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THE FOLLOWING IS A

PRESENTATION OF "HBO SPORTS."

HERE WE GO.

BRING IT UP.

BRING IT UP.

BRING IT UP.

AY, HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO MAKE

SURE.

I LOVE THE INTENSITY.

I LOVE THE FOCUS.

COUPLE THINGS THOUGH, ESPECIALLY

ON THIS FIELD OVER HERE.

TOO MANY SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S GONNA

OCCUR... WITHOUT A DOUBT... I

GUARANTEE YOU COME SEPTEMBER

13TH, THAT WEEKEND, THERE WILL

BE MORE FUCKING PRE-SNAP

PENALTIES FROM TEAMS THAT DON'T

KNOW HOW TO FOCUS AND

CONCENTRATE.

WE'RE GONNA BE WALKING THROUGH A

LOT AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.

I KNOW WE ALL CAN'T WAIT 'TIL WE

CAN ACTUALLY PRACTICE FOOTBALL.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

CONTINUE TO LOCK IN AND WE'RE

NEVER EVER GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE

TEAMS THAT BEATS OURSELVES.

THAT SHIT HAS TO CONTINUE TO

MINIMIZE AS WE INCREASE OUR

REPS.

YOU GUYS WITH ME ON THAT?

WE'RE NOT GONNA BEAT OURSELVES,

BECAUSE ONCE WE GET PRACTICING,

THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY GOT TO

PUSH OURSELVES TO GET BETTER.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE GROUP THAT

WE'RE COUNTING ON ON SEPTEMBER

13TH.

NOW, TURN THE MUSIC UP!

GET SET!

IS THAT MY MEGAPHONE OVER

THERE?

YOU GONNA USE THAT TODAY?

YEAH, BUT NOT IF IT'S GONNA

MAKE THAT AWFUL ASS NOISE.

LET ME SEE THIS THING REAL

QUICK, K, I DON'T...

TURN IT ON.

OH, WAIT, I'LL JUST, MAKE

SURE, DON'T.

DON'T PUSH ANY OF THESE BUTTONS

HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

SO, PUSH THE BUTTON HERE?

AND YOU DON'T NEED TO.

SEE THAT?

YOU DON'T NEED TO HIT THE

BUTTON AT ALL.

YOU CAN JUST TALK RIGHT INTO IT.

OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIT

THIS BUTTON RIGHT HERE?

NO.

YOU WOULD THINK YOU WOULD.

WHAT IS THAT FOR THEN?

'CAUSE, LISTEN, THAT'S ALL

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.

EVERY TIME I TOUCH IT, IT

GOES OFF.

ONE, TWO.

ONE, TWO.

MAYBE CAUSE YOU'RE DOWN.

MAKE SURE, WHAT'S UP.

ONE, TWO.

ONE, TWO.

HERE, GIVE THAT TO ME.

THERE YOU GO.

IT'S ABOUT TO GO OFF NOW.

ONE, TWO.

ONE, TWO.

THAT'S WEIRD.

OKAY, WE'LL TRY IT.

COOL.

WE'LL TRY IT.

YOU WANT IT RIGHT HERE?

I WON'T NEED IT AFTER

PRACTICE CAUSE I, I'M GONNA HAVE

TO TALK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH.

WITH EVERYBODY.

WANT ME TO BRING IT OUT TO

YOU?

YEAH, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

YEAH, I'LL BRING IT OUT TO

YOU.

THANKS.

HERE.

YEAH.

CAN EVERYBODY HEAR ME?

YUP.

YEAH.

HEY, CHECK THIS OUT.

TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO

PHASE 2.

SO TOMORROW WHEN YOU COME OUT

HERE, WEAR YOUR CLEATS.

YEAH!

OKAY?

AND WE WILL PRACTICE AGAINST ONE

ANOTHER IN A WALK-THROUGH.

THAT TEMPO WILL BE SLIDE AND

GLIDE.

SOME OF YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW WHAT

THE "SLIDE AND GLIDE" TEMPO IS.

JASON, WHERE YOU AT?

THEY GONNA DEMONSTRATE.

SLIDE AND GLIDE TEMPO.

SLIDE AND GLIDE TEMPO.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

NOW... CHECK IT OUT.

IF YOU'RE ON DEFENSE, YOU JUST

MIRROR THE WIDE RECEIVER.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT COMPETITION.

THIS IS ABOUT ASSIGNMENT IN

FOOTBALL.

THAT IS SLIDE AND GLIDE TEMPO.

HERE WE GO RIGHT HERE.

OH!

THAT'S, THAT'S ALL WE NEED.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, LISTEN.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY ARE GONNA BE

LIKE A MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, I THINK

WE'RE PUTTING THE HELMETS ON.

SO YOU'RE GONNA PUT YOUR CLEATS

ON.

SO WE'RE GONNA DO THIS SAME KIND

OF SCHEDULE BUT I'M A BACK IT

OFF ON A FEW THINGS.

SO GIVE ME WHAT YOU GOT ON THIS,

OKAY, GUYS?

HERE WE GO.

LET'S GO.

RUN AT HIGH KNEES.

RUN AT HIGH KNEES.

GO!

KEEP YOUR TOES UP.

KEEP YOUR TOES UP.

TRAINING CAMP HAS

FALLEN INTO A RHYTHM.

NICE.

BOTH THE RAMS AND

THE CHARGERS ARE GRINDING AWAY.

ONE DAY BLURRING INTO THE NEXT.

THE CYCLE REPEATS DAILY:

MEETINGS FOLLOWED BY WORKOUTS

AND WALK-THROUGHS, ALL THE WHILE

TRYING TO KEEP COVID AT BAY.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THE PROTOCOLS

ARE WORKING.

NEITHER THE RAMS NOR THE

CHARGERS HAVE REPORTED ANY NEW

CASES.

THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN A

PANDEMIC, BUT THE TEAMS ARE

DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO

KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

INCLUDING GIVING PLAYERS

INCLUDING GIVING PLAYERS SPACE.

I'M EXCITED.

THIS IS A LOT DIFFERENT, REALLY.

YEAH.

I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT SHIPPING

YOU OFF.

YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ME TO GO

MILES AND MILES AWAY.

VETERANS ARE

ALLOWED A RARE PERK BETWEEN

PRACTICES.

NORMALLY, EVERYONE WOULD HAVE TO

STAY AT CAMP.

BUT THIS YEAR IS A LONG WAY FROM

NORMAL.

WHILE THE VETS ARE COMMUTING

FROM HOME, ROOKIES ARE STUCK IN

THE TEAM HOTEL.

MY FIRST NFL CAMP, AS A

CHARGER ROOKIE AND I'M IN A

HOTEL ROOM IN IRVINE,

CALIFORNIA.

THIS IS MY LITTLE ZOOM AREA.

MY LITTLE OFFICE STATION, WHERE

I TAKE ALL MY ZOOM MEETINGS WITH

POSITION MEETINGS.

JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE

TOUR OF THE HOBBIT HOLE.

MY HEART GOES OUT TO THESE

YOUNG GUYS AND, AND SOME OF

THESE UNDRAFTED KIDS THAT JUST

AREN'T GONNA GET THE SHOT THAT

THEY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IN

ANOTHER YEAR.

STUDYING SOME PLAYS AND GOING

OVER MY NOTES AFTER I GOT DONE.

IT'S ALREADY HARD ENOUGH TO

BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE NFL AND

EVEN HAVE A REMOTELY SUCCESSFUL

ROOKIE SEASON.

IT'S GONNA BE A REAL BIG

CHALLENGE.

I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, YOU

KNOW, THESE YOUNG GUYS HAVE TO

BE PREPARED FOR.

I'M A FINISH KNOCKING OUT THE

REST OF THIS WORK, HOP IN THE

SHOWER, AND CALL IT A NIGHT,

MAN.

TYPICALLY, TRAINING

CAMP IS WHERE ROOKIES GET THEIR

SHOT.

THEY CAN CATCH A COACH'S EYE

WITH A GOOD REP OR SLICK STYLE.

BUT WALK-TROUGHS DON'T PROVIDE

THAT OPPORTUNITY.

SHIT, EK.

OH, YEAH, I'M IN THERE.

HE'S COMING IN HOT.

RUNNING BACK AUSTIN

EKELER KNOWS JUST HOW VALUABLE

PRESEASON ACTION CAN BE.

COMING DOWN, HARD.

BRINGING THE HAMMER.

BRINGING THE HAMMER.

LET'S GO.

AND THERE'S A NEW RUNNING

BACK.

THAT IS AUSTIN EKELER FROM

WESTERN STATE, COLORADO.

OH, REALLY?

I DID MAKE A FEW PLAYS MORE

THAN I HAD IN TRAINING CAMP.

THAT KIND OF WAS THE STABLE.

LIKE, HEY, THIS KID CAN PLAY IN

THE LEAGUE.

I H ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO PLAY.

TODAY, HE'S THE

CHARGERS' FEATURED BACK AND THE

RECIPIENT OF A NEW CONTRACT

WORTH $24 MILLION.

HE'S DONE WHAT EVERY LONG SHOT

DREAMS OF DOING.

WELL, IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S

GONNA BE HARD TO FIND ANOTHER

EK.

I MEAN, HOW?

HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO IT?

OH, MY GOSH.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

I'M JUST GOING BACK TO WHEN

WE GOT AUSTIN EKELER.

IF, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE 4

PRESEASON GAMES.

NEVER KNOW.

I MEAN, WE NEVER WOULD'VE, WE

NEVER WOULD'VE SAW IT.

YOU CAME IN

UNDRAFTED, FREE AGENT.

HAVE A LOT OF PLAYERS BEEN

COMING UP TO YOU ASKING YOU

QUESTIONS?

YOUR SHOWING THE TECHNIQUE,

DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WE HAVE UNDRAFTED GUYS.

DARIUS BRADWELL, ONE OF OUR

RUNNING BACKS.

HE DOESN'T GET MANY REPS AT

PRACTICE.

HE MIGHT GET 4 OR 5 REPS.

I WAS LIKE, "HEY MAN, I WAS THE

SAME WAY."

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY, YOU DON'T

HAVE ANY...

REPS, YEAH, LIKE, PRESEASON,

THE REPS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THAT'S HOW I WAS, BRO.

LIKE, I'D GET LIKE 4 OR 5 PLAYS

AT PRACTICE AND THEN MY, MY

REPS, I REALLY MADE COUNT.

SCOUT TEAMS, SPECIAL TEAMS

PLAYING GUNNER...

FUCKING HAULING ASS.

LIKE THERE WAS 100% YOU COULDN'T

BLOCK ME.

YEAH.

YOU CANNOT BLOCK ME.

AUSTIN EKELER.

NOTHING BUT POSITIVE PLAYS WHEN

HE COMES IN THE GAME.

AND THAT'S HOW I STARTED

STANDING OUT, YOU KNOW?

APPRECIATE THAT, THOUGH.

YEAH, FOR SURE, MAN.

I WAS IN THE SAME SHOES.

OH, YEAH.

ROOKIES HAVE TO

PUSH.

WORK HARD AND STAY HUNGRY.

UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT DARIUS

BRADWELL IS CERTAINLY WORKING

HARD BUT IT'S SLOW GOING,

BECAUSE THE RUNNING BACK IS

CARRYING SOME EXTRA POUNDS.

DARIUS.

A TULANE KID.

YEAH.

HE'S BIG BOY.

HE CAME IN AT 250, 253.

PLAY AT 235 NOW.

BUT HE HAS POTENTIAL.

HE HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL.

WHAT ARE YOU WEIGHING NOW?

LIKE 42 OR MORE...

THAT'S TOO HEAVY.

THAT'S TOO HEAVY.

YES, SIR.

WE NEED TO GET YOU DOWN A

LITTLE BIT.

YES, SIR.

YOU WEREN'T THAT HEAVY WHEN I

SAW YOU ON TAPE LAST YEAR.

NO, I WAS 235.

EXACTLY.

SO, SO WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?

NOTHING?

I'VE BEEN IN THE HOTEL COOPED

UP.

I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, YOU'VE GOT SOME POTENTIAL.

YES, SIR.

I'M GONNA BE ON YOUR ASS.

I'M A GET IT OUT OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT YOU...

I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET YOUR

BODY RIGHT FIRST.

YES, SIR.

YOU'RE BEHIND THE 8 BALL

RIGHT NOW.

YEAH.

WITH THIS WEIGHT.

WE'VE JUST GOT TO LOSE THE

WEIGHT.

YES, SIR.

I MEAN, YOUR STINKIN' HEAD

COACH IS AN EX-RUNNING BACK.

YEAH.

SO HE'S GONNA LOOK AT YOU

LIKE A GERMAN SHEPHERD WITH HIS

EARS UP.

YES, SIR.

OKAY?

AT AN AIRPORT.

THIS PUCKER'S LOOKING AT YOU.

HE SEES POSSIBILITIES IN YOU,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

YES, SIR.

BUT WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET

YOU.

YES, SIR.

JUST GOT TO GET YOUR STINKIN'

MIND RIGHT.

OKAY?

REMEMBER I TOLD YOU... THIS

AIN'T NO PIE-EATING CONTEST.

THE LIGHTER YOU ARE, THE BETTER

YOU'RE GONNA BE.

TWO.

THREE.

OH!

BOOM!

NICE!

NICE!

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

YEAH.

NOW, WE'RE PUTTING THIS TIME

IN YOU.

OKAY?

UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT YOU DO IN

THE DARK, SHINES IN THE LIGHT.

YES, SIR.

SO DON'T BE STINKING...

EATING NO STINKING TACOS AT

MIDNIGHT ON ME.

NAH, I WASN'T GONNA DO THAT.

OKAY?

I PUT AN INVESTMENT INTO YOU.

YES, SIR.

I ASSUME YOU CAN PLAY

STINKING FOOTBALL.

OH, I CAN PLAY.

OH, I KNOW YOU CAN PLAY.

I CAN PLAY.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANKS FOR COMING.

I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK.

YES, SIR.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

TIP YOUR WAITERS.

DID YOU KNOW TACO BELL GOT

WINGS NOW, BRO?

WHAT?

YES, BRO.

I BET THEY SMACK, THOUGH.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GONNA

SMACK.

MMM, I BET THEM SMACK.

RAMS CORNERBACK

JALEN RAMSEY FEELS AT HOME IN

L.A.

SO EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T HAVE A

NEW CONTRACT YET, HE'S HOUSE

HUNTING.

AND TO MAKE SURE HE

TRULY FEELS AT HOME, THIS HOUSE

HAS BEEN STAGED ESPECIALLY FOR

HIM.

THAT MEANS THE SELLER HAS

PERSONALIZED EVERYTHING.

FROM THE INSPIRATIONAL SIGNAGE

IN THE CAR PARK, TO THE RAMSEY

FAMILY PHOTOS ON THE WALL.

BUY

THIS HOUSE.

TRIPLE G.

MAN, I MISS GOING TO BOXING

MATCHES.

WHERE?

BOXING MATCHES.

HOW YOU ALL KNEW I HAD A $2

BILL IN MY WALLET?

SO THE OWNERS ACTUALLY MADE

THIS ONE ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.

WELL, GOOD LUCK $2 BILL.

THAT'S COOL.

YEAH, THAT'S LOVE...

I LIKE IT A LOT.

YOU KNOW, LOVE IS MY FAVORITE

THING.

I JUST GOT A NEW LOVE TATTOO A

COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

EVERYBODY NEED LOVE IN THIS

WORLD.

WHETHER OR NOT THIS

IS THE HOUSE FOR HIM, RAMSEY

KNOWS THIS IS THE TOWN FOR HIM.

OCTOBER 15TH, I GOT TRADED

FROM JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TO THE

L.A. RAMS.

PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST DAYS IN

MY LIFE.

THIS IS ALL YOURS.

31 PRIVATE ACRES.

FRESH NEW START FOR ME.

IF YOU SEE HOLES IN THE

GROUND, THAT MEANS THERE'S SNAKE

HOLES.

THAT'S A RATTLESNAKE.

YEAH, SEE 'EM THERE.

AY, HE GONNA POP OUT.

WELL, AS LONG AS HE GETS YOU

FIRST.

NO, I'M GONNA BE OUT OF HERE.

I GOT ON THESE ADIDAS.

THIS HOUSE IS BUILT FROM

STEEL.

THAT'S WHAT MY ABS ARE MADE

OUT OF TOO.

WHAT?

MY ABS.

YOUR ABS ARE BUILT FROM STEEL

TOO?

YEAH.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

PUT A LITTLE SWING SET OVER

HERE FOR THE GIRLS.

YUP.

YEAH.

I WOULDN'T BE WASTING MY TIME

GOING TO LOOK AT HOMES AND STUFF

ON MY OFF DAYS IF I DIDN'T THINK

I WAS GONNA BE HERE FOR LONG

TERM... EVEN AFTER FOOTBALL.

I HOPE L.A. WOULD BE A FOREVER

HOME FOR ME.

I WOULD END UP PUTTING A POOL UP

HERE THOUGH.

AND THEN SWITCHING SOME OF THIS

AROUND.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A DREAM COME

TRUE.

PUT A BIG POOL RIGHT HERE AND

THEN LEAVE ALL OF THIS FOR MY

DAUGHTERS.

I KEEP TELLING YOU ALL EVERY

DAY, MAN.

YOU AIN'T SEEN A LION WARM UP

THIS MUCH.

LET'S GET TO IT, MAN.

HERE WE GO.

I'M THERE.

I'M THERE.

I'M THERE.

I'M THERE.

WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

I'M THERE.

JALEN RAMSEY IS AS

INTENSE AS THEY COME ON A

FOOTBALL FIELD.

IT'S ONE REASON HE'S BEEN AN ALL

PRO.

DESCRIBE FELLOW CORNERBACK DONTE

DEAYON.

HEY, IT ABSORB IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

BACK, BACK, BACK.

I KNOW.

I KNOW.

I KNOW.

I'M SORRY, BUT I KNOW IT.

YEAH, GO GET IT.

THROW IT.

EVEN IN THE AGE

OF COVID,

IT'S OKAY FOR LAUGHTER TO BE

INFECTIOUS.

I GOT TO GO LOW AND MAKE SURE

YOU DON'T COME DOWN IN BOUNDS.

AND FOR ROOKIES

TO HAVE A CASE OF THE JITTERS.

LET'S GO!

TO YOUR SPOT.

TO YOUR SPOT.

TO YOUR SPOT.

WALK-THROUGH LOCK-IN.

HEY, I NEED, I NEED EVERY CALL

FROM YOUR MOUTH.

FOR SURE.

TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

THING I'VE EVER HEARD.

I GOT YOU.

IT WILL BE.

APPRECIATE IT, BRO.

HEY, LOOK, MAN.

EVERY DAY WE'RE GETTING BETTER.

YES, SIR.

EVERY DAY.

EVERY DAY.

GIVE ME.

COME ON.

HEY, BRO, I WANT YOU TO KNOW.

THESE CALLS, POETRY COMING OUT

OF MY MOUTH.

IT'S GONNA BE LIKE SHAKESPEARE.

HEY, DOES THAT MEAN I'M A MESS

UP?

I MIGHT MESS UP STILL, SO, CUT

ME SOME SLACK.

YEAH.

SEVENTH-ROUND PICK

CLAY JOHNSTON IS LEARNING FAST.

HE HAS TO.

WITH NO PRESEASON GAMES TO SHOW

WHAT HE'S GOT, THE LINEBACKER

MUST MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY REP.

COME ON, LET'S DO THIS.

LET'S DO THIS.

TALK TO OURSELVES.

LOCK-IN.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

THIS IS EXCITING.

THAT WAS THE OLD...

BOY, THAT WAS GETTING FIRED UP.

OH, YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

BE QUICK.

LET'S TALK.

COMMUNICATE.

HELP EACH OTHER OUT.

HEY, GUYS, JUST BE LOUD.

I JUST WANT TO, I WANT TO MAKE

IT LOOK FREAKING PERFECT.

IT'S GONNA BE A RUN.

THEY'RE LOW, THEY'RE LOW AND

HEAVY.

UNLESS HE JUST CHECKED IT.

MIGHT HAVE JUST CHECKED IT.

HIKE!

AH, SHOOT.

HEY, MAN.

FREAKIN' MISSED THAT.

AH, WE FREAKIN' MISSED THAT.

GOD.

HEY, HE'S WIDE.

HE'S WIDE.

HIKE!

FUDGE.

HIKE!

GO, HIM.

DANG!

FUDGE, MAN.

HIKE!

GO, GO, GO.

OH, FUDGE.

WHAT'D YOU DO ON THAT PLAY?

UH, I RUSHED HIM.

I LOVE YOU.

HIKE!

GO, GO, GO.

YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR

GEOGRAPHY HERE.

YOU REALLY DO.

YEAH.

YOU REALLY DO.

GOT TO KNOW WHAT...

IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH

THE MAP, YOU'RE FUCKED.

AH, SHOOT.

DANG IT.

FUDGE!

IT SUCKED.

WHAT A BAD SET.

JACKED UP WAY TOO MANY TIMES.

OUTDOOR, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE

INDOOR.

MICAH, I'M FAILING YOU.

I'M DISHONORING YOUR PLAY.

I MEAN, I'M TELLING YOU, BRO.

I'M FROM THE, I'M FROM THE "KEEP

IT SIMPLE STUPID CAMP," YO.

LINE UP ON YOUR GUY AND

LISTEN.

NOW, WE GOT TO GET FREAKY

NOW.

THAT'S ALL THAT LINE BACKERS

NEED TO DO.

KEEP IT SIMPLE.

DUDE.

WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DOES IT TAKE

TO JUST, WHAT DOES IT TAKE

FREAKIN' PERFECT IT AND NOT MESS

UP?

UH, REPS AND REPS AND REPS

AND REPS AND MORE REPS.

AND CONFIDENCE.

YOU NEED THAT TOO.

WELL, I FEEL, I FEEL LIKE I

GOT THAT THE FIRST 4 OR 5 PLAYS,

AND THEN I SPLATTERED A PLAY ALL

OVER THE WALL AND IT WASN'T

NOT NEEDED.

I MEAN, I MEAN LOOK, THINK

EVERY GAME,

THERE'S A MISTAKE.

TRUE.

AND PEOPLE JUST KEEP PLAYING

AND MAKE PLAYS.

BRUSH THAT SHIT OFF.

DUDE, YOU'RE A FREAKIN'

PROPHET.

SOMETIMES THE

SECRET TO SUCCESS IS LETTING

THINGS TAKE THEIR NATURAL

COURSE.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BUILD THE

COURSE YOURSELF.

I HAD THIS LAND DOWN HERE

THAT WAS UNUSED, AND I WAS GONNA

DO LIKE A BASKETBALL COURT, BUT

THAT WAS LIKE MORE, YOU KNOW,

THERE'S OBVIOUSLY LIKE, YOU

KNOW, RISK OF AN INJURY WITH

THAT AND I JUST DIDN'T SEE

MYSELF GOING DOWN THERE, LIKE

PLAYING BASKETBALL MUCH.

AND I WAS LIKE, "WHAT CAN I DO

THAT KIND OF TIES IN THE WHOLE

HOUSE TOGETHER?"

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WORKS.

SOME OF THEM ARE FADING OFF, BUT

THOSE ARE THE HOLE-IN-ONES.

YOU GET YOUR NAME ON THE WOOD.

YOU GET YOUR INITIALS ON THE

WOOD.

YEAH, MINE'S NOT ON THERE

YET.

CHRISTEN'S NOT ON THERE YET.

ALMOST GUARANTEE I MAKE ONE

BEFORE WE'RE DONE.

HOW MANY HOLE-IN-ONES TOTAL

DO YOU HAVE ON HERE?

HOW MANY HOLE-IN-ONES DO I

HAVE?

A LOT.

PROBABLY LIKE 10.

BUT I MEAN, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW,

IT'S JUST REPS.

AND I'VE TAKEN A MILLION REPS

BACK HERE.

OF COURSE, WITH, LIKE, THE

NEW STADIUM, WE WANT TO BE

THERE.

WE JUST GOT A TOUR OF IT

RECENTLY AND IT'S LIKE SO

BEAUTIFUL.

I, IT WOULD BE AMAZING IF WE

COULD GO WATCH THE GAMES THERE.

BUT I THINK THERE'S ALSO

SOMETHING REALLY NICE ABOUT

BEING HOME AND NOT HAVING TO

WORRY ABOUT, LIKE, EVERYTHING

GOING ON AND JUST KIND OF

LOCKING INTO THE GAME AND

WATCHING IT.

IT'S A LITTLE LESS LIKE, I DON'T

KNOW, NERVE-WRACKING.

YEAH.

I GET A LITTLE NERVOUS

SOMETIMES.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE SOME

GOOD THINGS, ESPECIALLY SINCE

SEAN'S BEEN HERE.

AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF

UNFINISHED THINGS THAT WE WANT

TO DO FOR SURE.

I THINK LAST YEAR WAS A BIT OF A

DISAPPOINTMENT NOT MAKING THE

PLAYOFFS AND, ULTIMATELY WINNING

THE DIVISION IS THE GOAL.

BUT WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE

WE'RE AT.

YOU KNOW, WE FEEL REALLY GOOD.

AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE I'M

AT.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

OH, OH, OH.

OH!

I THOUGHT THAT WAS IN.

ALMOST HIT YOU IN THE HEAD.

I THINK THAT IT ALL JUST

COMES WITH TIME.

YOU JUST MATURE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE.

YOU GAIN CONFIDENCE.

YOU HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE.

AND YOU KNOW HOW TO HANDLE

SITUATIONS DIFFERENTLY AND

USUALLY FOR THE BETTER.

OH, GOOD ONE.

LAST SHOT.

GOT A CHANCE.

OH.

WASN'T MEANT TO BE TODAY.

I MAY GET A CALL FROM MY

NEIGHBORS AFTER THIS.

BE LIKE "OH, NOW WE KNOW WHY ALL

THE GOLF BALLS ARE IN OUR

BACKYARD."

ALL RIGHT.

TWO-POINT PLAY.

TWO-POINT PLAY.

KEEP IT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

180.

HEY.

CAN.

CAN.

DELAY!

SET.

AY.

WHAT TOOK SO LONG ON THAT ONE?

JUST WAITING TO SEE IT.

HUH?

IT'S GOING THROUGH THE CANS?

NO, I'M JUST SAYING TO BREAK

THE HUDDLE CAUSE WE...

WE'LL GO FASTER.

JUST TOOK A DELAY.

I, YUP.

I GOT YOU, WE'LL GO FASTER.

I GOT YOU.

DID YOU NOT GET IT?

THAT'S ON ME.

NO, I JUST HAD TO HEAR IT TWICE.

OH, I LOVE THAT.

AY.

YEAH.

THAT'S MY FAVORITE THING YOU

JUST SAID RIGHT THERE.

IT'S GOOD.

I CAN, AY, WE CAN WORK WITH

THAT.

I GOT YOU.

TRIPLE SET?

GOOD.

AY.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE RIGHT

THERE.

GOOD JOB, BOYS.

LET'S ROLL.

LET'S ROLL.

GOOD JOB, MALCOLM.

YO.

THAT TYPE OF SHIT FIRES ME

UP.

THAT'S A GOOD JOB OF

REGATHERING YOUR POISE.

NICE SHIT, MAN.

LOVE THAT.

GOOD JOB.

DUN, DUN, DUN, DUH!

THERE IT IS, BABY.

LOVE IT.

GOOD.

FOOTBALL IS FUN.

HERE WE GO.

HIT THAT OIL.

LET'S GO!

DUN, DUN, DUN, DUH.

A LITTLE BLOOD FLOW GOING.

HERE WE GO, BABE.

HERE WE GO.

LET'S BE SHARP.

LET'S BE SHARP.

LET'S BE SHARP.

YOU NERVOUS?

IT'S GOOD.

I LIKE IT.

180.

GOLLY.

HEY, GUYS.

STOP THE DRILL!

EVERYBODY, REPEAT THE LAST PLAY.

IF THIS WAS JUST NORMAL TWO JET

RIGHT HERE, WE ONLY HAVE TWO FOR

POSSIBLY THREE.

YOU GUYS WITH ME ON THAT?

YUP.

LET'S CALL A SPADE A SPADE.

WE WON'T NOW, BUT GLAD WE'RE

WORKING IT RIGHT NOW.

OH, WE WILL.

AY, RIGHT NOW, LET'S TIGHTEN

UP ON BOTH SIDES.

HERE WE GO.

NO MORE REPEATS.

DUN, DUN, DUN, DUH!

GOOD.

DECISIVENESS.

OH, I LIKE THE DECISION.

YES, SIR.

FIRST DOWN.

ONE MORE TIME ON THE BALL.

ONE MORE TIME?

GET IT ON THE BALL.

ON THE BALL.

SEE THE CLOCK.

YOU GET INSIDE.

IT COULD BE A HOUSE CALL.

YES!

THAT'S 6.

SO, HEY.

KNOW AND KNOW YOU KNOW.

AND NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN IT, AND

AGAIN, DON'T EVEN STRESS ABOUT

IT.

JUST WORK THIS FOR THE MECHANICS

OF THE DRILL SO WE CAN COACH OFF

MAN, THIS IS GOOD WORK

THOUGH.

GOOD JOB.

BE SMART.

CALIFORNIA'S STILL ONE OF THE

MOST INFECTED STATES.

RIGHT NOW, THE NFL HAS SO FAR,

WE'VE BEEN VERY GOOD.

I HAVEN'T SEEN MANY TEST

POSITIVE.

90 PLAYERS PER TEAM FOR 32

TEAMS.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

BUT IT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOU

GUYS.

MAKE SURE YOU ALL STAY SAFE.

DON'T GO OUT FUCKING CRAZY

TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

BENCH.

INDIGO.

SETH RYAN JOINED

THE COACHING STAFF IN 2017,

EIGHT MONTHS AFTER WINNING A

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT

CLEMSON.

ALTHOUGH HE IS JUST 26 YEARS

OLD, HE HAS BEEN AROUND THE NFL

AND "HARD KNOCKS" FOR A LONG

TIME.

THANKS TO HIS FAMOUS FATHER, AT

TRAINING CAMP, RYAN ALWAYS HAS

SOMETHING TO CHEW ON.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE

TOMORROW.

DO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FUCK

I WANT TO SEE TOMORROW?

LET'S GO EAT A GODDAMN SNACK.

THIS IS MY SON RIGHT HERE.

SETH.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

SETH.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE SETH IS,

BUT SHOOT, HE'S LIKE, HE'S LIKE

5'11" NOW.

LITTLE SKINNY.

HOW OLD IS HE?

A JUNIOR.

YEAH, HE CAN CATCH EVERYTHING.

CAN CATCH EVERYTHING.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS BEING

AROUND THE NFL FOREVER, YOU

KNOW?

I'LL BET YOU ANYTHING HE

COACHES.

'CAUSE HE LOVES IT.

AND IT'S IN THE BLOOD.

SMART AS HELL TOO.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?

A CLEANING TEAM

SWOOPING INTO A MEETING ROOM TO

DISINFECT THE WORKSTATION OF AN

ABSENT COACH CAN ONLY MEAN ONE

THING.

WHAT'S UP, KEENAN.

WE'RE GONNA BE NEEDING ZOOM FOR

A LITTLE WHILE NOW.

YOU KNOW, SETH WANTED ME TO BE

HONEST WITH YOU.

HE TESTED POSITIVE, UM,

YESTERDAY WE BELIEVE.

I JUST FOUND OUT SETH HAD,

THEY JUST TOLD ME.

YEAH.

WE KNEW IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

WE GOT A POSITIVE TEST.

ALL RIGHT?

NOT IN OUR ROOM.

BUT WE GOT A POSITIVE TEST.

HE'S IN SHOCK, AND THERE'S NO

CURE FOR THIS, IT'S JUST WEIRD

HAVING SOMETHING THAT THERE'S NO

MEDICINE FOR.

IT'S LIKE "YEAH I KNOW HOW THAT

FEELS TOO."

SETH HAS BEEN NERVOUS ABOUT

THIS FROM, SINCE MARCH.

YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN VERY

CAUTIOUS.

HE'S HERE IN THE FACILITY.

HE'S GOT A MASK ON FOR THE MOST

PART.

YOU KNOW, AROUND EVERYBODY FOR

SURE.

ALWAYS DOES, YOU KNOW, WHEN

WE'RE HERE AT OUR DESK, YOU

KNOW, WE'RE 6 FEET APART BUT

WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO JUST HAVE

OUR MASKS UP.

AND WORKING LIKE THAT.

SO, IF HE CAN GET IT, ANYBODY

CAN GET IT.

THAT'S THE THING THAT IT'S

TAUGHT ME.

YOU KNOW, AND HE DOESN'T GO OUT.

HE'S BEEN PLAYING "CALL OF DUTY"

OR WORKING ON FOOTBALL STUFF FOR

FIVE MONTHS.

TALKED TO SETH THIS MORNING.

WHAT'S THAT?

SETH.

HE IS IN THE TANK.

HE WAS LIKE, "COACH, ALL I DO IS

GO TO WORK AND GO HOME."

I SAID, "SETH, YOU'RE SPEAKING

TO THE CHOIR, SON."

SHIT.

THEY COULD TELL ME THAT I GOT TO

BE OUT OF HERE FOR TWO WEEKS AND

THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER

POSITION COACH.

IT'S JUST WHAT IT'S GONNA BE.

I GOT TO BE PREPARED TO PLAY

WITH EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS

ROOM.

AND MAYBE SOME EVEN GUYS THAT

AREN'T IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S WHAT FOOTBALL IN 2020'S

GONNA BE.

I WAS TELLING HIM, I SAID

SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS YOU

PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR.

IF YOU PUT THAT GAS IN THE CAR

AND SOMEONE IS INFECTED AND

TOUCHED IT BEFORE YOU.

YOU FORGET TO SANITIZE.

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.

WHAT WE DO KNOW IS

ROOKIE QUARTERBACK JUSTIN

HERBERT HAS A QUIET CONFIDENCE.

MORE IMPORTANT, HE'S GOT SKILLS.

AND A HELL OF AN ARM.

OKAY.

OKAY.

HE'S ACCURATE.

YEAH.

HE CAN RUN.

YEAH.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT UNTIL YOU

GET LIVE BULLETS...

SHIT DON'T MEAN NOTHING.

I SAID THIS SHIT EASY WITHOUT

A RUSH, ISN'T IT?

HEY.

MY JOB IS TO GET YOU THE BALL.

I LOVE IT.

THAT'S IT.

I'M YOUR ASSISTANT.

THINK OF IT THAT WAY.

HE'S A SHARP YOUNG MAN.

YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET HIM TO

TALK AND COMMUNICATE A LITTLE

BIT MORE.

YOU KNOW HE'S QUIET.

USUALLY AT THAT POSITION YOU'RE

A BIG MOUTH BUT, YOU KNOW.

YOU GOT TO LET HIM DO IT THROUGH

IF HERBERT IS A MAN

OF FEW WORDS, IT'S PARTLY

BECAUSE AT OREGON HE DIDN'T

REALLY NEED THEM.

VIRALLY EVERY SNAP HE TOOK WAS

IN THE SHOTGUN AND HE STARTED

EVERY PLAY NOT WITH A COUNT BUT

A CLAP.

NOW, HE'S UNDER CENTER TRYING TO

MASTER THE INTRICACIES OF THE

PRO CADENCE.

GREEN 80.

GREEN 80.

SET, HUT.

IT SOUNDS SIMPLE,

BUT THE ROOKIE IS TIPPING HIS

HAND.

JUSTIN.

WHEN I'M SITTING BACK THERE

WATCHING, IMAGINE WHAT THE

DEFENSE COULD BE THINKING.

I COULD TELL THE DIFFERENCE WHEN

IT'S A RUN AND WHEN IT'S A PASS

BASED ON THE WAY YOU TALKED.

YES, COACH.

JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND OKAY,

JUST MAKE EVERYTHING...

THE SAME.

SAME TONE.

SAME URGENCY.

JUST, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE SOFT

ABOUT IT.

BE SOFT ABOUT BOTH OF THEM.

IF YOU GONNA BE LOUD ABOUT IT.

BE LOUD ON BOTH.

BECAUSE DEFENSES IN THIS LEAGUE

WILL PICK UP ANY LITTLE THING.

ANY LITTLE THING.

FORTUNATELY,

STARTING QUARTERBACK TYROD

TAYLOR'S STYLE IS A PERFECT

TUTORIAL.

GREEN 80.

READY, HUT.

I WAS GONNA SAY IT'S A LITTLE

DIFFERENT.

LITTLE DIFFERENT.

TYROD'S GOOD AT IT.

JUST LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM AND

CADENCE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

IF YOU JUST FLY RIGHT GREEN 80

SET HUT.

THERE'S NO TIMING THEN FOR

LINEMAN TO GET GOOD JUMPS OFF

THE BALL.

AND AS A QUARTERBACK YOU WANT US

TO GET OFF THE FUCKING BALL.

GREEN 80.

READY HUT.

YOU HAVE TO PROTECT THE

LINEMAN FROM DEFENSIVE LINEMAN

THAT ARE JUST GETTING OFF ON US.

YOU CAN EASE JUST THE ACHES FOR

OUR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN BY JUST

HEY TAKING CHARGE AND MAKING

SURE THE MEN CONFIDENTLY THEY

HERE YOU SAY AND THIS IS WHAT

WE'RE DOING.

OKAY, BECAUSE, GUESS WHAT.

ONCE THE BALL IS SNAPPED THEY

STILL HAVE TO TRY AND BLOCK

AARON DONALD

AARON DONALD.

GOOD LUCK WITH

THAT.

BECAUSE AARON DONALD IS THE

BADDEST DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE

GAME.

A FIVE-TIME ALL PRO AND TWO-TIME

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

AARON DONALD'S EVEN REALLY

GOOD IN THE WALK-THROUGH.

THIS IS AARON DONALD HE'S

RIGHT BETWEEN TWO GUYS AND IS

RIGHT IN THE FACE.

AARON DONALD, THE BEST PLAYER

ON THE PLANET.

THIS GUY IS A FREAK OF ALL

FREAKS.

WHO ELSE BUT AARON DONALD.

HE GETS ABSOLUTELY SMOKED BY

DONALD.

YOU'RE A HELL OF A PLAYER,

MAN.

GLAD I WASN'T AGAINST YOU.

AD, 1-ON-1 WITH ANYBODY A

LAYUP.

WITH HIM, YOU'RE GONNA GET YOUR

WHOLE BODY IN FRONT OF HIM.

HE'S LIKE JAMES HARRISON.

IF YOU GIVE HIM A CORNER OF YOU,

HE'S BENDING IT.

YOU GOT TO GET HIM.

YOU GOT TO GET ALMOST LIKE SO

BLOCK HIM FACE TO FACE.

DO YOU THINK YOU'RE IN A GOOD

IF NOT BETTER SHAPE YOU'VE EVER

BEEN?

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE POSTING

THOSE PICTURES ON INSTAGRAM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?

I'M IN GREAT SHAPE.

I FEEL AMAZING.

ALL I DID SINCE THE OFFSEASON IS

TRAIN.

I REALLY JUST TRAINED, THAT'S

ALL I DID.

YOU KNOW I WAS STILL GRINDING

EVERY SINGLE DAY.

STILL WORKING ON CONDITIONING TO

KEEP MYSELF STRONG.

I'M GETTING OLDER BUT I FEEL

LIKE I'M GETTING IN BETTER SHAPE

AS I GET OLDER.

I FEEL AMAZING.

DONALD ISN'T JUST A

HARD BODY, HE'S HARD WIRED TO

HELP.

SO WHILE HE'S SCARY GOOD, HE'S

AN EVEN BETTER TEAMMATE.

WATCH HIM GO.

SEE HOW HE IS, HE WASN'T HOW YOU

WAS, LIKE THIS.

COME AT THE HIPS.

COME OUT WITH YOUR HIPS

MOVING AND PRESS.

YOU ARE LEANING TOO MUCH.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

SOMEBODY'S SATISFIED NOW.

ONE THING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE

REALLY DONE ORGANICALLY ON YOUR

OWN THAT I REALLY THINK IS

IMPORTANT AS ANYTHING IS COMING

TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

WATCH AD ON THIS NEXT REP

COACHING UP JONAH WILLIAMS, IN

TERMS OF MAKING GUYS COME BACK,

LET'S DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.

COACHING HIM ON SOME THINGS HE

CAN DO BETTER.

HOW EXACTLY DO WE WANT TO HAVE

THAT BALANCE?

UNDERSTANDING THE INTENT OF THE

DRILL WHEN YOU SEE GUYS DOING

THOSE THINGS, COMMUNICATING

AMONGST ONE ANOTHER, THAT'S

SPECIAL.

I'M NOT MOVING ON THIS SPOT.

I'M GOING TO BE STRONG WHEN I'M

HITTING THE GUY RIGHT.

RIGHT.

KNOW IF HE COMES INSIDE, WHEN

I HIT THIS FOOT, IT IS

SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?

I'M ALREADY COMING THAT WAY.

I KNOW HOW FAR I WAS GOING.

GUARD FASTER.

IT HAPPENS FASTER.

GUARDS, EVERYTHING IS JUST WAY

FASTER THAN ON THE OUTSIDE.

THE MAJORITY OF THE GUYS YOU'RE

GOING TO FACE AGAIN TO BE RIGHT

ON YOU.

ANDREW WHITWORTH

GETS IT.

AND HE'S MAKING SURE THE YOUNGER

PLAYERS GET THE BENEFIT OF HIS

HARD-WON KNOWLEDGE.

THE 38-YEAR-OLD HAS SEEN JUST

ABOUT EVERYTHING.

WHITWORTH WAS FIRST ON "HARD

KNOCKS" WHEN SOME OF HIS

TEAMMATES WERE STILL IN GRADE

SCHOOL.

I SAW THAT OLD CLIP OF YOU,

WHIT.

HE SAID "KISS THE BABY," KISS

THE BABY.

KISS THE BABY.

AS THE OLD MAN OF

THE OFFENSIVE LINE,

WHITWORTH'S AGE HAS BECOME A

RAMS PUNCHLINE.

THERE'S A REASON WHY ANDREW

WHITWORTH IS GOING INTO HIS 40TH

YEAR IN THE NFL.

THIS GUY'S GOT GREAT STANDARDS.

THAT SHIT WAS FUNNY, MAN, ALL

RIGHT.

HIGH STANDARDS LIKE

HIS COME AT A PRICE.

AND WHITWORTH PAYS IT EVERY DAY.

OH, MY GOD.

COME ON, LOOSEN UP, GET THOSE

YOUNG KNEES GOING.

LOOK STIFFER THAN ME.

I'M FRICKING 20 YEARS OLDER THAN

YOU, LET'S GO.

FOR 14 YEARS, NFL

TRAINING CAMP WAS A SURE THING

FOR WHITWORTH.

BUT HIS 15TH ALMOST DIDN'T

HAPPEN.

OUR NANNY KRISTA SIMPLY GOT A

MEAL WITH A FRIEND, FINDS OUT

THAT RESTAURANT HAD A LITTLE BIT

OF A BREAKOUT AND SO SHE ENDS UP

COMING UP POSITIVE AND THEN

EVENTUALLY THAT LED TO MELISSA

AND I GETTING IT AND YOU KNOW WE

DECIDED TO HAVE THE KIDS TESTED

AND TURNS OUT, ALL FOUR OF THEM

WERE POSITIVE.

AND SO HER FAMILY DECIDED... HER

MOM AND DAD DECIDED TO JUST

QUARANTINE WITH US SINCE THEY'D

ALREADY BEEN AROUND US AND WE'D

ALREADY EXPOSED THEM TO IT, AND

SURE ENOUGH THEY ENDED UP

GETTING IT RIGHT AFTER.

ANDREW AND I LOST OUR SENSE

OF SMELL AND TASTE AND OTHER

THAN THAT JUST HAD VERY MILD

SYMPTOMS.

HEADACHE, SORE THROAT, THINGS

LIKE THAT.

AND THEN MY MOM DID PRETTY WELL.

I WOULD SAY SHE WAS SICK BUT SHE

DID PRETTY WELL BUT MY DAD JUST

WAS HIT REALLY HARD, ON HIM.

YEAH, HE SPENT FIVE DAYS IN THE

HOSPITAL.

AND SO WE WERE REALLY... WE WERE

SCARED THERE FOR A WHILE BUT

HE'S OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND

THEY'RE BACK HOME IN LOUISIANA

NOW AND DOING REALLY WELL.

YOU HEAR GUYS MAKING BAD

DECISIONS.

AND I THINK THE THING I WOULD

WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IS

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THAT I MEAN

...LOOK AT IT AS EVEN IN OUR

EXAMPLE WITH OUR NANNY KRISTA.

I MEAN SHE WENT TO A SIMPLE

LUNCH WITH A FRIEND.

THAT'S NOT A BAD DECISION.

THAT'S JUST YOU'RE AT THE WRONG

PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.

AND I THINK THAT THIS VIRUS

SPREADS AND IS SO CONTAGIOUS

SO THAT'S ONE THING WE DO KNOW.

AND IT COULD BE JUST A SIMPLE

THING WHERE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU

DIDN'T HAVE YOUR MASK OR YOU

DIDN'T WASH YOUR HANDS AND...

AND GOT EXPOSED.

GONNA BE A REAL BIG CHALLENGE

FOR ALL OF US.

IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST COVID, TEAMS WILL USE

EVERY TOOL THEY CAN.

INCLUDING THIS DEVICE WHICH

REMINDS EVERYONE TO KEEP THEIR

DISTANCE.

HERE'S THE INTENT OF THE

CONNEXON.

THAT IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL TO TRY

TO HELP US RISK MITIGATE IF YOU

WILL.

IT IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE WHEN

YOU'RE WITHIN SOMEBODY ELSE AND

WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT RED

THING BEEPING IF POSSIBLE.

BEFORE YOU LEAVE, JUST PUT IT

BACK, OKAY?

SO WHAT YOU'LL DO IS WEAR

THIS EVERY DAY.

YOU'LL PICK IT UP AFTER TESTING.

YOU'LL WEAR THIS AROUND THE

FACILITY.

WEAR THIS TO MEETINGS.

WEAR THIS AT PRACTICE.

KEEP IT ON AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE

DONE FOR THE DAY, YOU'LL JUST

GIVE THAT BACK TO US AND THEN

YOU'LL PICK IT UP AGAIN IN THE

MORNING.

APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU.

SOME WRISTBAND OPTIONS.

THIS IS JUST THE STANDARD

WRISTBAND.

PUT YOUR CONNEXON DEVICE YOU GOT

TO WEAR IT DURING PRACTICE.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF WRISTBAND

CHOICES.

ZIPPER OR THEY GOT THIS ONE.

IT KIND OF GOES IN THERE LIKE

THAT.

I'M BLINKING RED, WHAT'S THAT

ABOUT?

THAT'S TOO CLOSE.

GET AWAY FROM ME.

I LOOK LIKE ONE OF THEM OLD

ASS RECEIVERS BACK IN THE DAY.

MICHAEL IRVIN WITH THAT ARMBAND

WITH A "N" ON IT, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT BRAND IT WAS.

WE HAVE 80 GUYS.

WE GOT TO SPREAD THEM OUT.

WHEN THEY'RE OUT OF HERE THEY

NEED TO KNOW THEY GOT ALL THIS

FIELD.

LIKE WHEN WE WERE STRETCHING

THEY WERE TRYING TO STAY BETWEEN

THE WHITE LINES.

GET OUT THERE.

GET OUT THERE.

LET ME GO AHEAD AND TAKE A

STEP.

SPREAD OUT, MAN, YOU KNOW HE

GONNA SAY SOMETHING TO US.

TRYING TO SOCIAL DISTANCE.

GET AWAY FROM ME.

GET.

GET.

I'M BEEPING RED GET AWAY.

OH, I FORGOT MY TRACKER.

YOU NEED THAT.

50K.

THAT'S 50K.

OH, HELL NAH.

I GOT TO GET MY TRACKER.

6 FEET.

MAKE SURE YOU 6 FEET.

NAH, YOU GETTING CLOSER TO ME.

I MOVED.

YOU WAS OVER THERE TALKING TO

NICK AND THEN CAME OVER HERE TO

ME.

ANKLE MONITOR BEEPING.

YEAH, I'M ALL GOOD.

I THINK SO.

STOP WHERE YOU ARE NOT.

WHEN THAT LAST ONE BLOWS, LISTEN

FOR THAT 1-2-3 AND YOU SAY

"CHARGERS" AND TAKE IT IN.

I'M NOT GOING TO BRING YOU UP

AFTER PRACTICE.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO LIMIT THAT

ONE EXPOSURE, OKAY?

COACH LYNN ISN'T

GOING TO GET UPSET IF HIS

PLAYERS DON'T HAVE SOCIAL

DISTANCING DOWN TO A SCIENCE.

FACT IS, IT'S AN IMPERFECT WORLD

AND THAT INCLUDES THE WORLD OF

TESTING.

HOW YOU DOING, COACH?

I'M DOING GOOD, I HEARD THE

NEWS.

FALSE, FALSE POSITIVE.

YEAH, WELL.

I SAID WHAT KIND OF SCAM IS

SETH RUNNING JUST TO GET A

COUPLE DAYS OFF WORK?

HEY, YOU COULD'VE JUST CAME AND

TOLD ME.

YOU'LL BE BACK THIS AFTERNOON,

RIGHT?

WELL, THERE'S ONE WAY TO GET

A DAY AND A HALF VACATION.

YEAH, TELL YOU WHAT THE FIRST

PART OF THE MORNING I'M LIKE

FREAKING OUT, LIKE, FUCK, DO I

ACTUALLY HAVE THIS THING?

I STARTED PANICKING LIKE FUCK

DID I GIVE IT TO ONE OF THE

PLAYERS?

THE WHOLE RECEIVING CORE MIGHT

BE SCREWED.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO BE THERE

TOMORROW, MAN.

I TELL YOU WHAT, IT WAS FUCKING

WEIRD.

I GUESS THE NFL JUST APPROVED

LITERALLY TWO DAYS AGO.

YUP, IT WAS LAST FRIDAY.

YEAH, THAT YOU CAN GET ONE

NORMAL TEST AND ONE RAPID TEST

AND IF THEY'RE BOT NEGATIVE

YOU'RE CLEAR.

SO I WAS LIKE, COOL.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M GOOD AND THEN DR. YAM HAD

TO CLEAR ME BEFORE I WAS ALLOWED

IN AND TELL THE NFL THAT SETH

RYAN IS BACK UP.

A FEW DAYS

SACRIFICED TO PREVENT A

POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE.

SURELY A SMALL ENOUGH PRICE TO

PAY.

BUT 18 DAYS IS A DIFFERENT

STORY.

AND THAT'S HOW LONG THE CHARGERS

HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO

WALK-THROUGHS.

RESTLESSNESS IS SETTING IN.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FISH.

HALIBUT?

BRAZINO.

WITH RICE, THAT BRANZINO IS

FIRE.

FIRE WITH THE FULL FISH.

HEAD AND ALL?

YEAH.

PEOPLE EAT THE EYES YOU KNOW

THAT?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO EAT IT?

THEY SAY THE EYES GOT THE

MOST NUTRIENTS.

HOW TALL ARE YOU?

6'3.

YOU ABOUT 5 NOTHING.

YOU CRAZY AS FUCK.

I'M TALLER THAN YOU.

BOY, YOU NOT CRAZY.

YOU NOT TALLER THAN ME.

BRO, I AM.

IT'LL STILL BE

ANOTHER DAY BEFORE THE PLAYERS

CAN STRAP ON A HELMET FOR

PRACTICE.

BUT COMPETITION CAN'T WAIT.

PLAYERS HAVE TO PLAY.

MAKE SURE Y'ALL DON'T TOUCH

MY STUFF, BRO.

WE GOT TO STAY CLEAN AND

SANITARY AROUND HERE.

HEY, ME AND CHRIS ON THE

TEAM.

THE WIND CAUGHT IT.

THE WIND CAUGHT MINE.

I JUST GOT IT TO GO.

HEY, SLICK, YOU CAN'T EVEN STAND

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.

YOU NEED TO GET SOME NEW

OAKLEY'S.

YOU JUST FINE RIGHT THERE.

I AM IN THE BUSH.

YOU WANT US TO SCOOT OVER?

GET ON THE BOARD.

SEE IF Y'ALL CAN SCORE SOME

POINTS.

OH, BOY.

ONE MORE, ONE MORE, THE CROWD

GOES CRAZY.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO WATCH OUT

WITH DJ.

WATCH YOUR HAND, MY BOY.

I'M GOING TO THROW IT AT THE

GROUND THIS TIME.

CHRIS, YOU GOT TO GET ON.

YES, SIR!

THAT WAS A FLEX.

WHAT'S THE SCORE?

17-17.

Y'ALL UP 2.

I'M GOING TO END IT RIGHT

HERE.

HEARTBROKEN.

BYE, BYE.

WE LOST, WE LOST.

GO GET YOU A PLATE.

GO GET Y'ALL SOME WATER AND

REJUVENATE.

I DON'T LOSE.

PHASE 2 OF CAMP

HAS ARRIVED.

AND EVERYBODY'S GEARING UP.

TODAY, THE PLAYERS WILL BE

PRACTICING IN HELMETS AND

EVERYONE HAS THE OPTION OF

EQUIPPING THEIRS WITH A FACE

SHIELD.

HOW DOES THAT FEEL UP THERE?

GOOD, IT FEELS GOOD.

DID YOU WANT TO DO A FACE

SHIELD?

DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS

LIKE?

IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY SIMPLE.

WE JUST SLIP IT IN LIKE THIS.

JUST GRAB THESE STRAPS AROUND.

YOU CAN TRY IT ON AND WE CAN

TAKE IT OFF ANYTIME.

AS LONG AS THE HAIR IS NOT

LONGER THAN IT USED TO BE.

WE WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

IT MIGHT BE.

GOT TO LET THAT HAIR HANG.

YOU KNOW MINE IS.

IT'S GONNA GET CUT HERE IN A

LITTLE, AND A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE, THIS

DARKER?

YES, IT IS LIGHTER.

IS THAT THE MASK YOU WANT?

YEAH, THIS IS PERFECT.

FIRST DAY TODAY.

THE TEAMS ARE GOING

AS FAR AS THEY CAN TO RATCHET UP

THE INTENSITY.

FOR THE CHARGERS, THAT MEANS

GOING THE EXTRA MILE, TO THEIR

LARGER PRACTICE FACILITY.

MORE ROOM.

MORE REPS.

MORE FOOTBALL.

FIRST DAY.

BACK TO SCHOOL.

THE LESSONS TODAY

ARE THE SAME FOR BOTH TEAMS.

IT FEELS LIKE TRAINING CAMP.

IT DOES FEEL LIKE THE FIRST DAY

OF TRAINING CAMP.

WALK-THROUGHS

WON'T GET IT DONE.

IT'S TIME TO GO HARD AND GET

BETTER.

IT IS CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST.

DUDE, I DON'T HAVE ANY MENTAL

ERRORS TODAY.

HEY, COME HERE, BRUH.

HE GOT A VISOR.

I GOT TO SEE MYSELF, COME HERE.

I'D SHOOT MYSELF.

YEAH, YOU LOOK CRAZY AS.

YOU SAYING I LOOK?

I DON'T LOOK, I JUST LOOKED

DIFFERENT.

LONG AS HE PUT THAT HELMET O

ON, AND HE LOOKED LIKE AD SHIT.

EVERYBODY GONNA FEAR HIS ASS.

NO, NO, I'M NOT KD.

I'M LeBRON.

I'M LIKE LEBRON/KAWHI TO BE

HONEST.

NOT EVERYONE CAN BE

A GAME CHANGER, BUT EVERYONE CAN

CHANGE HIS GAME.

VETERANS KNOW IT.

ROOKIES WILL HAVE TO LEARN IT.

THEIR LESSON STARTS NOW.

ONES UP, ONE'S UP.

WHERE YOUR EYES SUPPOSED TO

GO?

DAMN!

WAKEY, WAKEY.

MAN, THAT BOY SMASHED MY

BALLS SOMETHING CRAZY.

LET'S GO, FOCUS, MAN.

Y'ALL KNOW I'M BREAKING THESE

SHITS UP.

NICE, RIGHT THERE.

YES, SIR!

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO

DO, THEN DO IT.

IT'S GETTING HOSTILE.

I TOLD Y'ALL, IT'S THESE DAMN

HELMETS.

I GOT YOU.

I'M A LOVER.

GIVE ME SOME.

YOUR VISOR LOOKS SICK.

APPRECIATE IT.

HEY, GIVE HIM A LOOK, GIVE

HIM A LOOK.

THIS AIN'T NO WALK-THROUGH.

YOU GOT TO BE THE SLOWEST

LINEBACKER I EVER SEEN.

HE'S SWEET FEET.

HE SWEET FEET, I'M TELLING YOU.

BRING THE ENERGY NOW.

BRING THE!

NICE BALL, TYROD.

THAT SHIT MIGHT'VE GIVEN ME A

LITTLE BIT MORE JUICE.

RIGHT THERE, TYROD.

MAN, I'M JUST SO EXCITED.

MAN, IT'S GOOD TO BE OUT HERE

WITH YOU GUYS.

HEY, YOU KNOW YOU GOT YOUR

PANTS ON BACKWARDS.

YOUR SHIT ON BACKWARDS.

I'VE GOT TO GO TO THE

BATHROOM.

I GOT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.

YOU'RE KILLING ME.

97'S JERSEY IS ON BACKWARDS.

NO, HE TURNED AROUND NOW.

YOU ALREADY LOOKING DUMB AS

FUCK.

I APPRECIATE YOU TELLING ME

MY SHIT WAS ON BACKWARDS,

THOUGH.

MY DAMN SURE IS OFF, MAN.

NOW CAN I GET SOME PRIVACY?

THE ONLY THING I... YOU KNOW,

YOU GET A CHANCE TO REFLECT ON

IT.

I APOLOGIZE FOR MY POOR JUDGMENT

IN TAKING OFF MY SHIRT ON

"HARD KNOCKS."

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