September 19, 2025 • 21 mins
San Francisco 49ers tight end Jake Tonges joined “You’ve Got Mail” presented by Delta Dental to reflect on his Los Gatos roots, college walk-on story at Cal, Bay Area traditions, and building bonds in the 49ers locker room.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Hey Babel, Welcome to You've Got Mail, presented by Delta Dental.
I'm your forty nine Ers team reporter Brianna Janelle. Today's
episode features a very special guest, forty nine Ers tight
end Jake Tanjis. In this episode, Jake and I talk
about what it's like growing up in the Bay and
how he hit the scene with his amazing touchdown reception
during Week one in Seattle. In this episode, we also
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talk about what it's like inside the forty nine ers
locker room, his relationship with Nick Bosa, George Kittle, and
really what it's like playing for the forty nine Ers
as a Bay Area native. We also answer some fans
submitted questions, so if you'd like your question featured in
a future episode, be sure to follow the forty nine
Ers on social media to submit. Now Here is forty
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nine Ers tight end Jake Tanjis. Jake, how are you
sure you've gotten a ton of attention after that awesome
touchdown catch in Seattle.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I'm doing great. Yeah, it's awesome.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Heard from a lot of family and friends and stuff,
and you know, I'm looking forward to.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
This week awesome.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Well, you grew up in Lo Scottos right next to
Levi Stadium. A Bay Area native, I'm also from the Bay.
I grew up in the peninsula, right out under San Francisco.
Can you describe what it's like to grow up in
the Bay and really what your hometown was like.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
I mean, it was awesome experience.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Went to Lo Scottos High School, you know, went to
elementary school and middle school in Loscattos.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
It was awesome, you know.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Like it was such a classic high school experience. You know,
they really care about the football team over there. So
it was a good experience there. And I've been very
fortunate to you know, do pretty much every year of
my life, besides you know, a little hiatus in Chicago
my rookie year in the Bay Area.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
So it's been awesome.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Knowing your background, I'm sure you come from a football family.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
I did.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Also, Pop Warner was like my childhood. My brother played
for the Redwood City forty nine ers. I cheered for
that team. Were you involved in Pop Warner? Did you
maybe get with the Las Scottas Longhorns at all?
Speaker 3 (02:01):
No, so I don't even know if they existed at
that point. I played for the West Valley Falcons so
that remember that.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Yeah, yeah, So I started in sixth grade with the
West Valley Falcons.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
What were Pop Warner days like for you? Is that
where you got you know, the base of the football knowledge.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Yeah, I mean it was good. You know, I was
begging my mom to play.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
She didn't necessarily want me to play at the time,
she thought sixth grade was a little early. But one
of my best friend's dads was coaching the team and
I was actually playing older lighter, which means I had
to lose some weight to play and make weight and
playing the games.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
It turned out to be like a little more weight
than I was expect my mom was expecting.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
So you know, I would be in the sauna and
you know, trying to drop weight before the game and
then have to refuel up, eat a pev and Jay
and a Gatorade and you know, get out there. So
it was a great experience. I'm very thankful for it,
and it definitely is where my you know, passion and
stuff for football started.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
So yeah, no, I remember those days. My brother would
like run around the track and a trash back. I
just tweat it all out craziness. It's craziness it's crazy
for those kids. Well, now I also know you were
a Bengals fan as a kid, So how did that happen?
Did you ever find your way at any Niners games
than your childhood?
Speaker 3 (03:13):
I didn't get to any Niners games I was. I
was a Bengals fan because I was born in Cincinnati
and we actually moved out to uh to Low Scottos
when I was about, you know, five or six years old,
So that's why I was a Bengals fan. I think
I also, you know, just liked to root for the
Bengals because it was you know, it's different from everyone
around me and stuff like that. But yeah, I've kind
of decided recently, you know, I've I've spent enough time
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in the barrier. I've played for the Niners for three years,
it's probably probably time to start being in a you know,
barrier sports fan. So yeah, that's kind of where that
all originated from.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Yeah, I love it. Now, reflecting on where you've come from,
what's it like now to you know, put on the
red and gold and represent the Bay.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
It's definitely it's definitely been awesome, you know, and there's
definitely an added level of you know, pressure and wanting
to do well just because I know all my friends,
like all my friends are going to be watching, and
I want to put on a good, you know show
and play well for all the people who are supporting me,
you know, in the Bay Area.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
So I love it.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Now.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Your high school coach, Mark Krill, he said that he
played your week one touchdown during a Los Gatto's high
school film session. Have you heard about that and what
does it mean to know that your high school team
celebrated your big moment like that.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
It's awesome. I'm glad they showed that. I know. I know.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
My my college coach actually texted me as well and
said they showed it in their meetings.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
So you know, I'm just I'm fired up.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
I hope it can maybe, uh, you know, inspire some
guys to you know, really just stick with it. And
you know, I was a walk on and I was undrafted,
so just try and take advantage of your opportunities. And
you know, it definitely makes me, you know, smile a
little bit that they're showing that to their current players,
to their younger players.
Speaker 4 (04:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Yeah. Your high school coach also shared that you wanted
to play quarterback when you started then you played on
defense and then found your way to tight end. Ye.
How do all those position changes shape the player you
are today?
Speaker 3 (05:00):
Yeah, I think it's just having you know, being versatile
and like developed, developing different skills, you know, at each
at each position.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
You know, playing.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Quarterback you have a lot of you know, there's a
lot of hand eye and stuff like that. Playing defense
you kind of learn to be physical, and you know,
it kind of it kind of all came together, you know.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I was.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
I was definitely upset my uh my sophomore year when
I got benched, you know, playing quarterback, and they said, hey,
you know, how about you play some defense, you play
some tight end.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
But I think it, I think it ended up being
the right fit.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
So absolutely, I mean look at you now. All right,
So tell me about that recruitment process. You walked on
at cal before earning a scholarship. What was that journey like?
Speaker 3 (05:38):
So, like, yeah, there were I didn't really start playing
tight end until like my senior year, so and most
of the recruiting happens or I was playing tight end,
but I wasn't starting until my senior year, and most
of the recruiting happens in your junior year.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
So it was kind of it was kind of light,
and I was going to camps.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
I was going to you know, some Ivy League camps,
and I had an offer from Columbia and a scholarship
to sacrament of State. But I really just wanted to
play like power five, you know, the highest level of
of football while also you know, trying to go to
the best school that I could because you know, I
didn't know how it would work out, right, So that's
kind of how I ended up at Cal. And that's
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what the the recruiting process was like for me.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Yeah, well that's the position a lot of Bait Area
athletes find themselves in. What advice would you give them
about staying patient and motivated throughout that process?
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Yeah, I think you just got to try and you know, find,
you know, provide value where like you can. You know,
at the time, you know there might be a you know,
a senior who's there, or you know a guy who's
a year above you who's there, who's going to be
you know, a second round pick, or a guy who's
already got a scholarship to college. So you just kind
of got to wait for your opportunity and try and
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provide value where you can, whether it's for me.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
It was like starting to my special teams.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Coach Charlie Regel put me on special teams and that
was really my first time getting on the field and
kind of where I showed game trust and showed I could,
you know, be out there and do things correctly and
have an impact. So yeah, I would say just kind
of taking your opportunities wherever you can get it.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Yeah, well, CAL football is where a lot of Bay
Area football fans could get their college football fix. What
are some of your favorite moments over at CAL.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
I think probably we okay, there's probably too.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
We went down to Ole Miss and played down there
and we won, and that was the game where I
had my first touchdown and kind of started, you know, actually.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Playing on offense for the first time. And then we.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Actually had a bowl game the Red Box Bull here
at Levi's and that was kind of my only bowl
win in college and I had some nice plays in
that game.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
And it's funny that it was at Levi's, so yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
Pretty cool. It's funny to reflect on that you started
here and it seems like everything is telling you to
stay right here.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Yeah, yeah, that seems like it seems like it.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Now, I'm going to give you a couple of So
we're gonna do a segment called if you Know, you
know bay Maria Edition. Let me know if you resonate
with any of them or if you happen to have
any stories on any of these prompts. So are you ready?
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yep?
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Awesome? So the high school tradition of hitting in and
out after a Friday night football game, I know, I
don't think Los Gattos has any in and outs, but
did you have any post Friday night light traditions?
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Yeah? So the in and outs were kind of far away.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
I'm sure we would go if they were if they're
in town, but I mean, I'm really the only place
open after games was was Jack in the Box, and
that had to drive through, so we would definitely go,
you know, hit Jack in the Box after the game,
hit the value meal, get some tacos.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Get some you know, chicken sandwiches, like stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
So I was just about to ask you, what's your
post high school football meal from Jack in the Box?
Speaker 3 (08:47):
Oh gosh, probably like a buttermilk ranch sandwich and milkshake
and some curly fries.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Probably Frolin'll. Yeah, not too.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
Crazy, all right, if you know, you know, even if
you're not a rap fan, knowing a mac Dre too
short or E forty song by heart, does any of
that resonate with you?
Speaker 2 (09:06):
I mean at CAL.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
They played a lot of E forty, like a lot
of at the games and stuff, so you know, yeah,
I I don't personally listen to those guys too much.
They're a little older, but yeah, I've definitely heard a
lot of it being at CAL.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Yeah, when I was in high school, it was like
stage the Gemini.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
So b R V sob RB was huge when when
I was in high school, and and I think I
saw him perform at snow Globe one year, which is
a festival and uh in Tahoe.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
So yeah, hip hop is a huge part of Bay
Area culture, which I'm sure you know now if you know,
you know Bay Area edition spending the fourth of July
up at Lake Tahoe, do you ever.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Experience oh yeah, yeah, all the time.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
Yeah, growing up, we had a we have some family
friends who had a house up there. But I try
and get up to Tahoe as much as as much
as I can.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
But it's just beautiful.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
I think it's one of the greatest places that you know,
America has to offer is Lake Tahoe. It's just be
a full crystal water and mountains and stuff. So I've
gone skiing up there. I've gone up there for the
Fourth of July many times, more times than I can count.
Speaker 2 (10:09):
So Tahoe is one of my favorite places.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
What's better Tahoe in the winter the summer?
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Summer? For sure? Yeah, for sure, Tahoe in the summer.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
Yeah, I love it getting out on the lake is
you know, you can't beat that.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
So you can't. It doesn't feel real when you go
to Tahoe.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Yeah, No, it's great, great now if.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
You know, you know the area. Addition, earthquake drills at school,
did you ever remember that?
Speaker 3 (10:29):
Yeah, we did some earthquake drills. I don't I don't
remember when my last one was. It was probably in
middle school earthquake drill, But yeah, I do remember that.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Do you remember that?
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Yeah, funny things we got to go through.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
Living up it's a bit football field is actually on
a fault line. Really Yeah, so there was I think
it's the Hayward fault. But there was there was a
class that a bunch of guys took called earthquakes, and
that was one of the big you know, teaching points,
was that, like the football stadium is you know, kind
of on a fault line.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Interesting. Well, the more you know, right, awesome. Let's talk
a little bit more about your NFL journey. What was
that moment moment like when you signed with the Bears
as an undrafted free agent and made that fifty three
men roster.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
Yeah, I mean I was excited.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
I was excited to go try out a new part
of the country because I had been you know, in
northern California for so long. But yeah, it was there
was a lot of uncertainty. I wasn't really sure how
it was going to work out, like like many undrafted rookies, like,
I wasn't getting you know, a ton of reps in practice.
I was playing some positions, you know, I was playing
a lot of fullback, which I hadn't hadn't really played before,
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and I didn't.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Understand why they wanted me there.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
But it ended up being kind of the versatility ended
up being the reason that they kept me on the
initial fifty three men roster. But I mean I had
I had a great experience in Chicago, and I loved
the city and the coaches who were there, and some
of the teammates who I met there I'm still, you know,
are some of my best friends.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
So overall, it was a great experience.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
And what was that transition like going from Chicago back
to the Bay.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
It was pretty easy coming back here because you know,
I wasn't in a rush to find, ah, you know,
find a place, because I could, you know, stay with.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
My family for a little bit.
Speaker 3 (12:08):
And yeah, I mean it was it was great being
back near all my friends and stuff.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
So like kind of.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
Having that life outside of the facility in football is
really nice. Which you know, sometimes when you're going to
a new place, the only people you know are in
the facility and in your teammates and stuff like that.
So I was definitely a huge benefit, and you know,
I'm very grateful for that.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Football is a small world, Like I feel like, once
you know someone, you start to know who everyone is.
Do you have a best football friend that you've known,
maybe like since Pop Warner that you still keep up
with to this day.
Speaker 3 (12:41):
I mean, one of my I don't want I don't
want to you know, I don't want to pick any
you know, anyone.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
We don't have to crown anyone else, I don't.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
I don't want to crow.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
I mean, so probably my first friend, my first two
friends who kind of made me want to play football
because I.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Knew they were playing that first year.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
They were on that on that initial West Valley Falcons team,
and they are a big reason that I wanted to
even you know, start playing because I wanted to just
hang out with them, and they were the reason that
I went you know, older, lighter, and had to lose
all this weight because they were on that team. So yeah,
probably those guys were my first, like you know, football friends,
I guess.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
You would say.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
Really cool. And then as you're playing in the NFL,
do you run into anyone that you recognized from your
hometown or maybe just growing.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Up being out here.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
Yeah, I mean I'll see I'll see some people around
town who I'm like, oh, I went to high school
with this person, and I do keep in touch with
a lot of my you know, high school friends.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Still.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
We did a big trip this this summer together. So
but yeah, you always see people you know walking around town.
It's a very small town and everyone kind of knows everyone.
So yeah, I see people around all the time.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Awesome let's talk about friendships inside this Niners locker room.
What is this year's locker room like? Tell me about
the personalities I seen that you bonded with, Kyle Yuschek,
Nick Bosa, George k of course, the tight end groups.
How have you built those relationships during your time here?
Speaker 2 (14:04):
I would say a lot of a lot of golf
in the off season. I think a lot of the
A lot of the guys on our.
Speaker 3 (14:09):
Team love the golf, and it's a great excuse to
get out, you know, and spend time together. So yeah,
I mean that's you know, I feel like that is
honestly where I've built some of my strongest friendships on
the team is like going to do stuff outside of
the facility. And I feel like a lot of guys,
for whatever reason, maybe it was Christian getting us, you know.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Golf clubs two years ago.
Speaker 3 (14:32):
Guys were out golfing together, and I feel like it
really has made us, you know, a lot closer as
a team.
Speaker 1 (14:37):
All Right, tell me now more about what it's like
being a tight end. What's the hardest part about being
a tight end that people really don't get to see.
Speaker 3 (14:45):
The hardest part about being a tight end I think
it's just the uh, the amount of information that you
need to know in the game plan and just in general,
because you know, you're a part of the past game.
You're running routes, sometimes you're in past protection with the line,
and then you're obviously blocking in the run game, running
game for the running back.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
So there is a lot of a lot of.
Speaker 3 (15:06):
Information that you need to memorize and know, and especially
you know, sometimes we've got two tight ends out there,
one tight end, sometimes we have three tight ends.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
So there's a lot of different spots.
Speaker 3 (15:18):
That you need to know and I kind of try,
and I take pride in trying to know all the
spots so you know, if someone goes down, I can
you know, fill in.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
Yeah, a tight end is such a special position because
it's like every position wrapped up in one. And I
can't even imagine, even in Kyle Shanahan's offense, how much
you need to know to play the game.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
It's a lot.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
It's a lot, But you know, being here for three
I obviously feel so much more comfortable now than I did,
you know, my first year. But yeah, definitely, it is
a lot, but I wouldn't wouldn't have it any other way.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
I love it. Now we're going to dive into some
fan questions. Our fans took to social media. They saw
that you were on the podcast, and they had a
few questions for you. A fan asks, what is your
go to song artist that gets you in the zone
prior to a game?
Speaker 3 (16:04):
Go to song or artists I feel like I'm listening
to I kind of like to stay more so relaxed
before the game. It's like, I will listen to, you know,
some classic rock, like some of the Grateful Dead stuff,
because I'm really I'm until we like right when we
go out there. I'm trying to like kind of stay,
you know, even keel a little bit.
Speaker 1 (16:23):
So were you introduced to the Grateful Dead when you
all went to that concept of the dome.
Speaker 3 (16:27):
Yeah, I didn't really know much about them, to be honest,
and uh it was. It was one of the better
concerts I've ever ever been to. And then since then
I've just learned more and more about the group and
it's just a really cool which is a really cool thing,
and people are extremely passionate about it and it's like
just a great community.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
So it looked insane on socials because it was at
the Dome in Vegas.
Speaker 2 (16:48):
Right, it was at the the Sphere.
Speaker 1 (16:50):
Oh, the Sphere, that's right. I'm thinking the Dome because
super dumb. But you went with like Nick Bosa George Kittle.
How did that group all get together and find their
way into Vegas?
Speaker 2 (16:59):
I mean both kind of facilitated the whole thing.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
He like, he knew someone who knew someone who you know,
knew their the Grateful Dead's or Dead and Company their
security guy, and they wanted to just you know, have
have some guys out and it was awesome. Everyone said
yes to go in and it was a really fun experience.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
Well, do you have a favorite song from the Griffel Dead.
Speaker 3 (17:23):
I like the first song that turned me on to
the Grateful Dead was Althea. I feel like that's the
most easily like digestible, well known one.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
Okay, but I like, you know.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Fire, Fire on the Mountain, Casey Jones, stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
So nice, nice, all right. Next fan question says must
have snack when traveling on away games. I know it's
typical to have Chick fil A on travel days and
then the team plane has every snack you could ever
think of. Yeah, do you have a go to snack
on travel days, I usually.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
Have like a diet a diet coke and like some
candy is what I go with after I they have
some pretty good food actually on the plane, so I'll
eat some real food and then I'll just start going
in on the on the soda and you know some
of the sweets ice cream, so.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
More like chocolate or sour, like more like chocolate. Yeah,
stuff like that. That's my type. Yeah. Favorite lunch spot
at La Scott's.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
High School, like in in downtown Loscatos.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
Yeah, yeah, that's what it looks like.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
So my favorite lunch spot it was Little Scauttus Meats.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
It's a it's a deli and they make these huge,
you know try tip sandwiches. That's probably the place I've
gone to the most. And you know, me and my
high school friends, you know, we were just we'd frequent
there a lot.
Speaker 1 (18:33):
So what's your order on that? Was it Scouts Meats,
But what was your sandwich order?
Speaker 3 (18:39):
It was it's the superhero on Dutch Crunch with everything
and uh, I think cheddar cheddar cheese on there.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
So Dutch Crunch is an elite it is elite bread.
Speaker 2 (18:49):
It's an elite bread.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
All right now, favorite player of all time, favorite player
of all time.
Speaker 3 (18:54):
I think growing up it was it was Rob Gronkowski,
just because I liked, you know, I was playing tight End.
He was playing tight End, and I just liked how
free of a spirit he was and he seemed to,
you know, not really care what people. He was kind
of authentically himself and super funny and fun So yeah,
probably Rob Gronkowski.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
I have you met him?
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Since I have?
Speaker 3 (19:15):
I met him at tight End you a couple of
years ago, So that was pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (19:19):
What's he like, you know, off the screen the faithful,
I get to see what he's like on screen, But
what's he like in real life? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (19:26):
He was. I mean he was really cool. At the time.
He was actually moving really well.
Speaker 3 (19:29):
He was running some routes with us and stuff, and
I'm like, this guy could still play. But yeah, he
was just coaching us up and stuff and he was
super nice guy.
Speaker 2 (19:37):
I mean, it was It was kind of surreal experience
for sure.
Speaker 1 (19:40):
Awesome. Now, this last fan question says, what is the
first thing you do in the morning. Do you happen
to have like a morning routine or something that happens
right when you wake up?
Speaker 2 (19:50):
Right when I wake up.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
And I should go I brush my teeth, you know,
maybe maybe make my way on over here and just
instantly getting the hot tubs here. So probably getting the
hot tub is my main morning for James.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
So sounds like an awesome way to start them yet
not too bad. Now, just to wrap it up, anything
you'd like to share with the forty nine Ers, Faithful
before we get deeper into this twenty twenty five season, just.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
You know, appreciate all the support from everyone. We're gonna
need that support for the rest of the year and
you know gonners.
Speaker 1 (20:18):
Awesome, Well, Jake, thank you so much for joining the podcast.
Great having you on. Yep, thank you for having me
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Hey Babel, Welcome to You've Got Mail, presented by Delta Dental.
I'm your forty nine Ers team reporter Brianna Janelle. Today's
episode features a very special guest, forty nine Ers tight
end Jake Tanjis. In this episode, Jake and I talk
about what it's like growing up in the Bay and
how he hit the scene with his amazing touchdown reception
during Week one in Seattle. In this episode, we also
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talk about what it's like inside the forty nine ers
locker room, his relationship with Nick Bosa, George Kittle, and
really what it's like playing for the forty nine Ers
as a Bay Area native. We also answer some fans
submitted questions, so if you'd like your question featured in
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nine Ers tight end Jake Tanjis. Jake, how are you
sure you've gotten a ton of attention after that awesome
touchdown catch in Seattle.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I'm doing great. Yeah, it's awesome.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Heard from a lot of family and friends and stuff,
and you know, I'm looking forward to.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
This week awesome.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Well, you grew up in Lo Scottos right next to
Levi Stadium. A Bay Area native, I'm also from the Bay.
I grew up in the peninsula, right out under San Francisco.
Can you describe what it's like to grow up in
the Bay and really what your hometown was like.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
I mean, it was awesome experience.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Went to Lo Scottos High School, you know, went to
elementary school and middle school in Loscattos.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
It was awesome, you know.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Like it was such a classic high school experience. You know,
they really care about the football team over there. So
it was a good experience there. And I've been very
fortunate to you know, do pretty much every year of
my life, besides you know, a little hiatus in Chicago
my rookie year in the Bay Area.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
So it's been awesome.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
Knowing your background, I'm sure you come from a football family.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
I did.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Also, Pop Warner was like my childhood. My brother played
for the Redwood City forty nine ers. I cheered for
that team. Were you involved in Pop Warner? Did you
maybe get with the Las Scottas Longhorns at all?
Speaker 3 (02:01):
No, so I don't even know if they existed at
that point. I played for the West Valley Falcons so
that remember that.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (02:07):
Yeah, yeah, So I started in sixth grade with the
West Valley Falcons.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
What were Pop Warner days like for you? Is that
where you got you know, the base of the football knowledge.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Yeah, I mean it was good. You know, I was
begging my mom to play.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
She didn't necessarily want me to play at the time,
she thought sixth grade was a little early. But one
of my best friend's dads was coaching the team and
I was actually playing older lighter, which means I had
to lose some weight to play and make weight and
playing the games.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
It turned out to be like a little more weight
than I was expect my mom was expecting.
Speaker 3 (02:40):
So you know, I would be in the sauna and
you know, trying to drop weight before the game and
then have to refuel up, eat a pev and Jay
and a Gatorade and you know, get out there. So
it was a great experience. I'm very thankful for it,
and it definitely is where my you know, passion and
stuff for football started.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
So yeah, no, I remember those days. My brother would
like run around the track and a trash back. I
just tweat it all out craziness. It's craziness it's crazy
for those kids. Well, now I also know you were
a Bengals fan as a kid, So how did that happen?
Did you ever find your way at any Niners games
than your childhood?
Speaker 3 (03:13):
I didn't get to any Niners games I was. I
was a Bengals fan because I was born in Cincinnati
and we actually moved out to uh to Low Scottos
when I was about, you know, five or six years old,
So that's why I was a Bengals fan. I think
I also, you know, just liked to root for the
Bengals because it was you know, it's different from everyone
around me and stuff like that. But yeah, I've kind
of decided recently, you know, I've I've spent enough time
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in the barrier. I've played for the Niners for three years,
it's probably probably time to start being in a you know,
barrier sports fan. So yeah, that's kind of where that
all originated from.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Yeah, I love it. Now, reflecting on where you've come from,
what's it like now to you know, put on the
red and gold and represent the Bay.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
It's definitely it's definitely been awesome, you know, and there's
definitely an added level of you know, pressure and wanting
to do well just because I know all my friends,
like all my friends are going to be watching, and
I want to put on a good, you know show
and play well for all the people who are supporting me,
you know, in the Bay Area.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
So I love it.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Now.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Your high school coach, Mark Krill, he said that he
played your week one touchdown during a Los Gatto's high
school film session. Have you heard about that and what
does it mean to know that your high school team
celebrated your big moment like that.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
It's awesome. I'm glad they showed that. I know. I know.
Speaker 3 (04:25):
My my college coach actually texted me as well and
said they showed it in their meetings.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
So you know, I'm just I'm fired up.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
I hope it can maybe, uh, you know, inspire some
guys to you know, really just stick with it. And
you know, I was a walk on and I was undrafted,
so just try and take advantage of your opportunities. And
you know, it definitely makes me, you know, smile a
little bit that they're showing that to their current players,
to their younger players.
Speaker 4 (04:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Yeah. Your high school coach also shared that you wanted
to play quarterback when you started then you played on
defense and then found your way to tight end. Ye.
How do all those position changes shape the player you
are today?
Speaker 3 (05:00):
Yeah, I think it's just having you know, being versatile
and like developed, developing different skills, you know, at each
at each position.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
You know, playing.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Quarterback you have a lot of you know, there's a
lot of hand eye and stuff like that. Playing defense
you kind of learn to be physical, and you know,
it kind of it kind of all came together, you know.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
I was.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
I was definitely upset my uh my sophomore year when
I got benched, you know, playing quarterback, and they said, hey,
you know, how about you play some defense, you play
some tight end.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
But I think it, I think it ended up being
the right fit.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
So absolutely, I mean look at you now. All right,
So tell me about that recruitment process. You walked on
at cal before earning a scholarship. What was that journey like?
Speaker 3 (05:38):
So, like, yeah, there were I didn't really start playing
tight end until like my senior year, so and most
of the recruiting happens or I was playing tight end,
but I wasn't starting until my senior year, and most
of the recruiting happens in your junior year.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
So it was kind of it was kind of light,
and I was going to camps.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
I was going to you know, some Ivy League camps,
and I had an offer from Columbia and a scholarship
to sacrament of State. But I really just wanted to
play like power five, you know, the highest level of
of football while also you know, trying to go to
the best school that I could because you know, I
didn't know how it would work out, right, So that's
kind of how I ended up at Cal. And that's
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what the the recruiting process was like for me.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Yeah, well that's the position a lot of Bait Area
athletes find themselves in. What advice would you give them
about staying patient and motivated throughout that process?
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Yeah, I think you just got to try and you know, find,
you know, provide value where like you can. You know,
at the time, you know there might be a you know,
a senior who's there, or you know a guy who's
a year above you who's there, who's going to be
you know, a second round pick, or a guy who's
already got a scholarship to college. So you just kind
of got to wait for your opportunity and try and
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provide value where you can, whether it's for me.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
It was like starting to my special teams.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Coach Charlie Regel put me on special teams and that
was really my first time getting on the field and
kind of where I showed game trust and showed I could,
you know, be out there and do things correctly and
have an impact. So yeah, I would say just kind
of taking your opportunities wherever you can get it.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Yeah, well, CAL football is where a lot of Bay
Area football fans could get their college football fix. What
are some of your favorite moments over at CAL.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
I think probably we okay, there's probably too.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
We went down to Ole Miss and played down there
and we won, and that was the game where I
had my first touchdown and kind of started, you know, actually.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Playing on offense for the first time. And then we.
Speaker 3 (07:36):
Actually had a bowl game the Red Box Bull here
at Levi's and that was kind of my only bowl
win in college and I had some nice plays in
that game.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
And it's funny that it was at Levi's, so yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
Pretty cool. It's funny to reflect on that you started
here and it seems like everything is telling you to
stay right here.
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Yeah, yeah, that seems like it seems like it.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Now, I'm going to give you a couple of So
we're gonna do a segment called if you Know, you
know bay Maria Edition. Let me know if you resonate
with any of them or if you happen to have
any stories on any of these prompts. So are you ready?
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yep?
Speaker 1 (08:10):
Awesome? So the high school tradition of hitting in and
out after a Friday night football game, I know, I
don't think Los Gattos has any in and outs, but
did you have any post Friday night light traditions?
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Yeah? So the in and outs were kind of far away.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
I'm sure we would go if they were if they're
in town, but I mean, I'm really the only place
open after games was was Jack in the Box, and
that had to drive through, so we would definitely go,
you know, hit Jack in the Box after the game,
hit the value meal, get some tacos.
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Get some you know, chicken sandwiches, like stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
So I was just about to ask you, what's your
post high school football meal from Jack in the Box?
Speaker 3 (08:47):
Oh gosh, probably like a buttermilk ranch sandwich and milkshake
and some curly fries.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Probably Frolin'll. Yeah, not too.
Speaker 1 (08:56):
Crazy, all right, if you know, you know, even if
you're not a rap fan, knowing a mac Dre too
short or E forty song by heart, does any of
that resonate with you?
Speaker 2 (09:06):
I mean at CAL.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
They played a lot of E forty, like a lot
of at the games and stuff, so you know, yeah,
I I don't personally listen to those guys too much.
They're a little older, but yeah, I've definitely heard a
lot of it being at CAL.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
Yeah, when I was in high school, it was like
stage the Gemini.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
So b R V sob RB was huge when when
I was in high school, and and I think I
saw him perform at snow Globe one year, which is
a festival and uh in Tahoe.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
So yeah, hip hop is a huge part of Bay
Area culture, which I'm sure you know now if you know,
you know Bay Area edition spending the fourth of July
up at Lake Tahoe, do you ever.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Experience oh yeah, yeah, all the time.
Speaker 3 (09:44):
Yeah, growing up, we had a we have some family
friends who had a house up there. But I try
and get up to Tahoe as much as as much
as I can.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
But it's just beautiful.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
I think it's one of the greatest places that you know,
America has to offer is Lake Tahoe. It's just be
a full crystal water and mountains and stuff. So I've
gone skiing up there. I've gone up there for the
Fourth of July many times, more times than I can count.
Speaker 2 (10:09):
So Tahoe is one of my favorite places.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
What's better Tahoe in the winter the summer?
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Summer? For sure? Yeah, for sure, Tahoe in the summer.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
Yeah, I love it getting out on the lake is
you know, you can't beat that.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
So you can't. It doesn't feel real when you go
to Tahoe.
Speaker 2 (10:21):
Yeah, No, it's great, great now if.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
You know, you know the area. Addition, earthquake drills at school,
did you ever remember that?
Speaker 3 (10:29):
Yeah, we did some earthquake drills. I don't I don't
remember when my last one was. It was probably in
middle school earthquake drill, But yeah, I do remember that.
Speaker 2 (10:37):
Do you remember that?
Speaker 1 (10:38):
Yeah, funny things we got to go through.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
Living up it's a bit football field is actually on
a fault line. Really Yeah, so there was I think
it's the Hayward fault. But there was there was a
class that a bunch of guys took called earthquakes, and
that was one of the big you know, teaching points,
was that, like the football stadium is you know, kind
of on a fault line.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Interesting. Well, the more you know, right, awesome. Let's talk
a little bit more about your NFL journey. What was
that moment moment like when you signed with the Bears
as an undrafted free agent and made that fifty three
men roster.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
Yeah, I mean I was excited.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
I was excited to go try out a new part
of the country because I had been you know, in
northern California for so long. But yeah, it was there
was a lot of uncertainty. I wasn't really sure how
it was going to work out, like like many undrafted rookies, like,
I wasn't getting you know, a ton of reps in practice.
I was playing some positions, you know, I was playing
a lot of fullback, which I hadn't hadn't really played before,
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and I didn't.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
Understand why they wanted me there.
Speaker 3 (11:34):
But it ended up being kind of the versatility ended
up being the reason that they kept me on the
initial fifty three men roster. But I mean I had
I had a great experience in Chicago, and I loved
the city and the coaches who were there, and some
of the teammates who I met there I'm still, you know,
are some of my best friends.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
So overall, it was a great experience.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
And what was that transition like going from Chicago back
to the Bay.
Speaker 3 (12:00):
It was pretty easy coming back here because you know,
I wasn't in a rush to find, ah, you know,
find a place, because I could, you know, stay with.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
My family for a little bit.
Speaker 3 (12:08):
And yeah, I mean it was it was great being
back near all my friends and stuff.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
So like kind of.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
Having that life outside of the facility in football is
really nice. Which you know, sometimes when you're going to
a new place, the only people you know are in
the facility and in your teammates and stuff like that.
So I was definitely a huge benefit, and you know,
I'm very grateful for that.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Football is a small world, Like I feel like, once
you know someone, you start to know who everyone is.
Do you have a best football friend that you've known,
maybe like since Pop Warner that you still keep up
with to this day.
Speaker 3 (12:41):
I mean, one of my I don't want I don't
want to you know, I don't want to pick any
you know, anyone.
Speaker 1 (12:47):
We don't have to crown anyone else, I don't.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
I don't want to crow.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
I mean, so probably my first friend, my first two
friends who kind of made me want to play football
because I.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
Knew they were playing that first year.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
They were on that on that initial West Valley Falcons team,
and they are a big reason that I wanted to
even you know, start playing because I wanted to just
hang out with them, and they were the reason that
I went you know, older, lighter, and had to lose
all this weight because they were on that team. So yeah,
probably those guys were my first, like you know, football friends,
I guess.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
You would say.
Speaker 1 (13:20):
Really cool. And then as you're playing in the NFL,
do you run into anyone that you recognized from your
hometown or maybe just growing.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
Up being out here.
Speaker 3 (13:28):
Yeah, I mean I'll see I'll see some people around
town who I'm like, oh, I went to high school
with this person, and I do keep in touch with
a lot of my you know, high school friends.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Still.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
We did a big trip this this summer together. So
but yeah, you always see people you know walking around town.
It's a very small town and everyone kind of knows everyone.
So yeah, I see people around all the time.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Awesome let's talk about friendships inside this Niners locker room.
What is this year's locker room like? Tell me about
the personalities I seen that you bonded with, Kyle Yuschek,
Nick Bosa, George k of course, the tight end groups.
How have you built those relationships during your time here?
Speaker 2 (14:04):
I would say a lot of a lot of golf
in the off season. I think a lot of the
A lot of the guys on our.
Speaker 3 (14:09):
Team love the golf, and it's a great excuse to
get out, you know, and spend time together. So yeah,
I mean that's you know, I feel like that is
honestly where I've built some of my strongest friendships on
the team is like going to do stuff outside of
the facility. And I feel like a lot of guys,
for whatever reason, maybe it was Christian getting us, you know.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Golf clubs two years ago.
Speaker 3 (14:32):
Guys were out golfing together, and I feel like it
really has made us, you know, a lot closer as
a team.
Speaker 1 (14:37):
All Right, tell me now more about what it's like
being a tight end. What's the hardest part about being
a tight end that people really don't get to see.
Speaker 3 (14:45):
The hardest part about being a tight end I think
it's just the uh, the amount of information that you
need to know in the game plan and just in general,
because you know, you're a part of the past game.
You're running routes, sometimes you're in past protection with the line,
and then you're obviously blocking in the run game, running
game for the running back.
Speaker 2 (15:03):
So there is a lot of a lot of.
Speaker 3 (15:06):
Information that you need to memorize and know, and especially
you know, sometimes we've got two tight ends out there,
one tight end, sometimes we have three tight ends.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
So there's a lot of different spots.
Speaker 3 (15:18):
That you need to know and I kind of try,
and I take pride in trying to know all the
spots so you know, if someone goes down, I can
you know, fill in.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
Yeah, a tight end is such a special position because
it's like every position wrapped up in one. And I
can't even imagine, even in Kyle Shanahan's offense, how much
you need to know to play the game.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
It's a lot.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
It's a lot, But you know, being here for three
I obviously feel so much more comfortable now than I did,
you know, my first year. But yeah, definitely, it is
a lot, but I wouldn't wouldn't have it any other way.
Speaker 1 (15:49):
I love it. Now we're going to dive into some
fan questions. Our fans took to social media. They saw
that you were on the podcast, and they had a
few questions for you. A fan asks, what is your
go to song artist that gets you in the zone
prior to a game?
Speaker 3 (16:04):
Go to song or artists I feel like I'm listening
to I kind of like to stay more so relaxed
before the game. It's like, I will listen to, you know,
some classic rock, like some of the Grateful Dead stuff,
because I'm really I'm until we like right when we
go out there. I'm trying to like kind of stay,
you know, even keel a little bit.
Speaker 1 (16:23):
So were you introduced to the Grateful Dead when you
all went to that concept of the dome.
Speaker 3 (16:27):
Yeah, I didn't really know much about them, to be honest,
and uh it was. It was one of the better
concerts I've ever ever been to. And then since then
I've just learned more and more about the group and
it's just a really cool which is a really cool thing,
and people are extremely passionate about it and it's like
just a great community.
Speaker 1 (16:44):
So it looked insane on socials because it was at
the Dome in Vegas.
Speaker 2 (16:48):
Right, it was at the the Sphere.
Speaker 1 (16:50):
Oh, the Sphere, that's right. I'm thinking the Dome because
super dumb. But you went with like Nick Bosa George Kittle.
How did that group all get together and find their
way into Vegas?
Speaker 2 (16:59):
I mean both kind of facilitated the whole thing.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
He like, he knew someone who knew someone who you know,
knew their the Grateful Dead's or Dead and Company their
security guy, and they wanted to just you know, have
have some guys out and it was awesome. Everyone said
yes to go in and it was a really fun experience.
Speaker 1 (17:19):
Well, do you have a favorite song from the Griffel Dead.
Speaker 3 (17:23):
I like the first song that turned me on to
the Grateful Dead was Althea. I feel like that's the
most easily like digestible, well known one.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
Okay, but I like, you know.
Speaker 3 (17:33):
Fire, Fire on the Mountain, Casey Jones, stuff like that.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
So nice, nice, all right. Next fan question says must
have snack when traveling on away games. I know it's
typical to have Chick fil A on travel days and
then the team plane has every snack you could ever
think of. Yeah, do you have a go to snack
on travel days, I usually.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
Have like a diet a diet coke and like some
candy is what I go with after I they have
some pretty good food actually on the plane, so I'll
eat some real food and then I'll just start going
in on the on the soda and you know some
of the sweets ice cream, so.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
More like chocolate or sour, like more like chocolate. Yeah,
stuff like that. That's my type. Yeah. Favorite lunch spot
at La Scott's.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
High School, like in in downtown Loscatos.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
Yeah, yeah, that's what it looks like.
Speaker 2 (18:20):
So my favorite lunch spot it was Little Scauttus Meats.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
It's a it's a deli and they make these huge,
you know try tip sandwiches. That's probably the place I've
gone to the most. And you know, me and my
high school friends, you know, we were just we'd frequent
there a lot.
Speaker 1 (18:33):
So what's your order on that? Was it Scouts Meats,
But what was your sandwich order?
Speaker 3 (18:39):
It was it's the superhero on Dutch Crunch with everything
and uh, I think cheddar cheddar cheese on there.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
So Dutch Crunch is an elite it is elite bread.
Speaker 2 (18:49):
It's an elite bread.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
All right now, favorite player of all time, favorite player
of all time.
Speaker 3 (18:54):
I think growing up it was it was Rob Gronkowski,
just because I liked, you know, I was playing tight End.
He was playing tight End, and I just liked how
free of a spirit he was and he seemed to,
you know, not really care what people. He was kind
of authentically himself and super funny and fun So yeah,
probably Rob Gronkowski.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
I have you met him?
Speaker 2 (19:14):
Since I have?
Speaker 3 (19:15):
I met him at tight End you a couple of
years ago, So that was pretty cool.
Speaker 1 (19:19):
What's he like, you know, off the screen the faithful,
I get to see what he's like on screen, But
what's he like in real life? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (19:26):
He was. I mean he was really cool. At the time.
He was actually moving really well.
Speaker 3 (19:29):
He was running some routes with us and stuff, and
I'm like, this guy could still play. But yeah, he
was just coaching us up and stuff and he was
super nice guy.
Speaker 2 (19:37):
I mean, it was It was kind of surreal experience
for sure.
Speaker 1 (19:40):
Awesome. Now, this last fan question says, what is the
first thing you do in the morning. Do you happen
to have like a morning routine or something that happens
right when you wake up?
Speaker 2 (19:50):
Right when I wake up.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
And I should go I brush my teeth, you know,
maybe maybe make my way on over here and just
instantly getting the hot tubs here. So probably getting the
hot tub is my main morning for James.
Speaker 1 (20:03):
So sounds like an awesome way to start them yet
not too bad. Now, just to wrap it up, anything
you'd like to share with the forty nine Ers, Faithful
before we get deeper into this twenty twenty five season, just.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
You know, appreciate all the support from everyone. We're gonna
need that support for the rest of the year and
you know gonners.
Speaker 1 (20:18):
Awesome, Well, Jake, thank you so much for joining the podcast.
Great having you on. Yep, thank you for having me
all right, Faithful, That was Jake Tanjis on You've Got
Mail presented by Delta Dental. Be sure to subscribe to
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