excited to go down and compete. a man named tom brady. what s he said? i haven t heard from tom brady, yet. i m looking forward to meeting him when i get down there for sure. i have a lot of respect for him. i can t wait to hear that story. training camp starts, what, july 24th. and going in, you say you have a chip on your shoulder. why is that? i would say just because, you know, you never know when the game can get taken away from you. i was talking to my little brother about this. so after all the circumstances that i have been through, i just feel like i have a lot more to play for, now. just never knowing what the game can be taken from you. and so, i m just going to go and give 100%, each and every day, and give it the best opportunity, put my best foot forward to try to make the 53-man roster and contribute wherever i can for the organization. well, you already are for the country. so thank you so much, cameron. and congratulations to you. i can t wait to watch you an
cameron. and you actually told don, part of why you want to play in the nfl is actually to represent the navy. so, how will you do that, now that you ve got this opportunity to play with the defending super bowl champions, no less? most definitely. i m looking forward to being an ambassador for the navy and representing our military, at the next level. i m, already, about to get into contact with the center down there for the navy and the help help recruit and go speak at different events, and things of that nature. so it s just all about spreading the opportunities that the military has, and how the military has helped me get to where i am today. so that many other people can see the opportunities and go after them and chase their dreams, as well. well, you re doing it with the tampa bay buccaneers, no less. what have your teammates, any of them said anything to you yet? a couple rookies i came in with may. they said congratulations. it s definitely business, i m
yeah, that s before, that s after. oh, that s awesome. make it nu with nu finish. a couple of weeks ago, a young man named cameron kinly was on with don. now, cameron s a graduate of the u.s. naval academy and captain of the navy s football team. he s also been signed by the tampa bay buccaneers. so, he asked the navy for a waiver to allow him to delay his service, so he could play in the nfl. his request was denied. here s what he told don about it. you had two dreams. to be in the navy, and to play football. you got a chance to be on a pro team, but the navy says, no, to a waiver. how are you feeling about that? hey. thank you for having me, tonight, don. it s definitely been tough, the past couple weeks, dealing with the decision. and being so close to accomplishing one of your childhood dreams, and having it taken away from you.
he went undrafted but signed as a free agent with the tampa bay bucks and participated in the rookie camp with the navy s permission but kinly requested to delay his service so he could live out his childhood dream of playing in the nfl but that request has been denied. kinly says he was also denied the chance to appeal and was not given a reason why. a policy directive allows for graduates pursuing a career in professional sports to delay their service if approved. kinly says he understands his service commitment but also deserves an opportunity to live out one of his lifelong dreams. the navy responding this morning saying every midshipman attends on the same terms and each has same responsibility to serve. exceptions to that commitment have been rightfully rare. in the nba no james harden, no problem for the nets in game two against the bucks. this game got ugly quick. the nets at one point led by 49 points, they would end up winning by 39.
of commerce has said the labor shortage is real and getting worse by the day. the world s richest man is heading to space. amazon founder and ceo jeff bezos said monday he would be on the first crewed shepherd of the rocket made by blue origin. the flight is set for july 20th, exactly 52 years after the u.s. landed on the moon and just 15 days after bezos resigns as ceo of amazon. bezos will be executive chairman when he blasts off leaving some to question what that trip could mean for his businesses. imagine, you have the executive chairman who is, you know, rocketing into space. seems a little risky, but maybe he s just a risk taker like that. he is. all right. the u.s. navy denies a football star s request to delay his commission to pursue his dream of playing in the nfl. andy scholes has more on this morning s bleacher report. good morning, andy. cameron kinly served as team captain, class president for the navy, he even introduced vice president harris at graduation.