The Pat McAfee Show Live | Wednesday March 4th 2026

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thankful that we get a chance to chat. about him. We'll have Olympic gold. medalist Alex Pereira joining us as this. golden celebration of the United States. of America sports coverage continues and. rolls on. Then we'll have Charlie. Mackavoy on at 12:30. He's fresh off of. a big one for the Boston Bruins last. night where uh. What's going on with Pittsburgh. Penguins? >> Uh-oh. >> Yeah, we were They're great. >> Yeah, I agree. I don't love that Sid's. out a little bit here, but uh we're. going to make a late push uh push. Charlie Mackavoy will join us. We. appreciate the hell out of him.

Obviously Olympic gold medalist with. team USA uh for hockey and then at 2:05. Eastern on. uh YouTube, ESPN plus, Disney plus, TikTok, X, and um I think that's it. >> Mhm. Aaron Rodgers will be joining us. So we are so incredibly thankful that we. get to do this. I can't wait to catch up. with Aaron. We haven't talked to him. since training camp last year before the. Pittsburgh Steelers season that was. So. many things have happened and obviously. a lot has changed over there in. Pittsburgh. Where is he at? What is his.

thoughts as he heads into another. off-season in which anything I assume is. possible. We followed the Pittsburgh. Steelers season this year. Obviously I'm. from Pittsburgh, lucky to be from there. as is Tone and Nick, CFO Phil in the. back, our family. So we obviously have a. little, you know, black and gold in our. soul. So we're going to follow along. with what the Yinzers have going on. And. Aaron Rodgers coming in playing. quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. is something that any Steelers fans. could have never have fathomed. They. paid $30 to a wide receiver in DK. Metcalf. They did things that they had.

never done before in an effort to win. Lombardi number seven. Now, did it work. out? No. Did it end up with massive. change whenever Mike Tomlin step down? Yes. Is Aaron Rodgers going to be a part. of next year's team? Who knows if he. gives us that answer right now, but. hiring Mike McCarthy, good friend and. former coach of Aaron Rodgers, I assume. has thrown a bit of a curve ball into. this entire situation. So, at 2:05. Eastern, we'll catch up with him and uh. I'm pumped for him. I can't wait to. celebrate him a little bit, too. Yeah?

Hey, I've got a chance to chat with him. now over the last couple days as this. kind of happened. I think people think. me and Aaron are in constant. conversation. It's like my life's pretty. busy, his life's pretty busy. That's not. the case, you know, like. that is not a constant stream of. communication, but when we do catch up, it is always spectac- I have a thousand. questions, obviously. He's always in the. middle of something awesome, you know, he always looks hilarious and uh. yeah, I think today is going to be uh. I think today is going to be This dude. is in good spirits, man. Love that. >> Yeah. I mean, like he is in good spirit-.

That was a soon as, you know, a little. FaceTime happens, he answers and it's. like you could see like a little This. guy is hey. >> Spark. >> I'm happy for you, man. That was. literally the first thing I said for him. because you could tell he was happy. So, I don't know what that means for his. football future. I don't know what that. means for like what's going on with his. life now, but I am certainly excited to. catch up with him and I think the world. will obviously respond, which is. seemingly what happens for him his. entire life, definitely whenever he. comes on this particular program. The. toxic table is here at Boston Connor and. at Ty Schmidt, one of Boston's finest.

coming on today, Con-Man. >> Yeah, can't argue. Charlie Macavoy. supposed to have a huge win last night. Granted the Penguins battled, but it is. awesome to talk to an Olympic gold. medalist, let alone a Boston Bruins. Olympic gold medalist. >> Yeah, the whole group of lads over there. and all the women from the US women's. hockey team and Mikaela Shiffrin just. yesterday. I think what we're learning. about these Olympians is we are. simpatico to all of them, even though we. have certainly never attempted a lot of. these sports. >> Yeah. Ferreira on today, I watched him. Woo. playing in the morning just flying.

around and. >> You're not supposed to be able to do. that. >> What is that, dude? Yeah, that's ski. Yeah, it's insane. I've never- I can't. pizza- I whatever this is called, I. can't even do that. So, just watching. him, talking to him, I'm excited to get. the mindset cuz it feels like they're. all dogs. Feels like all the Olympians. are dogs. You only really have one. opportunity to prove that you are who. you said you are and you are what you. worked for. And if you don't nail it, it's like you got maybe never again. And. so, the commitment, the blind commitment. and faith that you have to have in that. sport, I think creates dogs naturally. And we cannot wait to chit-chat with.

more of them. One half of the hammer, that Cowboys AP Tony's here. And. nine-year NFL vet, host of everything. DB, Good D, Bad D. One of the smartest. minds of defensive football in my eyes, in history of the game. Ladies and. gentlemen, Darius J. Butler. Yeah, boy. D-Butch, we have huge news in the DB. community. Just before we went live, the. Kansas City Chiefs trade. Trent McDuffie, two-time Super Bowl. champion, former number first-round pick.

out of Washington, going into now his. fifth year, going to have to get a new. deal, traded to the Los Angeles Rams, who instantly pick up a superstar and an. elite player on a defense that hunts, a. defense that's young, and a team that is. seemingly always in Super Bowl. contentions. It seems that this is a. win-win for all parties. The Rams still. have another number one first-round pick. at number 12 or something like that. They give up pick number 29, which is. obviously very enticing for others to.

get into the first round, because. first-round talent is first-round. talent. But if you already have a. first-round pick and you like where your. team's at, that 29th pick was probably. being utilized as something to go get. something somewhere. You pair that with. a fifth, a sixth, and next year's third, it's like that's not bad at all. Going. to have to pay Trent McDuffie, but if. you have the finances already figured. out, D-Butch, what is that contract. going to look like? And why did the Rams. want Trent McDuffie so bad? >> Uh you would expect the numbers with. what Stingley got, Jaycee Horn, and.

those guys, probably around that 25. million mark. I know the salary cap is. bumped up, so maybe a little bit more. And this is an absolute stud. And it's. the Chiefs let him go. Obviously, you. saw the haul that they got back. They. didn't let him go because of talent. He's obviously a talented guy in his. prime and this is kind of what they do. They let all pro Mooney go kind of in. his prime. They let Sneed go down to. Tennessee in his prime and now McDuffie. This is a guy that can do everything you. want out of a defensive back out of a. cornerback. He can cover, he can blitz, he can tackle and obviously he's been.

coached great as well. Spags is one of. the best defensive mind that this game. has ever seen. He's has big game. experience winning two two Super Bowls. played in three. And now you're going to. a team who's very talented as well. Their coach Chris Shula, he was kind of. one of those hot names on his head. coaching. market this cycle, but he's still there. It got close. This defense, they play a. ton of zone coverage. They don't like to. blitz a lot. They like to get home with. their front four. I'm interested to see. how this changes that defense cuz now. you have a guy that can match up not.

only on the outside, but he can bump in. and match up with some of these number. one receivers on the inside as well. >> Changing the math is a beautiful thing. The Rams are not going to be able to do. that on defense. Speaking of math, how. about some of this stat? Including the. playoffs, the Rams allowed nine. individual 100 yard games receiving in. 2025. Only Pittsburgh Yeah, come on. Things. I didn't know that, Ham Bone. Keys. Good god. Which also Mike Tomlin steps down, whole. new team in there. I think that's. potentially why 11. So it feels like if. the Rams were to get better at a place,

that would be it. Now, the Chiefs get a. lot more picks, get a lot more ammo to. potentially make some moves. Tone Diggs, Chiefs dead? Nobody talking about them. Really. They have Patrick Mahomes. I saw. Travis Kelce at TGL last night. Hey. He. was there. Wow. TGL had the night. >> Yeah. TGL did what they had been. dreaming they would have since. since its inception. Last night was. electrifying. Let's go to Let's go to. Jupiter taking on the Bay. Yes, yes. The.

Bay has a playoff spot. Playoff spot on. the line in this particular game. Jupiter owned by the Tiger Woods not in. the playoffs. That could change though. You get a big-time win over the Bay. The. Bay had a three-point lead over Jupiter. squad. Whenever Max Homa BURIES A PUTT. AFTER DROPPING THE HAMMER ON THE GREEN. THAT WAS A TWO-POINT PUTT. THAT WAS A TWO IT GOES FROM 6-3 TO 6-5.

Momentum's in Jupiter's favor. Are they. going to be able TO PUT IT OUT THE BAY? WELL, TOM KIM SAYS, "HOW ABOUT I GO UP. TO THE TEE BOX AND HIT?". Laying all right. That looks pretty. good. Is that on the green? Is it? He likes it when it goes up boom boom. boom boom. Hey Tiger, IT'S LIKE YOUR. VISION. THE SECOND EVER [screaming]. HOLE-IN-ONE IN TGL HISTORY. THEY GO. BANANAS. TIGER'S CELEBRATING. HOMA'S. LOSING HIS MIND. KISNER'S SAYING, "HOLY. [ __ ] JUPITER MIGHT BE IN THE PLAYOFFS.

IN THE TGL." THIS IS GOING TO BE THE. MOST ELECTRIFYING BACK-TO-BACK that. we've ever had in this league. Massive. hammer putt for two points by Homa. Just. absolutely pumping putts. Then Tom Kim. steps onto the grass, hits into the. screen, and some people say it was. rigged. I disagree. Hits a pure. hole-in-one to bring the entire TGL. Super Arena to their feet. It's not over. yet though. Nope. No. Yeah. They needed something else to get.

on top of that. How about Kisner, one of. the most electrifying humans in golf, burying a putt, putting Jupiter up, and. all of a sudden we got some PLAYOFF. STUFF FOR TIGER AND THE BOY. JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE ON. YEAH. And thank God for that. >> Uh-huh. Sent a text to the group after. Homa buried the putt, and then I I felt. the juice that was building. I'm like, and then I heard Marty, and I heard Matt. go, "PLAYOFF SPOT ON THE LINE.".

AS [laughter] HE'S GOING TO CURSE AND. BREAK, I'M LIKE, "Hold on now. This is. real deal. This is what they've been. looking for." And then all of a sudden. Tom Kim pulls up, hole hole in one. And it's like, "Wow, that's my squad." That's unbelievable. Now the playoffs are set. We got the Boston team somehow in first. How do How do they get everything? >> Yeah, BCG C baby. Look out. Look out, okay? BCG C we we bring the juice every. night just like that. Rory McIlroy and. the frog always there. Yeah, I just. don't know how you guys are good at. everything. I don't like it. There has.

to be some sort of abnormality that if. the Boston name is associated with it. that is just automatically good. Cuz. this these people have never been to. Boston and are playing on the team. That's what [laughter] I'm actually. saying. I NEVER EVEN HEARD OF BRADLEY ON THAT. TEAM. >> LAST year I don't think they won a. single match for what it's worth. And. then what? Then they [ __ ] just Oh, you know what? Yeah, we are from Boston. and now they're the number ones. I don't. know how that works. Good for you guys. Happy for you guys. >> good time. You know the hardest team in. here is actually the fourth ranked team. in Jupiter.

And we just saw what they did. And don't. get me started about the Atlanta Drive. They're good. Atlanta Drive are good. Bill Horschel has been anchoring this. thing for a while. >> how about the Los Angeles Golf Club? Huh? You remember what they were doing out. there? They were golfing. LA GC can. swing it. LA Boston. Jupiter, my. favorite team. Why is that? Cuz Tiger. Woods is a part of the team. Also, they got Kisner and Homa. Feels. like they knew what they were doing. whenever they pieced that team together. And if that team doesn't make the. playoffs, maybe the death of TGL. >> [laughter]. >> Well, yeah. Maybe the death of TGL. But.

instead, in the most electrifying. fashion, they earn a playoff spot. Congratulations to all parties involved. down there. That was what you guys were looking for. What do you make the hammer for? Well, if a team's out of it and they want to. get back into it and they think it's. dry, let's make the hammer. Boom. Okay, then let's make hole in ones a big deal. Obviously, for boom. And then all let's. have one of the funniest dudes who's. actually a commentator, so he's good on. the stick if you need him. Let's have. him make the game winner to send it. It's like everything TGL wanted happened. and we're happy for them. Hell yeah. Way.

to go, TGL. Great emotion from Tiger. Huh? >> Great emotion from Tiger in that last. clip we just saw. >> too. Yeah, just how he did it. >> Masters, here we come. He does have an. interesting walk, obviously. We all know. everything that he's been through on his. leg, but he looked much stronger than I. thought. And the celebrating moments. were the ones where he looked the. strongest, cuz those are like, uh, you. know, off script. Those are also using a. little bit more balance. He did a fist. bump with, uh, Max Homa, too, after he. made a putt. Looked like. >> Yeah. Yeah. He was strapping. He was. really He activated. I think Sunday.

form. Yeah, I think he even activated. the ass in there whenever he did it. It. was like, wait a minute, does Tiger got. some muscle again? Feels like he does. >> Yeah, and Tom Kim can take a hit. Max. Homa laid into him WITH A SHOULDER. OH, [ __ ] Right there and and Kim just ate. it still. Still got. >> Coming across the middle, yeah. Yeah, that's a little golf football right. there. >> [laughter]. >> And, uh, we appreciate that. Shoutout to. the TGL, but let's get back to this. McDuffie trade. So, the Chiefs making. moves. >> getting another first rounder. Are they. going to use that to bundle to try to. make more plays? Nobody's talking about. the Chiefs at this point. And that's an.

interesting thing because, you know, you. see Travis and Jason, everybody. automatically thinks like, oh, that's. like the very cool brothers that are. really good at football. Nobody's really. thinking like, Travis probably going. back it feels like, I don't know. That's. just like the way we're reading it. >> And Patrick Mahomes is still there. Is. Andy Reid still there? Do they still. have a team over there? Nobody's talking. about them. And now they're trading away. all pro corner. Feels like they're. gearing up for something. Does it Is. that not what we're all thinking here. with this particular move? >> Yeah, I mean, I think they're gearing up. to get back to where they have been, you.

know, the last decade or so. But, I. mean, last year was weird. They couldn't. run the ball to save their lives. Offensive line was has been an issue the. last few years. They're still trying to. figure that out. Um, but I mean, Patrick's going to be. back, obviously. Andy's going to be. back. And the sports books, they are not. counting out the Chiefs. They have. basically the same exact odds when you. look at the Bills and the Ravens to win. the AFC. And then you look at the Super. Bowl, it's it's Bills, Ravens, Chiefs in. the AFC and then you have the Patriots. behind them. So, as far as the the books. go, they still think it's Bills, Ravens,

Chiefs, which has been the AFC majority. for the last decade and then obviously. the Patriots who are the young upstart. franchise coming back into it. But no, the Chiefs are still up there in the. odds. I don't think anyone is ever going. to count them out with Patrick Mahomes. He's probably going to be back for week. one of next year. If they can figure out. the running game, which they they are. they are linked to basically every. running back draft and or free agency. And then they they let corners go. That's what they do. Debo has. highlighted it, like they'll be fine. Look at the divisional favorites odds. here, okay? And we talk about the Chiefs.

and how once we see Patrick Mahomes on. TV, we're going to get back on board. with them. It's like they already think. that in the books. They're like, "Yep, Chiefs will be back. Let's going to make. sure that's the case." You start looking. around some of these, I mean, Connor's. face right now is epic that he just read. that the Buffalo Bills are favored by. that. Could have been something else. He. had a look of complete confusion. Obviously, there's a lot of things up. there. I'm not just pointing out one. particular thing that he could be losing. his mind. But for me, the thing that. stuck out whenever I looked at this odds. graphic first, Vikings.

They were playing for the number one. seed. Mhm. Yeah. In the. Just think about that. Isn't that Nuts. That is nuts. And then Ben Johnson gets. to Chicago and now we're all like. Chicago's probably a real team now. >> Mhm. Like for real. Detroit. Yep. We think they're a real team. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yep. >> they're favorites. That's MCDC football. Green Bay. We obviously all think are a. real team. For sure. So, all of a sudden you're the Vikings.

fans and it's like, I'm learning a lot. about my state right now and also. two years ago we were playing for the. number one seed in the NFC and then now. we are the worst odds to win just our. our division at this point. What a wild. fall that potentially is for what? A. coach that we think is one of the best. Definitely, yeah. >> in the entire league or whatever the. case is. The NFL is so hard. And if you're. winning, you got to hold on to that for. as long as you possibly can. >> Well, not only yeah, but I just think in.

general, if you are winning, you have to. hold on for dear god. And that goes to. Minnesota Vikings now. They're looking. for a veteran quarterback. It is very. obvious. Every report coming out of the. combine is like the Minnesota Vikings. are open for conversation. Con man, you. have been big on if Kyler Murray gets. into Kevin O'Connell's office. Cuz. whenever we talk about arm talent, right? We talk about Kyler Murray. >> Mhm. Whenever you talk about the ability. to um you know, be in the moment, I. guess, cuz you've been there, done that. You There's stats coming out of. You look at Kyler Murray's desert era.

and he sent out a tweet saying thank you. to Arizona. He was so thankful. 20,000. yards, you know, passing. Yeah. 121. touchdowns. You start looking at stats, it's like he's accomplished a lot of. [ __ ] Like a lot of [ __ ] has happened on. the football field with Kyler Murray. He's seen a lot of snaps. He's seen a. lot of defenses. Now, the entire. conversation is the off-the-field stuff. Is he an actual leading man? Is he a. front man? Is he a CEO of a. billion-dollar organization? Is he a guy. that'll do everything you need him to do. to be the starting quarterback and also. the influence on the rest of the entire.

team and how the locker room goes. The. team goes as the quarterback goes. And. that's not just on the field. That's how. he operates. That's how he kind of. handles everything. And the conversation. always around Kyler has been like the. off-the-field stuff, not necessarily. exactly what you would want for. quarterback. Definitely wide receiver, running back, he's an corner, he's an. immense talent. He's the only guy ever. to be drafted top 10 in MLB and the NFL. >> Yes. >> You're talking about freak show athlete,

one of the greats in the history of. humans existing. It was just always. conversation, is he an NFL quarterback? And I think that got thrown at him a. lot. But then. you look at like. we can't talk about him now obviously. because that is a um. a breach of contract for the NFLPA, but. you look at the. NFLPA report cards back whenever they. were put out. >> Sure. Just back in the day like last year. Yep, can't talk about it. >> Everything's terrible with the Arizona. Cardinals. Yeah. Everything's terrible. with the Arizona Cardinals. There's been.

people that have gone over there that we. have respect for. Lost. Mhm. There are. stories that have come out of there. where you go, "That's not a real. organization." They're not the only. ones. There's certainly other places. So, is Kyler ever going to Was anybody. ever going to win at Arizona? Wouldn't. have taken somebody like a Peyton. Manning who's like an executive coming. in there being quarterback? Remember the. story was he interviewed Bill Polian of. the Indianapolis Colts whenever he was. coming out as opposed to the other way. around. Wouldn't have taken somebody go. in there and change the entire Hey, this. is how we're doing this. This is how.

we're doing this. This is how we're. doing this. And how many of those exist. in the modern world that we're in? Is. anybody or would anybody have been able. to do. a successful job for the Arizona. Cardinals? That is a question now that I. think is allowed to be asked. >> Sure. I I am also a person that as soon. as I saw the clause put in the Kyler's. contract that's never been put in. anybody else's contract that say you got. to watch film, immediately said, "That. can't happen at quarterback position. because of how high I hold the. quarterback position in." I hold the. quarterback position in such high. regard. You are GM, coach, and that's.

cuz I watched Peyton. That is That is. literally how I got introduced to the. NFL is watching Peyton Manning do it and. how he operates. It's like, "Okay, this. is a goat? Yeah. Okay." Then you hear. stories about how Tom Brady operates. "This is a goat? Okay. This is how this. is supposed to go." Go back to the day. So, that's how I hold the quarterback. position. So, whenever that clause gets. put in there for the first time ever for. a guy, that was a lot for That was tough. for me to ever believe. But then as we. continue to learn [ __ ] about this. Cardinals organization, it's like, "Would anybody ever tell them like, hey, this is how this shit's supposed to go.

This is what you're supposed to do.". Like Vrabel right now with Drake Maye, he's letting him know, "Hey, this is how. you talk to these guys. This is where. you go. This is what you do on Thursday. nights instead of being at home. uh with the lovely and Michael and. Michael May and and all that stuff. You're going to dinner with boys here. You're buying them this. Like somebody. is teaching people how to do this job as. well right now literally in New England. I assume Sean Payton's doing the same. thing with Bo Nix. It's like did Kyler. ever have somebody tell him exactly how.

to be All these questions still remain? And then you turn on the tape and you. watch this thing happen and it's like. Yeah. So if Kevin O'Connell can get Kyler. Murray to buy in to learning his offense. entirely and that I'm not saying that. that'll be a problem. But I'm saying if. he can get him to buy into that offense. completely and understand what's going. on and utilize everything that he can. do. It's like that would be a lethal. That would be a problem. Like I I I. think if he was able to get the best out. of Kyler Murray, I think that would be a.

problem and all of a sudden the. Minnesota Vikings who are the worst in. the division become the story of the. season where it's like, "See? We gave up. on these guys way too soon, both of. them." There's a chance that that could. happen in Minnesota and you have been. the driver behind that in my world. So I. appreciate you opening my eyes. >> Well, it's just like Sam Darnold. Like I. I obviously, you know, Kyler Murray was. the first overall pick. He's had. success. He's led a team to the playoffs. and Sam Darnold before Minnesota wasn't. technically that, didn't have that type. of resume. But if you were to bring. Kyler into a KOC offense, Kyler like you. mentioned, he gets a KOC kind of, you.

know, course on how to attack a defense. which as we've seen it once he gets a. quarterback in there, he can teach. anybody to do it. He had Josh Dobbs this. year for 3 days and Josh Dobbs went on. to win. And then you mentioned the. talent around him. He's never played. with talent like Justin Jefferson and. Jordan Addison. He's had A.J. Green in. the back half of his career, D-Hop for a. little bit. Trey McBride has been his. guy as of recent. But as far as Justin. Jefferson type level, like that has to. be the most attractive guy as far as.

wanting to play with, one to throw the. football to him. Now, we've talked a lot. about it. Their cap is awful. They have. a really, really tough cap situation. That's why Garnard and all these guys. are being told like, "Hey, we might. trade you. You're getting released.". But, that's why the 1.2 million number. for Kyler Murray is perfect for. Minnesota. Like, if you're Kyler, you. don't have to go to Minnesota forever, but you can go for 1 year, learn the KOC. offense, see what Sam Darnold has. become, realize I can do that, and also. know that hey, if I go out there and.

actually ball out for the Vikings, they're not going to do the same thing. that they did with Sam Darnold with me. They already realized like, "Hey, we had. Sam Darnold, we let him go. We go from. 14 wins to nine wins, miss the. playoffs." If I go there and win 12, 13. games, the the Vikings most likely are. going to give me a deal. >> You talk about all these great things. that could happen. I don't I don't know. if you mentioned it there as I was. trying to read some stats. Daniel Jones. has credited the Minnesota Vikings for. making him a much better quarterback. Like, Kevin O'Connell with the way he. handled his week, what he looked at, like helping me out. It's almost.

becoming like a, you know, like a. Shanahan type situation over there in. San Francisco if you're a quarterback. Like, hey, you learn how to be the guy. This kind of what you can do on a You. see Mac Jones with that chunk of ice. what Cool. That was unbelievable. Oh my. god. >> He's just one of the boys now. He's not. He's not backup QB Mac. >> Unbelievable. He takes a shot out of. this thing. I I've never seen this. concoction. Is that snow? I'm not 100%. sure. Whatever the case. >> Jeez. Hosen. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Hosen Hosen right. there. I mean, that was a Hosen Hosen. out of Mac Jones right there. [laughter].

And then immediate dance afterwards, you. see George Kittle just like rock his. head back then he keep laughing. George's reaction was that's Mac. Yeah. That That was his exact reaction there. Mac's vibes. Mac. >> like he's having a good Yeah. Can't. spell immaculate. Without Mac. >> Without Mac right there in the middle. I. love seeing that. But, on that note, he. goes to San Francisco, becomes what he's. become as I assume it's going to happen. again. It's like Kevin O'Connell has. already been given credit. If Kyler was. to over there and have success, we. everybody else would be like, of course.

Like this is obviously what it is. And. then you just start start thinking about. that NFC North and it's like, who's the odd one out? The Vikings. If Kyler Let's say Kyler has success. >> the Vikings. What? You don't think he has a chance. because he's 28 years old? >> Athletically, talented-wise, yeah. But, you know, we've all heard the same. stuff. I mean, what is he going to. change overnight? Maybe. And I thought. about this as well. Maybe everything. they were saying is unfixable. Like. being fully like being an NFL.

quarterback. What it calls for to be an. NFL quarterback. Like that is that is. interesting. But, what if he hears all. that and just strictly out of spite. decides. >> That would be cool. like, "You know. what? I'm going to prove everybody wrong. and I'm going to go in there and. absolutely" There's a chance with how. competitive he is that that becomes his. angle and he's almost driven out of that. fact. So, I'm not saying that everything. that they were saying about him is true. and I'm not saying that I don't believe. in him, but there is a chance that he. uses it all as like motivation to become. the best version of himself so that he. can say I told you so basically to.

almost everybody. That is certainly an. angle that athletes have used in the. past, especially elite athletes like us. And he's playing for a coach, obviously. Well, if he goes to Minnesota, he'd be. playing for KOC, who's a former player, former quarterback. And this is a. position that Kyler Murray's never been. in, at least from my perspective. He's. kind of always been that guy, even. coming from Texas. Like he was I think. the most decorated quarterback coming. out of Texas, then going on to be the. the Heisman winner, number one pick. And. this is a guy who's, you know, 5'9, 5'10, achieving these type of things.

You mentioned being drafted in MLB in. the top 10 as well. Like this has always. been the elite of the elite. So, now. he's in a position where the whole. football world is looking at him. Everybody's kind of out on him. He'll be. playing for, you know, a million bucks. for this team. Obviously, he'll be. getting his money, but they'll be paying. So, now you're in a brand new situation. You're not the guy walking into the. building. You're a guy that we hope can. be the guy. So, yeah, he can do this out. of spite and out of just kind of like. sometimes you get older and you start to. see things from different perspective.

We know he has the talent. That isn't a. question. And now having the other. pieces, Justin Jefferson and some other. pieces that he have there, man, it could. be one of the best turnarounds that we. that we can see in the NFL. >> Yeah, and you described it right there. perfectly. It could be a maturity. situation, you know? Whenever you. finally get told that you're not the. one, don't come in the building, we. don't want you. There is a perspective. changer that could potentially actually. happen. There was reports uh ESPN report. that came out that said he's interested. in two teams and we would assume that if. one of those teams is the Vikings that. everybody who throws a football good.

would certainly be interested in that. particular gig because Kevin O'Connell. And Connor and I had this conversation. earlier, we were just out there. Might be nice not to have Scottsdale and. Old Town and, you know, A lot less to. do. Yeah, Scottsdale and Minnesota. Yeah, that Well, I think that's the. biggest thing. >> Woah, don't. I was just This is how it's beautiful. Well, it's beautiful, you know, when the. season starts. If you're not used to it. and you're used to like. >> Oh, you think it might break him? Yeah, I mean, -20°, dark at 4:00 p.m. Like.

that People talk about like seasonal. depression, you know, if you're from. here, it's like, whatever. Just it is. what it is. >> Yeah, I am depressed. Thanks. >> And it's not just that season, there's. four of them. But I But I think this is. like hit this is he has an opportunity. to kind of just flip all the narratives. cuz whether it is true or not, like that. is what everyone says. You know, you go. to a place like Minnesota where if. things aren't going great, like that. could go really bad or he could, you. know, he could be he could be, you know, their savior. >> Maybe their savior, maybe his savior, maybe he goes and plays baseball. And.

I'll tell you what, hey, I like that our country played San. Francisco first. Yes. Okay? I'm watching. this tape out of the Dominican Republic. and their fans are going absolutely ape. [ __ ] We're playing San Francisco Giants. and it There's some Giants fans in. there, I think, that you know, that were. kind of and uh the Americans beat the. [ __ ] out of the San Francisco Giants and. I couldn't be more pumped up about that. Right in the face of some of those. Giants fans, the boys. might be a killing machine. This group. >> be.

No, but I'm saying, this might be what. and who this team is. >> We watched D'Arnaud. stack days, he said. >> Mhm. Keep doing the right thing, hopefully good things happen. He's. taking this skipper opportunity as the. honor of a lifetime. Like actually. He. has a morning show, I believe, on MLB. Network. He's done some media, former. player, played for a long time. I think. there's been teams that have asked him. to maybe manage or come and be a skipper. somewhere. When he gets this opportunity. during the last World Baseball Classic.

late, he got to experience he fell in. love with it. He also fell in love with. like the opportunity to tell the boys. how big baseball could be for the. country and how we can kind of change. the future of baseball with what we're. doing. He's seemingly the perfect guy. and this team is his. These are his guys. >> selected. Yeah, you have been selected. for a reason is what these guys have. been told and it is a motivated bunch. and it looked like it yesterday. It was. spectacular watching them do their. thing, especially after we literally.

meet them all and watch them work the. day beforehand. >> Yeah, and I think, you know, again, these early games, like this was my. expectation. Like this is what we should. be doing. This is arguably the best. collection of talent in the world. We. saw clips from the DR and stuff like. that, but guys hitting homers, like we. talked about Bregman. You know, you look. at him and if you see him in just in. public, you'd be like, yeah, this guy. what he hits this ball 437 feet, you. know, like just an absolute nuke and. that's what all these guys were doing. Our lineup is so difficult. I mean, it's. one of those things where this is an.

elite competition, but. a couple of those early games were not. we're going to be seeing pitchers like. these guys and they did exactly what. they were supposed to do. Damn near. everybody in the lineup had a hit or. multiple hits. We scored 15 runs, the. pitching staff looked great. Like, every. single thing, every box that I think. they probably wanted to check, they. checked yesterday, including a guy like, yeah, you know, Tony Tony's boy, Roman. Anthony, in his, you know, third at bat. as a Team USA player, he hits a home. run. Like, you can just tell the. confidence is building with all these.

guys. Yeah, I. I'm pumped to watch the boys. >> Yeah, when it matters. And then you're. seeing the photos of like Paul Skenes as. a little boy with the Team USA gear on. And it's like, this kid has literally. been Once in the air loves America, loves baseball, obviously. So, him. getting a chance to do that and be. America's ace, even though he won't be. the first game, he's taking that as a. huge honor. He's not the only one. They're all viewing it that way. Like, we are here to represent our country, represent our sport, and it's beautiful. And that's how you can get behind people.

that play for like the Boston Bruins, if. you're from Pittsburgh. That's how you can kind of watch a group. of lads go and take on some Italian ice. and take on the entire globe and become. the greatest and not worry about who. they're potentially wearing and. representing on a nightly basis in the. greatest league on Earth, NHL. Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now, Boston lad, Boston boy, Olympic gold. medal hockey player for Team United. States of America, Charlie McAvoy.

>> [applause and cheering]. >> WHAT UP, DUDE? HEY GUYS, HOW WE DOING? UH HOW long did you know you're coming. on the show? Was it yesterday or a. couple days ago or did you just find out. this morning? Uh Trevor, guy had mentioned it uh like. a week ago after we won. Um but then we. got it on the books I think yesterday. He told me we were good to go. So, I was. fired up. >> So, you're playing the Pens last night. Can't have an own goal or something, make me feel good? >> [laughter]. >> Can't do anything like that. Can't uh. look out for I was thinking about that. yesterday when he said it. I'm like, we're going to have to beat Pats uh. Patsy N'Zers tonight, but uh And you.

did. Yeah, thanks for throwing it, Charlie, just like you did over in the. Olympics. It was fun to watch. Can you. please, you know, every Olympian we've. talked to shares like a real passion for. representing the country. And I had I. gave I felt obligated to give a speech. about how I grew up in soccer, which is. an international sport, and all we. wanted to do was prove that the people. from our country were better than. everybody else. We wanted to prove that. our region was better than the other. regions. And then whenever it gets to. country, we're better than the other. countries. The sport of hockey has. obviously never been America's. You.

know, it's always like fighting, fighting, fighting. Is that a mentality. whenever you guys had these Olympics, especially this year, like, hey, we have. the right crew now to kind of take this. and our country will fall in love with. this. Is that a mentality heading into. the Olympics, or did you guys just kind. of ride the wave as it went along? Man, I think looking like looking back. now, now that it's all been, you know, been said and done, um. we did we talked a lot this group about. how this was this was our time. Um you know, we we were not shy about.

broadcasting it when people asked that. we were going over there to win a gold. medal. Um. we spoke about it a ton, you know, as a. group, dating back to that Four Nations, that this was kind of our our golden age. of hockey. This was the best team that. that we've had yet. Um and we all got a chance to do. something really special. And then just. about not letting it slip. Um you know, and then now looking at it like that. tournament flew by. It was the two. fastest weeks you could ever imagine. Um and we just didn't want to blink or. miss any of it uh and let this.

opportunity slip away. And man, it's. just amazing that we were able to get it. done. American swagger felt like the. perfect mantra. Is that something that. you'll continue to think about as you. roll forward, or maybe USA Hockey will. use going forward? How do you think. about that Sully uh ism, I guess, that. kind of carried you guys through a very. tough Olympic gold medal game? Yeah, he kept talking about it the whole. time was that we needed to play with. swagger. We needed to have that American. swagger. Uh and I thought that was so neat. because. um you know, if you kind of digest that, like, it was so true playing with that.

confidence and that belief and like, hey, you know, we are who we are. We. We're America. We're the best country. We are the best hockey playing country. and it was our time to prove it. Uh and. I think it's just unbelievable, you. know, that we leave Italy and and both. the men's and the women's like that we. are undisputed. We are the best hockey. playing country in the world right now. What do you think that means for the. future? Obviously, the hockey uh life is. crazy as a kid. Ice time, the amount of. commitment, what uh the cost, the.

family, every hockey is not an easy. sport in America yet, I think, for. uh everybody. Do you think there is a. world where we could potentially. continue to advance that, especially off. of this? And how do you feel the. reaction from America about hockey has. been on your side? Because we know a lot. of people that aren't the big the hockey. people, but boy, they fell in love with. watching you and the women's team. I. think it's good for future hockey. Do. you feel that? And what's the. conversation amongst you hockey folks. about it? Yeah, it's amazing. I mean, I got so. many texts, um.

you know, people saying thank you. Uh. you know, just uh and then also about. the impact that this is going to have. moving forward, you know, that we've. inspired the next generation. Uh and I think one of the coolest things. is that, you know, we've been able to. talk. We were FaceTiming like Chris. Chelios before every game, Brian Leetch. Like, these are all the guys that we had. their jerseys. You know, we. we dreamed because of them, because of. what they did, you know, in in that that. 80 group, Mike Eruzione who I've known.

since I've been at BU. Then you had that. 96 World Cup of Hockey team. Like, all. these guys that just paved the way. That was why we wanted to do this. We. got into hockey because of them. Um and then it was just so amazing that. like we got to share it with them. We. got to FaceTime them and be like, man, look, we did it. Like, we did it for you. guys. Uh and then hearing, you know, how we'll. be the ones, you know, getting FaceTimes. all these years later being like, hey, we watched you guys do that. We dreamed. because of you guys. We We thought it. was possible because you guys did it.".

Like, that just gives you chills. That's. been, you know, probably one of the. coolest parts about the whole thing. Yeah, I think Jack said Team USA is a. brotherhood. Team USA is a brotherhood. And if it what they weren't just talk. You weren't just talking about this. particular team. It's like, "Hey, our. entire country has been trying to make. this sport bigger." And it's been. happening for a long time. Your sport's. impeccable. And that game was electric. It had me feeling thing. It had me feeling things that I don't. know if I've ever really, you know what. I mean? >> [clears throat]. >> Like love Funny, I was feeling the same. thing. Yeah, I got [laughter] to imagine.

you're in it though. You're in it. though. So, you got to do what you got. to do, buddy. There was people who had. probably watched hockey or they would. say the hockey like probably four or. five times in their life that were up in. the morning, early ass. You know, that. was 5:00 a.m. Pacific over there. Just. like, "Yeah, let's show up and watch. this." Screaming at their TVs. >> Yeah. with as Hellebuyck standing on his. head and like, I'm getting videos of. people that are like, "Hey, this guy's. never watched hockey before." And watch. his ass watching you. It was like It was. specta- You guys put on a great showcase.

of your sport, I think, in that gold. medal game. It was fantastic hockey, brother. It's unbelievable. Like, I think that's. why, you know, when we've had these. conversations amongst the group and. amongst guys like, you know, it it's hard to put in words. the the difference between putting on a. Bruins jersey, which I take so much. pride in. I love the city of Boston. Like, I'm I'm here now. I raised my. family here. I love it. But, it's just something different about. putting on that Team USA jersey. It just. means everything. And like, you're.

playing for those people that are going. to tune in and give you all their love. and support because they're American, and that's what we share. And like, that's what makes it so unbelievable. Like, no matter where you are in. America, like, we're all one. We're all. one. You're not rooting for the Bruins. or the Penguins or the flat like, we are. just one for 2 weeks in February. And. like, that man, it doesn't get any. better than that. Like it's just. amazing, you know, how how how it all. played out. It really is. Yeah, I don't. know if you saw where the ratings were.

You don't have to worry about Flyers. fans. You you try to say the Flyers. there. You don't have to worry about. Philly. You know, it's been a long time. over there. It's been a long time. Yeah, Buffalo huge, Pittsburgh huge. Obviously. Boston gigantic. I mean. Florida. Yeah, Florida huge, I believe cuz it is. hockey beach down there. It was special. watching it and then like the women. doing it before you was such a good. like, "Hey, like what's coming?" you. know. And then the goal that Megan has. so filthy, just like so good. so good for women's hockey. I think that.

goal being that goal, don't you think. Charlie? Oh, unbelievable. Like we watched it. and I I mean, I want to say it was. probably 10 of us. We all we went to. dinner. We played the next day, so we. knew that you know, some guys went and. brought their kids, but most of us, you. know, we were like it's probably a poke. to get to like we should probably get to. sleep early, big game tomorrow. Yeah, a. little bit of a poke. >> We watched it in the in our team it was. a group trainers room for the men and. the women and we watched it in there and. like I'm talking all 10 guys when she.

made that move, we were like, "Whoa.". And then when she buried it, it was just. like we're all hugging and jumping like. you felt it like we felt like we won. We. felt that pride that you guys felt like. Americans like, "Hey, like we we did. it." And and it was just unbelievable. and then seeing them, you know, cuz they. stayed through the whole rest of the. tournament cuz they walked in closing. Like every day it was just see how you. guys feeling today? They were just on their on their little, you know, little bender that they were. going on this. >> [laughter]. >> tour.

You know, as they should have been like. and it was just so cool to watch and we. were just saying like, "Man, we got to. do it, too. We got to do it, too. Look. at them. They're on top of the world.". Like they were floating around the. village that whole group, that whole. women's team and we're like, "Man, we. got to do it.". So it was just incredible. Yeah, they. inspired us, no doubt, you know, watching them do it first. That's. beautiful. That's wonderful. Hockey's. our sport now. And that's a cool thing. to be able to say. Were you jealous that. Jack Hughes got to lose teeth in the. gold medal game? And is that why you put. your face in front of the net with next. time just hoping that you'd be breaking.

your [ __ ] again? Is that Was that the. goal of that entire thing? Like let me. let me try to eat one of these things in. the gold medal thing so Jack Hughes. isn't the only one busting chiclets out. there, pal? Man, I've lost way too many teeth this. year. I'm I'm good. I hope I don't have. to lose any more. I don't know if you've. seen all this. from this year. Oh, yeah. Hell, yeah. Oh, yeah. You got. a little bit of like a spot to put a. holes in there. Yeah, I see that. Kind.

of a little. >> Dude, that was that was Montreal and uh. it was November 17th this year. I broke. my jaw. Uh I lost all those teeth and I. missed like 3 weeks. Um honestly, it. just makes everything even sweeter now. Like how got back on the ice, got back. on track, like made it to February, you. know, in a really good spot and then and. then, you know, it had a happy ending. this year, everything really. Yeah, well, thank you for doing that, by the. way. You people got chills whenever you. were just putting your life on the line. and trying to eat a puck for the good of. America. It was like, "That grit. That.

grit." That's why I think Hellebuyck was. so celebrated cuz this dude's literally. standing on his head. But it was as if. he was like, "No, we're winning with. this is not how this is going to go.". That [ __ ] this one iconic forever. That. photo from above, I forget Oh, I should. know the name of the person that got. that photo from above. It was some. special. >> Man, I had a front row seat to that. You. saw it like I had I was coming back. like, "Oh my god." And when he saved it, I still can't believe it. I still Hold. on. Let's get to Boom, that one. You. Where were you? Right there? I'm right.

there. Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> bad dash, man. I would have been dashed. up. Oh, I I still I couldn't believe it. I. couldn't believe it. Didn't make any. sense how he saved it. Like. it was insane. And then the other the. other one that you showed like in the in. the play when that's happening like. you're just trying to be in a good spot, good position on that like I'm I'm by. the net and then when it started to come. in like all that stuff just happens so. fast. It wasn't until after the game. that I'm getting all these notes like. you you saved the game too like.

>> Yeah. you know [laughter] saved kept it. in like didn't even stop to think about. it. You honestly can't cuz you're just. like next shift to a minute later I'm. back on the ice and you just yeah, but. it was uh yeah, you're just in a good. spot. Oh my god, here we go. Like it and. and then even after this they had. another poke, another poke like it was a. whole group effort there like look at. Larks, she's diving on the ice and then. I think it's Sandy that gets it out. Like we just all bear down man. They. they put so much pressure on us really. for for a lot of that second and third.

period and like it was just a full group. effort and then Helly. Like we've you should see the group chat. the team group chat every morning it's. still somebody writes it like first. thing, hey thanks Helly. >> [laughter]. >> Want to say thank you. I just want to say thanks man. Hope you have a great day. Good morning. boys. Hope you're all doing well in your. respective cities dot dot dot Helly. Can't thank you enough dude. Last. >> I can't thank you enough for the gold. medal man. Hey, we're getting standing ovations in. every [ __ ] town because of you Helly.

So thankful but it wasn't the same. Obviously you all did it and uh let's. talk now about the NHL. Okay. Uh I don't love it that we have to have. this conversation especially after what. just happened last night and you know. what the foreseeable future looks like. but you guys are doing something cool up. in Boston. Boston Connor has a question. and some thoughts for you. >> Yeah Charlie absolutely honor obviously. you know beat the dog [ __ ] out of the. Pittsburgh Penguins last night which was. It was two to very fun to watch. It was. a It was a sturdy two to one. It was a. blowout two to one. People don't talk.

about Charlie don't laugh. Don't laugh. Charlie. Okay, you're the [ __ ]. American hero right now. We don't want. you piss anybody off in Pittsburgh pal. And one team does have more points than. the other. Yeah, listen, listen, erroneous on all accounts. Can you guys. just shut up and let me talk? Sorry. guys. >> Get back to your little Boston hero. thing. Good lord, but that was. incredible to watch. But the whole. season has been awesome. I mean, you. mentioned breaking your jaw and your. back, 3 weeks later it felt like that. was a miraculous thing to do. And then. during Team USA, throwing your body in. front of the net after getting the ball. taken off mid-tournament, like just.

incredible. So, thank you for your. service. But talking specifically about. the Bruins, this year there hasn't been. a captain. Last year Brad Marchand gets. traded. Uh you guys don't name a captain. for the team. Has it been kind of odd. going out there without anybody with the. C on their chest? Have you felt yourself. kind of stepping up a little more as. that role? You and Pasta as he's hanging. over your shoulder on that chain. How. has that vibe kind of been uh this. season with the Bruins? And keep going, brother. Keep beating the [ __ ] out of. the Penguins.

Yeah. Man, I honestly, I think one of the coolest. things I learned like about uh just like. the the leadership aspect of it cuz. we've had so many amazing captains here. Like whether it was Z, then Bergy, then. Marshy. Like we had all these guys um. you know, that you you do it by. committee. You do it as a group. Uh if. there was one thing that I learned like. when I got to you know, elevated into. that like you know, the captaincy circle. is that like it takes everybody in that. group. You can't do it alone. You don't. want to do it alone. You want to.

shoulder to other people. Like you know, we you know, we're all stronger. together. So, I think me and Pasta, you. know, we had that feeling and we pulled. guys in you know, early uh that. regardless of whether there's a C or. not, like you know, we're all going to. share this together. We're going to. bounce things off each other. So, it's. been me, it's been Pasta, Elias, Hampus, uh you know, Zadorov. Like we've we've. all leaned on each other uh to do it and. we've been able to have great success. this year with that. Who has the nastiest dangles in America?

Nastiest dangles in America, man, I. think it might be Captain America. I. think it might be Auston Matthews. Okay, but I mean, he's kind of in Canada. He's. kind of going through. >> Not for long. Not for long. >> [laughter]. >> We are bummed out for you. No. No, no, no. No, no, no. We don't. know any of the Canadians. We don't. know. But I just see the way he's asking. answering questions. It's like, hey. He wants to come home. Okay, I I don't I don't like Jeez. The. way I didn't say that. I meant.

[laughter] the I meant the Maple Leafs, not the country or the city of Toronto. >> Now, and on that note, we don't like the. way that you Canadian reporters have. been attacking our guys for doing. something that Yeah, okay. Yeah, stop it. >> But I do also respect it kind of. Cuz if. we had. uh. Yeah, well, actually we pretty much sent. Crosby with the utmost respect to. Pittsburgh, actually. SO WE HAVE SO WE. HAVE ACTUALLY shown it before. Nonetheless, let's talk about the. tensions that are very real, seemingly, between the two best countries of. hockey, which is a good thing for sport, not a bad thing for sport. Go ahead, Ty.

>> Yeah, Charlie, I don't know how many. Canadian teammates you have. And. obviously, anytime you have a situation. like this, you know, you guys are. professionals, so you would think, hey, post-Olympics, like, we, you know, we'll. enjoy it and all that kind of stuff. But. then, once we get back to, you know, our. NHL teams, like, we're we're on to try. and win a Stanley Cup. But have you. noticed, because there was like, just, you know, everyone talked about it, and. it seemed like this year it was just. maybe to another level. Like, is there. real animosity or tension between some. of the Canadian guys. and like US players now that the.

Olympics are over and we, you know, hockey is our sport now. It is no longer. Canada's sport. And I assume some of. those guys are still a little raw about. that. Yeah, I mean, we didn't have any on our. team. Uh go, we had Morgan Geekie that that's. been, you know, he's been amazing for. us, and, you know, he didn't end up. making the team, but he was pretty. close. Um. you know, so I haven't seen anybody on. that side. Uh you know, we actually played We. played against Team Sweden in the. quarterfinals. So, we have we had two of. the guys there on our team, Elias.

Lindholm and Hampus Lindholm. And like, you know, it's it's all it's all. respect. It's all love. Like, as soon as. we got back, you know, they were two of. the first people to congratulate me. Um, you know, I think after like, you got to. put it all aside cuz I mean, it was. crazy. Like, we got home. I feel like we. weren't even, you know, off our our. victory tour. You kind of barely had. time to, you know, sober up there and we. were already back on the ice playing. playing for the Bruins. So, it happened. it happened really fast. And like, now. we're back. It's one common goal. Like, it's it's it's the Boston Bruins,

nothing else, you know. I think you guys. did celebrate properly. I do wish you. guys were given a few more days though. You know, a little bit more of a runway. You know, a little bit after I think. we're going to find them this summer, Pat. Don't feel bad for us. Oh. We'll do. it all over again. I heard you guys were. paying for that one. It so on that note, um, while I got to yeah, yeah, you're. welcome. The uh, >> [laughter]. >> It wasn't you guys who I appreciate it. Thank you for that, man. Yeah, it was. from America. It's from the. >> one of the that was that was one of the. best nights you could ever imagine, man. It was insane. I heard it was epic down. there. I just want to lay I wish the. thought was I'm going to get down there.

actually. Like, oh, let's go ahead and. do that. Couldn't do it cuz we had. combine happening here. Thought somebody. was going to pay the tab. Lucky to do. it. Would have done it if I was there. So, like, just kind of lucky to be a. part of your guys' celebration. On that. note, heard the night was epic. Heard. you guys had a great time. Thank you for. celebrating America properly. And then, I got a chance to chat with you. obviously the next day. Uh, you guys. were traveling up uh, for Hellebuyck to. go get the Medal of Freedom or that you. would later find out and also get. honored at the State of the Union. I.

heard you say something about a kick. Jack brought up, too. Jack brought it. up, too. A kick, you think you are you. athletic? Uh, I mean, I like to think I'm athletic. >> Yeah, but ball sports, we know you. hockey players. We know you hockey. players that you guys are like the. wrestlers, you know, like I mean, I love. I love football. Like, football is still. my my second favorite sport without a. doubt. So, I played it up until middle. school and it's just so tough cuz, you. know, every weekend you're playing. hockey, so. every weekend you're having to choose. between that or your football game. And.

like it would just get to it just got. too much. Like you're missing practices, people don't like if you miss practice. and playing the game type thing. Like. >> Yeah, parents get real loud, coaches get. real mad. >> get real loud about that. So, it kind of. just became like, all right, well, time. to, you know, I wish I could have played. it a lot longer. >> No, it works. It works. It all works. It. all works. But I still But I still love. it. So, I remember like we used to, you. know, like mess around and kick. uh you know, it wasn't like moved back. like it was now. It was just the old. school extra point. But like that was.

always fun to do when we were, you know, for middle school football. Like. >> And you're a little stronger. I wonder. what I would do now. I honestly do. I. thought I don't know if the pressure. would get to me when you're on college. game day there and you got all the. people on top of you. Yeah, well, I try. to make it a little bit more. pressure-packed, you know. That's why I. Everybody always asks why I take the. number up. It's like cuz I'm trying to. I'm trying to break these people right. here. Right, that's like a part of. kicking. That is what kicking is. The. crowd, too. Gallery. >> Boom, yeah, let's make this Let's go. ahead and make some noise here. There's. a lot on the line. Hey, you thought this. is worth 100. How about this actually?

200,000. And then they have to have a. moment there where they're like Oh my. god. >> Oh, [ __ ] Like that is a part of. kicking, you know? And that's why when. Jack Hughes was there with the ball He. said, "I'm a little nervous right now.". Shut up, dude. I don't [laughter] want to hear that. I. think you'll be okay. It's just whether. or not you have the technique, but if. you were kicking in eighth grade, I feel. like you potentially do. >> And they do the warm-up with the soccer. ball. >> it with your skates on, though. Oh, yeah, cuz a lot of Europeans, you guys. do the soccer ball warm-up. Are you Are. you part of that? >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We play soccer. It's. called It's called sewer ball.

Basically, it's just two touch. You get. two touches and then you got to kick it. to the next guy. But the object of it is. to try and put them in like a tough. spot. Give them a ball that he can't. really handle. And then you get down to. one guy and you're the winner. >> Oh, it sounds like you're a real nail. gun in. uh in uh sewer ball, dude. Yeah, seems. like Yeah, I I kick that thing like. kicking a a. field goal. It's a full boot. You better. You better duck and cover. >> Okay, so you're used to kicking things. You are an Olympic gold medalist. You. You would eat a puck if you literally. Yeah, I would have to have. How do you do? Yeah, having numerous I.

should have been wearing a football. helmet during that one. No, don't, by. the way. But just want to I know Brock. Nelson had to. I know he had to. I know. he had to and I'm assuming he didn't. want to and all that stuff. That looked like a guardian cap out. there. >> Yeah, it did. It looked like in the in. Obviously, he didn't deserve that. He's. tough He had to do that, but it did It. was It was hard not to just immediately. guardian cap out there. And I'm like, well, this guy is smarter than everybody. else. And then you got Mac Voy, I. learned about him. Yeah, he's Mr. Hershey. >> Yeah, yeah. All right, we got him. 25 games out. All.

right, how we doing here? We got him in. there? It was It was crazy. Our doc was. like has been back in Boston. He's been. amazing this whole time, but like he. kept telling me like three three months, I want you three months in the bubble. Like that's when I'll feel comfortable. So I hit three months like right after. the group stage at the Olympics and I'm. like, "Hey, I didn't I didn't forget. about that whole three months thing. Can. I take this off?" Cage is coming in. And. right here he's like, "Yeah, I didn't I. was hoping you'd forget. Yeah, okay. Like yeah, you're good on my on on my. end." So I had that thing off as fast as. I could. >> Yeah, you guys were animals. You You.

hockey players are animals and we. learned about two families of animals. throughout the entire. uh Olympics. I think the world learned. about a little bit more. Feels like we. got something special going on. Florida. Panthers fan D-Bot has a question for. >> Absolutely. The Tkachuks and then the. Hughes brothers, they're awesome. Obviously seeing Jack on the show and. seeing that interview, I think that kind. of got introduced his personality just. his vibes to the world. What can you. tell me about kind of both of those. brothers brother groups, I guess? Man, first off, like I just can't I think. it's the coolest thing in the world.

Like. could you imagine how proud like their. parents must be? Like I mean, if you're. the Hugheses, you have three guys in the. NHL. And then, you know, obviously Jack. and Quinn getting a chance to do that. Like if you're Shawn and Keith Tkachuk. who I've known the Tkachuk brothers. forever. Like how amazing is that they follow in. Keith's footsteps and like the two of. them get to be, you know, NHL players. and then, you know, those brothers to go. over there and like what we've just. accomplished. I think it's just the. coolest thing in the world that they. could look back at that and be like,

man, like look at the the genes in that. family and both families. Like man, they. were they were doing something right, but I mean Brady and Matthew are just. clowns. I can't listen to them open their mouths. and I'm already laughing. Like. especially Brady, man. He was he was. kind of like the class clown the whole. tournament. And he just kills me like, you know, both of those guys are hysterical. They. don't they don't take themselves, you. know, too serious. Like they're. unbelievable locker room guys.

And then obviously the two of them have. that edge that mean streak to them. Like. they're going to get in front of the net. and they're going to piss everybody off. They double team somebody over the. boards in the first period. I forget who. it was. Yeah. I it had to be so Slovakia. game, they got thrown out the two of. them. They got they got thrown out. together. And then there was the rumor. that they were trying to fight in the. hallway all [laughter] of them. Rumor. rumor allegedly. Yeah, heard about that. Yeah, but then You know, and then you. have Quinn and Jack. And. you know, Quinn is is obviously, you. know, I think the you know, best.

defenseman in the NHL right now. He's. unbelievable. And he his approach is. like he's very serious. Um. you know, he he works so hard. Like. everything he does. He's a little bit. more, you know, straight straight arrow. Um you know, and then Jack's got a got a. little bit of a different personality. Like you guys who hung with Jack. Like. Jack's funny, you know, he's he's that. Jack's the pretty boy right there, man. That's America's face now. He's. but he's unbelievable. Like you know,

the two of them just have they have such. amazing skill. Like the way that they. skate it's different. The way that they, you know, maneuver on the ice, it's. different. Like you can tell that they. both grew up together doing all the same. stuff. They just move different from. everybody out there. Like, you know, I. mean, you put both sets together. Like, you know, you can see why our team was. so good, man. Yeah, and then you add a. dog and a. a goalie that says, "Yep, we're just. going to not really We're not going to. lose today." Hell yeah. It's a beautiful. thing. We're so lucky that we got to. watch you do that. Uh good luck for the.

rest of the way except for against the. Pens. Mhm. Um anybody else? And the. Panthers. Well, they're not going to. beat them all. Sorry. Yeah, they Hey, hey, hey, we still we. still got it. Listen, hey, actually was. it Chuckie's idea to come down to. celebrate in Miami down at Hockey Beach, capital high capital of the world? Man, I think he's He could run for mayor. and probably win now. Hell yeah. >> He said he's gone 3 years in a row and. uh. I think his quote was all all. championships, the road leads right to. 11. I heard. >> him on a first name basis there now,

man. He was holding court at 11, man. Chuck. him calling down there and being like, "Hey, we won again. You know the deal. All right, all right, go. We're going to. here. We're going to He's like, "Yikes. It's me again. >> [laughter]. >> We're coming back.". The boys are here. I mean, you should. see the boys. They're ready. Uh we're going to swing by Elbow Room. Obviously, we have to. All roads lead Yeah, have to. Yeah. You're the man. Good luck the rest of. the way. Thank you for doing what you. did for us, man. Man, thank you guys so much and Pat, thank you again. Night of my life. Appreciate it, bro. I'm happy to hear.

that. That makes me feel good. >> Hell yeah. That makes me feel really. good. I've given $150,000 to others that. have that haven't even said thank you. Why'd I do that? >> [laughter]. >> You know, you saying it's night of my. That makes me feel really good. You're. the man. Ladies and gentlemen, We're on. our way to Nashville. We got to run. All. right, goodbye. Charlie McAvoy. >> [applause]. >> Holding up the team. Oh, no. They're. going to call him a squid. Yeah, they. are going to call him a squid. And they. got quite a poke there from Boston to. Nashville. That's a little bit of a. trip. >> a bit of a poke. >> The hockey boys, just the lingo and the. way they operate. Oh, yeah. The best.

Squid. That's a classic. >> The nail gun was unbelievable. We just. got a whole team of nail guns. Bit of a. runaway. Oh. You Canadians, I think, are probably the. reasoning for that, Gumpy. So, we. appreciate you guys contributing words. to hockey while we contribute hockey to. hockey. >> Yeah, 45 more tournaments, we'll be. tied. Keep it going. What are you. talking about? I just watched the. tournament. >> Exactly. Yeah, you won the last one. Congratulations. How many Olympics has. there been? 58 Olympics major.

tournaments for Canada. Are you talking. about World Cup? Talking about it all. Juniors, you can you can run it all up. Okay. This This isn't This isn't soccer. That's part of the problem here. Okay. You Yeah, you run any tab. You can cut. out any tournaments, you know. You can. do Olympics, we do World Championships, we can do juniors, whatever you would. like to do, we could do. >> that music? What was the last time Sorry. about that. What was the last time a. Canadian team won the Stanley Cup? Never. Yeah, cuz Canada No Canadians are on. Stanley Cup winners. They don't let them.

touch the trophy. >> Marchand Marchand actually didn't add. anything to that Panthers team last. year. Yeah, I I suppose he didn't add. anything. Thank you, Sam. He's getting. traded back to Boston. Is he? Probably. They're sellers. That's. what they're saying. Be a friend to a. friend. Say something nice that might. change your life. We're back on the. other side. Goodbye. It's electrifying here in Happy Valley. We're lucky to be here. And. you know, the way you win this is you. have. Be the first 300 people here and you get. a ticket. And then we randomly select.

the ticket and that person gets an. opportunity to kick a 33-yard field goal. for an undetermined amount of money. This week, we had our man William, right? What's your name? William, yes, sir. You won the raffle and you said, "I. don't want to kick because I suck at. kicking." Is that accurate? More or less. >> [laughter]. >> What is your major here? I'm a finance. major. Okay, so money decision was I. suck at this. Let me try to find. somebody who's good at this. How did you. land on my man here and what are your. hopes in him? Well, I was looking. around, I saw my man, he said he plays.

soccer, and I was like, this is my guy. right here. My guy Carson, I have faith. in him, so I know he's going to get it. done. All right, you're Carson, right? You played high school soccer, is that. accurate? I did play high school soccer. Where are you from? I'm from Hanover, Pennsylvania. Okay, you're a. Pennsylvania guy. Have you ever kicked a. ball before? Other than foot- not football, soccer. Okay. Well, ho- hopefully you're. terrible at this. It's a $100,000. Are you guys splitting that 50/50? Yes, sir. Okay, so we'll make it. $300,000. $150,000 for both of you.

Okay? You only get one kick, though. You've. gained the ticket game, which I. appreciate and respect. It's up to. $300,000. 150 for both of you. Only one. kick, though, Herbie. We're not doing. anything. I don't care how many. spectators chant for another kick. Only one, Herbie. Played high school. soccer, he's a good player. We got a. problem here. >> That's right. It's a whiteout. It could. be a special day. YOU CAN HELP OUT YOUR. GUY, WILLIAM, in winning $150,000.

ONE KICK! $300,000! TWO! >> [cheering]. [cheering]. >> WHAT'S HE GOT THERE? >> [cheering]. >> YOU'RE A GOOD MAN.

>> THIS MAN IS A GOOD MAN. CARSON! CONGRATULATIONS! You crushed that. WILLIAM! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. IT HAS BEEN AN. EXPENSIVE YEAR out here AT THE FIELD. GOAL KICK. CARSON, I'm proud OF YOU, BUDDY. $300,000. 150 TO YOU, 150 TO YOU. GOOD FINANCE decisions were made in the. FIRST TOP SIX WHITEOUT. IT HAS A MAGICAL. VIBE AND AN EXPENSIVE ONE. >> [cheering].

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chatting with a multiple United States. of America Olympic gold medalists, the. most recent Charlie McAvoy of the Boston. Bruins and obviously the men's hockey. team. He's missing his entire lower. chompers right here cuz he broke his jaw. earlier in the year. He was one want his. face in front of a puck next to. Hellebuyck as they continue to dominate. defensively against a very dominant. attack from the Canadians. They would go. on to win the Olympic gold medal. alongside the women's hockey team and. proclaim ourselves as the owners of.

hockey. We can do that because that's. what happened on the ice with a bunch of. people we've never met personally, but. we're certainly happy that they did it. for us. >> Yes. So, sorry to Canada that that comes. with this, but that's just part of the. entire game. And speaking of the game, it's ours. Talks to tables here at. Boston Connor and at Ty Schmidt. Connor, man, not only is McAvoy cool, but Ty. Schmidt, we're talking Alex Pereira, fresh off of skiing halfpipe gold medal. He's a three-time Olympic medalist, one-time gold medalist, and he's going. to be joining us, I assume with some. outrageous mindset that we're going to. be in.

inspired by, if I had to guess. >> Yeah, I would assume so. I don't know. how I missed this during the run of the. Olympics. I I didn't see any of this stuff, and. then I watched his full run this. morning. I might be more impressed by. what he did than like, you're not. supposed to be able to do that kind of. [ __ ] on skis. I get going downhill super. fast. Not This guy's doing three. backflips, twisting, like it's crazy. I. think we were super invested in. snowboard Yes. halfpipe because Chloe. Kim, obviously Shaun White, like. throughout the pack, and also the X. Games with Tony Hawk and everything. We.

know that. So, I think we've always been. invested in that. And also, during my. generation, I'm I'm not on mines, you. know, ever. A lot of people think I love. the snow. I I do not, actually. From the. cold, do not mess with snow. More of a. tree guy myself, but I've never been a I. watched movies where they were kind of. saying skiers were nerds. Yeah, big. time. And and skiing was kind of like. the Yeah, everything like that. Rich. punks. Yeah, absolutely, dog. Johnny. Tsunami. Yeah, well, it was it that the. movie I'm talking about? >> Yes, that is what you're thinking of. That is what I'm thinking of.

Okay, I was two parts of mind. But but. we're all on that same page. >> Yeah, that's how I was being pitched. That movie was clearly saying skiers. are the heels. >> Yes, that's how it was, yeah. Squids, yes. >> Yeah. Snowboarders, nail guns. Okay, that is that is kind of how the whole. thing was old. And I, not knowing the. culture, just like, all right, that's. how I'm rolling forever. That you skiers. suck. Yeah. Hard for me to get into it. Then you obviously watch Lindsey Vonn, then you see Mikaela Shiffrin and you're. like, hold on now though, we got the. fastest we we like that we have the. fastest skiers as well. Never would have.

thought to get into the halfpipe because. it's like seemingly just a snowboarder. thing. I'm going to say it. I'm. officially a skiing halfpipe guy. Yeah. For our one, probably. But also because. everybody that went finished their runs. Like the snowboarding stuff, they pull. out early cuz they don't hit something. perfect, they know it's not going to be. good enough score, they're gone. The. skiers hit [ __ ] I I mean these and. So you're saying it's easier? >> Full send. I don't know if it's easier. or if they're all better. Yeah, whatever. it is.

>> [clears throat]. >> Okay, whatever. Watching it these eyes, I like them landing and continuing. [clears throat] to do more crazy stuff. I don't know if he's ever done the. Oh, yeah, sure. They just They just. launch. CATAPULT. NO, NO, NOT THE FLYING. ONE. THE FLYING ONE AS WELL. The big air. Squirrel suit. That thing's. insane. Skiing might be I don't I don't want to. say it. Halfpipe better. It's gone. Flying squirrel Yeah, the big air. >> And then the one where they catapult. them in there and they just.

straight up in the air and they go. and then. >> [laughter]. >> Do you ever see that one? I don't THINK. SO. >> FOREHAND ONE? NO. NO, they're literally. They're just skiing like this, they have. no. hit a jump that goes straight up if you. go up the side of a building basically. >> We won gold. >> And they just send them. And they can't see any I I don't know if. they close their eyes or what they do, but they're in the sky and it's like a. gymnast takes flight and they the whole. they're spinning a thousand times. >> of like the high diving of skiing? Oh,

and they don't have poles. And they. don't see any No poles. They don't see. anything and they're just like blindly. like landing and then skiing down the. hill. >> to get eyes on that. YEAH. OH MY GOD. GET EYES ON And it And it is literally. like they take a slingshot. >> [laughter]. >> and then they just send them. And these. These skiers just [ __ ] I mean. straight up into the sky and they can't. see a thing. They might have done I don't know what a. 17,000 at 10,000 feet. I don't know what. it is. >> 1620. And then they hit the ground. and it's just like a thank god I nailed.

it. It is. And they were stomping the. [ __ ] out. It was skiing Every skiing. event I was like, "Yeah, I'm watching. this." Wait too soon. This one. I can't. BELIEVE YOU MISSED THIS ONE. >> to get eyes on this now. >> Yeah, it is. [clears throat]. Is this it? That's Mac Forehand. >> No. No, this is another one, but once. again Oh, yeah. I love this one. >> skiing is awesome in this one. Yeah, cuz. they're going a long way. The one I'm. talking about they shoot them straight. up. >> It's called freestyle ski. Freestyle. ski. It is I'm telling you certain death. every time they get launched into the.

sky. >> If you're skiing doing tricks like that. without poles, you know, like, "Hey, I'm. going so high I can't have poles in my. hand cuz if I do something's going to go. wrong.". >> D-Bot, have you seen this? I have not. This is not made it to. >> What? D-Bot? They land on the pieces of. land. >> too Caucasian for me. YEAH. WOAH! COME. ON. COME ON. OKAY, BOX. >> YEAH, THE SNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE RIDING. HORSES. >> That was racist. Yeah, I'll tell you. what. It certainly was accurate though, I think. I did not see a [laughter]. single black person. in that particular shot.

There's something Shark Week, there's an. absence you know, that there. seemingly There's a lot of things Lot of. viewers though. We We watched that. >> Yeah, yeah, we certainly will. Which. white is going to get eaten? NONE OF. THEM. ALL RIGHT, I'M I'M NOT WATCHING. THIS AGAIN. YOU GUYS teased us all Shark. Week. I'm not doing it again. Next year. comes. and I'm like, "Woah, what white's going. to get eaten again by a GREAT WHITE OUT. THERE? LET'S DO IT." NONE OF THEM. >> YEAH. There is a couple of super white. events and uh this one was certainly one. of them. [laughter]. I will say it. I I definitely need to. get eyes on it. Dude, they didn't say. how. We can't find it. We can't find it.

Yeah, I'm looking. That's unbelievable. Big whatever is trying to hold us back. from this becoming maybe your favorite. >> Big snowboard. I think big snowboard. knows that they lost it. >> Mhm. And I think what we've realized is. it's all personality driven. The snowboard is more personality. driven. >> Yeah. This is is this Yes, this is it. Okay, yes, I have seen it. >> kidding me? >> [laughter]. >> AND IT IS AWESOME. THEY CAN'T SEE A DAMN. THING, DUDE. THEY are just getting. rolling Do we have any others Is that. just one run? This is the same one.

Okay, okay, okay, yeah, yeah. Just I. don't know. No, >> [laughter]. >> that's it. Yeah. Just go. >> Yeah, see I love this [ __ ] All of it. Yeah, and all And they stomp it out. there. And if their ass hits the ground, which I don't know how it doesn't, you're getting dropped from 100 ft, whatever it is. Their ass hits the. ground, they go, "SAVE THAT.". YEAH, IT'S KIND OF LIKE IT'S KIND OF. LIKE GYMNASTICS. They go off the pommel. They got to hit They got to land it. Landing counts. The The moves count. Everything. Yeah, it is This one's. spectacular. If you get chance If you.

get eyes on this one in 4 years, you're. going to like what you see. >> Yeah, it was fun. 9-year NFL vet, man. who hates white sports, Darius Slayton. I [ __ ] LOVE I LOVE HOCKEY. Daughter. just started riding horses. Yeah, she. did. Got a daughter golf. You know, I love. all sports. Yeah, I love competition, but I will say Volleyball. That That the. slingshot into the sky dot look flippy. twirly one did feel. to your point. I tell you what though, if we did get in there, I think we. Did you see that wide receiver group?

Yeah, they they flip them over. That's. doing all That's combine. Strap some. skis on. I was down in I think I was in. Memphis. >> Figure it out. I think I was in Memphis. We were walking down Beale. [clears throat] Street. during the day. Um. which I think from my understanding is. where when we should be. Yeah, correct. Only [laughter] from I From we were told. by. >> we were told. We were told I'm just. telling you what we were told. It was. beautiful time. It It was great. There. was uh. a team, I guess, I don't know a crew. 40. guys just did, I don't know,

150 backflips down the street and they. were on America's Got Talent, I learned. We do have good flippers. America has. really good flippers. I think that's why in the Summer. Olympics whenever we do gymnastics, we. always are like, "We are going to win this one." And then. we change all their scoring systems and. everything. If we were to get into the. which I think we did, we won, by the. way. So. So We're already in there. >> going through the sky and it feels like. we are bringing it up there. Yeah,

certainly. >> There's not a Norwegian judge. That well. said, dude. Yeah, who was that? That was. snowboarder, right? That No, that was. the skier. That was the big jump. The. Mac Forehand one that was showed before. showing the right one. Guy did a trick. never been done before, landed it. Perfectly. Came in second. Came in. second cuz of Norwegian judge. Oh, kind. of like Simone Biles when they they. couldn't grade her [ __ ] because it was. So good. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, we had. one of those. We Normally in the history. of these types of events, from our. understanding, outside looking in, if. you accomplish something that's never.

been done before, you win. Yeah. Didn't happen. It's [ __ ]. >> And then a Norway guy won. Huh. Huh. Let's look at those numbers again. Who's. giving what out there? It's [ __ ]. Huh, what he did his super duper. Mcflippy? Yeah. It Nobody's ever been. doing it? No. We didn't win? How's that? Let me get eyes on Who's that? Oh, humans are deciding that? This is. something that's never been done before. Wait until you see this. He does a. 22,000. Yeah. Remember when a 900 was something? Oh, yeah. Well, and that's why we don't. own snowboarding anymore. The kid from.

Japan. >> Yeah, Japan had one, two, three, I. think. >> He's been running snowboarding for. basically since Shaun White. I think he. was 14 when he started. >> So for the good of snowboarding, we need. the baseball team to win. I'll tell you, I don't know that Dominican Republic. team. >> team. We got the bullpen. We definitely do. We. got the arms, yeah. I agree, but the. Dominican Republic's got the ball. The. crowd. >> They're playing the tiger. >> How many runs they score? You're right. It was close game. >> How many runs we score? >> You're right. 15. And there's this. little bit louder, wasn't it? >> Yeah, they had a better crowd. Their.

crowd was a lot better. >> Yeah, I do wish we would have played. this at a place that would have liked. Yes. >> to watch the United States of America in. a fashion like this though. And I don't. know where that would have been. >> it'll be like on Friday. It's tough because we still like. >> Yeah, exactly. You know, like they're. playing this in the DR. So like there. are not, you know, no one from the. Dominican Republic is showing up with. like their tigers hat on and being like, "Hey listen, I know the boys [laughter]. are getting ready, but you know, I want. I want to see what the tigers do. tonight." Like. >> I didn't think there was enough pop over. there in I love Arizona. I didn't think. there was enough celebration whenever.

[ __ ] Roman Anthony took one. >> Oh. 700 ft. You know, I I didn't I. didn't I didn't like the last. of. >> enthusiasm. >> home of the giants though. That's the. That's the issue. >> to celebrate. >> IT'S THE HOME OF AMERICA. >> scrimmage games No, I understand you. don't need but maybe you do actually. Did you see how the DR's treating these. scrimmage games down there? >> that's the problem. >> Yeah, we're a lot more spoiled here. You. know, they go back home to DR, you got. Soto, you got like you got all of the. guys, the best guys yeah, coming back.

home. And not even just the guys. playing, you got the OGs over there as. well. Big Papi over here doing his. thing. Pujols, yeah, so like yeah, it's. going to look like the [ __ ] World. Series over there. >> Well, yeah, I don't like the amount of. juice that their their country's behind. them especially with if those bats get. hot, I mean that's that's an. electrifying team. >> Yeah. And then Japan, they're over in. Japan. >> Yeah. I I like. >> this Yeah, I want to see that. I like. how that's happening though. I like that. the Dominican team is in Dominican. Republic. I like that the Japanese team. is in Japan right now. Like I like that.

it is getting a feeling of like home. training camp. And then let's go ahead. and do this and they're having the games. in different places. I like what the. World Baseball Classic is doing. Joining. us now ladies and the Dominican Republic. team looks dangerous. Mhm. So do we. though. We looked pretty dangerous. yesterday as well. Yes, we did. Very. potent. Yes, we did. Judge Judgey just. immediately drives into Giants ran out. of arms. You know, we we'd already been. like, "Hey, we've we've played. everybody. All these guys have multiple. hits, multiple RBIs. We don't want to. get anybody hurt. Let's grab a couple. slap dicks from over there who aren't.

going to make the team. We'll throw a. jersey on. They won't have the name on. the back." Those guys were ripping base. hits once they put the colors on. I. mean, it was just. It was a bloodbath. Oh, my Exactly. That's what it was. He pitched. yesterday. How'd he do? He looked damn. good. About four four pitches, you know, set. him down right away. Did exactly what he. was asked to His brother pitched the. next inning was for the for the Giants. That was actually pretty cool. Okay. Yeah, we got some magic happening. Joining us now is a guy who uh. I'll tell you what, he didn't get a. chance to experience Team USA baseball. training camp, but he'll be loud about.

USA being better than everybody. >> Oh, yeah. He's college football national. champion, Super Bowl champion, Ryder Cup. winner. Ladies and gentlemen, A.J. Hawk. How you doing, Hawk? I'm doing great. I tell you what, I. watched that game and watching the US. seeing their batting lineup and just. trying to figure out, "Oh, hey, sorry. This guy's got to hit seven. This guy's. got to hit eight, nine." We got studs. everywhere you look. So, I don't see how. I understand Dominican has a bunch of. juice. They have a lot of talent, but. there's no way you're taking down this. US team, I feel like. >> Okay, I like that. I feel the same way. and I think Team USA feels an obligation.

for that to be the case. But, I'm saying. is there's some good teams out there. And baseball is an interesting thing. So, the boys coming out and hanging 15. is a beautiful sign that that is what's. happening here early. Paul had to get a. couple early pitches out. They took. advantage of them early and then he. turned off the lights on them. All the. boys did. It feels like we are gearing. up for a big one. First game of the. World Baseball Classic for the United. States of America will be Friday night, 8:00 p.m. against Brazil as Logan Webb. will take the bump from the San.

Francisco Giants. Then they play Great. Britain. Uh the pitcher for that. particular game will be Yeah, Skubal. Skubal. He'll pitch 55 pitches. That's. already been announced. And then the. third game against Mexico, Paul Skenes. will be our ace. And then against Italy, it'll be. >> Nolan McLean. >> Yes. Okay, so that is our starting. lineup. And then obviously, you got. Bryce, you got Judge, you got Bregman, you got uh Schwarber. Schwarber. You got. Tony, Tony's boy right. there. I mean, it is Bryce Harper. Are. there any major leaguers on Great.

Britain? Yes. >> Yes. Yeah, Ben Franklin. Jazz Chisholm. Jazz Chisholm, the captain. Okay. >> Ben Franklin's He's an up-and-coming. player. I know you guys are thinking of. electricity. Is he related? Uh it might. be. Deep, deep relations between the two. Uh. I I believe Brazil doesn't have any. major leaguers. >> They do not. That's Friday night, 8:00. >> Correct. We might. there's a chance. that we score like 25 runs in the first. inning. >> There is a 10-run or a 15-run, I forget. what the rules are. >> it's after after five and after seven.

15 after five, 10 after seven. So, there. is a chance that we still win like 55 to. nothing. >> And I believe the From my understanding, from my understanding, listening to the. mindset, we are trying to. >> the intention. We are trying to. dominate. We are There is We need. [clears throat] to get hot quick because. baseball is a sport of runs. So, it's. not like, "Hey, we're playing against. They don't care." We are going to try to. get hot, and once you get hot, if you. can stay hot for 2 weeks, which teams. definitely can do, this is the time, and. everybody's chasing it. Japan's going to.

be chasing trying to get hot. Dominican. Republic's going to be chasing trying to. get hot. Cuba, I believe, is going to be. trying. >> Venezuela. Uh Venezuela's going to be. trying All these They're kind of close. All these teams are going to be trying. to get hot. What's that? Go ahead. The. pool. pool D? I have Venezuela. I'm surprised. those odds are I guess that close. Yeah, good good ball club. They're very good. >> Okay. Okay. I heard they're rolling up in Nike. cleats. >> Canada, they're not too bad, either. >> I like their bats. >> Who's the worst squad in the in the. group? Do you know? >> if we look at the odds, it might be. Israel and uh Czech Republic. Czech.

Republic. Great Britain, yeah. Um. they're in Okay. Uh that's in Nicaragua as well, plus. he's 500? Mhm. It is fascinating thing. This is a really fascinating tournament. I love what MLB has done with the World. Baseball Classic and who's all in and. who's all out. We appreciate the buy-in. from the boys. Honestly, cuz so we can. celebrate it all. Let's talk about some. uh football, shall we? It has been fun. celebrating Team USA, though. Especially. on this particular platform being able. to do it. >> Mhm. You know, cuz as athletes, especially growing up, if you're told uh.

and this is one of the benefits of ESPN, which I certainly would like to let. those be known publicly because I've. certainly said a lot of the drawbacks. publicly uh as well. But what one of the. which there is always going to be, for. my understanding, in life you're dealing. with humans, so there's going to have. especially with a big of an organization. as ESPN. We love a lot of people at. ESPN. We certainly hate a lot as well, but we love a lot of people at ESPN. But. like saying like, "Hey, uh would you. like to come on our show?" So much. different for a lot of people, whether. it's agents, managers, or even the. athletes themselves that grew up. watching ESPN and SportsCenter and being.

like, "That's cool that ESPN is giving. rub to this particular sport." And the. fact that people are saying that about. our show is a really cool thing. Like we. talked about bowling yesterday and I saw. a bunch people say like, "Hey, thanks. for talking about bowling on ESPN." I. don't even really like calibrate that, but that is like a really cool thing. So, we would like to thank ESPN for. being in a position that whenever we. talk about something, people get very. excited because of the years and years. and decades and decades of commitment to. sports. So, that is something I think. that is a positive. On that note, PR. team says that NFL Live is going to lead. Free Agency Frenzy in a tweet. That's.

false. We will be leading Free Agency. Frenzy at noon when it actually starts. and we got Schefter that's going to be. in here or Olawale is going to be in. here, Schrager is going to be in here. I. think we got some LED boards that are. going to create some beautiful uh. moments in here. Uh so, you know, there's always that game. There's always. this game going on, but we are thankful. and lucky and to all the sports and the. athletes that have represented for us, we are thankful. Now, let's talk a. little bit about NFL football. Huge. trade this morning. The Kansas City. Chiefs sent Trent McDuffie to the Los. Angeles Rams. Patrick Mahomes has.

weighed in on this particular trade. since we talked about the first time, which is four letters couple periods. >> Yep. Damn. That's all he said. Damn. Anytime you lose a great player, obviously the locker room's going to. feel it. I assume Trent McDuffie, who's. won two Super Bowls with Kansas City. Chiefs, also very tight with that. particular locker room. He's going to go. on and get paid by the Los Angeles Rams. in his new home, and the Chiefs will. receive their second or later first. round pick. They have the 13th overall. pick. They also had the 29th overall.

pick. They trade that away. Uh they get. they get that and then they get a fifth, a sixth, and a 2027 third. So, congratulations to the Chiefs picking up. some picks that I assume they'll bundle, AJ. I'm not 100% sure. How do you feel. about the move as a whole, and what do. you think this messaging is from both. teams? Yeah, I mean, for the Chiefs to. to let a great player like this go, it. just tells me like they just have other. needs, I guess, that they feel. And they. don't they don't want to pay him the. giant contract that he deserves that. he's going to get uh once this rookie. deal is up. So, I guess they wanted to. get some picks, like you said. And then.

who knows what happens uh during the. draft, if they bundle things, wherever. they try to get. But McDuffie, unbelievable player, man. I I love this. dude. I love a young corner that is. physical. I mean, watch him come up, he's not scared to tackle. I always love. seeing that. But um I don't know. I. think the Chiefs doing this, it's just. uh they have other needs. They're trying. to figure things out. They know they got. to score some points on offense. They. got to protect Patrick Mahomes, and. they're going to continue to try to do. that. Yeah, and you know, the Los. Angeles Rams pick up a weapon over. there. And they've been up into the. right seemingly every single year. Is. this a move that can change like uh.

Super Bowl odds for you or Super Bowl. optimism, everything DB host Darius J. Butler? >> Yes, obviously when you bring a guy like. this, he he's going to add value. Not. only to what he does, but the guys. around him. You have flexibility for a. guy like Chris Shula. Now you can expand. and do some things differently. Uh we. did the um the Monday morning DC, we had. a couple plays uh from the Seahawks. That was against the the Rams. It was. obviously large windows even in that. tight red area where usually you like to. get matchy and tight and now you have. the ability to do that with the guy like.

Mcduffie and he can blitz. And what AJ. said is important, too. When you're one. of these top-tier corner backs, a lot of. times the drawback is they don't want to. get physical, get their nose, you know, get in their nose in there and make. tackles and he's not afraid to do that. He's been coached by Spags his entire. career. He's played in huge games. He's. been going up against Patrick Mahomes. and Andy Reid his entire career in. practice and how to go through just. those the type of flow of things. So, I. think this is a great pick up for the. Rams. >> can get them over that hump. Help get. them over that hump. >> Well, speaking of getting over the hump. to win a Super Bowl, they were tied for. the best odds to win the Super Bowl.

They are now the favorites, plus 750. >> Wow. That this this move was made Shout. out to a corner. Yeah, that's you. Hey, that's a corner doing that. We've seen. quarterbacks get signed to teams and. their Super Bowl odds not move at all. Yeah, good quarterbacks. Quarterbacks. that have. you know, accomplished things in the. league. Mcduffie goes to the Rams, they. go from being tied for the best odds to. outright best odds. That's huge for the. sports books to make that move. Let's go. to one half of the hammer, Don. Cowboys. AP Tone, is that just strictly because. Mcduffie's there or do you think the.

sports books are seeing the fact that. people are going to see that seemingly. their big issue that they had last year. and why they weren't great is seemingly. now fixed. >> Both. When when sports books move, it's. obviously, you know, because of the. talent of the player, but also because. of, you know, the. um. What's the word I'm looking for? >> Deficiencies of the team? No, the sorry, the the sports books are going they're. going to have more money bet on that. team. So, they need to Thank you. They. need to lessen the handle or the. whatever they're going to have. >> like that you had a little brain fart on. handle. Very. Yeah, I mean, you're deep.

in there. We were all watching your. brain look for it through your eyes. It. felt it felt like you were not I'm. anywhere [laughter] near that. I'm not No, I wasn't even close. >> what? We're there now. So, the handle. obviously is about to come because. people are about to get eyes on the Rams. and start thinking about last year and. then maybe what the chances actually. are. They're trying to get ahead of. that. >> Yes, so more bets are going to come in. on the Rams. So, when the more bets come. in, they don't want to have to pay out. greater odds. So, if you leave their. odds higher than you're going to pay out. later uh if that does come true. So, they they lower the odds so that the. payout at the end doesn't have to be as. high. So, it's it's part of the talent.

of the player and then also how much. they know the people are going to come. and bet on the Rams because secondary. was a position of weakness for them. Super Bowl at SoFi yet again. Okay, so. the Rams trying to double down on that. entire thing. I believe in the Rams. Them having this best Super Bowl odds is. crazy to think about because of how many. different iterations they had. All. right, is Matthew Stafford still getting. in that trailer? Mhm. Probably so. Oh, yeah. They're bringing his buddies, too. I think we're getting I I think A moral. people, we like. They've been trying to get messages to. me, I believe, through a lot of.

different avenues. A lot of different. avenues. Hey, you know the A moral. people would like to say thank you to. you. It's like, tell them I said no. problem. Hey, you know the A moral people are. trying to get a hold of you guys to say. thank you for what you did for them. It's like, tell them no problem. Then somebody. else, hey, you know you know these. people the the A moral people, yeah. They're trying to get a hold of you up. tell them I said no problem. It's like, no, I think they want to like. >> to send you a [ __ ] trailer. Exactly. [laughter] They want to yeah. So, like I. appreciate their persistency. Just know. that I on my end A moral, we think you.

are a huge part of the story. I mean, Matthew Stafford was not going to play. >> Yeah, no. He was supposed to come. >> Did we figure out what's in there? Do we. know what's in that Airstream? Like, what is it? A red light bed? What is it? >> Yes, a $150,000 vibrating thing red. light bed that they have that I think. Puka said it's like the best 30 minutes. of his of his life or whatever. >> Oh, yeah, that's right. Yeah, so I think. they have all the [ __ ] maybe into one. Whatever the case is, they're a huge. part of the entire story of last year. for the Los Angeles Rams. Matthew. Stafford was supposed to be back out.

here's all inside baseball that we won't. say. Matthew Stafford, I guess that's the bed. that is inside the A moral. Not 100%. sure. Yes, okay, that is what it is. Looks super cool. Looks incredibly. uncomfortable, but I assume it is. actually more comfortable cuz it's. making you better. Whenever we were out. in LA for the ESPYs. last year, We put a request in for Matthew. Stafford. Okay, we're like, "Hey, we're. in your city. Uh if you have time, go. ahead and do it." And he told us, and I. guess we can say this now, I assume he. wouldn't be mad if if we said it now. He. told us, he was like, uh "Hey, I'm.

sorry, I can't make it. I got an. appointment on my back." This is. actually like a thing, you know? And. we're like, "Huh, that feels like real. information." Okay, first of all, on. Matthew Stafford, but also you should. you didn't have to tell us that you. could have just said no in there. But he. was like trying to be like, "Hey, actually want to want to do the show. I. just want you to know, want to do the. show. I'm thankful you guys are out here. in LA. I feel, you know, like the whole. thing." But like real thing happening. So then as the story continues to roll. on about him uh potentially being back. by this time, and he's not back by this. time, and then he's not back by this. time, and then this trailer rolls into.

the back door of the thing, it's like, "Holy [ __ ] is this old-ass quarterback. going to be done?" And that was really. the chatter about the Los Angeles Rams. is that Matthew Stafford's not going to. make it back is something that's like. unhealable. And then all of a sudden he. gets on it, he MVP? What? Crazy. How's. that even How's that even happen for his. old ass? Once again, we got drafted in. the same class as him. I've been. nominated for the Hall of Fame three. times. Okay, you got to be 5 years out. of the game to get nominated for the. Hall of Fame. We got drafted in the same. class. That's old. He is an old man in.

this game. Back problems. So that. immortal group, I think is a big deal. for them. And if Matthew Stafford could. be healthy again, huh, they had a stud down there. Cuz. cuz if you can run zone with 10, right? If you can run zone. >> that front they have, too. You know, those guys are nasty up front. So you. can press, especially like third and. short situations, man. Like a lot of. these clips you're seeing McDuffie. pressed up a lot of times, which you. have to do when you get third and short. >> But he can take away one guy, right? And. then what then you're just you then you. can run all your [ __ ] without That was. the Revis answer, right? Like Revis was.

kind of like that. Adding a number one, what does that do for a defense like in. whole? You just you talked about it. earlier in the first half. Changed the. math. Whenever you bring over a great. player, and typically the guys that are. at the top of their positional group. getting paid whether it's wide receiver, a pass rusher, a left tackle. All these. guys change the math. If you're a left. tackle, hey, I don't have to chip. I can. get an extra guy out. The passing pass. rushers, you got to put another. offensive line on me. So, all these guys. change the math and this is the same. thing that Trent can do. Either you can. double team the number one guy and just.

lock him up on the number two or just. have him on a one guy do different. things. And a lot of the I guess the. bones of their defense is that front. four. They've been depending on that. young front four. I'm interested to see. who gets paid from that front four. because somebody has to get paid from. there as well pretty soon here. But. yeah, Trent McDuffie does a ton for your. defense. >> Less need is active tone. These first. round picks are hilarious for him. >> Yeah, and Field Yates put out the tweet. earlier. 2017 traded first round pick. 2018. traded. 2019 traded. 2020 traded. 2021.

traded. 2022 traded. 2023 traded. 2024. they took Jared Verse. So, that was. awesome. Great pick. 2025 and 2026 both. traded. Now, they do have a first round. pick still this year. >> 13. Yes, but I said 12 earlier. It's. actually the 13th pick. I do apologize. for that, but feels like if we look at. their history, everybody in the NFL knew. that they were shopping 29. >> And what does Les say? [ __ ] them picks. [ __ ] them picks. Yeah, but that those picks are able to get you. really good stuff. >> That's a hole, too. A hole? Yeah, that's. a for corner. Like, that's all you got.

to pay. >> really? Fifth, sixth, next year seventh. >> And a first and a third, too, next year? Like. Yeah, third I guess they are, right? Third third is a lot. But this is a. second victim of 29, no offense. I don't. want to a knock any draft classes saying. that something is 29 isn't a first. rounder because it certainly is. >> Certainly is a first rounder. But those. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 picks. >> Yeah. seemingly now that we're covering. the draft a little bit more, those are. viewed for the first round teams as. second round picks. And for.

bad teams, they're viewed as, "Oh, that's another first round pick in. there, you know?" It's interesting how. easy teams are to get off of, especially. the good teams. But then How easy they. are to get off of that type of stuff. >> But you never know, you know, who that. player is. You know, it's always a pick. that looks different when it's a number. But like what was Cooper Kupp was a. third rounder? Like like these guys you. never know. Richard Sherman fifth. rounder like it's always. Puka was a fifth round. So you never. know in each draft, you know, all these. teams fall in love with certain players. and they'll slip or maybe they have. these different picks they can jump up a.

couple picks. So you never know kind of. who that player is and I'm sure they. probably have a handful of players that. they love. >> Puka is enjoying the hell out of his. off-season. I can't wait to see if he. has. >> Still bringing it. If he If he's able to. do everything he's doing right now and. also dominate a football field, which I. think Oh, yeah. is what he's going to. do. We're talking one-on-one. >> Wildly impressive. >> We were talking one-on-one We were. talking an impressive individual, which. he is. Yeah, Puka certainly is. I think. people need to remember that whenever. they're talking [ __ ] about everything. Puka is doing. It's like go watch the. film.

But he Puka is a Watch him block. Watch. him block down field. Watch him do all. the the dirty work. >> And all the tough stuff as well as make. the giant catches over the top. >> Yeah, Puka is allowed to do whatever the. hell he want. If he's not breaking it. Puka is allowed to go live his life and. Puka is beloved in every single room he. has ever walked into. And if this is the. type of If this is who he is as a. professional athlete, we are lucky that. Puka Nacua is in the NFL. He's going to. be an entertaining lad for the next. couple years. Now, he still has to play. good. Yes. Of course. >> has to play great, which we assume he'll. be able to handle his business.

>> When that stuff happened mid-season, he. went out against Seattle in prime time. and had like 220 yards and a touchdown. >> So like I don't think that'll be a. problem for Puka, but on the other side. for Kansas City, Deebo mentioned it. earlier. Like I don't know who they have. in their scouting department at corner, but they've been able to move these top. top guys and then immediately replace. them with whether it be a rookie or a. second year guy or a trade. Mcduffie was. one of those for. >> Or they get to draft them. Or draft. them. >> Mcduffie is one of these guys we're. talking about. >> Yes, at 29. Cuz Fats came out and said, "Hey, we got young guys we had to throw. them out there and just figure it out.

they were That was him. >> Yeah. Yeah, so literally. >> That. >> the other thing, too. Like, they're. probably very comfortable with getting. rid of an All-Pro corner who of course. is going to make the Rams better, and. then immediately replacing them and. having Spags either coach them up or. just picking the right guy that they. know is going to be a Day 1 dude. >> We're in a beautiful time right now cuz. all we can talk about is just drama, stories, leads, or pictures. You guys. see Todd Monken and Shaddur? That was. sweet. Huh? >> Good crop on it. Oh, yeah. I like what's. going on. Obviously, when Monken showed. up for his opening day and he was.

dressed the way he was dressed, we all. thought to ourselves, "This guy's. awesome." Yes. Then you start looking at. his history and his success, you kind of. do your thing, and then all of a sudden, you know, Monken tells Shaddur in their. first meeting on some of Shaddur's. programming. I think it may be the. Cleveland Browns social media team. He's. like, "Hey, you know, I wanted you. I. was the one that wanted you in. Baltimore. We're going to have to talk. about that someday.". >> Yeah. And Shaddur was like, "Yeah, yeah, we'll talk about that whatever." He. goes, "No, really. Like, I was the. >> What the hell? >> I was the guy that wanted like. >> you in Georgia as well. >> I was actually the guy that like wanted.

you or whatever. So, I think Todd Monken. is excited about this relationship, but. I think Todd Monken also Am I going to. say it? What? Damn good football coach? >> a chance that he does have success? >> so. I I think so, too, AJ. I I think. there's a chance with how good of a. football coach he is. Just handling. situations, you know, like that is a. part of being a head coach. Just. handling situations. There was a. situation where he's talking [ __ ] about. Myles Garrett. No, never said that. Not. one time. What I actually said was this. Feels like he might be perfect for the. Cleveland Browns. I mean, obviously.

everything's TBD, but I do appreciate. him posting this photo and the Cleveland. Browns photo and being like, "Yeah, let's go ahead and just do this shit.". But there's a chance he does lead the. Browns to not being ass, AJ, and I think. we need to acknowledge that. Yeah, I. mean, I think we got to understand like. what the standards are, what the. expectations are for Cleveland. They're. not sky-high right now. We know like. they've been trying to figure it out the. whole defensive situation and move on. from that. The quarterback's always up. in the air. But to Monken, I feel like. he's flying under the radar. Like no one. There's a whole lot of people that. couldn't name the Cleveland Browns head.

coach at the moment right now and I. think that's a great thing for Monken. because he can kind of slide under the. radar and hey like you can only go up. from here pretty much it feels like for. Cleveland. >> Ain't it crazy the last head coach got a. head coaching job before anybody else. basically from the Cleveland Browns. >> Yeah. Then then a report card got leaked. that he was the the worst. >> Mhm. Got a head coaching job somewhere. else immediately. That's big deluxe football. But on that. note I think a lot of people thought. that Stefanski was a great coach. Remember he won coach of the year. Who's. voting on that? Doesn't matter. Who. knows. But he won coach of the year a.

couple times there in Cleveland and they. weren't able to have success. So the. immediate question is like well if you. got the best coach in football that's. getting coach of the year and you guys. stink like what are you doing? How are. you going to ever win? And it's like. well actually you guys went to the. playoffs and won a playoff game and then. remember you forced a guy out of the. building. Who did that? Was that the. coach? Was that somebody hm? I don't. know who was who. So I think. I think the Browns No, I'm not going to. say I don't want to start an all-out war. on Stefanski. Okay, I definitely do. I'm. sure he's a good guy. And I and I like. Matt Ryan, okay? And I think Matt Ryan.

does have a good football brain. He's. one who hired him. But like. I think any coach coming in there would. be would have been better than what they. they they had going on personally. Now. everybody else I think is saying Andrew. Berry's the problem. The ownership's the. problem, right? That's kind of what the. NFL I guess is saying. >> Definitely the ownership. Yeah. Cuz the But remember Tepper was a. problem until they got good. >> exactly. But the Haslams came out and. basically did say like yeah we forced. everybody's hand and decided to pay. Deshaun Watson 230 million dollars. >> He's still still Still in the mix. Yeah,

see the quarterback or is So I'm doing. run back drills. He looked athletic. I I. did see him moving and working out and. security. He's coming back off of. something that if he was to be able to. be a good football player again we'd all. be incredibly impressed with his. ability to find it again, you know, because he gets paid more money than. anybody in the history of sport at the. time guaranteed. I assume baseball. player had something bigger. In the history of our sport, $230. million guaranteed. And that was all. happening while some of the most serious. things of all time were taking place off.

the field, and he couldn't play. So, not. only does he opt out because he wants. traded, so he's not playing. Then. everything happens terribly off the. field that he doesn't play. Then that. all gets behind him. Then he's back on. the field. It's like he hasn't played in. like 2 and 1/2, 3 years. Is this going. to be Is this the NFL still, right? No, he'll be able to figure it out. He. didn't. Then injuries happen. And then. now all of a sudden we still have a. contract that we have to kind of uphold. here, the biggest of all time. And he. takes another run at it. It's like if. Deshaun Watson plays good football, that would be very surprising. That That.

would be the most surprising. >> to be there though, right? He's going to. be on the team, isn't he? Yeah, I assume. the Haslams that paid that deal are like. Yeah. Yeah, you're being a I heard a. deal. at the combine. of a former college football coach. Oh, yeah. This is one of the best deals. ever. >> Oh, he is currently a janitor on the on. the. campus at like the wreck building Mhm. because his contract had in it that his. money would be guaranteed to him.

And if he was fired, he would be moved. to another job on campus to fulfill the. contract. So, I believe the current job that is. being filled to fulfill the college. football head coaching contract for FAU. is currently mopping floors at the. wreck. What? Re- Is he actually Is it a no-show job, or is he really doing it? I heard we got. mop in hand. Good for him. >> I I heard I heard I heard a word. That's. a great job, by the. >> good paying gig. Yeah, that is highest.

of all time. Mhm. But also, that's one. of those ones where they're looking for. a breach. So, like they would like to. not have to pay you. Yeah. So, I mean, if you don't have good form on that, you know? Yeah. They're saying breach of. con- Like I think he has to be very. good. >> he's a toilet janitor in the Navy. >> he has to be very looking at people. through their slipping hoping he doesn't. put the little warning sign up so they. got people there taking falls all the. time. WHAT IS THE EXPRESS AUTO. >> [laughter]. >> IN SPANISH.

caution wet floor. I love you don't know see you I D A D O. I believe is what it says I get so happy. when I read I always say hello. I don't know what it means. she's on the sign. yeah they're looking for that with him. Wow that's that's news to me I didn't. hear that one the people that told me. that obviously wanted me to hear that. and see your reaction. there's a guy he's a janitor right now. like what he's currently a janitor. where good for him is this like a. passion project like no can't have a. breach of contract needs it to get paid.

it's like how's that working then they. obviously [ __ ] on the person who. negotiated the deal sure sure. well [ __ ] blah blah blah you know. immediately goes into it. >> living in Boca too. not a bad spot I mean if you had a brain. you'd just buy 15 Roomba's and just set. that [ __ ] you see that one with dog poop. on it. yeah all of a sudden they start painting. a canvas not good. it rolled over some turd like dog poop. and then it. painted a little loose stool gets. underneath the Roomba all of a sudden. Roomba becomes Bob Ross and you know all.

of a sudden you just got the whole poopy. house you know and you need to blot that. [ __ ] they say well that shit's actually. everywhere so [clears throat] you ain't. got no no you got nothing yeah that's. all. it literally looked like one of them. roller painters oh jeez. not good. >> Foxy you still Roomba in your whole. house. >> no I gave up on that thing. what about the outdoor one you had the. that's the one I'm talking about the. outdoor one didn't make it to the new. house that thing sucked don't get an. outside lawn mower robot it doesn't work. get an outside like the super expensive.

ones though you got to get the. commercial it worked for like 4 years so. I always say I got my money's worth but. it sucked now it did by working what. does that mean I mean everybody knows. like Okay, it comes to cutting grass you. look at the lines, you look at the the. levels, the even everything like that. You think this Roomba grass thing was. doing any of that? Absolutely not. >> It looked good. It's just it was a pain. in the ass cuz the wires would break. Once the wires break, you had to fix. those in order for it to go at all. So, it was brutal. Yeah, you you need a. Z-turn out there if you can afford one. If you can afford a Z-turn, you you get.

the Z-turn. You go and put that thing straight out. of rabbit. uh straight you're straight out of. turtle right to rabbit and then you let. that thing eat right there. I actually. um. I bought a house. in my NFL career, about the middle of. it, that had a massive field in the back. cuz I didn't like to work with other. people. So, I just wanted to kind of. work in my backyard so I can kick balls. Needed a big field, I got it. Soon as I. got it, I bought the Z-turn. Boy, I had. a good time out there. >> Yeah, it's fun. It is so many It's. time-consuming.

>> It is. It is certainly time-consuming, but boy, it's a good time cuz in. Pittsburgh, it's all haying and we are. going You know, it's not that good of a. time. I mean, we're pushing sled. straight uphill. Is basically what. you're doing there. One of them Z-turns, I don't know if you. have South Florida has much opportunity. for that unless you're working on a golf. course. >> But you get a field. >> I mean, not speaking It's a good time, man. You can disappear out there. >> It's all yeah. It is there. Yeah, it it. is It's pretty nice. Foxy don't want it. He's [ __ ] letting robots do it. >> Yeah. They'll make Bronco versions. [clears throat] of the Z-turn. Kyler. Murray potentially on the move,

definitely on the move. Where will he. be? Well, ESPN's reporting that he has. two potential destinations in his mind. and that there's obviously a lot of. interest in him is what his people are. going to say regardless. I've come full. circle on Connor's theory that if Kyler. goes to the Minnesota Vikings, the. Vikings are a problem. That that is kind. of where Connor has been since the. beginning of this. I think that is. because the amount of respect we have. for Kevin O'Connell and his offense. But. if you remember, I think the only thing. we've ever said about Kyler consistently. is that guy can spin it. Like his. uh his ball flight, his spiral, his uh.

pinpoint accuracy, his ability to do it. all, especially with his size, but just. his arm talent alone is outrageous. And. what do you need in a Kevin O'Connell. offense? Well, you need to be able to. put the ball exactly where it needs to. be. You also need to know where it's. supposed to go. And that goes to the. clause that was put into his contract. Will he be able to accomplish that? And. Connor has convinced me, yeah, he will. be able to do it. And now all of a. sudden I'm thinking of Kevin O'Connell. and Kyler Murray and Justin Jefferson. They're letting go Aaron Jones,

obviously. I think he's a big-time. weapon for whoever he signs with was for. the Minnesota Vikings, but I've come. around fully to Kyler in Minnesota. There's other vets being talked about. heading over there as well. What are. your thoughts, AJ? Yeah, I mean, I think Kyler with KOC, the more you think about it, yeah, it. would make a ton of sense. And I think. for Kyler a change of scenery could be. good for him and a different person in. his ear to help him out. And I obviously. we know quarterback's all about. confidence. I don't feel like Kyler. lacks any confidence, but with the like. everything, just watch these clips. What. he can like no one really else on the.

planet can do what this guy can do. So, when you can couple that with a guy that. can sit in the pocket and also sling it, like yeah, like Kyler absolutely has a. chance to resurrect his career, I. believe, especially if he goes to a. place like Minnesota. You know something. to think about here, too, as we're. running those highlights and you're. saying he's a one-of-one. There's. another one-of-one out there in Anthony. Richardson. Remember, Kevin O'Connell. gave him a full He did. Oh, yeah. Hey, bad dude. Hey. You're going to play in. this league for a long time. Hey, he. said. >> You can't do that. I almost sent him a. text. He said, hey.

Give us a one, then. Yeah. Immediately. after that. >> [laughter]. >> I I almost send us a one cuz maybe you. are the one that can make him live up to. his full potential because Anthony. Richardson at his absolute best is the. thing that draws everybody to like, hold. on. And if we think Kevin O'Connell is. the guy that gets the best out of. everybody, it's like, hold on. Is. Anthony Richardson going to have to can. he layer a ball? We haven't seen it yet. So, we don't. know. He can throw it 68 yards off his. back foot, though. >> Yeah, well, you understand that. Can he. layer a ball? Cuz that is up from my.

from my understanding, that is what. Minnesota is going to be looking for. first and foremost is we need somebody. that needs to know where the hell the. ball has to go and they need to be able. to put it over a linebacker in front of. a safety. We need that ball to be in our. offense immediately. That's why if that. is the only thing and I don't know if. Anthony Richardson can do that. I'm. right now probably going to say I don't. know if I've ever seen it, but again. that deep ball gets. >> the first thing we think about, you. know. >> Not the not the first thing we think. about, yeah. But if that is the only.

thing the Vikings are thinking about, if. Tua goes to the Vikings they might go 17. and 0 cuz that's all I think about when. I think about Tua. >> And there's another guy there's another. guy that people are like bum, you know, Kyler bum and then all of a sudden you. pair him up with Kevin O'Connell and. it's like. Hold on. Are we scared OF THEM? LIKE. YEAH, WE ARE. We are a little little. scared of them. Joining us now is not. from the world of football, but. certainly the world of let's go ahead. and send it, bro. Yeah. Okay, that's. what I learned. Fresh powder out there. Let's get going. Ladies and gentlemen,

joining us now. Olympic gold medal. frees No, skiing halfpiper. Okay, I don't know all the official. titles. Sure. He skis, he's in a. halfpipe, he's the best in the world. Clearly was the entire morning I was. watching three different runs. This. guy's the man. Ladies and gentlemen Alex Ferreira. Yeah! How you doing, brother? Pat, thank you so much for having me on. I'm doing great. I'm on an all-time high. and I'm never coming down, so don't try. and break my stride. >> I I won't. Hey, we're only here to lift.

you higher, brother. Thank you for. allowing us to be a part of your. altitude for a few minutes. So, let's. talk about the halfpipe. We mentioned. this earlier. We are very out of the. winter sport world. We don't I don't. really know it much. I get into the. Olympics though every single time, especially when America's kicking ass. Thank you, brother. But it felt like the. skiers have kind of taken the halfpipe. it felt like every skier was nailing. something absurd and I grew up with. what's the the movie? Uh Johnny Tsunami. Johnny Tsunami, which kind of judged the. skiers and I'm an outside the winter.

sports world. So, I always thought the. skiers were the worst. Then I watched. this halfpipe and it's like, wait a. minute, the skiers are definitely more. entertaining on the halfpipe than the. snowboard was for me. And then all of a. sudden you roll out there and they're. like, well, wait a minute, we actually. got the guy. I want to thank you for a. spectacular watch and also winning. But. can you tell me more about when did. every skier become phenomenal at the. halfpipe cuz it felt like that's what I. was watching. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, the. snowboarder guys are super impressive as. well as the girls as well, but. definitely as far as the ski side of.

things goes, everybody is on their game. Nobody doesn't land any runs anymore. Everyone's always landing. Everyone's. crushing it. And yeah, the competition. runs deep. It is a super steep steep. track to compete against all these guys. So, I'm just super grateful to be on. top. Yeah, definitely on top. And and. we'll certainly talk about some guy that. seemingly follows you around as well. who's. a little bit of a. an ex- a little bit of a wildcard. Yeah, a little bit. Former gold medalist. probably.

>> Yeah, and he lives in you know, he's. good a good idea I think for the good of. sport. What are you going to be judged. on cuz I saw them talking about how high. you were, okay? What are you worried. about most? How high you're getting, how. clean you're spinning, how clean the. landing is? Like what is mission one for. you as you're heading down into the. halfpipe? That's a great question. Let's just. start with amplitude is king. There's a. variety of criteria. There's overall. impression. There's degree of. difficulty. But the main main thing is amplitude is. king. You got to go huge. You got to.

execute on your grabs perfectly. And the. idea or my whole style is all about. making it as clean as possible. I want. people to watch on TV and be like, oh, maybe I could do that. So, I just try to. make it super super smooth. No, yeah, nobody thinks that. But young skiers. young skiers are thinking that. But I. like the fact that you you all think to. like when people watch on TV, this. should be a clean. Like it should be. good because whenever people are just. cutting off their runs, I found myself. getting disinterested. Like I think that. was happening in the other halfpipe. You.

guys, you're talking about all of us are. going through it was it was a hell of a. spectacle. Ty has a question for you, Alex. >> Yeah, Alex, like when you're going out. there I mean cuz like Pat said, if. you're trying to make people think that. this is like those even you coming in on. the halfpipe and just like revert Now, I. don't ski, but I was like I would fall. back and probably break my neck on the. entry into the halfpipe there. When. you're trying new tricks, like what is. that process like how do you just kind. of keep pushing the envelope? Cuz I feel. like some of this stuff it feels like.

the human body A isn't supposed to do. that, but like if you're practicing this. kind of stuff day in day out, if you're. not landing this kind of stuff, obviously, you could get super super. hurt and not be able to compete. So like. what is the process like when you're. trying to put together a gold medal run. like this? I mean, let's just be real here. It's. scared I'm scared shitless. It's. absolutely insane everything that. everyone's doing. So you got to be on. point. And we're skiing on a brick or a.

block of ice, right? Like this isn't. just oh, we're going for a fun ski. No, this is pure bulletproof ice. If you. don't land, you're going to have a bad. day. So it's always I always say I'm in the. business of landing. Try to make it as. clean as possible, land the best of my. ability, and put on a show. I noticed. earlier on like you were saying that. when people are landing runs, the. audience is getting disinterested. It's. not as fun. I always try and stuck to. the the characteristic of consistency is.

king. Be as consistent as I possibly. can, and everything else will take care. of itself. >> Yeah, your prep is probably insane. AJ. has a question about that actually. Yeah, I wonder like as far as your your. final run, you posted a run and you had. to sit there and I believe watched three. other competitors go. Can you take us. through what that was like inside your. head, how nervous you were watching each. guy go? Yeah, it's a living nightmare. It's. absolutely terrible. Just watching the. top three qualifiers coming down below. and the whole time, you know, I'm not. much of a religious man. I believe in.

the universe, do unto others as you. would like, the golden rule, right? And. I just kept talking to God, basically. Just, you got to give me this one. Come. on. >> [laughter]. >> Last one, you got to give me. And uh, you know, he came through big time. So, thank you to the big man upstairs, I. guess. >> Yeah, I believe in the universe and then. I realized in that moment, okay, there's. God out there, too. Yeah, [laughter]. somebody needs to. Somebody needs to be hearing this. Now, does he have a son? I I don't know right. at this moment. I mean, if there would. have been four qualifiers, maybe we. would have We would have seen if we got. to that point. Uh, that's a beautiful.

thing having faith in that moment, obviously, but also getting it to cash. in and get to enjoy, you know, the. benefits of all your hard work is. special. So, I appreciate that. Con Man. has a question for you. >> Yeah, Alex, uh, Pat mentioned it. earlier. I was infatuated with Hot Dog. Hans. Uh, it seems though he follows you. around. I believe it was kind of. something you and one of your friends, uh, who was a filmmaker kind of. developed. Can you tell me more about. Hot Dog Hans and this absolute nuclear. weapon of a persona?

You rock. Thank you for saying that. I. appreciate it. Basically, a friend came. to me and said, "Hey, have you seen. Uncle Drew, Kyrie Irving? This sitting. is amazing. He dressed up as an old man. He's dunking on people, 360 dunks, layups, whatever." And I said, "No, I. hadn't seen it." He showed me. I. thought, "Wow, this is fantastic." He. goes, "We should do this with you in. skiing." And it just so happened at the. time, one of my best friends, he owns a. production company called Vital Films, is working for people like the BBC, Nat. Geo, ESPN, you name it, he's on it. And. basically, we came together, I dress up.

like an old man, and I mess with people. on the slopes, and we have a blast. Our. main goal is to bring humor and. originality and some major creativity to. the space, and I think we're doing a. great job so far and I hope everyone. keeps enjoying it. We're just trying to. have a lot of fun. Fun we have. >> Dog Hans has a bit of a ledge, you know, and obviously palling around with an. Olympic gold medalist does not hurt. The. skiing world, we learn about it every. single Winter Olympics. There's a lot of.

options out there. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, there's a ton, Alex. And in the. football world we used to talk about you. know, it's impossible to play both sides. of the ball, offense and defense. Let's. say you had four years, okay? Could like. obviously you're very very very very. comfortable on your skis. Like how would. you do in big air or aerials or let's. say you're going super G or slalom. Like. because you're so comfortable on skis, if we gave you four years, how do you. think you would do in those other. events? Listen, man, I'm super confident, but. let's be real here. I would get. absolutely slaughtered. This is not a.

joke. There's so many different disciplines of. skiing and you need to specialize in. your discipline because everyone has. gotten so freaking good. It's just the. real it's the nature of the beast. Everyone's amazing. Do you do the skiing. like. >> [laughter]. >> Do you do the. Do you do the like the the hang We'll. take the Like the basic skiing. Like do you do the skiing? Have you. What's Mikaela Shiffrin do? Slalom from. those Have you ever like done that or. you like a natural like go hang out do.

the skiing whenever you're not doing. half pipe skiing? Like how does that all. work out? Absolutely. I'm a skier first. and foremost. I'm a soul shredder. I go. out and ski with my friends, with my. mom, with my dad, whatever. I'm there. for it. I like being around. I'm. especially there for the après-skiing. I. like to have a good time. We're not here. for a long time, so I'm trying to enjoy. it. But yeah, we have a great time. Any type. of skiing, you invite me, I'm there. Heli-skiing, normal groomers, powder. skiing, park skiing, whatever. I got my.

ski boots on right now. I'm going to. shred park right after this. You're the man. Okay, how can we. Yeah, okay, yeah. >> [laughter]. >> We love that you're living in your. boots. This guy hasn't taken his boots. off. since the. since the Winter Olympics. I have not. gotten into the skiing at all. Where. should I go in America? Where would you. a couple of places? You don't have to. pick a favorite and piss anybody off. But where's a couple places that if we. were to take a group to kind of go do a. skiing and also an après-ski, where do. you think we should head here in the.

United States of America? Yeah, yeah, I'm happy to piss people. off. You got to go to Aspen. I'll show. you the best time of you guys' lives. If. you haven't skied before, we'll have a. blast and yeah, you let me know when you. want to come and I'll set the whole. thing up for you and your crew. Woo, boom. AND THAT'S WHY YOU ARE THE. MAN we need representing the United. States of America on those two skis. You're the best. Thank you for taking. time and congrats again. Much love, go USA. Appreciate you boys. having me on. All the best, I will see. you soon. Thank you for representing for.

us, man, and good luck out there. Go. shred park, dude. Alex Pereira. >> [applause]. >> Yeah, what are you talking about, dude? I'm kind of [ __ ] blown right now. >> [laughter]. >> Hilarious. Living the gimmick. Such a. beast. I mean, he's the one. Is he doing. like backflips over people if he's going. down black diamonds? Like are there. jumps out there? I don't I don't I don't. know. >> In park, yeah. Like today when he's. going to park, yeah, there's boxes, there's jumps, yeah. We got to go and do. that. How how We got to go. Is that. still happening? >> Oh yeah. >> Oh yeah, it's Out there till March. Last. February when it was. >> today's date? March 2nd, 3rd, something.

like. >> Oh, you'll be able to ski out there till. April. Yeah. I'm in. You bought skis, right? You've gone a. decent amount of times. I went I went. God rest his soul, Vontae was a huge. skier. Former teammate, Vontae Davis, he. would go out there all the time. Some of. his friends who I was still in contact. with, they go multiple times a year. So. I am definitely down. I went once and. you know, I picked it up fairly quickly, but I I'm definitely down to go anytime. I got invited to go to live with. a little with Vontae on a ski trip and I.

couldn't make it happen. And then I was. seeing the pictures of what happened and. I'm like. man, that ski time looks like a good. time. You know, I don't know if I'll be. able to do the skiing, but it does feel. like the skiing community is a good. time. Like it does like the après-ski is just. like a part of it like yeah, we're going. to have a good time here. Like that is. what we're here for and it feels like. it's a great therapeutic. type of. >> Great workout. It's like a 9:00 to 3:00. type thing, too. So, you can get some. sun, nice little suntan while you're. going. >> lot of chief and A lot of chief and.

a lot of a lot of boozing. And you can. really devastating, right? Yeah, there there can be some really. terrible things that will happen. >> die for sure. Yeah, you could die. >> Need to wear a helmet. Make a decision. though, skiing or or snowboard. Right. now, am I doing it? I still have my. board, so yeah. Am I making a decision right now? Uh. yeah, sure. Why not? Give me the ones that are. Yeah, no no Yeah, give me give me the. ski. Mostly because I've walked on two. feet my whole life and uh get me on a.

skateboard, very difficult. >> never done it, skiing is a lot easier. like the first three, four times. They. got mini skis, too, by the way. They got. skis this big if you want to if the. water. >> Wait, I've gone rollerblading before. >> Exactly. They. they have those size skis. >> Do they work or no? Uh they do work, but. they are like trick skis. Like you. you're supposed to be a very good skier. to use them, but still What do you mean? Like I can't just go out there first. time and do a little how do you do? >> You can. And then what am I am I. grinding on it? Yeah, grinding hitting. the boxes like Tony Hawk. >> Those are good if you can ice.

I I think I can kind of do that. >> if you could side if you if you could. stop wearing like hockey skates, then. you could do those. Okay, so I'm doing. trick skis first time I'm out there. Okay, that I've decided cuz the long. ones scare me. That the length of it is. what scares me. >> [laughter]. >> You know, cuz doing this whole thing cuz. I've had the uh. the little mermaid things for swimming. What are those on your feet? Oh, yeah, floaties. I can't the flip flippers. Hey, Jay. What are you talking about? It's a I'm talking about those big floa-. >> Scuba slippers. Like yeah, like your. scuba, like yeah. Flippers. Scuba?

Flippers, yes. Flippers, not floaties. Okay, flippers. >> That's what it sounded like you were. saying. I don't know you What are you. using flippers for, you know? >> What do YOU PUT FLOATIES ON YOUR FEET? YOUR KIDS GOT NO SHOT. WHAT WHAT IS THAT. WHERE YOU PUT YOUR FLOATIES? I'M TALKING. ABOUT MY FEET. THEIR FEET STAY UP, AND THEIR HEAD goes. down. You got to really test them, but. throw them into adversity right away. >> Yeah, I understand. Yeah, I get it. Hanging on to them by their Achilles, yeah. I I understand what you're doing. there. No, anytime those things I'm just. not good at the. the big floa- Socker. >> Yeah. And then and then the the long. skis just that feels like that would not.

be good for my knees, too. Like that. feels like that's a lot of So, if I'm. getting a little There's middle ground. >> rolled over, boys. Yeah, you can do. that. And There's the best of both. worlds, too. That's the hardest part of. skiing is just That's just not so like a. good idea. >> What are you talking ABOUT? I'M TURNING. THAT THING SIDEWAYS. I'm dragging that. thing down the hill. Like that is what they say. I mean, yeah, that's kind of your MO. You go. right. You know, let me get in the. batter's box. I'll go up and get. plunked. Let [laughter] me get in the ring. I'm. stone cold. Yeah, go ahead. You know. what? Go ahead. Put the [ __ ] rope. Fire works. Go ahead. You're right. I So, that would be.

harder, those little ones? >> Yeah, they are definitely harder cuz. just Oh, I thought we were talking easy. AJ's gone. AJ's already headed to Aspen. Oh, nice. Someone called him. All right. Well, as we end here on ESPN. 2 as the uh Red Sox and Yankees play. each other on ESPN, we will let you know. that the Team USA. with Clayton Kershaw pitching, I do. believe. He's not starting, but Or Oh, that's who 20 is pitching? I That's what. we were told, right? >> They're playing the Colorado Rockies. That's available nowhere. MLB.TV.

>> Okay, okay. It is available somewhere. Yes. That's on me. Me and friend tell. friend something I said might change. your life. We're back tomorrow. Aaron. Rodgers will be joining us on YouTube, ESPN Plus, Disney Plus, TikTok, and uh. hopefully you'll join us as well. See. you tomorrow. Goodbye. Did I miss. anything? No. Got it. I think I hit them all. Yeah, the lineup came out, and Yarbrough is. getting the start from the A's, I. believe. That's uh hopefully he's. sponsored by that company. What? Marlboro, Yarlboro? That's money. I don't know if they're doing as many. cigarette sponsorships these days. In.

pro sports? Just any. Another thing I. think it's kind of a tough thing. >> established like Red Bull? Yeah. No, they're a little different. I. think I think Red Bull has a lot of a. lot of. a lot of hats on these skiers. >> Ah, that's true. I think Red Bull would. say, "We do more to support Olympic. sports than maybe anybody. >> anybody else." Which we would like to. say to Red Bull, "We appreciate your. service." Not only that, but also when. you guys decided to tag team with vodka. everywhere, we appreciate what you did. for all of our lives as well. Foxy just. gave a big head size. Sounds like he.

survived some nights. Big time hangover. when you do that. I loved it though. It. was great nights. Okay, sorry you had one with the lads, pal. Go start your room lawnmower, pal. I'll tell you what. I was looking for. one of those for 5 hours over there in. Phoenix. Just at the end of the day. You got a bet, dude. No, this next place. is awesome. You guys got a Red Bull. vodka here? No. Okay. We do got. >> Yeah, right. We're not the mountains,

but it's always. snowing. It's like, [laughter] oh Jesus, get me. out of here. Any hangover with that? No. I don't know, to be honest. Anytime I've only done it I've only done. it a couple times. Long time literally. two times. Long time ago. Always. alongside an immense amount of alcohol. Yeah. So like, you know. >> Yeah, how do you know? Yeah, and then. Chicken or egg? Yeah, the thing that I. do know though, I don't know about the. hangover, but I do know looking in the. mirror going, "What the [ __ ] are you. [ __ ]. you [laughter] are a real okay." Okay,

Tony Montana. >> This is what life is. Yeah, I I always. That was my issue with it. Now, I I've. had a lot of friends, obviously that. were into that particular thing. Good. time crowd has, you know, certain. traits. I think everywhere. I was always. a part of good time crowds in like a lot. of different cities. So, obviously I see. that type of stuff, but for me it's. never good. And I I don't I don't like. that everybody just automatically calls. me a coke head as soon as they hit see. me with some energy all the time. It's. like actually no, it's the complete. opposite. I've I've talked to me about.

it after and I didn't like me. I don't. like what I did in my brain. Oh, you got. to be out of your old out of your mind. It's like no, actually. Hate that as well cuz it keeps me too on. track. I like to. I actually like to kind of voyage out of. there. Oh, so what you use. You got to be doing some meth? You on. [ __ ] meth? No, man. I wake up like. this and I'll tell you what, it annoys me, too. But then we take some uh. then we take an herbal remedy. Mhm. And I think that slows me down enough.

But boy, that upper stuff, I think there's a lot. of that in those X Games type stuff. I. think those guys are I think they. I think they are a part I think they are. a good time crowd. I think all of them. are. Which is why I think it's so. electric when we watch the the Winter. Olympics. It's like a very electric. time. >> I mean, like he said, that's no. [ __ ] Like you can. those guys could break their neck every. single run they have. You're doing ski. flips and [ __ ] like that on skis. Like. you could die every time. >> If you've never been on a halfpipe, the.

top part and then where it goes down to, that it is ice. It's it's ice. So, it's. like it basically concrete. >> Dude, I saw a guy hit the I saw a guy. hit the People that land on the top and. then where it starts to go down on their. back, like that's I saw a guy hit I saw. a guy hit edge. Ooh. I saw a guy hit. edge cuz I think he tried to steal. another jump at the bottom. So, he thought he I think he was trying. to jump more and he jumped into the wall. basically and started flipping and. didn't even know it and. boom. And then he goes down. and he's on and they send in a whole.

thing. I'm like, oh, I just watched a. guy break his back. >> really snow. And then he gets up, walks down the halfpipe and then starts. making fun of himself and then walks. away and I'm like, This is this group is dogs everywhere. Shout out to the Winter Olympics. Tell. me about it. Let's get to break on the other side. Aaron Rodgers will be joining us. I can't wait for I've no idea what Do. you know where this is headed? No. Maybe. >> Can't wait though. Have you talked to him about coming on. over the last couple days?

No, not really. I have I like nothing. like I'm sure. Nothing um in detail. about anything. Just say, "What's up? How are you?". Always lying. Yeah. Always lying. Why. you lying? No. So, when are you going to. make a decision on what you're going to. do this next year? You think I'm texting. him that? Okay, so that's what people. expect, right? And what are they Oh, yeah. Everyone thinks that yeah, he's. making a decision today. Don't think. that. That is not. >> sweet. He should. It You're I agree, AJ. He should. Text. him right now. Why not? All right. We'll.

>> Good as time as ever. I agree. He loves March 4th. If not now in World Baseball Classic is. about to start. >> Yeah, exactly. We just won gold in men's and women's. hockey like everyone riding high. and everything else. Yeah. Yeah. He's got a dog named Apollo, right? He. does. First thing that comes to mind when you. think of Apollo? Apollo 13 or Apollo. Anton Ohno. Okay. So, let's get rid of.

the first one you said. >> Apollo Anton Ohno. Which is what? Winter. Olympic. >> Yes. Winter Olympic legend speed skater. What about Apollo Creed? That's first. >> That was my first. Yeah. That That. works, too. He Summer Olympic who gave. Rocky the. the Star-Spangled Banner, [music] you. know, trunks? It was Apollo Creed. So, he's going to be pumped up about. what just happened in the Olympics, I. think. >> Yes. Because of that. Oh, you See how you. tied it together? What about the Apollo. Theater? I thought that might have. something to do with it. I mean, literally any Apollo you're thinking of.

now is not the first one that I was. talking about. Apollo Creed potentially is right. answer. good. also opportunity. Apollo. Anton Ohno is what we're trying to get. to. The Greek God. [laughter] Yeah. That. movie that movie with the Apollo. theater, great. Is that Chris Rock goes. in that old white guy. >> the Apollo. Anybody know that? Is that There it is. Is that what it's. called AJ? Get him to the Apollo. I thought it was. the tall guy Russell Brand. >> That's Get him to the Greek. That's Get. him to the Greek. Oh, yeah. There it is. All right, second break.

I'm just going to act like he named the. Apollo after Apollo Anton Ohno. There's. a good chance. And he was walking He. speed skating come out of the Olympics. and that's why you seemingly glowing the. most. I said earlier in the show that. talking to him the last couple days that. is he was glowing through the FaceTime. And and I don't know if you feel the. same way or want to say the same thing. This dude feels very feels like he feels. very good about where he is in his life. right now. You agree with that? I would imagine. I mean would he Do you. think he would want to come on if he. wasn't feeling good? I mean there's been. some times you know where he wanted to.

you know feels like. It's a lot of other [ __ ] going on in the. world too outside of sports that he. might want to talk about. That's a good. call. I didn't even think about that. until right now. I just thought about. that right now. All right, [ __ ] it. We'll see. Be a. friend tell a friend something nice. might change your life. Feels like Aaron. is in. I'm excited to hear what he has to say. Excited to catch up on what the year. that was. So much has happened since the. last time we talked to him. What does. his future look like? Does he know at. this exact point? Is he allowed to take. his time to figure out what he wants to.

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WOMAN DIVER FROM ITALY WON A NATIONAL. CHAMPIONSHIP. This thing's BEEN STARING. AT ME ALL. DAMN. DAY. KIRK, I'M A LITTLE WINDED. >> [laughter].

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Mack can be on the line with a gorgeous. assist. The all-time leading tackler for. the Green Bay Packers. You think? >> [screaming]. >> Be a friend, tell a friend something. nice, could change your life. Hello, beautiful people and welcome back. to our humble abode, The Thunderdome. On this Aaron [music] Rodgers Wednesday, March 4th, 2026, hour three of the. program begins now.

Sports are the greatest. I just had a. burp. I just uh took down an incredible. wrap over there and I did not expect the. type of uh up that was coming there as I. was introing this wonderful hour that I. assume is not going to be talked about. at all. That is A.J. Hawk right there. He's a college football national. champion, Super Bowl champion, Ryder Cup. winner. The toxic table's here at Boston. Connor and at Ty Schmidt. Good to see. you, Ty. You're glowing a little bit. right now. >> Hey, you know, it's tough not to. I. mean, we got a guy who I'm looking. forward to talk to and we got Team USA.

baseball taking on the Rockies at 3:10. today. It's a great time to be alive. >> Life is good, isn't it? >> Yeah. LIFE IS GOOD. >> DAY TO. TO. I KNOW THE. SUN STILL shining when I CLOSE MY EYES. YEAH, [screaming]. NOW YOU'RE AT THE NFL COMBINE THERE IS. AJ Butler, one half of the Hammer. Cowboys AP Tone and joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is a four-time NFL. MVP, a Super Bowl champion. Uh last year was the quarterback of the.

Pittsburgh Steelers. Before that, he was. a quarterback of the Jets. Before that, what people will remember is an iconic. run with the Green Bay Packers, where. some kid out of Cal became an absolute. icon. That man's name? AARON RODGERS. >> [applause and cheering]. >> HOW YOU DOING, DUDE? I'M glad you guys. played that song cuz AJ loves that song. He really does. That's one of his. favorites. Oh, really? Do you want to. sing with us? IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE.

ALIVE. Did you say? What did you say, AJ? He's talking about He's muted. Grab a. street. Can't hear him. I love it. Can't. hear him. >> [laughter]. >> Go ahead, AJ. What did you say? Oh, no. Here you are. Oh, no. He's doing. that on purpose, I think, Aaron. I think. he's doing it on purpose there. I don't. know if YOU GUYS ARE PLAYING with me or. not. We actually cannot hear you right. now. So, if you could turn off your. mute, that would be sick. Huh? Uh. Hey, you're unmuted, dude. That They're. saying it's your side. Everybody in the. back is saying Oh, he thinks we're lying.

to him. See, this is part of the. problem. There's got to be some. technical issue when I come on, right? Yeah, always. [laughter] I think I'm. good today, but I think it's got to be. something, man. Um you look good. Uh you. look incredibly happy. I told the boy, let's call AJ back. Uh AJ, we You are. actually could not hear you. AJ thinks we are You think we're [ __ ]. with you, AJ. We are not [ __ ] with. you. We actually cannot hear you. Aaron, thank you for being a part of that. moment. And also, this is a better. two-shot anyway. You know what I mean? I'll tell you what, Aaron. You are very. handsome, which is a part of a lot of.

things. >> Role model, man. Yeah, exactly. [laughter] Exactly. Uh I like the blue. shirt, blue eyes just going absolutely. crazy right now. But, you're also glad. It's a shoutout It's a shoutout to where. I did my rehab. Uh you know, twice. Collarbone and uh. and my Achilles. So, shoutout to Heather. and everybody over there at Elite Ortho. Just saw him at the gym today and can't. see it, but I've been doing a lot of. a lot of push-ups and lifting, you know, so it was kind of tight on the arms. I. kind of liked it. >> Okay, so you wearing those tight shirts. >> Well, I'm on a bunch of peptides. You'll. learn about that when you retire. And.

and I don't know what you're uh planning. on doing in this particular. conversation, but hearing that you've. been working out and what I said to the. boys is getting a chance to FaceTime. with you over the last few days and. catch up with you after the season. It's. like you look good, man. You look. healthy, you look happy, and obviously a. couple times you weren't able to chat. cuz you were working out. You will be a. guy that will work out for the rest of. your life or is this a part of your. process still on what's next for you as. a football player or as a human? I I. don't want to literally We are so happy. you joined us. It's great to catch up. I. don't want to immediately jump into it, but you're talking about working out.

It's like, okay, are you just always. going to be like that? Is there a. reason? Have you got to that point in. your mind? Like where do you sit on this. particular March 4th? Probably somewhere between you and AJ, I. would say. Maybe closer to you. I know. you got a good workout schedule. AJ's. like 5:00 a.m. on the VersaClimber in. there, you know. I'm not doing that, but uh. No, I I'm trying to stay fit. I mean, it's harder when you get older. So, you kind of can't take the same. amount of time off as you used to, you. know, after so many seasons I would. take, you know, a few weeks off, a month off,

a month and a half. Now, you know, now at 42 just to stay in. shape, you got to you got to kind of. always be dialed in on the diet and. sleep and. workouts if you want to look the right. way. You know, I I want This This is uh. you know, we're we're not on ESPN. I. mean, wouldn't [ __ ] matter, but. >> [laughter]. >> But Valid. You know, I want to look. good. I want my wife to want to [ __ ] me. all the time. So, hopefully I look good all THE TIME. >> [laughter]. >> OKAY. OKAY. All right. On that Okay, so. we'll get back to uh the workouts and.

why and everything like that. And I'll. tell you I. >> Shout out to Yeah, shout out to. Icelandic water. Usually best in the Usually a Mountain. Valley Springwater guy, but. but I do love the Icelandic and uh. you know, when I got to Pittsburgh. there were a lot of guys Imitation is. the highest form of flattery. A lot of. guys that you know, copied some of the. things that I did, you know, with the. wired-in headphones and. and the Mountain Valley. And Ben. Skowronek is one of the top ones. He. came out to Malibu. We had a good time. and. threw the ball around a little bit and.

>> [snorts]. >> and after that, you know, the next time. I saw him he was wired-in green bottle. with him everywhere. So, I take a lot of. pride in that. I appreciate that. T.J. Watt, you know, went to wired-in. headphones. So, Okay. Um. Bad teammate. >> appreciate all those guys. Notorious bad. teammate Aaron Rodgers potentially. influencing the locker room. Let's talk. about you being old man in for the. Pittsburgh Steelers in new team, new. city. When we talked to you at training. camp, it was still the stage of like. everything was possible. And I think. Jaylen Ramsey was talking at training.

training camp about I once I heard. everybody's why, everybody was really. motivated, really excited. The season. goes how it goes. You have success, obviously win AFC North, doesn't end up. with a Super Bowl. How do you look back. on the year that was with the Pittsburgh. Steelers? And how thankful are you? And. I'm I'm asking you that because yes, I. am Yinzer and everything like that. Former Punt, Pass, and Kick world. champion for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But how was the year versus what you. thought it was going to be and then what. it inevitably ended up being? And how do. you sit now with what last season was.

for you? Well, first of all, I just had to I had. to to to do not disturb because. obviously Ben Skowronek's watching it. So, HE JUST TEXTED YO, THANK YOU, DUDE. HEY, BABY BEN. YEAH, shout out, buddy. >> Shout out Shout out to Ben, man. Like uh. there's few guys I've really connected. with, you know, quickly and. uh he was just one of them. Like I love. Ben and he's such a he's such a quirky, you know, cookie. I don't know if you. guys have a a to talk to him, but uh but. he's hilarious. But just every day he's. just on one. He's just on one.

And uh I never You know, there's some. doldrums, you know, throughout the. season, you know, long weeks or training. camp, but him. every day the same. Just cracking jokes, ripping on people. Uh inappropriate, you know, things that. he would bring up all the time. >> Hell yeah. So, he you know, there was a. lot of guys that made the year special. Then obviously my quarterback room. I. mean, I'd never met Mason Rudolph. before. Mason's one of my favorite guys. I ever played with. I mean, Mason got me. through every single day. I mean, he is.

just hilarious. I mean, he's such a such. a naturally funny guy and and super dry. and cutting. Uh so, we had a blast. And then Will. Howard, like what a great young player. Just got the right moxie, the right. personality, and loved working with him. And Skylar Thompson, you know, Sky is. one of the quietest dudes I've had in. the room, but but he's. Sky is a sweetheart, man. He's just such. a such a nice guy. So, we had a blast. And then obviously Cam and T.J. were. were great. And the guys I got to spend. time, uh you know, a lot of time with.

locker room wise, you know, next to Pat. Freiermuth. You know, I love Pat and and just loved. his whole demeanor and. and the way he showed what a true. professional he was the entire year. And. Calvin Austin, what an absolute sweet. kid that guy is. Like just special. special guy to share the field with. And. so many guys, you know, you mentioned. Jaylen. I love playing with Jaylen. And. Deshaun Elliott, who said I need to be. retired. Uh you know, in in the off season I I. gave him a lot of [ __ ] about that, but I. love. I love Deshaun. I mean, what a what a. great uh great guy. And there were so.

many people. Arthur Smith, Tom Arth, Mike T obviously, you know, Mike T was a. huge reason why I went there. And. um Mr. Rooney, like just the way I was. treated out there. I had a blast. You know, obviously we. talked about this. Like when you're off. the field. stuff is is. is not an escape. It's uh it's a. blessing, you know, it's a refuge. It's. It's a home. Uh. you can just play and just enjoy the. heck out of everything uh the game has.

off because the game is a tough game. It's a grind, you know, it's a long. season and there's ups and downs and. highs and lows and emotional swings and. momentum and. the mental leadership is uh you know, heavy a lot of time. It's something you. love, but but to be able to go home uh. after work and. and uh be able to have that part uh you. know, so locked in and so special and. such a. uh. a refuge uh you know, made the year even. more fun. But I give a lot of credit to. the organization and Mike T and. Arthur and all the guys I mentioned.

quarterback Roman Ben and DK and Calvin. and Roman Scotty and. it was just a fun group of guys and I. really enjoyed my time. Yeah, and. obviously only one team uh wins the. Super Bowl. That was not you guys. So, it's always going to be a devastating. finale to a season. Then Coach Tomlin. obviously steps down after a long. tenure. Uh. with the way it all ends, you're not. sour about the decision to join the. Pittsburgh Steelers at all. And on that. note, Mike McCarthy going back to.

Pittsburgh, Danner, to become the. Pittsburgh Steelers head coach feels. like it's a movie, don't it? Doesn't it. all feel like kind of like a little bit. of a simulation type situation here with. this all kind of happening at this exact. time? Your thoughts on him getting into. the Steelers building for the first time. in his life as notorious Yinz and friend. of yours, I believe I can say, now he's. kind of taken over. Yeah, Mike's one of the great guys in. the league. Uh just an absolutely. exceptional human being with a huge. heart. We had a lot of great years. together, a lot of a lot of fun. Um.

you know, he just he really cares about. the players. Um but he also holds guys accountable. and creates a lot of structure and. details in the in the in the process. Um. but man, I I love my time with Mike over. the years. Obviously, there was some. there was some some times. It's like a. you know, it's like a like a big brother. where you you're. you know, sometimes you love them, sometimes you're pissed at them. Um but deep down there's so much love. for for Mike and appreciation for the.

time we spent together. And I think you. know, what was really special for us was. in 2022, he was with Dallas and they. came in and played a night game against. us and we were going through some. struggles and Mike and I had talked uh. like that Monday of that week. Really. before I came on the show on Tuesday, we. had talked on Monday and said, "Hey, let's let's spend some time together, you know, before the game away from the. cameras." Cuz we knew it was going to be. a uh spectacle. You know, everything that was written, most of it [ __ ] uh you know, about. our relationship. And let's let's spend.

some time together where we're not like. with a boom mic over the top of us and a. camera on us. So, I was telling you. this, you know, I want to share this. story, but um so, he hit me up on on. game day and and. I was like, "Hey, what time you want to. get together?". And it was like we had a night game, it. was like noon, I think. And I and I. said, "You know, I usually come, you. know, 4 hours before the game, but I'll. come a little early." I said, "What time. you going to be over at the stadium?" He. said, "I'm already here.". So, I said, "Okay.". I said, uh. "Where do you want to meet?" And he.

said, "Let's meet in uh. in the sewing room.". So, so so there was a room in the. off the off the locker room, off the. equipment room where the sewing ladies, sweethearts, would uh put the patches on. the uniforms and names on the uniforms. And um. And so, we met in there for like an. hour, just him and I. And and just had a. really special special time like talking. about uh the time we spent together and. and uh the appreciation we had for each. other and the gratitude. And that was a.

deeply meaningful moment for both of us, I think I can say. And um. I just say. you know, the the league, the way it's. covered is so fickle now. There's so. many opinions. And it used to be just. you know, on SportsCenter it was like it. was on ESPN it was it was highlights, you know, and and the stars were the. people in the highlights. And I've talked about this, but now the. the stars or the people they think. they're stars or the people who are. debating. You know, it's all talking. heads and the majority of it I would say. other than this show and I think that. not speaking out of my ass there is very.

negatively slanted, you know, it's like. somebody this opinion is this opinion. and they'll fight about it and it's it's. mostly. uh negatively slanted or at least one of. the people has negative slant on it. And. so I saw some of the stuff you've. written about Mike and. I just think. one, he doesn't give a [ __ ] about that. Two, it's all it's majority of it's. [ __ ] any negative thing about Mike. and I don't give a [ __ ] about how old he. is, um how long he's been in the league. or the trend of the new young, you know, play caller who's called.

you know, who's been on the staff of one. of the Shanahan disciples. Like it seems. like that's kind of the the hot thing. I. get that. Like there's a lot of great. scheme in there, but there's something. to an old school organization with the. Pittsburgh Steelers definitely are. Just. like the Green Bay Packers were and. bringing in a guy not only who brings. accountability and. and a program that's proven to work at. multiple places now, but he's the. [ __ ] Yinz er. Yeah, oh yeah. He grew. up literally like around the practice. field and Christian Kuntz is our long. snapper who's Pittsburgh through and.

through. >> Oh yeah. You know, grew up there, went. to Duquesne. Great dude. I loved I loved the Kuntz. He's hilarious. I just gave him [ __ ] all. the time, but he's like I I remember one. day we were at practice to us and said, "Hey, where's Greenfield Avenue? Where. Mike's run?" He's like, you know, in his. accent he's like, "It's a road over. there, you know, just the other side of. the hill." I mean. I mean that's that's where Mike comes. from. Mike bleeds, you know, >> [snorts]. >> Pittsburgh, PA and I think there's. something special about that for a guy. who's going to come home and lead in a a. historic franchise. There's not many of. them in the league. I've talked about. it. There's only a few of those.

cornerstone franchises. Who else would. you rather have lead? You know, a guy. that like literally bleeds black and. gold and loves the city with all his. heart. And this is like a dream job for. him. I was telling him after he got. after he got hired like what an awesome. thing like you've now you're going to. have coached three of the iconic. franchises. Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, and. Pittsburgh Steelers. You kidding me? That's 60s, 70s, and 80s like dynasties. You know, and and for a guy to to try.

and come back and and lead back to that. greatness. I don't think. I don't think you can do better, you. know, at this time in this franchise's. history than bringing in a guy like Mike. McCarthy. So, I'm really happy for him. We've had good conversations [snorts]. and. uh I have a lot of love for Mike. We're. incredibly proud of that Yinzer legend. Mike McCarthy. Like legit. You talk. about him being. >> He was on the show, too. You guys had. him. He was great, wasn't he? Unbelievably, he quoted Galileo. I. didn't know he had that because once. again, he is Yinzer. So, I just by. looking at him and hearing him talk, uh.

I naturally I'm like I know him. I've. met a thousand of him's before. throughout my entire life just because. he is such a Yinzer. But then he was. quoting the things he was saying like I. go out there with the partners and. kickers and you know, if it's real. windy, sometimes you got to have a. conversation about which way he needs to. go, which way we need to go. Then you're. talking about him being there at noon or. whatever for an 8:00 game. It's like the. amount of depth that he had from all the. years of football and the way he views. things and seemingly has adapted with. the time. And I'm sure he hasn't been. perfect and I appreciate the fact that. you mentioned that conversation you guys.

had in the sewing room in the bowels of. Lambeau, which is like one of the most. historic places in football. You two. having one of the most historic football. combos potentially if what happens is. about to maybe happen here, which I. would definitely lead to next. But Mike. McCarthy impressed us every single week. I was actually asked though by the. Pittsburgh Steelers people. First time. I've ever been asked. We've had a lot of. people get hired for jobs coming off of. this show. First time I've ever been. asked like hey, what was this person. like to deal with? And it's like hey, every week this guy was more prepared. than anybody else. No offense to anybody.

else that has ever been on our show. We're appreciative of that. He came with. ideas, he came with thoughts, hey, I saw. this, I think this, maybe this. And then. we'd say something he'd go, oh, I never. thought of that. And then he'd like sit. there and like take an actual genuine. thought of it, and then he's, oh, I. guess that kind of leads to, and then he. goes this, it's like, yes. Like he was. fully invested with us. And we very much. understood like he's trying to get back. into coaching, and he was all in for us. So we were appreciative. I was. mind-blown by him. And I I was turned, I. think, all season being like, yes, he. can coach in the modern NFL. Let's talk.

about you now, still playing in the. modern NFL. You're 42 years old. What. year would next year be if you played? 22. You have lived through some eras now, bro. You you've gone through some eras. in humans and technological advances in. society and in the NFL and personality. changes in uh everything. So you've been. there for that long. Mike McCarthy being. able to coach uh coach in this day and. age seems like you're all in on that. Is. that uh something you think that can win. a Super Bowl in this day and age? And do. you think the Pittsburgh Steelers can be.

a team that can get number seven cuz. that's all their parent all their fans. care about? Are those things that you've. thought about with Mike being paired. with the Pittsburgh Steelers because the. only thing either of them care about is. winning a Super Bowl, basically, right? That's the only thing that matters for. either side at this stage of the journey. in the football lives. Do you agree with. that or no? >> [snorts]. >> Yeah, I agree with that. I think the. league is very cyclical. I think you've. seen just you talking about trends in. the league and where it goes. If you. look at the trends last year in the NFL, and I felt like, you know, Arthur was. was kind of on the front of a lot of.

this. Um the six offensive lineman, you know, as a as a a counter to some of. the things that defenses were doing. Whereas you seen in Buffalo, I think. Buffalo, you know, did this more than anybody. playing nickel to every personnel. because. Darren Johnson is one of the best. players in the league, and he's one of. the most underrated players in the. league, I think, uh for whatever reason, but but he can play a box linebacker and. stop the run, and he can cover guys. And. because of that and their willingness to. play nickel versus any personnel.

grouping, I think some of the responses and and. definitely in Pittsburgh for us, uh. as you see more teams doing that, not. not matching personnel, so going more. nickel to base personnel groupings was. go six offensive linemen. We kind of. roll it out really uh. the the most against uh. Cleveland uh early in the season and. then against Minnesota. And it was a good counter for us, for. sure. And you saw more and more teams. start to get to a six offensive lineman. Not many people were saying that Darnell.

was like a six offensive lineman, but I. think Darnell proved a lot of people. wrong this year about his route running. ability, his ability after the catch, his catch radius, and his ability to be. a full-time wide tight end. But the. flexibility that we had with uh with. Spencer. to be able to come in and be the six. offensive lineman. There you go, right. now you're bringing it up. Okay, it's. Yeah, I mean, that's the highest since. 2007, but I would say what's the. percentage of six offensive lineman. packages that are like I'd say it would. be under 5% probably or under at least. under 10. That number probably jumped up.

this season as well. Um so you you what. I'm saying is you see trends change in. the coaching ranks, you know, Mike. Tomlin when he got hired was an outlier. You know, there weren't really any. around that 40-year-old range. quarterback coaches being being hired. And then Sean McVay got hired, I believe. at 33. 33 He was in his early 30s. >> 32 maybe. I don't I don't remember if it. was 32 or 33. Whatever it was, it was. absurd. >> Yeah. And then and then went goes to. Super Bowl and then wins a Super Bowl. and I think everybody's like, "Oh, you know, that's what happens, you know,

with defenses, the Seattle 3." Everyone. needs a Seattle 3 with the Shanahan. system. Everybody should get a Shanahan. guy with the the young coaches. Everybody should get a young coach cuz. obviously it works and that's the way. the league is, it's very reactive in. that way. But I think as you see, like. I'm saying, with the cyclical nature of. of the fullback position, obviously I. think becoming more of a factor in the. next coming years as you play more base. personnel, if defenses want to play. nickel. And the reason for that is cuz. they usually the third linebacker who. gets taken out in nickel situations is. not a great cover guy. So, now you're. you're creating big personnel in order.

to. uh to put that guy in a bind. Cuz. obviously he comes off the field in. passing situations or in nickel. situations. So, the fullback comes back. around, but I think what I'm trying to. say is that I think you're going to see. more older coaches get opportunities. because you realize. that maybe, you know, the experience and. the accountability factor and and having. been through multiple decades or. stretches of the changes, the cyclical. nature and change of the league, they have a better uh. opportunity to deal with. uh the things cuz they've seen so much.

stuff. I mean, Mike, we're laughing. about on one of our first calls about. how. >> Which Mike? Which Mike? Which Mike? Mike. McCarthy. Okay. Big Mike. Yeah, me and. Big Mike were talking about a play that. we that that is all over the league now, but I didn't see it back in the league. until he was running it a few years ago. with with Dallas and Dak. And it's a. play that we ran back in the early 2010s. and late 2000s. where you have a lead blocker for a. swing route. So, on the backside of of a. progression, you have a fullback or some or a tight. end lead blocking and you have the. halfback run a wide route. So, now the.

halfback's not just catching a checkdown. and having to make multiple people miss. Now, you have a lead blocker going. And. just the fact that that's the way the. league goes. When people see concepts. that work, they change it. When people. see. older coaches have success, then it's. going to allow for. for more of those guys get job. opportunities like the Rich Bisaccias of. the world who you know, had a chance in. Oakland after the Gruden stuff went down. and and and had a great run, but then. was passed up for a younger guy from a a. tree that that was hot at the time and.

and more of those guys need jobs and. deserve jobs. And and hopefully Mike has. my Big Mike has success and and it can. open doors for more guys in the 50-plus. uh range who've been lifers. who know how to coach ball. Yeah, when. we see Big Mike have success, obviously, hopefully that'll continue the trend. that you're speaking about. We just saw. Munchak get a gig, obviously. Vrabel's. been around, he gets a gig last off. season. McDonald, new coach, certainly. having a lot of success in Seattle. But. just like the quarterback market where.

the experienced guys are getting another. opportunity and maybe having success, we'll see if that happens again at the. head coaching position, especially in. Pittsburgh. What it sounds like is the. offense that you've known your entire. NFL-ness. is starting to become a little bit more. significant around the entire NFL. And. maybe this West Coast offense that Mike. McCarthy is certainly going to bring in. is something that you have mastered for. a pretty long time. You've obviously had. to do a couple different offenses as the. game has changed, but this is the one. that you were birthed upon in the NFL. So that would mean you would want to be. back in it, right? Is that not a.

Okay, now you would you would have to. make a decision you would still want to. play, right? Which I I don't I'm not putting I. want you to know that if you don't want. to say anything, we do not give a [ __ ]. Now, do is there a lot of people that. want to hear if you want to play next. year or not at this exact moment? Definitely. But you have earned the. right at this stage, 21 years in the. NFL, first-ballot Hall of Famer, Mount. Rushmore in his entire thing, to figure. out what is right for you. and what you want to do. So you don't. feel like we are putting a deadline on. you. But have you got to that point. where it's like, would be cool to play.

in Big Mike's system again? Would be. cool to be in Big Mike's building again? Would be cool to get a chance to maybe. rewrite the ending of our relationship. in a place that although it is not the. same, has similar history whenever it. comes to NFL story. How much of that. convo have you had with yourself at this. stage and what has that been like. reliving what could possibly be next. year? Well, I want to say that anybody on here. who's expecting me to make some big. decision, just shut up just just turn it. off now. Just just leave, you know, And.

we would like to say you are good people. and not everything's wrong with you. Tones leaving right now. Okay, Tones. [laughter] is leaving. The rest of. Pittsburgh is on the way out. Okay, you're good people, but just like this. is a gigantic decision for a human. being's life. And I I know football is. gigantic, but this is this is 20 This is. two decades plus worth of [ __ ] that has. to get sorted for how life kind of. continues to go. But, on that note, you've had to have done some daydreaming. about what it would be like to be back. with Big Mike, I assume? Or am I. assuming incorrectly there?

Well, I mean, what are we sitting here? It's March 4th. Free agency starts in a. week. Um. I've been spending a lot of time with my. wife. We went on a uh ski trip. Um just been laying low. There's a lot. of other things going on. Look at the. situation in Malibu that have that have. changed uh. some some things, but uh. I've talked to Mike. I've talked to. Omar. Uh there's been no deadline that's been, you know, that's been put in front of. me. There's no contract, you know, offer. or anything. So, there's nothing that.

I'm, you know, having to debate between. I'm I'm. uh. you know, free agent and. you know, again, I'm I'm I'm enjoying my. time with my wife and enjoying uh. this part of the off season and. and, you know, I think there's. conversations to be had down the line, but. but uh. right now, I'm I'm not uh not There. hasn't been any progressive. conversations, you know. I love Mike and. Mike and I have kept in contact over the. years. I've. I've, you know, had conversations with.

Omar. I really um you know, I think. Omar, you know, enjoyed enjoyed having. me there. I think the guys, you know, had a positive response. uh. you know, to to our time together, but. um. but again, there hasn't been any. deadlines set on me. There hasn't been. any contract, you know, floating in. front of me for me to like, "Well, we're. giving you till, you know, March the 8th. to to make a decision on this contract.". There's been nothing. uh to that respect. So, so in that. manner, I'm I'm just, you know, I'm. working out because. uh.

cuz the reasons I told you first and. foremost and uh. and I'm uh spending time with my better. half and uh. you know, you interested in what the conversations. will be, but uh. but there hasn't been any progression. when it comes to that. Okay, so you're. saying it feels like all parties are. trying to figure out what is what going. forward, not just you, cuz the team, Steelers, are in the middle of. rebuilding this in McCarthy's vision, you know, not that they're wanting to do. a full rebuild, which is why they hired. Judge McCarthy. This isn't the time to. do a rebuild. This is a hey, take where. we are and kind of go for it. They have.

to make decisions. What you're saying is. you have not been told that any decision. needs to be made from their end, and on. your side, you have not put yourself in. a mental place to have to make a. decision, cuz that once again, that is a. gigantic decision, obviously, for you to. make at this stage of your life. I do. appreciate, though, the hell out of. this. It's multiple times now, where. you've mentioned her, your wife and you. this hey, this is the reason for your glow. whenever I FaceTime you, and have you. heard all of the conversations, you've. had to have, about your wife, because.

nobody knows I've never met her, obviously. I've never met her. That was. the story yesterday. As if I would have met you. >> When we when. >> you. Exactly. Exactly. >> When's the last time we actually hung. out? And when would I have time to. potentially No offense, okay? I. [laughter] would love to hang out with. you, but on that note, uh the times in. which people have hangout times isn't. necessarily conducive to daily sports. show uh human beings. But on that note, it's not just about me. There's other. people that have said it as well. There's a lot of conversation and. conjecture about your relationship, and.

I think you, whenever you announced said. relationship on this particular program, you talked about how like, hey, the lady. that I am with right now is not signing. up for everybody just to tear her down. because she is in a relationship with a. guy that's good at football. I think. you've set the standard for that, but. boy, it has been a lot of conversation. by everybody about your relationship. Have you heard it? Do you want to talk. about that at all? And. uh good for you, by the way. It seems. like you have found. It feel It feels like you found your.

one, brother. It It genuinely does. So, congratulate. We are very happy for you. in that particular sense. You need to. know that as well. There's people out. there that are very [ __ ] happy for. you as well that you're in love. The obsession is [ __ ] bizarre. Okay. It is the this is the only way to put. it. The obsession is. is really bizarre. Um. You know what? You guys know, you. laughed about this, you know, many. times. You showed pictures of it, but um. I'm I'm not We're not living uh you. know, at the beach anymore.

Um part of it is I have legitimate. stalkers. And I don't say that lightly. or. flippantly. Um. I've been getting stalked at my house. for about a year and a half. uh when I was living there. Not just. that, but stalked at the coffee shop I. would frequent, uh the gym at Proactive. that I would go to, um which was really bizarre. It still is. Um. and then the paparazzi was stalking me. for a long time, flying drones over my.

house. Uh. and had a you know, I've I've learned. how to has has had a bounty on getting a. picture of my wife, which I think is. very bizarre as well. I understand the. attention that comes with somebody who's. accomplished what I've accomplished. And. so, uh in no way, you know, am I making. this a woe is me, but when it comes to. your personal safety and now it's not. just me, it's me and her, uh it's really [ __ ] bizarre. And, you know, when we met back in 2017,

like I knew that there was something. crazy special about this and I wanted to. be with her. And she would make funny comments like I. would never live in Green Bay and I. don't want to be a, you know, a player's. wife. She just She's not a public person. And you know, then she she moved back. across the pond. And I got myself into. you know, crazy town. and and I was with. individuals who called the paparazzi,

who. uh leaked, you know, or or talked about. where I was living, who, you know, coerced me to make, you. know, the. proverbial, you know, Instagram, social. media posts. I never really wanted to live a public. life. I mean, if you look at the saga. with my family. for years, they was one-sided. They were. making shots in the media saying. [ __ ] I never say anything until it. got to the point where I'm like, all. right, enough is enough.

And I don't honestly I I'm not I If you. look at my Instagram, I think I posted. one time, you know, and it was a it was a, you. know, a post about the. uh. you know, the ATVs I got the boys. I. don't post on X. Like, I'm not a social. media guy anymore. So, I only know about. this stuff because of my sweet sister. Mia, who actually has a message I'm. going to read at some point. >> Okay. All right. I So, I've learned this. Mia I've learned Mia I've only learned. of you over the last couple days. Sounds. like you are a dog. And uh I would like.

to let you know I appreciate what you've. done. Look how happy he is. Look how you. like you feel fully. feel fully empowered, feel like fully. supported, it seems like is how you are. describing your relationship. And I. think whenever you come out and speak. about this for her, feels like you're. trying to support her as well saying, "Hey, like She didn't She didn't She. didn't sign up for this [ __ ] you. know? She signed up because she loves me. and she supports me and she wants to. spend the rest of our lives together and. start a family. You know, she didn't. sign up to be a out front, you know, uh.

social media wag. Like, she doesn't want. any of that [ __ ] you know? And I. don't either. You know, and and I was with that. Uh. and. which is like even more telling. Like, do you understand I was with that? I. lived that life. I didn't like it. You know, I dealt with it. I didn't like. it. Now I'm out of it. I don't want to. be back in it. I don't want to be a part. of that. I understand, you know, when I. play, if I play, that there's scrutiny, there's attention that comes with it.

But I'm I'm fully content on living a. private life. But you have people out. there that say [ __ ] about me and create. these narratives and talk about my wife. and talk about this and that and search. for our wedding certificate and all this. different [ __ ] Like, we're not. living a public life. We're not We're. not going to now, not in the future, not. ever. When this is done, it's Keyser. Söze and. you won't see me. You won't see me. I'm. not doing TV. >> Keyser Söze? I don't think I know what. that I context clues tells me it means. disappear. >> Usual suspects. Usual suspects, yeah.

I'm not I'm not going to be out and. about. I'm Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a whole [laughter] another topic. Okay. THAT'S AJ'S GUY. BUT BUT THE. BUT THE NARRATIVES, you know, have just. gotten a little bit ridiculous, you. know, and I just. just some of those I want to say like. just [ __ ] move on. It's been years. and years and years. You know, and I. dealt with. you know, I dealt with. clinically. bipolar. I dealt with depressed relevant. seeking. I dealt with people that wanted.

to. you know, search out other possibilities. and and. before they could commit to me and then, you know, then they go on TV talking. about how I ruined their lives and all. this [ __ ] And I just want to say just. like. move on with your life. Stop lying about me. Just move on with. your life and be happy. Like. it it's it's not just them, but it's. other people in the media that's like, there's this relevance that they feel. that they have to mention my name. Like, I'm not seeking relevance. I'm not.

seeking attention. I'm not doing This is. the only thing I've done this entire. off-season, right? >> Yes, and we haven't seen you since. training camp. >> And I would only do this. I would only. do this cuz this is the only platform. that that I want to be a part of with. this positivity. But. but I think. it's the obsession with my wife is very. very strange and I have a super small. circle. It's getting smaller by the. minute. and the people that are in that tiny. circle, they know and and and they've. met her and they love her. And the.

people that aren't, it's just the way it. is. Like that's life. That's life. You. learn, you grow. Your circle gets. smaller. You have less time to spend. with other people and. but just like the obsession with like. what I'm in my personal life is just. it's strange. It's very strange. I. understand the attention that I get and. because of what I've accomplished but. but I'm not going to put up with any. more [ __ ] about about her and and. I'm going to protect them and that's why. we're not living at the beach anymore. and. and uh.

I'm happy. Very happy with with that. decision and uh and life, man. Life is. great. >> Yeah, it sounds like and congratulations. getting that off your chest. [applause]. That was a lot. That was a That was a. lot of [ __ ] that had been boiling up. that where. >> point, you know, like. >> Yes, yes, yes. At some point, it's just. like. the narrative gets so far out there. It's like just stop. Just That's how. Aaron Rodgers Tuesday started actually. Like people don't know that is you. didn't talk. You like literally never. talked is kind of what the thing was and. then everybody else was kind of talking.

for you and then whenever I say. everybody else, I mean just a few people. were talking for you. Everybody else. that was around you was saying the same. thing. Oh, he's a bro. He's a dude. Teammate. And obviously, he's. unbelievably talented. Every athlete had. respect. But when those narratives just. continue to grow, I told you I think the. first time I saw you during a rain delay. down in the Bahamas when you were doing. a golf tournament to raise money for. something, terrible person. Uh also had. us down in the Bahamas, awesome time. Thank you. Thank you for doing that. But. there was a little rain delay there and. there was a couple cocktails. Ty had. maybe 30 or 40 of them. Me as well. I.

mean, let's not get crazy. But I said. like, "Dude, I feel like I don't really. know much about you." And I feel like. you're a Mount Rushmore guy and that's. because you didn't really come out and. do your stuff. That's how Aaron Rodgers. Tuesday started. And then you would talk. once, okay, a week. And then all of a. sudden, this guy wants to say it's like, no, everybody does this once a week. Just so happen you're listening, you. know why? Because you have heard a lot. of things about him, but you never heard. his side of the things. And I think. there's going to be people that are. always going to have their feelings. about you because of all the narratives. there at the beginning. But anybody. that's ever watched you on Aaron Rodgers. Tuesday, anybody that's ever hung around.

you, and all your teammates make like. 99.99999%. of your teammates and coaches have all. said the same thing. You're a bro. We appreciate the hell out. of what you've done for sport and how. you go about living your life, and. you're definitely unique. And I. appreciate you taking a stand here for. your wife, because there's been a lot of. thoughts, there's been a lot of. opinions, there's been a lot of ideas. And. I like the fact that you're standing. your ground, double down saying, "No, you don't like what are we talking. about? This isn't a decision for you to. make about us. This is a decision for us. to make about us. And I'm a football.

player. I understand there's going to be. pressure. That doesn't and spotlight. That doesn't mean that she just has to. sign up for hell." You said you met her. in 2017. That's a new piece of. information. That's a new piece of information. I. didn't know that. I didn't know we knew. her for a long time. And I just want to. let you know after all of that, especially after I I heard you. going through different reports that we. had seen there in your brain, and kind. of giving your angle of this entire. thing, like, hey, there's two sides to. this story if you would like to. potentially think about that in the. human existence. And then you just go,

"Oh, I met her in 2017." I was like, "Woof.". Woah. Did we know that? Congrats. I. didn't know we had deep, long time. history with somebody. And then we. decide that we're going to go ahead and. when two become one, and then all of a. sudden we're living a great life and. we're happy. Like, good for you, man. Good for all of it. I just want to let. you know that. Good for all of it. Well, it's like I It's like I said, I mean, like, when you when you meet that. person, um and even though we had years between. it, like, there's always that draw, you know? So, like,

you know, one thing I will say is, like, I think I've been accused of being. emotionally unavailable. Yeah, I own that for sure. Cuz I [laughter] met I I met my person. in 2017. And I And after. after it didn't work out at the start, I. dove into football and I made football. my number one. Uh from that point forward and and gave. everything I had to the game cuz I. [ __ ] love the game. But when things. came back around. you know, a year and a half ago or so at. the end of 2024 like.

man, to be able to just have that. freedom. uh. that being in the with the right person. gives you and there's just no. there's no substitute for that. When you. feel it, when you have it, you just. [ __ ] know and it's like. man, like it just frees it freed me up. in a way I'd never experienced before to. be able to just truly enjoy football. And I said last year, you know, when I. wanted to play like it was about having. fun. Because this game gave me so much. and a big part of that for sure.

was was the Steelers and the guys I met. and Mike T, you know, and Arthur and Tom. Arth and. and and that part. But a bigger part was. the home life was at a different space. than it's ever been and. she deserves all the credit. Good for. you, man. Happy or happy? Happy or happy? I think I read somewhere. uh somebody said I used to hate my life. but I love my work. So I made my work my. life. Now I make it work. And I don't. know if that's necessarily like the best.

initiative but I don't think you're. alone in that entire thing. I think it's. happened in the past and your best. version of you is going to make you the. best version of you as a football. player. So I'm happy you found that. And. I hope we get to see you again. I hope. we get to see you again. On that note, there's others that hope that's it. Not. putting any deadlines on you. Okay? Not. putting any narratives out there. Icelandic water is delicious. >> Yes. We use it. There we are. We use it. It's fantastic. >> It certainly is. That was a good one, too. You need that, too, cuz a lot of. [ __ ] came out there. You need a take a.

nice deep sip of that Icelandic water. there to get it uh I'm not the only one. though that hopes that I get to see a. super happy Aaron Rodgers also playing. his best football at this stage of life. Let's go to one half of the hammer dad. Cowboys Yinzers AP tone. >> Yeah, he's right Aaron. I would love to. see you back in the black and the gold. but you do what's best for you. It was. awesome this last season watching you. There's a lot of surreal moments. Some of my favorite moments on the year. is when someone would [ __ ] up and you. would chew them out on the field. I that.

was the absolute best. There was a lot. of that unfortunately. But but you've you've been around a lot. of Pittsburgh guys your entire career. We've talked about it even before you. were still like back when you were a. packer. You've heard all these stories. and how Pittsburgh is. Did the city and. the Yinzers and the fans and everything. did they live up to the expectations. that everyone sold you before you. actually became a Pittsburgh Steeler? Better I better I would say. I mean just. the fan the fan support that we have. It started training camp and and I. I said this before but the fact that the.

Steelers still go to Latrobe is so. [ __ ] cool. I mean it really is. Like. I I got to give a shout out cuz I'm if. Ben's still watching. >> [laughter]. >> Like. to Meadows Meadows makes a. a DQ Blizzard knockoff which is honestly. better than DQ. So shout out to Meadows. Like we we went there. DK came a couple. times. The funny thing about that is. that the one time that the DK came was. the time where the girl who was working. at the front we became kind of regulars. actually wanted an autograph and so Ben. felt a little sensitive about that which.

was great. But. but the fact they do that and then so. many fans show up in Latrobe is just. it's awesome. It's and it's such a great. team bonding stuff cuz there's nothing. to do. You're staying in old school. dorms. Like I don't miss the Rooney's. put a lot of money in that school. But. there's you know, DK and I were sharing. a bathroom sharing a shower. You know, we had a good time but so much. great team bonding happened in Latrobe. and and I know Mike is excited for that. You know, it's a hearken back to when. we'd go to St. Norbert's across town in.

Green Bay for so many years and just had. a blast and all the crazy shenanigans. that were pulled over there at night. time by the Flynns and T.J. Langs and. Josh Sittons of the world and John. Koons. But um that was a great I think. intro to the whole team and just see the. response from the fans and how much they. love the black and gold and then you. know, Acrisure other than the field. surface itself is a great place to play. [laughter]. They're fixing that. >> I'm not saying anything out of my head. like Everybody knows. Yeah, everybody. knows. But I will say one you know, I had so.

many cool moments over the years in. Lambeau. And Lambeau as far as songs go. is known for like roll out the barrel. and jump around. But jump around they. share with the University of Wisconsin, you know, but and and people still get. into it, but roll out the barrel and and. jump around are kind of the two songs. But when they play Renegade at Acrisure, I mean, it is. it's awesome. We're trying to sing to. you before you got over there. That's. literally the first thing I think we did. as soon as you came on and talked about. going to Steelers, we're like, do you. know Renegade? Cuz this is about to be.

real. That Oh mama. Oh, dude. Yeah, it's. a real moment. When that first the first. bar hits, like the whole crowd goes. [ __ ] crazy. It's it's incredible. So. um I had a good I had a really good. experience and the people were great. I. always joked for years there's something. in the water out there cuz you think. about all the Hall of Fame quarterbacks. that played there. But the people are just really [ __ ]. good people. Remind me of Green Bay. obviously doesn't have the uh the arc. the infrastructure and the and the. architecture uh Pittsburgh's a little. different than Green Bay, but but just.

I'm talking about like good hearted uh. kind human beings like Pittsburgh. Uh I. can't say enough good things about. >> Yeah, football people, you know that. And actually The Football Town is the. NFL Films film that was made about the. history of Pittsburgh and 750 Western. Pennsylvanians have been drafted to the. NFL. >> lot. >> Didn't you Did Did narrate that or were. you the intro to that or the whole. thing? I watched it last night for the. first time. I watched it. They sent it. to me cuz I wasn't able to make it to. the premiere because the combine was. happening here and it's being shown in.

Kuman, sorry, Kaiman Science Center. Google got that wrong all day yesterday. as we were promoting it. Kaiman Science. Center which is the old Carnegie Science. Center. It's a 55 minute movie. that is shown on Pittsburgh's version of. the sphere, okay, which is what the. Kaiman Science Center has and they made. this film with super special cameras to. obviously be able to showcase it. I. think there's like obviously vibrations. and sound. It's like an experience that. you go and do it and it's the history. of Pittsburgh and football and it was I.

watched it yesterday. They sent me a. copy of it and they wrote me a really. nice note cuz Pittsburgh Steelers are. part of the Rooney family is part of it. NFL Films was a part of it and they like. thanked me obviously for my work and. Keith Cosgrove who is from Pittsburgh. who's been in NFL Films for like 25. years took this on as like a real. passion project cuz the draft is coming. to Pittsburgh and I'll tell you I. watched it last night I cried. I cried. that I was I got like real emotional. that I was even asked to be a part of it.

because. growing up in Pittsburgh, you're going. to be shown things about Pittsburgh. I. think it'll be this. I think this will. be like must watch for basically every. school in Pittsburgh cuz it tells the. history of the city. Obviously talks. about Pittsburgh, showcases the pride, showcases the uniqueness of Pittsburgh. and what it is and it was like and the. fact that I was voicing it it was crazy. I should not have been the one. There's. so many people that have come from. Pittsburgh. So I'm watching the first 5. minutes and it first 5 minutes is like. the open like basically setting the.

scene and it's a lot of me talking and. as soon as it's over and then it goes to. the football town with the entire thing. and then it says as told by Pat McAfee. I just started I like. I actually just like started crying as I. was watching it. I'm like this is like. if you were to tell young me that I was. a part of this, I would I I have felt as. if it was the honor of a lifetime and I. still feel that way. So, we're going to. try to do something draft week. We'll. send an invite to you. I don't know how. busy you'll be, but I'm going to try to. rent out that whole place and invite. anybody that's going to be talking about. the draft and. >> is in Pittsburgh this year?

>> Yeah, dude. You should come. You want to be a part of it? Draft. spectacular? >> I bet you I bet you Coons thinks he. should have been narrating that instead. of you. Yes, >> [laughter]. >> exactly. But, he's not the only one. He. you know, there there's a lot of Yinzers. that should have been in there. Um the in the fact yeah, it was crazy. It was just really really cool and I I. think I don't know what the award the. number there somebody said that there's. a rating. I don't know if they were. telling the truth or not. >> I was just No, you were just making that. up. But, I do think. after watching it, I'm like, "Hey, this. is some real [ __ ] artsy shit." Like. this is.

>> to see if it was on Rotten Tomatoes. I. couldn't find it. >> It's a good story, man. It tells the. >> Tony, you're just making it up just. giving them what. >> Yeah, he says 98% on tomato meter. I. didn't know if he was being serious. because that's how much effort they put. into it, though. Like they put into it. >> Certified fresh, right? Certified fresh. >> did Google it. saying you're saying. you're just making it up. But, it is it. was really cool and I was watching it. and I I [ __ ] cried. But, I think it. goes back to what you're talking about. like that place since the beginning is a. people of like togetherness, grit, and. football. And that story is told in the. football town. I'm happy you experienced.

that. Joining us live from Maniac in. Ohio is a college football national. championship bowl champion Rock Cup. winner A.J. Hawk. Hawk, how are you doing? You don't look. blurry at all. Good to see you, dude. What's going on, boss? I'm doing great. They've been working on my audio. I. couldn't really hear everything going on. there. You say you're coming back or. not? What are you going to what are you. doing? [laughter]. Good question. Pittsburgh, you said? >> Is it Pittsburgh or bust? I already side barred you about this. I. knew you were going to bring this stuff. Is it Pittsburgh or bust? That's a good. question, A.J. And the J stands for. journalism. Go ahead uh Aaron, if you.

would like to tell him to to stop or we. can mute him again if you would like us. to do. Yeah, let's mute him again. All. right. Shut him down. Okay. See you. All right, see you. Hey, Troy couldn't hear. anything. Let's move along here. Uh. Connor has a question for you, Aaron. >> Yeah, Aaron, always a pleasure. There's. multiple things I'd love to talk to you. about, but this is probably not. >> year. Oh my god, so much to talk about. >> Yeah, yeah, I'd say, pal. Uh but. speaking of things, you know, >> Only 3.8 million files worth. Uh I'll. tell you, that was a lot of time on the. internet, and I'm sure you're taking a.

lot of victory laps. Now is not time, let's remember this is a sports show, but I do think you two should. potentially get together and link up for. a podcast and keep us all updated on. what's going on now on your end. >> Yeah, that would be very fun, but Aaron, I would love to. Okay, there's a deal. So, you guys are. doing a show? Okay, Connor's conspiracy. with Aaron Rodgers. Okay. >> bingo. The. conspiracy files, perhaps. I don't know, we'll just. >> Connor's conspiracy files with Aaron. Rodgers. Okay, sweet. We got it. Look. for the first episode next week. >> Yeah, that'll be very fun. We'll start. with uh you know, I'm not a. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's a sports show. >> [laughter]. >> Now, thank you. That'll be another show. here. >> Aaron, speaking of sports though,

bringing tears to eyes, the Olympics. like the last couple weeks have been. amazing. You know, we've talked to men's. and women's hockey players that have won. gold. Were you able to watch it? I know. you said you were on a ski trip. Did you. watch any of the Olympics? What are your. thoughts about it? Did even watching. those Olympics also kind of, you know, inspire you even to continue to want to. play? Is there Is there anything that. you thought of or took away from the. Olympics? Cuz I mean, for us, it took. over our little break, and that's all we. could really watch and talk about.

Well, I loved it. I loved it. You know, I. I like to, you know, tease my wife. One of my. favorite events is the biathlon. Just cuz I think it's so silly that it's. such a like a European Eastern European. sport where it's. how it how it how it started. Oh, let's. let's cross-country ski. That'd be fun, nice little workout. Well, what if we. get out there and we see some animals we. want to kill? All right, let's bring our. rifle. The biathlon [snorts] is. >> [laughter]. >> cross-country skiing with a rifle. shooting. It's incredible. And it's like. all like.

you know, the US has rarely been been. great at that, and I think there's a. reason for that, but but I So, I. definitely watched a lot of biathlon. stuff. Um, but of course I watched uh, I. watched our men and women playing hockey. and. uh, [snorts] I've gotten to know uh, uh, Knight, Hilary Knight. Um, I got to. know her cuz she's There's so many. Wisconsin connections. Wisconsin. I don't know why they don't have an NHL. team cuz there's so many great hockey. players that come from from that state. Um, but so I was definitely tuned in for. the for the women. And they were just a.

absolute buzzsaw, weren't they? I mean, they were scoring five goals plus every. single game to the championship. But. but that was an awesome awesome win. And. then the men, you know, like I knew. there was a lot of talk about this is a. year and stuff, but it's always kind of. you know, it's been it's been Canada's. sport. Not anymore. >> Not anymore. >> Not anymore. >> Not anymore, you know. >> Putin. >> And those. those brothers, I mean, studs. The two. sets of brothers, the Kucherovs and the. Hughes, man, that was. so I mean, this play right here, just to.

pop it over. uh, was unbelievable. And and I was. watching and going absolutely nuts when. Hughes put this in the back of the net. and. um, I think like most Americans uh, who. were watching were so man, that was. awesome for our country. I've always. thought, you know, we won a Super Bowl. in Green Bay and and you can say you're. the best in the world. But you're really. the best in the United States. But when you win an Olympic medal, you. are truly the best in the world. Now, I'm being let some of the Russian. athletes in, you know, I think you know, obviously we know there's been some some. doping issues in the past with some of.

those athletes, but. >> Yeah. but they're still they're the best. in the world, you know, everybody body. that won medals. And I think you know, gold obviously gets focused on so much. more and there's so many great Olympians. uh, that won gold for us, but but so. many who won silver and bronze should be. really proud. I, you know, I was going. back and and some of the cuz I just like. the history. Like, isn't it amazing that. the the really the best country over the. last, I don't know how many, 10 Olympics. plus, maybe forever, is Norway? That Norway.

wins the medal count every year. I know. some of us, it's just a country of of. that that small to be that dominant at. so many different sports is pretty. amazing. But I love the new sports too. I think, you know, just going skiing and. then watching. uh watching some of these events where. they do like crazy moguls into like. backflips or they're doing skiing. halfpipes or they're ski- just Yeah. It's It's And you had Mikaela on, right? She She won another gold like That was. amazing. Um but yeah, I mean I'm I'm really.

so proud of of all of our Olympians as. an American. I think I want to take this. time to talk about the absolute hose job. that our our pairs dancers got. >> Okay. You know, there was a lot of. stories about them. They got absolutely. hosed by the French judge. Agreed. Classic French. >> have won They should have won won gold. for sure, but but they won gold in the. team competition, which is great. But. they're the husband and wife duo. I. think it's ice dancing. Um but they were awesome to watch and. Yeah, man. I I definitely tuned in. Uh.

it was cool on uh. on Peacock. Shout out to Peacock because. they had like a. You know, they have they have like Scott. Hanson's on the Yeah, the Gold Zone. They had the Gold Zone. That was. awesome. Gold Zone was great. >> Kept us rolling there. Yeah, I mean that. any time. >> lot of They had a lot of curling though. A lot of curling was shown on the Gold. Zone. >> Yeah, it's too much boring. I I think. curling curling had a run. >> exciting sport, but. >> Nope. No, yeah. Curling had a run there. with uh curling Matty Hamilton and the. boys on the stone whenever we were. really winning. >> Hamilton guy. I it it absolute stud.

obviously with a stick and the stone. I. mean, he has the capabilities to kind of. do do it all on there, but I don't need. to be watching Great Britain take on who. gives a [ __ ] in curling in the. afternoon, you know, especially if. there's a hockey game going on between. Canada and who gives a [ __ ] Like that. that. >> But there was there was the fun like. like little drama where the one guy. accidentally touched the stone. >> Oh, THE CANADIAN YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE. TALKING ABOUT THE the Matty What What's. it called? >> Wasn't. >> across the hog line. You wouldn't get. it. >> I from my about it. Wasn't across the. hog line. No, from my understanding.

there was some people that were saying. that was a penalty in curling cuz the. the extra boom, I guess in Olympic play, not necessarily okay. And then didn't. the Canadian The full rock. That's cuz the full rock has to be past. the hog line. Well, then why was everybody telling me. you guys were cheating? >> why we won the gold medal. Who won the. gold? Canada. In the women? In the. men's. Also, the lady that cheated did. not win. What about what about the hockey? Yeah, what did happen with the hockey?

>> Like I said, congratulations. I've said. it probably 150 times now. You got 150. more. It was three on three, you know, it wasn't real hockey. >> [laughter]. >> You ran into You ran into a hot goalie, that happens. Goalie stood on his head. What are you supposed to do? He's out of. puck. Saw every puck. Melt the freedom. Love. it. Yeah, he immediately just followed. it up. And I'll tell you right now, I. had everybody vote. He said, "If anybody. says no, we're not going to do it.". [ __ ] everybody yeah. Hey Connor, Connor, can we get that. Can we get that one guy out of the.

locker room though and get him working. ON SOMETHING ELSE? >> [laughter]. >> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I SAW SOME. >> BAD LUCK. I saw I saw some I saw some. people Now, he is a. beer league hockey player, I do believe. Like he still does pick up ice hockey. with the lads. So, I think he is a. massive hockey fan. But, I was shown. some presentations of some potential. happenstances taking place at that exact. moment. And then what happens? Especially with what the world's got. going on. I'm like, "Oh, yeah, I guess.

there is some titles that you shouldn't. >> [laughter]. >> shouldn't be tying one on, I guess.". [ __ ] we did beat Canada, though. I. mean, it was hard not to get lost in the. moment, I assume. You know, McDavid's on. that team. Exactly. Celebrini. But, then. there was somebody that picked Crosby. Well, he was hurt. Same thing. Awesome guy. Great guy. Hey, shout out shout out to. Shoresy. Shoresy, if you haven't seen. the show, seriously go watch it right. now. It's [ __ ] hilarious. I know my. man Jared Kelso is Canadian, but.

unbelievable show, and that got me I've. always loved watching playoff hockey, but that got me like. that and going to a Pens game this year. and watching the old guys, Geno and and. Sid and Letang still playing in their. 21st year and just seeing that support. there. Like but Shoresy got me way way. more into hockey. So, there's a new. season out as well, season 5. I haven't. haven't binged it yet, but shout out to. Mr. Kelso and and everybody with.

Shoresy, cuz that's a hell of a show. >> Hell yeah, that's a great way to get. into hockey. However you get into. hockey, you should get into hockey. Hockey is spectacular, and the cultures. of the hockey are even better. Like the. humans and the way they're supposed to. act. And in the PWHL, the Boston Fleets. are about to go on a run and win the. entire thing. So, we're all in, and. we're happy you are in on the hockey as. well. I'm happy you went to a Pens game. We saw you there. I think we saw you. there. We saw you at the game. That's a. good time. Good time over there at the. PPG Paints Arena. What did you. >> Great time with the big boys with the.

big boys. Took the line over there. Had. a good time. And Mason Mason showed up, Will showed up. Skyler, I don't know if. I can remember if Skyler showed up or. not. Nah, bad teammate. Bad You're a bad. teammate. >> Skyler showed up. Skyler showed up. >> Somebody else put this together, not you. obviously. You were not a part of that. Somebody else did this for you, cuz you. would never do something like that. >> Well, listen, I mean I had the idea, but. I got to give a shout out to. to Big Head, to Cam Heyward, cuz Cam has. a connection over there. He's been there. forever. Cam had the connection, I had. the idea. McCormick, I love [ __ ]. McCormick, he's the best. Him, you know,

he was kind of the ringleader getting. some of the line to go. And then the QB. room was great, you know, anytime we had. something going on. uh there was kind of an understanding. that everybody was going to be there, so. uh so you knew that, you know, Mason, Will, and Skyler were going to be there, so. >> Terrible teammate. You're a terrible. teammate. >> Skyler's probably loyal to the Panthers. Spent some time down there in Miami. >> Oh, you think he's a Florida guy? Yeah, he's Florida. Oh, and then there's. Kiesel Kiesel, too. >> The best. What a beauty he is. He likes. to have a good time. >> Yeah, he's still there. He. And to be clear, he's still might be fourth most popular.

Steeler active or retired just because. of how much he does. >> big night out doing it. Yeah, he We. loved him. We love everything about him. Uh Who do you put Who do you put above. him? Ben Big Ben is a big deal. He's. most tenured Pittsburgh Steeler of all. time. So, um I think he's obviously conversation. >> John Kuhn. Hm? On On the Pittsburgh Steelers? >> Really? Yeah, Kuhn's a Steeler. >> Got a ring. You the [ __ ]. That was a nice little Jeopardy trivia. that he wanted to get in there. Happy.

birthday, by the way, to Chris. Fuamatu-Ma'afala, maybe the original. Kuhn. So, maybe Kuhn's hero, Chris. Fuamatu-Ma'afala. Happy birthday to him. I'll put him up here for sure. >> Troy. Yeah, definitely. Polamalu deserves it up there. I mean, there's some greats. Cordarrelle Stewart. gave us some good times back in the day. >> Tommy Gun. I mean, it depends on how you. really want to go through it. Mel. Blount. Tommy Maddox. Terry Bradshaw. never gets talked about. Before him, there was no Super Bowls in Pittsburgh. But I think I think he's come out and. hasn't been like, "Okay.". >> What about What about Mel Blount? Oh,

dog. Still big cowboy hat. Big cowboy. hat. Literally changed the game. [ __ ]. Mean Joe Greene. AB. Huge. Antonio. Brown. I mean, Hines. Hines is way up. there. One of the greatest wide. receivers of all time on the field, obviously. Heath. Heath Miller had a great chance. He was. one of the original huge. You know where. he was kind of Casey Hampton. There's a. lot in there. So, what I'm saying is. it's good to be in that top amount, and. that's what Kiesel has done. because of how present he is for the. people of Pittsburgh all the time. And. then you were the same way. And we.

We appreciated how you treated. Pittsburgh. That That was. That was for real. Now, let's talk about. you treating younger players, especially. with how terrible of a teammate you are. and how bad of a leader you are and. everything. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Aaron, great to see you, as. always. Before we get to that, I know. you acted on Game of Thrones. If you're. looking for a new show, if you haven't. watched it yet, Knight of the Seven. Kingdoms. Die, so good. It Thrones is. all the way back. It's unbelievable. It's. unbelievable. Is it better than House of. the Dragon? Yes, way better. I thought I. never watched the original. I never. watched the original. I watched this.

Don't have to watch the original to. watch this. >> No, you don't. >> It has been fantastic. Connor sent me a text and said, "Hey, I. know you're never going to be able to. You don't have to. This one's even. better." Yeah, and it's only six. episodes, so you can knock it out very. quickly, but it is immaculate. I I think. you'll enjoy it. But What's it on? What. platform? >> HBO. HBO still? Yep. Yep. Soon to be. >> Yeah, yeah, soon to be Paramount Plus. Max or something. They are spending a. lot of money. >> of money. They are all in on everything. >> They are. Everything's going to be on. there eventually. Hey, we're happy. Hey, they love live sports. Maybe a daily.

sports talk show. We'll see. We'll see. That's good, everything. Uh but Aaron, I. am curious uh because we didn't talk to. you throughout the season, how much were. you watching college football? Do you. claim Fernando Mendoza as a uh as a Cal. Bear? No, okay, you don't. Uh but then I. I was just curious if HIM. >> YOU KNOW IT. YOU TELL THE STORY. YOU TELL THE He was a starter at. Berkeley. Yes, I did. Go ahead. I don't. like what you just did to uh How can you. not with Marshawn though? What a [ __ ]. legend. Yeah, he delivered the goods. He.

did. Right on time, right on the stage. That was That was pretty fantastic. Go. ahead. I'm sorry. >> No, you're good. I'm surprised he hasn't. reached out cuz it seems like I mean, we. talked about this a little bit with you. a couple years ago where you've gotten. to the point in your career now where. half the guys in the league talk about. how you were the player that they looked. up to and then, you know, just like that. moment being able to kind of pick your. brain a little bit. Do you have just. like a laundry list of guys that like. are guys they're very actively and. frequently kind of reaching out to you, younger quarterbacks in the league, and.

asking you how they can get better? And. like how how is that been? Like do you. still enjoy that aspect of it where you. kind of are just like the you're the. forebear of all this quarterback. knowledge and you get to pass it on to. the next generation. Well, I'm available if anybody wants to. um. uh to learn. I would say that. the the the younger player is more uh. hesitant maybe. Um like my phone's not. ringing off the hook with guys wanting. to to to learn. Uh so I'm just going to.

talk about one guy that I really poured. into this year a lot and that was. incredible to work with and that's Will. Howard. Um. you know, I knew about Will uh watching. him ball out for Ohio State. Uh I didn't. really pay a ton of attention when he. was at Kansas State. I'll be honest with. you, but but I love watching him with. Ohio State because obviously age was. there and I followed the team for a long. time and. and enjoy uh enjoy watching them, but I. don't know what to expect uh when Will. came in or how it'd be with me and and.

Mason for and and Sky for that matter as. well, but the room was a fantastic room. I mean, I love those guys. And we still have a group group chat. that uh that lights up all the time, but. but Will in general I think has what it. takes. from a personality and a moxie. standpoint to have a long career in the. league. You never know what's going to. happen until the live bullets start. flying, but um I really I went to him. early in the season early in camp and I. said, "Listen, I'll help you as much or. as little as you want." Um you know, it's kind of my my nature to inject, you.

know, during a drill work or during a. meeting because I want you to see the. game the way I see it. And I want you to. be thinking about the things that a. young player should be thinking about. And a lot of this goes back to when I. was a young player and and how I was. treated and. and it's the way that I wanted to treat. my backups when I became starter and and. and the way that I you know, I feel like. I worked with Jordan Love. uh. and and and Zach in New York, you know, that was only for a year, but but I.

really wanted to pour into Will and and. make sure he knew that cared about him. and I wanted him to be successful. And. anybody who's in Latrobe who watched. practice was like, "Damn, this Will. Howard pretty damn good." I mean, he was. having a real nice camp until he had a. fluke injury. Um which kind of allowed. him to just kind of reset and learn the. game and. um. yeah, you know, he's going through his. rehab on his hand and different things. And throughout the season, it was fun to. get to see him get suited up later in. the year. But Will has the right he's. got the right mindset. He's a very. humble guy. He asks a lot of questions.

Um he was in my hip pocket for a bunch. and I loved I mean, I really did. I'm. I'm a big Will Howard not just fan as a. human, but believer as a player. uh that when his time comes uh he's. going to be more than capable of of. being not just a consistent starter, but. a guy who can stick in the league for a. long, long time. And it's because of his. mindset. He's got kind of an old-school. mindset where he he takes notes. He. he he's talking about the right things. he cares about. He takes care of his. body and I think I think he's got even.

more to give uh from that standpoint, but that's what I'm excited for him. And. I told him this when Mike was hired like. Mike knows how to. to work the quarterback room. And Mike. knows how to be involved. to teach the game, to teach defenses, to. to teach you how to be an expert of the. offense and then give you the keys to. take take control. So, I love working. with Will. I you know, I love seeing. guys across the league like I you know, I got a. charity thing coming up in a few weeks. and it'll be fun to see Sam Darnold. I. mean, what an incredible story that Sam.

has gone through and and to be a Super. Bowl champion and to play so well this. year. It's [ __ ] awesome. I mean, that's what it's all about, you know, it's guys that second and third chances. and you start to figure it out and. you've been cast off by this negative, you know, constant critiques of who you are as a. player and you're a washout, you're a. bust, whatever it might be and. and I thought Sam just handled himself. so well this year, you know, I I think I. would have had a hard time not not. chirping a little bit more. People who try to [ __ ] crush me cuz. they crushed him. Crushed him.

Guess what? He's got a ring now. And. a lot of people a lot of people are. dining on some crow. So, >> [laughter]. >> I love I love the fraternity that is the. quarterback uh quarterback room and I'm. I'm always open to helping guys out, but. it starts with the guys, you know, in my. room and on my team and. and I love to work with Mason guy and. and Will and I hope Will and I think he. did. I think he learned a lot this year. and and he's got a bright future. Okay, quick follow up on Will. Incredible. answer there. Appreciative of your.

answer for how much you care about ball. and the future of ball cuz the. quarterback position is the future of. ball. Will Howard being talked about. immediately if Aaron doesn't come back, maybe Will Howard gets an opportunity. finally to kind of run the team. Big. Mike McCarthy spoke about it all and he. said that he wanted to watch the. practice reps of Will through um. throughout the season and he said he. just wanted to see how he processed the. defense. How much can you get from. watching Will at practice as opposed to. what it was training camp whenever he. got back healthy and he was doing some. work maybe against the defense. Were. there things that you saw like, okay, feels like his arm can keep up with the.

NFL if he had to and his brain could do. the NFL if he had to. Were there things. in practice that you can know you you. said you can't tell until live bullets, but were there indicators that's like, hey, he physically would be able to. survive in the NFL as well, not just. because of his leadership which we saw. up close and personal with Ohio State. ever since he had a dance and a. celebration with everybody on the team. It was unbelievable watching him lead, but like when it comes to being physical. of quarterback. what it did was there [ __ ] you saw in. practice that Big Mike might have been. mentioning or alluding to whenever he. talked about watching his practice reps.

all season? Yeah, I think I think so. I think it all. comes down to. processing for a young player. Can you process the defense quickly? What play we're in? Is it Is it a you. know, a. check with me play? Is it a run it verse. anything? What's the progression? Where. do my eyes start with? That's why I. talked to him a a about like, where do. your eyes start with each play? Cuz you. need to simplify things in order to to. process quickly. So, and then and then. process part of processing is. anticipation. Can you throw with.

anticipation? Can you In college, you. see a guy open, you throw it. In the. NFL, you expect the guy to be open, so. you anticipate and throw and and the. windows are tighter, so you have to to. throw with anticipation. So, I I mean, I. saw I saw that late in the year as you. return to practice. I think from a. intelligence standpoint, processing, uh the pre-snap stuff, I think he's he's. going to be great at that. You know, he. was my right-hand man with all the. signals this year. He was phenomenal at. it. Uh you know, he sat next to me in in. every meeting. He was sitting next to me. in the. quarterback room. He sat next to me in. the big room when we went offense and.

and I loved it but cuz I always always, you know, whispering things to him about. this or remember this or take this note. or hey, remind me of this thing and he. would come with uh you know, he'd. learned how I did. You know, when I was. a young player, I studied defenses and I. studied, you know, defensive signals and. and secondary and different things and. and that's what he was doing. And then. he was watching me self-scouting me on. what signals I used during the week and. I think it was anything but a wasted. year. It was a year that he's going to. look back on at some point and be really.

thankful. uh that he learned football in that way. and. and yeah, I'm I'm I'm I'm proud of his. progression and like I said, he was. playing great in training camp before he. had that fluke uh you know, hand injury. and he came back and got back into it. and you know, he can throw it, he can. move and as he continues to refine his. body and and get more reps, I think he's. going to. he's going to realize his potential. Hey. Will, get your ass in shape. Now, on. that note, he is big. He is big. And I. think that's the thing is like he has.

the capability, okay, to be a strapping. dude. And if he's able to piece. everything, so not that he isn't now, but I'm just saying like, Will, if you. were to go Well, everybody we've talked. to that knows you says, if he gets. to the next step, which is where he's. headed, He's a guy, and I think that. means like body, mind, everything. And. that's exciting news, Will. We're happy. for him. I would like him to be very. successful. So, thank you for leaning in. on him because I was very loud going. into the draft about him being a guy.

So, you doing everything you did for him. last year, thank you, sir. That is going. to give me a good, you know, JUST LIKE I. [ __ ] SAID IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT. GIVES me one of those. >> lap here. >> Which is big in this business as you. this business as you know, that is a a. big deal. >> huh? Yeah, we need Well, they don't have. a scoreboard here. in our particular profession. In sports, there is, which is why it's. the greatest. You actually find out, you. know, you know, but in sports media, there isn't. But every once in a while, you got to let people know like I did. though. We did score here. This was. And.

at the time, I was getting. He got real loud. >> Yep. I got real He got real from real big. people saying things about me, and then. it's like, come on, Will. I believe in. him. Happy to hear you do as well. AJ. has a question for you, Aaron. Yeah, getting back to it. I said Pittsburgh or bust earlier. Is. that a situation that you wanted to. address? You're very open-minded person, so I assumed you'd be open to play. anywhere, but I don't know with your. your ties to Pittsburgh and obviously. Big Mike. It all seems to make sense to. me. It's a good question. What makes sense?

You going back to Pittsburgh, playing. for Big Mike. I think Campy is there. Mark Lovard is there. There's a lot of. great Green Bay people back in town. So, I think it. >> Hall. Oh, yeah, Graham Thorne, amazing. There's some amazing characters. Yes. >> There's some great characters. I mean, like there's not going to be lying if I. didn't say that that was. that was something that I enjoyed. seeing, you know, like all those guys. getting back together and. you know, it's it's some of the guys. that had the greatest impact on my. career. You know, you're talking about. James Campen who used to take me out.

when I was a rookie on the road cuz I. didn't know where to go, what to do, and. and there wasn't a lot of rookies back. then, you know, there was less rookies. making a team than there are now, and. Campy would take me out to dinner on the. road a lot. And he always says that I took him out. one time to a Mexican spot that cost, you know, 10 bucks a person and he used. to take me to, you know, 50, 60 dollar a. person dinners. But. but James was an influential person in. my life as a young player especially. I. love I love coach Campy in the town. Obviously Mike, I've talked about him a. bunch. Mark Lovatt, you know, it was it.

was very Reuben and who I love. Very. Reuben, one of the all-time greats in. the league strength coach and. and Mark Lovatt was his assistant back. then and and I watched Blake, you know, go from from assistant to then Dave. Redding came in. Redman just what a. [ __ ] legend. You remember Redman, AJ? What a great. great guy and then Mark took over and. had a lot of fun success with him. He's. one of the great human beings in in the. business that I've been able to. to be across and Grant, you know, watch. him come in from. you know, a young guy trying to sort it. out. We gave him a ton of [ __ ] you.

know, all the time. But, you know, with him and Thad. Thaddeus Jackson, you know, just some. some great guys I was able to be to be a. part with. So, obviously that's a. that would be a draw if if I decided we. would go down that path, but again it. takes two to tango and and we'll see. what happens as we get into free agency. and everything, but but obviously I I. have so much love for all those guys I. mentioned and Tom Arth. Tom was there in. the off season, my first off season. So, to be able to to play for him last year. was really special and Jerry Evans was a. teammate of mine. He's the assistant.

offensive line coach now. You know, Jerry's awesome guy. Like I love you. just felt so secure with him at guard. Like, okay, this guy is an absolute. mauler and. and he's going to take care of his guy. every play. So, yeah, I mean I I love. the staff he used. Pat Graham was there. for a year with us as well, you know. I was I was teasing I can't remember who. I was talking to. Like, Pat Graham was a. little puffier back then. Like, Pat. looks like he's kind of shredded now. >> Oh, is that big? >> He looks like he's in shape. Like, he. was a little puffier back then. So, so [snorts] it's and Scott McCauley who.

was with us for a long time and still a. linebacker coach. So, obviously I know a. lot of that staff and. and I a lot of love for those guys and. and I think Mike's done a really good. job putting that together. Even his. chief of staff, Scar, was with us in the. Jets. An awesome an awesome guy, so. um I think he's done a good job putting. that whole thing together. I think some. Steelers fans aren't going to be. thrilled that somebody from the Jets is. in there, but on that note, sounds like. a great guy. He's not a lifer Jets, so. he's. >> Okay, all right. Not many of those. Okay, yeah yeah, do. those exist?

I don't know if you have a last name, maybe. Yeah, it starts with Fireman Ed. Starts with Well. He said he did. actually say recently he got an autopsy. and they cut him open and they said, "Oh. my god, sir, you bleed green. We've. never seen this before." Fireman Ed? Yeah. Thank you. So, I'm happy to hear. that that is the case. Fireman Ed. Who. would do an autopsy on you died? What's. he talking about? Well, that's the. thing. Connor said he was dead a couple. times, so Yeah, he's been dead twice, three, four times, five times, six. times, seven times. >> That man is death defying is what. Fireman Ed is. Runs towards the fire, so. let's never forget that. And just.

because he just so happened to get put. into a spot to have to cheer for the. worst [ __ ] You didn't say this. Take. Aaron off the screen, please. Can you. take Aaron off the screen? The worst franchise [ __ ] ever. All. right, put me back. >> [laughter]. >> put us back up there. That is not. Fireman Ed's fault, okay? There's a lot. of people like Fireman Ed who have given. up and then obviously because they're in. a spotlight, it's talked about. I think. all people just would like to have. success there, which he did at one. point. Wanted just to have success. there. And I'm I'm worried about that. place forever. No, they're supposed to. be really good this next year. Yeah, I. have a lot of faith in this year,

especially from what we saw at the. combine. I know the Jets fans deserve. it. I I think we all deserve. No, they don't. Why are you guys so mean Jets fans? They. they Greeny. Greeny does. Yeah, what. about Greeny? But Greeny said he would. cut off You remember? Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Michael Cole? You don't think he. deserves Exactly. I want to see Cole. squirm forever. Gary Vee? Yeah, good call. He's going to own them soon. Like, that's a long road, I think, especially. with what they're valuing the Miami.

Dolphins. Yeah, 12.5 billion is the valuation for. the Miami Dolphins as Lynn Ben, Chinese. billionaire, comes in and buys 1% at. $125. million. It's not just the Dolphins, though. It's also the F1 race down. there. It's also the tennis tournament. down there. It's also the No, it's just. letting you know, letting everybody know. it's race week for F1. It's back. Oh, we. know. Yeah, we know. Yeah, we know. Australia, baby. Melbourne, see you. Saturday at 11:00 p.m., baby. >> Really? Melbourne? Yeah, Melbourne, baby. Who owns the Cadillac? America's.

team. Andretti's doing that. Who's. running the Cadillac? Is it Andretti's? Who is it? I think he's a part of it. All right, I'm in on it. But nonetheless, what the. Seahawks are going to go for crazy. So, if Gary Vee was to ever get the Jets, I. think he's going to have to start moving. some real Gary Vee money out there. And. then it's going to have to be a lot of. them. They're going to have to get up. there a lot. And we will try to. continue to promote the eager eagle. >> Come on, now. Okay, we will continue to. try that, but I think it's going to take. a long road to get there. Yeah, I do. think. And I don't know how the Jets got. buried in this whole thing, and I.

apologize for that. Your fans don't. deserve it, but. everybody tried to win over there, including this guy. Now, will you play. in the future? We don't know. What we do. know is you're seemingly enjoying the. hell out of your life with your wife. right now. Deebo has a question about. that. >> Yeah, completely away from ball, like. you said earlier, it's March 4th. I know. it's the time of year where I kind of. dial in, binge some old TV shows I. haven't watched. Homeland's one of them. Peaky Blinders with the movie coming out. down the lines. And then I got. 17-year-old daughter, so whatever I can. do to hang out with her when she allows. me in. Love is blind. I'm a hook. Big.

show tonight. Any show that you've been. dialed into lately, Erin? I love that you said that because it is. Wednesday, and this is the last episode. What a [ __ ] GREAT SEASON OF EVERYBODY. LOVES LOVE IS BLIND. EVERYBODY LOVES. I can't believe they cut last week. before we get to the. altar for everybody, man. It's. That's Love is Blind. >> Cliffhanger. >> You know what? I've I've enjoyed it so. much, I went back and I'm watching the. season of Love Is Blind. What a wild season. The poor The poor.

half-Chinese, half-Mongolian guy who. >> Oh, man. Patrick. >> got stuck in a situation and he was. described by everybody real well. Patrick got screwed. >> [laughter]. >> Who said the guy with brown hair? That's. the only way to describe him, Asian. Hey, I'm the I don't know the show well. enough. I haven't seen the show. I. assume that he's a piece. >> What's going to happen, DB? Who do you. Who do you got as locked? I got the big. guy. I got the big guy. and the and the and the woman locked. He. has a lot. Black dude dreads. And and. the Oh, yeah. white chick dreads.

They're locked. Yeah, they're no drama. I think that's the only two. Oh. See, I I think Bree I think Bree and. Connor I think they're going to make it. You're a fool. THEY'RE NOT. GOING TO CHANCE. I THINK Bree and Connor. I think that was set up, really? I think. it was set up. I think Bree and Connor I. think they make it. I think Mike says no. right away. How many of these people are. out here? What what what like what the. hell's going on? So like right now. there's five couples. >> guy? The Italian Oh, he's going to win. >> Yeah, I think it starts with him saying. no. He said no. He wants kids. Yeah, he. wants a family. He wants kids.

>> And she won't lock in. That's Italian, baby. Are they all dance around with. each other or are all these No. Solo. That's Love Island. Okay, so this where. that guy went running to the water and. his lady was getting packed. >> Exactly, yes. That's Love Island. >> Correct. Montoya just getting back to. that. What was his name? Or Nailed it. Montoya, I believe. Okay, so that's the. Love Island. >> Inigo? Inigo Montoya? Nice. I don't know. if his I don't know if What is that. from? The Princess Bride. But DB. >> Jesus Christ, A PRINCESS BRIDE DROP. right there. I I would have never. >> Love Is Blind tonight. Can't wait for.

the finale. Really excited. What about. Traitors? To Columbus, by the way. Columbus, Ohio. That's where I live. Are. they Do they ask height and weight of. each other? Do they have any idea what. they look like? >> No, you can't ask any like feature. questions. You can't tell them like what. race you are, what color your hair is, anything. It's just what. >> the Chinese the Chinese Mongolian guy. said that he was Asian. Love this guy. Well. So, is that saying Chinese. Mongolian Patrick? No, [laughter] it doesn't say it just. says Patrick and he she specifically.

asked like what. >> [laughter]. >> what are you? How about how about when. she breaks up with him and says it's not. about your looks and they go like 45. minutes earlier and she's just like, "Yeah, I could never be attracted to. him. It's not going to work.". >> [laughter]. >> THIS IS THAT'S CHINESE MONGOLIAN. I TOLD. I DID IT. I TEXT YOU MIDDLE OF VACATION. You said this is not something that you. would ever think about, but you need to. think about Love is Blind is electric is. what you said. I'm telling you, it's. it's been a great season this season, too. I'm glad you brought that up, DB. Tell you. I have been watching, man.

It's I can't wait. Good luck to all. those couples. I hope you find it. Couple of them do. It's already. happened, yeah. It's already happened. There's been like. this is the ninth season. I think. there's been like eight or nine weddings. like that go through. That's pretty. cool. Wow, that is awesome. Well, sounds. like the Mongolian Chinese guy is about. to get his heart broken. No, no. >> [laughter]. >> Yeah, that was last season. Okay. Okay. And he did. And and the. reunion was fireworks. Don't tell me. I. haven't got there yet. I'm I'm going All. right. Okay. Okay. Go back. There's.

there's seven other seasons, too. It. sounds like you can [ __ ] dive on in, bub. >> Houston's wild. I'm going to start doing. that. I'm going to start watching that. Okay, so let's recap this conversation, shall we? Um you're very happy. Wife Brittany awesome. Mia dog would. like that. You would like people to move. on from stalking you, obviously. That'd. be cool if that would stop happening. Uh both people that have been in your. life and also. people that are trying to cover your. life. Football, there has been no. movement in decision-making both on your.

side and any other side. So, like when. that time comes, you'll make the. decision. You're staying in shape and. you love. [ __ ] love Love is Blind. Is that is. that a basically a good recap of. everything we got here? And we're. launching a show. that has a logo. Look for the first. episode coming soon. The Conspiracy Files with Aaron Rodgers. >> [laughter]. >> SIM PODS. OKAY. WE GET THE ALL CITY. we get the all city and I we get.

>> [snorts]. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's a lot of. things now I don't know if that. necessarily is AI's greatest go at Aaron. Rodgers. But we'll we'll. He looks good. Yeah, we'll shop it we'll. shop it a little bit. So anything we. missed in there is there anything we. missed in there? I don't think so. It's good. No, I mean if we're going to. call it I just want to I got to I'll get. my ass whipped if I don't read this that. Mia TOLD ME. >> OH YES, THAT WAS THE. FOXY ACTUALLY also love his blind fan. Uh drop drop But no, he's he's he's.

Shout out Hey, shout out to all the boys. in the back. I [ __ ] miss you guys. >> Oh yeah, thank you Aaron. Appreciate you dude. But Foxy just. Foxy just dropped into my ear there and. was like we got to hear from Mia. Got to. hear from Mia. That's what he literally. just said. I'm going to tough on this. cuz my phone's dying too. Okay. All. right. I got to read this here. I got. All right, full screen for you buddy. The floor is yours and Mia I guess. This. is this is this is from Mia in her. voice. She says uh. "Bitches, stop flat out lying. I don't have a sister named Christie and.

I have more than two sisters. Also, I. have never lived in Wisconsin. Stop using my brother's name for clicks. and views, you [ __ ] weirdos.". Period? >> And one more thing. "I learned football this past year and. more than half of sports media should. not be reporting on football, a game. they know nothing about. They too should keep my brother's name. out of their [ __ ] mouths. Thanks, Mia." Okay, was that a period or. exclamation point at the end?

Thanks, comma. Oh, a comma. Okay, that's unbelievable. Well, thank. you Mia. That was phenomenal. Thanks, guys. Yep, love you Mia. Thanks, guys. Hey, and we love you man. Thank you for joining us. Great to catch. up with you. Good luck with everything. and. uh yeah, dude. Do your journey of life. We've been uh. appreciative following along with all of. it. >> it. Yeah, it sounds like it. >> I'm loving it. So happy you are, dude. You're floating. I am. Aw, dude, that's super cute, man. I'm. sure this will kind of stop all the. conversations about that.

>> Yeah, I'm sure. I'm sure. >> Mhm. Always does. You're the best. Ladies and gentlemen, Britney's husband. >> right about COVID. YEP, THANKS. >> [laughter]. >> FIRST EPISODE OF CONNOR SPEARSY FILES. WITH AARON Rodgers coming out soon. >> Yeah, I'll be diving into that. I'm sure. that'll be an early one. Let's just go. ahead and set our credentials. First. things first, here was Aaron in 2020. He. had a 500-page report done. Here's his. demonstrate I don't know. uh presentation.

>> Presentation, yep. Which he did. You go. back. Hey, do you mind if I. Go ahead, buddy. Page 147. Yep. I consulted with plenty of doctors, people that have known my body type, known my blood, and also talked to Joe. Rogan. So, all anybody said was, "This. guy talks to [ __ ] doctor Joe Rogan. [laughter] and thinks he's a [ __ ]. genius." It's like this guy had a. 500-page report done on why he does not. want to do this or whatever. And it's. like, "Wow, I I think he and many others. like him are feeling uh.

Mhm. Vindicated? Yeah. Pretty uh. I I would like to hear it. Say it again. I would like to I would like. I would like I don't know if you're ever. going to get that, Aaron. I also don't. know if you're ever going to change. anybody that, you know, feels already a. certain way. But, I do appreciate the. fact that there comes a time in Aaron's. life we have realized where he's like, "Fuck it. I got to say something. I'm. done with this." And he just unloads. And that's definitely what that was for. a lot of the reports of his. relationships he's been in, the. relationship he's currently in, the way.

he deals with things, the way he handles. things, the way he does everything. So, I'm appreciative of him doing that. I. hope he's even happier. And uh I'd like. to reit-. the fact the last few days where I've. gotten a chance to catch up with him via. FaceTime here. This is by far. by far the happiest I have ever in the. year how long I don't know how many. years we've known him now at this point. Nine? Nine. Yeah. Eight years. Eight. years. By far those are the happiest. FaceTimes that I've ever had with him, you know? And AJ, you talked to him a. lot more than I do. I love the fact that.

you were just trying to find out if his. Steelers are bust if he was playing. >> Thank you, H. Thank you for doing that. Obviously, we stumped out of the gates. with you being muted. I I don't know. what happened. That was actually you. being muted, by the way. And I. appreciate you pushing that. But he. seems so [ __ ] happy. That's kind of. my big takeaway of it all, AJ, legitimately. Yeah. Seems to be in a. great spot, yeah. I mean, we'll see. It's March 4th right now, so yeah, who. knows when anyone knows anything. So, he. knows stuff. This is him trying to not. talk about anything. Yeah, you heard. him. He said everything that needs to be. said. [ __ ] it. Just talk to him. I don't. need to be saying anything about any of. it. That's why I was muted, actually.

[ __ ] keep me out of this. We're going to continue to ask you. though as the days roll on and we got to. talk about something. Speaking of. talking about something, huge news out. of New England. The New England Patriots have informed. Stefon Diggs that he will be released. after the start of the league year next. week. Remember, free agency frenzy on. Monday at noon. All the deals are. basically announced. Then Wednesday at. 4:00 new league year begins, I do. believe. And whenever that happens, that's when everything has to be. certified, and that's when you see a lot. of players leaving teams and beginning. new adventures. Obviously, Stefon Diggs.

bought into the New England Patriots. this year on the field and in practice. Had a great year for the New England. Patriots, I think, in the locker room. and on the field. There was a lot of. noise towards the end though on the. outside. A lot of noise. Everything that. you potentially were worried about. happening with Stefon Diggs seemingly. all happened at one time, and it was at. the very end. You got some legal stuff. happening. You got personal drama stuff. happening. You got things getting loud. And then obviously, you guys don't win. the big game, so everything is being. recalibrated. I would like to say that.

this one a lot better than I could have. imagined for how long it went and him. being released is. surprising because of the on-field and. locker room production, but I feel like. Vrabel has to set an. a precedent here on like, "Hey, we can't. just have. so much [ __ ] outside." It feels like. that's potentially what the news is. I. don't know. Con man, your thoughts on. them moving on from Stefon Diggs. >> I think originally when he signed the. deal, it was a 3-year deal, but everyone. once the contract was released kind of. saw, "Okay, after the first year, there. is an out for sure." I mean, it went.

basically as good as it could have gone. Drake Maye took a massive step. Stefon. Diggs was a 1,000-yard receiver. I. believe he hit a lot of his incentives, let alone the stuff he did just in the. locker room like you mentioned. Him. giving speeches before games was. awesome. Him just kind of buying in to. the entire culture. I think looking back. on it when we just talk about the. Patriots specifically and the on-field. football stuff, he will be a big part of. kind of the beginning of the Vrabel era, but now all eyes turn to, you know, A.J.

Brown, something like that, making a. trade for a big-time receiver or that. being kind of the premier thing for free. agency next week. So, hats off to Stefon. Diggs. That the stuff off the field, one. thing. Just him as the football player, fantastic as a Patriots fan. Your. thoughts, D-Butt, as the Patriots move. on now to maybe new wide receiver one or. maybe new future offensive weapons. coming in instead of the veteran that. they had for year one of Mike Vrabel? I. mean, he's been productive everywhere. he's been. Kind of just to piggyback on. everything Con man said. I think the.

deal, you know, essentially it worked. out once we saw it come up in a 3-year. deal with the an out after the first. one. He was productive. You know, he didn't. have a big game you know, late in the. playoffs or in the Super Bowl, but he. was definitely productive. I think he. helped the locker room. I think he. helped Drake Maye. They got a ton of. money, so they'll move on. They'll be. all right. I hope he's good off the. field legally or, you know, with. everyone involved. But still a. productive player. I'm sure he'll he'll end up with another. team and he'll still go on and do his. things. I'm a you know I'm a Diggs fan. on the field not only how he plays and.

how he produces but how he competes and. he showed a kind of a different side of. him with the leadership stuff on the New. England Patriots last year. So I'm I'm. interested to see where he ends up. NFL. researcher just put out a tweet. Stefon. Diggs has a thousand plus receiving. yards in seven of his last eight. seasons. Most seasons with a thousand. receiving yards since 2018. Him and Mike. Evans. Both of them available. Mhm. Okay, so we'll see what happens in the. future. Obviously AJ Brown on that list. Is he available? It depends on which day. you're listening to which insider. Yeah.

Okay? Like no, he's not available. But if somebody offers. something, he's definitely available. >> And then listen. >> So is he available? No, or not really. But anybody kind of is. You know, that. that's kind of the conversation around. AJ Brown right now. So a lot of talent. potentially on the move. Where will they. go next? We shall see. Who'll be. throwing to Justin Jefferson? I mean. Mhm. That's an entire And then if you think. about the Patriots going to a new number.

one and it is AJ Brown, we start drawing. up some trades that could potentially. work. >> Oh yeah. >> before the show started. Evan Sideris. says the Eagles are asking for a future. first and second round pick in any. potential AJ Brown trade. It's like. where are the Patriots picking? After today's trade, I don't know if I. see them getting that. Why? Um well, today's trade. um was a 25-year-old who is now coming. off two all back-to-back all pro seasons. or Over a hundred million probably.

Yeah. But But I mean that was that was. not a first and a second. That was a. first and a third obviously. Like I. don't That's a lot for AJ Brown. I I. mean Mhm. Fascinating. >> I mean some teams. >> it's a 31st pick? >> Some teams did give up two first first. offs. So I mean it could happen. >> Not some teams. One team. Yeah, the. Colts. Good point. >> Oh, that was the Colts, wasn't it? And we're so happy with that. We We know. he's going to show up next year and be a. key piece. I'm like our guy. >> Us losing seven straight though, tough. After doing that,

At least you know that's not a great. start. >> you know that quarterback's coming back. though, right? In November, he's going to be hot. Everybody's talking about. um. everybody everybody's talking about how. in the Colts world about how boy they. [ __ ] us up. >> Yeah, they are all talking about that. >> Alec Pierce was on Up and Adams earlier. day and said, "Oh, look, I love Indy, but like I've earned the right now to. see what free agency. >> I'm gone. Let me just go ahead and check Let me go. ahead and. check under the hood of some places and.

see what they got going on if they want. to add a few hundred ponies to that. engine that they got going there. Alec. by far plays best football this past. season. >> He's a good ball player. >> By far played He's tough, he's gritty, he's athletic, he drinks two beers Wow. And he's young. I mean, he he wasn't. always this guy though. Like we actually. watched him develop here in Indy. Now, was he not always this guy cuz he didn't. have a [ __ ] quarterback and then. everything was turning over? >> That could have been part of it. >> Maybe. Maybe that's what it was. And. maybe this year he had his best. opportunity to kind of do who he was. Whatever the case, he definitely had his.

best year this year and now he's hitting. the market and. people are going to watch his highlights. and they're going to see his numbers and. they're going to say, "Yeah, I think. we'd like to take the top off of this. [ __ ] two-shell defense that's [ __ ]. playing against everybody. Yeah. And. he's got it. He's tough, he blocks. Yeah, he's good. >> And he's gone. And then Daniel Jones not. necessarily going to be here either, you. know? And then Pittman, are they going. to be able to. Hopefully now, yes. >> Yeah, but who knows? Like. we. Up in the air. >> They like their guys. They do like their.

guys. That's what you can kind of fall. back on. Yep. That's what I do. I heard an impression of him. by somebody else in the NFL at a high. ranking position. And I did not like that. I very good though. I felt disrespected. >> That's Rex. This guy was phenomenal at it, too. >> Yeah. Well, I'm not going to say what he said. I'm not going to say what he said. There. was a couple drinks and they go, "Listen. to him.". Cuz I brought up, you know, some things. that have happened. I said, "We haven't. won the division here in Indy. Do you.

know that? We have not won the 11 years, 12 years we haven't won the AFC South.". Damn. Getting the Juggernaut. The AFC. South. >> Correct. It's Juggernaut. Every other. team has. Every Every other Think of the. teams in the AFC South, they have won. the AFC South more recently than the. Indianapolis [ __ ] Colts have. Do you. know that? Like, do you know They go, "No, I didn't know you You're telling me. Chris is not. They're like, "We did not know that.". And then one person we had that. conversation a few different times, you. know, cuz I always ask people to trade. their good players to Indy. Sure. I. always Every time I talk to them,

"Fucking Josh Allen would be great over. here.". Hey, why don't you send me [ __ ] your. best [ __ ] wide receiver? I need him. over here. I've pressed Bean for Josh Allen. publicly and privately more than 30, 40, 50 times. What would it take? What would. it take? You know, I'll trade myself. quicker than I would trade Josh. And. then the Bills Mafia were like, "Yeah, actually, let's do that.". There's a lot of people saying that. >> Oh, yeah. Definitely. He's got a lot of. heat on him up there. >> Yes, he does. They He's got a lot of. heat on him. I I assume he knows that in.

this entire thing, but like, I'm sure he. knows that, but it's it's very. >> Yeah, Pegula didn't help him. It's very. real. It's I tried to get T.J. Watt from. Pittsburgh, though. I mean, I was trying. to trade for everybody. Okay, I I I was. walking around team to team, "Who's your. best player? I [ __ ] want him here in. Indy, you know? And I don't think I have. enough say at this stage of life yet to. really make a deal, but what would it. look like if it had to look like it? Because that's kind of what. Indianapolis Combine is. >> Mhm. So, I was trying to do that with. every player. And then one of the teams,

I'd say it was the fifth team I. approached. >> Okay. with a deal for their best player. And then we weren't going to give up. anything, by the way. Mhm. Sure. I think. it would have been a good [ __ ] deal. They go, "Oh, yes. We can actually do the negotiation right. now and the guy right here. just drops in a Chris Ballard. And then he negotiates with and then he. was negotiating as Chris Ballard. >> Oh, that's good. Oh. That's good. What. an [ __ ] Pretty high up. Right, Riv. Pretty high up. That's good, Riv. Oh, man.

>> Jerry Jones had that. No, I wasn't. there. I No connections with Dallas. Cowboys. >> No, we did not talk to him. >> we have no connections with Dallas. Cowboys, but we have connections. I think we're pretty plugged in if we. really wanted to. If we wanted to get in. the insider game, which I don't know if anybody wants to. be in there right now with Schefter, okay? Schefter's got it. >> Not this week either. He'll He'll cut. your throat. Schefter dunked dunked on. PFT Florio. That's a shame. >> Really hard. And I didn't even know I. was kind of opening a can of worms. yesterday whenever I said Schefter, like. every time you break news, we're all.

trying to figure out the angle. And then. he'll say like That's like most of the. time when you guys think that I'm. getting something that's not from who I. think it's from. And And I don't really. like this narrative. I'm like, "Ooh, he. kind of took offense to that." I guess. that's probably what's been said about. him a lot. Turns out it was happening at. that exact moment and I did not know. that. So, Florio, Pro Football Talk, and. we will say uh Florio, PFT. West Virginia guy, we know him. He. founded Pro Football Talk, uh was a. lawyer, just started writing basically. all day every day about football, starting drama. And what he became is. one of the most influential websites. He.

sold that thing twice. Like he Florio. has been a part of NFL football for a. long long long long long long long time. So, let's You can't undersell Mike. Florio's impact in the NFL. It's very. real, which is why NBC has signed him. and brought him into Football Night in. America. Like that is But he does every. once in a while go, "Oh, it's. interesting how these insiders are. operating. What happened with that. 4-4-4-5-4-6? What What So, Schefter's just. copy-pasting [ __ ] and just putting. it out there basically? Must be nice.

that that's the insider game." Florio. thought he caught Schefter. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Florio thought he. caught Schefter. And for the good of. ball, that can't happen. And Schefter. says, "Is that right? You think I. copy-pasted from Rosenhouse?". Here's a thousand text messages I sent. around the league, basically, saying, "Hey, what was the time?" God, keep. rolling through them, please. Keep. rolling through all them. Yeah, they. just keep going. They just keep going. and keep going and keep going. Th- This. is what Schefter Schefter dunked on. Florio the hardest we have seen.

>> Shot at the backboard. The ball. This. was glorious. And also, I would like to. And look, he only thanked one person. So, now we got to Who was that? Yeah. Who Who did you say thanks to? Only one. team. I'm assuming it's the Niners. Okay, now That's exactly. >> assumption. >> how everybody would feel. But [laughter]. on that note, it's like Schefter. actually giving up kind of how the juice. and the sausage is made, but also not. giving away the name. >> Uh-uh. while getting a dub here over. Florio, has to feel good to for Schefter. to execute this. >> Oh, yeah. And the entire internet saw.

it. Everybody saw it. >> Mhm. Florio will have his getback, though. Yeah. There is no way he He'll. manufacture something. Florio will Exactly. Florio will find. something. Mhm. And I don't think enough. people know like uh. most NFL buildings, every single. computer in every coach's office, the homepage is basically. profootballtalk.com. And it's like, "What rumor did this [ __ ] guy hear. about you that you might need to know. about?" And he's in there. So, congrats. to both of them. I like a good. Godzilla King Kong. Yeah. Unbelievable.

battle of the way off. None better. And. I like good internet, and Schefter, that. was [ __ ]. That was beautiful internet. Great. caption, too. Now, Florio could come. back immediately. and say, "With modern AI, do we really. know?". You don't really need AI for that. You. can just text yourself. Yeah, he could. be texting his mom or. wife. Boom. Edit. Yeah. He responded. this way. Huh? Oh, no, don't do that. >> I'm just saying You could. Yeah, he he. he could I don't have the [ __ ] time.

TO DO THAT. YOU CAN TEXT YOURSELF. YOU. CAN TEXT YOURSELF. >> [laughter]. >> YOU CAN TEXT YOURSELF. YEAH. >> OH, YEAH. >> Is that what he would say? That is what. he would say. Let me hear Let me hear. the full thing. Yeah, hold on. Adam, people are saying that it was very. easily possible that you just kind of. did that to yourself. >> [laughter]. >> Wait. You think You think I got the. [ __ ] time to do that? I mean, I got. calls coming in every every every. [ __ ] second here. Every second. You. think I got time to text myself, edit. it, you know, crop it down? No. No. What. about AI though? Let him think what he wants.

Let that [ __ ] think what he wants. >> [laughter]. >> Oh, you can text yourself. Yeah. >> Oh, Tone just found a new way to sell. himself. >> [laughter]. >> I did Honestly, I uh That's cool. I can't wait to see how you utilize. that. There's going to be people texting. Tone about how good his bets are and. hammering down. >> [laughter]. >> Man, you're so good, dude. Thanks for. doing that. >> Go. I said great show today, pal. I. said, "Thanks.". >> [laughter]. >> All right. Let's all start sending. ourselves text messages of positive and. gratitude. So, we understand and.

appreciate that we're all trying our. absolute [ __ ] best out here, okay? And let's enjoy it all. We're lucky to. be alive. Very thankful for everybody. who stopped by today. Very, very. thankful for Charlie McAvoy and Alex. Pereira for what they did for the United. States of America and for our program. Congrats to both of those absolute. legends. Aaron Rodgers stopped by for a. long time. Great to catch up with him. And AJ almost did some real journalism. At least he tried multiple times. Boys. in the back got a rightful shout-out. You should. Uh Gumpy, we're done talking. about the 1904 Canadian World Champion. >> [laughter]. >> Or four nations last year. Yeah, that I.

mean, that was not the Olympics. Oh, wasn't. You're right. >> nations even a real thing? I was going. to say that. It's not like that was kind. of made up and out of nowhere. On that. note, WBC is happening. Yes. Okay, that. is real. >> What's the score? It is currently 2-1. We are winning. Judge hit a homer in the. first inning. I'm trying to figure out. how we scored our second run, but you. know, Soto hit another bomb for the. Dominican. >> [ __ ] And did the place go crazy? Oh, yeah. We need to see that's Next time we need. to go to one of their. games. down there. Here's Aaron Judge. See you.

I've decided this ball needs to [ __ ]. exit the stadium. >> Exactly. That's one nothing USA. I ain't a. [ __ ] cheapy. Look how [ __ ] far he. hit that. >> [laughter]. >> Out of the god damn stadium. You know. what's also nice is the Dominican. Republic when they have to, they're not playing in their [ __ ]. everyone's backyard down there. They're. going to be coming to our territory. Mhm. So, we'll see if everyone's, you. know, throwing bags of loose leaf. tobacco in the air. Oh, they might. That. kind of stuff. They're not going to be. doing that. >> Okay, so They might travel. Yeah, they. will travel. I think they'll be looking.

for the dubs up there, brother. I do. believe they will. >> guys think that they're going to take. over half the stadium in my. >> Not half. No, no, not half. Okay, we a. thousand Dominican a thousand Dominican. fans come up and go to that ballgame. Okay. OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. >> [laughter]. >> I WANT THE TEAM I GOT A JERSEY. I WANT. TEAM USA. THESE GUYS HIT TWO HOMERS and. oh boy, WE CAN'T BEAT THESE GUYS. They. beat THE TIGERS 12-4.

>> IT'S THEIR FANS. LOOK AT OUR FANS. SHOW. THE JUDGE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THOSE. AREN'T OUR FANS. THOSE ARE SOMEBODY. ELSE'S FANS. >> IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE AN EXPECTATION. These games don't [ __ ] mean anything. Come Friday night when we play Brazil. >> [laughter]. >> Are you all right? >> Now, what was that? You know, he's pounding the table and I. had to let it. Pounding the table for these boys. tonight. >> That's right. I appreciate that and I'm. on team and I love our team. I know. So, start acting like it. This ain't a Ryder. Cup situation. All right. >> No, no, it's not. I agree. It's not It's.

not even close. Okay, it's not. I'm. telling you though, whenever you see. that atmosphere down there in the. Dominican, it's hard not to go like, "Woah.". >> I get it. >> They're a bit more excited about this. than us. And then Aaron Judge hits one. [ __ ] 500 ft today. It's like, let's. go ahead and let's all remember here. we're in reality. >> Uh-huh. And this is a good time. Holy. [ __ ] WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THAT. [laughter] YEAH, SWEET. We we should. have been in there. That's one of those. That's like an SEC college baseball We. need to go do one of those, too. Those. SEC college baseball Yeah, they go.

absolutely crazy. Mississippi State. versus somebody. And then ours is oh, fun. Yeah, ours is Mickey Mouse. >> Ours is an expectation. Imagine what. Venezuela's like right now. >> Japan, how about [ __ ] Japan? Yeah, when's their game? Yeah, have we eyes on. them? Who are they playing? Cuz with. Shohei hits a [ __ ] home run over. there, I bet that entire Whatever. they're [ __ ] Tokyo Dome, right? >> Suzuki did hit a big fly over there. They did go crazy. >> That's what I'm saying. I'm a little bit. worried that the boys aren't feeling. enough juice from the country to go. >> game. I was going to say Were you going. crazy when, you know, we beat the [ __ ].

out of some Mickey Mouse Eastern. European team in pool play in in the. hockey in the Olympics? No, that was the. expectation. Good. We should beat the. [ __ ] out of these clowns. And that's. exactly how we're treating the Rockies. who haven't won more than [ __ ] 45. games in the last 10 years. Who Who the. [ __ ] do we play yesterday? Giants? They. stink. Okay? This is the expectation. >> This is the expectation. We're trying to. beat teams 50 to nothing in this pool. play. And then when we see the DR in the. semifinals, then we can talk. Then we can talk. We'll see who they're going to throw at. us.

I just want I just want to make sure. that the American baseball fans are. understanding that, hey, the boys need us. Yeah, the other fans. The Also, to that point, those Dominican. games, like those will be worth watching. as well. Because like there is a chance that they. hit like 15 homers a night. Okay, let's. get into world baseball. I'm pumped for. world baseball cuz legit, I'm very. pumped about it, especially cuz we met. all the boys and it's like, hey, we got. some legends rolling out there that love. representing America right now. This is. good news. All right, let's get the [ __ ]. out of here. 3:53 today. Let's remember. that whenever we go short tomorrow. Tell.

a friend, tell a friend, tell them nice, it might change your life. We're in this. thing together. Hey, great work this. week. Great to have you back. Great to have you back, D. But. Team on me. Team on three. ONE, TWO, THREE, TEAM. GOODBYE.

>> MHM.