big soccer player really
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up until my sophomore year of.
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High school was when I kind of made the switch.
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I played you know, youth football starting you know, middle
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school age, but really didn't you know soccer was the
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main priority, And then you know that time came in
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high school where you kind of have to focus, you know,
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travel soccer was all the time, and so I made
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the switch to football and haven't looked back ever since.
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Wow, that's excellent. I'm curious. Uh, some of the guys
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who've been very serious maybe basketball soccer as well, but
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the the the physicality of football takes effect. Were you
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noticing your recook becoming too physical on the soccer field,
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knowing that football was your passion.
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got a little red card for being too physical in soccer, so, uh,
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you know, I guess football was the right balling card.
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I guess yeah. I'm telling you I could probably do
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a science project on that, because uh yeah, I just know,
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going through the years, a lot of guys say, you know,
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once I, once you have to taste of football, it's
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hard to regulate yourself to some of the nuances of
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the other sports and kind of play in control and
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not as physical. And that happened for you. The physicality
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screams just awesomeness. So kind of take us through. So
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I assume you're playing multiple positions in high school, how
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do you kind of start defining yourself in the secondary
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and and and as well as becoming the guy that
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we've seen, uh you know, beat the standout that you
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were at Wake Forest.
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know the I like hitting a lot more than getting hit.
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of being the quarterback of the defense, you know, making
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all the calls and checks and you know, it's just
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something that I think for my soccer days, I grew
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from being able to communicate and get everyone you know,
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lined up and see the play before it actually happens.
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on and I love doing football and back there playing safety.
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you know, ultimately play at a high.
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h I love your versatility. I love how you kind
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of show up in all phases, like you're not just
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the one trick pony. You know you you're gonna you
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you accelerate it, uh, you know, in the coverage, you
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accelerate in the run game. I admire that game about you?
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How do you kind of combine all that? You know?
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of how are you? I guess how are you able
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to be so good at both of those things?
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to year, off seasons. You know where my strengths, where
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my weaknesses. How can I constantly improve and get better
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and better and better? And I think you know, throughout
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my entire college career, I think you saw that each year,
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you know, it gets a little bit better and better
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and better. And I'm only going to continue to grow.
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And you know, consistent hard work needs a success. So
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you know, I guess that's how I've been able to
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to sharpen some some different tools in the toolbox.
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Yes, there is once again the standout first team ACC
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safety Nick Anderson here on the C two P talk
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of some NFL draft Nick. I know NFL folks they
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do lessen now the personnel if they're interested in certain guys,
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But this is your opportunity to kind of showcase yourself.
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If you're in the film room sitting around with these
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gentlemen watching your own tape, What do you think they're
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gonna love about you when they turn it on?
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I think you know, uh, you see a guy that
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gets to the football, you know, a guy that's not
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just a reactive player, a proactive player. What I mean
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by that, you know, especially in that safety position that's
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kind of typically where quarterbacks eyes go first, is they
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try and get an idea of what the defense is
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giving them. And so you know, when I can be proactive,
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not only and you know, obviously you know your job
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and your assignment. You kind of see the what the
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offense is giving you first, but then playing around with
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my alignment, playing around with what I'm showing.
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artist out there and being a proactive one. And then
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you know, as the play comes, it's just you know,
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a great defense. Court of our mind. Always just tell me,
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you know, slowest, smooth food is fast, and so just
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trying to be patient, patient and when you.
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See it go slow as smooth, smooth is fast. I'm
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writing that down. That's That's that's a keeper right there.
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I love it. How about this one again? Just to
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showcake yourself what those unnoticed you could have been a
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team captain? Wait for more. You're film junkie. Maybe some
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of the defensive schemes at Wake Force then allow you
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to showcase other abilities. Maybe you're great in the community.
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I don't know. But what do these teams need to
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know as we close in on this twenty twenty six draft.
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Well, you know, I think you know something I take
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a lot of pride in it is being a two
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time team captain.
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And then you know, this past year, I.
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nine to nine percent of the team's vote by the
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players for captains, so nearly unanimous, you know decision.
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It's something that you know, don't take lightly. It's something
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that speaks to.
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How well you know my teammates feel that I can
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you know conduct and how much I can you know
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lead them?
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And you know, to me, leadership comes up. You know
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when times are tough.
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good time when things are going good, But you know,
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who is it that you know takes the rains and
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picks everything and up when when they're facing the fire.
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And so I think that's something that's important about leadership,
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and it's the way that I try and lead, you know,
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all my guys on the field excellent.
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And I'm curious just for those Wake Forest fans, who
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were the gentlemen that were that person that you looked
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up to when you got there, and who are who
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are some of the guys that you think are going
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to take the reins from what you were taught, that
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they're going to learn from you to kind of carry
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the Wake Forest tradition ahead.
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Yeah, I've been you know, I've been truly blessed to
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have great, great leaders in my life, great coaches, great players.
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you know, Luke Masterson, who you know, was playing for
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the Raiders for a number of years, he took me
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under his wings, showed me kind of you know, how
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we do things and how to you know, truly get
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get players to play for you, you know, and and
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to me, one thing he taught me that was so
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valuable was, you know, how you lead different guys, you know,
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will change and very some guys you can yell out
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in front of a group and kind of pick them up.
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maybe address one on one and so no one who
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you're leading is a big thing that he taught me
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and something that I carry and so you know, guys
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that are still at Wake. My two guys that come
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to mind are Roushon Ton and Devon Patterson. Those are
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two young safeties I've had a chance to play with
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for a number of years now, and they're ready to
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take on the leadership role being older guys now and
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Wake is in real good hands with them.
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Excellent stuff. Once again, Nick Anderson, the standout safety, talking
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some NFL draft and share some insight about how he
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became the leader he was while he was doing his
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thing at Wake Forest. Do you get comparisons to anybody
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at the next level. Is there anybody that you really
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admire and as you mentioned earlier, kind of put some
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of their things into your own toolbox.
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You know, I try and watch as many guys as
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I can and take things. You know, again, I'm kind of,
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as I allude to earlier, I'm constantly looking to improve
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my game.
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And see things.
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You know, a guy playing right now that I think
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is one of the best players in the entire league
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is Brian Branch. I think another guy that's so versatile
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but also has the mental capacity that you know, he'll
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let you know he's there, and so I'd say he
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is a really good player right now.
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I look up to.
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My favorite player all the time is Tyron Matthew.
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I think again, just that that mental side of them
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wasn't the biggest, fastest, the strongest, but man, you know
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that's that's a guy that's gonna be the enforcer out
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there and and someone that everybody looks up to.
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So those two guys all.
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Who come to mind, Yeah, the two fabulous, fabulous athletes.
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I remember being down covering the Cotton Bowl, uh, Tyron
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Matthews freshman year, and I remember he actually got MVP
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of the game as a as a freshman. That's how
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that's how awesome he was. And he did half of
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it on special teams, just making blow up plays on
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tackles and stuff. Amazing career. As you mentioned, Branch is
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in that same breath of awesomeness. How do you kind
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of plan on spending the next few weeks. Man, you
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got a couple of weeks before this thing goes down
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in Pittsburgh.
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Yeah, just just training and working as hard as I
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possibly can to be ready for whatever opportunity presents itself.
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So I'm back here home in Virginia, you know, just training,
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training my butt off, and uh, you know, spending time
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with family.
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So you know, it's it's outside of being on the
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football field. This is this is where I love to be,
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hanging out with family and working.
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So yeah, I'm curious going through all the off season
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stuff just so far. Can you can you guess? Can
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we touch base on Pro Day real quick? And how
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that went for you?
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Yeah? Pro Day was great.
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I was able to put out a real good day
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for myself. You know, I think a lot of credit
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goes to Eric Lichter help at Plus two University, who
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are trained with in Columbus, a great speed guru. Improved
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all my numbers really well. And it was a great
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day just.
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And you know, I think the number one thing that
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that I showed was, you know, I'm a football player,
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and so I think the position drills of the end
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are real, real smooth, and it was just a good
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day to be back at wake and put on a
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show one last time there.
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So yeah, I can imagine, and I love how you
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said that to a football player. Folks, if you watch
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our guest this afternoon play the game, it's it's just
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he plays the game how you want it to be played.
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When you throw on tape, you want to see forty
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five the apps ripped out shirt showing he's doing his thing, man,
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and it's it's the watch Nick. Before we let you go,
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we called three and out. There are a few lighthearted,
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off the wall questions. You ready take a shot with
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some of those?
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Sure, let's do it.
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All right now? If you could go back and beat
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any team, who would you like to go back and beat?
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And y oh man, uh, Virginia Tech. I believe that
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was in twenty twenty three. The only time I lost
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to them.
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That was a school I kind of wanted.
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To go to coming out of out of high school
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or a.
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Bunch of friends and family call that university home.
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let get away from us, and I would like.
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To have back with beating Virginia Tech in twenty twenty.
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Three, excellent? How about this one? Now, this is really
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kind of off the wall. I will be more likely
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to see you as the lead singer of a boy
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band or a Mel Runway model.
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Ooh, I'm gonna do the Uh, I'm gonna do the
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model just because I don't really know how my vocal
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skills will will line up, so I'm gonna choose the model.
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There.
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Do you take any do you do you pay attention
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to what you wear when you step outside? Are you
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just hoodies and sweatpants?
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Well, my fiance would like to tell you differently, but
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you know, I'd say I'd like to take care of myself.
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But I love it. And then the final one for you,
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as we close in on this twenty twenty sixth draft,
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I assume you're going to be around family and friends.
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You're waiting to hear your name come off the board,
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find out where you signed. But that said, who's the
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best cook in your family?
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Nick?
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And what would you like that person to have specifically
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made as you celebrate this next football journey man.
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Tough question, tough question, you know I'd have to I'd
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have to just go with both my parents, you know,
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they my dad on the grill and my mom, you know,
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cooking something like maybe saltee and some some potatoes and vegetables.
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So I would take my dad on the grill for
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some steaks and just some sauted you know, potatoes and
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vegetables done by my mom inside.
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So that's what I have to say.
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All right about how about this one? If they seven
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game series wins.
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You're not gonna make me answer that, right, Okay.
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I gotta get you there.
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Man, oh man, I have to uh, you know, I'd
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have to go go with my dad just because of
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the grill.
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Fair enough, Well, your dad is now on the clock
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for the grill. Your mom is also on the clock
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for sautaining some potatoes. As they they they come into
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a collective, as Mike Tomlin say, you know, it's the
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collective that counts, and they're gonna come in as a
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collective and make your draft party what it is. Hey man,
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fabulous career. I can't wait to see you do your
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thing at the next level. Continued success, stay humble, stay hungry,
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and be blessed my man. Yeah, hey, I appreciate you
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having me on no Promenau. Once again, that is the
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standout safety true football player. Nick Anderson here on the
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