Mike Mulligan

prefer both are going to be unrestricted free agents yeah and you don't know how much space you're going to have under the salary cap yet because these could be an active final few days before we get to monday where the unofficial tampering period begins and all hell will break loose and they could sign a guy who was in the building yesterday before that even comes to pass who knows

And then that shifts your priorities again.

Then you have more funds and resources to go after a Trey Hendrickson, if you will.

And then if Max Crosby reenters the chat, who knows?

It sure did yesterday before all this happened.

Hey, thanks for having me on, guys.

It's a beating.

I mean, I retired after 11 years.

I didn't miss a single play until my 11th season, but that was all she wrote because by the time I'd finished 10 and a half years in the NFL, I was sliding down the stairs on my butt because I couldn't walk after games.

My knees hurt so bad.

They were so swollen.

I was getting injections every week and getting my knee drained and

Um, it's a beating, even if you're not getting the big injuries, which I was able to avoid for 10 and a half years.

And I didn't miss any time.

You're still accumulating wear and tear and beatings on the body and the mind.

Um, and, and it beats you down.

And really like mentally, I was in probably a worse space than I was physically by the

Dealing with all the rehab and the wondering if you're going to be healthy enough to play on the weekend and trying to make up for lost practice time because you're injured.

It wears on you because it's a stressful game as it is when you're a young player, not to mention when you get old and you're trying to deal with, can my body keep up with these young bucks?

Oh, and by the way, um,