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Patrick Laird will make you think
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Patrick Laird will make you think

When in Tampa, one must visit Cigar City Brewing to drink Jai Alai. So why not share some IPAs with one of the most downright curious players in the entire league?

Patrick Laird started a summer reading program at Cal, had fans getting his stat line tatted on their thigh as a rookie with the Miami Dolphins and remains an intensely-curious individual to the bone. He's entering his fifth pro season in 2023, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

We chatted about everything: His wild rise, the value of reading a good book in the Twitter Age, the concept of "free will" (he's not a believer) and how football can be such a powerful force of good. He knows such tribalism is core to our biology.

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Here on the Go Long Podcast network, founder Tyler Dunne hosts "How the NFL Works" with players/coaches/execs around the league and co-hosts the "Ty & Bob Pod" with Hall of Fame scribe Bob McGinn, in addition to other one-off episodes. Go Long covers pro football through a humanizing lens. Our aim? Take you behind the curtain. Subscribe today at GoLongTD.com to access all podcasts and all feature stories.