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Akron Gameweek Press Conference Notes

Pat Fitzgerald

-Opened by expressing his thoughts and prayers to those that were impacted by 9/11. Acknowledged those that are fighting for our freedom and liberty, emphasizing how much it means to him and the team.

-Flynn Nagel, Jeremy Larkin, and Joe Gaziano were the players of the week on offense and defense. Said he was proud of Riley Lees for his courage and effort in competing in practice this week and playing in special teams.

-On missed connections on deep balls: “Our guys got separation well, we lost a bunch of 50/50 balls, I thought our guys were able to make the space we just didn’t come down with any of them.